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Peace Activist Kathy Kelly to be Honored 2026 Berrigan-McAlister Award
DePaul University Student Center 314AB, 2250 N. Sheffield, Chicago and hybrid (register at Berrigan-McAlister.eventbrite.com)
May 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - May 11, 2026, 8 p.m.
Kathy Kelly, a Chicago-based peace activist and nonviolence innovator, has been named the sixth recipient of the Berrigan-McAlister Award, presented by DePaul University’s Department of Catholic Studies. The annual award honors those whose Christian acts of nonviolence — like those practiced by Fath... More
The Young Lords Speak with Jacqueline Lazú, Lilia Fernández, Juan González and Omar López
Pilsen Community Books
May 11, 2026, 6 p.m.
Join us for a conversation featuring historians and members of the Young Lords as they reflect on its roots in Chicago and connections to New York, from organizing against displacement and police violence to building collective power in Puerto Rican and Latinx neighborhoods. Moving between past and ... More
Honor Our Mothers - Make Polluters Pay!
Belmont Red/Brown/Purple line station, Chicago
May 11, 2026, 4 p.m. - May 11, 2026, 5 p.m.
Español abajo This Mother's Day we're calling on our lawmakers to honor our Mother Earth by Making Polluters Pay for the damage they've done! On Monday, May 11th at 4pm, we’re going to be calling on Rep. Margaret Croke to co-sponsor the IL Climate Change Superfund Act aka "Make Polluters Pay" bil... More
Radical Book Club
Graduate Employees Organization Union Strike Line! (at UIC, specific location TBD).
May 11, 2026, 1 p.m. - May 11, 2026, 3 p.m.
Join us this month for our book club session in partnership with GEO and the author himself, Dr. Dave Stovall! Be sure to RSVP using the link in our Linktree so that you’re kept in the loop about the location We'll discuss the first half (Intro-Chapter 2) of "Engineered Conflict: Structural V... More
Free Record Expungement & Record Sealing Workshop
5500 W. Madison St, Chicago
May 11, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
CARPLS and New Leaf are collaborating with the Cook County Public Defender Office’s Freedom Defense Center for an Expungement & Sealing Clinic on Monday, May 11, 2026. Location: 5500 W. Madison St, Chicago IL Time: 9:30AM (Doors close at 10AM) Registration Required – Please pre-register by cont... More
Special Prosecutor Decision Court Date & Rally
2650 S. California, Courtroom 101, Chicago
May 11, 2026, 9 a.m.
Court Monday May 11th @ 9 am Courtroom 101 at 2650 S California Ave and rally after! On May 11th, Cook County Judge Erica Reddick will issue a verdict in favor of, or rejecting the request by petitioners represented by Loevy + Loevy to appoint a special prosecutor to criminally investigate and p... More
Reflections on Marxist Political Economy Today
Kalapriya Indian Performing Arts Center, 2101 S. Wabash Ave, Ste 1, Chicago
May 10, 2026, 7 p.m. - May 10, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
Join us on Sunday, May 10th at 7pm for this discussion at the Kalapriya Indian Performing Arts Center, 2101 S. Wabash, Suite 1, Chicago, IL Much has changed since Karl Marx first published Capital in 1867. However, the exploitative social relations it analyzed persist, intensifying in new ways. H... More
From Chicago to Atlanta: Stitching Banners of Resistance
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
May 10, 2026, 2 p.m. - May 10, 2026, 6 p.m.
Need a space to slow down and build community? 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢: 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 invites us to sit side by side to stitch words in resistance to the violence inflicted on undocumented people in Chicago and Atlanta. Using needle and thread, we will participate in an act of c... More
Community Organizing Training
Rogers Park Library Branch, 6907 N. Clark St, Chicago
May 10, 2026, 1:30 p.m. - May 10, 2026, 3 p.m.
Join housing and transportation advocates to be trained on essential tools for bringing your community vision to life! On Sunday May 10th we’ll be learning the building blocks of community organizing which you’ll be able to put into practice immediately. On May 31st we’re learning how to build a str... More
Steal This Story, Please!
Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 6 p.m.
Steal This Story, Please! opens at the Music Box on May 8th, with Amy Goodman, Juan González, Carl Deal and Tia Lessin in-person on May 8th and 9th. Attend a Q&A show to meet your local independent media in partnership with the Chicago Independent Media Alliance featuring WZRD, Lumpen Radio, The Pub... More
AANHPI Pop Up
Electric Funeral, 3529 S. Halsted St, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 6 p.m. - May 9, 2026, 9 p.m.
In collaboration with @advancingjusticechicago for AAHIPI Heritage Month we'll be popping up at @electricfuneralbar with 20% of proceeds go back to the community. same energy, same chaos, same food that feels like home.... More
Mother's Day Diaper Drive & Neighborhood Picnic
Wicker Park, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 2 p.m.
Hey Chicago! Join us May 9th at 2PM for a pre-Mother's Day Diaper Drive and Community Picnic! Logan Square Mutual Aid @logansquaremutualaid is an all-volunteer organization that supports our communities in Logan Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Hermosa, and Humboldt Park by fulfilling essential nee... More
Freedom Film Fest
Chicago Torture Justice Center, 6337 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 2 p.m.
This Saturday! Join us at Chicago Torture Justice Center for a free screening of two short films! One Million Experiments and The Next Act Is Freedom take unique looks at our work in the context of our broader movements for systems change and abolition. After the films, we’ll be joined by filmmakers... More
Climate Reality Local Training Event
Near North Branch of the Chicago Public Library, 310 W. Division, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 1:30 p.m. - May 9, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Join your local Climate Reality Project Chapter on May 9 for a fast-paced, half-day leadership training. Connect with fellow advocates in our area and get a crash course on the science, the solutions, and the practical skills to confidently push for high-impact climate action in Illinois. You’l... More
Canvass for Treatment Not Trauma
Register to receive location.
May 9, 2026, 1 p.m. - May 9, 2026, 4 p.m.
Canvass with A Just Chi and @ccwchicago on Saturday, May 9 from 1-4pm in Chinatown/Bridgeport to ask 11th Ward residents to contact Ald. Nicole Lee to support Treatment Not Trauma! Chicago should be a city where every resident can access care, healing, and safety—without fear, punishment, or poli... More
May Day Recap - Chicago to Havana
Chicago Teachers Union, 1901 W. Carroll St, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 1 p.m. - May 9, 2026, 3 p.m.
On May Day Chicago labor will goto the streets standing up for "workers over billionaires" and in Cuba, working people will demand an end to the U.S. blockade of their country. Join a panel discussion with participants in a May Day labor delegation to Cuba and Chicago organizers of "No Work, No S... More
PSL Interest Meeting
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 1 p.m. - May 9, 2026, 3 p.m.
✊🏾 Are you ready to fight back against war, ICE, and the affordability crisis? Then come to a PSL Interest Meeting this week and plug into organizing that’s building real working class power! Meet others, learn what we’re about, and find your place in the struggle for liberation. Trump and his... More
Quantum Facility Campaign Updates + Canvass
South Chicago Library, 9055 S. Houston St, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 11 a.m. - May 9, 2026, 2 p.m.
The city and state are trying to bring a quantum facility that would poison and displace us to our neighborhood – but we refuse to accept harmful developments and continued disinvestment. Join us to learn about our progress in the campaign against the facility and for real investment in our neighbor... More
Join Reading for the Revolution!
TBA
May 9, 2026, 11 a.m. - May 9, 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
PSL Interest Meeting
Chicago Public Library Independence Branch, 4024 N. Elston Ave, Chicago
May 9, 2026, 11 a.m. - May 9, 2026, 1 p.m.
✊🏾 Are you ready to fight back against war, ICE, and the affordability crisis? Then come to a PSL Interest Meeting this week and plug into organizing that’s building real working class power! Meet others, learn what we’re about, and find your place in the struggle for liberation. Trump and his... More