- ICIRR (for immigration-related arrests and ICE sightings): 855-435-7693
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Confronting Scholasticide in Palestine: Repression and Resistance in Academic Associations
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 4 p.m. - July 11, 2026, 5 p.m.
Join us at Pilsen Community Books for a panel discussion on Palestine, academic freedom, and academic associations, featuring: Margaret Power, emeritus professor at Illinois Institute of Technology Van Gosse, emeritus professor of History at Franklin & Marshall College, co-chairs of Hist... More
Why the World Ignores Genocide - in SUDAN
Nighthawk, 4744 N. Kimball Ave, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 3 p.m.
Please join New Lines Magazine and Nighthawk for a forum about the genocide in Sudan, its international dimensions and why it goes ignored. Speakers: Samir Abdul is from Darfur, Sudan and a survivor of the Darfur genocide. He is a stand-up comedian and producer in Chicago and an Artist-in-Reside... More
2026 Burin Kite Festival
Foster Beach at Simonds Dr, in the grasss by the light pole SD 5105, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 3 p.m. - July 11, 2026, 5 p.m.
From Palestine to Chicago. As part of a global week solidarity, we'll fly kites to remember those we've lost to hte cruelties of Palantir's surveillance, applied by ICE, the current US authoritarian regme, nad the Israeli-US military against Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon. Join us to honor communit... More
More Than a Number
The World Music Foundation Listening Room, 1066 W. Granville, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 3 p.m.
More Than A Number is a multimedia exhibition featuring portraits and personal narratives of Palestinians in the diaspora. Through reflections on home, displacement, and belonging, the exhibition highlights the humanity, resilience, and enduring connections Palestinians maintain with their homeland.... More
Free Health Clinic
Watershed Art & Ecology, 1821 S. Racine St, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 1 p.m. - July 11, 2026, 4 p.m.
Learn how the environment affects your health! (En español abajo)Stop by anytime between 1-4 pm on Sunday, July 12 to get a FREE medical checkup and meal with PERRO. 🫁❤️🧑⚕️ We’ll also have stations set up where you can make art, share experiences with environmental health issues, and learn m... More
Pride in the Park
Wheeler Park, 544 N 1st St, Geneva, IL
July 11, 2026, 1 p.m. - July 11, 2026, 4 p.m.
Don't miss Pride in the Park! Celebrate community at our all ages bash that will be filled with food, fun, and friends. Back by popular demand, we're excited to have School of Rock - Geneva and Belong's own Pride Guard performing for us! Kids (and kids at heart) can enjoy balloon animals, face pain... More
Cicero-Berwyn Community Response Community Assembly
Cicero Community Park, 3400 S. 53rd Ave, Cicero, IL
July 11, 2026, 1 p.m. - July 11, 2026, 3 p.m.
A restorative space for families to gather amidst the anxiety that is experienced in our neighborhoods.... More
Two Americas at 250: A People's Picnic
Loyola Beach, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 1 p.m.
✊🏿 While the Trump administration pushes their whitewashed ‘Freedom 250’ campaign, we’re grounding ourselves in the history of working class liberation! Join us at Loyola Park to explore the radical history of Chicago’s working-class fighters from Ida B. Wells to the Pullman strikers to the Rainb... More
Memorial for the 120 Killed by ICE
1930 Beach Street, Broadview, IL
July 11, 2026, noon - July 11, 2026, 2 p.m.
March and vigil at the Broadview ICE Abduction Center... More
Community Cook-Out Against the Quantum Facility
Russell Square Park, 83rd St & Houston St, Chicago
July 11, 2026, noon - July 11, 2026, 4 p.m.
Come out to Russell Square Park for food, fun, and community! The city plans to build a new quantum facility that will increase rent prices, raise property taxes, and pollute our drinking water. Bring a neighbor, family and friends to come eat with us and learn how we can have a say on what happens ... More
We the People Popsicle & Ice Cream Social
Skinner Park, Monroe & Throop, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 11 a.m. - July 11, 2026, 1 p.m.
📣 NEW DATE! Thanks for your patience as we secured a new date after our weather postponement. Join us for a family-friendly summer gathering celebrating community, creativity, and connection! Enjoy popsicles and ice cream bars, make buttons, bracelets, and posters, and connect with neighbors in t... More
Fish and/or Resist
Canal Origins Park, 2701 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 11 a.m. - July 11, 2026, 1 p.m.
(Español abajo) Guess what? Fish and/or Resist is back for a ✨PART TWO✨! Join us on Saturday, July 11th from 11am - 1pm at Canal Origins Park (2701 s. Ashland Ave). We will have a variety of activities free for all ages! We will meet at the entrance with stone art. It is OPTIONAL to participat... More
Join Reading for the Revolution
TBA
July 11, 2026, 11 a.m. - July 11, 2026, 1 p.m.
A BYP100 Chicago book club. We’re excited to kick off part 2 of our Reading for the Revolution: A BYP100 Chicago book club series by diving into Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur over the span of 4 monthly sessions. In this book club, we'll engage in thoughtful discussions, share refle... More
Organizing to Win! 2-part Leadership Development Workshop
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, #166, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 11 a.m. - July 18, 2026, 3 p.m.
How do we resist threats to people with disabilities, union workers, human services, Medicaid, Medicare, community college, SNAP and other human needs? How do we build our capacity and support to transform our state and nation to truly mee human needs? Sponsored by the Alliance for Community S... More
AWAN Conference 2026
TBA
July 11, 2026, 9 a.m. - July 12, 2026, 9 p.m.
A year ago we officially founded the Anti War Action Network. We have now grown to 27 affiliates who work together on national days of action to grow the anti war movement, and pressure to end aid to Israel and to demand an end to US intervention in Venezuela. Mark your calendars for July 11 & 12... More
Mujeres on the Run
Lincoln Park, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 9 a.m.
Mujeres on the Run is here again to empower and celebrate women in the community through its 5k Run and Walk. The Mujeres on the Run 5k fosters running as a way to stay healthy, build positive relationships, and share time with family and friends. This event is open to everyone regardless of gen... More
A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of George E. Johnson
Rainbow/PUSH Headquarters, 930 E. 50th St, Chicago
July 11, 2026, 8 a.m.
Join us this Saturday as we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of George E. Johnson. A visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, and trailblazer, George E. Johnson transformed the beauty industry by creating opportunities, building Black-owned businesses, and investing in our communities. His ... More
The Conviction Machine with Flint Taylor and Bill Ayers
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
July 10, 2026, 6 p.m. - July 10, 2026, 7 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books joins Under the Tree Podcast in welcoming Flint Taylor and Bill Ayers to the store for a conversation about Taylor's book The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians, and Police Violence in Chicago, a captivating account of the most corrupt and blood-soaked chapters in Ch... More
2026 Summer Solidarity Bash
Pilsen Arts & Community House, 1637 W. 18th St, Chicago
July 10, 2026, 6 p.m.
Chicago Socialist Alternative is excited to announce this year’s SOLIDARITY SUMMER BASH, taking place on Friday, July 10th at @pilsenartscommunityhouse! Join us at the height of Summertime Chi for a night of live music, drinks, and a silent auction with handcrafted goods, books, and more! More in... More
The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
July 9, 2026, 7 p.m. - July 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Devin Thomas O'Shea to the store for an event in celebration of his new book The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis, a provocative look at the secret society that has controlled St. Louis for over a century, rev... More