This Friday come party with friends and accomplices from across the city as we celebrate MAY DAY. Bands, DJs, Drinks and more IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US SHOVING AT THE THING FROM ALL SIDES TO BRING IT DOWN A collaboration with First Church, ROSA Chicago, Marz Brewing and Local Artists, Musicians and Organizers @rosa.chicago @ilovecomputergirl @anqi.niuniu @spinoff_show @_l__nor @instrument__band
Join Haymarket Books this May Day to help us celebrate 25 years of publishing , and 5 years of programming at Haymarket House! Enjoy an afternoon of camaraderie, delicious food (including vegetarian and vegan options), and refreshments as we celebrate May Day and our vibrant living tradition of resistance to tyranny, exploitation, and oppression.... Read More
We are united as working writers. We labor at writing, often without pay, and many of us labor at other jobs. This poetry reading focuses on labor and labor organizing—organizing that is inclusive of issues such as race, gender, and national origin in the workplace and larger community—which is necessary for winning the pay and conditions that would allow us to creatively thrive.... Read More
Join members of Chicago Union of Tenants' West Side Branch for an introduction to tenants' collective fight against crises created by landlords.
Working Girls Press is celebrating the launch of our latest book I Hate My Job at Pilsen Community Books in Chicago! We can't wait to celebrate this latest book launch with you all at the amazing Pilsen Community Books. It's completely free to attend, or you can purchase a VIP ticket for some exclusive seating, drink ticket, a copy of the book and some WGP merch! We'll have a raffle and a lineup of amazing readers including Rachel Oyster Kim, Olivia Snow, Marla Cruz, and more! Come out and hear some amazing work and connect with community! Doors open at 6pm, opening remarks and readings begin at 6:30pm! For more info and registration, visit the link.
Join us at Haymarket House for this Haymarket Presents speakers series event, with Alyssa Battistoni and activist-historian Gabriel Winant for a conversation about Capitalism, Nature, and Battistoni's new book, Free Gifts. Co-sponsored by Haymarket Books. Capitalism is typically treated as a force for relentless commodification.... Read More
Join Rachel Cohen, Sarah Spain, and friends to celebrate Rachel’s 32nd birthday as best we know how: with a short panel moderated by Sarah and focused on an introduction to community organizing, mingling time with representatives from various mutual aid groups ready to take questions, and fundraising for the Chicago Abortion Fund.... Read More
Join us as we welcome Stuart Schrader and Robert Vargas to the store for discussion of Schrader's new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, a history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. “A... Read More
The Newberry Library and ZINEmercado are pleased to bring back PLANTING SEEDS - an Indigenous Zine Fest, on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11AM to 3PM. This fest will feature #zines and prints by Indigenous and First Nations artists from around the globe.... Read More
Join @breakingthefirewall and @yaffasutopia on Sunday May 17th at 12pm CT for a conversation on Irish-Palestinian Solidarity in Service to Collective Liberation. Irish and Palestinian solidarity and resistance have long been interconnected. This solidarity was further fortified following Oct. 7. On Turtle Island, we've seen a wave of organizing that politicizes Irish identity and culture in service to Palestinian Liberation.... Read More
Join us as we welcome Steven W. Thrasher and Adam Johnson to the store for a conversation about Thrasher's The Overseer Class and Johnson's How to Sell a Genocide. About The Overseer Class: The author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass (one of Kirkus Reviews best books of 2022) is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions—but under the conditions of a kind of Faustian bargain. Our... Read More
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More