New Labor Organizing Cmte 1st National Convention

TBA

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 9:00 AM to Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 5:00 PM

NLOC is excited to announce that this Fall in Chicago we will be holding our first national convention. This convention will bring together class-conscious workers from across the country to discuss organizing, share experiences from the shop floor, and chart a path forward for building a new lab... More

Learn about Pax Silica and why Trump is visiting the Philippines

723 W. MAXWELL

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 3:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

What is Pax Silica? Why is Donald Trump visiting the Philippines? What is the ASEAN Summit? Learn more about the Pax Silica Initiative, its impacts on the Filipino people’s land, water, and livelihood, and why Donald Trump is making a visit to the Philippines for the ASEAN Summit on Nov. 16-18. ... More

Moments of Justice

Chicago Freedom School, 1727 S. Indiana, G02A, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 5:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 8:00 PM

Join us at our 19th annual Moments of Justice Gala celebration Friday, November 13th at our new home in the South Loop. In these times, we’re remaining Rooted in Resistance and continuing to celebrate and uplift the leadership of Black and Brown youth, but we need YOUR help! Come through and help... More

Anti-Fascist Movie Night - “Come and See”

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 5:30 PM to Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 8:30 PM

Join Red Youth Rising, for a socialist-led screening of Elem Klimov’s 1985 film, “Come and See”, on November 13th 5:30-8:30PM at Pilsen Community Books! The film follows the life of a Belarusian boy experiencing the atrocities of Nazi Invasion during the Great Patriotic War (Eastern Front of World W... More

The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

Join us for a conversation between Emmaia Gelman and Sarah Schulman about Gelman’s new book The Anti-Defamation League & the Racial State, a bracing history of the ADL’s conservatism, anti-communism, and imperialism. 🔗 in bio to register.... More

Trans Allyship

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

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 6:30 PM to Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 9:00 PM

Gather in community as our very own @dr.ammarakhalid from our leadership team sits down with our panelists for Trans Allyship in South Asian Communities; @twinka_masala and @thesalamanderchicago who will be sharing their stories with us. We would love for you to also come with questions for them tha... More

Transcendent Frequencies

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 7:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 13, 2026, 10:00 PM

come outtttttt. back again with another night of gorge trans and queer tunes. Featured performances this month from @juniorastronaut and yours truly, @morriganmorriganmorrigan. First come, first serve open slots available, but come early if you want to play.... More

Moving On Up A Little Higher - A Conversation on Mahalia Jackson

Operation PUSH Headquarters, 930 E. 50th St, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 10:00 AM

This Saturday, November 14, join us at Rainbow PUSH as we honor our veterans and celebrate the life and music of Mahalia Jackson. Rev. Stephen Thurston will moderate the Saturday Morning Forum. We’ll begin with a tribute to our veterans. Cynthia McKee, a U.S. Army veteran and Veterans Affairs Off... More

Know Your Rights Little Village Canvass

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 1:30 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 4:30 PM

The Northside Lakefront Rapid Response Team is taking a field trip to Little Village to canvass with the Little Village Rapid Response Team. Join us on our next canvass on Saturday, November 14th from 1:30-4:30pm where we will be business canvassing in the Little Village neighborhood. Rides can b... More

Lists and Letters: An Author Conversation with Marina Azahua and Karen Villeda

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 2:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 3:30 PM

Join us at Pilsen Community Books for the closing event of the 2026 festival week — a reading and conversation with Marina Azahua and Karen Villeda, two of the most compelling voices in contemporary Mexican literature. Reading from Azahua’s novel Archivo agonía (Sexto Piso, 2025) and Villeda’s poetr... More

Join the Science For the People Reading Group

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 3:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 5:00 PM

About economic planning, rewilding, utopian thinking, and more. Part 2 of 2 Join SftP Chicago for a short reading group of Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass's "Half Earth Socialism". A few of us were going to (re)read it anyway, so we figured we'd organize a group! While the book centers on a ... More

How To Say No To AI

Logan Square Branch of the Chicago Public Library

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 3:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 4:30 PM

Upset that AI is being pushed into everything? ​Sick of being told that AI is inevitable and there is nothing to do about it? ​Come and learn about how people around the world are pushing back against AI and how you can resist in your daily life.... More

Modes of Transit Benefit for Chicago Community Jail Support

Chicago Maritime Museum, 1200 W. 35th St, River Level, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 6:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 9:00 PM

Join us on November 14th, from 6-9pm, at the @chicagomaritimemuseum for the Modes of Transit Quilt Raffle and Exhibition! 🚃✈️🚗🛫🛬🚲🏳️‍⚧️ This one-night event is a fundraiser for @chicommunityjailsupport and @wallsturnedsideways , and a celebration of a queer community hand-quilting project that has s... More

Volunteer to Help Feed Starving Children

740 Wiley Farm Court, Schaumburg, IL

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 6:30 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 9:00 PM

Join the American Civic and Humanitarian Coalition at Feed My Starving Children on Nov. 14 from 6:30-9 PM to help pack meals for children in need! Please register here to reserve a spot: https://tinyurl.com/AMCI…... More

Sounds of Solidarity

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 7:00 PM

Join Young Democratic Socialists of DePaul University or SOUNDS OF SOLIDARITY at Nabala Cafe! We will be raising money for the DSA Venezuela Relief Fund after the devastating earthquakes earlier this year. Doors at 7, music 7:30! $10-20 suggested donation at the door! Image description: At the to... More

'This is Parkdale' Screening & Discussion

1934 S. Halsted St, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 7:00 PM

$5 suggested donation. Register here: https://reg-ui.prod.even…... More

Palestinian Bingo Night, Gaza fundraiser

Eli Tea Bar 5507 Clark St.

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 7:30 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 9:30 PM

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! PALESTINIAN BINGO NIGHT! 🎉 You asked, and we’re bringing it back! Join Watermelon Sisters for an evening of Palestinian-themed bingo, prizes, raffles, and fun at Eli Tea Bar in Chicago! 📅 Saturday, November 14 ⏰ 7:30–9:30 PM 📍 Eli Tea Bar | 5507 N. Clark St., Chicago ... More

Off the Clock - Fundraising After Dark

Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 8:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 14, 2026, 11:00 PM

Chicago Art Book Fair Who said a bookworm 📒🪱couldn’t hang? To celebrate our return, we’re hosting an official Off the Clock: CABF After Hours Fundraiser 🗓️SATURDAY Nov 14th 📍Co-Prosperity (@coprosperitychicago) 3219 S Morgan Street 🕥8-11PM Doors open at 7:30 PM Suggested donation is $5.0... More

Impresiones De Lucha

Chicago Art Book Fair at The Chicago Cultural Center Learning Lab 78 E Washington Street Chicago, IL 60602

Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 2:00 PM to Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 5:00 PM

IMPRESIONES DE LUCHA: collective learning and printmaking workshop Join us, Alma de Izote and friends, to learn about historical and present-day struggles in El Salvador through popular education, collage, music, and liberation theology! Together, we’ll turn the Chicago Cultural Center’s Learning... More

Critical Theory & the Now - An Introduction to the Frankfurt School

Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 2:00 PM to Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 5:00 PM

In 1930, Max Horkheimer became the director of the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany. Along with his colleagues and a broader orbit of external scholars, he inaugurated the first wave of what came to be called “critical theory.” This course is an introduction to some of the k... More

Free 'Sawyer Avenue' Screening & Discussion

Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago

Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 4:15 PM

Invisible Institute is showing the documentary Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon, about one of the Midway Blitz detentions in our neighborhood last October. There will be an introduction by the director and a panel discussion with folks from ICIRR, OCAD, and Invisible Institute. Screening is free but ... More

Rehearsing the Future: The Thought and Practice of James and Grace Lee Boggs

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 5:00 PM to Sun, Nov. 15, 2026, 6:00 PM

James and Grace Lee Boggs famously implored us to "change ourselves to change the world." But what are we to make of their far-reaching philosophy of social change, which they called dialectical humanism? How might we continue to learn with and from the Boggses today? Join us as we join Under the... More

ONE Northside Orientation

Via zoom

Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 6:00 PM to Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 7:00 PM

Learn about ONE Northside, community organizing, and how you can get involved in the work of building a more just and equitable world right where you live. Join us on Monday, November 16 at 6pm. This is a good introduction to our work for people who are new to us. This is a one-hour intro meeting on... More

Junk Pax Silica - Protest at the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago

Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, 112 S. Michigan Ave.

Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 6:00 PM

Trump is visiting the Philippines on November 16 - 18, 2026, to attend the ASEAN summit and push the signing of the Pax Silica Initiative. Join us to reject Pax Silica and call for national sovereignty, genuine agrarian reform, and national industrialization!... More

CDSA Socialist Night School – Nonprofits, NGOs, and the Party

Unity Center, 3339 S. Halsted St, Chicago

Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 6:30 PM to Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 8:30 PM

Part of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America educational series.... More

Demographic Anxieties: Palestinian Women's Reproductive Freedom

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 7:00 PM to Mon, Nov. 16, 2026, 9:00 PM

Join Pilsen Community Books to celebrate the publication of Demographic Anxieties. The book examines how the Israeli settler-colonial state and its borders shape Palestinian women’s reproductive freedom. Grounded in a Black feminist reproductive justice framework, this work foregrounds the sexual po... More

Activate Caffeinate Monthly Meet-Up

Khepri Kitchen & Coffee, 106 S. Emerson, Mt. Prospect, IL

Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 1:00 PM to Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 3:00 PM

🥳 IT'S PARTY TIME! Congratulations Activists, YOU DID IT! Meet up at Khepri Kitchen & Coffee in Mt. Prospect on 11/17 for a well deserved celebration of your hard work and our historic success in the Midterms. You voted, you rallied, you wrote postcards, you canvassed. You GOT OUT THE VOTE in ... More

Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 5:00 PM to Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 6:00 PM

Join us in welcoming Dr Melinda Chen and Sarah Colomé for a discussion of Dr Chen's forcoming book: Killing Radicalism explores how victim advocates navigate governmental funding landscapes in the U.S. and their effects on marginalized survivors of sexual assault.... More

7th annual James Thindwa Grassroots Organizing Fund's Celebration

On Chicago’s West Side. The event address will be shared with registered attendees only.

Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 5:30 PM to Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 7:30 PM

You’re invited to the 7th annual James Thindwa Grassroots Organizing Fund's Celebration in honor of James Thindwa, a passionate social justice organizer committed to the abiding belief in the power of ordinary people to change the world. Join us Tuesday, November 17, 2026, in person. The event is... More

POWER Act Lobbying in Springfield

Springfield

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 12:00 PM

Big Tech is racing to build data centers across IL & they're snapping up dangerously large amounts of water, energy & land! All while trying to blindside our communities and without paying their fair share! 🌎🌊 Join us in Springfield on Nov 18 to urge support for the POWER Act, which aims to prote... More

Transformative Law Project's Name Change Mobilization

Brave Space Alliance, 1515 E. 52nd Place, 3rd floor, Chicago

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 1:00 PM to Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 4:00 PM

Want to get your name and/or gender marker changed?! Live in Cook County? We will be @prcc_chgo on November 4, 2026 from 1pm-4pm and @bravespacealliance on November 18, 2026 from 1pm-4pm. Arrive by 4pm to receive assistance. Please bring a photo ID and birth certificate if you have access to them... More

Fighting Christian Nationalism With Facts

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 5:30 PM to Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 7:00 PM

You pick the false beliefs. We provide the facts.... More

Crime Fictions & The Conviction Machine

Macy's, 111 N. State Street, Lower Level, Chicago

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 5:30 PM

Mass Wrongful Conviction: The System Designed to Ensnare Black Youth with author Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve. Wrongful convictions have long been dismissed as rare exceptions to an otherwise well-oiled criminal justice machine. But, after years spent investigating the largest criminal courthouse in... More

Treatment Not Trauma Membership Training

Virtual

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 6:00 PM to Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 8:30 PM

oin us Nov 18th for our next membership meeting. We will be digging into what’s at stake in this year’s city budget and what we can do to get more people in our neighborhoods access to treatment not trauma! RSVP here: bit.ly/NovTNTMembership... More

Viral Moments & What They Miss

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 6:00 PM to Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 7:30 PM

Led by LA documenter Carolyn Chen. A City Bureau event. Sign up at citybureau.org/events... More

Paint, Sip, Give

Midwest Coast Brewing Company, 2137 W. Walnut St, Chicago

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 6:00 PM to Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 8:30 PM

🎨 Let’s celebrate and build community post-election! Join us for an evening of creativity and community. Make your own Chicago skyline painting to keep or give as a holiday gift. 🎟 $45 includes a 12×16 canvas and light snacks. Drinks available for purchase and BYO food allowed. A portion of ... More

They Cut Care, We Build Power

Hyatt Place Chicago Medical District, 1835 W. Harrison St, Chicago

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 6:00 PM

Workers Organizing for the Healthcare We Deserve. A panel of frontline healthcare workers will be leading a conversation about their organizing experiences. From striking to win union recognition, defending access to Trans healthcare, to resisting ICE, important lessons will be shared. With Medi... More

Emergency Contraception 101

Cunneo Hall, Loyola University Lakeshore Campus, 6430 N. Kenmore Ave, Chicago

Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 8:00 PM to Wed, Nov. 18, 2026, 9:00 PM

Learn all about Emergency Contraception, aka Plan B or the morning after pill. Get your questions answered stigma free (as always!), and learn how to save yourself the $50 and get it for free from us!... More

Guilt vs. Innocence - Two Sides of the Same Coin

Virtual

Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 12:00 PM

What are the consequences of treating guilt as a permanent identity rather than recognizing accountability as a process that can lead to life transformation, growth, and meaningful restoration as a citizen? 🍎 In this month's Lunch & Learn, our panelists will discuss the limitations of a system th... More

About Face Veterans Against the War Midwest meet

9 Mile Brewing Bloomington, Indiana

Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 5:30 PM to Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 7:30 PM

Are you an inactive AF member wanting to re-connect or a veteran, active duty or National Guard member who is About Face curious? Join us every third Thursday for a social meet-up! December 31 social meet-up is cancelled. Emotional support human and/or kids are always welcome to be part of our... More

Intentionality, 1960 - Whose Dreams?

Arts + Public Life Gallery Space, 301 E. Garfield Blvd, Chicago

Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 5:30 PM to Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 6:30 PM

Black Metropolis Research Consortium Day at the "INTENTIONALITY, 1960: WHOSE DREAMS?" exhibition by Candace Hunter @chleeart ☄️The exhibition is the latest in a series of works by Hunter which focus on the displacement of Black communities to build the Dan Ryan Expressway. Hunter tells these stor... More

The Deserving: What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal about American Justice

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 7:30 PM

Join the Invisible Institute for a conversation around The Deserving: What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal About American Justice with the author and mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian. Elizabeth isn't part of the Innocence Project; her clients are often legally guilty, and often of terri... More

Rooted in Peace Benefit Reception

4132 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago

Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Nov. 19, 2026, 10:00 PM

10 YEARS OF INCREASE THE PEACE CHICAGO! 🥹💚 For the past decade, we’ve had the privilege of growing alongside our communities rooted in youth, leadership, relationships and the belief that peace is something we build together.🌱🕊️ Join us for Rooted in Peace, our 10th Anniversary Benefit Recepti... More

Artivism - End Mass Surveillance

Latino Cultural Center, 1200 W. Harrison St, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 10:30 AM

📣 Calling ALL UIC workers, students, staff, and faculty! Join us to screenprint a design created by Sarita of Marimacha Monarca Press (@marimachamonarcapress) that brings attention to surveillance cameras around us and the role they play in tracking our most vulnerable communities. 🎨 Join the ... More

Healing Waters - A Community Festival

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

Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 5:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 8:00 PM

Our new Water Festival Date is OFFICIAL! November 20th from 5pm-8pm with our bilingual puppet show beginning at 6pm 🎉 More details will be posted within the next week. We will be celebrating the resistance of water and the species that live within water, in the face of different threats such as e... More

UIC Powwow - Celebrate 50 Years of the Native American Support Program!

University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Services Building (across from UIC Pavilion/Credit One Arena), 1200 W. Harrison St, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 5:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 8:00 PM

Visit linktr.ee/UICNASP for more info and to RSVP. Questions? Email [email protected] Free to attend – new location this year!... More

Trans Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil & March

The Liam Foundation, 1005 Fifth Ave, Rockford, IL

Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 6:00 PM

354 reports have been made this year of transgender community members losing their lives too soon; 58 in the United States. Join us for a candlelit march and vigil to honor their memory and take a stand against the transphobic violence that is taking our community too soon. On Monday, November 16... More

Stand with Families and Demand Justice

Federal Plaza - Adams & Dearborn, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 6:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 8:00 PM

CHICAGO: We’re calling on folks to join us for a rally during a national day of action to continue the struggle for justice! When: Friday Nov 20th at 6PM Where: Federal Plaza - Adams & Dearborn, Chicago... More

SuperNova - A Play by Writing Freedom Fellow

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 7:00 PM to Fri, Nov. 20, 2026, 8:30 PM

Join us Friday, November 20th for a reading of SuperNova, a play by incarcerated writer Elizabeth Hawes🌌 Following the reading, we’ll hear from @motheringisradical , a Chicago-based reproductive justice collective led by mother-survivors of state violence, for a conversation about radical mothering... More

Adopting a Day Laborer Corner

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 10:00 AM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 11:30 AM

Chicago’s day laborers deserve safety, dignity, and a community that stands with them. ✊🏽 As workers continue to be targeted by this administration, join us in showing up in solidarity. At our Adopt a Corner training, learn about our campaign and how you can support day laborers at hiring corners a... More

Rematriation: Land Back, Life Forward Land. Bison. Community Health.

Newberry Library Chicago 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 12:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 2:00 PM

Our 2026 gala will be held November 21 at the Newberry Library in Chicago. This year, we’ll be gathering around the land, bison and TEK work growing through the American Indian Center of Chicago, and what that work means for Native community health, responsibility to place and the future we are b... More

Community Print Party

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 12:30 PM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 4:00 PM

n celebration of Dr. Margaret Taylor Burroughs’s birthday month, join South Side Community Art Center and Chicago Printers Guild for Print Futures at Chicago Art Department on Saturday, November 21, from 1–5 p.m. This November, we’re honoring Dr. Burroughs’s printmaking legacy and the creative ex... More

Guerilla Workers Party First Assembly!

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 1:00 PM

The Guerilla Assembly would like to invite you to our first (People’s) Guerilla Assembly focused on using our collective knowledge to define and coordinate our next steps in organizing against the Quantum Shore mega-development! Thank you to everyone who has joined us at our townhalls, focused on po... More

Innocence Should Be Enough - The 2nd Life of Freddie Nole

Francis W. Parker School, 330 W. Webster St, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 1:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 4:00 PM

🎥 Join our friends at @abcreentry and @prunofund for the "Exoneration is a Marathon" film event! This double feature includes "The Second Life of Freddie Nole" and "Innocence Should Be Enough." The screenings will be held from 1 pm to 4 pm at Parker School's Heller Auditorium (in the Lincoln Park... More

Police Brutality Awareness & Community Education

Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St, Chicago Heights, IL

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 2:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 6:00 PM

Presented by the ForeverLexi Foundation. Featured speaker: April Preyar, Esq., criminal defense attorney and legal educator. Key topics will include Know Your Rights, Real Talk, Police Encounters, Gun Laws, and Consequences. Hosted by Cara Wilson, ForeverLexi Foundation, and Rabbi Michael Ben... More

Prison Hashtags

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 4:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 5:30 PM

Prison Hashtags tells the story of incarceration and reentry in America as seen through the images, videos, audio, and words of a group of people trying to make sense of it all on social media. For over six years, Haldipur and Smiley conducted a digital ethnography of the social media carceral lands... More

Capitalism & Confinement

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 6:30 PM to Sat, Nov. 21, 2026, 8:30 PM

Join us to welcome Ash Bohrer and Eman Abdelhadi to launch Ash Bohrer's new groundbreaking new book, Capitalism and Confinement. A dynamic system of perpetual movement, capitalism is paradoxically dependent on means of confinement—in land, labor, and life. Goods, capital, and people move around t... More

Mythic & Devine - Walter Benjamin & the 1918 German Revolution

Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St, Chicago

Sun, Nov. 22, 2026, 12:00 PM

Part 2 of 2 Readings are posted here: https://www.rosachicago.… Our second module is organized around Walter Benjamin’s 1921 essay, “Toward the Critique of Violence.” This text was written and published very shortly after the bloody defeat of the 1918 German revolutio... More

Memorial Exhibit - The Children of Minab

Water Tower Park, corner of Pearson St & Michigan Ave, Chicago

Sun, Nov. 22, 2026, 12:00 PM

On February 28, a missile struck Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, killing 168 children. On November 22, we will honor their deaths alongside veterans and community members with a visual representation of children's backpacks, toys, and shoes in their memory -- each standing in for... More

Pilsen, My Pilsen

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Sun, Nov. 22, 2026, 5:00 PM to Sun, Nov. 22, 2026, 6:00 PM

The event features a reading from the novel in English by translator Dan Hanrahan, as well as a reading from the original novel, Una tumba en Xicago, by author Raúl Dorantes. These will be followed by a discussion with the audience. In this superb translation, we get to know Pilsen, a neighborhoo... More

'When ICE Melts' Screening & Discussion

Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor, Chicago - wheelchair accessible

Sun, Nov. 22, 2026, 5:00 PM

A documentary film about Minnesota's resistance to ICE Screening to be followed by a discussion with: * Kip Hedges, director and union activist * Cynthia Sarver, Twin Cities union activist who helped produce the film * Emmett Doyle of the "Minnesota 15," rapid responders targeted by ICE... More

UAW Local 551 Annual Turkey Give-Away

Mon, Nov. 23, 2026, 9:00 AM

🦃🍂 UAW LOCAL 551 — VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 🍂🦃 WE NEED OUR MEMBERS TO STEP UP AND HELP! 💪🏾✊🏾 Our Annual Turkey Giveaway is coming up, and we’re calling on ALL AVAILABLE MEMBERS to come out and volunteer! We need helping hands to load, organize, and deliver turkeys to local food pantries so famili... More

How Organizers in Cook County Closed a Pipeline That Leaked Residents' Data to ICE

Virtual

Tue, Nov. 24, 2026, 4:00 PM

🔥Join the No Tech for ICE ❌ National webinar on November 24th where we will share how we closed the data pipeline—so that you can fight back in your community. In Cook County, a group of local organizers learned that despite Sanctuary protections, ICE was still able to access our data through a cont... More

No Land to Stand On - An Evening With Mahmoud Khalil

Alahambra Palace, 1240 W. Randolph Ave, Chicago

Tue, Nov. 24, 2026, 6:30 PM

Mr. Khalil will discuss his new book, No Land to Stand On: Notes From Detention. Free admission, registration required: bit.ly/mahmoudtalk... More

19th Annual Palestinian Convention guest speaker

Tinley Park Convention Center | Tinley Park, IL

Thu, Nov. 26, 2026, 8:00 AM to Sat, Nov. 28, 2026, 4:00 PM

Andrew is a longtime activist focused on Palestine, domestic and international human rights, and national security. Originally a cook/construction worker from rural Connecticut, he served as a legislative staffer for Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) from 2019 to 2024, leading her Palestine poli... More

2026 Palestine Convention

Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr, Tinley Park, IL (just south of Chicago)

Thu, Nov. 26, 2026, 9:00 AM to Sat, Nov. 28, 2026, 5:00 PM

Save the Date | 19th Annual Palestine Convention Last year, thousands from across the country gathered in Chicago at AMP’s 18th Palestine Convention for what became one of the most powerful and historic Palestine gatherings in the United States. Families, students, activists, scholars, organizers... More

Why Palestine Convention?

Thu, Nov. 26, 2026, 12:00 PM to Sat, Nov. 28, 2026, 12:00 PM

19th Annual Palestine Convention The Largest Gathering for Palestine in the U.S. 🎟️ PalestineConvention.org 🎁 Use Promo Code “PAL25” for a 25% Discount [OFFER ENDS OCT 31, 2026] 3h... More

'Love Hound' with Jacob Saenz

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Sun, Nov. 29, 2026, 7:00 PM

oin us for the launch of Love Hound by Jacob Saenz with special guests Ann Hudson and Kenyatta Rogers📕From the first poem’s dog bite to the closing heartbeat, Love Hound explores the deep & complex ways relationships inform & affirm who we are. The poems in this collection offer love as an elixir to... More

In the Name of Security

On line

Mon, Nov. 30, 2026, 3:00 PM to Mon, Nov. 30, 2026, 4:30 PM

Join us on November 30th at 4PM EST for IN THE NAME OF SECURITY: an online panel featuring journalist Khawla Nakua and a panel of advocates and survivors discussing strip searches and the fight to end them. Register at: bit.ly/itt_security Artwork by @hannabarczyk... More

Shouldering Sanctuary - Chicago's 2025 Battle With ICE

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Tue, Dec. 1, 2026, 6:00 PM

Join us Dec. 1st at Haymarket House for the Chicago Premiere screening series of Shouldering Sanctuary (@truthanddocumentary), which follows activists, city council members, businesspeople and artists grappling with what it means for Chicago to be a Sanctuary City during the first year of Trump’s se... More

Shouldering Sanctuary - Chicago's 2025 Battle With ICE

The Plant, 1400 W. 46th St, Chicago

Wed, Dec. 2, 2026, 6:00 PM

Shouldering Sanctuary (@truthanddocumentary) follows activists, city council members, businesspeople and artists grappling with what it means for Chicago to be a Sanctuary City during the first year of Trump’s second term. Stay after the screening for a panel discussion with leaders and organizers. ... More

AFIRE's Taste of the Philippines!

Wed, Dec. 2, 2026, 6:00 PM to Wed, Dec. 2, 2026, 8:30 PM

Just in time for the holidays! Join Chef Kathy Hardy for a lumpia fundraiser to support AFIRE Chicago. Register at tinyurl.com/lumpia4afire Learn to wrap lumpia, a tasty Filipino staple 🫔 Connect with others over snacks 🥟 Support and connect directly with AFIRE's team about their programming an... More

The Robert Poems Book Launch

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 5:30 PM to Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 7:00 PM

To celebrate the arrival of The Robert Poems (Deep Vellum, 2026) by S. Yarberry, a speculative trans history project that reimagines a trans life for William Blake's younger brother, Robert, S. and a band of trans poets from across Chicago will perform their work, staging an intimate and strange con... More

Black Roots Alliance's Sneakerball Event

Row 24, 2411 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 8:00 PM

BlackRoots Alliance is turning SEVEN! We’re celebrating with some good people, great music, and some clean kicks. Join us for the 2026 BlackRoots Alliance Sneakerball on Thursday December 3rd from 6-8pm at Row24 on 2411 S Michigan Ave. We’re bringing together community partners, supporters, funde... More

Full Circle - Abortion & Birth Care Advocacy Workshop

Sonder Exchange, 6534 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 8:00 PM

We're teaming up with Chicago Abortion Fund for a free community class on Thursday, Dec 3 (5:45–8 PM) at Sonder Exchange. Honest, judgment-free education on abortion & birth care — your rights, your options, how to find trusted providers, and how to step into care work. Everyone belongs in the ro... More

Shouldering Sanctuary - Chicago's 2025 Battle With ICE

Mayfair Presbyterian Church, 4358 W. Ainslie, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 3, 2026, 6:00 PM

Shouldering Sanctuary (@truthanddocumentary) follows activists, city council members, businesspeople and artists grappling with what it means for Chicago to be a Sanctuary City during the first year of Trump’s second term. Stay after the screening for a panel discussion with leaders and organizers. ... More

Session For Gaza

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

Fri, Dec. 4, 2026, 7:00 PM to Fri, Dec. 4, 2026, 9:00 PM

Join us for an evening of Irish music and community at @nabalacafe to raise mutual aid funds for families in Gaza with @gaza.champions & @chicagoirishforpalestine 💖🍉☘️ 💖 MUTUAL AID - Every dollar will be distributed directly to 5 families surviving in Gaza supported by @gaza.champions $15+ sug... More

2026 State of the Coalition Brunch

Hilton Chicago Oakbrook Hills, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook, IL

Sat, Dec. 5, 2026, 10:00 AM to Sat, Dec. 5, 2026, 1:00 PM

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 State of the Coalition Brunch! 🤝✨ Our faith is our strength, and it calls us to act. Join us on Saturday, Dec. 5th, as we come together to: - Celebrate progress - Get a first look at our 2027 legislative priorities - Build power for Illinois Muslims and ... More

The Both-Handed Path to Scientific Liberation

1703 ½ E. 55th St., Chicago

Sat, Dec. 5, 2026, 7:00 PM

There is a specter haunting the sciences -- the specter of dialectical materialism! In spite of the foundational contributions not just by Marxists but by Marx and Engels themselves to epistemology and philosophy of science, few in the fields they most influenced -- physics, ecology, molecular biolo... More

Art without Borders

Pilsen Community Bookstore 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Sun, Dec. 6, 2026, 12:00 PM to Sun, Dec. 6, 2026, 4:00 PM

Art Without Borders: Winter Art Market for Gaza! Join us on Sunday, December 6, for an afternoon of art, community, and solidarity. We’re bringing together local artists to share their work and raise funds for families in Gaza. 📅 Sunday, December 6 | 12–4 PM 📍 Pilsen Community Bookstore 1102... More

Green Social Housing From Policy Win to Concrete Change

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Sun, Dec. 6, 2026, 1:00 PM to Sun, Dec. 6, 2026, 3:00 PM

We organized for lower rents and healthy homes. We won Green Social Housing in Chicago. Now, let’s make it real. In Seattle, the House Our Neighbors campaign organized around a bold idea: housing should be a public good, not a commodity. Join us to learn from Tiffani McCoy, Interim CEO of Seattle... More

National Interfaith Vigil

In person at First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights, 1903 E. Euclid Ave, Arlington Hts, IL, and virtual

Sun, Dec. 6, 2026, 7:00 PM to Sun, Dec. 6, 2026, 8:00 PM

To Commemorate the 14-Year Mark of the Sandy Hook Tragedy.... More

CDSA Socialist Night School – The Democratic Road to Socialism – France 1968 and Chile 1970-73

Mon, Dec. 7, 2026, 6:30 PM to Mon, Dec. 7, 2026, 8:30 PM

Part of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America education series.... More

Voter Education Workshop - Building Our Power

MENA Community Center, 6230 W. Addison St, Chicago

Wed, Dec. 9, 2026, 11:00 AM to Wed, Dec. 9, 2026, 1:00 PM

Join the MENA Community Center and the Muslim Civic Coalition for a Voter Education Workshop focused on the power of informed voters and unified community action. Learn how voter turnout, a collective voice, and strategic civic engagement can help shape policies and influence decisions that impac... More

Social Change Garden Cleanup

📍 6609 S. Winchester Ave., Chicago

Wed, Dec. 9, 2026, 11:00 AM to Wed, Dec. 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

We’re giving the Social Change Farm one BIG cleanup before the season ends! Come help us harvest what’s left, pull weeds, and prepare the beds for next year. 🗓️ September 12 & 26 ⏰ 11 AM–2 PM 📍 6609 S. Winchester Ave., Chicago No gardening experience needed, just come ready to get your hands... More

Black Metropolis Research Consortium Annual Meeting

Virtual

Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 11:00 AM to Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 12:30 PM

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium invites you to our 2026 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting with Special Guest, Dr. Sharese King on December 10th, 11 am CST. Dr. Sharese King (UChicago), in conversation with Dr. Natacha Nsabimana will discuss her work on Black talk, zooming in on her experiences in C... More

Community Soup to Benefit Ridge Park Programming

Co-Prosperity, 3219 S. Morgan St, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 5:00 PM to Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 9:00 PM

It’s that time of the year! Community soup is back and ready to fill your bellies with warmth and gratitude. This will be part ONE of the annual event. Benefits to proceed Ridge park in Beverly to help assist in their community programming. They host many programs for after school programs and hold ... More

Human-Centered Schools - Book Talk & Signing

1901 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 5:30 PM to Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 7:00 PM

We are excited to host a book talk with educator and author Scott Goldstein on Thursday, December 10th from 5:30-7pm at our CTU Center located at 1901 W. Carroll Ave. Chicago, IL 60612. Goldstein's new book "Human-Centered Schools" is a thorough guide to how education policies have failed our stu... More

Two Dollar Radio – Shelter is Necessary for Existence and Acid Green Velvet

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Dec. 10, 2026, 7:00 PM

Come celebrate Grace Krilanovich and Brenda Iijima’s new novels published by Two Dollar Radio. Grace’s novel, ACID GREEN VELVET is a wildly anticipated follow-up to her THE ORANGE EATS CREEPS. ACID GREEN VELVET involves two tramps on an unsung beach in 19th century California doing various and sundr... More

And Still We Rise -- ILBCF Policy Summit

200 N. Columbus Dr, Chicago

Fri, Dec. 11, 2026, 9:00 AM to Sat, Dec. 12, 2026, 7:00 PM

Our communities deserve to be heard, and showing up matters. Join the 2026 Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Policy Summit, “And Still We Rise,” and be part of the conversation about the issues shaping our communities—from education and opportunity to justice and equity. 📅 December 11–... More

UNITY v. Repression

Grace Place, 637 W. Dearborn St, Chicago

Sat, Dec. 12, 2026, 1:30 PM to Sat, Dec. 12, 2026, 4:15 PM

Trump's Department of "Justice" is coming after grassroots activists around the nation, and so we are proud to announce UNITY vs. Repression, featuring representatives of the: ** Minnesota 15 ** Michigan 12 ** Praireland 22 ** Stanford 12 ** Committee to Defend Tom Alter Doors open at 1:30... More

Winter Market to Benefit Deaf Defy

MOTW, 109 S. Main St, Lombard, IL

Sat, Dec. 12, 2026, 5:00 PM to Sat, Dec. 12, 2026, 11:00 PM

This year’s market is a benefit event for @deafdefy , a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing crucial support and services to deaf communities in conflict-impacted regions. We are passionate about working with vendors who share our commitment to community, connection, and creating positiv... More

Community Dinner for Palestinian Aid

Al Nahda Center, 8840 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn, IL

Sun, Dec. 13, 2026, 7:00 PM to Sun, Dec. 13, 2026, 9:00 PM

The Palestinian Assembly for Liberation is inviting our local community to a fundraising dinner to help support our organization’s grassroots efforts locally and in our homeland! 🥄 Join us Sunday, December 13th for dinner, a stunning dabke performance by Mohamed Darawsha, live classical music, ra... More

Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Fri, Feb. 5, 2027, 7:00 PM to Fri, Feb. 5, 2027, 8:30 PM

Juan Ignacio Mora (Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Bloomington) will be in conversation to discuss his new book, Latinx Encounters: How Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans Made the Modern Midwest (University of North Carolina Press, September 2026). Latinx Encounters tells the sto... More

Socialist Summer School: The Rising Tide of Socialism

Nabala Cafe 4660 N Broadway

Wed, Nov. 10, 2027, 6:00 PM to Wed, Nov. 10, 2027, 8:00 PM

Join us for Class 10 of Socialist Summer School: The Rising Tide of Socialism 🗓 Tuesday, November 10th 🕕 6:00 P.M. 📍 @nabalacafe (4660 N Broadway) Class 10 is titled The Rising Tide of Socialism Building on the lessons of the last three classes, how do we understand recent U.S. history ov... More