All Out to Oppose the Snap Curfew Ordinance
City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St, Chicago
July 16, 2025, 9 a.m.
ALL OUT TO CITY HALL on Wednesday July 16th at 9:00am to demand that all alders stand by Mayor Brandon Johnsons veto of the snap curfew ordinance. Alders will vote on whether to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of the "Snap Curfew" ordinance (8-16-021). Our teenagers need less contact with l... More
Remembering Water Film Screening
On-line.
July 15, 2025, 7 p.m.
You are invited to an online screening of Remembering Water on July 15th at 7 pm in lead up to the Capital’s Host teach-in hosted by @chicagoirishforpalestine . 🎞 In this short film (40 min. with captions) protest filmmaker Tom Callahan explores the special relationships between Irish cultural c... More
A Union Night of Cuba Solidarity
Weegee's Lounge, 3659 W. Armitage Avenue, Chicago
July 15, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Report back and discussion from a labor delegation trip to Havana, Cuba followed by a free screening of the 1975 film "De Cierta Manera" ("One Way or Another"). Admission is free. Drinks & food available for purchase.... More
Summer School for Socialism
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
July 15, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - Aug. 21, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
How do we understand our current context, define our future, and organize to build it? Join Chicago-based activists and organizers for bi-weekly classes and discussions to explore socialism's proposals, he real potential for a socialist revolution in the United States, and define a people's vision f... More
The Past & Future Fight For Palestine
Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St, Evanston, IL
July 13, 2025, 4:15 p.m. - July 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
...and art making workshop for kids and adults. 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Speaker Program. A teach-in on Evanston's institutional censorship of Palestinian perspectives. 4:15 - 5:15 pm, Art Workshop. Led by Liora Ostroff, recommended for adults and children 10+ Please RSVP at the URL below.... More
Chicago Celebrates the 2025 Burin Kite Festival
Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1301 N Humboldt Drive, Chicago
July 13, 2025, 3 p.m. - July 13, 2025, 5 p.m.
Solidarity in the skies! Chicagoland Jews and allies join communities across the globe solidarity with the people of Burin, a village in Palestine, who will be flying kites in steadfastness during their annual kite festival, despite the destruction around them. We will gather in Humboldt Park to ... More
What Would Socialism in the US Look Like?
Waukegan Music Exchange: 128 N Genesee St. Waukegan, IL
July 13, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Study group. What would it look like to abolish debt in our society? How do we build food systems that not only meet the needs of the people but of the planet? Join us as we continue our discussion of Socialist Reconstruction and explore chapter 4, "Ending the Stranglehood of Debt and Financial C... More
Boycott Teva Teach-in & Action Hour
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Upstairs conference room, Chicago (wheelchair accessible)
July 12, 2025, 1 p.m. - July 12, 2025, 3 p.m.
Wondering what actions you can take to fight genocide? Come out Saturday July 12 at 1pm - 3pm to Haymarket House to learn all about the Healthcare Workers for Palestine campaign to Boycott Teva Pharmaceuticals and get involved! Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest manufacturer of generic dr... More
Riders Rise Up to Save Transit
Daley Plaza, corner of Washington & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
July 12, 2025, noon
It's time for state legislators to get back to work to fix and FUND transit! Transit is in crisis because this Spring, the Illinois General Assembly failed to do their job and secure funding necessary to fend off 40% service cuts! Gov. Pritzker has touted a balanced budget – but a budget that lets p... More
Voices of Revolution
ModelTown, 109 S. Main St C, Lombard, IL
July 11, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 11, 2025, 11 p.m.
Sing, shout, shake the system, featuring El Ibrahim, Shades of Greek, Des Klymuk, Henley, Lnd Bones, Manar, Sanaa, Chloe. There will be an open mic.... More
30th Anniversary of the Deadly Chicago 1995 Heat Wave
Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2401 S. Wabash, Chicago
July 11, 2025, 1 p.m. - July 11, 2025, 9 p.m.
This is the anniversary period of the 1995 heat wave in Chicago that went up to 106 degrees Fahrenheit with a 126 degree heat index, and killed well over 800 people, mainly in the poorer neighborhoods, and with a high rate of Black victims. Chicago still does not have easily accessible cooling ce... More
A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
July 10, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 10, 2025, 8 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books honored to welcome Eric King and Jeremy from Midwest Books to Prisoners to the store for a discussion of Eric's forthcoming book A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon. A Clean Hell opens the doors of America’s most secretive prison and lets... More
Foreigners in Their Ancestral Homeland, Part 1
On-line
July 10, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - July 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Part of the "Understanding the Palestinian Relationship With Palestine" weekly series of sessions on Palestinian history by Tarek Khalil, Education Chair with American Muslims for Palestine - Chicago. Dive into the realities of life under occupation through this powerful 5-part series exploring d... More
Justice for Nathaniel Fejerang
Corner of Grand Ave & Long St, Chicago
July 10, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
On May 29th 2025, 19 year-old Nathaniel Fejerang was walking on the block where he lived, when a CPD tactical team rolled up on him with no sirens and in unmarked cars. Nate was chased just a few feet away into his neighbors back yard where he was tackled to the ground, and shot three times by CPD, ... More
Resisting Project Esther
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave, 3rd floor, Evanston, IL
July 10, 2025, 6 p.m.
The Trump administration says it is looking out for Jews and fighting antisemitism, but it is deporting foreign students for their political beliefs. That is fascism, plain and simple. Written by the authors of "Project 2025," Project Esther weaponizes antisemitism to put Palestinians, Jews, and all... More
Rally in Front of AIPAC Office
250 W. Monroe St, Ste 2050, Chicago
July 10, 2025, 3 p.m.
On Thursday, we rally outside AIPAC’s Chicago office to hold them accountable. Their power doesn’t stop in D.C., it fuels repression on our campuses, silencing students who resist colonialism, apartheid, and American imperialism. We will not be silenced. We will not back down.... More
Health Resources for All!
On line. Email [email protected] for information on how to join.
July 9, 2025, 6 p.m. - July 10, 2025, 7 p.m.
Join us for a Facebook Live event, hosted by ICIRR, @ssipchicago, @shrivercenter, and @cookcountyhealth that will cover the recent ending of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) program, and learn more about the health resources available to those without coverage. Spanish: July 9 at 6... More
'The Encampments' Documentary Screening & Discussion
The Levy Center, 251 Canterbury Lane, Bolingbrook, IL
July 9, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Join us for a powerful evening as we screen The Encampments, a documentary that takes you inside the student movement for Palestine. Followed by a meaningful group discussion, with encampment students, on resistance, solidarity, and action. Dinner will be available Onsite babysitting provided ... More
Cybersecurity & Digital Protections Know Your Rights
In person at Hughes Socol, 70 W. Madison St, 40th floor, Chicago or on-line
July 8, 2025, noon - July 8, 2025, 1 p.m.
Join Christopher Whitaker, a digital expert & the Executive Director of the Alliance of Civic Technologists (ACT) presenting on cybersecurity and digital protections in the Trump 2.0 era. Lunch & learn. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops & phones. Topics include: * Under... More
It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our Worldb
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
July 7, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 7, 2025, 8 p.m.
Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Mikaela Loach to the store for an event in celebration of her new book It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World. For too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted t... More