- ICIRR (for immigration-related arrests and ICE sightings): 855-435-7693
- NLG Hotline (if you are arrested at a protest or for political activity): 872-465-4244
- Cook County Public Defender hotline (if you are arrested in Chicago or any other city or town in Cook County): 844-817-4448
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Cumba Rebelde
Yollocalli Arts Reach!, 2358 S. Whipple, Chicago
July 5, 2026, 6 p.m. - July 5, 2026, 9 p.m.
Come out and join People’s Defense Committee, the Little Village Neighborhood Defense Unit, Corriente Popular Damián García, RSU, CWC, and ACTA for dancing, food, and community discussion this Sunday, July 5 at Yollocalli Arts Reach! We’ll talk about: caring for and defending La Villita, getting org... More
1000 Days of Genocide
Downtown Islamic Center, 231 S. State Street, #4, Chicago
July 5, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
July 5th marks 1000 days since Yoav Gallant said: “I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed.” It’s been 1000 days. 1000 days of bombing, starvation, thirst, and imprisonment under torture. 1000 days of besieging upon ... More
Workers Night School: Organizing Workshop
Living Water Community Church, 6808 N. Ashland Blvd, Chicago
July 5, 2026, 5 p.m. - July 5, 2026, 7 p.m.
Join us for our 3rd organizing workshop this summer on Sunday, July 5 at 5pm! Come and learn how you can help contribute towards building a combative, class-conscious and independent labor movement!... More
How to Talk to Your Family About Bukele
On line and on the radio
July 5, 2026, 3 p.m.
Join us for our next live show of @niolvido.niperdon.radio on Sunday, July 5 at 3:00 p.m. as we welcome Alma de Izote and CEIBA Colectiva for a conversation on Bukele, authoritarianism, and how we talk about politics within our families and communities. Featuring Rafa Duarte and Rebekah Amaya. Yo... More
Pride South Side: Love in Action Festival
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago (behind the Museum on 57th St)
July 5, 2026, 2 p.m. - July 5, 2026, 9 p.m.
Our 2026 theme is "Love in Action." It honors the everyday acts of courage, solidarity, mutual aid, and community care that define the collective truth of Black and Brown queer folks on the South Side. Community Care: Attendees are highly encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item to the fest... More
Southside Pride @ DuSable Museum
DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl, Chicago
July 5, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Travel stipend. Food provided.h... More
Why Can't We Have Nice Things?
Outside of the Warren Park Fieldhouse, 6601 N. Western Ave, Chicago
July 5, 2026, 11 a.m. - July 5, 2026, 1 p.m.
Join 50th Ward United Working Families for an interactive workshop and community conversation on fighting for progressive revenue. Sunday July, 5th outside Warren Park Fieldhouse 11 am - Park cleanup (Garbage bags and gloves provided) 12 pm - BBQ followed by workshop Hot dogs and veggie dogs p... More
Letter Writing to Prairieland Defendants
3613 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
July 4, 2026, 2 p.m. - July 4, 2026, 5 p.m.
Please join us in Chicago this Saturday, on the anniversary of the July 4th noise demo outside the Prairieland ICE detention center in Texas, for a letter-writing to the Prairieland defendants who were sentenced last week to a horrific 30 to 100 years in prison. They need our love and support now mo... More
July 4th Evanston Parade: Join Evanston for a Free Palestine
Evanston, Illinois
July 4, 2026, noon
Dear Friends, Evanston for a Free Palestine's goal - to make Evanston a safe space for open support means bringing Palestine everywhere we can, to normalize the inclusion of Palestinian liberation in our political and personal spaces like a (highly-political) family parade, to give courage to si... More
The People's Fourth: A Weekend of Anti-Imperial Sounds
Nabala Cafe, 4744 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
July 4, 2026, noon - July 5, 2026, 6 p.m.
‼️ THE PEOPLE'S FOURTH ‼️ Escape the obnoxious patriotism of the fourth of July and join us for a lineup of DJs spinning anti-imperial sounds. Come for dope mixes of music from around the world (and a healthy dose of anti-American tracks), stay for good coffee and community. The most import... More
America 250 Years Too Many
Broadview ICE Abduction Center, 1930 Beach St, Broadview, IL
July 4, 2026, noon
What to a student at the Minab girls' school is your fourth of July? What to a 5 year old Palestinian murdered by Israel is your fourth of July? What to a Lebanese victim of white phosphorus is your fourth of July? What to a Colombian fisherman murdered by the US miltary is your fourth o... More
July 4th Without the Rich!
Daley Plaza, 50 W Washington St, Chicago
July 4, 2026, noon
Join us for our July 4th National Day of Action to demand: Money for Jobs and Education, not for War and Occupation! Protect Voting Rights! Down with the Rich! HAIL AMERICA!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲... More
No Kings - No Colonies
Humboldt Park, 1301 N Humboldt Dr, Chicago
July 4, 2026, 11 a.m. - July 4, 2026, 6 p.m.
We invite you to celebrate "El Jolgorio Boricua: 250 Años Sin Rey y Sin Colonias" event on July 4, 2026 to be held in Barrio Borikén, Humboldt Park, Chicago. This will be a creative cultural and political demonstration in defense of Puerto Rico's right to self-determination, self-actualization, a... More
America at 250 - Still Work to Do!
Rainbow/PUSH, 930 E. 50th St, Chicago
July 4, 2026, 10 a.m.
As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, we celebrate the ideals of freedom and democracy while honestly reflecting on the work that remains to build a more just, equitable, and inclusive America for all. Join Rainbow PUSH Coalition President & CEO Yusef D. Jackson and an outstanding panel of f... More
250 Years of Resistance
National Museum of Public Housing, 919 S. Ada St, Chicago
July 3, 2026, 7 p.m.
Brian Jones and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor in Conversation Live from the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago Limited in-person tickets available. Register here: https://events.haymarketbooks.org/events/haymarketbooks/2252809 Take a break from the bizarre and depressing spectacle of Donald ... More
Two Americas at 250: A People's Picnic
Loyola Beach, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave, Chicago
July 3, 2026, 6 p.m.
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, JULY 11TH ✊🏿 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... More
Neighborhood Schools Bike Tour
Tennis Court, 6601 N Western Ave, Chicago
July 3, 2026, 5 p.m.
This November, Chicagoans will get to vote for a school board representative and city-wide board president for the first time ever! This is an essential moment to fight for our community’s needs and to center our young people’s right to a well-resourced, safe, and culturally inclusive education, and... More
Abolitionist Party Series
First Presbyterian: 6400 S. Kimbark Ave, Chicago
July 3, 2026, 5 p.m. - July 3, 2026, 10 p.m.
Fighting Back Against the Carceral State. Mark your calendars and come out Friday July 3rd for the quarterly return of the Abolitionist Party series! On the eve of the 250th anniversary of a country founded on genocide, built with slavery, and sustained by repression and war, we’ll gather on Chi... More
Speak Out - Hey Democrats, Stop Strangling Democracy!
Edward Kelly Park, 2725 W. 41st St, Chicago
July 3, 2026, 5 p.m.
Rep. Chuy Garcia pulled off a backdoor political maneuver on his way out, announcing his retirement just hours before the deadline to file for the Democratic primary, ensuring his own chief of staff, Patty Garcia, was the only Democrat who could get on the ballot. No primary. No real choice. No v... More
2009 Honduras Coup Anniversary
McKinley Park Picnic Grove, 2210 W. Pershing Road, Chicago
July 3, 2026, 3 p.m. - July 3, 2026, 7 p.m.
Picnic Fundraiser 🇭🇳 2009 Honduras Coup Anniversary Picnic Fundraiser 🇭🇳 17 years after the U.S.-backed coup d’état in Honduras, the consequences are still felt by workers, campesinos, Indigenous and Garífuna communities, students, and social movements fighting for land, democracy, and self-de... More