Weekly JVP Vigil Honoring the Children of Gaza
IL Treasurer’s Office, 555 W. Monroe St, Chicago
June 25, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Help demand that Illinois divest from Israeli bonds.... More
Free2move Traffic Stop Training
601 S. California Ave, Chicago
June 25, 2025, 5 p.m. - June 25, 2025, 7 p.m.
Join us for a powerful, community-led "Train the Trainer" session where you'll learn the key takeaways from the 2024 CPD Traffic Stop Report, gain tools to speak out in your own spaces, and help shift the narrative through data, testimony, and collective action. You'll leave with: * Talking po... More
BI-LINGUAL Migra Watch Training
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
June 25, 2025, 6 p.m. - June 25, 2025, 8 p.m.
~ In English below ~ Aprenda a identificar ICE, documentar su actividad y apoyarse mutuamente. Regístrese en el enlace de abajo. ++++++ Learn how to identify ICE, document ICE activity, and support one another. Register at the link below.... More
BEYOND the BARS: Reimagining Freedom in Illinois
On-line
June 26, 2025, noon
Freedom is often taken for granted—until it’s lost. Join our next VIRTUAL Lunch & Learn on June 26 to hear from those who have lived behind bars and those who fight for justice outside them. This panel explores what freedom really means, who pays its price, and how we can reimagine a system rooted i... More
Chicago Hunger Strikers - A History
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
June 26, 2025, 6 p.m.
Join JVP-Chicago for a conversation with activists from Dyett and General Iron hunger strikes about how this tactic has shaped the history of Chicago's social movements.... More
The Night Won't End
Lake Street Church (Macleish Hall), 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston
June 26, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a showing of “The Night Won’t End,” followed by Q+A with Tarek Khalil of American Muslims for Palestine. Follow three Gazan families as the film investigates the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza, and the U.S. role in the war. U.S. weapons transfers – from 2,000-po... More
Chicago: No War on Iran!
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
June 26, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza and massive, unprovoked bombardment of Iran continues, Trump is weighing whether or not the United States should directly enter the war. This is the critical moment when we need to make it loud and clear that the people of this country reject another endless war - join u... More
Class Warfare in Black Atlanta
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
June 26, 2025, 7 p.m. - June 26, 2025, 8 p.m.
Grassroots Struggles, Power, and Repression Under Gentrification. Join Pilsen Community Books as they 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." Be... More
LVEJO Summer Health Resource Fair! / Feria de Salud y Recursos de Verano
La Villita Park, 2701 S. Whipple St, Chicago
June 27, 2025, 4 p.m. - June 27, 2025, 6 p.m.
~ En espanol abajo ~ Join the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization’s Summer Health Resource Fair to connect with local resources on health, asthma, water, and more! ¡Únete a la feria de verano organizada por la Organización de Justicia Ambiental de La Villita (LVEJO) para conocer ... More
From Chicago to Palestine, Mothering is Radical
TBA
June 27, 2025, 7 p.m. - June 27, 2025, 9 p.m.
Join us for a conversation on mothering & caregiving beyond colonial violence and across prison walls- Featuring special guest Manal Tamimi, from occupied village of Nabi Saleh, Palestine, and Chicago’s Mothers of The Kidnapped, April Ward & Regina Russell Joined by Nasreen Hassan of USPCN, membe... More
Learning Palestine
Register at the link to receive info about the event's address.
June 28, 2025, noon - June 28, 2025, 1 p.m.
Join us for Storytime - Art activities & storytelling for kids of all ages. Mapping where we come from. Special guest: Jameeleh Shelo, mother and author of "Laith The Lion Goes to Palestine" Register at the link below for the address.... More
Pride in the Park
Horner Park, northwest corner (near California and Montrose), Chicago
June 28, 2025, 1 p.m.
oin us for a Pride in the Park art build, picnic, and teach-in! We’ll have games and music as well. Food and drinks provided! We’ll celebrate Pride and learn about the history of the LGBTQ liberation struggle in the U.S, from the Stonewall uprising against police terror to the history of LGBTQ... More
A Discussion About Workers' Centers
Logan Square Public Library, 3030 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago
June 28, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Join the Independent Labor Club of Chicago on Saturday, June 28th, at 1:30pm at the Logan Square Branch of the Chicago Public Library for a discussion about worker centers and their role in the future of working class politics.... More
Community Resource Fair
Drake Gardens, 4643 N. Drake St, Chicago
June 28, 2025, 2 p.m. - June 28, 2025, 4 p.m.
Join us along with @ward33chicago @albanyparkmutualaid for FREE event providing you with information and educational/counseling on credit repair, social services, expungements, knowing your rights with CPD, and more!... More
Black Revolutionaries - A Juneteenth(ish) Gathering
The Breathing Room Space, 1434 W. 51st St, Chicago
June 28, 2025, 2 p.m. - June 28, 2025, 5 p.m.
Creative activation * Open mic * Letter writing * Food & drinks This event will feature amazing organizers and humans Mamayan Jabateh, Renaldo Hudson, Stanley Howard, and Denzel Burke facilitating mini creative workshops responding to themes related to Juneteenth, followed by letter writing, and ... More
Trans Liberation March
March starts at Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
June 28, 2025, 5 p.m.
...in solidarity with Gaza & all oppressed peoples. Hate dystopian capitalism? Same. March with us Saturday, June 28th. MAKE PRIDE POLITICAL again this year!!! #StopTransGenocide #TransYouth #TransElders #TransPride #TransmascChicago #TransfemmeChicago #PrideWasARiot #TransCommunityChicago Mas... More
Let Gaza Live Havdalah
Montrose Beach, Montrose Ave & the lakefront, Chicago
June 28, 2025, 8:30 p.m.
Havdalah is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week.... More
Thrift Fundraiser for Palestine
The Backyard, 1846 N. Kildare Ave, Chicago
June 29, 2025, 10 a.m. - June 29, 2025, 4 p.m.
Help fund local Palestinian organizing by shopping this upcoming thrift pop-up! Come by, enjoy some live music from local artists while browsing items new and old starting as low as $5!... More
Stop Deportations / Stop the Genocide Pride Parade Contingent!
W. Dakin St & Sheridan Rd, Chicago (just south of the "Sheridan" Red Line el stop)
June 29, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
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 af... More
Solidarity Hours with Gaza Solidarity Hunger Strikers
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
June 30, 2025, 3 p.m. - June 30, 2025, 6 p.m.
Come build community, conversation, and connection with the JVP Chicago Hunger Strikers and chapter members.... More
Interfaith Vigil for Gaza
St. James Commons, 65 Huron St. (corner Huron/Rush), Chicago
June 30, 2025, 7 p.m. - June 30, 2025, 8:30 p.m.
All faiths in solidarity with Gaza.... More
Migra Watch Training
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
July 1, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 1, 2025, 9 p.m.
Learn how to identify ICE, document ICE activity, and support one another. Register at the link below.... More
Reproductive Justice Strategy Session
McCormick Place, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago
July 3, 2025, 10 a.m. - July 3, 2025, 1 p.m.
Join activists from around the country to discuss what's next for the movement for abortion access and reproductive justice. The anti-abortion movement is stepping up their attacks on abortion access, providers and people seeking care are being criminalized, and patients are dying from pregnancy ... More
Socialism 2025
McCormick Place, Chicagob
July 3, 2025, noon - July 6, 2025, 2 p.m.
A four-day gathering of the Left over the July 4th holiday weekend. The far right ascends around the globe amid war and wildfires. The coming period promises more and deeper crises, but also to ignite mass social movements with increasing frequency. Caught between fear and determination, work... More
Taller conoce tus derechos (Know Your Rights Workshop)
Little Village Community Council, 3610 W. 26th Street, Chicago
July 6, 2025, 11 a.m. - July 6, 2025, 4 p.m.
En espanol. Temas: - Qué hacer cuando hay un redada? - Qué pasa sit e detiene ICE? - Carta poder Para infomacion contate el Presidente Baltazar Enriguez, 773.562.7549... More
It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our Worldb
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
July 7, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 7, 2025, 8 p.m.
Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Mikaela Loach to the store for an event in celebration of her new book It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World. For too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted t... More
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
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
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
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