- 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
Freedom & Dignity
Al-Nahda Center, 8840 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn, IL
April 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Join us for an event commemorating Palestinian Political Prisoners Day. FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL OUR PRISONERS! In recent weeks, our prisoners’ conditions have deteriorated even further. In response, our people rose up with strikes, protests, and rage. The call of those who love our prisone... More
Eyewitness Cuba
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
April 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Round table discussion on the current emergency, report back from the Nuestra America Convoy Chicago Contingent, and action steps we all need to take. With Marguerite Horbert, Dra. Chiristina Perez, Maggie Sivit, Eric Torres, Jhonathon F. Gomez & India. Moderator Marguerite Horberg is the f... More
Cross Racial Solidarity in Difficult Times
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
April 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - April 17, 2026, 9 p.m.
We are SO excited to have @restoriedbookshop join us next week for our event on Cross Racial in Divisive Times! Restoried Bookshop is Chicago’s first and only Asian American-owned and focused book store. Founded in 2024, Restoried Bookshop is committed to celebrating and uplifting stories of Asia... More
Crisis Intervention Workshop
PO Box Collective, 6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago
April 17, 2026, 6 p.m.
This two part workshop series is open to the general public. The first part will cover housing, domestic violence, and general mental health crisis. The second part will focus on psychosis. Please join us in learning how to better support our neighbors!... More
Bringing Them Home: A Proposal for Assessing and Decarcerating Women Serving Long Sentences
UIC Campus (exact location given with registration)
April 17, 2026, 10 a.m. - April 17, 2026, 2 p.m.
📣 IPP is seeking community feedback on our new multi-year plan to 1) assess ALL women serving long prison sentences in Illinois and 2) provide representation to those selected. We especially encourage formerly incarcerated women and loved ones of current and formerly incarcerated women to attend, as... More
Collective Liberation Through Sex Education
172 N. Racine St, Chicago
April 16, 2026, 7 p.m.
Dolores Huerta’s brave statement this week is a wonderful reminder of why sex education has to be at the root of all organizing spaces and movement work and why our collective care and freedom is intertwined with reproductive justice. Join us April 16 @drip.collectivechi for a deeper conversation... More
B*itch & Wine
1506 W. Jarvis, Chicago
April 16, 2026, 7 p.m.
BLOOM is the vibe this month ✨ Join your neighbors to rant, rage, and resist — with wine. B*tch & Wine is back Thursday, April 16 at 7pm @tastefoodandwine (1506 W Jarvis Ave) hosted by the incomparable Sid Kingston, with special guest Winter Diorr serving looks AND energy. Sign up to share your ... More
Poetry & Prose for Revolution - Writing for these Times
Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
April 16, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 16, 2026, 8 p.m.
✍🏾 Join us in a working class space to sharpen your skills with the pen! This National Poetry Month, we commit ourselves to building a revolutionary culture. Bring your favorite writing utensil!... More
Detained and Separated: The Human Cost of U.S. Immigration Policy on Families and Children
Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
April 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - April 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
The Indivisible Lincoln Square Immigration Committee will host a forum on family separation and detention on Thursday, April 16th from 5:30-7:30PM at Sulzer Regional Library. Speakers will include the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Young Center for Immigrant Ch... More
Two Nations, One Struggle!
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
April 15, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 15, 2026, 9 p.m.
✊🏾🇵🇸 Join us for Black+Palestinian Solidarity, a study of works by Mutulu Shakur and Walid Daqqa. We’ll be diving into the texts of two great revolutionaries and the greater struggle for liberation that unites us all.... More
U.S. Wars Demand That We Organize AGAINST Them
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April 15, 2026, 6 p.m.
The US-Israeli war on Iran, killing countless thousands already, has physically and mentally scarred the lives of millions. Huge plumes of pollution unleashed across heavily populated cities such as Tehran caused by US and Israeli bombing promises generations of cancers and birth defects. Genoci... More
Immigration and Detention 101
Uptown neighborhood, Chicago (specific location shared upon registration)
April 15, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 15, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join A Just Chi volunteer and former immigration attorney Nebula Li (he/they) on 4/15 for "Immigration, Detention, and Deportation 101." Nebula will unpack the current immigration, detention, and deportation context in Chicago. Topics will include immigration basics and the background of immigrat... More
A Walk Through Falasteen
Arab American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, B01 BSB (Behavioral Sciences Building), 1007 W. Harrison St, Chicago
April 15, 2026, 5 p.m. - April 15, 2026, 7 p.m.
Join SJP UIC and SJP Depaul as we walkthrough occupied Palestine! Experiencing the harsh conditions Palestinians face from the West Bank to Gaza. Food and refreshments will be provided!!!! Where📍Arab American Cultural Center @ UIC. When🗓️ Wednesday April 16th @5:00 PM What do you need to bring?... More
No Taxes for War or ICE
Google Midwest Headquarters, 320 N. Morgan St, Chicago
April 15, 2026, 5 p.m.
Join us on this year’s Tax Day, Wednesday, April 15th, at 5 PM outside of the Google Building in the West Loop to demand that our tax dollars do not go to fund genocide and wars, and Google immediately halt all of its contracts with Israel, U.S. military, and DHS! Our taxes should go to education... More
Name Change Mobilization by Transformative Justice Law Project of IL
Brave Space Alliance, 1515 E. 52nd St, 3rd floor (elevator available), Chicago
April 15, 2026, 1 p.m. - April 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
We are back! Want to get your name and/or gender marker changed?! Live in Cook County? We will be @transchicago on April 8, 2026 from 1pm-4pm and @bravespacealliance on April 15, 2026 from 1pm-4pm. Arrive by 4pm to receive assistance. Please bring a photo ID and birth certificate if you have acce... More
It won't always be like this: How citizen human rights movements use data, statistics, and collective voices to create democratic change after dictatorship and civil war
Hyde Park Historical Society, 5529 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago
April 15, 2026, noon - April 15, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Join the Invisible Institute for a Round Table Talk with Patrick titled, "It won't always be like this: how citizen human rights movements use data, statistics, and collective voices to create democratic change after dictatorship and civil war" with long time collaborator Patrick Ball (HRDAG) on Ap... More
No New Prisons Press Conference
555 W. Monroe St, Chicago
April 15, 2026, 9 a.m. - April 15, 2026, 10 a.m.
Join the No New Prisons IL Campaign for an upcoming press conference on Wednesday, April 15th, at 9:00 AM. The event will take place at 555 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60661. The No New Prisons Illinois Campaign is calling for the removal of $900 million allocated for new prison construction from th... More
The Violence: My Family's Colombian War
Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago
April 14, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 14, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
Join us on Tuesday, April 14th for a launch event to celebrate the release of The Violence: My Family's Colombian War by Adriana E. Ramírez. For this event, Adriana will be joined in conversation by Daisy Hernández. A powerful chronicle of Colombia’s descent into decades of civil war through the... More
Teaching America
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
April 14, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 14, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join us Tuesday, April 14th for the latest installment in our Films for a Changing world series: Teaching America🎥 High school students and teachers join forces to fight for African-American studies, after the state of Arkansas threatens to shut their classes down. The in-classroom testimony of a... More
We Keep Us Safe - A Community Safety Planning Workshop With Ujimaa Medics
Register for location info.
April 13, 2026, 6 p.m.
Ujimaa Medics are Black healthcare professionals, activists, educators, healers, neighbors, mothers, brothers, sisters, fathers, and cousins who believe that we are the ones we've been waiting for. They are all community care responders that could no longer stand feeling helpless, terrified and deva... More