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  • Assembly

    • December 18 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • CreataSpacePlace
    • 447 E. 3rd St., Hobart, IN 46342

    An assembly for folks in Northwest Indiana to discuss ways we can change the world beyond voting.

  • CRAFT/STORE

    • December 15 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • CreataSpace Place
    • 447 E. 3rd St., Hobart, IN 46342

    A Holiday Crafting event with a Free Store and Free Gift Wrapping, put on by The Space (@spacenwi) & Queerly Crafted (@queerlycraftedin)! What to expect: *Holiday Crafting - cards, gifts, decorations, whatever you can think of! *Free Store - pantry, hygiene, clothing, housewares, toys *Free Gift Wrapping - wrapping supplies will be available! Ways to participate: *Use crafting time to make gifts, cards, or decorations for yourself, your people, or to add to the Free Store! *Bring items for the Free Store, or supplies for crafting/wrapping (paper, scissors, tape, wrapping paper, tissue paper, markers, etc.)... Read More

  • Radical Board Game Night

    • December 12 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60626

    What are the radical horizons of play? How do we game counter-histories as strategies for the future? Join us on Dec 12 for a collective teach-and-play / discussion of "Chicago '68", a new strategy board game about the DNC riots of 1968.... Read More

  • Game Night for Good

    • December 3 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Our Mutual City Coffee Co
    • 3600 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL

    Drop in. Play games. Win prizes. Support your neighbors. Bring friends or come make new ones - we’ll introduce you to some of our favorite fast, fun tabletop games, while supporting a good cause. ✨ Play games, collect tickets and trade them in for goodies from local businesses ✨ All welcome, all skill levels ✨ Snacks & drinks available All proceeds go directly to supporting our neighbors through Albany Park Mutual Aid. Mark... Read More

  • How to End Family Policing: From Outrage to Action with Charity Tolliver, Erica R. Meiners, and Shannon Perez-Darby

    • December 1 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    Join BYP100, MAMAS and Pilsen Community Books in celebrating the publication of How to End Family Policing: From Outrage to Action as we explore all the ways that family policing impacts our communities. From the policing of families, attacks on bodily autonomy, and undermining the self-determination of people experiencing violence and abuse, the family policing system is an often ignored tool used to criminalize our communities.... Read More

  • Queer Self Defense Class

    • November 24 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Community self defense class for queer folks and allies who want to learn to protect themselves! $15 suggested donation, trans folks fight for free.

  • Art for Gaza Fundraiser

    • November 23 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    We invite you to join us for Art for Gaza, a community art sale and event featuring ceramics, prints, zines, textiles, and more by local artists, plus live music. This event is both a celebration of creative resistance and a fundraiser.... Read More

  • The Black Banjo Jam

    • November 23 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • Harrison Park
    • 19th & Damen

    The Black Banjo Jam is a Black affinity space to learn and play the banjo hosted by @black.banjo.reclamation. It’s an intergenerational space, so feel free to bring your aunties, uncles, grandma, and the baby. A limited number of extra banjos are available to play if you don’t have your own.

  • All-Chicago Tenant Alliance Recruitment Event

    • November 16 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • ACTA
    • 3403 W Grand Ave

    @all_chicago_tenant_alliance Come learn about why we believe tenant unions are the way to build strong ties within our communities that are necessary to sustain revolutionary struggle! Our work is growing, and we are looking for dedicated and curious individuals who are searching for a serious organization to call home and build with us.... Read More

  • Movie Night + Letter Writing Fundraiser for Casey Goonan

    • November 16 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Email: aseasonforscreenings@proton.me for the location.
    • Email: aseasonforscreenings@proton.me for the location.

    Chicago!!! Movie night and fundraiser for political prisoner Casey Goonan! Casey Goonan is an anarchist/anti-imperialist political prisoner incarcerated for actions carried out in solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide in Gaza and response to the repressive actions against the pro-Palestine student encampments in the United States.... Read More

  • Traffic Stops Know Your Rights Event!

    • November 15 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W Madison St, Chicago, IL

    From ICE raids to police violence, our communities continue to face harm during encounters that should never turn deadly. It’s time to know our rights — and to organize for real change. Getting stopped shouldn't cost us our dignity or our lives.... Read More

  • Friendsgiving Potluck! 🍂✨

    • November 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Mixed Mediums
    • 2130 W Chicago Ave

    Make new friends and celebrate the season of gratitude at our cozy Friendsgiving Potluck! 🍂✨ Join us at Mixed Mediums for an evening designed to help you connect with amazing new people in our creative community. Whether you're new to Chicago, looking to expand your social circle, or just want to meet like-minded creatives, this is the perfect event for you! What to expect: 👥 **Main Focus: Meeting New Friends** - Structured activities to help you connect 🍽️ Potluck-style dinner with dishes from our amazing community 🍷 Seasonal beverages and warm drinks to break the ice 🎨 Interactive craft activities (gratitude journals, fall decorations) to spark conversations 🎵 Cozy atmosphere with music and good vibes 💬 Conversation starters and friendship-building activities Perfect for: - New Chicago residents looking to build community - Solo attendees ready to make new connections - Anyone wanting to expand their creative network - People who love meeting new friends over good food What to bring: - A dish to share (appetizer, side, main, or dessert) - Your own plate and utensils (eco-friendly!) - An open heart and willingness to meet amazing new people This is a free community event open to all! Come solo or bring a friend - either way, you'll leave with new connections and great memories. RSVP... Read More

  • The Haymarket Martyrs Speak!

    • November 11 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us November 11th, the 138th anniversary of the execution of the Haymarket Martyrs by the state of Illinois, as we mark the return to print of The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists, edited and organized by Lucy Parsons and now with a new introduction from David Roediger.... Read More

  • WE ARE INTERNATIONALISTS: PREXY NESBITT AND THE FIGHT FOR AFRICAN LIBERATION with Prexy Nesbitt, Martha Biondi and Bill Ayers

    • November 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Under the Tree Podcast will host a conversation at Pilsen Community Books with Prexy Nesbitt, Martha Biondi and Bill Ayers in celebration of Dr. Biondi's new book We Are Internationalists: Prexy Nesbitt and the Fight for African Liberation, an exploration of forgotten solidarity with African liberation struggles through the life of Black Chicagoan Prexy Nesbitt. For... Read More

  • Queer Self Defense Class

    • November 10 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Community self defense class for queer folks and allies who want to learn to protect themselves! $15 suggested donation, trans folks fight for free.

  • Sex Change and the City

    • November 9 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage Books
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL USA 60618

    Tuck Woodstock is the host of the acclaimed Gender Reveal podcast and co-founder of Girl Dad Press. His first anthology, 2 Trans 2 Furious, received a 2024 Lambda Literary Award. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Tuck currently lives in Brooklyn, like Miranda from that TV show. Vera... Read More

  • Good Vibes, Good Service w/ raea - Kink Klass

    • November 9 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    The idea of service can be hot and enticing especially for those of us into power dynamics. But it’s important for us to understand our motivations for service, what it means personally, and what do we gain from it. Service should be rewarding and fulfilling and when it’s not it can become disappointing and frustrating.... Read More

  • SOUNDS, FREE FOOD at SECRET LOCATION (CORRECTED # FOR LOCATION)

    • November 8 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • SECRET LOCATION
    • TEXT FOR ADDRESS

    (CORRECTED # FOR LOCATION) SECRET LOCATION - TEXT FOR DETAILS 🍈🍈🍈 NOVEMBER 8th 🍈🍈🍈 COME SEE KWAMI FRESH FROM EUROPE 🍈🍈🍈 ENJOY FREE RICE N BEANS! PWYC - FREE FOOD - WELCOME ALL FREAKS! 🍈 LOCALS: @wajidaldomour WAJID @laserofthebride HEDRA @melon.a.friend (yours truly)🍈 TOURING: @_._kwami_._... Read More

  • Erotic Photography Workshop

    • November 8 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Learn how to add color gels to high contrast photos. $10.00.

  • Collage Club ✂️ Community Event w Mixed Mediums

    • November 8 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Mixed Mediums
    • 2130 W Chicago Ave

    Free collage club! Filter events by community events to find this event and many others.

  • The 2025 Trade Apprenticeship Expo

    • November 6 @ 3:30 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • IBEW Local 701 Union Hall
    • 28600 Bella Vista Pkwy, Warrenville, IL 60555

    Please join us at this year’s DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo, Thursday, November 6th, 2025 from 3:30pm – 6:00pm at the IBEW Local 701 Union Hall in Warrenville! Visit over a dozen trade affiliates and meet with their training directors Learn more... Read More

  • READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART launch celebration with Kelly Hayes, Eman Abdelhadi and Atena O. Danner

    • November 5 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join Kelly Hayes, Eman Abdelhadi, and Atena O. Danner at Pilsen Community Books for the launch of Hayes's new book Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable. Campaigns will be lost.... Read More

  • Documentary premiere of "Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution

    • November 5 @ 6:00 PM
    • Film Row Cinema
    • 1104 S Wabash Ave, 8th Floor

    Join the Independent Labor Club (ILC), Chicago Workers Solidarity Network (CWSN), Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and Working Films at Film Row Cinema for a FREE premiere screening of Partners: How Starbucks Workers Started a Labor Revolution on Wednesday, November 5 at 6 p.m.... Read More

  • Clothing Swap & Halloween Costume Donation

    • November 2 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Mixed Mediums
    • 2130 W Chicago Ave

    Bring your unwanted Halloween costumes and old clothing to trade for new-to-you pieces! Perfect way to end Halloweekend by giving your costumes a second life and finding new outfits. - How it works - 1. Bring your unwanted Halloween costumes and gently used clothing (no more than 2 bags please) 2.... Read More

  • Green Corn Festival

    • November 2 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Global Gardens Chicago
    • 4815 N. Sacramento Ave. Chicago, IL 60625

    The American Indian Center and Global Gardens Chicago are excited to invite you to our Green Corn Festival on Sunday, November 2nd from 1-6pm. Events will take place at the farm at 4815 N Sacramento as well as the AIC at 3401 W Ainslie St,.... Read More

  • Cafe Pop Up for a Cause

    • November 2 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • My Modern Oasis
    • 2418 W North Ave Chicago, IL 60647

    Join us for a special cafe pop up on November 2nd, from 9 am to 12 pm at My Modern Oasis. In collaboration with coffee at KC's, the Fat Pan, and ceramicists from The Pottery Studio (Chicago, IL), we're coming together to support our city's street vendors, many of whom are in urgent need right now. What... Read More

  • Community Altar Build

    • November 1 @ 2:00 PM
    • Corner of Emerson & Grand
    • Franklin Park IL

    Community Altar Build Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez Saturday 11/1/25 2 PM Corner of Emerson & Grand Franklin Park IL

  • mk zariel reading: Boy Apparition

    • November 1 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:30 PM
    • Comfort Station
    • 2579 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL, 60647

    Reading of Boy Apparition by mk zariel There are two transmasculine genders: the butch anarchist, and the tiny atemporal gremlin who really needs a hug. In BOY APPARITION, mk zariel tackles both. This chapbook is full of love letters to the BashBack tendency, chronicles of insurgent trans boyhood and its ties to lesbian culture, unhinged teenage rants, and the kind of love poems you’d write in lipstick on the mirror of the gender-neutral bathroom.... Read More

  • Migra Watch Training with PUÑO at Haymarket House

    • November 1 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena

    Join PUÑO for a training on how to document and report ICE activity in your neighborhood. Since January, PUÑO has been building collective power to protect Chicago’s immigrant communities through a variety of trainings and connecting Chicagoans to their local rapid response group.... Read More

  • Absono, PROXOXIE, vivi video vixen, BOYNESKI

    • October 30 @ 8:30 PM
    • until 11:59 PM
    • Cole's Bar
    • 2338 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Thursday, October 30 Doors: 8:30pm // Show: 9pm $14.45 / Day Of : $16.65 Absono- I’m a hardcore junglist bringing sounds from all across the world with massive influences from Los Angeles (my home city) and Chicago (where I live now). Aiming to create dance floors that keep people dancing, engaged and bring a sense of community on the floor. ... Read More

  • Comfort Music: Jeb Bishop & Keefe Jackson

    • October 30 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • Comfort Station
    • 2579 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL, 60647

    Set 1: Jeb Bishop (solo trombone & electronics) Set 2: Keefe Jackson w/ dancers (woodwind & movement duo)

  • Leather Bound Lit Presents: A DEVIL’S NIGHT POETRY READING, LET’S GET PHYSICAL

    • October 30 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Step away from your screens and into the real world, where the words aren’t just read - they’re felt. On the night before Halloween, our poets will embody the sensual, the haunting, and the deliciously tangible in a reading that’s as physical as it is spectral. 📅... Read More

  • Panel Discussion: Performance to Camera

    • October 30 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Museum of Contemporary Photography
    • 600 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605

    Please join MoCP at Ferguson Lecture Hall for the panel discussion Performance to Camera, expounding upon the works from the exhibition Channeling: body ← Image → viewer. The conversation will address the role photography plays in translating, preserving, and sharing live, site-specific performances, while also discussing what is missing when representing a live moment through still images. Panelists... Read More

  • Echo Chamber, Z. Soniat, Melon Sprout at Marz Brewing

    • October 29 @ 8:00 PM
    • Marz Brewing
    • 3630 South Iron Street

    Free music, improvisational and experimental, with DJ One Track Mind Echo Chamber Z. Soniat Melon Sprout DJ One Track Mind

  • Halloween at Comfort Film: A Dark and Stormy Night with Group 312 Films

    • October 29 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 10:30 PM
    • Comfort Station
    • 2579 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL, 60647

    Halloween at Comfort Film presents, A Dark and Stormy Night with Group 312 Films GROUP 312 FILMS, Chicago’s Most Adventurous Video Collective, is excited to present our newest Halloween program–“A Dark and Stormy Night with Group 312 Films”. This holiday themed line-up will present 15 of the scariest, creepiest, and weirdest videos made by group members over the years.... Read More

  • Sir! No Sir! - A Labor Film Screening

    • October 29 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL

    Sir! No Sir! tells the story of the 1960s GI movement against the war in Viet Nam, the impact that the movement had on the war, and the subsequent erasure of the movement from public memory. About Face Veterans Against the War will facilitate a post-screening discussion.... Read More

  • Nonfiction Read Aloud Online: Let This Radicalize You

    • October 27 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • Online

    Nonfiction Read-Aloud Book Group meets online on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month @ 7:30pm. We’ve been meeting since 2019. Meetings are fluid. Pop in when you can! We take turns reading aloud to each other and stop the reading frequently to discuss the text, ask questions, and repeat sentences.... Read More

  • Queer Self Defense Class

    • October 27 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Community self defense class for queer folks and allies who want to learn to protect themselves! $15 suggested donation, trans folks fight for free.

  • Full Spectrum Resistance

    • October 27 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL

    Join us for our Chicago book club session, where we will be reading chapter 5 of “Full Spectrum Resistance.” Full Spectrum Resistance by Aric McBay is a powerful toolkit for liberation movements. Emphasizing a range of popular tactics, the book outlines how movements grow and sustain themselves through principled solidarity, diverse strategies, and collective action. We... Read More

  • Channeling: body ←Image→ viewer

    • October 27 @ 10:00 AM
    • until December 20 @ 5:00 PM
    • Museum of Contemporary Photography
    • 600 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605

    Thru December 20 About the Exhibition Channeling: body ←Image→ viewer features works by eleven international artists who communicate through and with the body. The featured artists draw on diverse approaches and means to deliberately activate direct connections with the viewer. These articulations position the viewer to experience a heightened awareness of their self and body, and to explore how bodies channel and confront societal malaise, oppression, transition, and vulnerability.... Read More

  • Leather, Kink and Fetish Artists - Group Meet-Up

    • October 26 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Leather Archive & Museum would like to invite you to join us in the library for an afternoon of art, conversation and fun, for artists of all skill levels. You can draw your sexiest fantasies or kinky icons, meet and chat with other fetish artists and get to know each other in a fun, laid-back artistic experience! Bring your own materials, and come with cool kinky ideas to draw or peruse works in the library for inspiration.... Read More

  • The Black Banjo Jam

    • October 26 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Harrison Park
    • 19th & Damen

    The Black Banjo Jam is a Black affinity space to learn and play the banjo hosted by @black.banjo.reclamation. It’s an intergenerational space, so feel free to bring your aunties, uncles, grandma, and the baby. A limited number of extra banjos are available to play if you don’t have your own.

  • Trans Tea Party

    • October 25 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Join us be having tea along with an open mic/jam session at the leather archive and museum on august 30th from 1-4:30! as usual, this is a potluck style event - bring snacks and drinks to share! we’ll be in the auditorium, if you want to bring something to perform, please do! You'll also have access to the museum and library/archive during the event, so you’ll also have the opportunity to see a bunch of queer art Note that stairs are required both to get to the space and to get to the restrooms.... Read More

  • VICE

    • October 24 @ 8:00 PM
    • Life on Marz
    • 1950 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Seven sins. Eight DJs. Zero restraint. Four deadly B2Bs serving temptation by the pound—so hot and sinful, it’ll make the angels blush 😳 Expect hardgroove, hard dance, bouncy techno, and deep, filthy bass to keep you sweating all night long 🥵 Buckle up, sinners.... Read More

  • Independent Labor Club General Assembly - Trump 2 and Class Independence

    • October 18 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Eckhart Park Meeting Room
    • 1330 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

    @ilcofchi presents a collaborative discussion on the far-reaching impact of the second Trump administration. Together, we will discuss how it will affect the climate, the border, corporate power, foreign policy, and the welfare state, and how it all adds up to a sweeping war on workers.... Read More

  • ¡Las Sandinistas!

    • October 17 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Inga Books
    • 1740 w 18th St

    Join us for a screening of ¡Las Sandinistas! The documentary uncovers the untold stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat and social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution, and the ensuing US-backed Contra War, as these same women continue as leaders in the struggle against their current government's suppression of democracy and women's rights. 🇳🇮... Read More

  • Leather and Kink Symbolism in the AIDS Memorial Quilt

    • October 16 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Curious about leather and kink history? Do you want to learn more about the affect of the AIDS epidemic on the leather community? The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt honors over 110,000 people, and thousands of them were leatherfolk and kinksters.... Read More

  • FEK Draw

    • October 14 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs......you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

  • Queer Self Defense Class

    • October 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Community self defense class for queer folks and allies who want to learn to protect themselves! $15 suggested donation, trans folks fight for free.

  • Fruta Putería and alterotics film screening

    • October 12 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Fruta Putería and alterotics curated together a selection of six queer and trans erotic films. Three of these films are from Chicago (Fruta Putería and alterotics produced), while three of the submissions are international (Argentina and Greece). The run time of the screening is about 2 hours total. October... Read More

  • Dolls Dolls Demons Dolls

    • October 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Friday!!! Poetry, opera, drag, cello duets, trans art makers, and more. 10 minute open mic slot, one poem per poet! Proceeds to the LA&M and performers.

  • BIPOC FUNDRAISER (& Zapatista Reportback)

    • October 10 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Cedillos's Garden
    • 325 W. 70th Pl

    BIPOC only | Silent auction | Donation table | Hot drinks & snacks | Open grill at Cedillo's | Reportback of August 2025 Zapatista encounter in Chiapas (informal discussion and Q&A) NET PROCEEDS TO Chicago Books Break Walls; Hammond Community Garden; migrant and Palestinian relief; Sudanese horizontalists; Suwayda minorities; and Cedillo's. Suggested... Read More

  • BIPOC FUNDRAISER (& Zapatista Reportback)

    • October 10 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Cedillos's Garden
    • 325 W. 70th Pl

    BIPOC only | Silent auction | Donation table | Hot drinks & snacks | Open grill at Cedillo's | Reportback of August 2025 Zapatista encounter in Chiapas (informal discussion and Q&A) NET PROCEEDS TO Chicago Books Break Walls; Hammond Community Garden; migrant and Palestinian relief; Sudanese horizontalists; Suwayda minorities; and Cedillo's. Suggested... Read More

  • Men In The Sun

    • October 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Jazwah Coffee
    • 9150 S Harlem Ave Bridgeview IL 60455

    Men In The Sun 7-9 PM Jazwah Coffee 9150 S Harlem Ave Bridgeview IL 60455

  • ice "Know Your Rights" Training

    • October 8 @ 6:30 PM
    • Orland Park Prayer Center (Sister's Ground Hall)
    • 16530 104th Ave Orland Park IL 60467

    ice "Know Your Rights" Training 630 PM Orland Park Prayer Center (Sister's Ground Hall) 16530 104th Ave Orland Park IL 60467

  • Emergency Protest

    • October 8 @ 5:30 PM
    • Ida B Wells & Michigan
    • Chicago IL

    Emergency Protest 530 PM Chicago says: ice, national guard Out Of Our Streets Ida B Wells & Michigan

  • Vigil For Gaza

    • October 8 @ 4:30 PM
    • aipac 240 W monroe Ave
    • Chicago IL

    Vigil For Gaza 430 PM aipac 240 W monroe Ave Chicago IL Noise Demo 6 PM

  • 7th Of October Protest

    • October 7 @ 4:00 PM
    • israel consulate
    • 500 W Madison Chicago IL

    7th Of October 2025 Protest 4PM israel consulate 500 W Madison Chicago IL

  • Side Yard Sounds at Compound Yellow

    • October 5 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Compound Yellow
    • 244 Lake St

    A noisy fundraiser for Compound Yellow Side Yard Sounds A Noisy Fundraiser 10/5/2025 BYOB Join us for a wild and noisy event/fundraiser featuring a line up of experimental sound artists and musicians: Hedra Rowan NuAm Tina LaFauve Melon Sprout Nicole Alonso Hedra Rowan: Hedra Rowan is a computer musician in Chicago. She runs Bodymilk, a concert series and tape label.... Read More

  • Lotions, Potions and Elixirs - Leather Care Shouldn’t Be Spooky! -> with Tito Joey

    • October 5 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Let’s go above and beyond basic care for leather, whether at home or on the stand. We will look at some of the widely available and some very niche products on the market you can incorporate in your kit and gain confidence when to crack open that new bottle of magic potion! This class is great for beginners who are interested in bootblacking as well as seasoned bootblacks looking for new and fun products to try on their next project! - - - - - Come worship with us on the first Sunday of every month with some fun and engaging kink education.... Read More

  • Erotic Photography Workshop

    • October 4 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Join Kristopher Daniel of La Petite Mort Photography (www.LaPetiteMortPhotography.com) for a Halloween-themed workshop. Learn how to create bold, sensual imagery with a delightfully wicked twist—using dramatic lighting, inventive posing, and kink-inspired styling. Think moody shadows, seductive costumes, and just the right amount of mischief. Costumes... Read More

  • Bread & Puppet's Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress Circus

    • September 30 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Clarendon Park
    • 4051 N Clarendon Ave

    Ladles and Jellyspoons! The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus returns to Chicago with Anti-Empire Art that acknowledges our beloved Mother Dirt, who makes us and unmakes us, and who presents urgently needed domestic resurrection services for the victims of this latest genocide.... Read More

  • RIDE FOR PALESTINE

    • September 28 @ 12:00 PM
    • Start Daley Plaza
    • Finish Sultans Market

    RIDE FOR PALESTINE Sunday 9/28/25 Noon Start Daley Plaza Finish Sultans Market

  • The Black Banjo Jam

    • September 28 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Harrison Park
    • 19th & Damen

    The Black Banjo Jam is a Black affinity space to learn and play the banjo hosted by @black.banjo.reclamation. It’s an intergenerational space, so feel free to bring your aunties, uncles, grandma, and the baby. A limited number of extra banjos are available to play if you don’t have your own.

  • Stop The Deportations

    • September 27 @ 6:00 PM
    • 1930 Beach St.
    • Broadview IL

    Stop The Deportations Saturday 9/27/25 6PM- 1930 Beach St. Broadview IL

  • About Face: The History of GI Resistance with Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Aaron Hughes, and Bill Ayers

    • September 27 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Join us as we welcome Arti Walker-Peddakotla and Aaron Hughes in conversation with Bill Ayers as they discuss the long history of GIs rebelling against US militarism and fascism. Viewed through an abolitionist framework, this discussion will highlight the legacy and revolutionary power of GI resistance against the backdrop of military mobilizations to violently suppress people’s movements. Arti... Read More

  • Rally Saturdays 4 Silverio

    • September 27 @ 3:00 PM
    • Grand & Emerson
    • Franklin Park IL

    Rally Saturdays 4 Silverio Saturday 9/27/25 3PM Grand & Emerson Franklin Park IL

  • Protest Cook County S.A.

    • September 27 @ 1:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 W. Washington St. Chicago IL

    Protest Cook County S.A. Saturday 9/27/25 PM 1PM Daley Plaza 50 W. Washington St. Chicago IL

  • Pet Cemetery with a C : the Musical

    • September 26 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Facility Theatre
    • 1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

    PET CEMETERY WITH A C THE MUSICAL is here! It's absurd and audacious and if you're not entertained you can slap the producers as hard as you want in the face. The show runs every Friday evening in September at Facility Theater.

  • Kinky Rummage Sale

    • September 26 @ 5:00 PM
    • until September 27 @ 5:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    It's going to be HUGE! Join us for the annual Kinky Rummage Sale where you'll find a great deal on everything from leather to rubber to butt plugs to fine china. All funds go to support the work of LA&M, so support a great cause and find some new treasures.... Read More

  • Shut Down Broadview

    • September 26 @ 7:00 AM
    • Broadview Detention Center
    • 1930 Beach st, Broadview Illinois

    At Broadview, immigrants are being held hostage by ICE and are awaiting deportation. Stop ICE from kidnapping our neighbors! Shut down Broadview! Bring a buddy, bring goggles, bring goggles. ICE out of our city!

  • FEMME FREQUENCY

    • September 25 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 11:59 PM
    • Cafe Mustache
    • 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    RHC presents FEMME FREQUENCY 💋📡 an evening of experimental dance music celebrating the divine feminine ❤️‍🔥 ⏰ 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM 🗓️ Thursday 9/25/25 📍 @cafe_mustache 💰 $5-$10 donations recommended LINEUP: @problemchildhels (resident) @k1ttipup @voidblxm @heavyflow.chi @hyper_individualism

  • SBWU PRACTICE PICKET FOR A JUST CONTRACT

    • September 25 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • 970 N Ridge Ave
    • Chicago IL

    SBWU PRACTICE PICKET FOR A JUST CONTRACT Thursday 9/25/25 10AM-12PM 5970 N Ridge Ave Chicago IL

  • Imagining A Liberated Future

    • September 22 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL 60608

    Imagining A Liberated Future Monday 9/22/25 7PM Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL 60608

  • Fetish Film Forum - Queen Bee Empire (2014)

    • September 20 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    This raunchy and campy DIY film is about the sexcapades of friends Tracey, Stacey, Lacey, Kacey and Macey over 24 hours during a hot and sweaty summer. Single Tickets can be puchased in advance and cost $10 per screening, or $8 for LA&M Members & Students.... Read More

  • Pet Cemetery with a C : the Musical

    • September 19 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Facility Theatre
    • 1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

    PET CEMETERY WITH A C THE MUSICAL is here! It's absurd and audacious and if you're not entertained you can slap the producers as hard as you want in the face. The show runs every Friday evening in September at Facility Theater.

  • No New Prisons Teach-In

    • September 19 @ 5:45 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St.

    Illinois isn’t the only state trying to build more prisons and jails- there are fascist carceral projects being attempted across the US 💥 Join us as we welcome comrades from Kentucky, compare notes and learn from their ongoing fight against federal prison expansion in Letcher County. Take... Read More

  • DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE Press Conference

    • September 19 @ 12:00 PM
    • 160 N. LaSalle Street
    • Chicago IL

    DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE Press Conference on Friday 9/19/25 12pm at 160 N. LaSalle Street Chicago IL denouncing the State Board of Investment for investing our tax dollars into the Israeli genocide, apartheid, & occupation of Palestinians. Call on Frerichs to divest at 866-458-7327.

  • SHUT DOWN THE BROADVIEW ICE FACILITY!

    • September 19 @ 7:00 AM
    • BROADVIEW ICE FACILITY
    • 1930 Beach Street, Broadview, IL

    SHUT DOWN THE BROADVIEW ICE FACILITY! Join us Friday, 9/19/25 7-9 AM & 6PM-onward 1930 Beach Street, Broadview, IL CHINGA LA MIGRA - STOP DEPORTATIONS - DEFEND COMMUNITIES - FIGHT FASCISM - FREE THEM ALL Bring a buddy, N95s, goggles & noise makers. Share widely!

  • CHICAGO EMERGENCY PROTEST ALL EYES ON GAZA

    • September 17 @ 5:00 PM
    • McNally HQ
    • 151 N Franklin St Chicago

    CHICAGO EMERGENCY PROTEST ALL EYES ON GAZA BOOTS OUT OF GAZA BOOTS OUT OF CHICAGO WEDNESDAY 9/17/25 5PM McNally HQ 151 N Franklin St

  • Speak-out for Silverio

    • September 15 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Grand Ave and Emerson in Franklin Park, IL
    • Grand Ave and Emerson in Franklin Park, IL

    🪧🕯️The grieving family of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez requests that you attend a Public Speakout TODAY/MONDAY 9.15 in Franklin Park, IL. Please circulate widely to social media and other groups. SPEAKOUT for Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez Murdered in cold blood by ICE Fascists. Stop the Racist Trump Regime's Ethnic Cleansing Campaign.... Read More

  • Pet Cemetery with a C : the Musical

    • September 12 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Facility Theatre
    • 1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

    PET CEMETERY WITH A C THE MUSICAL is here! It's absurd and audacious and if you're not entertained you can slap the producers as hard as you want in the face. The show runs every Friday evening in September at Facility Theater.

  • RALLY TO DEFEND YOUR NEIGHBORS!

    • September 12 @ 7:00 AM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • 1930 Beach St
    • Broadview IL

    RALLY TO DEFEND YOUR NEIGHBORS! ice OUT OF CHICAGOLAND! Friday 9/12/25 7AM-7PM 1930 Beach St Broadview IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Talk Long, Talk Love! a free communication workshop

    • September 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    September 8 at 7pm. TALK LONG, TALK LOVE!, a free workshop with Nancy Ava Miller, MEd, CHt. At this unique and FUN workshop, learn to reach beyond the chatter and the clutter of small talk to the soul of our beautiful kink community.... Read More

  • Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation with Eileen Flanagan

    • September 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL

    Join us as we welcome Eileen Flanagan to the store for an event in celebration of her new book Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation. As heat waves, wildfires, storms, and floods become ever more deadly, it has become apparent that we have a shared stake in protecting the air, water, and climate—for ourselves and for future generations.... Read More

  • Knotty & Nice — Rope Fun & Safety, with Jay

    • September 7 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Rope can be very daunting at times... This class is will bring back fun and emphasize safety in rope bondage basics. There will be an emphasis on anatomy and common ties which can be used for light suspension. Let’s get knotty and nice! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jay is a Leather Woman and a body work specialist.... Read More

  • Second City Bootblacks Present - Leather: It's Not What You Wear, It's Who You Are

    • September 6 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Join us at LA&M for "Leather: It's Not What You Wear, It's Who You Are" Saturday, September 6th, 3 - 4pm Taught by Master Leather Redux and raea Presented by Second City Bootblacks Come learn, reflect, and grow with us. whether you're new to leather or a lifelong traveler on the path, this class is for you.

  • Anti-ICE Block Party by All Chicago Tenant Alliance

    • September 6 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Cuyler Ave Between Clarendon and Broadway
    • Cuyler Ave Between Clarendon and Broadway

    🅰️🐺⚡️SAVE THE DATE⚡️🐺🅰️ @fuerzasbroadwaycuyler and ACTA are throwing a rager on September 7th, all day! The occasion, like all things, contains some good and some bad. We are celebrating six months of Fuerzas Inquilinos in the struggle; this is right on time as their historic rent strike approaches is climax.... Read More

  • Pet Cemetery with a C : the Musical

    • September 5 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Facility Theatre
    • 1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

    PET CEMETERY WITH A C THE MUSICAL is here! It's absurd and audacious and if you're not entertained you can slap the producers as hard as you want in the face. The show runs every Friday evening in September at Facility Theater.

  • BDSM History & Memories Talk and Exhibit Opening

    • September 5 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Friday, September 5th. 6pm-8:30pm at the LA&M. Free admission. Exhibit opening at 6pm, talk at 7pm. BDSM History & Memories: Notes from the Sexual Underground with Nancy Ava Miller 💋📝 Come to the LA&M for a lively discussion about life and love in the sexual underground of the 1970s, 80s and 90s.... Read More

  • PACK THE COURT FOR RICO CLARK

    • September 5 @ 9:30 AM
    • Leighton Criminal Court Room 305
    • 2650 S California Chicago IL

    PACK THE COURT FOR RICO CLARK Friday 9/5/25 930 AM Leighton Criminal Court 2650 S California Room 305 Chicago IL

  • Rally for Your Neighbors at Broadview ICE Processing Center

    • September 5 @ 7:00 AM
    • until 9:00 AM
    • Broadview ICE Processing Center
    • 1930 Beach St, Broadview IL

    Broadview Detention Center has begun boarding up its windows and the Broadview mayor says that the detention center will be the center of ICE operations as the primary processing center for the next 45 to 60 days. Every Friday from 7AM-9AM people detained at Broadview are loaded into vans and moved to airports or to other detention facilities in Indiana, Kentucky, and other states.

  • WE ARE ELIAS! Benefit Show

    • September 4 @ 7:00 PM
    • Tattler Post
    • 4355 n western ave

    Show up for radical artists paying tribute to a local Chicagoan fighter currently doing time for Palestine! Proceeds will go directly to Elias Rodriguez via offenderconnect. Performers: Sol, Said Earth The Last Poet Beanersteamer Zaza za

  • Bondage with the Persian Prince

    • September 4 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Learn techniques and skills, and practice your ties with an expert. All experience levels are welcome. Thursday sessions are scheduled for June 26, July 17, July 31, Aug 14, and Sep 4. $5.00

  • Erotic Hypnosis class and demo

    • September 3 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Wednesday, September 3. 7pm-8:30pm at the LA&M. Free admission. Nancy Ava Miller presents... Erotic Hypnosis 💤✨ A class and demonstration with assistant Ninjet Kitty. A JOURNEY INTO CONTEMPLATION AND MORE… Eye-opening! Intelligent! Profound! Attendees at this workshop will be guided into a deep, relaxed hypnotic and meditative state, during which they will experience a calm “inner being” — uninhibited and blissful.... Read More

  • Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help: Jarrod Shanahan in Conversation with Lake Effect Collective

    • September 3 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us in celebrating this long-awaited collection by Chicago author and agitator Jarrod Shanahan, who will appear in conversation with members of Lake Effect Collective. Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help (PM Press, 2025) collects a decade of reflections on recent US struggles—Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and the George Floyd Rebellion—alongside accounts of the rise of Trumpism, the alt-right, and an apocalyptic shift in popular culture, to paint a dense and complex portrait of a decade of protracted social crisis. Jarrod... Read More

  • Free Xochitl Vigil

    • September 2 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Chicago Patchwork Farms
    • 2825 W Chicago Ave Chicago IL

    Free Xochitl Vigil Tuesday 9/2/25 6-8 PM Chicago Patchwork Farms 2825 W Chicago Ave Chicago IL #FREEXochitl https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/833035/ #DEFUNDfacebook

  • BLACK AUGUST PEOPLE'S FEAST COOKOUT

    • August 31 @ 6:00 PM
    • FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    • 6400 S KIMBARK AVE CHICAGO IL

    BLACK AUGUST PEOPLE'S FEAST COOKOUT SUNDAY 8/31/25 6PM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6400 S KIMBARK AVE CHICAGO IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Trans Tea Party

    • August 30 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Join us be having tea along with an open mic/jam session at the leather archive and museum on august 30th from 1-4:30! as usual, this is a potluck style event - bring snacks and drinks to share! we’ll be in the auditorium, if you want to bring something to perform, please do! You'll also have access to the museum and library/archive during the event, so you’ll also have the opportunity to see a bunch of queer art Note that stairs are required both to get to the space and to get to the restrooms.... Read More

  • BIKE REPAIR SKILL SHARE

    • August 30 @ 12:00 PM
    • LEGION PARK
    • ENTER ON W THORNDALE AVE, EAST OF KEDZIE CHICAGO IL

    BIKE REPAIR SKILL SHARE COMMUNITY EVENT SATURDAY 8/30/25 12PM LEGION PARK ENTER ON W THORNDALE AVE, EAST OF KEDZIE CHICAGO IL

  • Poppers Talk & Open Mic

    • August 24 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    LA&M researcher Jay Sosa discusses the history and politics of poppers. Got a story? Got a question? We'll have a community conversation about what we should know about poppers. No names, no details, no recordings.

  • The Black Banjo Jam

    • August 24 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Harrison Park
    • 19th & Damen

    The Black Banjo Jam is a Black affinity space to learn and play the banjo hosted by @black.banjo.reclamation. It’s an intergenerational space, so feel free to bring your aunties, uncles, grandma, and the baby. A limited number of extra banjos are available to play if you don’t have your own.

  • Join 505051: No Camps / No War / No 1984

    • August 23 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • TBD!
    • Chicago, IL

    On August 23rd we will gather to demand an END to the concentration camps, END to the wars, and END to the march towards fascism. Silence serves the oppressor, so come get loud. We will release more details soon! Please note, we will be holding this event instead of an event on August 2nd.

  • COFFEE & CONVERSATION

    • August 22 @ 9:00 AM
    • Zoom
    • ZOOM

    COFFEE & CONVERSATION Weekly M-F 9AM Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcuCtqTgpHtVZc7UfxUfQOw8mjrLdPP2l#/registration #DEFUNDfacebook

  • HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY

    • August 21 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 11:00 AM
    • Social Security Adminstrative Office
    • 2127 W Lawrence Ave Chicago IL 60625

    HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY 10-11 AM Social Security Adminstrative Office 2127 W Lawrence Ave Chicago IL 60625

  • Weekly Vigil For The Children Of Gaza

    • August 20 @ 4:30 PM
    • Michigan and Wacker
    • Downtown Chicago IL

    Wednesday 8/20/25 at 4:30pm join us for our weekly vigil for the children of Gaza. We will meet downtown at Michigan and Wacker to make sure that we are getting the message out to as many of our fellow Chicagoans as possible: Chicago stands with Palestine! Vigils will continue weekly as long as our tax dollars are funding war crimes committed against Palestinians.

  • Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours

    • August 16 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood, Chicago IL

    Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours are every second Sunday 3-4:30 pm and every third Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm. This is the time to pick up new seeds (free!), gift your surplus, or just hang out and talk seeds!

  • BIPOC Solidarity Benefit Cookout

    • August 15 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Cedillo’s Fresh Produce
    • 325 W. 70th Pl

    Join us for an evening of community, care, and collective action at this BIPOC-only, alcohol-free benefit cookout. Friends and neighbors are coming together to raise funds for BIPOC-led efforts and solidarities through shared food, connection, and a silent art auction featuring local talent. There’s... Read More

  • Bondage with the Persian Prince

    • August 14 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Learn techniques and skills, and practice your ties with an expert. All experience levels are welcome. Thursday sessions are scheduled for June 26, July 17, July 31, Aug 14, and Sep 4. $5.00

  • Film Screening “The Body Electric,” Six Films By Paul Sharits” by Tone Glow

    • August 14 @ 7:00 PM
    • International Museum of Surgical Science
    • 1524 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60610

    Tone Glow is excited to announce a special screening of an film Paul Sharits! Tone Glow Presents “The Body Electric: Six Films By Paul Sharits” August 14th, 7:00pm-9:00pm Doors: 6:00pm Tickets: $15 GA Presale $10 Student Presale (Use code STUDENT at checkout) $10 IMSS Member Presale (Use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout) -$20 at Door $15 Student at Door $15 IMSS Member at Door Tone Glow is excited to announce “The Body Electric,” a program highlighting six films by the visual artist and filmmaker Paul Sharits (1943-1993).... Read More

  • Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing

    • August 12 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

  • Emergency Protest & Memorial

    • August 12 @ 4:30 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 w Washington St DownTown Chicago IL

    Emergency Protest & Memorial Tuesday 8/12/25 430 PM Daley Plaza 50 w Washington St DownTown Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • DEFEND EPA WORKERS

    • August 12 @ 12:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    DEFEND EPA WORKERS! Join us Tuesday 8/12/25 at noon at the Federal Plaza in Chicago IL to support @704afge members fighting back after Trump's authoritarian move to cancel the contract of thousands of EPA workers. This administration is escalating its union-busting.... Read More

  • ICE Out of Chicago

    • August 11 @ 9:00 AM
    • 101 Ida B Wells
    • 101 W Ida B Wells Dr Chicago, IL 60605 United States

    This Monday, August 11th from 9-10am, there will be an autonomous noise demo next to the driveway at the northwest corner of 101 Ida B.Wells, which is home to the ICE field office. This demo is a surge effort to... Read More

  • SHOW: Pure Terror @ Canalport River Walk

    • August 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • Canalport River Walk
    • 2900 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60608 United States

    Punk show. No cops, no zionists. DJ set following at the clipper.

  • NEW YORK CITY INFERNO: A Bijou Video Screening at the Leather Archives & Museum

    • August 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/new-york-city-inferno-a-bijou-video-screening-at-the-leather-archives-and-museum Come early for sex and love life tarot reading by oracle Jessika Cutts. Plus so much more to be announced! Structured around the journey of Jerome (hairy, uncut Christopher Dock) in search of his lover, this French production also serves as a study of NYC's gay sex culture/locales and includes, along with its truly hot sex scenes and story, an interview with a gay political activist and performer/poet Camille O'Grady fronting a punk band in the film's epically wild orgy scene shot in the infamous Mineshaft! Raw, gritty, kinky, occasionally bizarre, this artfully made, historically significant classic is a major film of the '70s French gay porn boom. New... Read More

  • Pass the Aux: A Collective Sharing and Listening Session

    • August 10 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 5:30 PM
    • Unity Park, at the pergola
    • 2636 N Kimball Ave, Chicago

    Pass the Aux: A Collective Sharing and Listening Session August 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm “What are we listening to these days, and why?” Prompted by this and other questions, Josh Rios invites you to this all-ages gathering to share and reflect on music in an open, collective setting.... Read More

  • Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours

    • August 10 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood, Chicago IL

    Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours are every second Sunday 3-4:30 pm and every third Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm. This is the time to pick up new seeds (free!), gift your surplus, or just hang out and talk seeds!

  • Erotic Photography Workshop

    • August 9 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Learn how to shoot bold, sensual, and kink-inspired imagery. Led by Kristopher Daniel of La Petite Mort Photography (www.lapetitemortphotography.com), this hands-on workshop covers lighting, posing, and working with erotic themes using live models. All skill levels are welcome. The second hour is open shoot time to practice what you’ve learned using Kris’ lighting setup.... Read More

  • Quimby’s Show & Tell: Marc Fischer of Public Collectors

    • August 9 @ 6:30 PM
    • Quimby's Bookstore
    • 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622

    Join Chicago-based publisher Marc Fischer of Public Collectors to discuss his latest Public Collectors publications, and read from the recent booklets: “Why Self-Publish Under Fascism?” and “Who Shares the Restroom Code with ICE Agents?“ Marc Fischer is the administrator of Public Collectors, an initiative he formed in 2007.... Read More

  • Drawn Together in Struggle & Hope Community Fundraiser

    • August 9 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612

    Come out to support artists inside IL prisons and organizations working together towards freedom! Artworks from Castaway (a group of artists at Western IL prison) and formerly incarcerated artists will be on sale. Join us for food, drink, music and more! 100% of proceeds will support ILARJ & WTS! Sliding scale tickets start at $10, including a dinner plate and free drink! RSVP and buy your ticket at Givebutter.com/DrawnTogether! The... Read More

  • Inga Books Turns 6!

    • August 9 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Inga Books
    • 1740 W. 18th Street Chicago, IL 60608

    🎆 ✨ Join us on Saturday, August 9th to celebrate Inga’s six year b-day. 🪅 We’ll gather around drinks, snacks, cake, printed freebies, and some newly released, limited edition merch. 🪢 Festivities set to take place during our 1-7pm open... Read More

  • Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition with brian bean

    • August 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us as we welcome brian bean to the store for an event in celebration of his new book Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition, a deeply reported analysis of the connections between policing and capitalism, centering global lessons of revolt and resistance. Where... Read More

  • Chicago Hardcore Benefit for Congo & Sudan

    • August 8 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian church of Chicago
    • Chicago IL

    🇸🇩🇨🇩Chicago Hardcore Benefit for Congo & Sudan August 8th, 2025 at 5PM 5-10PM / All Ages / No Drugs or Alcohol. Join us at the First Presbyterian church of Chicago, $15 (or more 👀) entry at the door! Thank you to @bugginhc @sensoryimpactchi @_manoamano_il @situationalhazard.hc... Read More

  • Picket Ariel Investments

    • August 8 @ 12:30 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Ariel’s corporate headquarters
    • 200 E RANDOLPH ST / CHICAGO, IL

    That's right--we're showing up, and we're picketing the owners. In our campaign to organize VRS interpreters at both Sorenson and ZP Better Together, Ariel Investments (Sorenson's private equity owner) is a major decision maker, especially in our continued pressure to get leadership to meet with us and negotiate a union agreement.... Read More

  • Transatlantic Antifa: The Rise of the Far Right and the History and Challenges of Antifascist Movements

    • August 6 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    A conversation between activist/scholars from Germany and the U.S. about the far right movements in Europe, the U.S., and the possibility of international solidarity. Zeena Arndt is a researcher and activist from Berlin, Germany, who has been involved in antifascist/antiracist movements for over 25 years. Michael... Read More

  • Worker Support Action

    • August 6 @ 5:00 PM
    • Emily Hotel
    • 311 N. Morgan Chicago IL 60607

    Worker Support Action Wednesday August 6, 2025 5PM Emily Hotel 311 N. Morgan Chicago IL 60607 #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Worker Support Action

    • August 6 @ 5:00 PM
    • Emily Hotel
    • 311 N. Morgan Chicago IL 60607

    Worker Support Action Wednesday August 6, 2025 5PM Emily Hotel 311 N. Morgan Chicago IL 60607 #DEFUNDfacebook

  • VIGIL FOR GAZA

    • August 6 @ 4:30 PM
    • 500 W Madison
    • Chicago IL

    VIGIL FOR GAZA Wednesday 8/6/25 430PM 500 W Madison Chicago IL Bring your empty pots & pans for a 6PM demand! Stop Starving Gaza Now! #DEFUNDfacebòok

  • VIGIL FOR GAZA

    • August 6 @ 4:30 PM
    • 500 W Madison
    • Chicago IL

    VIGIL FOR GAZA Wednesday 8/6/25 430PM 500 W Madison Chicago IL Bring your empty pots & pans for a 6PM demand! Stop Starving Gaza Now! #DEFUNDfacebòok

  • Hearing & Press Conference to dismiss domestic terrorism charge

    • August 6 @ 2:00 PM
    • Online &
    • In person

    Hearing to dismiss domestic terrorism charge against Cop City Defendant Jamie Marsicano Wednesday, August 6 2025 at 2pm DeKalb County Superior Court, 556 N. McDonough Street, Decatur, GA https://weelauneethefree.org/hearing-august-6-for-cop-city-defendant-seeking-dismissal-of-domestic-terrorism-charge-unindicted-more-than-two-years-after-march-2023-arrest/ Marsicano’s hearing can also be viewed virtually at: https://tinyurl.com/DropTheTerrorismCharge (ID: 883 8751 7511) Virtual press conference will be held by Marsicano’s legal team at 3:30pm, or when the hearing ends, whichever is later: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78121869057... Read More

  • Press Rally & Triple-Header Court Date

    • August 6 @ 9:00 AM
    • Leighton Criminal Courthouse
    • 2650 S California Chicago IL

    🚨JOIN US for a press rally and triple-header court date to demand freedom for three survivors of corrupt CPD detectives Brian Forberg, John Foster and Kevin Eberle! This crucial day of mobilization calls for all hands on deck! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 When: 9 a.m.... Read More

  • Replace the State: How to Change the World When and Elections and Protests Fail with Sasha Davis

    • August 5 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    In the current political atmosphere of cruelty, repression and irrationality, many have pleaded for the urgent development of social movements to counter the rampage of the federal government and their oligarch allies. But what should these movement look like? And how should we build them? Imagining just such a grassroots movement is the goal of a new book from Sasha Davis.... Read More

  • Rally and march On The Boss

    • August 5 @ 10:00 AM
    • mauser headquarters
    • 1515 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523

    Join Teamsters Local 705 members striking mauser for a rally and march on the boss Tuesday, August 5 2025 10AM @ mauser headquarters 1515 W 22nd St Oak Brook IL 60523. Tell mauser it’s time to listen to their workers and deliver a fair contract.... Read More

  • TEACH-IN Divesting Our Money

    • August 4 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL

    TEACH-IN Divesting Our Money From The Gaza Genocide Monday 8/4/25 7PM Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • TEACH-IN Divesting Our Money

    • August 4 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL

    TEACH-IN Divesting Our Money From The Gaza Genocide Monday 8/4/25 7PM Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Abolitionist Playdate/Book Swap

    • August 4 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Horner Park Nature Play Space
    • near California Ave. & Belle Plaine

    Abolitionist Playdate/Book Swap Join us for cultivating a future focused on dismantling systemic inequalities and building collective capacity for change, while the kiddos play! This time we’ll swap books (any genre, for kids or adults). 📆 Monday, August 4th ⏰ 5:30-7:30 PM 📍Horner Park Nature Play Space (near California Ave.... Read More

  • LETTER PACKING

    • August 3 @ 3:00 PM
    • Sultan's Market
    • 2057 North Ave Chicago IL

    LETTER PACKING Newsletter To Mail To Cook County Jail Sunday August 3 2025 3PM Sultan's Market 2057 North Ave Chicago IL

  • Kink Klass: So You Want To Teach A Class

    • August 3 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Kink Klass: So You Want To Teach A Class — Pro Tips for Teaching, with Master Leather Redux and Raea Do you find yourself called to teach a class on leather or kink? Not sure how to go about it? Navigating wanting to teach has many facets.... Read More

  • MEET YOUR ALLIES Everyone Has A Partisan Story

    • August 3 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Sikh Religious Society
    • 1280 Winnetka St Paletine IL 60067

    MEET YOUR ALLIES Everyone Has A Partisan Story Sunday August 3 2025 1PM-4PM Sikh Religious Society 1280 Winnetka St Paletine IL 60067

  • DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION: A Community Fundraiser

    • August 2 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St, Chicago

    100% of proceeds support Chicago organizing. Connect with orgs putting in the work! ** No New Prisons IL ** Campaign for Public Health and Safety ** Cannibis Equity IL ** Logan Sq Mutual Aid ** Chicago Food Soveignty Coalition ** MAMAS ** Coalition to Decarcerate IL ** Illinois... Read More

  • STOP GAZA GENOCIDE PROTEST AND MARCH!

    • August 2 @ 3:30 PM
    • Michigan Ave & Wacker Dr
    • Downtown Chicago lL

    STOP GAZA GENOCIDE PROTEST AND MARCH! Saturday 8/2/25 330 PM Michigan Ave & Wacker Dr. Downtown Chicago lL END ALL U.S. AID TO lSRAEL!

  • Tesla Takedown Chicago

    • August 2 @ 12:00 PM
    • Gold Coast Tesla Dealership
    • 901 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611 US

    Tesla Takedown Chicago Aug. 2 Start: Saturday, August 02, 2025 • 12:00 PM End: Saturday, August 02, 2025 • 01:30 PM Location: Gold Coast Tesla Dealership • 901 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611 US Host Contact Info: teslatakedownchicago@proton.me

  • Illinois Bear Contest

    • August 1 @ 8:00 PM
    • until August 02 @ 10:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Contest is open to participants of all genders. Meet and Greet at the North End (3733 N. Halsted) on August 1st at 8pm. Contest at the LA&M on August 2nd at 7pm (6418 N. Greenview).

  • Bondage with the Persian Prince

    • July 31 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Learn techniques and skills, and practice your ties with an expert. All experience levels are welcome. Thursday sessions are scheduled for June 26, July 17, July 31, Aug 14, and Sep 4. $5.00

  • RALLY TO SUPPORT S&S WORKERS

    • July 28 @ 1:00 PM
    • until July 27 @ 4:00 PM
    • 16427 W Prologis Pkwy
    • Lockport IL 60441

    RALLY TO SUPPORT S&S WORKERS Monday July 28 2025 1-4 PM 16427 W Prologis Pkwy Lockport IL 60441 Join the Teamsters Joint Council 25 & Teamsters Local 179 to stand with workers at S&S Activewear as they fight for the dignity and respect that... Read More

  • Ice Out of Chicago

    • July 28 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 10:00 AM
    • Northwest corner of 101 Ida b wells, next to driveway
    • 101 Ida b wells

    Come protest at 101 Ida B Wells that hosts ice field office. Learn about how to identify ice cars and agents and how we can keep our neighbors safe

  • Interactive Performance Sunset 1919 A Ritual

    • July 27 @ 7:00 PM
    • Eugene Williams Memorial Square
    • 125 Fort Dearborn Drive Chicago IL

    Interactive Performance Sunset 1919 A Ritual Sunday July 27 2025 7PM Eugene Williams Memorial Square 125 Fort Dearborn Drive Chicago IL https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/25/lookingglass-honoring-1919-race-riot-victims-with-lakefront-performance-sunday/

  • Summer Soup Night

    • July 27 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Montrose Beach Grassy Area by Cricket Hill
    • 4400 N Lake Shore Drive

    ☀️SUMMER SOUP NIGHT- SUNDAY JULY 27TH, 4-7, MONTROSE BEACH GRASSY AREA BY CRICKET HILL☀️ Join for an afternoon of food, dialogue and music! We will be talking about what it takes to get organized in the face of current struggles-- how to plug in, how to network, how to crew up, and what roles established groups and orgs have in our work and strategies.... Read More

  • Environmental Justice Community Cookout - Fighting the Quantum Facility

    • July 26 @ 12:00 PM
    • Steelworkers Park
    • 87th St and the Lake

    Come out THIS Saturday for our Community Cookout to explore how we are fighting the Quantum Facility and what we would rather see built in our neighborhoods. 📆 Saturday, July 26th from 12-4 pm (speeches at 2 pm) 📍Steelworkers Park, 87th St... Read More

  • Chicago Critical Mass - Ride for Palestine

    • July 25 @ 6:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • Washington and Dearborn, Chicago IL

    🚴‍♀️ RIDE FOR PALESTINE 🚴‍♂️ Chicago Critical Mass – Palestinian Contingent 🗓 Fri, July 25 | ⏰ 6 PM | 📍Daley Plaza Flood the streets. Ride in defiance. Drape your bike in flags, keffiyehs, signs, and resistance. This isn’t just a ride—it’s a call for liberation. Ride... Read More

  • Close The Broadview ice Facility!

    • July 25 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Email
    • Email

    Close The Broadview ice Facility! EMAILS NEEDED to tell Eileen Burke and Kwame Raoul to SHUT DOWN BROADVIEW! Use the link caarpr.org/irwc to send an email and support immigrants in Illinois! #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Citizens of the Whole World: Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left with Benjamin Balthaser and Gabriel Winant

    • July 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL

    Join us as we welcome Benjamin Balthaser and Gabe Winant for a discussion of Benjamin Balthaser's new book, Citizens of the Whole World: Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left, out now from Verso Books. Citizens of the Whole World is a 100 year cultural, political and literary history of the American Jewish left and its critique of the colonial and nationalist project of Zionism.... Read More

  • GAZA IS BEING STARVED! STOP THE GENOCIDE NOW!

    • July 24 @ 4:30 PM
    • israeli embassy
    • 500 W Madsion St Chicago IL

    GAZA IS BEING STARVED! STOP THE GENOCIDE NOW! Thursday July 24th 2025 430PM Rally in front of the israeli embassy 500 W Madsion St Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Kitchen Table Puppets + Press Presents - DIGITAL DYSTOPIA: Kicking Big Brother Out of School

    • July 23 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Chicago Teachers Union
    • 1901 W. Carrol Ave. #205

    Hola Chicago mycelium🥄 Kitchen Table is coming to town with puppet parties!! We’re touring with support from GPS Network @edgelands.institute and the Notice Coalition and we’re excited to bring our anti-surveillance big puppet show “Digital Dystopia: Kicking Big Brother Out Of School” to the Midwest! Chicago happenings: 7/22, 4-8pm Piñata build with @pilsenartscommunityhouse 7/23, 7-9pm Puppet Shows at Chicago Teacher Union @ctulocal1 “Digital Dystopia: Kicking Big Brother out of School” by Kitchen Table with opening acts: “Shake Off” by Tanima @jugnupanti “An Anansi Experience” by Anthony Michael Stokes @kesstokreatures We’ll end our puppet play with a piñata smashing during our art and organizer market featuring: @carlosbarberena @atlanaw @hoofprintchicago @werdmvmnt @justseeds We are a masked and wheelchair accessible event.... Read More

  • Vigil Honoring All Palestinian Children Affected By The Genocide

    • July 23 @ 4:30 PM
    • 180 N LaSalle St
    • Chicago IL

    Vigil Honoring All Palestinian Children Affected By The Genocide July 23 2025 430PM 180 N LaSalle St Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Close the Broadview ICE Facility!

    • July 22 @ 12:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 W Washington St Chicago IL

    Press Conference On Tuesday 7/22/25 12PM @ Daley Plaza 50 W Washington St Chicago IL to announce a campaign to close the Broadview ICE Staging Facility, which is being used as a de facto detention center.

  • ICE OUT OF CHICAGO

    • July 21 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 10:00 AM
    • Northwest Corner of 101 Iba B Wells
    • 101 Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, IL 60605

    Autonomous demonstrators are calling for as many people as possible to show up next to the driveway at the northwest corner of 101 Ida B.Wells, which is home to the ICE field office. Every week, masked ICE agents in unmarked cars leave the ICE field office to terrorize Chicago with violent raids.

  • Movie Club: Freakiest Friday

    • July 19 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Eli Tea Bar
    • 5507 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

    Movie Club is proud to present Freakiest Friday: on a Saturday! Taking place on Saturday, July 19th at 8PM, this show will cover any and all body swap films through monologue, song, dance, idk! Anything can happen on a Freaky Friday that’s on a Saturday! Movie Club is a variety satire show.... Read More

  • A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre with Garrett Felber, Denzel K. Burke, and Destine Phillips

    • July 19 @ 6:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St. Chicago IL

    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 helped lay the foundation for contemporary abolitionist struggles and Black anarchism.... Read More

  • Chicago Zine Fest 2025

    • July 19 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Harold Washington Library Center Winter Garden, 9th Floor
    • 400 S State St Chicago, IL 60605

    We're excited to partner with Chicago Public Library to bring you the next Chicago Zine Fest! Chicago Zine Fest is a celebration of small press and independent publishers, with an annual festival of workshops and the big expo day where 70+ zinesters sell and trade their zines.... Read More

  • Tenant Power in Times of Crisis with Rae Baker and the Chicago Union of Tenants

    • July 18 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St. Chicago IL

    Join us for a conversation about tenant organising 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 hostility toward unhoused people made worse by mass unemployment, a public health crisis, and racist police violence.... Read More

  • Hands Off Iran! Emergency Protest If U.S. attacks Iran!

    • July 18 @ 5:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S. Dearborn St. Chicago IL

    Hands Off Iran! Emergency Protest If U.S. attacks Iran! Federal Plaza 230 S. Dearborn St. Chicago IL If attack occurs before noon, protest will be at 5PM the same day. If attack occurs after noon, protest will be at 5 PM the next day. Demand that we don’t want the U.S.... Read More

  • Bondage with the Persian Prince

    • July 17 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Learn techniques and skills, and practice your ties with an expert. All experience levels are welcome. Thursday sessions are scheduled for June 26, July 17, July 31, Aug 14, and Sep 4. $5.00

  • Group Bike Ride! Femmes and Thems x Dykes on Bikes

    • July 17 @ 6:30 PM
    • BFF Bikes
    • 2056 N Damen

    Come join us and our friends at Dykes on Bicycles for a night ride and party at Dorothy together on Thursday, July 17th ❤️🪩🚲 Ride will be at a casual pace; 8 miles. 📍Meet up at BFF Bikes at 6:30pm, we roll at 7. @femnthembikechi @dykesonbicycles

  • GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON RALLY

    • July 17 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 W Washington St Chicago IL 60602

    GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON RALLY Thursday 7/17/25 530–8PM Daley Plaza 50 W Washington St Chicago IL 60602 Our rights are under attack. We honor the anniversary of the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis, not with ceremonies, but with action. A new front in the struggle for freedom. It's... Read More

  • Oppose The Snap Curfew

    • July 16 @ 9:00 AM
    • City Hall
    • 121 N Lasalle Chicago IL

    Oppose The Snap Curfew Wednesday 7/16/25 9AM City Hall 121 N Lasalle Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Mohammed El-Kurd’s “Perfect Victims.” book discussion

    • July 14 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL

    Mohammed El-Kurd’s “Perfect Victims.” book discussion Monday 7/14/25 630pm-830pm Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL We will be meeting to discuss pages 171 through the end of the book. #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Lets talk about Sinners

    • July 13 @ 6:00 PM
    • Little Red Nest
    • 5458 N Ashland Chicago IL

    Sinners of Empire Sunday 7/13/25 6PM Little Red Nest 5458 N Ashland Chicago IL Lets talk about Sinners What does the representation of Irish culture in this film reveal? Email chirish.mutualaid@proton.me if youre joining in person

  • Kink Klass: Spanking 101 *M/M Edition Presented by Justin and Trevor

    • July 13 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Ever wanted to have a spanking or to give one? Learn how to redden those cheeks as we go over the basics of spanking play, including the anatomy of spanking, different varieties of spanking play, types of implements and positions, effective communication, recommendations for safe play, how to connect with the spanking community, and more.... Read More

  • Speakout Against Extortion Of Families & Inmates

    • July 13 @ 12:00 PM
    • 2900 S California Ave
    • Chicago IL

    Speakout Against Extortion Of Families & Inmates Sunday July 13th 2025 12PM 2900 S California Ave Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Virtual Mass Meeting

    • July 12 @ 2:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • Virtual

    Virtual Mass Meeting 7/13/25 2PM via Zoom Connect with other antiwar activists. Fight to divest Illinois from genocidal zionist investments. Push murica out of israel & build power. Organize & build solidarity with Palestine. Get the meeting information @ bit.ly/joinantiwarchicago

  • Riders Rise Up to Save Transit

    • July 12 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 W Washington, Chicago IL

    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.... Read More

  • Chalk the Walk

    • July 12 @ 9:30 AM
    • Independence Park
    • 3945 N Springfield Ave Chicago IL 60618

    Indivisible Chicago Northwest Chalk the Walk 7/12/25 930AM Independence Park 3945 N Springfield Ave Chicago IL 60618 We’ll have Sign-making stations, Chalk art & templates. Together we reject the harm caused by the Trump regime & stand up for a future for all of our neighbors. #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Chicago Fetish Weekend

    • July 11 @ 8:00 PM
    • until July 13 @ 10:00 PM
    • Multiple Locations
    • Chicago, IL

    Chicago Fetish Weekend is back with another year of celebrating Chicago's vibrant and diverse fetish community. Everyone in our community deserves to be heard & represented. Friday 9:00pm | Opening Ceremonies and Meet the Contestants, Jackhammer Saturday 12:00 pm - 4:30pm | Club... Read More

  • A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon with Eric King

    • July 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St., Chicago IL

    We're 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 the reader step into the cell to experience all the horrors the Federal Bureau of Prisons tries to keep hidden underground. In... Read More

  • Justice For Nathaniel Fejerang Emergency Protest & March

    • July 10 @ 6:30 PM
    • Corner of Grand & Long
    • Chicago IL

    Justice For Nathaniel Fejerang Emergency Protest & March Thursday July 10th 2025 630PM Corner of Grand & Long Chicago IL #DEFUNDfacebok

  • We are all Palestine Action

    • July 9 @ 5:00 PM
    • British Consulate
    • 625 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL

    On Monday June 30th, the UK government began the process of banning the group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws. For years, Palestine Action activists have disrupted, defaced, and destroyed the offices and manufacturing plants of Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems, which is the primary supplier of drones and land equipment to the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).... Read More

  • Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing

    • July 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

  • Stand Up for Social Security

    • July 8 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 11:00 AM
    • Social Security Administration
    • 3260 W Fullerton Ave Chicago, IL 60647

    Stand Up for Social Security! Tuesday 7/8/25 10 – 11am Social Security Administration 3260 W Fullerton Ave Chicago, IL 60647 About this event Let’s gather in support of beleaguered yet dedicated SSA staffers and demand HANDS OFF Social Security — an earned benefit! Got a sign? Bring it.... Read More

  • I Learned Self Defense in a Church Basement

    • July 7 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church - Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    A queer focused self defense class held biweekly at Grace Church in Logan Square. Admission is $15, trans folx fight free! Taught by Aspen Drake and Chijioke Williams

  • Autonomous Demo: Show Out to Get ICE Out

    • July 7 @ 9:00 AM
    • Immigration Court/ ICE Field Office
    • 536 S CLARK ST, CHICAGO IL

    Autonomous Demo: Show Out to Get ICE Out 🧊 JULY 7 @ 9:00 AM. ICE FIELD OFFICE / IMMIGRATION COURT, 536 S CLARK ST, CHICAGO IL. With news from OCAD that ICE is going to refocus their kidnapping efforts at court hearings held at the ICE Chicago field office on S Clark and Ida B a Wells Dr.,... Read More

  • (ATLANTA/Remote) Ayla King Trial Support/ Fire Ant Defense Assembly

    • July 6 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Grant Park Gazebo (Atlanta)
    • 625 Park Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30308

    Find Out About The Ayla King Trial JULY 6 @ 6:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM. MEET BY THE POOL, GRANT PARK GAZEBO. Fire Ant Movement Defense Assembly Find out about the Ayla King Trial July 6th 2025 6-8 PM Grant Park Gazebo Meet by the pool! (REMOTE SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY) You can donate to Ayla’s trial fund here and to the Stop Cop City RICO defendants as a whole here. For... Read More

  • Letter Packing

    • July 6 @ 3:00 PM
    • Anticonquista Cafe
    • 952 W 18th St

    Letter Packing 7/6/25 3PM Anticonquista Cafe 952 W 18th St People are locked up in Cook County Jail facing horrific conditions. The majority of them are waiting for trial & many have been waiting for years. Help pack newsletter to send to inmates to fight the conditions from the inside & outside.

  • People’s Independence Day March

    • July 4 @ 1:31 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S Dearborn Chicago, IL, 60604

    We are calling on CHICAGO for all to join us on July 4th for the PEOPLE’s INDEPENDENCE DAY because there can be no freedom without justice! The Coalition Against the Trump Agenda is a growing coalition united in the demands to fight and put an end to the racist and reactionary agenda of the Trump administration.... Read More

  • BOYCOTT 4TH OF JULY

    • July 4 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 219 S Dearborn

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DLUjmkHO6qy/?igsh=MTNlYzNkZTgyeGJyeQ==

  • Justice for Timothy

    • July 3 @ 6:00 PM
    • Lake & Central
    • Chicago IL

    July 3rd marks 6 months since CPD executed Timothy Glaze. Join us in the streets to demand justice for Timothy @ 6PM on Lake & Central Chicago IL. JAIL KILLER COPS!

  • Teach In

    • July 3 @ 4:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    THURSDAY: As part of our solidarity programming with the JVP Chicago Hunger Strikers, they are hosting TWO teach-ins (Thursday July 3) in Federal Plaza Chicago IL. First, from 4-5pm, @salon.kawakib will present a teach-in on Fighting Pinkwashing as Part of Your Activism.... Read More

  • Justice 4 Murod

    • July 2 @ 5:00 PM
    • 9446 Raymond Ave
    • Oak Lawn, IL

    WEDNESDAYS ACTION ALERT WHEN: July 2nd, 2025 at 5PM LOCATION: 9446 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL Join AAAN, USPCN, CARPRR & others to protest the @OakLawnPD and Fire Commission board meeting & demand #Justice4Murod & his family. #StopPoliceCrimes #EndRacialProfiling #DEFUNDfacebook

  • Stand Up To ICE! Know Your Rights!

    • July 1 @ 12:00 PM
    • Home Depot
    • 6211 N Lincoln Ave Chicago IL

    Stand Up To ICE! Know Your Rights! 7)/1/25 12PM Home Depot 6211 N Lincoln Ave Chicago IL

  • Interfaith Vigil For Gaza

    • June 30 @ 7:00 PM
    • St. James Commons
    • 65 E Huron St Chicago IL

    Interfaith Vigil For Gaza Monday 6/30/25 7PM St. James Commons 65 E Huron St Chicago IL

  • I Learned Self Defense in a Church Basement

    • June 30 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church - Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    A queer focused self defense class held biweekly at Grace Church in Logan Square. Admission is $15, trans folx fight free! Taught by Aspen Drake and Chijioke Williams

  • Stop Deportations / Stop the Genocide Pride Parade Contingent!

    • June 29 @ 11:30 AM
    • Assemble at W. Dakin St & Sheridan Rd, Chicago (just south of the "Sheridan" Red Line el stop)
    • W. Dakin Street & Sheridan Road, Chicago

    Please join Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and the Gay Liberation Network (GLN) in a joint Pride Parade contingent on Sunday, June 29th. Our aim is to highlight the intersectional solidarity that was at the core of the Stonewall Rebellion and grassroots activism in the years afterwards that won us the right to have pride parades in the first place. Help... Read More

  • TRANS LIBERATION MARCH

    • June 28 @ 5:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave

    Organized by Stop Trans Genocide Chicago. We did it last year, let's do it again! Saturday June 28 (the eve before the Pride parade).

  • Stop The Gaza Genocide!

    • June 28 @ 2:00 PM
    • Water Tower Park
    • Chicago Ave & Michigan Ave Chicago IL

    Stop The Gaza Genocide! Saturday June 28th 2025 2PM Water Tower Park Chicago Ave & Michigan Ave Chicago IL

  • From Chicago to Palestine: Mothering is Radical.

    • June 27 @ 7:00 PM
    • 2717 W Madison St
    • Chicago, IL 60612

    From Chicago to Palestine: Mothering is Radical. Friday, June 27th 2025 7PM 2717 W Madison St. Chicago, IL 60612 Register: bit.ly/ChiPalMIR Childcare provided by ChiChiCo

  • Poems While You Wait & Leatherbound Lit Poetry

    • June 27 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Poems While You Wait is joining us for Gear Night on June 27th, 6-9pm. We'll have a poetry writing station, rare erotic poetry from vintage kinky magazines for your eyes only, and a live reading with Ramrose and the Leatherbound Lit poetry workshop group from 7:30 to 8pm.... Read More

  • Solidarity Hours With Hunger Strikers

    • June 27 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    Solidarity Hours With Hunger Strikers Friday June 27th 2025 4-7PM Federal Plaza Chicago IL

  • No kings!

    • June 27 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • St. Clair County Courthouse
    • 20 Public Square Belleville IL 62220

    No kings! Fridays 4-6 CT St. Clair County Courthouse 20 Public Square Belleville IL 62220

  • Rally to Save the Alternative Work Schedule at Jesse Brown VA!

    • June 27 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Across the street from the Damen entrance,
    • Jesse Brown VA Chicago IL

    Rally to Save the Alternative Work Schedule at Jesse Brown VA! Friday 6/27/25 1-2PM Across the street from the Damen entrance, Chicago IL. Schedule changes & staffing cuts are putting workers & the veterans they care for in danger!

  • Demand that the charges on Alejandro Orellana be dropped!

    • June 27 @ 12:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    🚨THIS FRIDAY! We are joining the national day of action with our allies to demand that the charges on Alejandro Orellana be dropped! Join us 12PM Friday 6/27/25 at Federal Plaza Chicago IL! Protesting is not a crime!

  • Flyering ForThe Protest For Timothy Glaze

    • June 27 @ 11:00 AM
    • Central Green Line
    • Chicago IL

    Flyering For Protest Friday 6/27/25 11AM Central Green Line, Chicago IL & Protest For Timothy Glaze Thursday 7/3/25 6PM Lake & Central, Chicago IL July 3rd marks 6 months since cpd executed Timothy Glaze. Take the streets & demand justice for Timothy. JAIL KILLER COPS!

  • Class Warfare in Black Atlanta: Augustus Wood and Camila Gavin

    • June 26 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL

    Join us as we welcome Augustus Wood and Camila Gavin to the store for a discussion of Wood's new book Class Warfare in Black Atlanta: Grassroots Struggles, Power, and Repression under Gentrification. Between 1966 and 2015, the city of Atlanta was transformed.... Read More

  • Know Your Rights Training

    • June 26 @ 6:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • Zoom

    Know Your Rights Training Thursday June 26th 2025 6PM CT open to ALL Starbucks partners. We keep each other safe, first and foremost. Zoom http://tinyurl.com/sbwu-kyr

  • The Art of Domination and Submission with Jamie Joy

    • June 22 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Are you ready to step into your Dominant side and step up your kinky play? Are you looking to sink deeper into your Submissive role? This workshop will take you on a thrilling and immersive journey into the erotic world of consensual power exchange.... Read More

  • Art build in support of Trans Liberation March

    • June 21 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join activists from @stoptransgenocide and other groups for an art build in support of the Trans Liberation March. Bring posterboard, markers, paint and other art supplies, or just bring yourself!

  • Early screening of Ponyboi @ Music Box

    • June 19 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • music box theatre
    • 3733 n. southport ave

    hi 👋🏼 come thru this thursday, june 19 at 7pm to a one-night-only early screening of Ponyboi at Music Box Theater! 🐴✨ i’ll be hosting (@pidgeon) and would love to see you there 💕 the film was written by and stars... Read More

  • Queer Leather History: Focus on Bootblacking

    • June 18 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Chicago Public Library Bezazian Branch
    • 1226 W. Ainslie Street

    Join us at the Chicago Public Library Bezazian Branch for an historical overview of bootblacking and its role in the queer leather community – including practical tips on leather care and restoration. This workshop will be led by local bootblack, Joey Reyes, and Gary Wasdin, Executive Director of The Leather Archives & Museum.

  • Vigil Honoring The Children Of Gaza

    • June 18 @ 4:30 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    Vigil Honoring The Children Of Gaza Wednesday 6/18/25 4:30 PM Federal Plaza Chicago IL

  • Say No to the Instant Snap Curfew

    • June 18 @ 9:30 AM
    • City Hall
    • 121 N Lasalle St Chicago IL

    Say No to the Instant Snap Curfew Wednesday 6/18/25 9:30 AM City Hall 121 N Lasalle St Chicago IL

  • ⚡️☎️ PHONE ZAP! ICE OUT OF THE LOOP! 🚫🧊

    • June 18 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • PHONE
    • ZAP

    ⚡️☎️ PHONE ZAP! ICE OUT OF THE LOOP! 🚫🧊➰ Please share widely and post to social media, so people everywhere can help stop the kidnappings at Chicago Immigration Court 🗣️ 📞 ⚡️ 📞 ⚡️ 📞 ⚡️ Can't get out in the street or risk arrest? Here is a way to Melt Ice from wherever you are: ICE is kidnapping our neighbors from their court appearances at 55 East Monroe! We have to make it too costly for their landlord to allow them to continue operations.... Read More

  • I Learned Self Defense in a Church Basement

    • June 17 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church - Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    A queer focused self defense class held biweekly at Grace Church in Logan Square. Admission is $15, trans folx fight free! Taught by Aspen Drake and Chijioke Williams

  • People's University For Palestine Teach-In

    • June 17 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    People's University For Palestine Teach-In Tuesday 6/17/25 10AM-5PM Federal Plaza Chicago IL

  • A Call For Support

    • June 17 @ 9:00 AM
    • Skokie Courthouse
    • Skokie IL.

    A Call For Support 6/17/25 9AM @ Skokie Courthouse

  • Melt ICE Noise Demo!

    • June 17 @ 8:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Immigration Court
    • 55 E Monroe / 50 E Adams Chicago IL

    Melt ICE Noise Demo! Tuesday June 17 2025 at the Immigration Court 55 E Monroe / 50 E Adams Chicago IL. Show out at 8 AM. ICE typically arrives around 8:30 AM. Court is 9 AM to 1 PM and 1 PM to around 3:30 or 4 PM.

  • Let Gaza Live

    • June 16 @ 11:00 AM
    • until June 21 @ 2:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza & ect
    • Chicago IL

    Monday 6/16/25 JVP Chicago 11AM press conference & 11:30 rally SE corner of the Federal Plaza launches the #LetGazaLive series of actions and Hunger Strike! As part of a nationwide mobilization, >22 actions are planned over the next 3 weeks. Daily events will be held, mostly in Federal Plaza, as the strike continues. ‼️6... Read More

  • Woodstock PrideFest - Indivisible Booth/Parade

    • June 15 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Woodstock Square Historic District
    • 121 W Van Buren St Woodstock, IL 60098

    Woodstock PrideFest - Indivisible Booth/Parade Community Event · Volunteer organized for Indivisible Sunday, June 15 2025 9am – 6pm CDT Woodstock Square Historic District 121 W Van Buren St Woodstock, IL 60098 About this event This a local Indivisible event! We are participating in the Woodstock Pridefest.... Read More

  • NO KINGS S Chicago

    • June 14 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • 10300 S Western Ave
    • Chicago, IL 60643 lL

    NO KINGS S Chicago Rally · Volunteer organized for No Kings Saturday, June 14 1 – 3pm CDT 10300 S Western Ave Chicago, IL 60643 lL

  • CHICAGO • Kick Out the Clowns

    • June 14 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 West Washington Street Chicago, IL, 60602

    CHICAGO • Kick Out the Clowns: End The Greatest Shit Show on Earth Starts on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT Ends on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM CDT Daley Plaza 50 West Washington Street Chicago, IL, 60602

  • NO KINGS Senior Event

    • June 14 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • North Sheridan Road & West Berwyn Avenue
    • Chicago, IL 60640

    NO KINGS Senior Event: Chicago Edgewater Rally · Volunteer organized for No Kings Saturday, June 14 12 – 2pm CDT North Sheridan Road & West Berwyn Avenue Chicago, IL 60640

  • CHICAGO Chalk The Walk

    • June 14 @ 9:30 AM
    • until 11:00 AM
    • Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park
    • 4822 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630

    CHICAGO Chalk The Walk: A NO KINGS Rally Send-Off. Saturday, Jun 14, 2025 9:30am - 11am CDT Jefferson (Thomas) Memorial Park 4822 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL, 60630

  • Punk show for Kurdistan Red Crescent

    • June 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • American Legion tattler post
    • 4355 n western ave

    Everybody Takes One (sxe from twin cities) Contempt (Chicago XXX) Totaled (Peoria XXX) Scope (ChiHC)

  • Ruidosa Presents: Benefit Show @ Workshop 26

    • June 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • WORK26
    • 2620 S. Central Park Ave, Chicago, Illinois

    FATES HAND / FATAL INTENT / FLESHPILE / SHACKLED BY LUST / LOS PARASITOS / CURBSTOMP THE OPPOSITION. All proceeds will be donated to the community affected by ICE! $10-15, all ages.

  • Free America Festival (Obviously)

    • June 13 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Raven Theatre
    • 6157 N Clark St, Chicago IL

    The Free America Festival (Obviously) will be held on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, from 12PM - 3PM at Raven Theatre (6157 N Clark St, Chicago IL), with activities both indoors and outdoors, including:

  • Ban Fascists, Not Books Protest and Book Drive

    • June 13 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • 16 E Lincoln Way
    • Valparaiso IN

    Women's March Ban Fascists, Not Books Protest and Book Drive Friday June 13th 2025 12PM-2PM 16 E Lincoln Way Valparaiso IN Protest against the rump regime & book drive. Please bring a sign and some books to donate. When you elect clowns, they don’t become leaders.... Read More

  • Emergency Rally! We Won't Let Them In!

    • June 13 @ 8:00 AM
    • Immigration Court Building
    • 50 E Adams & 55 E Monroe Chicago IL

    Emergency Rally! We Won't Let Them In! Friday the 13th 2025 8 AM Show up @ 50 E. Adams & 55 E Monroe Chicago IL (Both sides of the Immigration Court building) Only we can end this! Share widely! https://m.facebook.com/events/1401902660822551/?view=permalink&post_id=1406885990324218&mibextid=Nif5oz

  • ICE OUT OF ILLINOIS, ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE:

    • June 12 @ 4:00 PM
    • Ida B Wells & Michigan
    • Chicago IL

    ICE OUT OF ILLINOIS, ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE: Join us June 12th 2025, at 4pm at Ida B Wells & Michigan, Chicago IL to say we reject ICE’s escalations in Illinois and across the country. ICE is tearing apart families... Read More

  • The Free America Festival (Obviously)

    • June 12 @ 12:00 PM
    • until June 14 @ 3:00 PM
    • Raven Theatre
    • 6157 N Clark St, Chicago IL)

    The Free America Festival (Obviously) will be held on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, from 12PM - 3PM at Raven Theatre (6157 N Clark St, Chicago IL), with activities both indoors and outdoors,

  • This Is The Front Line In Chicago

    • June 12 @ 9:00 AM
    • Chicago Immigration Court
    • 55 E. Monroe Chicago IL

    The Chicago Immigration Court was closed because the people shut it down. This is the front line. 9AM 55 E. Monroe Chicago IL every weekday. Be there.

  • An Ordinary White: My Anti-Racist Education with David Roediger and Zhandarka Kurti

    • June 11 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Join us as we weclome David Roediger and Zhandarka Kurti to the store for a discussion of Roediger's new book An Ordinary White: My Anti-Racist Education. Written by the author of the landmark book The Wages of Whiteness and one of the key figures in the critical study of race and racism in America, An Ordinary White is the life story of the historian and radical American writer, David Roediger. With... Read More

  • Pack The Court For Gilberto Vargas

    • June 11 @ 9:30 AM
    • Room 304 Cook County Courthouse
    • 26th & California Chicago IL

    Pack The Court For Gilberto Vargas Wednesday 6/11/25 9:30 AM Room 304 Cook County Courthouse 26th & California Chicago IL Join us this week at 26th and California to support a survivor of police torture Gilberto Vargas as they fight for their freedom! Court support is one of the most valuable tools we have to pressure the the courts to make just decisions This cases has a pattern and practice of a lack of evidence, recanted testimony from witnesses, coercion and wrongful conviction. Justice... Read More

  • Pack The Court For Rico Clark!

    • June 11 @ 9:30 AM
    • Room 305 Cook County Courthouse
    • 26th & California Chicago IL

    Pack The Court For Rico Clark Wednesday 6/11/25 9:30 AM Room 305 Cook County Courthouse 26th & California Chicago IL Join us this week at 26th & California to support a survivor of police torture Rico Clark as they fight for their freedom! Court support is one of the most valuable tools we have to pressure the the court to make just decision.... Read More

  • Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing

    • June 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

  • Emergency Solidarity Rally, Anti-Deportation Noise Demo

    • June 10 @ 3:00 PM
    • Immigration Court
    • 55 E Monroe, Chicago

    Autonomous demo in solidarity with LA, outside the immigration courthouse at 55 E Monroe, Tuesday, at 3 PM. Last week and today, ICE agents have repeatedly kidnapped people from immigration court. Bring signs, art, noisemakers, and a friend. Be sand, find... Read More

  • Pack The Court For Deshanta Young

    • June 10 @ 9:30 AM
    • Rm 204 Cook County Courthouse
    • 26th & California Chicago IL

    Pack The Court For Deshanta Young 6/10/25 9:30 AM Rm 204 Cook County Courthouse 26th & California Chicago IL Zoom Option 95374722662 Pass 495237

  • #FreeDavidEndRaids Day of Action

    • June 9 @ 9:00 AM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604 US

    On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocating for immigrant workers. While he has been released from the hospital, he remains in federal custody. Since... Read More

  • Indivisible Zoom Call To Defend Medicaid

    • June 8 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 5:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • Call

    Join Indivisible Illinois on Zoom from 4PM-5:30 PM to help us call voters in the 3 Republican congressional districts in Illinois to let them know that their GOP congressperson voted to make deep cuts to Medicaid, and what that would mean for them and their communities.... Read More

  • Stop ice & cpd Collaboration Emergency Protest

    • June 8 @ 2:00 PM
    • Plaza Technotitlan
    • W 18th St & S Loomis St Chicago IL

    Stop ice & cpd Collaboration Emergency Protest Sunday, 6/8/25 2p.m. Plaza Technotitlan W 18th St & S Loomis St Chicago IL Fight back against ice and cpd collaborating to kidnap our loved ones! This week we've seen a dramatic upsurge in ice working with local law enforcement to conduct illegal arrests in 10 cities across the nation.... Read More

  • abnormal house show

    • June 7 @ 8:00 PM
    • until June 08 @ 1:00 AM
    • abnormal house
    • 3634 s normal ave

    free art+music show maximum weng rocco desgres wrex morbid circle harry james lotto quarter juice taurean da great

  • Strategies For Resistance

    • June 7 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W. 18th St Chicago

    Strategies For Resistance Saturday 6/7/25 6-8 PM Pilsen Community Books 1102 W. 18th St Chicago

  • No EID During Genocide Protest & March

    • June 7 @ 2:00 PM
    • Ida B. Wells & Michigan Ave
    • Chicago IL

    No EID During Genocide Protest & March Saturday 6/7/25 2PM Ida B. Wells & Michigan Ave Chicago IL Demand a stop to the murican backed israeli Gaza genocide‌, an end to all murican aid to israel & the full liberation of Palestine! As people in Gaza are being massacred & starved it is crucial that we continue to mobilize in mass & raise our voices. Mass... Read More

  • Radical Used Book Fair

    • June 7 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL

    Hey Chicago! Join us Saturday, June 7th at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena Ave.) for our Radical Used Book Fair! All proceeds go to supporting the 2025 Socialism Conference with the goal of expanding our Spanish language access. We'll have hundreds of radical books available—many in like-new condition, as well as some rare finds.... Read More

  • The Artistic Expression of Adult Male Spanking Presented by Justin

    • June 6 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Express your spanking kink! We’ll start with a presentation showing the history of depictions of male-male spanking in literature, art, photography, and videos. This is your chance to see some of the original sources that have ultimately shaped the development of the adult male spanking kink! Then, we’ll have some time for an artistic workshop to develop our own creations, followed by some show-and-tell.... Read More

  • DEFEND THE CONSTIUTION

    • June 6 @ 4:30 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Elk Grove Village Hall
    • Biesterfield and Wellington Ave Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

    DEFEND THE CONSTIUTION Rally · Volunteer organized for Indivisible Friday, June 6 4:30 – 6:30pm CDT Elk Grove Village Hall Biesterfield and Wellington Ave Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

  • Mini Neighborhood Protest

    • June 6 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Diversey Avenue & California Avenue
    • Chicago, IL 60647

    [Member-led] Mini Neighborhood Protest Advocacy Event · Volunteer organized for Indivisible Chicago Northwest Friday, June 6 2025 4 – 6pm CDT West Diversey Avenue & North California Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 About this event Come and lift your signs to oppose the fascist regime in DC! Join me for a small neighborhood protest to share our message with people stuck in rush hour traffic. Accessibility Mainly... Read More

  • Mini Neighborhood Protest

    • June 6 @ 4:00 AM
    • Diversy Ave & California Ave
    • Chicago IL 60647

    [Member-led] Mini Neighborhood Protest Advocacy Event · Volunteer organized for Indivisible Chicago Northwest Friday, June 6 2025 4 – 6pm CDT West Diversey Avenue & North California Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 About this event Come and lift your signs to oppose the fascist regime in DC! Join me for a small neighborhood protest to share our message with people stuck in rush hour traffic. Accessibility Mainly... Read More

  • Queer Haunts & Hauntings: Readings from C. Russell Price & Dale Corvino In-Person

    • June 5 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Reading from their latest works, C. Russell Price and Dale Corvino will open the floor to discussions of queer haunts and hauntings, sex work, longing, desire, and whatever else enters the room. Bisquick: An American Seance Grief work is a rodeo filled with ghost clowns.... Read More

  • No EID During Genocide Protest & March

    • June 5 @ 2:00 PM
    • Ida B. Wells & Michigan Ave
    • Chicago IL

    No EID During Genocide Protest & March Saturday 6/7/25 2PM Ida B. Wells & Michigan Ave Chicago IL Demand a stop to the murican backed israeli Gaza genocide‌, an end to all murican aid to israel & the full liberation of Palestine! As people in Gaza are being massacred & starved it is crucial that we continue to mobilize in mass & raise our voices. Mass... Read More

  • ‼️COMMEMORATION PROTEST JUSTICE 4 MUROD

    • June 4 @ 5:00 PM
    • Oak Lawn Village Hall
    • 9446 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL

    ‼️COMMEMORATION PROTEST JUSTICE 4 MUROD: Two years since the killing of Murod Kurdi‼️ WHEN: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025, at 5 PM WHERE: Village Hall 9446 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL8 u

  • Union Fight Back Panel Discussion

    • June 4 @ 5:00 PM
    • CTU Headquarters
    • 1901 W Carroll Ave, Chicago

    Racial justice. Trans rights. Education equity. Union organizing. Freedom of speech is under attack and unions must fight back. Join us for a crucial panel discussion: 📍 CTU Headquarters 1901 W Carroll Ave, Chicago 📅 Wednesday, June 4 🕔 Doors at 5PM | Panel to follow 🍽️ Food provided RSVP here so we can plan accordingly: bit.ly/64freesp... Read More

  • EMERGENCY DEMO AGAINST DEPORTATIONS

    • June 4 @ 4:00 PM
    • Main ICE Office
    • 101 W Ida B Wells, Chicago

    Across the country, the feds are ramping up deportation efforts, preying on immigrants attending their regular immigration proceedings and threatening lawyers and activists who question these kidnappings with arrest. Today in Chicago, multiple people have been detained after their hearings at 55 E Monroe and deprived of contact with their lawyers, while others have been detained during other check-ins with immigration at 2245 S Michigan Ave.... Read More

  • PACK THE COURT! FREE ELIAS!

    • June 4 @ 9:30 AM
    • Cook County Courthouse Room 101
    • 26th and California Chicago IL

    PACK THE COURT! FREE ELIAS! Join us the morning of Wednesday, June 4th 2025 at 9:30 a.m. to pack the court for Elias Gomez, a wrongful conviction survivor at the hands of corrupt CPD detective Daniel McWeeny. We'll meet at... Read More

  • PACK THE COURT! FREE RAMON NOW!

    • June 4 @ 8:00 AM
    • Suite 1500
    • 55 E Monroe Chicago IL

    PACK THE COURT! FREE RAMON NOW! This hearings is Wednesday June 4th 2025 Ramon Morales-Reyes was detained and publicly smeared by ICE for allegedly writing a letter threatening chump. It’s been revealed that this letter was fabricated by a man Ramon was going to testify against for armed robbery. We... Read More

  • Illinois Divest Teach-in

    • June 3 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 West 18th Street

    Join members of the Illinios Divest coalition for a teach-in on Illinois’ growing divestment campaign and how to get involved. Illinois Divest demands the end of our pension funds and tax dollars being invested in genocide and community decision making power over investments.... Read More

  • Save Briar Woods at Orph Fest

    • May 31 @ 2:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W. 31st St. Chicago, IL

    Viewing of the 25 minute documentary "Save Briar East Woods". Q&A session to follow. Join us!

  • Single Payer March on Health Insurance Industries

    • May 31 @ 11:00 AM
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Headquarters
    • 300 E Randolph

    As part of the National day of action for Single Payer Health Care Chicago is targeting Blue Cross Blue Shield as the reason health care is out of reach for many.

  • Radial Chicago and the Struggles for a Livable City: Jeanne Theoharis on the Kings of Chicago

    • May 30 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 West 18th Street

    From the fight for the 8 hour day to the first Rainbow Coalition to the struggle for fair housing to the Chicago Teachers Union strike (and so, so much more!), there is much to learn about past struggles as we navigate a quickly changing world in crisis.... Read More

  • Orph Fest Fri 5/30, Sat 5/31 and Sun 6/1

    • May 30 @ 5:30 PM
    • until June 02 @ 1:00 AM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W. 31st St. Chicago, IL

    Daytime: Workshops, vendors, DIY Art, Food/Drink Extravaganza Night time: Bands and DJs! Come Celebrate The Life and Bring Forth The End Of Our Beloved Community Center: The Orphanage

  • Art Show at Orf Fest

    • May 30 @ 5:00 PM
    • until June 01 @ 5:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st Street, Chicago, IL

    Art for sale / portraits on 35mm film / paintings, prints, photos, banner making, block printing, & more! All funds raised will go toward supporting the Comedor Communitario, a self-organized community kitchen by and for migrants.

  • Pack The Court!

    • May 30 @ 9:00 AM
    • Room 306
    • Cook County Courthouse at 26th and California.

    Join us for the upcoming court! Donate Graham was wrongfully convicted and is fighting against the corrupt States Attorney's Office to prove their innocence and win their freedom. Court support is a powerful tool to help this survivor win the best possible outcome in court.... Read More

  • Teach-in on Mail and Book Bans in Prison

    • May 29 @ 6:30 AM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Women & Children First bookstore
    • 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640

    With Chicago Books to Women in Prison, Midwest Books to Prisoners, and Restore Justice, we will host an event on Thursday, May 29th at 6:30pm to learn more about programs that bring books to incarcerated folks & how to fight mail bans and book ban legislature. This... Read More

  • West Town Bikes WTN Open Shop Night

    • May 28 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • West Town Bikes
    • 2459 W Division St Chicago, IL 60622 United States

    Women/Trans/Non-binary Open Bike Shop (5pm-8pm). Our DIY volunteers can help you learn how to work on your own bicycle; fix a flat, adjust your bike’s fit, true a wheel just to name a few. Donations appropriate for the work done in shop is requested.

  • Apostles of Change: Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio with Felipe Hinojosa

    • May 27 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL

    We're excited to welcome Felipe Hinojosa and Miguel Castaneda to the store for a discussion of Dr. Hinojosa's book Apostles of Change: Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio. In the late 1960s, the American city found itself in steep decline.... Read More

  • Protest on the 5th Anniversary of George Floyd's Murder!

    • May 25 @ 2:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 50 W Adams Chicago IL

    Protest on the 5th Anniversary of George Floyd's Murder! Sunday 5/25/25 2pm Federal Plaza 50 W Adams Chicago IL Show up to demand abolishing the police! Raise your voice & make some noise. People are mobilizing in cities across the country for this action marking the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.... Read More

  • Saturday Mourning Dance Party 5.24.25

    • May 24 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Fallen Log
    • 2556 W. Diversey ave. Chicago, IL

    We are so excited to bring you another edition of Saturday Mourning Dance Party with DJ Scary Lady Sarah at Fallen Log Saturday, May 24th! It's getting bright outside, so come on in to the darkness and dance with us! As always the event is 18 and over, under 18 can attend if accompanied by legal guardian.... Read More

  • Author Talk: Endgame: Economic Nationalism and Global Decline

    • May 24 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana

    Greetings! We will be hosting a talk with author Jamie Merchant this May 24th, focusing on his book "Endgame: Economic Nationalism and Global Decline". This read could not be more timely and is likely to help us gain a better grasp on the economic turmoil the current administration has been engaged in.... Read More

  • The Protest List

    • May 24 @ 10:00 AM
    • Across murica
    • Including chicagoland area

    The Protest List 5/24-30/25 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1f-30Rsg6N_ONQAulO-yVXTKpZxXchRRB2kD3Zhkpe_A/htmlview?pli=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawJum_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvXHu3_wAd5_Yo5IitNL0VnyfYnjtLpZxSANXmx4FKtY7RjuCk_iF7Y8JBQB_aem_dVELXQnuFhUHexwPIVbnQg

  • Illinois Protests

    • May 24 @ 10:00 AM
    • Illinois
    • Illinois

    The Protest List Illinois Protests 5/24/25 https://www.facebook.com/share/1Fvw9gZvSW/

  • Fuerzas Inquilinos Union Rent Strike Press Rally

    • May 24 @ 9:00 AM
    • 4049 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613
    • 4049 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60613

    WHAT: Buena Park tenants threatened with displacement are putting on a press conference to speak about the situation landlord Drew Miller and managers 33 Realty have put them through. Tenants will also speak about retaliation they have faced from management,... Read More

  • Take Action Now!

    • May 23 @ 8:00 PM
    • until June 05 @ 11:59 PM
    • Events mostly in the chicagoland area.
    • Events mostly in the chicagoland area.

    Take Action Now! Events mostly in the chicagoland area.

  • REI Union Chicago Rally

    • May 23 @ 1:34 PM
    • REI's Lincoln Park store
    • 905 W Eastman St Chicago 60642

    🚨 🚨 🚨 RALLY ALERT 🚨 🚨 🚨 Join REI Union Chicago & the CFL @ REI's Lincoln Park store 905 W Eastman St Chicago 60642 for a rally on Saturday 5/24/25 @ 1PM to demand REI give workers a fair contract! REI Union is currently bargaining their 1st contract with the co-op. https://www.facebook.com/share/1LEvgkkwBr/

  • Hands Off Social Security

    • May 22 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 11:00 AM
    • Social Security Administration office
    • 2127 W Lawrence Ave. Chicago, IL 60625

    Hands Off Social Security Thursdays 5/22/25 10am – 11am CDT Social Security Administration office 2127 W Lawrence Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Vigil outside of the Social Security Administration building to support SSA employees and to demand HANDS OFF Social Security. Meets the 4th Thursday of the month, 10am - 11am https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/787628/ The... Read More

  • Free screening of Oscar-nominated short documentary "Incident," a film about the 2018 killing of Harith "Snoop" Augustus by Chicago police officer Dillan Halley.

    • May 21 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • DuSable Black History Museum
    • 740 E 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 US

    The DuSable Black History Museum is showing the film about the 2018 killing of Harith "Snoop" Augustus by Chicago police officer Dillan Halley.

  • Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News with Alec Karakatsanis and Robert Vargas

    • May 21 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago

    Join us as we welcome Alec Karakatsanis and Robert Vargas to the store for a discussion of Karakatsanis's new book Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News, the deeply researched and definitive book on the way the media and police distract us from what matters.... Read More

  • Exhibit B presents Defiant Acts: James Stewart III and J. Howard Rosier

    • May 20 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St. Chicago

    We're excited to welcome James Stewart III and J. Howard Rosier to the store for the launch of Stewart's much anticipated debut novel Defiant Acts. James Stewart III’s powerful debut novel documents the life of a working-class interracial couple and their children in a Chicago suburb in the early 1990s.... Read More

  • Public Square Conversation Personal Power & Collective Action

    • May 20 @ 6:00 PM
    • Edgewater Presbyterian Church
    • 5615 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660-4628, United States

    Public Square Conversation Personal Power & Collective Action Tuesday 5/20/25 6PM Edgewater Presbyterian Church 5615 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60660-4628, United States https://facebook.com/events/s/public-square-conversation-per/1033047798370423/ RSVP https://secure.everyaction.com/6nb4245sREiblICPN6GR4Q2 Join CAPA’s next Public Square Conversation where you’ll connect with others who are ready to get into action. This is your invitation to do something—and to do it together. The... Read More

  • Save Briar East Woods Film Night

    • May 18 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL USA 60608

    The evening program will start with a short presentation by Dr. Ken Schoon, author of several books about the importance of duneland forests, followed by a 25 minute documentary viewing. There will be a Q&A session following the viewing that includes frontline community members.... Read More

  • Hands Across Chicagoland

    • May 18 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • From Aurora IL to Douglass Park in Chicago
    • go to handsacrosschi.com to pick your spot

    We will form a human chain of conscience across Chicagoland in peaceful protest against Trump's illegal and authoritarian actions. We will line sidewalks from Aurora to Douglass Park along Ogden, 26th Street, and California. Bring signs, wear black, and make some noise!

  • Protest for the return of Kilmer Abrego Garcia

    • May 17 @ 1:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S Dearborn St Chicago IL 60604

    Join us on the 17th of May 1pm at Federal Plaza 230 S Dearborn St Chicago IL 60604 to protest for the return of Kilmer Abrego Garcia SMART Local 100 apprentice! The racist Trump regime has kidnapped and deported Garcia to El Salvador to be imprisoned.

  • Design Skillshare

    • May 17 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Share your design process when creating art in various forms. We will have an emphasis on digital media, but all styles and forms are welcome. Please be prepared to share and answer questions from other attendees. We look forward to... Read More

  • CPOP Training & Tabling

    • May 17 @ 10:30 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • CAARPR Office
    • 6353 S Cottage Grove Chicago IL

    Reminder: Show out in the streets for the CPOP Spring Offensive at the CAARPR Office 6353 S Cottage Grove Chicago IL for training at 10:30 a.m. followed by tabling from noon to 3 p.m. The CPOP referendum will give us the democratic power to hold CPD accountable for their crimes against our communities.... Read More

  • Say No To USPS Privatization

    • May 17 @ 10:00 AM
    • 7500 Roosevelt Rd
    • Forest Park, IL, 60130

    Indivisible Say No To USPS Privatization This a local peaceful protest to alert the public and raise support in our efforts to stop the privatization of the United States Postal Service and save our jobs. Event Details Date: Saturday, May 17th Time: 10:00 AM Location: 7500 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park, IL, 60130 https://www.findaprotest.info/event/Forest%20Park/47d8a8b8-2b8e-405a-9d1b-8c36d39488dc

  • Screening of Interrebellium

    • May 16 @ 7:00 PM
    • Swift Hall RM. 106
    • 1025 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637

    Interrebellium, a new documentary about the 2019 Estadillo Social in Chile, will be screened this friday at Swift Hall RM. 106 1025 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637 7pm! Stop by if you’re free

  • Lisa Kohl’s Music for Union Station

    • May 15 @ 6:00 PM
    • Great Hall, Union Station
    • 255 S Canal St Chicago, IL 60606 United States

    In a one-time performance, Chicago-based composer and sound artist Lia Kohl presents the world premiere of her latest composition "Music for Union Station," a chamber work responding to the Great Hall of Chicago's central train station. Inspired by the historic space's expansive acoustics, and an ongoing interest in the mundane and profound possibilities of sound, Kohl offers a soundscape for intentional audiences and train passengers alike. NPR... Read More

  • Spotlight on Transit!

    • May 14 @ 6:00 PM
    • Radio
    • WGN 720 AM

    Tune in TONIGHT at 6 PM for Spotlight on Transit! WGN Radio 720 AM is airing a special edition of The Workers' Mic: Spotlight on Transit, diving into Illinois' Public Transit Crisis, the bill that's aiming to fix it, and how you can get involved! Link: buff.ly/XpNu3Fw

  • Demand Gov. Pritzker to move on all the clemency petitions!

    • May 14 @ 8:30 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Call 312-814-2121
    • Call 217-782-6830

    Call 312-814-2121 & 217-782-6830 8:30AM-5PM to Demand Gov. Pritzker to move on all the clemency petitions collecting dust on his desk. Antoine Chest (R15473) is just one of hundreds of petitioners waiting for the governor to make a ruling. Antoine Chest was wrongfully incarcerated in 2007.... Read More

  • Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing

    • May 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

  • Civil Servants: Speak Out!

    • May 12 @ 5:30 PM
    • until May 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • Chicago Unity Center
    • 3339 S Halsted St Chicago IL

    Since the attacks on federal workers continue, so do the Workers' Rights Board Hearings! Join us for Civil Servants: Speak Out! ft. HUD workers on May 12 and learn about and discuss the impacts of DOGE’s inhumane handling of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  • 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁

    • May 12 @ 1:30 PM
    • 𝗜𝗨𝗢𝗘 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝟯𝟵𝟵
    • 𝟮𝟮𝟲𝟬 𝗦. 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗜𝗟. 𝟲𝟬𝟲𝟭𝟲

    On Monday, May 12, join @chicagolabor @ILAFLCIO @Local150 with WGN Radio's the Workers' Mic to put a spotlight on public transportation. You are invited to join the hosts of the Workers' Mic for a LIVE discussion and radio recording. Featured guests Senate Transportation Chair State Senator Ram Villivalam and myself to update you on the work at the Capitol in Springfield to ensure a stronger future for public transit 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁 - 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗚𝗡 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗠𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: 𝗜𝗨𝗢𝗘 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝟯𝟵𝟵 𝟮𝟮𝟲𝟬 𝗦.... Read More

  • AWC MASS MEETING

    • May 11 @ 2:00 PM
    • Casa Michoacán
    • 1638 S Blue Island Ave

    Join our weekly meetings to build a strong anti-imperialist, anti-war movement here in Chicago! Visit bit.ly/joinantiwarchi… to get involved! Sun 5/4- 2pm on Zoom Sun 5/11- 2pm at Casa Michoacán, 1638 S Blue Island Ave. Sun5/18- 2pm on Zoom Sun 5/25 - 2pm at... Read More

  • Bouquets For Mothers Resistance

    • May 11 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Newton Park
    • 707 Fairview Ave Glen Ellyn IL 60137

    American Civic and Humanitarian Coalition Bouquets for Mothers of Resistance Celebrate Mother’s Day by honoring the strength, sacrifice, and resilience of mothers facing oppression around the world. Sunday, May 11 2-5 PM Newton Park in Glen Ellyn, IL Bring your own set of flowers.... Read More

  • Food Not Bombs at PO Box Collective

    • May 11 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    Rogers Park Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday.

  • Hands-on Beekeeping Class

    • May 10 @ 2:30 PM
    • until 3:30 PM
    • Garfield Park Conservatory
    • 300 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624

    Every year, our awesome Urban Roots teens learn new skills and take on different responsibilities while working at the Conservatory. In 2023, we added beekeeping to that list. This year we are offering hands-on beekeeping classes led by our Head Beekeeper with the help of our two teen beekeepers.... Read More

  • Tabling To Build The Movement

    • May 10 @ 10:30 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Meet at
    • 6353 S Cottage Grove

    Join us in the streets for our CPOP Spring Offensive! Every Saturday in May starting on the 10th, we'll be hitting the streets to spread the word about why we need to fight for the Referendum for Community Power Over Policing (CPOP).

  • Nonviolent Communication Teach-In

    • May 10 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Join us for a Nonviolent Communication Teach-in hosted by certified trainer (and friend of Joy Bomb) Mary May. Learn the core concepts of NVC and put it into practice with us!

  • Spring Gathering and Fundraiser

    • May 9 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Yolotl / Bloodfruit Anarchist Library
    • DM bloodfruitlib on Instagram for the address

    Spring Community Gathering and Fundraiser at Yolotl and Bloodfruit Anarchist Library 🌿🌼🍄🏴 Friday, May 9th 6-11pm DM bloodfruitlib on Instagram for the address Come gather around the fire, plant seedlings, eat yummy food and write to the families of disappeared relatives in la ciudad de Mexico.... Read More

  • News Night (INGA)

    • May 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Inga Books
    • 1740 W. 18th Street

    Save the date for: News Night, where 4 journalists have an open-ended conversation around what their latest stories are about and what they are thinking about in the city and globally. Come hungry for a long sandwich. Thursday, May 8th at 7p.m. @... Read More

  • Self Defense Class (Haymaker Gym)

    • May 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    antifascist, antiracist, antisexist, nonhierarchical martial arts classes in Chicago

  • Workers Over Billionaires Mass Call

    • May 7 @ 7:30 PM
    • Mass Call
    • Mass Call

    Billionaires are organizing — but so are we. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates is joining the Workers Over Billionaires mass call this Wednesday, May 7th, and you don’t want to miss it. We’ve had enough of a rigged system where billionaires raise our rents, freeze our wages, and strip away our rights, while workers like us are told to wait our turn.... Read More

  • Love in a F*cked Up World: Dean Spade in conversation with Eman Abdelhadi

    • May 7 @ 6:30 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena, Chicago IL, 60613

    Join Dean Spade and Eman Abdelhadi in conversation around Spade's new book Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together. This event will take place at Haymarket House, and will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel.... Read More

  • Emergency protest

    • May 6 @ 5:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602

    Emergency Protest: ICE raids which were rumored are happening today in DC targeting delivery drivers. Chicago raids are next. EMERGENCY PROTEST AND MARCH TONIGHT AT 5pm Daley plaza

  • Pack The Court For Douglas Livingston!

    • May 6 @ 9:30 AM
    • Rm 404
    • 2650 S California Ave Chicago IL 60608

    JOIN US Tuesday, May 6 at 9:30 a.m. in Rm 404 at 2650 S California Ave Chicago IL 60608 to pack the court for Douglas Livingston! Livingston is a survivor of wrongful conviction at the hands of corrupt CPD sgt. Brian Forberg. On... Read More

  • Indiana Hardcore Punk Show

    • May 5 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St, Lake Station, IN 46405

    $10, 7PM

  • Food Not Bombs at PO Box Collective

    • May 4 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    Rogers Park Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday.

  • Fundraiser for Palestinian short film, "Milk"

    • May 3 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us for a special evening in support of Milk, a powerful new short film by Palestinian-Mexican filmmaker Tasnim Hindeyeh. We’ll begin with a live table read of the script, followed by a panel discussion featuring the director and a guest speaker from Gaza.... Read More

  • Silent Solidarity: What You Need for Surviving a Grand Jury

    • May 3 @ 5:30 PM
    • Casa de Cultura
    • 2057 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    With the Trump administration announcing plans to target pro-Palestine protesters and organizations under “terrorism” designations, it is critical that communities learn about what those tools look like in practice. Like everyone else, Lucy Parsons Labs is concerned with the growing repression and recognize that inter-community solidarity is one of our strongest defenses. We... Read More

  • May Day 2025 at Joy Bomb Social Center

    • May 3 @ 3:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, IN

    Attention Workers! Celebrate May Day 2025 with Joy Bomb! We will be hosting speakers discussing labor history and it's relevance for current organizing, along with several classic labor songs sung by local musicians!!

  • Celebrate May Day at Haymarket House

    • May 3 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL

    Join us for an afternoon of camaraderie, delicious food (including vegetarian and vegan options), and refreshments as we celebrate May Day and the long tradition of resistance it represents. In this volatile moment we are more grateful than ever for our Haymarket House community.... Read More

  • May Day Benefit Show for Comedor Comunitario

    • May 1 @ 8:30 PM
    • Cole's Bar
    • 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.

    Come out to Cole’s Bar on Thursday, May 1 to fight back against Trump’s attacks on the immigrant community! All proceeds will go to El Comedor Comunitario, a local community kitchen run by and for newly arrived immigrants. This autonomously run kitchen has been operating in the Bridgeport neighborhood, focused on providing not only food, but also care, support, and solidarity within the community. Come... Read More

  • Mary Patten: At The Risk Of Seeming Ridiculous

    • May 1 @ 6:00 PM
    • Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N State St. Chicago IL 60601

    The work of Chicago-based artist and activist Mary Patten operates between the realms of poetry and politics, posing expansive questions drawn from a life deeply engaged with social and political movements. In a program wryly titled after a truncated quote by Che Guevara, she presents a selection of readings and videos spanning from the mid-1990s to the present.... Read More

  • Haymarket Memorial Plaque Dedication

    • May 1 @ 4:30 PM
    • Haymarket Memorial
    • 175 N Desplaines Ave Chicago IL

    Haymarket Memorial Plaque Dedication event still takes place Thursday 5/1/25 4:30 PM @ The Haymarket Memorial 175 N Desplaines Ave Chicago IL.

  • MAY DAY RALLY & MARCH

    • May 1 @ 10:00 AM
    • Union Park
    • 1501 W Randolph St. Chicago IL 60606

    NEW TIME FOR MAY DAY RALLY & MARCH The May Day Rally & March will now begin on Thursday 5/1/25 10 AM @ Union Park 1501 W Randolph St. Chicago IL 60606.

  • Take Action Against Snap Curfew!

    • April 30 @ 9:00 AM
    • City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor City Hall
    • 121 N Lasalle St Chicago IL

    Take Action Against Snap Curfew! Show up on 4/30/25 9AM @ City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor City Hall, 121 N Lasalle St Chicago IL to give public comment agaist snap curfew..

  • Pack The Court For Caleb Charleston

    • April 30 @ 9:00 AM
    • Rm. 308
    • Cook County Court House 26th & California

    Pack The Court Cook County Court House 26th & California For Caleb Charleston 4/30/25 9AM Rm. 308 Free Caleb Charleston! Free Them All!

  • Why We Fear AI: The Interpretation of Nightmares with Hagen Blix and Michael Sappir

    • April 29 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us as we welcome Hagen Blix and Michael Sappir to the store for a reading and discussion of Why We Fear AI: The Interpretation of Nightmares. Will AI come and take all our jobs? Will it dominate humanity, hack the foundations of our civilization, or even wipe humans off the face of the planet? All kinds of people seem to think so.... Read More

  • The Infiltrators (Doc 10: Chicago's Documentary Movie Festival)

    • April 29 @ 6:00 PM
    • Gene Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601

    Directors: Cristina Ibarra, Alex Rivera U.S., 95 min, 2019 With ripped-from-the-headlines relevance, though set during the Obama years, The Infiltrators chronicles the riveting, unbelievably true story of a group of activist Dreamers who slipped undercover into ICE detention centers to stop those inside from being deported.... Read More

  • Pack The Court For Gerald Reed

    • April 29 @ 11:30 AM
    • Rm. 500
    • Cook County Court House 26th & California

    Pack The Court Cook County Court House 26th & California For Gerald Reed Rm. 4/29/25 11:30AM Rm. 500 Free Gerald Reed! Free Them All!

  • Pack The Court For Elias Gomez

    • April 29 @ 9:30 AM
    • Rm. 101
    • Cook County Court House 26th & California

    Pack The Court Cook County Court House 26th & California For Elias Gomez Rm. 4/29/25 9:30AM Rm. 101

  • Art Build for Workers Memorial Day & May Day!

    • April 27 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Chicago Women in Trades
    • 2444 W. 16th St., Chicago, IL 60608

    @chicago_jwj

  • Food Not Bombs at PO Box Collective

    • April 27 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    Rogers Park Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday.

  • NIMMY’S RENT PARTY

    • April 26 @ 8:00 PM
    • until April 27 @ 12:30 AM
    • THE ORPHANAGE
    • 641 W 31ST STREET CHICAGO, IL

    From Flyer: “Neighborhood artists who’ve been helping nimmy have organized a night of performances to raise funds for her rent and utility bills and resources needed to give nimmy the adequate caretaker she deserves. Help the community local helpers, activists, and... Read More

  • Reading and Teach-in in Support of Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

    • April 26 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 West 18th Street Chicago, IL 60608

    Pilsen Community Books is honored to welcome Alejandra Oliva, Diego Báez, Daniel Borzutzky and other special guests to the store for a reading and teach-in in support of Midwest Immigration Bond Fund (MIBF). The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund facilitates a revolving immigration bond fund to pay immigration bonds that frees individuals from ICE custody and gathers community to advocate for the abolition of immigration detention and surveillance.... Read More

  • Trinh T. Minh-ha: What About China?

    • April 26 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Gene Siskel Film Center Theater 1
    • 164 N State St

    A weekly drop-in, hands-on art studio open to all ages, facilitated by art therapists and alumni from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The topics and projects are chosen by you. A wide variety of creative and artistic supplies are Winner, New:Vision Award, CPH:DOX 2022 Winner, Prix Bartók, Jean Rouch International Film Festival 2022 2022 Whitney Biennial In the visually and sonically stunning What About China?, renowned artist and filmmaker Trinh T.... Read More

  • The Pre Game 2.0

    • April 26 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Saturday April 26, 2025 from 4-7pm The Chicago Black Gay Men Caucus and Chicago Department of Public Health present an inclusive, nonjudgmental space for a community discussion about Chemsex. Free Vaccinations, Sexual Health Screenings, Resources, and Demonstration!

  • Imaginary Crimes Tour

    • April 26 @ 1:00 PM
    • JoyBomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St. Lake Station, IN

    The Stop Cop City Imaginary Crimes Tour comes to Joy Bomb on April 26th and will continue through May with events in cities across the country - Join us for the talk! The fight to Stop Cop City in Atlanta, GA is a localized iteration of the global struggle against carceral futures and a fascist police state.... Read More

  • FILM: La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2024)

    • April 26 @ 12:00 PM
    • Doc Films
    • 1212 E 59th St, Chicago IL

    Watkins’s reenactment of the Paris Commune — the revolutionary proletarian government in 1871 Paris — is another instance of his experimental approach to documentary-fiction. La Commune was shot in under two weeks with hundreds of actors, mostly non-professional, who are the populist backbone of the film.... Read More

  • Digging through Softness – performance by TAITAI x Tina

    • April 25 @ 7:00 PM
    • Comfort Station
    • 2579 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647

    TAITAIxTina swims and moves with homemade gelatin objects as she responds to SLAPHAPPY. A pink plastic table cover roll will cover the gallery floor. The objects are shaped from food preserving vessels with quarters and dollars cast inside. Audience members are invited to watch the performance and move with her, and take a close look at the objects in the exhibition.... Read More

  • Mapping Resistance - Theatrical Readings dedicated to the Italian Resistance Movement

    • April 25 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Harris Hall - Northwestern University
    • 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston

    On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Italy’s Liberation from Nazifascism, the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Department of French and Italian at Northwestern University, presents a performance of theatrical readings dedicated to the Italian Resistance movement. Through a reading of selected stories — translated into English by students of Italian at Northwestern University in collaboration with students of the Università La Sapienza of Rome — we will rediscover stories and testimonies of the events that shaped the Italian Resistance across the peninsula from 1943 to 1945.... Read More

  • Gallery: THE WAIT WE CARRY

    • April 25 @ 6:00 PM
    • until May 11 @ 12:00 PM
    • Jackson Junge Gallery
    • 1389 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60622

    For their second solo exhibition of the year, Jackson Junge Gallery is excited to announce THE WAIT WE CARRY, an exhibition featuring the work of in-house artist, Clifton Henri. THE WAIT WE CARRY is a collection of photo-based images inspired by the layered and complicated experience of ‘Being Black in America’.... Read More

  • SPACES OF EXCEPTION: Film Screening and Discussion

    • April 25 @ 6:00 PM
    • JoyBomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St, Lake Station, IN

    Join us for an upcoming film showing and talk with one of the filmmakers -- @thenativeandtherefugee -- of "Spaces of Exception" on Friday April 25th @ 6pm -- co-organized with @nwicommunitysolidarity "Spaces of Exception features interviews with members of the American Indian Movement, the Mohawk Warrior Society, and Diné families resisting displacement on Black Mesa, as well as members of Fatah, Palestinian environmental and media activists, autonomous youth committees, and the families of political prisoners and martyrs.... Read More

  • Global Day Of Action For Gaza

    • April 25 @ 4:30 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S Dearborn Av Downtown Chicago IL

    Global Day Of Action For Gaza Friday 4/25/25 4:30 PM Federal Plaza 230 S Dearborn Av Downtown Chicago IL

  • Rally To Demand Pritzker Pardons

    • April 25 @ 11:30 AM
    • Pritzker's Office
    • 555 W Monroe St, Chicago IL

    Rally Friday 4/25/25 @ 11:30AM @ Gov. JB Pritzker's office 555 W Monroe St, Chicago IL to demand he pardon all survivors of police torture & all cases recommended for clemancy by the Prison Review Board.

  • "NO OTHER LAND" Film Showing and Discussion

    • April 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • Lake Street Church
    • 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

    "NO OTHER LAND" Film Showing and Discussion --RSVP: bit.ly/No-Other-Land-…. WHEN: Thu 4/24/25 at 7PM. WHERE: Lake Street Church, 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201. @MennoniteAction @IfNotNowOrg AdvocatesforJustice LakesStreetChurch CAPA

  • Imaginary Crimes Tour: Chicago

    • April 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • Northwestern Law School Aspen Hall (RB150)
    • 375 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL

    The Stop Cop City Imaginary Crimes Tour comes to Chicago on April 24th and will continue through May with events in cities across the country - Join us for the talk! The fight to Stop Cop City in Atlanta, GA is a localized iteration of the global struggle against carceral futures and a fascist police state.... Read More

  • Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Everything’s Gone Green Zinemaking Hangout

    • April 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Life on Marz Community Club
    • 1950 N. Western Ave

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is celebrating the earth and its natural delights in collaboration with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme Everything’s Gone Green. Please join us for Zine Club Chicago on Marz: Everything’s Gone Green Zinemaking Hangout, 7-9 p.m.... Read More

  • Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Police Torture!

    • April 24 @ 6:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • Zoom

    Get involved in the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Police Torture! Thursday 4/24/25 at 6PM on Zoom! Visit bit.ly/cfistmeet at that time.

  • Blues is Life - Stoop Style Stories returns.

    • April 23 @ 6:00 PM
    • until April 06 @ 8:00 PM
    • Rosa's Lounge
    • 3420 W Armitage Ave

    @lilybe606@stoopstylestories Thirteen years ago, Stoop Style Stories was born on a humble stoop. It was raw, real, and revolutionary. And now—it’s back, better than ever. Because this time, we’re not just telling stories. We’re helping people live. This isn’t your average storytelling show.... Read More

  • Self Defense Class (Haymaker Gym)

    • April 21 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    antifascist, antiracist, antisexist, nonhierarchical martial arts classes in Chicago

  • Civil Servants Speak Out - Worker Health & Safety

    • April 21 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • SEIU Healthcare
    • 2229 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60608 US

    @chicago_jwj, The Chicago Federation of Labor, and the AFL-CIO host the 6th round of the Civil Servants Speak Out Series. This month we'll be discussing and learning about how the gutting of worker health and safety departments such as OSHA and NIOSH impact ALL workers.... Read More

  • Banner Drop: No Easter When Israel is Destroying the Holy Land

    • April 20 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • W Addison St over Kennedy EXPY
    • W Addison St over Kennedy EXPY

    Join us for a Banner Drop Against Gaza Ecocide as we call out the ongoing genocide and environmental devastation in Palestine. As families gather to celebrate Easter, we remind the world that there can be no true celebration while Israel continues to destroy the Holy Land.... Read More

  • Mainstays VS Fresh Blood

    • April 19 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • The VCR
    • DM for address

    Allen Moore vs. June Rin Peisert vs. Cody Shaffer CONSUMER. vs. Melon Sprout Mrs. Hands vs. Xerox Noise “Mainstays”: Allen Moore, Rin Peisert, Mrs. Hands, CONSUMER. “Fresh Blood”: June, Cody Shaffer, Xerox Noise, Melon Sprout “Referee”: Clark Woods @gayinsurance Mrs. Hands @allenmoorestudios Allen Moore @butt.mommy 1/2 Xerox Noise @dancejannadance 2/2 Xerox Noise @jcodyshaffer Cody Shaffer @art.cowboy... Read More

  • Let's talk about May Day: community discussion in advance of International Workers Day

    • April 19 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Let’s talk about MAY DAY… and Lucy Parsons… and general strikes from Chicago to Palestine! Community discussion in advance of International Workers Day. As we organize to tear down violent systems this May Day and beyond, let’s contemplate together where we’ve been, where our movements are now, and how we can build the deep and powerful solidarity needed to move towards the liberation of all lands & peoples.... Read More

  • Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life: Brian Massumi in conversation with Matthew Goulish

    • April 19 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Watershed Art & Ecology
    • 1821 S Racine Avenue

    “I am the Chosen One!” With this exclamation Donald Trump crowns the national exceptionalism his base upholds with a claim of personal exceptionalism. He leaves no doubt as to the emotional note: “I am your vengeance!” He personifies reaction for the masses.... Read More

  • Protest & Food Drive: Joy as Resistance

    • April 19 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • Washington and Dearborn

    Join us for an uplifting event at Daley Plaza focusing on "Joy as Resistance" as a form of protest. Organized by 50/50 Chicago, this gathering aims to bring the community together from 12 PM to 2 PM on April 19. We... Read More

  • The Origins of Critical Race Theory with Aja Y. Martinez and Robert O. Smith

    • April 18 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Aja Y. Martinez and Robert O. Smith will be at Pilsen Community Books for a reading and discussion about their new book The Origins of Critical Race Theory: The People and Ideas that Created a Movement. Critical race theory (CRT), a vital movement and discipline in American legal scholarship, has transformed our understanding of systemic racism.... Read More

  • GALLERY // the undercommons by Brandon Carlton

    • April 18 @ 6:00 PM
    • until August 31 @ 12:00 PM
    • ARTS + PUBLIC LIFE
    • 301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago IL

    OPENING NIGHT: Friday April 18 6PM-8PMGALLERY HOURS: Thursday-Saturday 1PM-5PM Arts + Public Life presents the undercommons, the first solo exhibition by painter Brandon Carlton. Through his distinctive approach to stylized figuration, Carlton explores the complexities of contemporary Black life, using portraiture and spatial composition to evoke intimacy, distance, and presence.... Read More

  • What's Left? Book Talk - Malcolm Harris and Gabriel Winant at Haymarket House

    • April 17 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena, Chicago

    Join us for a co-sponsored event with Haymarket Books at Haymarket House with best-selling author Malcolm Harris and activist-historian Gabriel Winant for a conversation on Harris’s new book, What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis. In What's Left, Malcolm Harris gets real about our remaining options for saving the world.... Read More

  • Webinar: The Feds are Knocking: Federal Grand Juries & State Repression

    • April 16 @ 5:30 PM
    • Online - register on NLG's website!
    • https://www.nlg.org/events/

    Federal Grand Juries and State Repression Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 5:30pm CT / 4:30pm MT / 3:30pm PT The NLG National Office is excited to announce a new webinar! Federal agents use tactics like “door knocks” and grand jury subpoenas to target activists and surveil social movements.... Read More

  • Tax Day March and Rally

    • April 15 @ 4:30 PM
    • Jefferson & Harrison
    • 630 W Harrison, Chicago, IL 60607 US

    Tax Day March and Rally Start: Tuesday, April 15, 2025• 4:30 PM Jefferson & Harrison• 630 W Harrison, Chicago, IL 60607 US

  • Pack The Court To Support Antonio Porter

    • April 14 @ 9:30 AM
    • Courtroom 304
    • 26th and California Chicago IL 60608

    Pack The Court Monday 4/14/25 9:30AM in room 304 26th and California Chicago IL 60608 or on zoom to support Antonio Porter in Court! We won't stop fighting until all survivors of police torture and wrongful conviction have justice! FREE... Read More

  • Dance Social and Fundraiser

    • April 12 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • APMA Building
    • 3000 W. Lawrence Ave. Chicago

    Dance for a good cause! Help an immigrant family pay their lawyer expenses for their asylum case, while also dancing your hearts out with all your friends👯 This dance social will be from 6 - 10pm on Saturday, April 12 at the APMA building (3000 W.... Read More

  • End The Genocide!

    • April 12 @ 2:00 PM
    • Ida B Wells Dr & Michigan Ave
    • DownTown Chicago IL

    Protests continue this Saturday 4/12/25 2 PM @ Ida B Wells Dr & Michigan Ave DownTown Chicago IL End the Genocide! No to Deportations! Arms Embargo Now! End ALL U.S. aid to Israel!

  • NWI Tree Share

    • April 12 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana

    Our annual native fruit tree share is going to be an local extravaganza, not to be missed! There will be food provided, music/a DJ, along with workshops on caring for the trees as well as other ecological topics.

  • Take Action

    • April 12 @ 12:01 AM
    • until April 25 @ 11:59 PM
    • Mostly Chicagoland Area
    • Omniverse

    Sharing events on facebook to take action everywhere in the omniverse, mostly in the chicagoland area. https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZKpYPTeF/

  • Public comment to demand justice!

    • April 11 @ 8:45 AM
    • council chamber 2nd floor city hall
    • 121 N Lasalle St Chicago IL 60602

    Updated Date! Urgent! 🚨UPDATED DATE !! URGENT ASK! CPD CONTINUES TO MURDER AND BRUTALIZE OUR LOVED ONES! Join us at city council chamber 2nd floor city hall 121 N Lasalle St Chicago IL 60602 for public comment to demand justice! Demand... Read More

  • Sanctuary City Coalition-Building

    • April 10 @ 6:30 PM
    • until April 06 @ 8:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave

    Stop Trans Genocide Chicago (@stoptransgenocide on Instagram) is hosting a coalition-building night to talk about our sanctuary city status. What does it mean, in actual practice? Can we envision something even more ideal? Who will be on board? What kind of giant mutual aid networks can we create? How can we handle an influx of trans asylees? When will we get our needs met? So join us for this discussion.... Read More

  • "Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World On Fire" Talk with Adam Greenfield

    • April 10 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Adam Greenfield, author of Lifehouse will be visiting to further discuss the book and its application in our communities.

  • Taking Care of Ourselves in A World On Fire: Lifehouse launch with Adam Greenfield and A Naomi Paik

    • April 9 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    How can we not merely survive this time of climate chaos together, but do so with our values of dignity and justice intact? And how on Earth are we supposed to do so in a moment when everything sustaining feels like it's being torn to pieces around us? Join us at the store to launch Adam Greenfield's Lifehouse.... Read More

  • Makers On 8 Artworks Studio with SAIC

    • April 9 @ 4:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Harold Washington
    • 400 S. State Street

    A weekly drop-in, hands-on art studio open to all ages, facilitated by art therapists and alumni from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The topics and projects are chosen by you. A wide variety of creative and artistic supplies are provided free by the library.... Read More

  • Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing

    • April 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

  • Self Defense Class (Haymaker Gym)

    • April 7 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    antifascist, antiracist, antisexist, nonhierarchical martial arts classes in Chicago

  • Kink Klass: Spilling the Tea on High Protocol Tea Services & Ceremonies with Raea & Master Leather Redux

    • April 6 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    3pm - 4:30pm on Sunday April 6th 🍵⛓️ Ever wonder what a high protocol tea service entails? Curious about different types of tea service? Join Raea & Master Leather Redux in April as they go over the ins and outs of high protocol tea service and ceremonies.... Read More

  • Anti-War Chicago Meeting

    • April 6 @ 2:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • Zoom

    Join Anti-War Chicago at their upcoming April meetings. It is more important than ever to get organized, find your community, and take collective action against Imperialism, war, and the US/Israel reign of terror. Together, we can make a difference and fight back against tyranny.

  • DIRECT ACTION (2024) w/ filmmaker Ben Russell in person

    • April 6 @ 12:00 PM
    • The Block Museum of Art
    • 40 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208

    DIRECT ACTION brings viewers into France’s rural Notre-Dame-des-Landes commune, whose activist inhabitants live and work to protect a “Zone to Defend” (ZAD) against development in the region. With a commitment equal to that of their subjects, filmmakers Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau deliberately observe the work and play of daily life in the commune: agriculture, domestic chores, recreation—and preparations for a major protest action against a proposed reservoir project.... Read More

  • Vigil Honoring Immigrants Lost

    • April 5 @ 7:30 PM
    • 26th & Pulaski
    • Chicago IL

    Join the Immigrants Rights Working Committee 4/5/25 on 26th & Pulaski Chicago IL @ 7:30PM for a vigil, honoring immigrants lost in the struggle and sharing stories of our immigrant experience. Let’s come together in solidarity and come out ready to fight back against injustice! Acompaña el Comité de Derechos Inmigrantes de CAARPR este 5 de Abril para una vigilia, honorando inmigrantes perdidos en la lucha, y compartiendo historias de nuestra experiencia inmigrante.... Read More

  • Oppose Giving More Power To The Police!

    • April 5 @ 12:00 PM
    • Ogden Park
    • 6500 S Racine Chicago IL 60636

    CPD officers in the 7th district are now allowed to file felony gun charges against anyone without going through the traditional felony review process. MOBILIZE at the 7th District Council meeting at 12pm on Saturday, April 5th, at Ogden Park 6500... Read More

  • Hands Off! Rally and March to Rise Up and Fight Back Against Trump/Musk Attacks

    • April 5 @ 12:00 PM
    • Richard J Daley Center
    • 50 W Washington St Chicago, IL 60602

    Join the Chicago Federation of Labor, Equality Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Indivisible Chicago, Personal PAC, Sierra Club Illinois, and many others to rally and march opposing Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Trump Administration’s catastrophic attacks on our nation and the world. Enough... Read More

  • Support Little Village Tamalera

    • April 5 @ 8:00 AM
    • until 10:00 AM
    • Marshall Plaza
    • Cermak & Marshall, Little Village, Chicago IL.

    Support Little Village Tamalera from being kicked out of her 20 year location! Saturday 4/5/25 8-10AM Marshall Plaza, Cermak & Marshall Little Village, Chicago IL.

  • Court Support Training

    • April 3 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W Madison Chicago, IL 60612

    Court Support Training 4/3/25 5:30PM-7:30PM Walls Turned Sideways 2717 W Madison Chicago, IL 60612 Come support and learn how to build a court support program that free's while exposing the criminal justice system. Register now at: https://givebutter.com/CourtSupport

  • I Didn't Come Here to Lie Book Launch

    • April 3 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • CTU Center
    • 1901 W Carroll, Chicago, IL. 60612

    THURSDAY, 4/3/25 at 5:30 PM! CTU Center 1901 W Carroll, Chicago. IL. 60612 Join the @ChicagoTeachers and labor allies for the launch of the much-anticipated biography (I Didn't Come Here to Lie) of President Emerita Karen Lewis, the transformative leader of the CTU, IFT, and the entire labor movement. f.mtr.cool/dhqvccjxgf

  • Pup Play from AIDS-Era America to Contemporary Taiwan

    • April 3 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum
    • 6418 N. Greenview Ave

    Join us for a provocative exploration of how animal roleplay became a powerful form of queer resistance and community-building across time and borders. "Howls Across Spacetime" traces the evolution of pup play from its roots in the AIDS crisis—when leatherfolx reimagined sex and care amid devastating loss—to the vibrant pup community in Taiwan, where animal personas have become unexpected symbols in struggles for recognition and democracy. This... Read More

  • Intro to Applied Soil Science with Nance Klehm (Garfield Park Conservatory)

    • April 2 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Garfield Park Conservatory
    • 300 North Central Park Avenue

    Participation is required on both April 2nd and April 9th. Ticket price includes both classes for a one time payment. Soil isn’t just dirt—it’s a living, breathing foundation for all life. In this immersive two-part course, renowned soil ecologist Nance Klehm of Social Ecologies will guide you through the hidden world beneath our feet, helping you understand how soil health directly impacts urban environments, food systems, and ecosystems. Designed... Read More

  • Soup & Bread & Thread

    • April 2 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Hideout
    • 1354 W. Wabansia

    Stressed out? Feeling hopeless and crushed by despair? Experts agree: the remedy is soup. Join us at the Hideout for the final Soup & Bread of the winter 2025 soup season — and the return of Soup & Thread! We’re extending our hours this month, so stick around after the soup is gone for a crafting hour.... Read More

  • Pack The Court For Douglas Livingston

    • April 2 @ 9:30 AM
    • Room 404
    • 2650 S California Ave, Chicago, IL.

    Join us on 3/2/25 to support Douglas Livingston in court. Douglas was kidnapped and torture by Sgt Brian Forberg & wrongfully convicted in 2012. He has been incarcerated ever since. Court support: 930AM Room 404 2650 S California Ave Chicago IL Zoom 990... Read More

  • Weird Book Club: Biography of X (@ Map Room)

    • March 31 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Map Room
    • 1949 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Do you like science fiction, fantasy, horror, or just plain strange books? Meet fellow weird readers to discuss strange and speculative fiction at Weird Book Club, an adult book discussion group that meets at Map Room, on the last Monday of every month.... Read More

  • Civil Servants Speak Out!

    • March 31 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Hybrid: Zoom & In-person
    • Chicago Teachers Union, 1901 W. Carroll Ave.

    Hear from workers, educators, and community members about how cuts to the Department of Education impact workers and all of us! @chicago_jwj

  • Rally for Trans Visibility

    • March 30 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S Dearborn St Chicago, IL 60604

    Trans Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate the strength, resilience, and accomplishments of transgender and nonbinary individuals. This year, we’re taking action early and gathering to demand visibility, justice, and equality. On Sunday, March 30, 2025, we’ll gather at 1:00 PM at Federal Plaza in Chicago for a protest that’s more than just a community gathering for an early TDOV, it’s a call for action.... Read More

  • Discussion about the upcoming 2026 IBT election

    • March 30 @ 12:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • Zoom

    🚨Teamsters Mobilize. IBT ELECTION: A Platform for the Rank-and-File! 🗓️: Sunday, March 30, 2025 ⏰: 10am PT/ 11am MT/ Noon CT/ 1pm ET 🔗: bit.ly/TM-16 Join us, TM in discussing our demands for the upcoming 2026 IBT election.

  • Tesla Takedown

    • March 29 @ 11:00 AM
    • Tesla
    • Chicagoland Area

    #GlobalDayOfAction on 3/29/25 #Illinois #TeslaTakedown Take action at Tesla showrooms everywhere. https://www.teslatakedown.com/

  • Take Action

    • March 29 @ 12:01 AM
    • until April 11 @ 11:59 PM
    • Chicagoland Area
    • Everywhere

    Take action! A facebook event sharing events everywhere but mostly in the chicagoland area.

  • Lastima, apophy, blood nymph, flowering

    • March 28 @ 9:00 PM
    • VCR Collective
    • blood.nymph.chi@gmail.com

    Lastima, (emotional black metal) apophy (black/death metal), blood nymph (anguished noise metal) and flowering (powerviolence) play at the vcr on Friday march 28th. 10$ suggested. 8pm doors music at 9pm. This show is 18+ Email blood.nymph.chi@gmail.com for address, please walk through... Read More

  • A Poem for Entangled Living Activation

    • March 28 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Watershed Art & Ecology
    • 1821 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

    A public, interactive, art show about grief, abolition, and what it means to live on a world that is falling apart around us. Come co-create this piece with us! Also happening on Saturday, 3/29 from 3-6pm.

  • Stand Up For Federal Workers

    • March 28 @ 12:00 PM
    • Jesse Brown VA
    • Polk & Damen Chicago. IL.

    🚨🚨🚨RALLY ALERT🚨🚨🚨 Join federal workers for a rally at the Jesse Brown V.A. Polk & Damen Chicago, IL. Friday, March 28 @ 12 PM Stand with us to stop chump and MuskRat’s plan to slash 83,000 jobs and strip the VA of... Read More

  • Cozy Night @LUVSICK (Supporting the Midwest Access Coalition)

    • March 27 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • LUVSICK
    • 2706 n Sawyer Ave Chicago, IL

    It's time to get cozy! This time we're swapping little, tiny, big, creepy, spooky, handmade, hand -me-down, cutesy trinkets! Clear some space, bring home something cute and maybe make some new friends. Ticket sales go to @midwest_access_coalition

  • Public Square Conversations: Pillars of Democracy

    • March 27 @ 6:00 PM
    • Lake Street Church
    • 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL. 60201

    Public Square Conversations: Pillars of Democracy WHEN: Thursday, March 27, 2025 @ 6:00 PM WHERE: Lake Street Church, 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (enter door on the north side of the courtyard) The upheaval we are experiencing as a society has left many individuals and communities wondering what they can do to uphold the pillars of our democracy.... Read More

  • Stand Up For Federal Workers!

    • March 27 @ 12:00 PM
    • Jesse Brown Va
    • Polk & Damen Chicago, IL.

    🚨🚨🚨RALLY ALERT🚨🚨🚨 Join federal workers for a rally at the Jesse Brown V.A. Polk & Damen Chicago, IL. Friday, March 28 @ 12 PM Stand with us to stop chump and MuskRat’s plan to slash 83,000 jobs and strip the VA of... Read More

  • Clemancy Now!

    • March 27 @ 8:30 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Call
    • Call

    CALLS NEEDED to 312-814-2121 & 217-782-6830 to urge Gov. Pritzker to move on clemency petitions collecting dust on his desk. Antoine Chest is just one of hundreds of petitioners waiting for the governor to make a ruling. Use the script on slide two to call in and build the pressure on Priztker to do what’s right, and comment on this post when you’ve called.... Read More

  • CR Education: Discovering Authenticity

    • March 26 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 11:59 PM
    • The Chicago Rose
    • 6525 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626

    Hear from our guest speaker Sunny Flower about using tools and resources to reflect on your own identity (sexual, kink, gender etc). This class can help you understand your wants and desires in various relationship dynamics. Doors at 7PM, Class 7:30- No alcohol allowed on Thursdays.... Read More

  • Makers On 8 Artworks Studio with SAIC

    • March 26 @ 4:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Harold Washington
    • 400 S. State Street

    A weekly drop-in, hands-on art studio open to all ages, facilitated by art therapists and alumni from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The topics and projects are chosen by you. A wide variety of creative and artistic supplies are provided free by the library.... Read More

  • Pay Your Employees A Liveable Wage

    • March 26 @ 12:01 AM
    • until 11:59 PM
    • On Social Media
    • On Social Media

    We’re asking people to go to the Field Museum’s IG page and leave comments asking them to negotiate a fair contract! People can also leave comments on their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/share/1BjXBadJgf/ & message them. People can as well leave a reply on their Twitters @FieldMuseum & @SUEtheTrex . &... Read More

  • Enemy Feminisms with Sophie Lewis and Eman Abdelhadi

    • March 25 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Sophie Lewis and Eman Abdelhadi will be at Pilsen Community Books for a discussion of Lewis's new book ENEMY FEMINISMS: TERFS, POLICEWOMEN, AND GIRLBOSSES AGAINST LIBERATION. In recent years, "white feminism" and girlboss feminism have taken a justified beating. We know that leaning in won't make our jobs any more tolerable and that white women have proven to be, at best, unreliable allies.... Read More

  • Justice For Deshanta Young

    • March 25 @ 9:30 AM
    • Cook County Courthouse Rm 204
    • 26th & California

    JUSTICE FOR DESHANTA YOUNG! Join us for court support at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 25th, at 26th and California to pack the court for Young! Young is serving time in some of the worst prison conditions imaginable for a crime he did not commit. There... Read More

  • We Are Nature Defending Itself: Entangling Arts, Activism, and Autonomous Zones

    • March 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us for a discussion of "We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself: Entangling Art, Action, and Autonomous Zones." This book club meeting is a part of Spill Paint Not Oil's week of programming culminating in interactive art shows for A Poem for Entangled Living at Watershed Arts and Ecology on March 28th-29th.... Read More

  • Self Defense Class (Haymaker Gym)

    • March 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    antifascist, antiracist, antisexist, nonhierarchical martial arts classes in Chicago

  • Book Club: We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself: Entangling Arts, Activism and Autonomous Zones

    • March 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL USA 60608

    Join us for a discussion of We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself: Entangling Art, Action, and Autonomous Zones. This book club meeting is a part of Spill Paint Not Oil's week of programming culminating in interactive art shows for A Poem for Entangled Living at Watershed Arts and Ecology on March 28th-29th.... Read More

  • Rally For A Fair Contract!

    • March 24 @ 9:00 AM
    • Between Engine 103 & Whitney Young HS
    • Monroe & Laflin Chicago IL

    🚨🚨🚨 RALLY ALERT 🚨🚨🚨 Join Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 and Chicago Teachers Union to rally for a fair contract on Monday, March 24 at 9 AM at Monroe & Laflin, between Engine 103 & Whitney Young HS 🔴Wear red and stand... Read More

  • THE DESTROYING ANGEL: A Bijou Video Screening

    • March 23 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • LA&M Etienne Auditorium
    • 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL

    "There's only one way to overcome temptation - by giving into it!" Acclaimed '70s avant-garde erotic filmmaker Peter de Rome and Hand in Hand Films bring a balanced measure of storyline, emotion, and raunchy sex to this classic gay horror/adult film hybrid, which is simultaneously artful, campy, and haunting. Loosely... Read More

  • Gear Night @ The Museum Gear Night @ The Museum

    • March 23 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • LA&M Etienne Auditorium
    • 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL

    Grab your favorite gear and join us on the last Friday of every month, from 6-9pm. We'll have music, drinks, and snacks to get your weekend off to a kinky start. Join us to socialize with other kinksters, check out the latest exhibits, or just hang out and color in your sexiest stuff. All... Read More

  • Anti-War MASS Meeting

    • March 23 @ 2:34 PM
    • Zoom
    • Zoom

    Sunday meeting at 2pm to get involved in the anti-imperialist, anti-war movement & a campaign to demand Frerichs divest IL tax $ from genocide. 3/23 on Zoom https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1t1wEU_F4ZfQU7rYQOyTRWmc5k1K3LLgzEuSxqsM-lYU/viewform?edit_requested=true for details

  • FNB Distro

    • March 23 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood 12-1pm

  • Rally To Save USPS

    • March 23 @ 11:30 AM
    • Federal Plaza
    • Chicago IL

    Join National Association of Letter Carriers members rallying at Federal Plaza on Sunday March 23 2025 at 11:30 a.m. in response to attempts made by the chump regime to dismantle the USPS. Show solidarity by attending if you're able and... Read More

  • "Lifehouse" Book Discussion

    • March 23 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    We will be reading and discussing "Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves In a World On Fire" by Adam Greenfield. Everyone is invited to join in the group discussion with us.

  • Preparedness through Community (Workshop)

    • March 22 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage Books
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave

    We know everyone has been telling you to find community in uncertain times, but maybe you're not sure where to start? Join us and facilitator Belle for a conversation about building preparedness through community. This isn't "eat beans in your bunker" prepping, it's a way of thinking about how you and the people around you can support each other in times of uncertainty and emergencies.... Read More

  • Queer-aoke

    • March 22 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Join us for queer focused karaoke night at Joy Bomb!

  • Bring Me The Head of Susan Lomond launch and comics reading

    • March 22 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage Books
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave

    We're hosting our pals from Silver Sprocket and comics artist Connor B. to launch Bring Me The Head of Susan Lomond, a queer enemies-to-prom-date romance between a teen misanthropic genius and the lead quarterback, perfect for fans of the novel I Kissed Shara Wheeler and the shopping experience of Hot Topic. Featuring... Read More

  • Protest & March

    • March 22 @ 1:00 PM
    • Ida B. Wells & Michigan Ave.
    • Chicago, IL.

    Protest & March on Saturday 3/22/25 1PM @ Ida B.Wells Dr & Michigan Ave Chicago IL WE HIT THE STREETS AGAIN! We demand an end to the murica-backed Gaza Genocide! Immediate end to deportations! Freedom for Mahmoud Khalil and all other ICE... Read More

  • Tesla Takedown

    • March 22 @ 11:00 AM
    • Tesla Showroom
    • Chicago & Lisle

    Tesla Takedown 3/22/25 Telsa Showroom https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown

  • Divest from Occupation & Genocide!

    • March 21 @ 8:30 PM
    • 180 N LaSalle St
    • Chicago IL

    Show up Fri, 3/21/25, 8:30am to protest the IL State Board of Investments to demand Frerichs & ISBI divest from genocide! ISBI invests in companies complicit in the occupation of Palestine & Frerichs just renewed $15mil in Israeli bonds bringing investments in Israeli bonds over $135m.

  • Strapped Tour Kick off

    • March 20 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 12:00 AM
    • NOT NOT
    • 3950 W Grand Ave

    Doors at 7 PM $10-15 Pay What You Can't

  • Demand Justice

    • March 20 @ 7:30 PM
    • Chicago police department headquarters
    • 3510 s Michigan Ave Chicago il

    Show up at the police board hearing to demand justice for Dexter Reed, Reginald Clay Jr, Lorenzo Williams Jr, and Ramon Banks! Pack the public comment to demand the firing and prosecution of all pigs involved in these crimes, and an end to cpd’s use of pretextual traffic stops! When: 7:30 p.m.... Read More

  • Candlelight Vigil For Christopher Lepe

    • March 20 @ 7:00 PM
    • Simmons Park
    • 1201 E Indian Trl, Aurora, IL 60505, United States

    Candlelight Vigil For Christopher Lepe - Killed By apd! Thursday 3/20/25 7pm Simmons Park, 1201 E Indian Trl, Aurora, IL 60505, United States https://facebook.com/events/s/candlelight-vigil-for-christop/1331518321418408/

  • Protest Against Quantum

    • March 20 @ 6:00 PM
    • Grand Lecture Hall, Chicago Architecture Center
    • Meet @ Michigan & Wacker

    Protest Against Quantum Thursday 3/20/25 6PM Grand Lecture Hall, Chicago Architecture Center Meet @ Michigan & Wacker

  • Hands Off Our Public Postal Service!

    • March 20 @ 5:00 PM
    • Daniel J Doffyn Post Office
    • 3750 N. Kedzie Chicago IL 60618

    Join APWU members on 3/20/25 at 5 p.m. @ the Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office 3750 N Kedzie Chicago IL 60618 Help postal workers send the message: the U.S. Mail is not for sale! The USPS is facing a serious threat and now more than ever, we must stand together to protect our mail service.

  • Graphics / Seaxes / Larvavision

    • March 19 @ 9:00 PM
    • Sleeping Village
    • 3734 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

    Graphics (Math / no-wave) Seaxes (Noise rock) Larvavision (Improv jazz-skronk) 9 PM $12

  • Makers On 8 Artworks Studio with SAIC

    • March 19 @ 4:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Harold Washington
    • 400 S. State Street

    A weekly drop-in, hands-on art studio open to all ages, facilitated by art therapists and alumni from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The topics and projects are chosen by you. A wide variety of creative and artistic supplies are provided free by the library.... Read More

  • Hands Off Gaza

    • March 18 @ 4:30 PM
    • israeli consulate
    • 500 w madison chicago il

    Emergency Protest! Hands Off Gaza! 3/18/25 4:30 PM @ The israeli consulate 500 W madison chicago il.

  • Radical Movie Showing: Jiyan's Story

    • March 16 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Join us, following our next radical assembly, for a wonderful documentary about the Kurdish Women's Revolution that has been taking place in North and East Syria for more than a decade now. Learn about the lessons they have taken and put into action as they continue to fight to build a new world based on egalitarian values.

  • Radical Assemblies @ Joy Bomb Social Center

    • March 16 @ 2:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Joy Bomb is hosting radical assemblies throughout the year to give space for people to plug in to emerging mutual aid efforts in Northwest Indiana as well as to develop a strong network of connection among people ready to act. If you have an interest in making connections with what is growing in NWI's radical scene, the assemblies would be a great way to connect with us.

  • FNB Distro

    • March 16 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood 12-1pm

  • Chicago Irish for Palestine - Old St. Pat’s Protest

    • March 15 @ 8:30 AM
    • Heritage Green Park
    • 610 W Adams, Chicago, IL

    Join Chicago Irish for Palestine to pressure visiting Irish Minister of Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil and demand that the Irish Government reject US weapons passing through Ireland’s Shannon airport. @chicagoirishforpalestine

  • TAKE ACTION

    • March 15 @ 12:01 AM
    • until March 28 @ 11:59 PM
    • Earth, mostly chicagoland area
    • Omni-verse

    Upcomming actions shared on facebook events.

  • Chicago Irish for Palestine - Union League Club Protest

    • March 14 @ 7:30 AM
    • Union League Club
    • 65 W Jackson, Chicago, IL

    Join Chicago Irish for Palestine to pressure visiting Irish Minister of Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil and demand that the Irish Government reject US Weapons passing through Ireland’s Shannon airport. @chicagoirishforpalestine

  • We Grow the World Together: Parenting toward Abolition with Maya Schenwar, Kelly Hayes, Anya Tanyavutti and Bill Ayers

    • March 13 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Maya Schenwar, Kelly Hayes, Anya Tanyavutti and Bill Ayers will be at Pilsen Community Books for an event in celebration of We Grow the World Together: Parenting toward Abolition. Abolition has never been a proposal to simply tear things down. As Alexis Pauline Gumbs asks, “What if abolition is something that grows?” As we struggle to build a liberatory, caring, loving, abundant future, we have much to learn from the work of birthing, raising, caring for, and loving future generations. In... Read More

  • Skyscraper Jails: The Fight Against Jail Expansion in New York City with Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan

    • March 11 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan will be at Pilsen Community Books to launch their new book Skyscraper Jails :The Fight Against Jail Expansion in New York City, a damning account of the latest transformation in mass incarceration, revealing how powerful nonprofits and so-called progressives used the language of social movements to build new jails. In... Read More

  • Release Mahmoud Khalil

    • March 11 @ 4:30 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • 230 S Dearborn Ave Down Town Chicago IL

    Emergency Protest to Protect Our Students Release Mahmoud Khalil Tuesday 3/12/25 4:30 PM Federal Plaza 230 S Dearborn Ave Down Town Chicago IL

  • Walk Out & Rally For Palestinian Liberation

    • March 11 @ 12:00 PM
    • University of Chicago Center Quad
    • Chicago IL

    Emergency Protest Chicago IL Tuesday 3/11/25 Walk out & Rally! 12 PM University of Chicago Center Quad Resist the government's assualt on the student movement for Palestinian liberation!

  • Rally To Stop Displacement

    • March 10 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Ald Nugent's Office
    • 4200 W Lawrence Ave Chicago IL.

    Rally Monday 3/10/25 @ 6pm @ Ald Nugent's Office 4200 w Lawrence Ave Stop the forced displacement of the Gompers Park Encampment Sign the petition @ bit.ly/support4gomps Text HOUSING to 33777 to get involved

  • FNB Distro

    • March 9 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood 12-1pm

  • Rock for a Right to Housing; fundraiser for The Revolutionary Housing League

    • March 8 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Irish American Heritage Center
    • 4626 North Knox Avenue Chicago, IL 60630

    Join us at the Irish American Heritage Center for live music, a silent auction, and a sneak peek of the upcoming documentary THE REVOLUTIONARY HOUSING LEAGUE, with Q&A with J.H. Palmer. See this one-of-a-kind story, shot in Dublin, Ireland, about a group that resorts to breaking into empty buildings to house their homeless neighbors, and what it could mean for us across the pond.... Read More

  • Demo: No Borders! Stop All Deportations!

    • March 8 @ 2:00 PM
    • Division/Milwaukee/Ashland
    • Division/Milwaukee/Ashland

    Over the past month, people across the country have taken bold, decisive action against ICE. With that bravery in mind, join us at 2PM at the Division Blue Line Stop in Wicker Park for a demonstration against borders and deportations.... Read More

  • Community Film Screening: The Strike (2024)

    • March 7 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W. Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612

    Amidst the redwood trees on the California-Oregon border sits one of the most infamous prisons in US history. Pelican Bay is a labyrinthine construction of solid cement blocks – a supermax prison – opened in 1989 and designed specifically for mass-scale solitary confinement.... Read More

  • From Panther to Panther: Legacies of Resistance

    • March 7 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    On May 28, 2022, a historic conference took place outside Mumbai, India bringing together leaders of the Black Panther Party and the Dalit Panthers, on the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary group’s founding, which aimed to abolish caste-based discrimination in India.... Read More

  • Pack The Courts@

    • March 7 @ 9:30 AM
    • Cook County Courthouse Room 201
    • 26th & California Chicago IL.

    Support Devon Showers in court!

  • Power of the Powerless: A Community Discussion & Connection Session

    • March 6 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Online
    • Zoom

    A 90-minute facilitated discussion of Vaclav Havel's famous essay, "The Power of the Powerless," with directing questions and prompts as well as small-group engagement opportunities that takes place on Zoom. A link to join the meeting will be provided upon registration.... Read More

  • Court Support

    • March 6 @ 9:00 AM
    • Cook County Courthouse
    • 26th & California Chicago il

    Court support for 2 survivors of corrupt cpd torture cops.

  • Justice 4 Murod Action

    • March 5 @ 5:00 PM
    • Meeting
    • 9446 Raymond Ave Oak Lawn

    Monthly protest at the @OakLawnPD meeting, to demand #Justice4Murod

  • Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours

    • March 4 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours are every second Sunday 2-3pm and every third Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm. This is the time to pick up new seeds (free!), gift your surplus, or just hang out and talk seeds!

  • FNB Distro

    • March 2 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood 12-1pm

  • Movie Club Relitigates the 85th Academy Awards

    • March 1 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Eli Tea Bar
    • 5507 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

    Movie Club is a free comedy, variety show with a different theme each show.

  • Take Action NOW@

    • March 1 @ 12:01 AM
    • until March 14 @ 11:59 PM
    • Everywhere
    • Everywhere

    Take Action NOW! A facebook event listing above ground events for the next 2 weeks. Please share events to be posted.

  • Economic Blackout

    • February 28 @ 12:01 AM
    • until 11:59 PM
    • Everywhere
    • Everywhere

    Spend No Money!

  • "Redefining Safety" Documentary Showing + Q&A

    • February 26 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Worldwide protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd included calls to defund or abolish the police until a sharp rise in crime gave politicians and police supporters the fuel they needed to suppress the movement. Unfortunately, a detailed conversation about transforming public safety was never had.... Read More

  • Book Talk: Conversations towards Abolition with Calvin John Smiley and Jasson Perez

    • February 25 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St. Chicago IL 60608

    Join us as we welcome Calvin John Smiley and Jasson Perez to the store for an event in celebration of Dr. Smiley's new book Defund: Conversations Towards Abolition, a collection of illuminating interviews with leading abolitionist organizers and thinkers, reflecting on the uprisings of summer 2020, the rise of #defund, and the work ahead of bridging the divide between reform and abolition. The... Read More

  • Whispers Beneath the Orange Grove Community Care Under Fascism

    • February 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL USA 60608

    Author and organizer Yaffa joins us to talk about how to create community care under rising fascism. Their latest book, Whispers Beneath the Orange Grove, blends personal narratives with strategies to build a liberated world grounded in mutual aid, community care, and collectivism.... Read More

  • SEED EXCHANGE: Trial Event!

    • February 24 @ 3:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • McKinley Park Branch (Chicago Public Library)
    • 1915 w 35th St Chicago, IL 60609

    Free event, RSVP Strongly Encouraged! Join us for a fun and inspiring Seed Exchange at the McKinley Park Branch Library! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting, this is a perfect chance to connect with others, exchange seeds, and grow your gardening community. Here's... Read More

  • The "Peoples" Town Hall

    • February 23 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Amberg Hall, Bethel New Life
    • 1150 n Lamont av 60651

    If you go let everybody know at the second People’s Town Hall on the west side that we need to abolish the police. Learn about the mayoral task force and district councilor 1/2 measures if that, to root out white supremacists from within cpd! Where: Amberg Hall, Bethel New Life, 1150 N Lamon Ave When: Sun, Feb.... Read More

  • Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours

    • February 23 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 3:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours are every second Sunday 2-3pm and every third Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm. This is the time to pick up new seeds (free!), gift your surplus, or just hang out and talk seeds!

  • FNB Distro

    • February 23 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood 12-1pm

  • Workshop: Know Your Building. Know Your Landlord. (Woodlawn)

    • February 22 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Woodlawn - Coleman Library Branch
    • 731 E 63rd St.

    Are you a Chicago renter, homeowner, community advocate — or just someone who’s curious about Chicago’s housing landscape? Join Injustice Watch senior reporters Maya Dukmasova and Alejandra Cancino for a free, hands-on workshop to help Chicago residents learn how to research building code violations and find out who owns properties in the city.... Read More

  • Starsdontmeananything (NM) / Teeth Kids / Iwan / Rat Chasm

    • February 20 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Empty Bliss
    • Ask a Punk <3

    $10, ask a punk for the address, all ages

  • With Feathers: Nature Book Club (February)

    • February 19 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL USA 60618

    With Feathers is a nature focused book club to imagine brighter futures. No RSVP is required, feel free to just drop in! In February we're reading The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Kimmerer, a botanist and citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, uses plant relationships and systems of interdependence to explore the possibilities for reciprocity that nature offers us and our obligations to each other and the Earth.

  • Zine Club Chicago (REMOTE)

    • February 18 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Quimby's
    • Email for Zoom Link

    7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Online! Free! On Zoom, RSVP details below Whenever self-publishing fanatics gather, one question always seems to come up: How do you organize your zines? Whether you’re a meticulous cataloguer, a creator of haphazard piles, or something in between, we want to know about the ways you arrange, display, and categorize your personal collection. Get... Read More

  • Another World Is Possible: Natasha Hakimi Zapata, Asha Ransby-Sporn, Alex Han and Sarah Lazare

    • February 18 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • In These Times
    • 2040 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60647

    Join Pilsen Community Books and In These Times for a discussion about Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe, by Natasha Hakimi Zapata. In Another World Is Possible (published by The New Press), intrepid journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata travels around the world, from Costa Rica to New Zealand, and Estonia to Singapore, to uncover how different countries solve the problems that plague the United States—from housing to retirement to drug addiction.... Read More

  • Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours

    • February 18 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Share and trade at the Seed Exchange from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the McKinley Park branch of the Chicago Public Library, 1915 W. 35th St., Chicago. The seed exchange provides opportunity to connect with others, exchange seeds and grow your gardening community.... Read More

  • Oolong, Final Boss Fight, Dead Dog, Buena Cara

    • February 16 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Empty Bliss
    • Ask a Punk <3

    $10-15, ask a punk for the address, all ages

  • FNB Distro

    • February 16 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood 12-1pm

  • ILC Chicago @ CASA Hernandez

    • February 15 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 4:45 PM
    • Casa Hernandez community space
    • 3519 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    An afternoon of community building and Socializing

  • Protest Lurie Childrens Hospital’s Elimination of Gender Affirming Care

    • February 15 @ 1:00 PM
    • Seneca Park (outside Lurid Children’s Hospital)
    • 220 E Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60611 United States

    Protest Lurie Children eliminating gender affirming care. Sponsored by DSA, Equality IL, PFLAG, Indivisible, Trans Up Front Illinois, and more.

  • Tesla Takeover - Protests at Tesla Dealerships Everywhere

    • February 15 @ 12:00 PM
    • Tesla (THREE locations! Gold Coast, South Loop, and Elston)
    • 901 N Rush St, 717 S DesPlaines St, 2656 N Elston

    On Saturday February 15th, people all around the country are called to picket and protest in front of Tesla dealerships. Say no to nazi musk! Bring signs, banners, and noisemakers. End impunity, end autogenocide, end oligarchy. Chicago has three Tesla... Read More

  • Bullseye x National Photo Committee x P.Noid

    • February 14 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • VHS Collective
    • Ask Around <3

    nyc bulleyes chicago punks NPC and P.noid Sharp Pins is not playing this show anymore P.S. If you have not made it to this space yet- I highly recommend.

  • WTN Night Presents: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    • February 14 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • West Town Bikes
    • 2459 W Division St

    Fundraiser for West Town Bikes Doors at 7, show at 8 Pizza from Dante's, beer from Revolution $15 suggested donation (WTN is Women, Trans, Nonbinary, we host open shop nights for those demographics to learn how, get help with, or get shop access for... Read More

  • Coworking Fridays @ PO Box Collective

    • February 14 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    As always our events are MASKS REQUIRED. The @poboxcollective is accessible by ramp with an accessible bathroom. We will also have 2 air purifiers running.

  • Stop Investing In Genocide!

    • February 14 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Phone & Petition
    • Phone & Petition

    🚨CALL TO ACTION🚨 @ILTreasurer announces renewal of $15 million in Israel bonds, despite our demands to cut ties with genocide. Join us in flooding the lines to his office & sign petition demanding @MikeForIllinois stop investing Illinois tax dollars in Israel’s war crimes! Below is the script and the petition. Bit.ly/awcdivest

  • Poppy and the Pen Palestinian lit book club

    • February 12 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL USA 60618

    We're excited to be hosting Poppy and the Pen, a Palestinian literature book club, in February! This month they’re discussing Randa Jarrar's A Map of Home, a coming-of-age story about a Palestinian girl whose family moves from 1970s Boston to Kuwait, until the Iraqi invasion pushes them into Egypt and then Texas. Poppy... Read More

  • Screamo Gig w/ Heaven Through Violence + more

    • February 10 @ 8:00 PM
    • until February 14 @ 11:00 PM
    • Empty Bliss
    • Direct Message

    Friday, Feb 14, 07:00 PM (doors at 6:30) $10-15 suggested donation. Protect your community, WEAR A MASK.

  • Tate Danger Presents... Cucuy, Dog Shit, and Braince

    • February 10 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Cafe Mustache
    • 2313 N Milwaukee Ave

    The inimitable and uncanny Tate Danger presents another Cafe Mustache banger ft. $10 Cucuy - fast/weird, members of Black Hole Youth, Sad Dragon, G.I.G.O., The Diamond Stretch - new CS "exclusively" on Earth Girl Tapes/Holistic Industrial (https://bandwagon.fm/675798140b68db7dda2861d9) Dog Shit - new, but not shitty Braince - catchy, dancey local two piece (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfw-daX00U) Monday,... Read More

  • Call & Email Illinois Attorney General

    • February 10 @ 9:00 AM
    • until February 14 @ 5:00 PM
    • Phone
    • Phone

    Call 217-782-1090 & Email ATTORNEY_GENERAL@ILAG.GOV Illinois Attorney General to demand an investigation of the oak lawn police for violating the rights of Arabs & other people of color.

  • Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours

    • February 9 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Rogers Park Seed Library Open Hours are every second Sunday 2-3pm and every third Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm. This is the time to pick up new seeds (free!), gift your surplus, or just hang out and talk seeds!

  • Workshop: Know Your Building. Know Your Landlord. (West Garfield Park)

    • February 8 @ 10:30 AM
    • until January 25 @ 12:30 PM
    • West Garfield Park - Legler Regional Library
    • 115 S Pulaski Rd

    Are you a Chicago renter, homeowner, community advocate — or just someone who’s curious about Chicago’s housing landscape? Join Injustice Watch senior reporters Maya Dukmasova and Alejandra Cancino for a free, hands-on workshop to help Chicago residents learn how to research building code violations and find out who owns properties in the city.... Read More

  • Ŵar Criminals Out Of Chicago!

    • February 6 @ 6:00 PM
    • N. Broadway & N. Halsted St.
    • 3760 N. Broadway Chicago IL 60613

    Protest WarCriminal Yoav Gallant speaking tour on Thursday 2/6/25 @ 6 PM @ 3760 N. Broadway Chicago IL 60613! Free Palestine!

  • Group Bike Ride: Femmes and Thems Monthly Ride

    • February 1 @ 12:30 PM
    • Smith park to Garfield Park Conservatory!
    • 2526 W Grand Ave

    Join us for our February Social Ride on Saturday, February 1st! Meet up at Smith Park @ 12:30pm, we roll at 1. We’ll be riding approximately 6 miles to the Garfield Park Conservatory to enjoy Chicago’s warmest oasis in these cold, cold weeks.

  • Blood Fruit Library Open Hours

    • January 31 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Blood Fruit Library
    • Direct Message

    Library, social space, sometimes distro. Chicago, IL DM for address & time to visit Open Hours: Fridays 7-10pm.

  • Co-working Fridays @PO Box Collective

    • January 31 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    As always our events are MASKS REQUIRED. The @poboxcollective is accessible by ramp with an accessible bathroom. We will also have 2 air purifiers running.

  • Concentrating Chaos: Poetry Workshop

    • January 29 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage Books
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60618

    Concentrating Chaos is a free, open community poetry workshop to offer a consistent and supportive space for poets of all levels to refine their work together. More details can be found at ConcentratingChaos.com. This event is capped at 30 participants and requires an RSVP! Please sign up and find more details on the website. Skunk... Read More

  • Touhy Park FNB Distro

    • January 29 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Touhy Park
    • Northwest Corner of Touhy Park

    Food Not Bombs Rogers Park invites all of our neighbors to join us at Touhy Park on Wednesdays from 5:30pm. As the City of Chicago expands its criminalization and displacement of unhoused neighbors with the evictions of Humboldt Park and Gompers Park and the eviction of asylum seekers from city run shelters, we invite all community members to fortify their relationships, their hearts and their commitments to each other. Come... Read More

  • Save Briar East Woods

    • January 27 @ 6:00 PM
    • city hall
    • 5925 calumet ave. Hammond in. 46320

    Come to city hall to tell mayor mcdermott No to the governor's parkway project.

  • Protect Unhoused Neighbors!

    • January 27 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Phone
    • Phone

    Phone blast to protect unhoused neighbors.

  • Letter Writing Night for Casey Goonan + Other Political Prisoners

    • January 26 @ 4:30 PM
    • P.o. box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    Join us for an evening of Letter Writing for Casey Goonan + Other Political Prisoners. Sunday, January 26th @ 4:30 PM at PO Box! Bring stamps if you can, and things you'd like to screenprint! Donations accepted for Screen Printing & Button Making with Free Casey designs.... Read More

  • Radical Book Discussion: Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

    • January 26 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St, Lake Station, IN 46405

    Joy Bomb Social Center is envisioned to be a hub for radical, direct engagement with communal possibility. It is one part of a greater strategy to create pathways to utopian culture and practice in Northwest Indiana. With communities working together, Joy Bomb can remain a permanent site of collective creativity, sowing the seeds of connection that can give way to a liberated world.... Read More

  • All-Chicago Tenant Alliance Recruitment Event

    • January 26 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Case Hernandez Community Space and Free Store
    • 3519 W. North Ave.

    Join the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance (ACTA), an alliance of Chicago renters organizing tenant unions across the city against the landlord class. ACTA is holding two recruitment events for any Chicago tenant interested in joining the fight. Come as you are! No experience needed! Our rents continue to rise.... Read More

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence

    • January 26 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Food Distro

    • January 26 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park/PO Box Collective
    • Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard/ 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood

  • Zine Club Chicago: No Sleep Til Stapling Zinemaking Hangout

    • January 25 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Quimby's Bookstore
    • 1854 W. North Ave · Chicago, IL 60622

    Bring your work-in-progress, create a new zine on the spot, or just catch up with other zine folks. We’ll stay open until 9 p.m., so feel free to drop in anytime during the evening. Bonus points if you wear your cutest pjs! (This gathering will channel the chill vibe of Quimby’s Zlumber Parties of yore.) We’ll... Read More

  • Independent Labor Club of Chicago Meeting @ Chicago Tool Library Repair Fair

    • January 25 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Chicago Tool Library
    • 4015 W Carroll Ave, Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60624

    The Independent Labor Club of Chicago is participating in the Repair Fair with the Chicago Tool Library on Saturday, January 25th at 1pm. 4015 W Carroll Ave, Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60624 From the Chicago Tool Library: "Repair Fairs are free community events where you can bring your broken and beloved bikes, clothes, appliances, jewelry, and more and work with repair volunteers to fix them.... Read More

  • Workshop: Know Your Building. Know Your Landlord. (Lincoln Square)

    • January 25 @ 10:30 AM
    • until 12:30 PM
    • Lincoln Square - Sulzer Regional Library
    • 4455 N Lincoln Ave

    Are you a Chicago renter, homeowner, community advocate — or just someone who’s curious about Chicago’s housing landscape? Join Injustice Watch senior reporters Maya Dukmasova and Alejandra Cancino for a free, hands-on workshop to help Chicago residents learn how to research building code violations and find out who owns properties in the city.... Read More

  • Blood Fruit Library Open Hours

    • January 24 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Blood Fruit Library
    • Direct Message

    Library, social space, sometimes distro. Chicago, IL DM for address & time to visit Open Hours: Fridays 7-10pm.

  • Co-working Fridays @PO Box Collective

    • January 24 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    As always our events are MASKS REQUIRED. The @poboxcollective is accessible by ramp with an accessible bathroom. We will also have 2 air purifiers running.

  • All-Chicago Tenant Alliance Recruitment Event

    • January 23 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Case Hernandez Community Space and Free Store
    • 3519 W. North Ave.

    Join the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance (ACTA), an alliance of Chicago renters organizing tenant unions across the city against the landlord class. ACTA is holding two recruitment events for any Chicago tenant interested in joining the fight. Come as you are! No experience needed! Our rents continue to rise.... Read More

  • All Chicago Tenant Alliance (ACTA) Recruitment Event

    • January 23 @ 6:00 PM
    • Casa Hernández Community Space and Free Store
    • 3519 W North Ave

    Join the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance (ACTA), an alliance of Chicago renters organizing tenant unions across the city against the landlord class. ACTA is holding two recruitment events for any Chicago tenant interested in joining the fight. Come as you are! No experience needed! 💲 Our rents continue to rise.... Read More

  • Touhy Park FNB Distro

    • January 22 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Touhy Park
    • Northwest Corner of Touhy Park

    Food Not Bombs Rogers Park invites all of our neighbors to join us at Touhy Park on Wednesdays from 5:30pm. As the City of Chicago expands its criminalization and displacement of unhoused neighbors with the evictions of Humboldt Park and Gompers Park and the eviction of asylum seekers from city run shelters, we invite all community members to fortify their relationships, their hearts and their commitments to each other. Come... Read More

  • Book Release: City Time w/ David Campbell & Jarrod Shanahan @ Governors State University

    • January 22 @ 4:00 PM
    • Social Justice Building, Governors State University
    • Address 1 University Pkwy, University Park, IL 60484

    From the publisher: "A unique insider perspective of daily life in New York City’s most notorious house of correction While most people behind bars at Rikers Island are detainees awaiting the settlement of their cases, a smaller population have already been convicted and are serving sentences deemed too short for the state prison system.... Read More

  • Book Release: City Time w/ David Campbell & Jarrod Shanahan @ Loyola

    • January 21 @ 6:00 PM
    • Loyola University Chicago Lakeshore, Cuneo Hall Rm 109
    • 6430 N Kenmore, Chicago

    Zhandarka Kurti (States of Incarceration, Hard Crackers) hosts a book release event for City Time (NYU Press, 2025), an immersive ethnography of the facilities for sentenced men at Rikers Island, written by former political prisoner David Campbel and Jarrod Shanahan, author of Captives: How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage. From... Read More

  • Third Mondays Fiber Night

    • January 20 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    Come make stuff in a respectful community. Bring your project, snacks, ideas, kindly disposition. Introverts welcome. As always our events are MASKS REQUIRED. The @poboxcollective is accessible by ramp with an accessible bathroom. We will also have 2 air purifiers running.

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence

    • January 19 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Food Distro

    • January 19 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park/PO Box Collective
    • Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard/ 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood

  • Community Vigil and Art Build (Festivals of Resistance Chicago/Gary)

    • January 18 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60616

    Week of the Forest Defender: Regroup & Strategize

  • Treewhispers Exhibition & 25 Year Celebration

    • January 18 @ 2:00 PM
    • Artists Book House
    • 4207 W Irving Park, Chicago, IL

    Treewhispers is an ongoing international collaboration celebrating the profound connection between trees and humanity through handmade paper and artistic exploration. Participants contribute handmade paper rounds with personal memories, poems, images of tree rings, leaves, or depictions of their beloved trees. These rounds, bound with bookbinding thread, come together to form paper columns, creating an ever-evolving forest of art, stories and handmade paper.... Read More

  • Anti-Deportation Rally (Festivals of Resistance GARY)

    • January 18 @ 11:45 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Gary Airport South Shore Stop
    • 2nd Place and Clark Road, Gary, IN 46406

    Make friends, protect eachother! Join the Chicago/ NWI festival of resistance to support undocumented people targeted by the incoming administration. Coming early? Meet at 11 AM at JoyBomb (2584 Clay St) for hot drinks and handwarmers~

  • Blood Fruit Library Open Hours

    • January 17 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Blood Fruit Library
    • Direct Message

    Library, social space, sometimes distro. Chicago, IL DM for address & time to visit Open Hours: Fridays 7-10pm.

  • Co-working Fridays @PO Box Collective

    • January 17 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    As always our events are MASKS REQUIRED. The @poboxcollective is accessible by ramp with an accessible bathroom. We will also have 2 air purifiers running.

  • Revolutionary Movie Night: Zapatistas (Gurnee, IL)

    • January 16 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Warren Newport Public Library Meeting Room B
    • 224 O'Plaine Rd, Gurnee, IL 60031

    The 10-year-old Chronicle of the Zapatista movement, from before the public break-in, on January 1, 1994, until the disappearance of the AGUASCALIENTS and the creation of the snails in August 2003. Shooting images of the war between the EZLN and the Mexican army, exclusive interviews with Deputy Commander Marcos and the intense militarization of the state of Chiapas. This... Read More

  • With Feathers Book Club: Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin

    • January 15 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Skunk Cabbage Books
    • 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60618

    With Feathers is a nature focused book club to imagine brighter futures. No RSVP is required, feel free to just drop in! In January we're reading Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin, a wild accounting of how humans decide some animals are fluffy neighbors and others are unwanted pests.... Read More

  • Chicago Must Remain a Sanctuary City - Pack City Hall!

    • January 15 @ 7:30 AM
    • Chicago City Hall
    • 121 N LaSalle

    Alermen Lopez and Taberes have introduced legislation that would allow CPD to support Trump’s deportation agenda. Pack the public comment period to shut this down. More info @caarprnow

  • Paul Fitzpatrick, Perm, JFKhealthworld, Movern Hum

    • January 13 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Cafe Mustache
    • 2313 N Milwaukee Ave

    Chicago DIY

  • Art Against ICE (Festivals of Resistance Chicago/Gary)

    • January 12 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St, Lake Station, IN 46405

    Week of the Forest Defender: Regroup & Strategize

  • Winter Coat Giveaway

    • January 12 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St, Lake Station, IN 46405

    Joy Bomb Social Center is envisioned to be a hub for radical, direct engagement with communal possibility. It is one part of a greater strategy to create pathways to utopian culture and practice in Northwest Indiana. With communities working together, Joy Bomb can remain a permanent site of collective creativity, sowing the seeds of connection that can give way to a liberated world.... Read More

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence

    • January 12 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Food Distro

    • January 12 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park/PO Box Collective
    • Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard/ 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday: 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood

  • Midwest Access Coalition BENEFIT Show (Festivals of Resistance Chicago/Gary)

    • January 11 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60616

    Suggested $10-15 PWYC Week of the Forest Defender: Regroup & Strategize

  • Fighting Deportations (Festivals of Resistance Chicago/Gary)

    • January 11 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60616

    Week of the Forest Defender: Regroup & Strategize

  • Four Bands on the Far South Side

    • January 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • First Church of Chicago
    • 6400 S. Kimbark

    $10 7 PM FREE FOOD Indie show Hazel City: https://hazelcity.bandcamp.com/album/old-friend Gayun Cannon: https://hazelcity.bandcamp.com/album/old-friend Easy Going Tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-JeRcXsYws Thee Maxwell Blast

  • De-Assimilate Gallery Opening featuring No Pride in Genocide Film Screening

    • January 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 West Wrightwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60647

    ($5-20) Join us in opening the De-assimilate exhibition with a screening of short films and one full length film focused on the intersection of Palestinian and queer identities. De-assimilate is a collection of works by Christina Sifri, a local Palestinian artist, who describes the inspiration/origin of their exhibition: "Over the past year, while watching the genocide of my people right before my eyes, many times feeling completely helpless, I have found myself indulging in art as a way to cope.... Read More

  • Blood Fruit Library Open Hours

    • January 10 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Blood Fruit Library
    • Direct Message

    Library, social space, sometimes distro. Chicago, IL DM for address & time to visit Open Hours: Fridays 7-10pm.

  • Exhibition: Not for Sale

    • January 10 @ 6:30 PM
    • until February 08 @ 12:00 PM
    • Evoke Gallery
    • 3040 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

    *Opening reception 1/10/25 6pm-10pm* In an art world often driven by commercialization, “Not for Sale” takes a firm stance against the commodification of expression and spirit. Art is not a product, nor are artists mere sellers; instead, their work is a vulnerable extension of the soul, created for expression rather than transaction.... Read More

  • Resist Deportations Resist the Trump Agenda Uri-Eichen Gallery Reopening

    • January 10 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Uri-Eichen
    • 2101 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Gallery re-opening and reception! The woodcut prints in this exhibit are from 2013 and 2014, and were hand rubbed. The images address some of the problems that cause immigration and some that immigrants face when entering a new country. A smaller version of Migrant #6 appeared in the Venice Biennial .... Read More

  • Co-working Fridays @PO Box Collective

    • January 10 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60660

    As always our events are MASKS REQUIRED. The @poboxcollective is accessible by ramp with an accessible bathroom. We will also have 2 air purifiers running.

  • Book Talk - White Property, Black Trespass: on the Religion of Criminalization and the Religion of Abolition with Andrew Krinks, Christophe Ringer and Rev. Jason Lydon

    • January 9 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL 60608

    Most popular critical accounts of mass criminalization interpret police and prisons as purely social or political phenomena. While such accounts have been indispensable in moving millions into collective action and resistance, the carceral state remains as pervasive as ever. White Property, Black Trespass argues that understanding why we have police and prisons, and building a world of safety and abundance beyond them, requires that we acknowledge the inherently religious function that criminalization fulfills for a colonial and racial capitalist order that puts its faith in cops and cages to save it from the existential threat of disorder that its own structural violence creates. The... Read More

  • Zine Club Chicago on Marz: People Have the Power Zinemaking Hangout

    • January 9 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Life on Marz Community Club
    • 1950 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    This month, Zine Club Chicago is channeling the strength of collective resistance with a free zinemaking hangout in collaboration with our friends at Life on Marz Community Club! Y’all are invited to help create a group zine on the theme People Have the Power. Please... Read More

  • RACHEL JACKSON 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒎 Exhibit Opening

    • January 9 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • WEATHERPROOF
    • 3336 W LAWRENCE #303 CHICAGO IL, 60625

    RACHEL JACKSON 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒎 JANUARY 9 – FEBRUARY 16 Rachel Jackson is an artist, designer, and publisher based in Long Beach, CA. Her practice involves the use of digital imaging, time-based media, and additive/subtractive technologies to create works that reflect evolving relationships within networked society.

  • Touhy Park FNB Distro

    • January 8 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Touhy Park
    • Northwest Corner of Touhy Park

    Food Not Bombs Rogers Park invites all of our neighbors to join us at Touhy Park on Wednesdays from 5:30pm. As the City of Chicago expands its criminalization and displacement of unhoused neighbors with the evictions of Humboldt Park and Gompers Park and the eviction of asylum seekers from city run shelters, we invite all community members to fortify their relationships, their hearts and their commitments to each other. Come... Read More

  • Bad Anxiety & Silo Kids in Chicago

    • January 7 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60616

    THE RETURN OF THE ONE HOUR SHOW w/ Bad Anxiety: Repeat 30 second applications of power. (https://earthgirltapes.bandcamp.com/album/demonstration-ii) Silo Kids: NWOHMSHC. New CS on Earth Girl. Collect all 4! (https://earthgirltapes.bandcamp.com/album/demo-3) Double Over: Transplants from all over do it right (https://doubleover.bandcamp.com/album/demo) Cucuy: Fast/Weird. New CS on Earth Girl & Holistic Industrial (https://bandwagon.fm/675798140b68db7dda2861d9) Shrike:... Read More

  • Floating & Drowning and So-called Chicago

    • November 4 2024 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Canal Origins Park
    • 2701 S Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60608 United States

    🌿 The plaques at Canal Origins Park tell the story of a preordained imperial greatness — “Geography is destiny!” A newly built floating wetland tells us we are now moving “between industrial past and wild futures”. And so the origin story of colonial capital reinvents itself again and again.... Read More

  • Chicago Anarchist Skillshare

    • November 1 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • WestSide Justice Center
    • 601 S. California Ave

    ❤️‍🔥Let's take care of each other so we can be dangerous together ❤️‍🔥 🍂Join us for a fall Chicago Anarchist CareShare, the weekend before the election on November 1-3!🍂 After over a year full of actions, disruptions and more, we are focusing on skillshares and group-faciliated sessions on care, in AND out of the streets. What... Read More

  • Endgame: Economic Nationalism and Global Decline with Jamie Merchant and Tyler Zimmer

    • October 29 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL USA 60608

    Join us as we welcome Jamie Merchant and Tyler Zimmer to the store for a discussion of Merchant's new book Endgame: Economic Nationalism and Global Decline, a new account of globalization’s decline as the natural outworking of market economics. Globalization as we know it is over.... Read More

  • Gangestalker * Chalk * Slith * Curbsitter * Flowering

    • October 27 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    All ages! No drinking/no drama!

  • Resurrection of Judith Myers

    • October 19 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • University City Church
    • 5655 S University Ave.

    @goldgrrlchi The Resurrection of Judith Myers: A Rockin and Rollin Halloween Show Prepare yourself for a night of electrifying sounds, spine-chilling vibes, and eerie surprises at The Resurrection of Judith Myers! 🕸️ Join Electric Mothership for an unforgettable Halloween show featuring DJ Dropz, Welcome to Robot Paradise, and Bad Animals, all coming together to raise the dead in the name of rock, synths, and spooky beats. On... Read More

  • Resurrection of Judith Myers

    • October 19 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • University City Church
    • 5655 S University Ave.

    @goldgrrlchi The Resurrection of Judith Myers: A Rockin and Rollin Halloween Show Prepare yourself for a night of electrifying sounds, spine-chilling vibes, and eerie surprises at The Resurrection of Judith Myers! 🕸️ Join Electric Mothership for an unforgettable Halloween show featuring DJ Dropz, Welcome to Robot Paradise, and Bad Animals, all coming together to raise the dead in the name of rock, synths, and spooky beats. On... Read More

  • Flash * The Shape * Participants

    • October 17 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Be with us as we behold the spectacle!

  • PO Box Poetry Series – every 3rd Thursday

    • October 17 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood

    The PO Box Poetry Series aims to bring local poets together with poets from across the city and beyond to build a stronger community through poetry. The October reading features Cass Donish, Temperance Aghamohammadi, and Kai Ihns. The event is free and open to the public! The PO Box space is wheelchair accessible and has a single stall bathroom.... Read More

  • Film Screening & Discussion: An Island and One Night (Une Ile et Une Nuit)

    • October 13 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Greenwood

    PO Box Collective is thrilled to present an exclusive screening of An Island and One Night (Une Ile et Une Nuit) from the French ZAD-occupation of the Quartier Libre de Lentillères, about the rebellious joy of radical land reclamation. ZAD, or “zone à defender,” has entered the European lexicon as a general term for militant direct collective action against large-scale development projects.... Read More

  • Art 4 the People Market

    • October 5 2024 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL

    @midwest4liberation is hosting The Art For The People Market on October 5th from 12-4pm at Haymarket House!! Join us to buy art from local artists, craft with your friends and eat some food! Vendors will be redistributing 10+ to mutual aid, humanitarian, and community organizations. Weather... Read More

  • Bread & Puppet: The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus

    • September 19 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 AM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave Chicago, IL 60613 United States

    The circus is coming! The circus is coming! The Bread & Puppet Theater will bring its iconic circus to Chicago on September 19, 2024. The company presents The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus, a brand new show in the tradition of the iconic Bread & Puppet Circuses that began at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont in 1970.... Read More

  • Art Night: Drop-in and Draw

    • September 18 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Do you enjoy drawing, painting, or making cool art?! Would you like to do that with other people?!! Well, you are in luck. We have decided to host calm, casual art nights at Joy Bomb! The first art night will be our "Drop-in and Draw" night on September 18th, from 6pm to 9pm.... Read More

  • RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS 2024

    • September 15 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • MCC Chicago
    • 71 W Van Buren

    🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴 RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS 2024 Sunday September 15th - MCC Chicago (71 W Van Buren) 5pm: Rally, march, 5K marathon run/walk/bike/roll 7pm: Music by Glutton for Insurrection, Flowering, Nocturnal Prose (San Antonio), DJ Anarchotech, cutieademon + TBA Join us outside that brutal downtown fed joint MCC Chicago for this year’s Running Down The Walls, a non-competitive fundraiser marathon and generator show.... Read More

  • Voidclass * Clear Coat * Barren Heir * Antlr

    • September 14 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Come out for a Saturday night show at Joy Bomb featuring - Voidclass * Clear Coat * Barren Heir * Antlr - All ages/No Drinking/No Drama

  • DNC AFTERCARE SPACE FOR BLACK FOLK

    • August 25 2024 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Rev BT Little Community Center
    • 1300 S. Kedzie

    ⁨(this event should have 4 slides but I can only submit one) in black august, we are making space for healing. come turn down with us after the dnc. we will have many amazing black organizers hosting workshops to help us get in touch with our bodies.... Read More

  • ANOTHER WORLD Writing Workshop & Youth Open-Mic

    • August 23 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Grace Place
    • 637 S Dearborn St

    Join youth from across Chicago at Another World to reflect on the other worlds we want to build towards! 🌍🍉🚀 We'll be at Grace Place (637 S Dearborn St) on Friday, August 23rd for a Creative Writing Workshop from 6-7:30pm, and a Youth Open Mic from 8-10pm.... Read More

  • Heart + Craft on Lake

    • August 21 2024 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • High Spirit Recording
    • 3450 W Lake Street

    Free event with performances, art making, a community cipher and meal in partnership with Gertie and For Freedoms.

  • Let’s Crash the Party! March on the eve of the DNC

    • August 18 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • Michigan Ave & Wacker Dr
    • Michigan Ave & Wacker Dr

    The Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws March for 🔵 Palestinian liberation 🔵 Reproductive justice 🔵 Queer & trans liberation

  • Pesky Parakeets

    • August 18 2024 @ 12:00 AM
    • chicago
    • the DNC

    🦜 What is Pesky Parakeets?🦜 Pesky Parakeets is a helpful signal account run by folks you don't know, use your own discretion. In addition to sharing important updates about events, legal support, trainings, and community resources, we can help you plug in to existing organizing and forward messages from your group about events.... Read More

  • DNC Prop-making with SAIC Students for Palestine Liberation

    • August 17 2024 @ 4:30 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Walls Turned Sideways
    • 2717 W Madison

    Make banners and signs for the March on the DNC! Materials provided, but bringing your own cardboard appreciated. Please wear a mask! @thepeoplesartinstitute

  • F*** the GNC Pop-Up Radical Book Fair

    • August 17 2024 @ 10:00 AM
    • until August 18 @ 4:00 PM
    • Co-prosperity Sphere
    • 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago

    10AM-4PM both days! Featuring Pilsen Community Books, PM Press, Haymarket Books, Skunkcabbage Press, and more.

  • PO Box Poetry Series Open Mic

    • August 15 2024 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago IL, 60626

    This is a multilingual open mic hosted by Alex Jane Cope with special guest Leon Predeau. Doors at 7:30 P.M. Sign up to read using the QR code.

  • PO Box Poetry Series: Workshop and Potluck

    • August 15 2024 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago IL, 60626

    The PO Box Poetry Series is now offering a generative writing workshop & potluck prior to each reading at 6:30pm-7:30pm. This workshop is led by guest writers— sometimes readers, sometimes other poets local to Chicago. Either way, the workshop aims to read and consider work by that month’s readers as well as the work that has inspired their own poetry.... Read More

  • We Keep Us Safe! Protest Safety 101

    • August 14 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago

    Join us for street medic training. The training consists of safety for yourselves and protestors and safety guidelines for medical emergencies. This FREE training will be led by two organizers with experience as street medics!

  • Test Literary Series: Readings, Workshopping, Discussion

    • August 14 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • The Whistler
    • 2421 N Milwaukee Ave

    Test Literary Series is a monthly interactive reading series featuring collaborative discussion, supporting a community of writers in Chicago and beyond. Hosted by Zach Kocanda. With readings by: Brian Engles Christina Gutierrez Laura Hawbaker Timothy Moore

  • Chicago-Style Surveillance 101

    • August 13 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Live Online!
    • https://linktr.ee/lucyparsonslabs

    Hosted by Lucy Parsons Labs. “LPL's event will give a lay of the surveillance landscape and an overview of what tools/techniques are deployed in Chicago. We'll also give security advice but the focus will be on the spy tools.” Live... Read More

  • Soup Night

    • July 25 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • Iowa Building, Hyde Park
    • 56th St & South Shore Dr

    🌿 July soup night is Thursday the 25th! 🌿 We're gathering at the Iowa Building in Hyde Park (56th St & South Shore Dr) from 6:30-9:30pm. Join for a classic soup night agenda of co-created breakout group discussions. Bring your questions, ideas, friends, lovers, family, kids, zines, snacks, drinks, blankets, chairs, concern, joy, sadness, loneliness, warmth, solidarity, and energy.... Read More

  • Tenant Power in Times of Crisis with Rae Baker and the Chicago Union of Tenants

    • July 18 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Join us for a conversation about tenant organising 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 hostility toward unhoused people made worse by mass unemployment, a public health crisis, and racist police violence.... Read More

  • Know Your Rights training with National Lawyers Guild

    • July 11 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL 60608 United States

    For the last nine months, Chicago has been in the streets every week in solidarity with the people of Palestine. This summer, our city will host the Democratic National Convention which will be met with massive protests. Now is the perfect time to learn or brush up on your rights during a protest. ... Read More

  • Rally to Stop the Eviction of Children

    • June 26 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Gary Ortiz Elementary School
    • 3000 S Lawndale Ave, Chicago, IL

    The city has started evicting asylum seeker families including children from the shelters. Join us as we rally to demand that Mayor Johnson stops all shelter evictions immediately! The Johnson administration is having a public safety meeting while continuing to ignore the lack of safety that evicting new arrivals creates.

  • Disrupt the AI Death Machine: Noise Demo at Local Tech Giant

    • June 26 2024 @ 4:00 PM
    • Meet at Time Out Market
    • 916 W Fulton Market

    Meet at Time Out Market (916 W Fulton Market) by 4:30pm sharp! Bring noisemakers and instruments. Combat the surveillance state--wear a mask and cover up! PALESTINE WILL BE FREE. Organized by an autonomous group of friends who hate cops, big tech, and Israel.

  • juneteenth event by blacktivities

    • June 23 2024 @ 2:00 PM
    • email blacktivitieschi@proton.me
    • email blacktivitieschi@proton.me

    the next blacktivities is in honor of juneteenth and we are centering black joy! come thru, eat some delicious food, and meet other rad black people. feel free to bring a dish, somethin to throw on the grill, a game you wanna play, or show up empty handed.... Read More

  • Opal's Walk for Freedom: Juneteenth Celebration

    • June 19 2024 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 10:30 AM
    • 31st St Beach Chicago
    • 31st St Beach Chicago

    JJA is excited to invite you to join us for Chicago’s inaugural Opal's Walk for Freedom, a commemorative event dedicated to celebrating the federal Juneteenth holiday and promoting unity, truth in history, and our freedom to vote. As we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the federal Juneteenth holiday, we join Opal’s Walk for Freedom, focusing on education, voter mobilization, and understanding the freedom that Juneteenth represents.... Read More

  • TRAINING: How to Successfully Talk to Your Coworkers About Forming a Union

    • June 18 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago, IL 60608 United States

    Join us June 18th at 7pm at Pilsen Community Books for a special workplace organizing training with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), the group that put out Unite and Win: the Workplace Organizer's Handbook, which is an accessible and concise guide for those who want to know how to unionize.... Read More

  • Zine Not Dead Fest: a Comics and Small Press Fair

    • June 15 2024 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave

    Zine Not Dead Fest is a one-day event bringing together comics and small press artists and publishers from around the world to Chicago. A day of vending (featuring over 80 artists & publishers), talks, and workshops concludes with the biggest Zine Not Dead reading of all time in the evening.

  • Film Screening: One Million Experiments @ PO Box Collective

    • June 12 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    From @poboxcollective: One Million Experiments is a project exploring how we define and create safety while reducing harm in a world without police and prisons. The film remixes long-form interviews with movement workers across the world who have created community-based safety projects, expanding our ideas about what keeps us safe.... Read More

  • DEMO: Escalate for Rafa

    • June 12 2024 @ 4:30 PM
    • Boeing Headquarters
    • 100 N Riverside Plaza (at Washington)

    “autonomous activists have called for large numbers and support downtown tomorrow at Boeing HQ during rush hour“ At Washington Ave, East of Canal St. Access along the river. Across from Potbelly.

  • Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners

    • June 11 2024 @ 8:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 643 W 31st St, Chicago, IL

    From @midwestbooks2p: Open mic 🖤 Letter writing 🖤 Book packing 🖤 Come thru for another lovely evening Open Mic in support of the comrades behind bars! #FreeThemAll

  • South Side Zine Library Launch Party!

    • June 9 2024 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Richard J Daley Branch Chicago Public Library
    • 3400 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL

    From @zineclubchicago: We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new South Side Zine Library! This free community resource, stocked with zines of all kinds, will be permanently housed in the Community Room at the Richard J. Daley branch of the @chicagopubliclibrary in Bridgeport. ... Read More

  • Film Screening: One Million Experiments @ PO Box Collective

    • June 5 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    From @poboxcollective: One Million Experiments is a project exploring how we define and create safety while reducing harm in a world without police and prisons. The film remixes long-form interviews with movement workers across the world who have created community-based safety projects, expanding our ideas about what keeps us safe.... Read More

  • FILM SCREENING: Riotsville, USA (2022). Joy Bomb Radical Movie Night

    • May 24 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street Lake Station, IN 46405

    Open 6pm, Movie 7pm Discussion to follow Being comfy chairs, blankets, and vegan snacks Events are free, donations welcome.

  • SLUTS: Anthology edited by Michelle Tea

    • May 23 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Women and Children First
    • 5233 N Clark St

    Women & Children First is thrilled to celebrate the released of SLUTS: Anthology edited by Michelle Tea. This event will feature readings from Cristy Road Carrera, Carta Monir, Meredith Maran, Taleen Kali, Sam Cohen, Lyn Corelle, and jimmy cooper. Please note: This event is free to attend, but registration is required! By registering to attend this event, you agree to wear a mask throughout the duration of the event, according to W&CF's Covid-19 policy.

  • Blacktivities

    • May 19 2024 @ 2:00 PM
    • email blacktivitieschi@proton.me for the addy
    • 000

    a space for black anti-authoritarian leftists to build community. we'll be painting banners, snackin, reading and discussing. bring food or zines to share if you'd like, or come empty handed. email blacktivitieschi@proton.me for the addy. pull up, we can't wait... Read More

  • Know Your Rights Training for Activists

    • May 15 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • Grace Place
    • 637 W Dearborn

    (Registration link at @nlgchicago or linktr.ee/chicagonlg) For the last six months, Chicago has been in the streets every week in solidarity with the people of Palestine. This summer, our city will host the Democratic National Convention which will be met with massive protests.... Read More

  • NLG Chicago May Day Backyard Bash

    • May 11 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL

    UPDATED TIME & DATE! Join @nlgchicago in celebrating International Workers Day with a party at Haymarket House! Help us raise funds to support legal support efforts for protests of the DNC & RNC as well as the ongoing Palestine solidarity actions.... Read More

  • Soup Spring Fair - A Special Soup Night Gathering

    • May 11 2024 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Union Park
    • 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL

    Join for an afternoon & evening of sharing, connecting and learning together to welcome in Spring & keep our May Day celebrations going. We invite our community to bring their skills, curiosities, and desires to this participatory event. This fair like soup night will include stations for folks to host mini workshops, skill shares, games, conversations, demos, read alouds and more.... Read More

  • May Day Celebration

    • May 4 2024 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    We want to meet you, hear about the projects you are involved in, and envision the kinds of actions we might take together. The event itself will be informal, meet-and-greet style, with a screening of a rad film in the evening! There is plenty of parking available, but if you are interested arriving by train, we are a few minutes drive from the Miller Beach South Shore station.... Read More

  • Peregrines Spring Kick-Offs

    • May 4 2024 @ 9:00 AM
    • until May 11 @ 1:00 PM
    • Pilcher Park and Illinois Beach State park
    • 2501 Highland Park Dr, Joliet, IL 60432

    Join the Peregrines, a eco-restoration volunteer group that visits different needy natural areas each week, to kick off spring with some work, discussion, and snacks! We'll be at Pilcher Park May 4th and Illinois Beach May 11th - both workdays run 9 AM - 12 PM with potlucks to follow. If... Read More

  • MAY DAY ANARCHIST PARADE

    • May 1 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • Union Park
    • 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL

    May Day Anarchist Parade! Wear costumes and bring props, decorations and noise makers for joyous play together as we celebrate the martyrs and resist against the state. No more lives stolen by work! Show up, bring your friends and come through, Chicago !!!!

  • Chicago Union of Tenants General Meeting

    • April 28 2024 @ 1:30 PM
    • Union Park
    • 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL

    From @chiunionoftenants: Have you ever been interested in joining a tenants union? Come out and meet some very nice folks at our general meeting this Sunday at 1:30 and see how you can plug in!

  • Teach-In: The 1936-1939 Revolt in Palestine

    • April 27 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Palestinian workers and organized labor have played an instrumental role in advancing the struggle for national liberation by combatting Zionism and settler colonialism even prior to the Nakba in 1948. From workers in Gaza who have been abducted in the thousands by Occupation Forces since October, to Palestinian workers in the Midwest who have waged important strikes for Palestine, labor is central to the Palestinian cause.... Read More

  • Rally for a Free Palestine! Against Nationwide Campus Repression!

    • April 26 2024 @ 2:00 PM
    • Levi Hall
    • 5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL

    From @uchicagounited: Join us THIS FRIDAY at 2PM in front of Levi Hall to demand an immediate end to the University’s ongoing investments in death! Gaza continues to face genocide, so we CAN NOT let our complicit universities repress the student movement for justice!! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Masks are required — we will be providing some at the rally.... Read More

  • Demand Justice for Dexter Reed!

    • April 25 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • CCPSA Meeting
    • 5628 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL

    From @caarprnow: COME OUT this Thursday to the Community Commission for Public Safety & Accountability meeting to demand justice for Dexter Reed! The CCPSA has the power to set policy for CPD, and can act immediately to end CPD’s use of TACT teams & pretextual traffic stops.... Read More

  • Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia and Revolt with Sasha Warren

    • April 21 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    We're excited to welcome Sasha Warren to the store for an event in celebration of his book Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia and Revolt. The contemporary world is oversaturated with new psychiatric programs, methods, and reforms promising to address any number of "crises" in mental health care.... Read More

  • 420 at midnight rave!

    • April 19 2024 @ 10:00 PM
    • until 5:00 AM
    • Email for location!
    • email: almost420@proton.me

    show is free but taking donations for el comedor comunitario. large variety of treats and drinks will be for sale for donation on site. all proceeds will go directly to the newly arrived Venezuelan migrants who have been making hundreds of meals a week and running a free store for their community and other asylum seekers and migrants.... Read More

  • Spring Anarchist Skillshare

    • April 19 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until April 21 @ 9:00 PM
    • Multiple Locations
    • Email chicago_anarchist_skillshare@riseup.net

    The Spring Anarchist Skillshare is happening April 19-21! This Skillshare we are going to be focusing on Direct Action and In-the-Streets type trainings and information. See bit.ly/anarchist_skillshare for the full schedule plus information on childcare, accessibility, interpretation, etc.

  • First Ever Show @ Joy Bomb Social Center

    • April 18 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St. Gary, Indiana 46405

    Joy Bomb is a new social center / mutual aid hub in NWI. We're hosting our first ever show in the new space with some rad bands: Cran (Paris) World In Action (Milwaukee) War Effort (Chicago) The Stuff ALL AGES

  • NWI Fruit Tree Share

    • April 13 2024 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405

    Join us for our first annual native fruit tree share! The share will happen rain or shine. We will likely have between 200 and 300 native fruit trees of differing varieties available for pick up. Message us at joybombsocialcenter@proton.me if you would like to help out at the event.

  • Beyond the Bars with Renaldo Hudson, Rachel DeWoskin, and Bill Ayers

    • April 12 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    @pilsencommunitybooks invites you to an evening “Beyond the Bars” with Renaldo Hudson, Rachel DeWoskin, and Bill Ayers to celebrate "Humans of Life Row". "Humans of Life Row" is a special issue of the Chicago literary journal Real Conditions, featuring the work of students from Stateville Correctional Center.... Read More

  • Stories Beyond Bars: An Art Event & Panel for Prisoners' Rights

    • April 10 2024 @ 7:30 PM
    • The Understudy Coffee and Books
    • 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

    Please join us for an unforgettable evening of advocacy and inspiration. Set against the vibrant backdrop of The Understudy Coffee and Books, this event will feature creative offerings from storytellers from inside prisons. Immerse yourself in an art exhibition showcasing the creativity and resilience of people held in prison, and hear the panel discuss UPLC's critical legal work.... Read More

  • Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt w/ Orisanmi Burton

    • April 9 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    @pilsencommunitybooks is excited to welcome Orisanmi Burton, Damon Locks, and Maryan Kashani to the store for a discussion of Dr. Burton's new book Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. Tip of the Spear boldly and compellingly argues that prisons are a domain of hidden warfare within US borders.... Read More

  • Native Fruit Tree Distribution and Fundraiser for Palestine

    • April 6 2024 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    From @rogersparkseedlibrary: Please join us Saturday April 6th from 1-4pm for a Native Fruit Tree Giveaway at @poboxcollective 6900 N. Glenwood Ave(accessibility info below). We are very delighted to be continuing the generous groundwork set up by @sowrecalcitrant and are picking up this tree distribution initiative from them.... Read More

  • Joy Bomb Social Center Spring Cleaning Yard Sale

    • April 6 2024 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Joy Bomb Social Center
    • 2584 Clay St. Gary, Indiana 46405

    Joy Bomb is holding it's first ever community wide event, a yard sale! 6+ families and Joy Bomb itself will be bringing our treasures for you to peruse. Prices will be ranging from free to dirt cheap, so swing by! Joy Bomb Social Center is located just off (lucky) exit 13 on I-94 (Central Ave) and ample parking is available at the site.

  • Chicago March for Al Quds & Palestine

    • April 5 2024 @ 4:30 PM
    • Consulate General of Israel
    • 500 W Madison St, Chicago, IL

    From @faraj_institute: Join us for the Chicago Al-Quds Protest for Palestine! April 5th, @ 4:30. Location: Israeli Consulate. #palestine #palestinewillbefree #freepalestine #alquds #protest #chicago

  • Trans Day of Visibility at First Nations Garden

    • March 31 2024 @ 3:00 PM
    • First Nations Garden
    • 4555 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL

    via @firstnationsgarden: Sunday is Trans Day of Visibility. We will be celebrating at the garden there will be planting and moving prairie plants around as well as feasting. Pipe ceremony before start (Native community only). Located at 4555 N Pulaski Rd, alley entrance.

  • Saving the Point, Again: A Meet-Up at Promontory Point

    • March 30 2024 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 2:30 PM
    • Promontory Point
    • 5491 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

    via @savethepointchi: See you at the Point this Saturday! 🌊 Join S. Nicole Lane (@verified_virgo) & Jack and Debra to hear about our continued work to save this landmark & meet new Point people. Last week, Lane wrote about the continued fight to save the Point in the @chicago_reader.... Read More

  • Pilsen Community Iftar

    • March 29 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • 18th Street Casa de Cultura
    • 2057 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL 60608

    Join Lucy Parsons Labs this Friday for a community iftar in Pilsen! During a time of rising Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism, we are gathering our community to be together, share in a collective break and enjoy delicious food. RSVPs are encouraged at https://tiny.cc/LPL2024iftar... Read More

  • Anti-Fur Fundraiser

    • March 26 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Kale My Name
    • 3300 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

    Join us at @kalemyname on March 26th to raise funds for our anti-fur campaign in Chicago! 🌱 Kale My Name is generously offering 20% of their dine-in & carry-out proceeds, as part of their Giving Tuesday program, to our group during the evening of 3/26/23.... Read More

  • Migrant Solidarity Fundraiser for El Comedor Comunitario

    • March 23 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Cafe Mustache
    • 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

    Raffle fundraiser at Cafe Mustache! El Comedor Comunitario is a self-organized community kitchen by and for newly arrived Venezuelan migrants. Twice per week, El Comedor provides hundreds of free three-course meals and a welcoming space.

  • Karaoke X Fun

    • March 22 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Yolotl
    • DM @bloodfruitlib on Instagram for address

    Come out to Yolotl on March 22nd to support Bloodfruit Anarchist Library raise funds to keep the space going 🔥🏴🔥 karaoke, food, drinks and rad people @bloodfruitlib

  • The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World

    • March 21 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    We're excited to join In These Times to welcome Ajay Singh Chaudhary to Pilsen Community Books for an event to mark the publication of The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World. Climate change is not only about the exhaustion of the planet, it’s about the exhaustion of so many of us, our lives, our worlds, even our minds.... Read More

  • Newroz Chicago

    • March 21 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • Pratt Beach Park
    • 1050 W Pratt Blvd

    We invite you to join us in celebrating the coming of spring, and in commemorating the people who have been killed by occupying states, in solidarity with all struggles against colonialism across the globe. There will be music, screenings, food... Read More

  • Congo Teach-In for Pro-Palestinian Activists

    • March 20 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    Join Chicagoans for Palestine and Friends of the Congo for a teach-in on the genocide in Congo, how it relates to Palestine, and how to take action. Maurice Carney is a co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo.... Read More

  • Trans Self-Defense Training

    • March 16 2024 @ 2:30 PM
    • Han Training
    • 743 W Irving Park Rd

    Hello everyone! We hope you are doing okay, or as okay as you can be in these hard times. Some good news: for a long time, we have been without a space to use consistently for physical self defense training, which in tandem with other factors unfortunately meant that this past Autumn & Winter, physical self-defense training has been on a hold (hence the temporary pivot to skillshare workshops i.e.... Read More

  • AMERICAN PRECARIAT: Zeke Caligiuri and Bill Ayers

    • March 15 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    From @pilsencommunitybooks: We're excited to welcome Zeke Caligiuri and Bill Ayers to the store for an event in celebration of American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion. This groundbreaking anthology of essays edited by incarcerated writers takes a sharp look at the complexity and fluidity of class and caste systems in the United States.... Read More

  • Rally at Apple Lincoln Park

    • March 12 2024 @ 12:00 PM
    • Apple Store Lincoln Park
    • 801 W North Ave, Chicago, IL

    Three days ago, Apple Store Lincoln Park fired a Palestinian employee for wearing a keffiyeh and other cultural items. It’s a double standard the store has only applied to Palestinians, as other employees are able to show their flags and culture.... Read More

  • Saretta Morgan celebrates ALT-NATURE

    • March 9 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    We're excited to welcome Saretta Morgan to the store for an event in celebration of her new collection Alt-Nature. The poems of Alt-Nature move in desert dreams and riverbeds. Here, geography forms the basis of feeling and connection in the American Southwest.... Read More

  • Anti-Eviction Rally in Support of New Arrivals

    • March 9 2024 @ 3:00 PM
    • Pritzker Park
    • 310 S State Street

    After a series of delays, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City of Chicago are expected to begin mass rolling evictions from shelter for migrants on 3/16. Evictions have been happening on a smaller scale since day one because of carceral, punishment-based shelter policies.... Read More

  • Lake Michigan Popular Education Project Meet-up

    • March 3 2024 @ 3:00 PM
    • Chicago Bee Library
    • 3647 S State St

    Calling all mapmakers, artists, musicians, writers, researchers, organizers, frontliners, educators, land stewards and others that care about Lake Michigan! Would you like to join a popular education project to learn more about opportunities to take action to protect Lake Michigan and surrounding watersheds and communities? Popular education is a practice in which people learn together and teach one another in an informal way about a topic and work to take action together.... Read More

  • Seed Starting Skillshare

    • March 2 2024 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Rogers Park Seed Library (housed at the PO Box Collective)
    • 6900 N. Glenwood Ave

    We wanted to share a bit more information about our Workday & Skillshare next Saturday March 2nd from 1-4pm🌱🌱🌱 First off, our workday will be focused on getting the rest of our seed donations processed and into envelopes so that they are available to the public as we enter the growing season.... Read More

  • Red Brick Social Club Film Screening of The Workers Cup

    • February 29 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Reed's Local
    • 3017 W Belmont Ave

    We’re so excited to announce our first event —a film screening of The Worker’s Cup at Reed’s Local! 🎥⚽️ Join us in the back room on Thursday, February 29th at 7pm and remember to bring cash, as @reedslocal is cash-only.... Read More

  • Migrant Solidarity & Midwest Books to Prisoners Donation Drive

    • February 29 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • Innertown Pub
    • 1935 W Thomas St

    Come to Innertown Pub on Leap Night to support migrant solidarity efforts at El Comedor Comunitario 🏴🔥🔥🏴🔥🏴🔥🏴🔥🏴🔥🏴 February 29th, 5pm-2am Bring cash or Venmo to enter this INCREDIBLE RAFFLE. $10 per ticket with unlimited tickets! raffle tickets also available now, dm us to buy @anti.detention... Read More

  • Chicago's Black Panthers

    • February 25 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Albany Park Organization Center
    • 3625 W Lawrence Ave

    Join us for another Socialist Night School Movie Night as we explore the work of Chicago's Black Panther Party chapter during the last time the DNC was held in the city. Please mask up!

  • Free Jack!

    • February 21 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Bricktown
    • Ask a punk

    Letter writing party and fundraiser. Materials provided.

  • SNUFFED Lobotomy Dream EP Release

    • February 17 2024 @ 8:00 PM
    • Not Not
    • 3950 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL

    From @snuffedchicago: Very stoked to celebrate the new record with some of our best buds and best bands across the midwest. February 17th, come through or you're goofin'. SNUFFED / STRESS POSITIONS / BUIO OMEGA (Minneapolis) / SLUTBOMB (Cinci) / PAYASA.... Read More

  • P.O. Box Poetry Series

    • February 15 2024 @ 8:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    An all translator line-up of the PO Box reading series, featuring Cecily Chen, Clara Nizard and Léon Pradeau, & Aiya Sakr.

  • Walled Off in Palestine: A Screening and Panel for Youth and Young Adults

    • February 11 2024 @ 1:30 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
    • 800 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60607

    Join the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and the Chicago Freedom School for a screening of Walled Off, a 2023 film directed by Vin Arfuso. Taking its title from the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, owned by the British artist Banksy, the film creatively explores how the history of the occupation of Palestine impacts the daily lives of people living there.... Read More

  • Tending Responsibility / Borne Responsibility: Grand Opening

    • February 10 2024 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Featuring art by: Rama, Ahmad Almahdi, Fade Kareem & Yasmeen Khayr. In this exhibit, the artists ask: what is our responsibility to Palestinian life and liberation? Who is born into the responsibility and what does it mean to––sometimes unwillingly––bear the weight of such responsibility? What role does this responsibility to liberation and honoring history play in one’s artwork? We invite our community to join us in asking these questions and reflect on how we are responsible to one another and how we tend to our responsibilities.

  • Surviving the Disaster

    • February 8 2024 @ 8:00 PM
    • Comfort Station - Logan Square
    • 2579 N Milwaukee, Chicago

    Join us for a presentation and discussion with Matt Peterson from Woodbine in New York City, which is currently celebrating its 10 year anniversary. For this event we'd like to have a conversation on the long histories of crisis and disaster we've lived through in the last two decades, from 9/11, to the Financial Crisis, to Hurricane Sandy, to Covid, and our experiments since 2014 with neighborhood self-organization and autonomy in Ridgewood, Queens.... Read More

  • Spaces of Exception

    • February 7 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Kresge Hall 1515
    • 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston IL

    Spaces of Exception Directed by Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, 2019 90 min | in English, Arabic, Diné, and Kanienʼkéha with English subtitles Spaces of Exception observes and juxtaposes the communities and resistance movements on the American Indian reservation and in the Palestinian refugee camp, joining distinct spaces produced by settler colonialism in solidarity as sites of struggle for decolonization and indigenous autonomy.... Read More

  • Mini Soup Night - Let's Make Art

    • February 4 2024 @ 2:30 PM
    • Ping Tom Park
    • Ping Tom Park, under 18th St bridge

    🔥🖌️MINI SOUP NIGHT: ART MAKING AT PING TOM PARK- SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 2:30-4:30🖌️🔥 January soup is in February because time isn’t real! Join for an art centered soup night gathering under the 18th St Bridge at Ping Tom Park in Chinatown.... Read More

  • Riotsville, U.S.A.

    • February 2 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Logan Center for the Arts 201
    • 915 E 60th St

    Welcome to Riotsville, U.S.A., a fictional town built by the U.S. military in response to the mounting militancy of the late-1960s protest movement, and a desperate attempt by the nation’s rulers—politicians, bureaucrats, and police—to win the war in the streets. Using actual footage from these “Riotsvilles” where military and police were trained to respond to civil disorder, in addition selections from nationally broadcast news, director Sierra Pettengill connects the stagecraft of “law and order” to the real violence of state practice and militarization.... Read More

  • Cop City Will Never Be Built: History and Lessons from the Struggle

    • February 2 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    For years now, Atlantans have waged a heroic struggle to stop the construction of Cop City, a $90+ million facility for training cops in military tactics and surveillance to be built on a bulldozed Weelaunee Forest. An urban forest with a long history, Weelaunee has often been entangled in the history of colonialism and enslavement on Turtle Island.... Read More

  • Chicago Anarchist Assembly

    • January 28 2024 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 643 W 31st St

    At this anarchist assembly we will strategize ways to be more proactive in anarchist interventions.In addition to continuing the discussion of palestinian solidarity and strategizing for anarchist activity we will also be discussing the DNC and other topics attendees may be interested in.... Read More

  • Anarchist Winter Huddle Schedule

    • January 26 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • until January 28 @ 8:00 PM
    • Bloodfruit Library / Orphanage
    • 1772 W Greenleaf / 643 W 31st

    Schedule of events.

  • Winter Anarchist Huddle

    • January 26 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • until January 28 @ 7:00 PM
    • Several
    • Several

    Winter Anarchist Huddle is happening in Chicago on January 26-28! Friday: Yolotl/Bloodfruit Library @ Ravenswood and Greenleaf 6:30-11pm “This is Not a New Crisis” Workshop being virtually screened to the Anarchist Encuentro in Tijuana! w/ info and stories about the Venezuelan Exodus and Autonomous projects happening around migrant solidarity in Chicago + Dinner Saturday: Orphanage @ 643 w 31st st 11-5pm Organize donations, cleaning and organizing medical gear + Midwest Books to Prisoners + Anarchist Games! Sunday: Orphanage @ 643 w 31st st 11-7pm Pancake Breakfast, Anarchist Assembly 2.0,... Read More

  • This is Not a Crisis

    • January 26 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • Bloodfruit Library
    • Greenleaf & Ravenswood

    Potluck, workshop, and more!

  • Zine Valentines Hangout!

    • January 20 2024 @ 3:00 PM
    • Quimby's Bookstore
    • 1854 W North Ave

    Zine Club Chicago: Zine Valentines Hangout!3 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2024Here at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave.Free! Zine Club Chicago is kicking off the season of love in all its incarnations with a heart-shaped invitation: Come make zine valentines with us about your self-publishing passions! We want you to pour your admiration for your favorite zinemakers, most beloved art supplies (who doesn’t love a long-arm stapler?), or whatever else you adore about DIY culture into the pages of a mini zine.... Read More

  • FILM SCREENING - Dwelling: A Measure of Life in the Atlanta Forest

    • January 19 2024 @ 7:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    A film by Sasha Tycko. Free screening at Pilsen Community Books. Masks required.

  • Potluck + Letter Writing @ Yolotl / Bloodfruit Library

    • January 19 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Blood Fruit Library
    • DM @bloodfruitlib on Instagram for address

    From @bloodfruitlib: We will be writing letters to both the kids detained at the Heartland Alliance detention centers & for Eva, a fierce activist for disappeared women.

  • The Day of the Forest Defender - Sunset Vigil for Tortuguita

    • January 18 2024 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 5:30 PM
    • Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
    • 345 W Montrose Harbor Dr, Chicago, IL 60640

    The Weelaunee Defense Society Chicago Chapter invites you to join in Chicago's first commemoration of The Day of the Forest Defender. We will have a candlelight vigil at sunset at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary to remeber the life of beloved Forest Defender Tortuguita by marking the one year anniversary since their tragic murder at the hands of the Georgia State Patrol, Atlanta Police Department and the Atlanta Police Foundation.... Read More

  • Corvo / Useless Info / Flesh Commodity @ Dolphin Lounge

    • January 17 2024 @ 8:00 PM
    • Dolphin Lounge
    • Ask a Punk

    $10! Ask a punk!

  • Flag Making w/ Salon Kawakib

    • January 16 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    You can’t paint a watermelon, but you can stitch a flag 🇵🇸 Join us for an evening @pilsencommunitybooks to hand make flags together. We will have supplies and teach attendees how to hand stitch. Allies Welcome 🖤❤️💚🤍 Masks Required

  • UPSET CONDITION 2024 Showcase

    • January 13 2024 @ 7:00 PM
    • Paul Henry's
    • 416 Sibley, Hammond, IN

    HARDCORE PUNK. Epoxi / Useless Info / Human Error / Loose Lid. No punk time, no drinking, respect the space!

  • Albany Park Art Party

    • January 13 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Albany Park Organizing Center
    • 3625 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL

    Join us at Albany Park Organizing Center for a FREE Photography Event! Explore stunning visuals, engage in a print swap, visit our printing station, and strike a pose at our photo booth. Raffle tickets available, with more chances to win when you buy additional tickets.... Read More

  • No GardaWorld - Protest at the Little Village Shelter

    • January 13 2024 @ 2:00 PM
    • Little Village CVS
    • 2634 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL

    Opening of the Little Village shelter is imminent and it’s set to be operated by GardaWorld. GardaWorld is a security contractor, which ran detention centers and cannot be entrusted with taking care of people. Tell Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson to cancel... Read More

  • Albany Park Art Market

    • January 13 2024 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Albany Park Organizing Center
    • 3625 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL

    Hosted by Albany Park Organizing Committee. All proceeds will benefit the local vendors/artists for their work, and any donations for the space will be put toward operating the space and its community programs (including a warming center, ESL classes, tenant organizing meetings, food and clothing distros, etc).

  • HotHouse and Haymarket House Present: We Are All Refugees

    • January 10 2024 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Avenue, Chicago, IL

    Join Juan Gonzalez, Jorge Mujica (@arisechicago), Hatem Abudayyeh (@uspcn) & Amisha Patel for a discussion on how a culture of cruelty has created unprecedented despair. Hosted by HotHouse and @haymarketbooks. RSVP at the link.

  • Vigil for Gaza

    • January 7 2024 @ 5:30 PM
    • St Luke's Lutheran/Grace Church of Logan Square
    • 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    As part of the week of action, join @hcw4palichi and @culturalworkers4palichi for an interfaith Vigil for Gaza with local faith leaders and community members. LOCATION: St Luke’s Lutheran/Grace Church of Logan Square at 3325 W Wrightwood Ave. Chicago, IL 60647 WHEN: Sunday, January 7th, 2024 at 5:30pm
All are welcome.... Read More

  • From Chicago to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime! A Black and Brown Action in Solidarity with Palestine

    • January 5 2024 @ 6:00 PM
    • Chicago Police Department Headquarters
    • 35th and Michigan

    This Friday, join a coalition of organizations for a demonstration of Black & Brown Solidarity with Palestine! We’ll gather at 35th & Michigan, the Chicago Police Department Headquarters, to send our message: From Chicago to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime! We are demanding:STOP THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA!END U.S.... Read More

  • New Years Eve Noise Demo

    • December 31 2023 @ 10:00 PM
    • Metropolitan Correctional Center
    • 71 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL.

    🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇 New Years Eve Noise Demo MCC Chicago - 10pm - Free Them All! 🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇 Anti-prison Anti-detention Anti-border Anti-colonial None of us are free until all of us are free Bring comrades, noisemakers, boomboxes, banners & lights! 🔥🎉

  • Noise Demo and Paint-In - No GardaWorld at the Little Village Shelter

    • December 23 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • Little Village CVS
    • 2634 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL

    Noise Demo and Paint-In No GardaWorld at the Little Village Shelter BYOB (Bring Your Own Banner)! Please wear a mask! Saturday | December 23 | 1PM Little Village CVS 2634 S. Pulaski GardaWorld is set to operate the upcoming Little Village shelter. GardaWorld is a security contractor, which ran detention centers and cannot be entrusted with taking care of people. Tell... Read More

  • Seeds Begin in the Dark: A Winter Solstice Gathering and Bonfire

    • December 21 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    Please join us next Thursday December 21st from 6-8pm for a Winter Solstice Gathering and Bonfire! This event will be both inside and outside so dressing in layers is recommended. We will have warm food and drinks (feel freee bring something to share), several hands on activities for kids and adults including seed envelop decorating for holiday gifts, and a fire to gather around outside.... Read More

  • Soup Night in the Daylight: 1 Year Anniversary

    • December 16 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:30 PM
    • Horner Park
    • Northeast corner picnic tables near tennis court

    This month we hope soup can be a space to gather in community, love, rage, grief and more. As we bear witness to and take action against the ongoing genocide in Palestine, imperialist violence across the globe, rising fascism and the seemingly endless list of threats to life & community— we gather soup to build relationships and shared practices of resistance.... Read More

  • Grief and Burnout Retreat for Supporters of Palestine

    • December 16 2023 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Wonderland
    • RSVP on Instagram: @wonderland__community_project

    At Wonderland, our hearts and minds are with Palestinians, and we oppose the genocide that is being committed against them with our tax money. There are different ways in which our community has been supporting the Palestinian resistance as individuals and we are in conversation about how as a collective group we can actively participate in movements that resist the destruction and oppression of life.... Read More

  • Zine Club Chicago Online: Ain’t No Party Like a Zine Party!

    • December 12 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • RSVP for Details

    This month, we’re pairing up with our pal Michael Verdi @verdidotmov of Zine Party! to say farewell to 2023 with a festive online gathering! Our own Liz Mason @caboosezine will lead us in a fun zinemaking activity focused on celebrating our personal highlights of this year.... Read More

  • A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine with David K. Seitz and Kelly Hayes

    • December 12 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    We're excited to welcome David K. Seitz and Kelly Hayes for a discussion of David's new book A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine. A different kind of Star Trek television series debuted in 1993. Deep Space Nine was set not on a starship but a space station near a postcolonial planet still reeling from a genocidal occupation.... Read More

  • Submedia Presents The Two Decades of Subversion Riot Porn Jamboree

    • December 11 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 643 W 31st St.

    We're so stoked to take our videos on the road to celebrate 20 years of subMedia!

  • Defending Palestine, Defending Ourselves: Digital Security and Online Threats

    • December 11 2023 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • 18th Street Casa de Cultura
    • 2057 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    @lucyparsonslabs and @muslimsforjustfutures invite you to our community gathering and digital security training on Monday, December 11th! As you know there have been an ever increasing number of attacks, both online and in person, against organizers who express support for Palestine. This free training (with food) on the south side of Chicago will help people navigate the issues of online threats, doxxing and more. You... Read More

  • Movie Night - El Norte

    • December 9 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • APOC
    • 3625 W Lawrence Ave

    Join us as we watch and discuss “El Norte” - a movie about two Guatemalan immigrants and their journey to the imperial homeland of USA.

  • Car Caravan for Palestine!

    • December 9 2023 @ 1:30 PM
    • SeatGeek Stadium
    • 7000 S Harlem Ave, Bridgeview, IL

    Stop the U.S.-funded genocide! End the siege on Gaza now! End U.S. aid to apartheid Israel! For everyone's protection, please wear a mask. Bring flags; posters will be provided.

  • Pull Up N' Sip

    • December 9 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Beelove Cafe
    • 1111 S Homan Ave.

    Join us and @free2movechi for Paint n' Sip where we're turning the spotlight on the too-common narrative of racial profiling during traffic stops. Together, we will discuss the impact of over-policing on Black and Brown community members and channel our creativity to imagine what true safety looks like.... Read More

  • Poets for Palestine

    • December 7 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Co-Prosperity
    • 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL

    Exhibit B, in collaboration with the Guild Literary Complex, is throwing a special event to benefit the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. This event will feature readings from some of Chicago's most talented writers. We will also be selling books that artists have donated to the cause.... Read More

  • The Gaza Monologues of Ashtar Theatre: Collective Reading

    • December 6 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Inga
    • 1740 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    In response to Ashtar Theatre’s request to collectively read The Monologues of Gaza in different settings around the world, we have organized this gathering as a way to show solidarity with Palestine here in Chicago. This event will take place on Dec.... Read More

  • Court Support for 7 Protesters Against #GazaGenocide

    • December 5 2023 @ 8:30 AM
    • Skokie Courthouse
    • 5600 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie, IL

    Chicago: the court hearing for the 7 protestors arrested at Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s office is on Tuesday Dec. 5th! We’re not sure we believe #GenocideJan when she says she asked State Attorney Kim Foxx to drop the charges! So keep on calling all day today AND Monday! If @JanSchakowsky & @KimFoxx don't drop the charges on the 7 protesters arrested at the #GazaGenocide sit-in at Schakowsky's office, then we need EVERYONE to show up to support us.... Read More

  • Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance with Janie Paul and Bill Ayers

    • December 4 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL

    We're excited to welcome Janie Paul and Bill Ayers to the store for an event in celebration of Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance. In Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance, Janie Paul introduces readers to the culture and aesthetics of prison art communities, and shares heart wrenching, poignant, and often surprisingly humorous artists’ narratives.

  • Anti-GardaWorld Detention Camp Rally

    • December 4 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • 37th Place & California
    • W 37th Pl & S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60632

    Casas! No Carpas! Rally at the Brighton Park construction site. GardaWorld’s construction of the unsafe detention tent camp has started. Support our new neighbors and tell Brandon Johnson: - No detention camps! - No GardaWorld! - Housing for all! (please mask up) Coalition Against GardaWorld

  • Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine: End the Siege on Gaza Now!

    • December 2 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • Downtown Chicago
    • Ida B. Wells and Michigan Ave

    CHICAGO: We continue to demand an end to the genocide, an end to the siege on Gaza, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel! A temporary truce agreement isn’t enough! We hit the streets again this Saturday at 1... Read More

  • Connecting the Dots Art Book + Print Fair

    • December 2 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Co-Prosperity
    • 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL

    Co-Prosperity is excited to host the upcoming Art Book + Print Fair organized by the Department of Printmedia at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. The event will take place this Saturday, December 2, from 12 PM to 6 PM at our gallery, located at 3219 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL.... Read More

  • Chicago Tenants Union Poster Making

    • December 2 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood, Chicago

    This Saturday, come make posters and meet your local tenants union at the po box collective! Bring scissors and old magazines if you have them - no experience necessary!

  • Migrant Solidarity Show & Fundraiser for El Comedor Comunitario

    • December 1 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 643 W 31st St, Chicago, IL

    Come support autonomous migrant organizing & mutual aid 🔥🏴 Hosted by MC AMAYI. Featuring CLICKBAIT, DJ COBRA B, & FLORES NEGRAS.

  • Defend Queer & Trans Youth at Carl Sandburg High School

    • November 30 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Sandburg High School
    • 13300 S La Grange Road, Orland Park, IL

    Pull Up for Trans Students! Bigots are again attacking queer youth at Carl Sandburg HS. Please attend THURSDAY 11/30 7:00pm to show queer youth that we have their back.

  • How to Talk About Palestine: Debunking Pro-Israel Myths

    • November 30 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Stuart Hall Room 105
    • 5835 S. Greenwood Ave

    Many pro-Israel myths and talking points have been circulating in recent weeks. Don't let them intimidate you into silence or inaction! Come join us this Thursday at 6:30 to learn more about how to address these myths, answer common questions, and communicate about Palestine in a principled and effective way.... Read More

  • Chicago Conversations Part 2: Public Safety Beyond Police

    • November 29 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Build Coffee
    • 6100 S Blackstone Ave

    This is the second event in our four-part public discussion series on Chicago’s left political landscape and movement. We’ll be talking about advancements on movement demands for Treatment Not Trauma, which will expand non-police responses to mental health crises and re-open clinics as a front-end investment in public health and safety, and the Peacebook, which will expand violence prevention efforts led by youth peacekeepers instead of cops.... Read More

  • #StopShotSpotter Campaign Update

    • November 28 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Virtual
    • Virtual

    Join the #StopShotSpotter campaign for our 100 Days Campaign Update next Tuesday, 11/28, at 6:00 PM! This is a chance for the community and endorsing organizations to stay informed and engaged with the work of the campaign in the upcoming months, as we put more pressure on Brandon Johnson and his administration not to renew the contract with ShotSpotter in February.... Read More

  • FREE PALESTINE Cruise #PalestineTakeover

    • November 25 2023 @ 4:00 PM
    • Location TBA Friday on Instagram: 312.creww
    • Address TBA

    BRING FLAGS - POSTERS - CARS. We will meet at a discussed location at 5pm, address will be posted Friday night! We will support a pizzeria that donates to Gaza in Bridgeview so be ready to order some pizza 🍕🍉🇵🇸

  • Solidarity With Palestine Teach-In at First Nations Garden

    • November 25 2023 @ 1:30 PM
    • First Nations Garden
    • Pulaski Rd & Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL

    Join us for a Solidarity with Palestine Teach-in on Saturday, November 25, at the First Nation's Garden in Albany Park! We'll share knowledge and stories centering our common struggles related to decolonization and the propaganda that undercuts our solidarity. Come share a meal and build with us.... Read More

  • No Business as Usual on #Blackfriday

    • November 24 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • Water Tower Park
    • 806 N Michigan Ave

    Join the Coalition for Justice in Palestine as we hit the streets again on the busiest shopping day of the year! Please wear masks for safety and protection!

  • Palestine Activism 101 for Allies

    • November 20 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    🗣📢 We are hosting workshops aimed at helping allies plug into Palestine organizing around Chicago and beyond! 🍉✨️ Our workshops will offer options for organizing tailored to different capacities and interests. All are welcome to attend! We are offering two... Read More

  • Palestine Activism 101 for Allies

    • November 19 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    🗣📢 We are hosting workshops aimed at helping allies plug into Palestine organizing around Chicago and beyond! 🍉✨️ Our workshops will offer options for organizing tailored to different capacities and interests. All are welcome to attend! We are offering two... Read More

  • Zine Club Chicago: Bodies on the Page

    • November 19 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • Quimby’s Bookstore
    • 1854 W North Ave

    This month, we’re excited to welcome five of our favorite local #zinemakers for a panel and #zinemaking workshop! Moderator Jamie Kadas @curvygirlcomics and panelists Katie Armentrout @karmatrout, Jude R. Bettridge @hey_jude_1118, Megan Kirby @dweebulous, and Andrea Pearson @saturn2169 will discuss how they explore experiences and emotions regarding their own bodies in their work.... Read More

  • Protect Gaza!

    • November 18 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • Buckingham Fountain
    • 301 S Columbus Dr

    CHICAGO WE ARE NOT STOPPING! 🚨 PROTEST THIS SATURDAY!

  • The Hills: Documentary Film Screening

    • November 18 2023 @ 10:30 AM
    • until 1:30 PM
    • East-Vodka Library
    • 3710 E 106th St

    The documentary ‘The Hills’ delves into the aftermath of the closure of steel mills in Chicago’s southeast side, focusing on the toxic legacy left by the abandoned slag, a byproduct of steelmaking containing arsenic, lead, and other harmful substances. It explores how this contaminated site, recently designated a superfund site, impacts the surrounding community and wildlife, affecting water sources that eventually connect to Lake Michigan.... Read More

  • Do No Harm: Medical Apartheid in Palestine

    • November 17 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, IL 60613

    Join us for a teach-in and discussion on the current humanitarian crisis in Palestine, organized by Chicago area healthcare workers.

  • Stop API: No to Fossil Fuel Criminals in Chicago

    • November 16 2023 @ 4:00 PM
    • Hyatt McCormick Place
    • Cermak and Prairie

    The American Petroleum Institute (API) will be in Chicago this Thursday, Nov. 16th. The API has lobbied for decades to prevent government action on climate change. Come join up with individuals and groups opposing the API for protecting Exxon Mobil, BP, Shell, Chevron and other oil companies, perpetuating the climate crisis, and causing climate destabilization which has impacted our local and global community.... Read More

  • VFAbundance Kickoff

    • November 15 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Online
    • https://lu.ma/re6wwciv

    Join us for a virtual kickoff event hosted by VFAbundance, a collective committed to fostering radical and lasting change in our communities and industries. Discover a welcoming space where both newcomers and seasoned individuals can come together to explore new ways of relating, learning, and taking action.... Read More

  • A Teach-In on Stop Cop City

    • November 13 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • Deering Reading Room 208
    • 1937 Sheridan Rd

    A teach-in on stop cop city and it’s connection to environmental justice, Palestinian liberation, abolition, and indigenous solidarity.

  • FUNDRAISER: in Support of Stop Cop City Activists Facing RICO Charges

    • November 12 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL USA, 60608

    Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against Cop City, a privately funded $90,000,000 cop training facility that is proposed to be built over 300 acres of the Muscogee Weelaunee Forest.... Read More

  • Stop the US Funded Genocide on Gaza Now!

    • November 12 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • Water Tower Park
    • 109 E Pearson St

    Masks highly encouraged.

  • Jackson Park Birding and Nature Walk with Better Streets Chicago

    • November 12 2023 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • Nancy C. Hayes Bridge in Jackson Park
    • 6401 S. Stony Island Ave Chicago, IL 60637 United States

    Join Better Streets Chicago and local birder Daniela Herrera on Sunday, November 12 for an autumn birding and nature walk in Jackson Park to discuss the impacts of infrastructure on urban wildlife and green spaces. RSVP: mobilize.us/s/BY9iIT

  • Palestinian Solidarity Discussion with Chicago Anarchist Assembly

    • November 9 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • POBox Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Pop out for a public conversation on the ongoing intifada in Palestine and what our role in Chicago could be to help deepen a global rupture. Bring ideas, proposals, and zines for discussion on: -The Palestinian liberation struggle in a local context -Anti-colonial, struggle from within the US, black liberation, and land back -What can local anarchist interventions look like -Anarchist activity in light of another uprising Accessibility info: 1 single stall bathroom, wheelchair ramp, and 3 diy air purifiers.

  • LEGAL PANEL: Stop Cop City Law and Organizing w/ Loyola NLG

    • November 9 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • Loyola University Chicago Law School
    • 25 E Pearson Chicago IL 60611 Room 1304

    Learn about movement lawyering, political prosecution, and the targeting of ATL activists with speakers Brad Thompson, Molly Armour, and Kamau Franklin. Event sponsored by the LUC National Lawyers Guild and the Loyola Defense Coalition. Event is free and open to the public - in person and on zoom! Register at tinyurl.com/stopcopcitypanel... Read More

  • Lessons on Civil Disobedience from Modern Environmental Justice Movements

    • November 9 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • Webinar
    • Webinar

    Please join us and the Climate Defense Project on Thursday, November 9th for a discussion on the use of civil disobedience over the past decade of environmental activism. From pipeline protests to tree-sits to construction sites, activists have engaged in creative methods to disrupt projects causing environmental destruction.... Read More

  • Protest Joe Biden’s Visit to Chicago

    • November 9 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • Chicago Loop
    • Ida B Wells & Michigan

    Protest Joe Biden’s visit to Chicago this Thursday

  • Gaza Fights for Freedom Movie Night

    • November 5 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Albany Park Organization Committee
    • 3525 W Lawerence St

    We are hosting a screening of "Gaza Fights for Freedom" by Abby Martin and a discussion of the movie after the screening. There will be food and snacks provided.

  • Peregrines Fall Kickoff

    • November 5 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Somme Prairie Grove
    • TBD

    Join the Peregrines, a community of volunteer restorationists in their 20s and 30s that visit a different nature preserve each week, for a celebratory workday at Somme Prairie Grove. Activities will include seed collecting, brush cutting and bonfires, and more! All are invited to learn about our group and join in the community care of nature.... Read More

  • MEETUP: Soup Night In The Daylight

    • November 4 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • Humboldt Park Boathouse
    • 1301 N Humboldt Dr Chicago, IL 60622 United States

    Join us at the Humboldt Park Boathouse on Saturday, November 4 at 3 PM, for time spent sharing stories and getting to know one another. We'll also have lightly facilitated conversations about being in solidarity with asylum seekers and incoming migrants, and about mobilizing for Palestinian liberation 🇵🇸 Coming together and sharing space over soup is part of a practice of building trust and being in solidarity with one another.... Read More

  • Palestine Cinema Days ’23 Film Screening

    • November 2 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave.

    One More Jump, a documentary by Emanuele Gerosa (2019) Jehad and Abdallah, founders of the Gaza Parkour Team, grew up together in the Gaza Strip, but their choices divided them for years. Today, more than ever, they need to find out if there is a way that can lead to freedom someone who, like them, was born in prison.... Read More

  • Houses Not Tents

    • October 31 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • McKinley Park Statue
    • 37th & Western

    Come join us in the streets to walk with our southern relatives and resist against the City of Chicago building a prison-like migrant camp.

  • Migrant Solidarity Gathering & Anarchist Skillshare

    • October 28 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st St

    Join us, October 28 & 29 for an anarchist scareshare and migrant and prisoner solidarity gathering! let’s build a migrant and prisoner solidarity network together here in Chicago! Fuck prisons, fuck detention centers fuck and fuck gardaworld. no one gets to exploit survival 🗡️🗡️ plz wear a mask! masks will be provided at the door.... Read More

  • STOP COP CITY Fundraiser Show, Costume Contest & Raffle

    • October 27 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • email bunkerghosts@proton.me

    Halloween Show Friday October 27, 7PM at The Orphanage. $10 w/ costume, $15 without

  • MORNING MARCH: Divest from Boeing and Free Palestine!

    • October 27 2023 @ 8:45 AM
    • Heritage Green Park
    • 630 W Adams St Chicago

    MARCH WITH US ON FRIDAY TO DIVEST FROM BOEING & FREE PALESTINE ☀️ Bright & early, gathering at 8:45AM at Heritage Green Park, 630 W Adams street on Friday October 27th! 🌊 Masks are required and provided. Bring friends, signs, flags, etc.!

  • SHOW: Electric Chair, Golpe, Epoxi, The Stuff, Geist

    • October 25 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • 500 Lake
    • 500 S. Lake Street, Gary IN

    Battle themed flyer for war ready Punks! Golpe will be on tour all the way from Milan, Italy, coming at us with the raw intensity of one thousand suns. Will you withstand the heat? Electric Chair is returning to the Midwest with their radiant riffs of glory and chaos.... Read More

  • RESCHEDULED Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Horror Movie Night

    • October 24 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Leone Beach Field House
    • 1222 W Touhy

    Fundraiser + BBQ

  • SHOW: Dry Socket, Loose Lid, War Effort, Goose Therapy

    • October 23 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Lake Street
    • 500 S Lake Street, Gary IN

    Dry Socket on tour from Portland, Oregon. Snuffed (Chicago), Loose Lid (Chi/NWI), War Effort (Chicago), Goose Therapy (Milwaukee)

  • Queer Palestine & the Empire of Critique

    • October 23 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Evanston Public Library, Main Library, Community Meeting Room (107)
    • 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

    Please join us for Evanston Public Library and Northwestern University's continuing series on the culture, politics, religion, and society of the Middle East and North Africa. From Ramallah to New York, Tel Aviv to Porto Alegre, people around the world celebrate a formidable, transnational Palestinian LGBTQ social movement.... Read More

  • Know Your Rights Training for Activists

    • October 23 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St.

    This training will be focused on making sure Chicago activists know their rights during police encounters, common charges associated with protesting and what to expect if they are arrested. Masks required.

  • Stop the US Backed Genocide in Gaza

    • October 21 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Downtown Chicago
    • Michigan Ave & Ida B Wells Dr

    Organized by The Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine

  • Counterprotest Gays Against Groomers

    • October 21 2023 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 11:00 AM
    • Chicago
    • 2400 N Lincoln Ave (Fullerton/Halsted/Lincoln intersection)

    Protesting their "War on Children" rally, being hosted by this anti-Semitic, racist, anti-trans fascist hate group. We say NO to this, especially near DePaul, which has a strong history of antifascist activism.

  • GROUP BIKE RIDE: Humboldt Park to Cook County Jail Support

    • October 19 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Humboldt Park Boathouse
    • 1301 N Humboldt Dr, Chicago, IL 60622

    “Come to this ride on thursday, we will be doing the evening shift with Chicago Community Jail Support.” Ride goes from Humboldt Park Boathouse to Cook County Jail. Please fill out the jail support volunteer form!

  • RESCHEDULED Horror Movie Night Fundraiser: Rogers Park Food Not Bombs

    • October 19 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Leone Beach
    • 1222 W Touhy Ave

    Join us next week for a special screening of Pan's Labrynth and meet your local FNB crew! Bring blankets and friends. Free entry, cash donations accepted day of. (Donate what you can/want)

  • Stop the Genocide in Gaza!

    • October 18 2023 @ 4:30 PM
    • Federal Plaza
    • W Adams St and Dearborn St

    Emergency protest

  • All Out for Palestine

    • October 14 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • Michigan Avenue and Ida B Wells
    • Michigan Avenue and Ida B Wells Drive

    Demonstration and march for Palestinian freedom.

  • Abolitionist Migrant Solidarity Gathering

    • October 12 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 643 W 31st

    Save the date for another anarchist skillshare. it’s coming October 28 & 29th and it’s going to be a spooky one 👻🔥 let’s build a migrant and prisoner solidarity network together! ALSO, come join us on October 12th for a potluck and planning session to talk about building migrant care and solidarity networks together here in chicago! 5pm Potluck, 6pm Strategy Session @ the Orphanage fuck prisons, fuck detention centers fuck and fuck gardaworld.... Read More

  • Don Hamerquist's A Brilliant Red Thread with Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan

    • October 11 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Don Hamerquist's A Brilliant Red Thread (Kersplebedeb 2023) marks the long-overdue publication of essays by one of the sharpest and most provocative communist intellectuals in the US today. Drawing on nearly seventy years of social movement activity, including stints in the Communist Party, the New Left, and the co-founding of the Sojourner Truth Organization, Hamerquist brings a unique and supremely practical perspective to bear on questions of political organizing, class struggle, the threat of fascism, and the possibility of proletarian revolution.... Read More

  • Weelaunee Worldwide Mass Action Speaking Tour

    • October 11 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • Co Prosperity
    • 3219 S Morgan Street

    Come on out for the Chicago leg of the Weelaunee Worldwide Mass Action Speaking Tour! Folks will be visiting over 70 cities around the continent in an expansive speaking tour, with the goal of preparing hundreds of affinity groups for the action.... Read More

  • Tenant Holiday

    • October 3 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • Chicago
    • 2714 N Spaulding

    New holiday just dropped! Come tenants one and all! Join us in a celebration of tenant unity on October 3rd at Schubert Square for the first ‘Tenant Holiday’. We’ll be sharing a warm meal, enjoying the seasons change, and working through some of the questions on our minds.

  • Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom with Vincent Schiraldi and Bill Ayers

    • October 2 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Vincent Schiraldi and Bill Ayers will be at Pilsen Community Books for a discussion of Vincent's new book Mass Supervision, the most comprehensive critique of probation and parole—and a provocative and compelling argument for abolishing both—from the former Probation Commissioner of New York City.... Read More

  • Soup Night x 3rd Annual Point Party

    • September 30 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Promontory Point in Hyde Park; look for us at a fire pit!!
    • 5491 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60615 or intersection of E 55th St and S Shore Dr

    September Soup Night gathering is the 3rd Annual Point Party!! Join us for an evening community gathering, dance party, and fundraiser! DJs will play music as we watch the sunset over the lake, bonfire, chats with friends and comrades and more.... Read More

  • No Tent City! Freedom, Justice & Housing for Migrants

    • September 29 2023 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • 50 W Washington St

    No Tent City! Freedom, Justice & Housing for Migrants Protest at Daley Plaza. Chicago's mayor is planning to house migrants in a tent refugee camp built and run by GardaWorld, a security contractor that ran terrible migrant detention centers. We demand that the city 1) Cancels the contract with GardaWorld.... Read More

  • SHOW: Inferna, Shacka, Easy Targets, Useless Information

    • September 21 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Gary
    • 500 S Lake Street, Gary IN

    Punk show for total fuckers in Gary, Indiana! At the Miller Beach Performance Theater. Inferna and Shaka on tour from OKC. 18+. Come correct or it’s the boot! Maybe more TBA.

  • Running Down the Walls

    • September 17 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until September 18 @ 12:00 AM
    • Cook County Jail (green space near 27th and California)
    • 2700 S California

    5PM: Rally, March and 5K Marathon Run7PM: Music by Kebranto, Lengua Salvaje, Glutton for Insurrection, Lil Guillotine, Ho-Chi-$pins, and Mr. Bobby Join us outside CCJ as we rally, march, and run in solidarity with political prisoners and the movement to #FreeThemAll! SHUT DOWN COOK COUNTY JAIL! A rising death toll amidst deteriorating conditions, lack of medical care, and increasing censorship of books, mail, and legal materials.... Read More

  • Bridgeport Kidical Mass - Group Bike Ride

    • September 16 2023 @ 9:45 AM
    • Palmisano Park - North East Corner
    • 2700 S Halsted St Chicago 60608

    Bridgeport Kidical Mass Saturday! Family friendly bike ride. Meet at 9:45am at the NE corner of Palmisano Park, roll out at 10:00am. The ride will be 1-2 miles long.

  • To Build a Black Future: Christopher Paul Harris and Barnor Hesse

    • September 15 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • Seminary Co-Op Bookstore
    • 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

    Christopher Paul Harris will discuss To Build a Black Future: The Radical Politics of Joy, Pain, and Care. He will be joined in conversation by Barnor Hesse. A Q&A will follow the discussion. About the book: When #BlackLivesMatter emerged in 2013, it animated the most consequential Black-led mobilization since the civil rights and Black power era.... Read More

  • BOOK RELEASE / TALK: Unite To Fight! 30 Years of kicking nazi ass from Portland Oregon to Chicago Illinois

    • September 7 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL

    Join us in welcoming Michael Staudenmaier, Mic Crenshaw, Moe Bowstern, Shannon Clay and Malki Brown to the store of an event in celebration of “We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action” and “It Did Happen Here: An Antifascist People's History”.... Read More

  • Family Abolition: M.E. O'Brien and Eman Abdelhadi

    • September 1 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    M.E. O'Brien and Eman Abdelhadi will discuss M.E. O'Brien's new book Family Abolition at Pilsen Community Books. For some of us, the family is a source of love and support. But for many others, the family is a place of private horror, coercion and personal domination.... Read More

  • Repro Justice Summit at the 2023 Socialism Conference

    • September 1 2023 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • tba to registrants
    • tba to registrants

    A year after Dobbs overturned Roe vs. Wade and removed federal protections for abortion, the state of abortion access looks increasingly dire. Several states have moved to pass increasingly draconian abortion restrictions, with dire consequences for women, transgender men, and non-binary people.... Read More

  • "In the Fields of Rotting Giants" | Exhibition & Artist Talk

    • August 26 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Ford Calumet Evironmental Center at Big Marsh Park
    • 11555 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617

    On Sunday, August 26th, the Chicago Park District will host the opening reception for an art exhibition titled “In the Fields of Rotting Giants”, featuring the artwork of Mark Banks. The exhibition will be held from 5-9 pm, with an artist talk being delivered at 7 pm.... Read More

  • EXHIBITION: Entre Horizontes — Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico

    • August 19 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • MCA
    • 220 E Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611

    "entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico" examines the artistic genealogies and social justice movements that connect Puerto Rico with Chicago. Featuring works by an intergenerational group of artists with ties to Chicago, the exhibition presents Puerto Rican painters who use printmaking techniques and approaches alongside artists who address social and political issues through their work.The... Read More

  • Dual Power Gathering Midwest

    • August 17 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • Campsite just south of Chicago
    • Email for exact address or purchase ticket to receive the info

    Dual Power Gathering Midwest is a three day event that will take place August 17th - 20th at a campsite just outside of Chicago. This gathering will take place on the traditional lands of the Miami, Potawatomi, and Kickapoo. The event will be held at a campsite approximately 30 minutes south of downtown Chicago, accessible by both car and train.... Read More

  • SALVAJE PUNK (NYC) / GUERRA FINAL (TX) / WAR EFFORT / NECRON 9

    • August 11 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • ARCHER BALLROOM
    • 3012 S. ARCHER AVE

    PUNK RUIDOSO EN ESPANOL @ ARCHER BALLROOM 8PM DOORS / $15 PWYC ABREAKINTHEGRID@GMAIL.COM FOR DETAILS

  • ATP101: How to Make a Rhizome

    • August 9 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Center for Concrete and Abstract Machines
    • 2233 S Throop St, #681, Chicago, IL 60608

    CCAM is offering a two-part seminar both in-person and online reading through the first chapter of Deleuze and Guattari’s second volume of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: "A Thousand Plateaus." To wrap up CCAM’s summer programming, we dive into the Rhizome, the most used (and perhaps misused) concept from Deleuze and Guattari’s famously prismatic collaboration in thought.... Read More

  • SWAP: "Punks on da Boulevard"

    • August 6 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Marshall and Kedzie, Little Village
    • 2246 S MARSHALL Blvd, Chicago

    08.06.23. PUNKS ON DA BOULEVARD SWAP / RECORDS / CLOTHES / KNICK KNACKS / TCHOTCHKES / OBJET D'ART. UNLIMITED SPACE / LIMITED TABLES & ICE. 2246 S MARSHALL. 2PM START* 6PM END*

  • SHOW: Poison Ruin, Home Front, Lost Legion, Exedo, Easy Targets

    • July 29 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • MillerBeach PerforMance Theater
    • 500 S Lake St, Gary, IN 46403

    Poison Ruin, Home Front, Lost Legion, Exedo, Easy Targets Doors at 6pm. Show at 7pm. No presale tickets so be on time. Come correct or stay home.

  • Soup Night in the Twilight + Film Screening

    • July 27 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • McKinley Park
    • Will update here/ Check @soupnightchi on Instagram for exact location soon

    ☀️ Happy summer!! July soup is UP!! Join us at McKinley Park (side note: "president" McKinley, who the park is in "honor of", was a violent colonizer; this park should be renamed and the monument destroyed) on Thursday, July 27th at 6pm.... Read More

  • SHOW: Nag, Koridor, Consensus Madness, Loose Lid

    • July 21 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Lake St
    • 500 S Lake Street, Gary IN

    KORIDOR - Dark punk from Zagreb, Croatia. NAG - Riff masters from ATL. Along with the Midwest insanity of Consensus Madness and Loose Lid.

  • “Black Fire: This Time” | A Reading

    • July 20 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Blanc Gallery
    • 4445 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois

    Black Fire: This Time, Volume 1 from Willow Books (a division of Aquarius Press) celebrates the roots and legacy of the Black Arts Movement featuring the works of over 100 poets and writers. Published last spring, perfectly captures the spirit of sankofa, a word from the Akan people of Ghana that roughly translates to “it is not taboo to fetch what is at riskof being left behind.”... Read More

  • Advice at the Beginning of the Revolution: Michael Warr + Tongo Eisen-Martin

    • July 19 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, IL 60613

    In partnership with The Guild Complex as part of their Press Room series, Bay Area authors Michael Warr and Tongo Eisen-Martin (San Francisco Poet Laureate) discuss their work, the nature of protest, and how the historical acts of revolution during the heyday of the Black Power Movement in the Bay Area has influenced the literary activism in a post-George Floyd era of radical social change.... Read More

  • Jesse Cohn and Ania Aizman celebrate Why? or, How a Peasant Got Into the Land of Anarchy

    • July 18 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Pilsen Community Books is excited to welcome Jesse Cohn and Ania Aizman for an event in celebration of Jesse Cohn's new translation of Why? or, How a Peasant Got Into the Land of Anarchy. A revolutionary fairy tale for adults that makes sharpening your critique of capitalism fun, Why? follows the travels of a boy named Pochemu—“Why” in Russian—as he tries to understand the tsar’s empire, capitalism, state violence, and more.... Read More

  • Cath@rsis

    • July 16 2023 @ 5:43 PM
    • until 8:13 PM
    • Humboldt Park
    • 1400 N Humboldt Dr, Chicago, IL 60622

    A bi-montly meet-up for games, movement, and collective mental health care practice.

  • Revolutionary Filmmaking and Historical Memory in El Salvador

    • July 15 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • DePaul Art Museum
    • 935 West Fullerton Avenue Chicago, IL 60614

    During the 1980s, against the backdrop of El Salvador's civil war, revolutionary groups engaged in armed struggle turned to filmmaking as an equally fundamental weapon against oppression, misinformation, and the erosion of historical memory. Working towards an urgent, agitational, and conscious-raising—or revolutionary—cinema, the documentaries produced often depicted life (and death) in the guerilla’s zones of control, featuring scenes of agricultural work, civic festivals, education environments, and combat.... Read More

  • THE VIRUS / SHITIZEN / WAR EFFORT / COMPLACENT / EVASIVE ACTIONS @ Reggie's

    • July 14 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Reggie's Rock Club
    • 2105 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616

    Reggies Rock Club Friday, July 14th 7pm doors | 8pm show | $15adv/$20dos | 17+ Empire Productions Presents: The Virus Shitizen War Effort Complacent Evasive Actions

  • SHOW: PersonⒶ, Surrogates, Stress Positions, Lengua Salvaje

    • July 13 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Grandma's Place
    • 4655 N Leamington Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

    Live bands: PersonⒶ, Surrogates, Stress Positions, Lengua Salvaje

  • We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment

    • July 9 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • The Hideout
    • 1354 West Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

    Documentary screening followed by director Q&A and solo set by Bill GoffrierWith Westonworld DJs Bob and Carrie Weston Join the documentary’s directors and the Embarrassment’s Bill Goffrier for an evening of film, music, and conversation celebrating Wichita’s most influential band. TRAILER: https://youtu.be/i8P7Mvv5x2I... Read More

  • Protest: Justice for Murod

    • July 5 2023 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 5:32 PM
    • Oak Lawn Police Board
    • 9446 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL

    Join us at the next protest of Oak Lawn's police board in support of #Justice4Murod & #Justice4Hadi! WHERE: 9446 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL

  • Show: Meat House, Mutant Strain, Watermelon, Man Eaters,

    • July 1 2023 @ 9:00 PM
    • One City Tap
    • 3115 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

    Show: Meat House, Mutant Strain, Watermelon, Man Eaters. At One City Tap. *Drug Free*

  • SHOW: Mutant, St. Rain, Meat House, Geist, Loose Lid, Useless Information,

    • June 30 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Junkyard
    • 6901 Chicago Ave, Gary IN

    Playing: Mutant, St. Rain, Meat House, Geist, Loose Lid, Useless Information, IMPORTANT: This show is happening in a Junkyard. You will be surrounded by thousands of things that look dilapidated and useless but despite the appearance of run down cars or anything else, many of these things are being repaired and repurposed.... Read More

  • SHOW: Torch the Hive, Chapped Lips, Spoy, Broken Demeanor, Atheena

    • June 30 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • Backyard 606
    • DM via IG for Address

    This lineup is absolute 🔥don’t miss it $10 | ALL AGES | 21+ to BYOB (respect that) | Doors 6:30 Music 7

  • Housing Justice in Chicago Today: Arts & Activism

    • June 29 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Green Line Performing Arts Center
    • 329 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60637

    Through contemporary and historic examples, this conversation explores the intersection of art and activism in Chicago housing. Hear directly from cultural workers, organizers, and former public housing residents about the ways creativity spurs action and policy as well as how home and housing can nurture talent and creativity.... Read More

  • fuck corporate pride! back back! ~ anarchist skillshare afterparty!

    • June 24 2023 @ 9:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st st

    Saturday June 24th, 9pm-Late @ The Orphanage

  • Chicago Anarchist Skillshare

    • June 24 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • TBA
    • TBA

    SAVE THE DATE 4 the CHICAGO ANARCHIST SKILLSHARE! Want to share a skill? Want to table? Email: chicago_anarchist_skillshare@riseup.net

  • CHICAGO ANARCHIST SKILLSHARE

    • June 24 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • until June 26 @ 12:00 PM
    • The Orphanage, The P.O Box & Bloodfruit Library
    • Saturday: 641 W 31st st - Sunday: 6900 N Glenwood & 1774 W Greenleaf

    Come out on June 24th and 25th to the Chicago Anarchist Skillshare. There will be all kinds of workshops from Digital Security to Lock Picking to DIY Abortion and more! Saturday night will also include one of the final shows at the notorious punk space the orphanage with some of your favorite local Chicago punk bands and DJs.... Read More

  • GoldGrrl Fest

    • June 17 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • Elastic Arts
    • 3429 W Diversey Ave #208

    GoldGrrl Fest is a Juneteenth community event where racialized rockers can celebrate their most authentic selves. With local vendors, artist resources, live performances and a face-melting dance party, this event brings together underrepresented artists who showcase their talents while learning from one other.... Read More

  • Stand with Palestine! Stop the US-Israel War Machine!

    • June 12 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Build Coffee
    • 6100 S Blacksone

    Join Behind Enemy Lines for a discussion and interview with Rev. Donald Wagner and Roxane Assaf-Lynn, and an opportunity to get involved in anti-imperialist organizing. Donald Wagner is a long-time Chicago based activist for Palestinian rights, a Presbyterian clergyperson and the author of a new memoir, "Glory to God in the Lowest: Journeys to an Unholy Land."... Read More

  • When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America

    • June 8 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Newberry Library
    • 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610

    This program will be held in-person at the Newberry and livestreamed on Zoom. The online version of this event will be live captioned. Please register below. “The whole world is watching!” cried protestors at the 1968 Democratic convention as Chicago police beat them in the streets.... Read More

  • Soup Night in the Daylight

    • June 4 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Tierra y Paz Farm @ Star Farm
    • 944 West 50th Place

    Soup night at Tierra y Paz Farm! 🍲🌻🌱 ☀️ As the ground and air warm up, we're soooo excited and grateful to hold June Soup Night (in the daylight) at Tierra y Paz, located in a shared farming space @starfarmchicago in Back of the Yards (5136 S Laflin).... Read More

  • The Body of Evidence: A Conversation about Reparations

    • June 3 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Lawndale Pop-Up Spot
    • 3601 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago, IL 60623

    A SPECIAL EVENT ON JUNE 3RD ” A CONVERSATION ABOUT REPARATIONS” WITH GUEST SPEAKERS – ERNEST CRIMM, RICHARD WALLACE, AND ALONZO WAHEED THE EVENT IS FREE – $25 DONATIONS TO E.A.T’S Chicago Future Fund ARE ENCOURAGED The Body of Evidence Art Exhibit showcases the power resilience and brilliance of Black people.... Read More

  • Reading and Book Signing with Kelly Hayes

    • June 3 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Co-Author of Let This Radicalize You

  • Organizing Training

    • June 3 2023 @ 9:30 AM
    • UNITE HERE Local 1
    • 218 S Wabash, 7th Floor

    Hands-on organizing skills training from union leaders who are winning fights! Hosted by UNITE HERE Local 1, open to the public. Whether you're interested in community organizing or union organizing, this training is for you! Registration required: http://bit.ly/3BhmBQy

  • Emiliano Zapata’s Women

    • June 2 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • National Museum of Mexican Art
    • 1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    The image of Emiliano Zapata is built (or destroyed) via a series of feminine voices that assuredly knew him: the midwife who attended his birth, his mother, his sister and one of his lovers; all of them painting an intimate image of “The Atilla of the South”.... Read More

  • Guerrilla Art Show Closing and Artist’s talk

    • June 2 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • Agitator Gallery
    • 3851 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Featuring works by: Alex Wilson, Annabelle Tuma, Checkerdruid, Heather M. Cole, Neha Chawla AKA Insidiousstudios, Pamela Maurer, Toni Maugeri, and Tracy Kostenbader. We love tagging and muraling and these can be and often fit the definition of Guerilla Art. This time around though we’re showing everything else.

  • Know Your Rights Training for Tenants

    • June 1 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood

    Seeking repairs? BRING YOUR LEASE

  • 2020 Uprising Summer Solidarity Campaign

    • May 31 2023 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:30 PM
    • Chicago Freedom School
    • 719 South State St. Floor 4, Chicago, IL

    Join us at Chicago Freedom School on Wednesday May 31 @ 5:30pm for a letter writing event to support criminalized 2020 Uprising protesters! This is our first event of a summer-long solidarity campaign to mark the 3rd anniversary of the uprising and support those still facing state repression.... Read More

  • GROUP BIKE RIDE: Chi Critical Mass

    • May 26 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • Washington and Dearborn

    Group bike ride last Friday of every month. Route announced and maps provided Day-of immediately before ride. Rain or shine.

  • With Freedom in Our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism

    • May 22 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Anna Elena Torres and Ania Aizman celebrate With Freedom in Our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism with an in-store event at Pilsen Community Books. Jewish anarchism has long been marginalized in histories of anarchist thought and action. Anna Elena Torres and Kenyon Zimmer edit a collection of essays which recovers many aspects of this erased tradition.... Read More

  • SHRED YOUR STANDARDS: Day 2

    • May 20 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Logan Blvd Skate Park
    • 2430 W Logan Blvd

    come catch all your favs at logan blvd skate park. 2-10pm, $15.

  • Feminist Bird Club & South Shore Nature Sanctuary Stewardship & Bird Walk

    • May 20 2023 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • South Shore Nature Sanctuary
    • 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

    Stewardship 10am-12pm, Bird Walk 12pm-2pm. Join us in caring for the native plants at the Sanctuary followed by birding with Feminist Bird Club! All ages, abilities, and experience levels welcome. Tools and gloves provided.

  • SHRED YOUR STANDARDS: Day 1

    • May 19 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Logan Blvd Skate Park
    • 2430 W Logan Blvd

    come catch all your favs at logan blvd skate park. 2-10pm, $15.

  • Stop Cop City! Film Screening and Letter Writing w/ Solidarity Cinema

    • May 17 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • Kosciuszko Park
    • 2732 N Avers Ave

    Free event at Kosciuszko Park! Letter-writing at 7:30, screening at 8:30. Featuring Atlanta Forest Garden: Four Days of Work (2023, 12 minutes) and My Dad, the Socialist Kulak (1987, 100 minutes, one of Tortuguita's favorite films).

  • Caucus of Rank & File Educators Presents: PUNK & EDU PANEL

    • May 13 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • La Casa de Cultura
    • 2057 W 18th St

    Punk & Education panel followed by matinee gig. Music by Spread Joy, Iron Years, National Photo Committee, Future Nobodies. Sober & all ages, pay-what-you-can $10+, all proceeds benefit the Caucus of Rank & File Educators. NO PUNK TIME

  • Direct Action Skill Up!

    • May 13 2023 @ 9:00 AM
    • To be announced
    • To be announced

    CHICAGO! 🌇 Join us for a two-day Intensive Direct Action Skills Training, May 13-14 from 9:30-6PM – priority application deadline end of day 4/26, rolling acceptance after! 💥‼️📢 This training came out of a monthly Soup Night discussion between a group of people across Chicago from various movement backgrounds who are hoping to build direct action skills in our organizing communities citywide.​... Read More

  • SHOW: Phantom, Weak Pulse, Geist, Spat

    • May 8 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Junkyard (a junkyard in NWI)
    • Ask a punk

    Get 2 the Gig at The Junkyard in Northwest Indiana. 10$ at the door ⚠️ don’t break shit or wonder off from the bomb shelter ⚠️ Park in the parking lot and wait.There will be a shuttle bus making trips back and fourth from the parking lot to the show space about 2 miles into the Junkyard.... Read More

  • Spring Plant Swap and Food Not Bombs Free Food Distribution

    • May 7 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N. Glenwood

    Friends, our Spring Plant Swap is just around the corner!! 🌱🪴🌾Join us for our third annual vegetable seedlings, house plant, native plant exchange at our beloved @poboxcollective located at 6900 N. Glenwood ave. Per usual, you don’t need to bring plants to receive plants! If you plan to bring plants to share, please drop them off between 12-1 so we can make sure they get organized and sorted well.... Read More

  • INFINITY minus infinity (2019) with the Otolith Group in person

    • May 5 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • The Block Museum of Art
    • 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston

    In their 2019 film, INFINITY minus infinity, the celebrated multi-disciplinary artist collective the Otolith Group contests the toxic sociopolitical histories that inform Black life in contemporary England. The film interrogates the “hostile environment policy” enacted by Theresa May’s Conservative government in 2012, which was framed as an effort to combat “illegal immigration” in the UK.... Read More

  • GROUP BIKE RIDE: Bike To The Blossom

    • April 30 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • Meet at Ping Tom Park in Chinatown, Ride to Jackson Park
    • 1700 S Wentworth

    Join us at Ping Tom Park this Sunday, April 30th, at Noon, as we ride to Jackson Park to check out the cherry blossoms. We will also visit 'Redefining Redlining', a floral project by Amanda Williams, highlighting the historic & continued impact of redlining.

  • FILM: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

    • April 29 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • Ida Noyes Hall
    • 1212 E 59th St Chicago, US-IL 60637 US

    The second documentary ever to win Venice's prestigious Golden Lion, "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" examines photographer-activist Nan Goldin's valiant effort to hold Purdue Pharma responsible for the opioid epidemic. The film paints a compassionate, gritty portrait of the fight against the Sackler family—Purdue's owners—through the lens of an indefatigable, battle-hardened woman.... Read More

  • #StopCopCity Fundraiser & Dance Party

    • April 29 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Parlour and Ramp
    • 2130 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Chicago stands in solidarity with the Atlanta Forest Defenders. Support the movement from here in Chicago by attending the #StopCopCity Fundraiser & Dance Party. This early show is from 8-11 pm on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Parlour and Ramp in Pilsen.... Read More

  • Soup Night in the Daylight

    • April 29 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Rogers Park at Pratt Beach/Loyola Park at the end of Farwell Ave; meet just north of pier on the grass!
    • Rogers Park at Pratt Beach/Loyola Park at the end of Farwell Ave

    April Soup Night 🌱☀️❤️‍🔥Rogers Park!! Think: Spring Lake side soup at Pratt Beach, the scoop on direct action skill share, May Day, report backs from rad work and juicy chats with comrades 💥💥 Join for another afternoon of sharing food, ideas and organizing questions! We convene soup night to build spaces to consistently come together and cross pollinate ideas, build stronger networks across crews, groups and campaigns, and slow down and tend to the very center of our work: our relationships with one another.... Read More

  • TREE GIVEAWAY w/ Chicago Neighborhood Planting Project

    • April 29 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Parlour and Ramp
    • 2130 W 21st St

    The Chicago Neighborhood Planting Project will be giving away hundreds of native edible fruit trees including chokecherry, elderberry, hazelnut, persimmon, and plum. Help us expand Chicago's tree canopy and provide sources of fresh fruit in our neighborhoods! Tree distribution from 1pm-3pm; later, Chicago forest defenders will be hosting a fundraiser dance party for the Stop Cop City movement, 8pm-11pm.

  • May Day Rave

    • April 28 2023 @ 10:00 PM
    • Email for Location
    • ^^

    May Day Rave ! ! ! YUNG NILA BB BASURA RUMR + more SECRET LOCATION! email: keep_the_sky_factory_wild@riseup.net

  • May Day Extravaganza

    • April 28 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • Canalport Riverwalk
    • Ashland & Archer

    May Day Eztravaganza! Friday, 4/28 8pm-Late (8pm) PUNK SHOW @ Canalport Riverwalk GLUTTON FETISHIST ARID (10pm) - Late Night Rave @ Secret Location (Email for Directions) YUNG NILA BB BASURA RUMR For More Info / Directions --> Email: keep_the_sky_factory_wild@riseup.net

  • GROUP BIKE RIDE: Chicago Critical Mass

    • April 28 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Daley Plaza
    • Washington and Dearborn

    Chicago Critical Mass rides start at Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington) at 6pm on the last Friday of every month, regardless of weather or season. Route TBD.

  • #CareNotCops Defend the Forest: Stop Cop City Atlanta Presentation

    • April 27 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • Center for Inclusion and Identity @ UChicago
    • 5710 S Woodlawn Ave Chicago

    “Fill out this form to sign up for the #CNC Defend the Forest: Stop Cop City Atlanta Presentation, on THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH at 5PM in the Center for Identity and Inclusion LGBTQ Lounge! Space is limited due to COVID and... Read More

  • Defend the Forest: A Presentation on the Movement to Stop Cop City

    • April 26 2023 @ 8:30 PM
    • Harris Hall Room 107 @ Northwestern University
    • 1881 Sheridan Rd Evanston, IL 60208 United States

    We are excited to see you Wednesday, April 26th at 8:30pm in Harris Hall room 107! We will hear a presentation by a forest defender about the history and strategy of the movement to stop the construction of Cop City—a militarized police training facility, in the largest urban forest in Atlanta—and engage in a Q&A and a call to action.... Read More

  • Bike ride

    • April 26 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Lv to pilsen
    • Cermak and marshall blvd

    Memorial bike ride from marshall blvd & Cermak to Zapata park 19th and Damen.

  • Remember Tortuguita Birthday Vigil and Solidarity Action

    • April 23 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • Lincoln Park North Pond Gazebo
    • Lincoln Park North Pond Gazebo

    Remember Tortuguita Birthday Vigil and Solidarity Action Bring banners, art, music, etc. After gathering, we will honor Tort's life with a nature walk through the area. wear a mask!

  • Press conference: “Chicago stands with Atlanta Forest Defenders”

    • April 23 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • Outside of Jones Day Corporate Office and Bank of America tower
    • 110 North Upper Wacker Drive

    Press conference: “Chicago stands with Atlanta Forest Defenders” on Tortuguita's 27th Birthday Weelaunee Forest Defense Society NLG Chicago Sierra Club Chicago Chapter

  • SHOW: Omega Tribe, D.O.V.E. and others

    • April 18 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • Grandma's
    • Ask a punk

    Legendary Anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe playing with D.O.V.E from the Bay Area and other locals at Grandmas place?

  • GORE CAPITALISM - A TOUCH OF SIN

    • April 18 2023 @ 4:22 PM
    • The Gene Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N. State Street

    April 18 at 6pm | Winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes Film Festival, A TOUCH OF SIN is composed of four vignettes involving violence and vengeance in contemporary China. The film confronts taboos of crime, corruption, adultery and prostitution by grounding its stories in actual news stories from the 2000s—as if tracing effects of modernization on the most vulnerable of Chinese citizens.... Read More

  • Jon Melrod and Bill Ayers celebrate FIGHTING TIMES

    • April 17 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Jon Melrod and Bill Ayers celebrate Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War with an in store event at Pilsen Community Books. Deeply personal, astutely political, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War recounts the thirteen-year journey of Jon Melrod to harness working-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor of American Motors.... Read More

  • Envirovent: Celebrate our Earth

    • April 16 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • South Shore Cultural Center Ballroom
    • 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago IL 60649

    Celebrate our earth! An afternoon of conversations about Chicagoland ecology organized by the Save Jackson Park network. Speakers: Ward Miller, Preservation Chicago; Michael McColly, NU; Ayesha T Qazi-Lampert, CPS; Climate Change Reality Project; Chicago Bird Collision Monitors; South Shore Neighborhood... Read More

  • The Logan Square Volunteer Fair

    • April 16 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Pilot Project Brewing
    • 2140 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    We’re super excited to announce the first ever Logan Square Volunteer Fair! Through our work at @trashpeopleoflogansquare, we know there are *so* many of us that are looking for ways to meet new people, contribute to the community and support local organizations and causes.... Read More

  • How to Blow Up a Pipeline fundraiser screening

    • April 15 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • AMC River East 21
    • 322 East Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60611

    On Saturday, April 15 at 1pm, join Verso Books and Pilsen Community Books for an opening weekend fundraiser screening of the eco-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline. After the screening, there will be a short conversation with local environmental justice activists who will share ways to get involved in local and nationwide movements to combat climate destruction and fight for a better world for all.... Read More

  • Book Discussion with Joy James, rosalind hampton, and Charles H.F. Davis III

    • April 14 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Inga
    • 1740 W. 18th Street, Chicago

    A discussion with Joy James, rosalind hampton, and Charles H.F. Davis III about James' new book, "In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love."

  • FILM: Dry Ground Burning (Brazil, 2022)

    • April 14 2023 @ 5:15 PM
    • The Gene Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N. State Street

    Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless leader of an all-female gang that steals and refines oil from underground pipes and sells gasoline to a clandestine network of motorcyclists.... Read More

  • Exiled Anarchists Soli-Night

    • April 14 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Chicago
    • 6900 N. Glenwood Ave.

    Exiled Anarchists (from Turkey and Kurdistan) Soli-Night14th of April, (5pm - 9pm) Documentary Screening-`Is it just destiny?` 28 min-`Plan of Destiny` 41 min 2 Documentaries- We'll watch 2 documentaries.. `Is it just destiny?` (28 min) is talking about the rise of Erdogan after the earthquake in 1999 and reveals the gentrification projects which leaded this destructions.... Read More

  • Talk: Nick Estes and Dallas Goldtooth, "Environmental, Activist, and Indigenous Energies"

    • April 11 2023 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
    • 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

    This event brings together Indigenous activist-scholars to foreground the Indigenous lands and nations on the front lines not just of the climate crisis but also of collective actions seeking different futures. As the climate crisis continues to be fueled by energy extraction and an inability on the part of nation states and corporations to divest from capitalism, we focus in on Indigenous resistance movements to protect the environment.... Read More

  • SHOW: The Repo's, Concrete Elite, Fuerza Bruta, War Effort

    • April 9 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • Subterranean
    • 2011 North Ave, Chicago

    Show at Subterranean with The Repo's, Concrete Elite, Fuerza Bruta, War Effort.

  • #StopCopCity Letter Writing

    • April 8 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • South Shore Nature Sanctuary
    • 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649

    Chicago Families in Solidarity with #StopCopCity Write Letters To Send Love To Detained Forest Defenders

  • Ronnieman Memorial Foundation Easter Event

    • April 8 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • Ronnieman Park
    • 53rd and King Drive, 60615

    2nd Annual Ronnieman Memorial Foundation Easter Event.

  • Feel Better

    • March 31 2023 @ 8:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Noyes Cultural Arts Center
    • 927 Noyes St., Evanston, IL

    A staged reading to benefit women's healthcare

  • GORE CAPITALISM - ANNIHILATION

    • March 28 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • The Gene Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N. State Street

    March 28 at 6pm | One of the most powerful allegories for climate change in recent years, ANNIHILATION operates on a simple what-if premise: what if the boundaries between “human” and “environment” were finally and utterly elided? Of course, there is a premise for this philosophical query: an all-women group of military scientists, led by Natalie Portman’s Lena, is sent to examine the Shimmer, a “zone” (think Andrei Tarkovsky’s STALKER) created by a meteor strike three years ago into which people enter but never return.... Read More

  • The US war on Iraq: never forgive, never forget!

    • March 20 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Chinatown library
    • 2100 S Wentworth

    In 2003 the US unleashed a murderous and unjust war on Iraq, followed by a criminal occupation of that country. Join Behind Enemy Lines to learn about the realities of the Iraq war, how people resisted it, and discuss what it means to stand with the people of the world today.

  • Lecture: Fred Moten, "The case of blackness: anthology, sociology, echomusecology."

    • March 20 2023 @ 4:30 PM
    • until March 23 @ 6:00 PM
    • University of Chicago
    • Exact Location TBA

    **Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4:30-6 PM** - The UChicago English Department is pleased to announce Fred Moten will be our speaker for the 2023 Carpenter Lecture Series. Professor Moten’s lectures are entitled "The case of blackness: anthology, sociology, echomusecology." Fred Moten is Professor in the Department of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts.... Read More

  • Soup Night in the Day Light

    • March 18 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Promontory Point southside fire pit
    • 55th and S. Shore Drive

    Join for an afternoon of sharing food, ideas and organizing questions! Folks will share about the Stop Cop City/Defend the Atlanta Forest week of action and about solidarity work with folks in Turkey and Kurdistan. We are convening soup night (round 3!) to build spaces to consistently come together and cross pollinate ideas, build stronger networks across crews, groups and campaigns, and slow down and tend to the very center of our work: our relationships with one another.... Read More

  • GRABADO POPULAR: PRINTS FOR THE PEOPLE

    • March 18 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • Chicago printmakers collaborative
    • 4912 N. Western

    GRABADO POPULAR: PRINTS FOR THE PEOPLEMarch 18, 2023 through May 27, 2023A show by Carlos Barberena, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, & CHema Skandal! Opening Reception: Saturday, March 18, 2 - 5pm Live Printing///6-10pm Grand Opening Party Artist Talk & Panel Discussion: Saturday, April 1, beginning at 2pm Closing Reception: Saturday, May 27, 12 - 6pm Regular Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 12-5 or by appointment ABOUT THE SHOWInspired by the immediacy and wide dissemination of graffiti, wheatpasting, street signs, posters, and all forms of printed ephemera, the artists explore the democratic roots of printmaking and draw on conversations between graphic movements in Latin America and Chicago.... Read More

  • Trans Day of Resistance

    • March 18 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • Downtown
    • near Ida B Wells & Michigan Avenue, Chicago

    When trans rights are under attack: what do we do? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK! Location is likely near the intersection of Ida B Wells & Michigan Avenue! (Closest Red Line: Jackson stop; Orange / Brown: Harold Washngtn Library stop)

  • Tool Library Open House

    • March 18 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • Chicago Tool Library
    • 4015 W Carroll Ave

    Come explore all of the items you can check out from the Chicago Tool Library! The Tool Library is hosting an open house so the West Side can see what we're all about. Check out the space, meet other West Side organizations, and enjoy some activities on Saturday, March 18th 1-4pm at 4015 W Carroll Ave.... Read More

  • Book Release: "Comedy Against Work," with Madeline Lane-McKinley & Dave Maher

    • March 17 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL USA, 60608

    Madeline Lane-McKinley and Dave Maher will be discussing Madeline's new book "Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times." Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is “reason gone mad.” For Walter Benjamin, laughter was “the most revolutionary emotion.” In a moment when great numbers of people are reevaluating their commitment to the hellscape we call “work,” what does it mean to take comedy seriously—and to turn it against work? Both philosophically brilliant and deeply personal, "Comedy Against Work" demonstrates how laughing about work can puncture the pretensions of tyrannical bosses while uniting us around a commitment to radically new ways of making the world together.... Read More

  • The Abolitionist Struggle to Stop Cop City

    • March 14 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Online
    • Online

    The movement to Stop Cop City in Atlanta has reopened the prospect of mass abolitionist organizing after years of ongoing racist police murder, carceral expansion, and political quietism under a Democratic administration. The movement has also built important new links between abolitionist politics and climate, labor, and urban organizing.... Read More

  • Dinner and Letter Writing Party: Stop Cop City Teach-in

    • March 9 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Chicago IL

    From CHI 2 ATL, #StopCopCity Week of Action event. Event from roughly 6-8pm. 6:30 Dinner 7:00 Teach-in 7:30 Letter-writing 💌 Family friendly. Please wear a mask. Donations encouraged and will all go to forest defenders. Space has one entry ramp, one single stall bathroom, and air filters.

  • Film Screening: A Corpse Among Corpses

    • March 5 2023 @ 3:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    An essay film by Lyn Corelle and Sasha Warren about madness, death, and the political implications of collective acts of memory. Preceeded by the short A Letter From Minneapolis. Lyn will be there for a discussion after the screening. Please be aware that the films discuss a number of intense topics, including genocide, institutional violence, and self-harm.... Read More

  • Fundraiser for Queer Asylum Seeker Survival Fund

    • March 3 2023 @ 9:00 PM
    • The K Hole
    • Maplewood & Potomac

    FUNDRAISER SHOW FOR QUEER ASYLUM SEEKER SURVIVAL FUND! Make the Golf Course a Public Sex Forest After Party! Friday March 3rd 9PM @ the K-Hole, Maplewood & Potomac Come thru!!! 🗡💥🗡💥🗡💥🗡💥🗡

  • Book Launch & Discussion: Make the Golf Course a Public Sex Forest!

    • March 3 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • Leather Archives & Museum Etienne Auditorium
    • 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago

    Readings from our new anthology of smut and queer utopian dreaming. Featuring editors Lyn Corelle and jimmy cooper and contributors Clark Ruhff, Erin Lynch, Robin Hustle, Suz Evans, Peach Gallant, and Val Schlosberg. Free admission, masks required, 18+.

  • Rally: Global Climate Strike

    • March 3 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Heritage Green Park
    • 610 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60606

    THIS FRIDAY we will be joining the #globalclimatestrike , will YOU? On March 3rd join Fridays for Future, Chicago Climate Youth Coalition, Sunrise movement, 350 US, 350 Chicago, SEA Loyola, PSI UChicago, Fossil Free Northwestern, CAPA, and other climate activists in downtown Chicago to demand change and an end to fossil fuel financing.... Read More

  • Reading Group: Saving Our Own Lives - Liberatory Harm Reduction

    • March 2 2023 @ 6:30 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, IL 60613

    Liberatory Harm Reduction is one of the most important interventions of the 20th century, and yet a compilation of its critical stories and voices was, until now, seemingly nowhere to be found. Saving Our Own Lives, an anthology of essays from long-time organizer Shira Hassan, fills this gap by telling the stories of how sex workers, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, queer folks, trans, gender non-conforming, and two-spirit people are – and have been - building systems of change and support outside the societal frameworks of oppression and exploitation.... Read More

  • Workshop: Love FOIA? A Public Records Request Training

    • February 26 2023 @ 1:00 PM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • bit.ly/i-heart-foia

    Have you ever wanted to get some documents from the government that you know they have but aren’t making public? Have you heard about FOIAs but don’t know how to get started? Join Lucy Parsons Labs for a virtual training on how to submit public records requests aka freedom of information act requests.... Read More

  • Rally and March to #StopCopCity

    • February 25 2023 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 5:30 PM
    • Logan Square Monument
    • 3150 W Logan Blvd

    Join Chicago Friends of the Forest for a rally and march Saturday, Feb 25 from 4-5:30 pm. We are meeting at 4:00 pm at the Logan Square Monument located at 3150 W Logan Boulevard in Chicago. (Called both Illinois Centennial Monument/Logan Square Park on Google Maps) Logan Square Blue Line stop is nearby! Bring banners, drums, snacks, zines, friends and anything else you want! NLG and Street Medics will be on site.... Read More

  • Preserving Heirlooms and Histories

    • February 25 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • Casa De Cultura
    • 2057 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL 60608

    Bilingual event on the preservation of Latinx history in Chicago. Discussion of the storage and care for family photographs, negatives, and documents.

  • #StopCopCity Talk and Fundraiser

    • February 24 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago

    This presentation covers the history of the movement to stop the clear cutting of 300 acres of the largest urban forest in Atlanta for a militarized police training facility dubbed Cop City and this hemisphere's largest sound stage for private Hollywood interests.... Read More

  • #StopCopCity Screen Printing and Art Sale Fundraiser

    • February 24 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    This Friday (2/24) at P.O. Box Collective from 6-7pm, there will be a screen printing and art sale fundraiser prior to the 7pm discussion. See a screen printing tutorial, make a patch, buy some art! Donations are pay what you... Read More

  • STOP COP CITY Film Screening & Fundraiser

    • February 22 2023 @ 7:30 PM
    • Co-Prosperity
    • 3219 S. Morgan St.

    A teach-in and screening of Riotsville, USA along with two shorts: Beneath the Concrete, the Forest and Defending The Atlanta Forest. Presented by Solidarity Cinema.

  • GORE CAPITALISM - Film & Lecture Series: ATLANTIQUE

    • February 21 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • The Gene Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N. State Street

    The Film Center is delighted to welcome the return of our long-running lecture series, presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory and Criticism, and Film, Video, New Media, and Animation departments. GORE CAPITALISM will run January 31 through May 9.... Read More

  • Talk & Book Release: "The George Floyd Uprising" by Vortex Group

    • February 18 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL USA, 60608

    Book release and panel discussion at Pilsen Community Books, Feb 18th, 2023 at 6pm. Featuring Shemon, Nevada, and other local activists. DETAILS: Written during the riots, "The George Floyd Uprising" (edited by Vortex Group) is a compendium of the most radical writing to come out of that long, hot summer.... Read More

  • Shamanic Cinema: Trance as Resistance with Colectivo Los Ingrávidos

    • February 15 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 7:50 PM
    • The Block Museum
    • 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

    "Shamanic Cinema: Trance as Resistance" brings together six short films by the Mexican independent artist group Colectivo Los Ingrávidos which depict what they call the “violent relational trance of our present.” Since forming in Tehuacán, Mexico in 2012, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos has produced a substantial body of experimental film and video that pushes back against the political, economical, and ecological violence of the present through manipulation of visceral sonic and visual means, seeking to induce trance as a method of healing and resistance.... Read More

  • Chicago Loves Forest Defenders: Keep Forests Standing

    • February 14 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Catalyst Ranch
    • 656 West Randolph Street #Ste 4E Chicago, IL 60661

    Join members of Rainforest Action Network for community building and action: buffet lunch followed by training and prep for an easy, low-risk nonviolent direct action.

  • Chicago for Abortion Rights Fundraiser for Choix

    • February 12 2023 @ 3:00 AM
    • until 5:00 AM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

    Join Chicago for Abortion Rights on Sunday, February 12th from 3-5pm at Haymarket House (800 W Buena Ave) for a V-Day fundraiser for Choix, a telehealth medication abortion provider. We'll hear from Dr. Mary Bowman, an abortion provider at Choix, about how medication abortion works and how it increases access to care, and learn about the politically motivated attacks on medication abortion and how you can get involved in the movement for abortion access and reproductive justice.... Read More

  • Soup Night in the Daylight

    • February 11 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 4:00 PM
    • Ping Tom Park, to the left when you go in
    • Entrance at corner of 19th St & Wells

    Join for an afternoon of sharing food, ideas and organizing questions! We're convening soup night (again!) to build spaces to consistently come together and cross pollinate ideas, build stronger networks across crews, groups and campaigns, and slow down and tend to the very center of our work: our relationships with one another.... Read More

  • Dissenters Midwest Regional Gathering

    • February 10 2023 @ 4:00 PM
    • until February 11 @ 10:00 PM
    • Location TBD
    • Address TBD

    From February 10 - 11, we’re gathering in Chicago for a weekend of relationship building and participatory workshops to build up our anti-militarist youth movement, and to help sustain our chapters into a spring semester of powerful direct action organizing! Come through to envision, strategize and build towards a demilitarized future together, while cultivating resilient relationships, culture, and joy through storytelling, an open mic, mística, and space to connect & be in community.... Read More

  • José Olivarez - "Promises of Gold"

    • February 8 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Seminary Co-op Bookstore
    • 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave. // Chicago, IL 60637

    José Olivarez will discuss Promises of Gold. This event will be held in person at The Seminary Co-op. At this time, masks are required for in-store events. About the book: A groundbreaking collection of poems addressing how every kind of love—self, brotherly, romantic, familial, cultural—is birthed, shaped, and complicated by the invisible forces of gender, capitalism, religion, migration, and so on.... Read More

  • Talk: States of Incarceration - Jarrod Shanahan and Zhandarka Kurti

    • February 6 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Join us as we welcome Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan for a conversation in celebration of of States of Incarceration, a crucial book for our current moment, uncovering the history of mass incarceration in the United States and engaging with the major challenges of contemporary prison and police abolition activism.... Read More

  • Letter Writing to Jailed Forest Defenders

    • February 5 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago IL

    💌❤️‍🔥💌 We love you forest defenders! JOIN US for a cozy evening of letter writing to jailed forest defenders. We'll have materials! Bring your friends, your solidarity and your love for forest defenders targeted by police and politicians for their protection of the Weelaunee Forest.... Read More

  • Party: Soul Summit

    • February 4 2023 @ 9:00 PM
    • Empty Bottle
    • 1035 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60622

    ...in late 2009 after walking around the city and seeing numerous flyers for soul nights. An idea formed. Why not have one night with a delegate from each soul group/crew to celebrate the different types of early soul sounds currently being represented in the city? The idea sprang into action and soon we had three 'residents', Dave Matta, Duke Grip, and Sloppy White.... Read More

  • Stop Cop City Fundraiser

    • February 4 2023 @ 2:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL, 60626

    Fundraiser for Defend the Atlanta Forest. Clothing and art sale, zine and movie tables, snacks. All proceeds go to Atl solidarity fund.

  • Demo: "Justice for Tyre, Tortuguita, and Keenan!"

    • January 30 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Federal Plaza, Chicago
    • 619 S. Dearborn St

    Emergency action! Justice for Tyre Nichols, Keenan Anderson, Manuel Tortuguita Teron, and all those murdered by police.

  • #NoBoeingDrones Canvass + Cocoa

    • January 29 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • Loyola Red Line Stop
    • 1200 W Loyola Ave

    Join the #boeingarmsgenocide campaign for a day of canvassing, letter writing and hot cocoa. We will be at the Loyola Red Line stop from 11 AM to 1 PM on Sunday, January 29th! Come through and chat with neighbors, do... Read More

  • Film: SÁTÁNTANGÓ

    • January 28 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • The Gene Siskel Film Center
    • 164 N. State Street, Chicago IL

    Lauded as a masterpiece by audiences and critics alike upon its release (Susan Sontag declared she would be “glad to see it every year for the rest of my life”), and shot in stunning black and white, Béla Tarr’s slow cinema opus follows members of a defunct agricultural collective living in a post-apocalyptic landscape whose lives are altered forever when a mysterious character returns to their village.... Read More

  • Film: The Janes (2022)

    • January 26 2023 @ 8:30 PM
    • until 10:30 PM
    • doc films
    • 1212 E 59th St · Chicago

    Nearly 50 years before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, seven Chicago women were arrested and charged with building an underground network to provide illegal abortions—each facing up to 110 years in prison. These were 'the Janes,' an activist group which provided abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.... Read More

  • TALK: What Drives Far-Right Mass Killings? Theory and History of Black-Pilled Fascism

    • January 21 2023 @ 4:30 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60626

    What drives fascists to commit mass shootings in public? Where does this ultraviolent, sacrificial murder cult come from, and how does it reproduce itself? This talk will outline a historical and theoretical framework for understanding 'far right accelerationism,' a distinct current of white supremacist militancy responsible for a considerable number of North American mass murder events over the span of four decades.... Read More

  • Orange Tent Fundraiser

    • January 21 2023 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Midwest Coast Brewing Company
    • 2137 W Walnut St, Chicago

    Come see some music and get some food and beer to support Feeding People Through Plants effort to build more orange tents for our unhoused friends in the neighborhood. All proceeds go to building more tents, tent repairs, heaters, tools, and food for the people ! Come through and join our efforts. www.feedingpeoplethroughplants.org/get-involved.html

  • Vigil for Atlanta Forest Defender Murdered by Police

    • January 20 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • Police Violence Victim Memorial in Rogers Park
    • Farwell and Glenwood

    Vigil in Chicago this Friday for an Atlanta Forest Defender murdered by police. Please bring candles and other offerings for the memorial.

  • Susan Mills and Bill Ayers celebrate On the Wings of a Hummingbird

    • January 19 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Join us on January 19th at 7pm as we welcome Susan Mills and Bill Ayers for an in-store event in celebration of Susan's book On the Wings of a Hummingbird. At 15 years old, Petra must grow into the lessons of the Mayan hummingbird as she carves her future out of a childhood scarred by gang violence.... Read More

  • Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility a conversation with Martha Nussbaum

    • January 19 2023 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Seminary Co-op Bookstore
    • 5751 S Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

    Martha C. Nussbaum will discuss her new book Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility. She will be joined in conversation by Mark N. Templeton. About the book: Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to love, animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day.... Read More

  • PO Box Poetry Reading Series

    • January 18 2023 @ 9:30 PM
    • until 10:30 PM
    • PO Box
    • 6900 N GLENWOOD AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60626

    Featuring LYDIA ABEDEEN & JITESH JAGGI

  • Helen Shiller in conversation with Annie Howard

    • January 17 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St

    Join us as we welcome legendary Chicago city council member and community activist Helen Shiller for an event in celebration of her new memoir Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win. Helen Shiller will be in conversation with organizer and journalist Annie Howard.... Read More

  • Feminist Bird Club Chicago Bird Walk @ Rainbow Beach

    • January 15 2023 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 11:00 AM
    • Rainbow Beach
    • 3111 E 77th St, Chicago, IL 60649

    Join us at 10AM on Sunday Jan 15th at Rainbow Beach in South Shore. Check out the hundreds of weird ducks and raptors that frequent the waters & skies near this Chicago birding hotspot all winter 🦅 RSVP required (see... Read More

  • Sober Social

    • January 14 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • Paul Henry’s Art Gallery
    • 416 Sibley St. Hammond, IN 46320

    A place to meet new friends, listen to music and hang out without using alcohol. We will be spinning records, sharing appetizers, NA beers, mocktails & sparkling waters. We will provide some food and drinks but please bring some NA drinks/appetizer to share.

  • Resisting Urban Resilience

    • January 12 2023 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • CEGU
    • Room 142, 1155 E. 60th St. 1155 E. 60th St. Chicago, IL 60637

    A panel event with Jeff Hou (University of Washington) and Stephanie Wakefield (Life University), moderated by Evan Carver (UChicago CEGU). In this CEGU panel, two eminent urban thinkers reflect critically on the prospects for radical, emergent, grassroots design interventions to create more democratic, socially just and environmentally viable urban landscapes and forms of urbanization.

  • “The More We Get it Together, The More We Get It, Together!” with Hybachi LeMar

    • January 7 2023 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Hybachi LeMar is a community organizer, transformational speaker and ghetto-bred Anarchist. He’s the founder of the Kemetic Anarchist School of Thought, and author of The Deprived & Depraved. LeMar will facilitate a teach-In entitled, “The More We Get it Together, The More We Get It, Together!” Participants will learn how Anarchists in the city can work together to strengthen the streets.

  • North Spaulding Tenants Rent Strike Rally

    • January 5 2023 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 10:00 AM
    • M. Fishman & Co. Apartments
    • 2330 N Spaulding Chicago IL

    Join us in our rent strike rally this Thursday. Coffee, donuts, music, and more. No heat! No rent! No heat! No rent!

  • Howard Brown Health Workers United Strike

    • January 5 2023 @ 8:00 AM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Multiple Howard Brown Locations! See flier and description!
    • 4025 N Sheridan

    Community members: please show your support by coming to our strikes, TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY! Thursday Locations: Sheridan Clinic, 4025 N. Sheridan, 8AM-5PM / 63rd Clinic, 641 W. 63rd St, 8AM-5PM / Sunnyside Offices, 1025 W. Sunnyside, 8AM-7PM / Brown Elephant... Read More

  • Howard Brown Health Workers United Strike

    • January 4 2023 @ 8:00 AM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Multiple Howard Brown Locations! See flier and description!
    • 4025 N Sheridan

    Community members: please show your support by coming to our strikes, TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY! Wednesday Locations: Sheridan Clinic, 4025 N. Sheridan, 8AM-6PM / 63rd Clinic, 641 W. 63rd St, 9AM-5PM / Brown Elephant Andersonville, 3404 N. Clark, 11AM-6PM

  • Howard Brown Health Workers United Strike

    • January 3 2023 @ 8:00 AM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Multiple Howard Brown Locations! See flier and description!
    • 4025 N Sheridan

    Community members: please show your support by coming to our strikes, TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY! Tuesday Locations: Sheridan Clinic, 4025 N. Sheridan, 8AM-6PM / 63rd Clinic, 641 W. 63rd St, 9AM-5PM / Clark Clinic, 6500 N. Clark, 9AM-6PM / Halsted Clinic, 3245 N.... Read More

  • Free Antifascist Martial Arts Classes: Haymaker Gym

    • December 31 2022 @ 12:00 PM
    • Haymaker Gym
    • DM @haymakergym on IG for details

    Haymaker classes are free to attend and geared toward comrades of all levels. Contact @haymakergym on Instagram or @haymakerchi on Twitter for location and details. Boxing for Women, Trans, and queer people onlySaturdays 12pm Kali for everyoneTuesdays 06:15 pm... Read More

  • Vaquero y Rockeros: Art & Music Show

    • December 30 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Subterranean
    • 2011 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    Vaqueros y rockeros: art and music show ~ cumbia punk corridos y mas ~ rippancho takeover ~ $10 at the door

  • Terry Hall Tribute

    • December 29 2022 @ 10:00 PM
    • Delilah’s
    • 2771 N Lincoln Ave

    Terry Hall (of The Specials) tribute night

  • Community Jail Support || Winter Supply Drive

    • December 22 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Cook County Jail
    • 2700 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

    ❄️SUPPLIES NEEDED❄️ Seeking Supply Donations to get us through the winter! Drop off outside of the Cook County Jail on Thursdays from 5:30–8:00pm. Other drop-off locations are all throughout Chicago. Please DM @ChiCommunityJS for addresses and more info! WINTER HATS GLOVES SCARVES SOCKS LONGSLEEVE SHIRTS COATS (SIZE M-3XL) SWEATSHIRTS SWEAT PANTS HAND WARMERS & more Donationation via OpenCollective: bit.ly/ccjs2022

  • Reading with Tongo Eisen-Martin

    • December 20 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL USA, 60608

    A reading by Tongo Eisen-Martin, author of "Someone’s Dead Already" (Bootstrap Press, 2015) and "Heaven Is All Goodbyes" (City Lights, 2017). Eisen-Martin’s work “moves between trenchant political critique and dreamlike association, demonstrating how, in the right hands, one mode might energize the other—keeping alternative orders of meaning alive in the face of radical injustice ...... Read More

  • Uprising In China: The Roots, Nature, and Trajectory of the Resistance

    • December 20 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Haymarket Books, Online
    • Online

    Join Spectre for a discussion of the roots of the uprising, the various struggles expressed in it, and its impact and possible trajectory.

  • Organ-ism, Innuendo, Big Laugh, Molcajete, Weak Pulse, Chalk, Spat, Geist, Loose Lid

    • December 18 2022 @ 4:00 PM
    • Paul Henry's Art Gallery
    • 416 Sibley St. Hammond Indiana

    Show featuring Organ-ism, Innuendo, Big Laugh, Molcajete, Weak Pulse, Chalk, Spat, Geist, Loose Lid. The return of Paul Henry’s is upon us. This gig features the finest the Midwest has to offer. Paul Henry’s has long stood as one of the most important spaces in Northwest Indiana so we ask that you treat it with the utmost respect.... Read More

  • Daddy's Boy, Primitive Teeth, Consensus Madness, Private Life

    • December 17 2022 @ 8:30 PM
    • One City Tap
    • 3115 S. Archer Ave, Chicago, 60608

    Show featuring Daddy's Boy, Primitive Teeth, Consensus Madness, Private Life

  • Soup Night in the Daylight

    • December 17 2022 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Northeast Corner of Horner Park at picnic tables
    • Montrose & Chicago River

    Join for an afternoon of sharing food, ideas and organizing questions! We are convening soup night to build spaces to consistently come together and cross pollinate ideas, build stronger networks across crews, groups and campaigns, and slow down and tend to the very center of our work: our relationships with one another.... Read More

  • Opening: "Resist! A Visual History of Protest"

    • December 17 2022 @ 12:00 PM
    • Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
    • 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

    Exhibit of acclaimed Chicago artist, Franklin McMahon’s fifty years of protest in vibrant drawings and paintings. In the 1940s, McMahon was a cartoonist depicting conditions in WWII POW camps. He mailed his drawings back to Extensions Magazine in Chicago. In 1955 McMahon covered the Emmett Till Trial for Life Magazine in Sumner, Mississippi that transformed him into an artist-reporter.... Read More

  • Renegade Craft Fair

    • December 17 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • Morgan Manufacturing
    • 401 North Morgan Chicago, IL

    The 19th annual Renegade craft fair returns for a festive wintertime marketplace on December 17 + 18 at a new venue, Morgan Manufacturing.

  • Community Jail Support || Winter Supply Drive

    • December 15 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Cook County Jail
    • 2700 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

    ❄️SUPPLIES NEEDED❄️ Seeking Supply Donations to get us through the winter! Drop off outside of the Cook County Jail on Thursdays from 5:30–8:00pm. Other drop-off locations are all throughout Chicago. Please DM @ChiCommunityJS for addresses and more info! WINTER HATS GLOVES SCARVES SOCKS LONGSLEEVE SHIRTS COATS (SIZE M-3XL) SWEATSHIRTS SWEAT PANTS HAND WARMERS & more Donationation via OpenCollective: bit.ly/ccjs2022

  • ALPRs 101 (Automated License Plate Reader Webinar)

    • December 14 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 6:30 PM
    • Lucy Parsons Labs
    • https://bit.ly/alpr101

    Webinar on ALPRs next week with some awesome people. Come join us, learn about ALPRs and carceral tech! Register: http://bit.ly/alpr101 #abolition #carceraltech #ALPRs

  • Otro Ritmo!

    • December 13 2022 @ 9:00 PM
    • One City Tap
    • 3115 S Archer Ave

    Last Otro ritmo of the year is this Tuesday, December 13th. No Future Collective spins punk, Oi!, & Rock n Roll - One City Tap!

  • David Ranney presents DEAR RHODA

    • December 13 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL USA, 60608

    Join us as we welcome David Ranney in celebration of the publication of Dear Rhoda, out now from Charles H. Kerr Publishing. In chaotic bohemian Chicago of the 1920s, a powerful love affair is threatened by illness, a “red” scare and anti Semitic hatred.... Read More

  • Radical Community Bookshop

    • December 13 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • The Tank at the Chicago Athletic Association
    • 12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

    Join us for the inaugural Radical Community Bookshop, a collaboration featuring three of Chicago’s beloved independent booksellers — Buddy Chicago, Haymarket Books, and Pilsen Community Books. Browse from a curated selection of art books, literary fiction, and radical critical reading in one of our city’s favorite holiday pop-ups, Happy’s! Masks are highly encouraged at this event, and will be available for patrons.

  • Talk: Peter Gelderloos and Scott Branson, "Surviving the City: Communal life and healing in the metropolis in an age of ecological collapse, urban revolt, and an increasingly apocalyptic state"

    • December 10 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    Pulling common threads from their recent books, "Practical Anarchism: A Guide for Daily Life" and "The Solutions Are Already Here: Strategies for Ecological Revolution from Below," Scott Branson and Peter Gelderloos will hold a conversation about what we can do now in our revolutionary movements to set our eyes on liberation.

  • Screening and discussion: "Push" hosted by the North Spaulding Renters Association

    • December 8 2022 @ 6:30 PM
    • Humboldt Park
    • 3403 W Grand Ave

    Come watch "Push" with the North Spaulding Renters Association. Discuss the movie, eat food, and learn more about tenant unions.

  • Community Jail Support || Winter Supply Drive

    • December 8 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Cook County Jail
    • 2700 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

    ❄️SUPPLIES NEEDED❄️ Seeking Supply Donations to get us through the winter! Drop off outside of the Cook County Jail on Thursdays from 5:30–8:00pm. Other drop-off locations are all throughout Chicago. Please DM @ChiCommunityJS for addresses and more info! WINTER HATS GLOVES SCARVES SOCKS LONGSLEEVE SHIRTS COATS (SIZE M-3XL) SWEATSHIRTS SWEAT PANTS HAND WARMERS & more Donationation via OpenCollective: bit.ly/ccjs2022

  • Bloodfruit Anarchist Library Opening Day

    • December 7 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Marge
    • Marge

    Music! Book checkout! Food! Full moon bonfire!

  • Prisoner Letter Writing Night

    • December 7 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Writing Letters to Prisoners every 1st Wednesday of the month @ PO Box Collective

  • Rally Against Howard Brown Health Layoffs

    • December 3 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • HBH Admin Building
    • 1025 W Sunnyside Ave

    Fight back against Howard Brown Health's unfair and illegal layoffs! Our patients and community are welcome to join us. Solidarity forever! (RSVP using the Additional Info link.)

  • Dialogue: "Who Is the City For? Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago"

    • November 29 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
    • 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611

    Chicago’s architectural legacy includes a civic ideal that has produced prized public spaces. Yet for many of the city’s Black and Brown residents, these spaces were—and, in some cases, continue to be—inferior to spaces used by white and affluent Chicagoans, and gentrification near new public spaces has made adjoining neighborhoods unaffordable for many longtime residents.... Read More

  • Demonstration in Solidarity with Chinese Protests

    • November 29 2022 @ 4:00 PM
    • Across from Chinese Consulate
    • 1 E Erie St

    Gather anytime after 4pm. Bring candles, flowers, blank paper. Mask yourself if need be

  • Neighborhood, Watch

    • November 19 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Co-Prosperity
    • 3219 S Morgan Street Chicago, IL 60608

    Neighborhood, Watch is a solo window installation by Chris Collins opening on Saturday, November 12th until December 18th. Join us at Co-Prosperity for the opening reception along with Let it Grow: Hoofprints 10th Year Anniversary Exhibition on Saturday, November 12th from 6-10PM.... Read More

  • No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media

    • November 19 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • Glenview Public Library
    • 1930 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL 60025

    In this presentation, loosely structured as a three-part magic act, Ernest discusses the many representations of Native Americans in media and how these representations inform audiences’ perceptions of Native peoples and issues. The acts are separated by personal anecdotes that reflect the ideology of lived experience versus the authorship of expertise of Native representation.... Read More

  • SILENCES OF THE PALACE (1994) on 35mm

    • November 18 2022 @ 9:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • The Block Museum of Art
    • 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

    THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE (Moufida Tlatli, 1994, Tunisia/France, 114 min, 35mm) RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-silences-of-the-palace-1994-35mm-screening-tickets-444409539897 A stunning debut feature from Tunisian filmmaker (and longtime editor of Arab cinema) Moufida Tlatli, THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE questions the relationship of women’s liberation with class and national struggles, looking unflinchingly at the traumas inflicted by patriarchal-colonial structures across two periods of Tunisian history.... Read More

  • Screening and Discussion: THE WORKERS CUP (2017)

    • November 17 2022 @ 9:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • The Block Museum of Art
    • 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

    FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTORThe Workers CupNovember 17, 7 PM Professors Laura Brueck and Ivy Wilson, co-directors of the Race, Class, and Colorism Project, host a screening of THE WORKERS CUP, followed by a discussion with director Adam Sobel.... Read More

  • Panel discussion: Youth Incarceration in the Americas

    • November 17 2022 @ 5:30 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Weinberg/Newton Gallery
    • 688 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60642

    This panel will feature Luz Pro, Founder of Arte Pro, an organization that works with children born in incarceration in Mexico; Eduardo Enrique Navarrete Murcia, a formerly incarcerated educator and writer who works with Contextos, an organization that works with incarcerated authors in El Salvador and Chicago, and and Juan Carlos Quirarte who established the first safehouse for youth escaping organized crime in Mexico and has led many other projects focusing on prevention and reentry from incarceration.

  • Support Striking Starbucks Workers

    • November 17 2022 @ 4:00 AM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Bucktown and Edgewater
    • 2101 W Armitage Ave and 5964 N Ridge

    Starbucks is refusing to bargain with workers who won union elections, so SBWorkersUnited is calling on the community to show up for an all-day support event at two Chicago stores! Sign up for a shift to show the bosses that Chicago is a union town.... Read More

  • Los San Patricios: The Irish Soldiers of Mexico

    • November 16 2022 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • Beverly Arts Center
    • 2407 W 111th St. Chicago, IL 60655

    Los San Patricios: The Irish Soldiers of Mexico is a joint concert of Sones de Mexico Ensemble with Sean Cleland and the Irish Music School of Chicago. In 1846-48, during the Mexican-American War, a volunteer army formed mostly by recent Irish immigrants to the U.S.... Read More

  • #Justice4Hadi Protest

    • November 16 2022 @ 5:30 PM
    • Oak Lawn Police and Fire Commission Meeting
    • 9446 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL!

    Wed, Nov 16, at 5:30 PM, at 9446 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL!

  • American Sex Tape: A Book Launch

    • November 15 2022 @ 8:30 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, IL 60613

    Join Jameka Williams in conversation with Kemi Alabi. In "American Sex Tape", Jameka Williams captures the reader’s gaze and stares right back. In this stunning debut collection, Williams offers a deeply personal investigation into how Americans (herself included) have been duped, buying into classism, sexism, and racist beauty ideals, while sacrificing self-love and self-determination.... Read More

  • Elizabeth Alexander on The Trayvon Generation

    • November 15 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
    • 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611

    In her latest book The Trayvon Generation, Alexander tenderly writes about the young people whose worldview has been indelibly shaped by persistent and visible racially motivated violence and asserts the unresolved problem of the color line at the center of the American experience.... Read More

  • Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, and Reparations

    • November 15 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
    • 5733 S University Ave.

    Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, and Reparations weaves together artwork, poetry, legal testimony, research, and experiences of creative resistance against systems of oppression, all the while celebrating the struggle for survival, justice, and reparations by imprisoned people, activists, and artists. Join us for readings and conversation centered on abolition, feminism and freedom. (http://www.tea-project.org/tea-project#project)

  • Close Event Microcinema Screening - The Future Is Here, Are You Coming?

    • November 14 2022 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 201
    • Hyde Park

    The Future is Here, Are You Coming? presents recent video works by four contemporary artists from China, all at varying stages in their careers. Cao Fei (b. 1978), Lu Yang (b. 1984), Xu Zhengyue (b. 1989), and Zheng Yuan (b. 1988) all draw upon China’s unique contemporary conditions, fueled by major investments in robotics, AI technologies, a sophisticated culture of surveillance, internet and video game aesthetics, as well as an ever-expanding virtual economy.... Read More

  • Chicago Printers' Unions and the Mechanization of the Printed Word

    • November 13 2022 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • Comfort Station
    • 2579 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60647

    (Register through the "More Info" link!) Sitting at the foot of the Great Lakes and at the center of a sprawling transcontinental rail network, Chicago quickly grew into an industrial metropolis in the nineteenth century. In particular, Chicago was a printing town, home to national publications as well as large commercial printers that served the broader Midwest and West.... Read More

  • CB Radio Gorgeous | National Photo Committee | Mrs. Hands

    • November 12 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Archer Ballroom
    • 3012 S Archer Ave Chicago IL 60608

    This show is a benefit for recently arrived migrants to Chicago.

  • Stop Camp Grayling Tour

    • November 11 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60626

    Come meet some people organizing against Camp Grayling which is a planned military base construction in Grayling, Michigan. There will be a discussion and snacks to share.

  • Heet Death / Clickbait / The Breathing Light / Abject Horror

    • November 11 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Omarcitos
    • 3801 W Fullerton Chicago IL

    All ages show. No booze no drugs no jerks. Pay what you can - suggested $10-$15. Face mask required.

  • Twompsax | Dollhouse | Private Life.

    • November 10 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • One City Tap
    • Ashland and Archer in Chicago

    Twompsax (Bay Area/ NY), Dollhouse (NY) and Private Life. At One City Tap on Ashland and Archer in Chicago. It is a 21 and over show. See you there!

  • On the Origin of "The Origins of Inequality"

    • November 10 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 107
    • 1020 E 58th St, Chicago, IL

    David Wengrow is Professor of Comparative Archeology at the Institute of Archeology at the University of London, and co-author of The Dawn of Everything alongside the late David Graeber. Wengrow will be speaking as part of the Sigmund H. Danziger Jr.... Read More

  • NU Gradworkers March for the Majority

    • November 10 2022 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Starting at Tech Courtyard
    • 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston

    A majority of grad workers have signed cards calling for a union election. We’re taking our demands right to admin!

  • madres buscando - solidarity action w mothers with missing sons/daughters/sisters in Mexico

    • November 7 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL 60626 United States

    Acto solidario con las madres que luchan en busqueda de l@s desaparecid@s en MexicoProyectando imagenes /videomientras imprimimos grabado/coloreamos, conversamosDonde? en el @poboxCollective Solidarity action with mothers in search of their sons/daughters who have disappeared in Mexico, by the government or otherwise.We... Read More

  • Invisible Institute CPDP Workshop and What's Next

    • November 2 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 West 18th Street Chicago, IL, 60608 United States

    Join the Invisible Institute on Wednesday, November 2, from 6-8 pm CT for a closer look at CPDP, our police complaint database, at Pilsen Community Books. The event will allow participants to explore key database features, better understand the process of creating CPDP, and learn about our expansion into other cities in Illinois.... Read More

  • Prisoner Letter Writing Night

    • November 2 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Writing Letters to Prisoners every 1st Wednesday of the month @ PO Box Collective

  • The Freedom of Information Act & Liberating Data from the Government

    • November 1 2022 @ 4:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Harold Washington Library Center
    • 400 S. State Street Chicago IL 60605

    The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is meant to be a way to provide public access to government documents and records, but there are many caveats. Learn about why you should file FOIA requests, how to conduct preliminary research, how to file your first FOIA, how to craft better FOIA requests, some common reasons for denial, pitfalls, how to appeal, and ways to push back to reassert our right to government records and documents.... Read More

  • Total Sham, Geist, Spat, Organ-ism

    • October 29 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Junkyard
    • 6901 Chicago Ave, Gary IN

    Hardcore punk show in Gary Indiana

  • Radical Used Book Fair: Support Haymarket's Books Not Bars Program

    • October 29 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, IL 60613

    This event will be outdoors in the driveway and we will reschedule if it rains.There will be a wide variety of radical used books on sale and all money raised will benefit our Haymarket Books Not Bars program that sends free books to folks who are incarcerated.Paperbacks:... Read More

  • Open Borders Conference

    • October 29 2022 @ 9:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Online
    • https://www.openbordersconference.org/

    Since 2018, the annual Open Borders Conference has been a space for people to envision a world without deportation. Speakers and panelists will discuss what abolition means in the immigration context, violence patterns produced by borders, and the implications of climate change and COVID-19 for migration and policy.

  • JAI BHIM COMRADE (2012)

    • October 28 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 9:30 PM
    • Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
    • 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

    An In-person with filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.Described as “perhaps one of the most important documentaries to emerge out of the Indian subcontinent”, JAI BHIM COMRADE focuses on the brutality of India’s centuries-old caste system, and the struggle of Dalit activists to dismantle its oppressive structures.... Read More

  • Decisions | Total Sham | Geist | Spat

    • October 27 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 11:00 PM
    • Grandma's Place
    • Ask a punk

    DIY hardcore punk show at Grandma's Place

  • Canal Irreal | Stress Position | Exodo

    • October 26 2022 @ 10:00 PM
    • until October 27 @ 1:00 AM
    • Berlin
    • 954 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

    October 26th 2022. 21 and Over. dj duty is DJ Scary Lady Sarah

  • Inside the Second Wave of Feminism with Nancy Rosenstock

    • October 24 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 8:30 PM
    • Pilsen Community Books
    • 1102 W 18th St Chicago IL USA, 60608

    We're so honored to welcome Nancy Rosenstock to the store in celebration of her new book Inside the Second Wave of Feminism: Boston Female Liberation, 1968-1972 An Account by Participants, a landmark account of a key radical feminist organization, offering lessons for today’s women’s liberation movement.... Read More

  • Infuriate | Warfilth | Aria | Lengua Salvaje

    • October 23 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until October 24 @ 12:00 AM
    • Mephistos
    • 1950 W 21st street, chicago IL

    D-beat, crust punk, grind core show at Mephistos.

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence

    • October 23 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 1:00 PM
    • 6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
    • 6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity.

  • Sounds of Solidarity: Community Event to Celebrate BIPOC Solidarity and Creativity

    • October 22 2022 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 5:00 PM
    • 1855 S. Blue Island
    • 1855 S. Blue Island

    Presented by ChiResists and The Pilsen Love Fridge FREE ALL AGES @chiresistsorg

  • Hot Load | Consensus Madness | Dangus Tarkus | CB Radio Gorgeous

    • October 21 2022 @ 8:00 PM
    • until October 22 @ 12:00 AM
    • Archer Ballroom
    • 3012 S Archer Ave Chicago IL 60608

    Hot Load (L.A) @ Archer Ballroom with Consensus Madness, Dangus Tarkus & CB Radio Gorgeous on Friday, 21st October, 8pm.

  • Fred Moten, Brandon López, and Gerald Cleaver Performance

    • October 21 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • PATRON
    • 1612 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

    Experimental Sound Studio, in partnership with Patron Gallery, co-presents the powerhouse trio of Fred Moten, Brandon López, and Gerald Cleaver. The performance and interview will be presented at Patron Gallery, and premiered online on ESS’s YouTube.

  • “Daring To Struggle, Daring To Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago’s Uptown Community” Book Talk

    • October 17 2022 @ 8:30 PM
    • Haymarket House
    • 800 West Buena

    Conversation with Helen Shiller

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence (Every Sunday)

    • October 16 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Under the redline CTA near the PO Box Collective
    • 6900 Glenwood Ave

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Defend the South Shore Nature Sanctuary

    • October 15 2022 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • South Shore Nature Sanctuary
    • 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649

    Come visit and get to know the South Shore Nature Sanctuary which is under attack by a golf course expansion and needs defense, just like the Atlanta forest. Bring friends and ideas! Stewardship meetings happen 10am-12pm, every third Saturday of the month.... Read More

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence (Every Sunday)

    • October 9 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Under the redline CTA near the PO Box Collective
    • 6900 Glenwood Ave

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Free Food (Every Sunday)

    • October 9 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park and PO Box Collective
    • 1610 W Howard St, 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday. 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard. 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood.

  • Prisoner Letter Writing Night

    • October 5 2022 @ 5:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    Writing Letters to Prisoners every 1st Wednesday of the month @ PO Box Collective

  • Film Screening: "Stop Cop City: Atlanta's Militant Forest Defenders"

    • October 3 2022 @ 7:30 PM
    • until 9:00 PM
    • Cary's Lounge
    • 2251 W. Devon Ave, Chicago, IL, 60659

    STOP COP CITY is about the militant occupation of Atlanta's South River Forest. For over a year, a coalition of militant anarchists, community organizers, and eco-activists have been resisting police and contractors to halt the deforestation of hundreds of acres of urban forest.... Read More

  • Anarchist Skillshare (Sunday)

    • October 2 2022 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • P.O. Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL

    Workshops, presentations, zines, and more. Tap "More Info" for schedule!

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence (Every Sunday)

    • October 2 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Under the redline CTA near the PO Box Collective
    • 6900 Glenwood Ave

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Free Food (Every Sunday)

    • October 2 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park and PO Box Collective
    • 1610 W Howard St, 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday. 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard. 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood.

  • Anarchist Skillshare (Saturday)

    • October 1 2022 @ 12:00 PM
    • until 10:00 PM
    • The Orphanage
    • 641 W 31st St, Chicago, IL

    Workshops, presentations, zines, and more. Tap "More Info" for schedule!

  • What’s The Point? Party: No Pipelines, No Police— A Community Event & Queer Dance Party

    • September 24 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • Promontory Point (outdoors), Hyde Park
    • 5491 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60615

    💥EVENT DETAILS: What's the Point? Party: No Pipelines, No Police. A Community Event and Queer Dance Party on Saturday, September 24th, 6-11pm at Promontory Point!! 💥 ✨Join us for a potluck, bonfire, info sharing, dancing with DJ @stemmequeensupreme, and fundraising for @nitaslovetrain, @officialassatasdaughters, and @cooperationjxn.... Read More

  • Defend the South Shore Nature Sanctuary

    • September 17 2022 @ 10:00 AM
    • until 12:00 PM
    • South Shore Nature Sanctuary
    • 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649

    Come visit and get to know the South Shore Nature Sanctuary which is under attack by a golf course expansion and needs defense, just like the Atlanta forest. Bring friends and ideas! Stewardship meetings happen 10am-12pm, every third Saturday of the month.... Read More

  • Punk Show at the Junk Yard: Benefit for Cooperation Jackson

    • September 17 2022 @ 7:00 AM
    • The Junk Yard
    • 6901 Chicago Ave, Gary, IN

    Important info on this gig: PARK IN THE PARKING LOT. There will be a shuttle bus making continuous trips back and fourth from the parking lot to the Junkyard, where the show is. You can not walk to the show spot by foot from the parking lot.... Read More

  • Soccer: Northside Community Pickup Game

    • September 16 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • Foster Ave Turf
    • Foster Ave turf along the lakefront trail

    Pick up match Friday 9/16, 6 PM, at Foster Ave Turf at the end of Foster Ave off the Lakefront Trail. All skill levels welcome! Everyone welcome! Come hang out even if you don’t play!

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence (Every Sunday)

    • September 11 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Under the redline CTA near the PO Box Collective
    • 6900 Glenwood Ave

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Running Down The Walls Chicago 2022

    • September 10 2022 @ 3:00 PM
    • until 8:00 PM
    • Cook County Jail
    • 2700 S California Ave

    Join us for Running Down The Walls Chicago 2022 as we circle Cook County Jail in solidarity with political prisoners and the movement to abolish prisons. 3pm: Run / Walk / March the 5K. 6pm: Bands & DJ. Fundraiser for... Read More

  • Fundraiser Punk Show: Viva Marco!

    • September 9 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Zapata Park
    • Zapata Park

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-costs-for-marco?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet With great sadness in our hearts. It's unfortunate to inform that we lost a Chicago legend, Marco.Since this was so unexpected, we need to come together to help his family. He left behind his most precious treasure, his son Emiliano.... Read More

  • Punk Show! Algara, Mock Execution, Consensus Madness, Weak Pulse, Geist

    • September 6 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Canalport Riverwalk, Pilsen
    • 2900 S Ashland Ave

    Algara from Barcelona!

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence (Every Sunday)

    • September 4 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Under the redline CTA near the PO Box Collective
    • 6900 Glenwood Ave

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Free Food (Every Sunday)

    • September 4 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park and PO Box Collective
    • 1610 W Howard St, 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday. 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard. 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood.

  • madres buscando ~ solidarity action w mothers with missing sons/daughters/sisters in Mexico

    • September 2 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • PO Box Collective
    • 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    *english below* Acto solidario con las madres que luchan en busqueda de l@s desaparecid@s en Mexico Proyectando imagenes /video mientras imprimimos grabado/coloreamos, conversamos Donde? en el @poboxCollective / Solidarity action with mothers in search of their sons/daughters who have disappeared in Mexico, by the government or otherwise.... Read More

  • Touhy Park Harm Reduction Distro

    • August 31 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • until 7:00 PM
    • Touhy Park (Rogers Park)
    • 7348 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60626

    FnB and affiliated individuals distribute a variety of food and harm reduction items directly to residents of the houseless encampment.

  • "Everything For Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072"

    • August 28 2022 @ 7:00 PM
    • Women & Children First
    • 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640

    In-person reading, conversation, and book-signing with M. E. O'Brien & Eman Abdelhadi.

  • Memorial for Victims of Police Violence (Every Sunday)

    • August 28 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 2:00 PM
    • Under the redline CTA near the PO Box Collective
    • 6900 Glenwood Ave

    We are here every Sunday 11am-1pm honoring those who have been killed by police. Please join Cheap Art for Freedom (CAfF) and PO Box Collective in the maintenance of our public memorial under the El tracks at Glenwood and Farwell, to wheat paste a name to the wall, help keep the memorial swept, add flowers, pick up a free poster, or just show your solidarity. #defundthepolice

  • Rogers Park Food Not Bombs Free Food (Every Sunday)

    • August 28 2022 @ 11:00 AM
    • until 3:00 PM
    • Willye B. White Park and PO Box Collective
    • 1610 W Howard St, 6900 N Glenwood Ave

    RP Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday. 11am-1pm: Willye B. White Park, 1610 W Howard. 1-3pm: PO Box Collective, 6900 N Glenwood.

  • Beneath the Surface: Pop Up in the Park!

    • August 27 2022 @ 2:00 PM
    • until 6:00 PM
    • Bessie Coleman Park
    • 5445 S. Drexel Ave

    The Beneath the Surface team will host a gathering for friends, volunteers, and community participants in our long term investigations into gender based violence. Please RSVP (see link) to help us plan for snacks, drinks, and art activities!

  • Chicago vs. Everybody

    • August 26 2022 @ 9:00 PM
    • until August 28 @ 9:00 PM
    • TBD
    • TBD

    A big opportunity for everyone in the scene to meet up in one place to enjoy what we all love doing the most TOGETHER. Hope to see everybody there

  • Smoke and Fire: A Guérrilla Guide to Refusal and “Machines in Flames”

    • August 21 2022 @ 6:00 PM
    • Comfort Station
    • 2579 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL

    A discussion and film screening with anarchist theorist Andrew Culp on infowar, queer outlaws, and Black insurgency. Includes a screening of Culp’s film, “Machines in Flames,” which looks at the mysterious CLODO group, who bombed computer companies in 1980s France.

  • Stop Luxury Development Rally

    • August 21 2022 @ 1:00 PM
    • Clarendon and Wilson (Uptown)
    • Clarendon and Wilson intersection

    Stop Luxury Development at Weiss Hospital -Preserve Uptown's diversity, protect affordable housing, ensure access to healthcare in Uptown "Join us to demand that No Luxury Development be built on the parking lot here. Join us in calling on Resilience, the new owners of the hospital to take the 12 millions dollars they got from Pipeline and buy back the parking lot from Lincoln Properties. "

  • Humboldt Park Housing Project Teach-In & More!

    • August 20 2022 @ 2:00 PM
    • Humboldt Park Housing Project
    • 1629 N. Washtenaw

    Join us this Saturday to learn about H.P.H.P. and other local organizers. There will be drinks, food, movie screenings, music, and more. Teach-in will focus on what is happening with CHA's vacancies (how to plug in and next steps), tenants rights groups, and discussion on the new revelations of the cop academy.... Read More

  • Defend the South Shore Nature Sanctuary

    • August 20 2022 @ 10:00 AM
    • South Shore Nature Sanctuary
    • 7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649

    Come visit and get to know the South Shore Nature Sanctuary which is under attack by a golf course expansion and needs defense, just like the Atlanta forest. Bring friends and ideas! Stewardship meetings happen 10am-12pm, every third Saturday of the month.