- 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
- First Defense Legal Aid Hotline (to report police, federal law enforcement, or national guard misconduct): 800-529-7374
SNAP Eligibility & Community Info Session - IN ENGLISH
On Facebook Live
May 13, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - May 13, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
FACEBOOK LIVESTREAM TODAY - join us at 5:30pm today (5/13) on Facebook Live for our SNAP information session in English. We will cover the new SNAP rules, including work requirements and non citizen eligibility rules. Tune in to learn about SNAP and local resources available.... More
Community Building, With Funds to Chicago Abortion Fund
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago and virtual
May 13, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - May 13, 2026, 7 p.m.
Join Rachel Cohen, Sarah Spain, and friends for a short panel and a fundraiser for the Chicago Abortion Fund. Join Rachel Cohen, Sarah Spain, and friends to celebrate Rachel's 32nd birthday as best we know how: with a short panel moderated by Sarah and focused on an introduction to community orga... More
Are You a Renter? You Have Rights!
6337 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago
May 13, 2026, 5 p.m. - May 13, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Knowing your rights can make all the difference. 💙 We are excited to team up with our friends at @chitorture for a free 14-day letter writing training-- a powerful tool for tenants dealing with poor housing conditions. When tenants know their rights and how to use them, they're better equipped to... More
Springfield Advocacy Day
TBA
May 13, 2026, 8 a.m.
CRS believes public safety must begin with one truth: every person has inherent dignity. Yet across Illinois, Black communities continue to experience targeted stops and over-policing that undermine that dignity every day. These practices shape how people move, live, and feel in their own neighbo... More
Ask A Scientist - Urban Beavers!
Skunk Cabbage Books, 2826 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
May 12, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - May 12, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join us for our bi-monthly BYOB series, Ask A Scientist! We bring a scientist. You bring a drink. The scientist tells you why their job is cool. You ask them questions. In May, we'll be joined by Sammie Clark of Urban Rivers to discuss her urban beaver monitoring project. Sammie uses trail c... More
Freedom Dreaming in Dark Times
Location TBA
May 12, 2026, 6 p.m.
This spring, the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture is honored to welcome Robin D. G. Kelley, a leading historian of social movements, cultural politics, and the Black radical imagination, for our annual public lecture. Kelley’s work explores how communiti... More
Press Conference for Quentin Bates
Cook County Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave, Courtroom 101, Chicago
May 12, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
⚡️Court support is an invaluable way to show the judge the strength of our communities, and our dedication to the cause. If you’re available, please consider joining us for court support next week for: (1) Quentin Bates on May 12 (9:30am) • Room 101 Zoom ID: 969 4477 8955 • Password: 030385 (... More
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
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
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