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Revolutions Around the Sun: Two Years of Community With Salon Kawakib
Woodlawn neigbhorhood, Chicago (specific location to be shared with ticket holders)
Oct. 7, 2024, 6 p.m. - Oct. 7, 2024, 10 p.m.
OUR INTENTIONS In gathering together this fall, we mourn one year of genocide, honor one year of resistance, and hold in gratitude two years of community building with Salon Kawakib. We have invited Palestinian oud player Clarissa Bitar to perform, and we hope that through the melodies of thei... More
One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance - Pilsen
Healthy Hood, 2242 S Damen Ave, Chicago
Oct. 7, 2024, 6 p.m.
Join us on October 7 at actions across Chicago as we honor all our martyrs and stand with the steadfast resistance of the Palestinian people against the US-Israeli genocide. Monday, October 7 Pilsen 6:00 PM October 7 was a prison break, an attempt to break the brutal 17-year siege of Gaza, a... More
One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance: Vigil for Palestine
Wilson Red Line el stop, 4620 N. Broadway, Chicago
Oct. 7, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
This October marks one year since the people of Gaza showed the world that the Palestinian people will continue to resist their continued displacement and dispossession by their colonizer. As we approach the one year mark of Israel's genocide on Gaza, we salute the steadfastness and resistance of th... More
CTJC Court Support Training
Chicago Torture Justice Center, 6337 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago
Oct. 7, 2024, 4 p.m. - Oct. 7, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Support police torture survivors by showing up for them at court! There is power when we can attend court cases as a collective. Register for the training at bit.ly/courtsupport-ctjc Monthly, every 2nd Monday at 4 pm to 5:30 pm... More
One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance - DePaul
DePaul University, specific location TBA
Oct. 7, 2024, 2 p.m. - Oct. 7, 2024, 3 p.m.
It has been one year since the israeli genocide on Gaza began. DePaul rhetoric has not changed. While we continue the fight for disclosure and divestment, DePaul keeps playing into the narrative that israel is portraying - the denial of the genocide. Join us on October 7, 2024, for a walkout to comm... More
1 Year of Genocide: For Gaza We Rise
Northwestern University's Evanston Campus, "The Rock" northeast of the corner of Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue, Evanston
Oct. 7, 2024, 1 p.m.
Walkout and Picket In the past few weeks, we have witnessed the zionist entity escalate its infliction of terror and unimaginable horrors upon Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. This Oct. 7, join us in not only mourning the martyrs, but honoring the steadfast resistance that unflinchingly struggles a... More
1 Year of Genocide, 1 Year of Resistance - UIC
UIC Quad - 1/2 south of Harrison St, 1/2 block west of Halsted St, Chicago
Oct. 7, 2024, noon - Oct. 7, 2024, 6 p.m.
For Gaza WE RISE Walkout & Quad takeover 12 noon - 1 pm: Rally + speakers 1 pm - 1:30 pm: Duhur prayer 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Educational event 2:30 pm - 3 pm: Community art build / lunch 3 pm - 4 pm: Solidarity event 4 pm - 5 pm: Open mic 5:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Break / prayer 5:30 pm - ... More
Salon Kawakib Organizing Workhshop
City Bureau, 3619 S. State Street, Ste 400, Chicago
Oct. 6, 2024, 10 a.m. - Oct. 6, 2024, 6 p.m.
How to plan a campaign and win. If you are running a campaign or starting a new one, join us in this five-part interactive workshop where you will learn tangible skills to develop a successful campaign. Experienced organizers wil share their knowledge, and as we learn together, there will be space f... More
Global Remembrance Ride for Palestine
Clark Park, 3400 N. Rockwell, Chicago
Oct. 6, 2024, 10 a.m.
Meet: 10 am Clark Park, 3400 N. Rockwell, Chicago Ride: 10:30 am To Holy Buckets, 7150 N. McCormick Blvd.... More
One Year of GENOCIDE. One Year of RESISTANCE.
Water Tower Park, Pearson St & Michigan Avenue (850 N.), Chicago
Oct. 5, 2024, 2 p.m.
The ethnic cleansing, land thefts and intentional impoverishment of Palestinians didn't begin on October 7th. The Genocide did. As early as this past April the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet predicted 186,000 deaths due to the ongoing Israeli slaughter. Please join in a united... More
One Year of the Genocide: Press Conference & Vigil
The Qahwa, 7544 W 103rd St, Bridgeview, IL
Oct. 4, 2024, 6 p.m.
Approaching one year of the brutal genocide on our families, we must be loud and come together as a community. Join us as we honor our martyrs, in a vigil, and make our voices heard, at the press conference. We will be raising events for “The People Stand With Gaza” campaign that is partnering w... More
Third Annual Reader UnGala Benefit
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago
Oct. 3, 2024, 6 p.m. - Oct. 3, 2024, 9 p.m.
Please join the Chicago Reader for our 3rd Annual UnGala fundraiser at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago celebrating the bright future of the Reader! THIS IS A 21+ EVENT. VIP reception: 6 – 7 p.m.; General Admission: 7 – 9 p.m. DJ sets by Ariel Zetina and our headliner, Grammy Award No... More
Movie Night for Middle East Children's Alliance
Nabala Cafe, 4660 N Broadway, Chicago
Oct. 2, 2024, 8 p.m.
Event at Uptown's new Palestinian-owned cafe to benefit the Middle East Children's Alliance.... More
Water For All Power Hour
On-line. Register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/water-for-all-power-hour-6/
Oct. 2, 2024, 6 p.m. - Oct. 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
In the past 15 years water rates have quadrupled despite the fact household income has only increased 35%. This leads thousands of Chicagoans into debt to the water department, totaling $421 million in unpaid bills. The majority of this burden falls onto Black neighborhoods which have 10 times more ... More
Justice for Murod!
9446 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
Oct. 2, 2024, 5 p.m.
Join us for our monthly protest at the Oak Lawn Police & Fire Commission meeting, to demand #Justice4Murod Kurdi -- an Arab young man who was killed in 2023 by a white driver who was allowed to leave the scene after admitting she was drinking -- and #Justice4Hadi Abuatelah, who was viciously beaten ... More
Writing Resistance
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W 18th Street, Chicago
Oct. 1, 2024, 7 p.m.
Writing Resistance: Hannah Moushabeck @hannahmoushabeck and Sahar Mustafah @saharmustafahwriter at Pilsen Community Books.... More
The History of Palestine: A Century of Resilience and Perserverance in Five Sessions
16W560 91st Street, Willowbrook, IL
Oct. 1, 2024, 6:30 p.m. - Oct. 1, 2024, 8 p.m.
Mecca Center in collaboration with AMP Chicago presents a five-part weekly history of Palestine with Tarek Khalil, AMP Education Director. Session 1: Palestine from 1882-1914... More
Honoring Our Transcestors
Co-Prosperity 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago
Oct. 1, 2024, 6 p.m.
Sharing our art and performance to bring radical trans joy to the stage this spooky season. Doors at 6 PM (show up early to get free STI testing and sign up for a wild card slot) Open Mic Starts at 7 PM 🏳️⚧️ T4T is an intentional space for transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming art... More
Hands Off Lebanon Emergency Protest!
Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago
Oct. 1, 2024, 5 p.m.
Late last night Israel launched its expected ground invasion of Lebanon, greatly widening a war that has already killed more than 100,000.... More
Sanctuary Everywhere
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
Sept. 30, 2024, 7 p.m. - Sept. 30, 2024, 8 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books welcomes Barbara Sostaita and A. Naomi Paik to the store in celebration of Barbara's new book Sanctuary Everywhere: The Fugitive Sacred in the Sonoran Desert. In Sanctuary Everywhere, Barbara Andrea Sostaita reimagines practices of sanctuary along the U.S.-Mexico border in ... More