Digital Dystopia - Kicking Big Brother Out of School

Chicago Teachers Union headquarters, 1901 W. Carroll Street, Chicago

July 23, 2025, 6 p.m. - July 23, 2025, 9 p.m.

Kitchen Table is going on tour!! We’ve been working with @edgelands.institute, Twin Cities Innovation Alliance, Notice Coalition and GPS Network and are excited to premiere our anti-surveillance big puppet show “Digital Dystopia: Kicking Big Brother Out Of School” in the Midwest!... More

Radio Memorial for Gloria

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago

July 22, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 22, 2025, 9 p.m.

A writing workshop with Amanda Gutierréz. RADIO MEMORIAL FOR GLORIA ANZALDUA JOIN US! To mark the 20th anniversary of Gloria Anzaldua's passing, Chicago Community Books and artist Amanda Gutiérrez invite the public to participate in a writing workshop honoring the late Chicana writer and activist... More

AFIRE Volunteer Info Session

July 22, 2025, 6 p.m.

Join the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment as we talk about the work of AFIRE and the ways volunteers can support our mission. We welcome all current volunteers as well as new volunteers or folks interested in learning more about AFIRE. You will walk away knowing the various... More

Stop ICE Abductions & Block the Bombs

On-line.

July 22, 2025, 6 p.m. - July 22, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Featuring Rep. Delia Ramirez, Mahmoud Khalil, Pedro Rios of AFSC, and Brad Parker of the Center for Constitutional Rights. Register at the link below.... More

Stop Starving Gaza NOW!

McNally Capital Headquarters, 151 N. Franklin St, Chicago

July 22, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

Emergency protest as starvation has reached the point of irreparable harm for hundreds of thousands of our fellow human beings.... More

Faith Leaders Call for Mercy and Compassion for Immigrants

Outside of Immigration Court, 55 E. Monroe Street, Chicago

July 21, 2025, 3 p.m.

In response to the growing fear and uncertainty facing immigrant communities, faith leaders and concerned residents from across Chicagoland will gather for a peaceful demonstration to demand mercy, compassion, and respect for immigrant families. The event, organized by a coalition of faith-based ... More

Palestinian Cooking Class to Benefit Arts Assn in Gaza

Gracias Maria, 1850 S. Blue Island Ave, Chicago

July 20, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 20, 2025, 8:30 p.m.

This Sunday evening I’m teaming up with my friends Jerusalem Academy of the Arts and al Hub Chicago to do a live cooking class/demo. There is very limited space, but we’ll be doing an interactive walkthrough of the national dish of Palestine: Msakhan! As well as fresh wood fired pitas and hummus... More

Free Palestine & Lebanon Benefit Concert

Cafe Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

July 20, 2025, 4 p.m. - July 20, 2025, 7 p.m.

Music, poetry, art & community Chicago fundraiser benefit concert. Some musician friends and I are organizing a benefit concert this Sunday July 20th at Cafe Mustache. There will be music, poetry, art, and community. We would love for you to be there to show support and solidarity. Artists inc... More

Chicago Community Jail Support Ice Cream/BBQ Social Gathering

Humboldt Park (next to the boat house), Chicago

July 20, 2025, noon - July 20, 2025, 3 p.m.

You are invited - whether you've been on the front lines with us or are simply curious about what Jail Support is all about, come hang out, connect, and build community with fellow volunteers.... More

Capital's Host

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago

July 20, 2025, 10 a.m. - July 20, 2025, noon

The island of Ireland is marketed as the land of a hundred thousand welcomes. But behind the warm 'céad míle fáilte' lies a state built to host profit, not people. As we've learnt through our efforts toward solidarity with Palestine, Irish officials on both sides of the border often use the langu... More

Love Songs for Palestine

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 7 p.m.

A fundraiser for Prosthetics For Palestine featuring Persian Cowboy, Burr Oak and Cusp. $10-20 donation. Masks required and provided.... More

People's Conference for Palestine Community Meeting

IL Reach Educational Center, 9741 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, IL

July 19, 2025, 6 p.m.

Join us on July 19th at the IL Reach Education Center to learn more about the Second Annual Peoples Conference for Palestine. With the Conference host and outreach committee, we will reflect on the political moment, last years conference, and learn more about this years upcoming Conference. In ... More

A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 6 p.m. - July 19, 2025, 7 p.m.

Join A Continuous Struggle author Garrett Felber and Denzel K. Burke from the REAL Youth Initiative to discuss the legacy of jailhouse lawyer Martin Sostre (1923-2015). A Continuous Struggle, the first biography of the revolutionary political prisoner, shows how his lifetime of principled struggle h... More

Gaza Thrift Chicago

Casa de Cultura, 2057 W. 18th Street, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 2 p.m. - July 19, 2025, 9 p.m.

Thrifting + Marketplace. Live Music / DJ Sets. Community Painting. Clothes Customization. This Saturday, July 19th my good friends from @gazathrift are taking a trip all the way to Chicago to host a community market place intended to raise funds for those who need it most. There will be live musi... More

Silence is Complicity - Stand for Gaza!

Water Tower Park, 802 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 2 p.m.

Stop U.S. funded genocide in Gaza now! Bring flags and signs and spread the word!... More

Emergency Protest - Justice for Jame Alanis

Plaza Tenochtitlán, 1821 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 1 p.m.

Join us this Saturday at Plaza Tenochtitlán to demand Justice for Jaime Alanís and the freedom of all those detained by ICE! Farmworker Jaime Alanís was murdered by the ICE raid of the Glasshouse factory in Camarillo. His death is on the hands of Trump, ICE, and every federal agency that has been... More

Black History: 1919 Red Summer Shadows with Shermann "Dilla" Thomas

Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 1 p.m. - July 19, 2025, 2 p.m.

In celebration of Woodson Regional Library's 50th Anniversary and our exhibit 1919 Red Summer Shadows, join us to hear urban historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas talk about the effect the 1919 Chicago riots continue to have on our city today. Chicago historian Dilla, as he is affectionately called, ... More

Building Public Assemblies - Facilitation Skills for This Moment

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, noon

Chicago activists and organizers, I hope you will join me on July 19 for a workshop on how to facilitate a public assembly. RSVP at the link below. One of the challenges we face in mobilizing large numbers of people to "save democracy" is that many people don't feel they have a meaningful rel... More

Learn How to End the Oligarchy

To be shared when you register for the event.

July 19, 2025, 9 a.m. - July 19, 2025, 7 p.m.

Our political system is built for billionaires and corporations, not everyday people. Fossil fuel billionaires divide and exploit us for their own profit. They get rich off of polluting our neighborhoods and fueling the climate crisis in our communities. We must be as powerful and disciplined as ... More

Tenant Power in Times of Crisis

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago

July 18, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 8 p.m.

Join us for a conversation about tenant organizing to celebrate the publication of Dispatches from the Threshold, edited by Rae Baker and Alexander Ferrer. Housing insecurity turned catastrophic during the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing the cruelty of threadbare tenant protections and state hostilit... More