Chicago Black Muslim History Tour

Masjid Al Taqwz, 9333 S. Escanaba Ave, Chicago and La Quinta Hotel, 1 S. Franklin St, Chicago

July 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m.

Join us on Friday, July 18 for the Chicago Black Muslim History Tour a powerful guided journey through the legacy and impact of Black Muslims in Chicago from the 1930s to today. Registration required. Please use the link below. Tickets $25 each. Schedule: 9:15 AM - Bus leaves Masjid Al Taqw... More

LVEJO Summer Health Resource Fair

La Villita Park, 2800 S. Sacramento Ave, Chicago

July 18, 2025, 4 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 6 p.m.

Join the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization for their summer resources fair ☀️ We will have resources related to improving health, managing asthma symptoms, accessing clean water and so much more! We will have free food, snacks, beverages, and activities for families to engage in. ... More

Letters to Shukri

Oud Coffee & Cafe, 2127 W. Division St, Chicago

July 18, 2025, 5 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

Join us to write letters to Palestinian political prisoners Shukri Abu Baker and Ghassan Elashi. Both Shukri and Ghassan are in US federal prison for the “crime” of running the largest Muslim charity in the US. As Shukri’s daughter the activist Nida Abu Baker (@livinlanidaloca) told us, receivin... More

Little Palestine Souk for Gaza

The Qahwa, 7544 103rd Street, Bridgeview, IL

July 18, 2025, 6 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 9 p.m.

Fundraising event for emergency relief for Gaza. Community event with outdoor vendors, art & kid activities. Join us for an evening of culture, community, and collective action. Enjoy outdoor vendors, art, kid activities - and most importantly, a purpose. 100% of drink and food proceeds durin... More

Tenant Power in Times of Crisis

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

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

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

Learn How to End the Oligarchy

To be shared when you register for the event.

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

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

Building Public Assemblies - Facilitation Skills for This Moment

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, noon

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

Emergency Protest - Justice for Jame Alanis

Plaza Tenochtitlán, 1821 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 1 p.m.

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

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

Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago

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

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

Gaza Thrift Chicago

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

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

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

Silence is Complicity - Stand for Gaza!

Water Tower Park, 802 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 2 p.m.

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

People's Conference for Palestine Community Meeting

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

July 19, 2025, 6 p.m.

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

A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre

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

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

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

Love Songs for Palestine

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

July 19, 2025, 7 p.m.

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

Capital's Host

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

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

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

Chicago Community Jail Support Ice Cream/BBQ Social Gathering

Humboldt Park (next to the boat house), Chicago

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

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

Free Palestine & Lebanon Benefit Concert

Cafe Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

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

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

Palestinian Cooking Class to Benefit Arts Assn in Gaza

Gracias Maria, 1850 S. Blue Island Ave, Chicago

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

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

AFIRE Volunteer Info Session

July 22, 2025, 6 p.m.

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

Stop ICE Abductions & Block the Bombs

On-line.

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

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

Digital Dystopia - Kicking Big Brother Out of School

TBA

July 23, 2025, 6 p.m.

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

Abortion Academy: Study Abroad Session - Irish Lessons

On-line.

July 24, 2025, 2 p.m.

Join a virtual event with Dr. Maeve O’Brien from Alliance for Choice Derry. Link in bio! Dr. O’Brien will talk about the state of abortion access across the island of Ireland. The north of Ireland decriminalized abortion is 2019 and since then has enjoyed a gold standard level of abortion healthc... More

Gaza: A Carceral Space, Part 1

On line

July 24, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - July 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Part of the "Understanding the Palestinian Relationship With Palestine" weekly series of sessions on Palestinian history by Tarek Khalil, Education Chair with American Muslims for Palestine - Chicago. Dive into the realities of life under occupation through this powerful 5-part series exploring d... More

Design the Movement

IQ Tutoring Center, 11739 SW Highway, Palos Heights, IL

July 24, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

Join us for a graphic design teach-in by community organizer, Laila Grace Sayed! She will be breaking down the basics of design practices to create polished flyers, posters and banners for your org! Please attend with a laptop or tablet to participate in the workshop component or share with a fr... More

Citizens of the Whole World: Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left

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

July 24, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 24, 2025, 8 p.m.

Please join 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, just out from Verso Books. Citizens of the Whole World is a 100 year cultural, political and literary history o... More

Battle of Halsted Street Re-enactment

W. Cermak Road and S. Halsted Street, Chicago

July 25, 2025, 7 p.m.

Join us for a re-enactment of the Battle of the Halsted Viaduct, a key moment in Chicago history during the 1877 national labor uprising. We'll be restaging scenes from the battles that took over 30 workers' lives, and building on the movement to demand that the city memorialize this fight of imm... More

Prison+Neighborhood Arts-Education Project

Back of the Yards neighorhood, Chicago

July 26, 2025, 2 p.m. - July 26, 2025, 5 p.m.

Meet our co-sponsors and tabling organizations joining us for Day of Play! On Saturday, July 26th, spend the day with PNAP and our partner organizations and help us raise funds to purchase legal books for PNAP students at Logan. Register at the link below.... More

Car Caravan for Palestine

Park & Ride, 7650 Lincolnshire Drive, Burr Ridge, IL

July 27, 2025, 11 a.m.

Stop the starvation of Palestinians. Lift the siege!... More

'My Name is Rachel Corrie'

Lake Street Church in Evanston, MacLeish Hall (courtyard entrance), 607 Lake St, Evanston, IL

July 27, 2025, 6 p.m.

The Lake Street Church Peace and Justice Committee presents the return of The Metal Shop Performance Lab's "My Name Is Rachel Corrie," a play based on the writings of Rachel Corrie. Edited by Alan Rickman and Katherine. RSVP required (see link below). Freewill offerings accepted onsite. 85 minute... More

Laughter for Liberation Comedy Show Fundraiser for Gaza

Lincoln Lodge, 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

July 27, 2025, 6 p.m.

In collaboration with @watermelonsisters24, CodePINK Chicago is so excited to announce our second show in the Laughter for Liberation series! Featuring Elliot Jarrous, Younis Dhaher and Osama Basal. Join us for a night of community care and lots of laughs as we raise money to provide food, wa... More

Show Up Chicago - A Community Gathering & Panel Show

The Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago

July 28, 2025, 7 p.m.

State Senator Graciela Guzman and rapid response experts tell us what to do when you see ICE in your neighborhood or workplace. Details and registration at the link below.... More

Pali Actions in Outdoor Chicago Movie Night

Humboldt Park, by the Boathouse, Chicago

July 29, 2025, 8 p.m.

Pali Actions in Chicago is proud to present "Bye Bye Tiberias," an intimate 2023 documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation. Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter. The... More

Radical Caregivers Abolitionist Playdate

Horner Park Play Space, 2741 W Montrose Ave, Chicago

July 30, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - July 30, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Join us in discussing and cultivating a future focused on dismantling systemic inequalities and building collective capacity for change, all while the kiddos play!... More

Queer Radical Fair

Ping Tom Memorial Park, 1700 S. Wentworth Ave, Chicago

July 31, 2025, 4:30 p.m. - July 31, 2025, 8:30 p.m.

Join us for a summer celebration of queerness, fashion, self-expression and community! Queer Radical Fair is an annual celebration of Chicago Public Library's Radical Fit program, a fashion initiative that empowers teens to create personal expressions of style while exploring gender identity and ... More

Gaza: A Cerceral Space, Part 2

On line

July 31, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - July 31, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Part of the "Understanding the Palestinian Relationship With Palestine" weekly series of sessions on Palestinian history by Tarek Khalil, Education Chair with American Muslims for Palestine - Chicago. Dive into the realities of life under occupation through this powerful 5-part series exploring d... More

Back to School Supply Drive & Neighborhood Picnic

Wicker Park, Chicago

Aug. 2, 2025, 2 p.m.

As more Chicago families struggle to make ends meet -- more than ever we need to support one another. Join us for a picnic aat Wicker Park to meet new people and collect supplies for families who are getting ready to send send their kids back to school. Please bring school supplies, period products,... More

Replace the State

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

Aug. 5, 2025, 7 p.m. - Aug. 5, 2025, 8 p.m.

How to Change the World When and Elections and Protests Fail with Sasha Davis. 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.... More

Apartheid: A System of Racial Domination

On line

Aug. 7, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - Aug. 7, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Part of the "Understanding the Palestinian Relationship With Palestine" weekly series of sessions on Palestinian history by Tarek Khalil, Education Chair with American Muslims for Palestine - Chicago. Dive into the realities of life under occupation through this powerful 5-part series exploring d... More

Nordic Socialism

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

Aug. 7, 2025, 7 p.m. - Aug. 7, 2025, 8 p.m.

Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Pelle Dragsted, William Banks, and Matt McManus to the store for a discussion of Dragsted's new book, "Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy." In recent years, the Nordic countries have been the envy of the world for their economic succes... More

Their End is Our Beginning - Cops, Capitalism, & Abolition

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

Aug. 8, 2025, 7 p.m. - Aug. 8, 2025, 8 p.m.

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 do cops co... More

IMAN Youth Forum

IMAN, 2755 W. 63rd Street, Chicago

Aug. 13, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - Aug. 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) presents community conversations, artistic expression and resistance.... More

2nd Annual Heal on the Farm

Arab Chicago Farm, 24724 W. 104th Ave, Frankfort, IL

Aug. 16, 2025, 1 p.m. - Aug. 16, 2052, 8 p.m.

Games / food / animals / music / art workshops $15 per adult & $10 per child. TIME LISTED IS SIMPLY A PLACE-HOLDER. Register at the link below.... More

Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help

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

Sept. 3, 2025, 7 p.m. - Sept. 3, 2025, 8 p.m.

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 Stree... More

Arts in Solidarity

Alahambra Palace Restaurant, 1240 W. Randolph St, Chicago

Sept. 7, 2025, 5 p.m. - Sept. 7, 2025, 9 p.m.

A Benefit Concert for Immigrant Legal Defense. We are producing this LIVE cultural event for the purpose of raising money and raising consciousness to support legal defense for immigrants. As you know, deportations, scare tactics, raids, and other extra-legal measures have affected our friend... More

Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation

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

Sept. 8, 2025, 7 p.m. - Sept. 8, 2025, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes 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 w... More

Celebrating 25 Years of Strength - Resilience - Resistance

TBA

Sept. 25, 2025, 6 p.m.

25th anniversary will be a powerful moment to honor the courage and power of our day laborers and household workers. Save the date! September 25, 2025. Details coming soon. Celebrando 25 años de fuerza, comunidad y resiliencia Nuestro 25 aniversario será un momento especial para honrar el... More

About Face: The History of GI Resistance

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

Sept. 27, 2025, 6 p.m. - Sept. 27, 2025, 7 p.m.

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 resista... More

AFSC Chicago 90th Anniversary Celebration

Chicago Teachers Union Center, 1901 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago

Sept. 27, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

Save the date! Registration coming soon.... More

CAIR-Chicago's 2025 Annual Banquet

Drury Lane, 17W275 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Oct. 5, 2025, 5 p.m.

Join us at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace for CAIR-Chicago’s 21st Annual Banquet! This year, we celebrate the strength of our movement — past, present, and future, Insha'Allah. Don't miss: * Inspiring speakers * Community networking & vendor tables * Banquet dinner * A renewed call to acti... More

5th Annual Illinois Prison Project Gala

Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Street & Michigan Avenue, Chicago

Oct. 10, 2025, 6 p.m. - Oct. 10, 2025, 11 p.m.

Each year, the IPP Gala brings together leaders in the movement to end mass incarceration in Illinois and beyond. Together, we’ll honor outstanding community leaders and organizations who have demonstrated their commitment to justice. IPP supporters are invited to purchase individual tickets, tab... More

2025 Palestine Convention

Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive Tinley Park, IL

Nov. 27, 2025, 9 a.m. - Nov. 29, 2025, 8 p.m.

Bring your family to the largest gathering for Palestine in the U.S. during Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago. Save The Date: November 27-29, 2025 at the Tinley Park Convention Center Our teams are working tirelessly to bring you yet another successful event featuring renowned speakers from arou... More