Protest the Bloated CPD Budget

Nov. 15, 2024, 9 a.m.

THE CPD BUDGET HEARING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED! THIS FRIDAY come out to City Hall to oppose the increase to the CPD budget and demand NO CUTS to transparency and accountability. We need to show out to let the City Council know we won't stand for any further spending on the already bloated police bud... More

Building the Movement Against Trump - Make the U.S. Ungovernable

Via Zoom

Nov. 14, 2024, 7 p.m.

The re-election of Donald Trump and the dominance of Republicans in Congress sends a loud and painful message: the system is broken, and those at the helm don’t care about working people, oppressed nationalities, or the marginalized. We in the Freedom Road Socialist Organization understand that the ... More

Book Celebration: A Cup of Water Under My Bed

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W 18th St, Chicago

Nov. 14, 2024, 7 p.m. - Nov. 14, 2024, 8 p.m.

Join us in welcoming Daisy Hernández and Lourdes Torres to the store for a reading and conversation in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Hernández's award-winning memoir, A Cup of Water Under My Bed. In this lyrical, coming-of-age memoir, Daisy Hernández chronicles what the women in her Cuba... More

Echos of Palestine

Simpson Living-Learning Center, 6333 N Winthrop Ave, Chicago

Nov. 14, 2024, 6:30 p.m.

Join us Thursday, November 14th at 6:30pm in Simpson MPR for Echos of Palestine with SJP Loyola! Explore the history of cultural resistance through art, powerful poetry, traditional dabke, liberation music, and authentic Palestinian food. Let’s come together to honor the spirit, resilience, and beau... More

Salt of the Earth - A Conversation Between a Palestinian & an Israeli Peace Activist

Lake Street Church of Evanston, 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL

Nov. 14, 2024, 6 p.m.

Featuring Osama Iliwat and Rotem Levin. Free event, donations appreciated!... More

National Conference of Puerto Rican Women Scholarship Ceremony

Humboldt Park Health, 1044 N Francisco, 5th floor conference room, Chicago

Nov. 14, 2024, 6 p.m. - Nov. 14, 2024, 8 p.m.

Please join the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women for our annual scholarship ceremony. Hosted by Humboldt Park Health.... More

Design For Palestine

Illinois Institute of Technology, PS 129, 3301 S Dearborn Street, Chicago

Nov. 14, 2024, 5 p.m. - Nov. 14, 2024, 7 p.m.

Join us for a creative evening where art meets activism. You'll have the chance to paint your own tote bag, canvas, protest signs, and more. All materils provided and no artistic experience required -- just bring your voice and your creativity!... More

Know Your Rights: Navigating Supervision

Nov. 14, 2024, 5 p.m. - Nov. 14, 2024, 7 p.m.

Next year the Illinois Department of Correction will incarcerate as many as eight-thousand individuals as a result of technical violations of Illinois’ Mandatory Supervised Release laws. This reflects the harsh reality that Illinois’ supervision laws are designed to surveil and restrict individuals ... More

Pack the Court & Rally!

3150 W. Flournoy Street, Chicago

Nov. 14, 2024, 11 a.m.

The election is over, but the city of Chicago is still persuing charges against more than 40 people for protesting the Death and Nakba Coronation that invaded Chicago in August. This prosecution of legitimate protest against genocide is part of a nationwide crackdown and attempt to chill and stifle ... More

Divest Now: Board of Trustees Protest

UIC Forum, 1213 S Halsted Street, Chicago

Nov. 14, 2024, 11 a.m. - Nov. 14, 2024, 1 p.m.

Join us in demanding the UIC Board of Trustees end investments in companies supporting the occupation of Palestine. Stand with students, stand for human rights.... More

Arab Youth Volunteer Meeting

Alahambra Palace Restaurant, 1240 W Randolph Street, Chicago

Nov. 13, 2024, 7 p.m.

In solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Palestine, several organizations have come together to organize actions and to mobilize those who seek justice in protest of Israel's violence against an innocent civilian population. Convened by: - American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) - Chicago Is... More

Beyond Prisons Open House

Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture, 5733 S University Ave, Chicago

Nov. 13, 2024, 6 p.m. - Nov. 13, 2024, 8 p.m.

Make sure to stop by our Beyond Prisons Open House this Wednesday from 6-8pm! Join us for good food, good company, and a conversation with 2024-2025 Justice Practitioner Fellow David Wales and Gina Fedock, Associate Professor in the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.... More

Student Organizing Under the Trump Presidency

University of Illinois at Chicago, The Academic & Residential Complex, Room 136, south of Harrison Street, west of Halsted Street, Chicago

Nov. 13, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

Feeling angry, scared, or confused? The antidote to despair is action! Get organized and come to our weekly meeting, talk through how we fight back against the Trump agenda over the next 4 years.... More

Asian Americans & Palestine

Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, 723 W Maxwell Street, Chicago

Nov. 13, 2024, 5:30 p.m. - Nov. 13, 2024, 6:30 p.m.

Join the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center Student Ambassadors and the Global Asian Studies Student Advisory Board for a teach-in on why Asian Americans can find solidarity with Palestinians.... More

Liberating Abortion: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve

Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N Clark St, Chicago

Nov. 12, 2024, 7 p.m. - Nov. 12, 2024, 9 p.m.

Renee Bracey Sherman in conversation with Mikki Kendall. Women & Children First is thrilled to host Renee Bracey Sherman for an event celebrating the release of Liberating Abortion: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve. For this event, Renee will... More

'A Feeling Greater Than Love'

University of Illinois at Chicago, Behavioral Sciences Building Room 153, 1007 W Harrison St, Chicago

Nov. 12, 2024, 5 p.m.

An essay film by Mary Jirmanus Saba about a forgotten revolution of worker strikes at Lebanese tobacco and Gandour chocolate factories in the 1970s. Part of the Nadi Al-Cinema film series. For questions and accessibility, email [email protected]... More

Free Malik!

George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave, Courtroom 306, Chicago

Nov. 12, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

Chicago folks, mark your calendars for November 12th and come support brother Malik! Court support is a great way to show up for our incarcerated community and is a testament to the power we hold as a collective. This will be a big day for brother Malik so please show up if you can! If you can... More

Failure to Comply

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W 18th St, Chicago

Nov. 11, 2024, 7 p.m. - Nov. 11, 2024, 8 p.m.

@cavarchives presents FAILURE TO COMPLY, an abolitionist text concerned with trans, disabled, and Mad liberation as a speculative art. How far would you go to have real freedom? To have true autonomy of both mind and body? The narrator of Failure to Comply wants self-determination at all costs, ... More

Anti-War Veterans Day Ceremony & Speak Out Against War and Genocide

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 24 E Wacker Drive (by the Chicago Riverwalk), Chicago

Nov. 11, 2024, 11 a.m.

Please join About Face: Veterans Against the War members at this year's Anti-War Veterans Day Ceremony & Speak Out Against War and Genocide. The program at the Vietnam Veteran Memorial will be followed by a social and window exhibition opening of Compassion: Hamada Elkept at the Little Red Nest.... More

The People' Town Hall: Oath Keeper Cops Are Not Welcome Here!

Movement on Montrose, 2951 W Montrose Ave, Chicago

Nov. 10, 2024, 2 p.m. - Nov. 10, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

It has been over two years since it was leaked to the public that eight police officers in the Chicago Police Department are dues paying members of the Oath Keepers, one of the extremist white supremacist groups responsible for the January 6th insurrection. And yet, Snelling refuses to do anything a... More