- 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
Quantum Facility Teach In
South Shore Library, 2505 E. 73rd St, Chicago
April 18, 2026, 12:30 p.m. - April 18, 2026, 2 p.m.
Come out for a conversation about the facility’s potential impacts, how people in power use environmental violence against us, and what we all can do to ensure we have a say in what happens in our neighborhoods.... More
Clear Your Record, Change Your Future
2100 N Kildare, Chicago
April 18, 2026, noon - April 18, 2026, 3 p.m.
Clear your record. Change your future. Everyone deserves a second chance. Join us for a Free Expungement and Record Sealing Clinic where individuals can receive guidance and legal support to move forward without the weight of past mistakes. Our team will provide eligibility checks, expungement... More
Free Dr. Abu Safiya
Virtual
April 18, 2026, noon
Join us on April 18th for a virtual event commemorating Palestinian Political Prisoners Day! Our webinar aims to shed light on the case of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was abducted by the Israeli Occupation Forces after the raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was arrested for r... More
Peaceful Careers Youth Job Fair
1727 S. Indiana Ave, Ste G02A, Chicago
April 18, 2026, noon - April 18, 2026, 3 p.m.
Does your organization have internships, apprenticeships, fellowships, volunteer opportunities, seasonal, part or full time positions available for young people? Are you an organization that has a commitment to building a better world and are looking to connect with/hire youth? If so, join our... More
Record Clearing Clinic
2100 N. Kildare Ave, Chicago
April 18, 2026, noon - April 18, 2026, 3 p.m.
Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Senator Lakesia Collins, P... More
Creative World-Building Workshop
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 6400 S. Kimbark Ave, Chicago
April 18, 2026, 10 a.m. - April 18, 2026, noon
What does it mean to build a creative world for yourself in uncertain times? Made with artists in mind, but honestly for anyone who’s ever felt unsure about calling themselves one. If you’ve been sitting with doubt around your creativity, your skill, or where you fit, this space is for you. Jo... More
🌿 Governance for Liberation: Between Solidarity & Sociocracy
Southeast Side of Chicago (TBD)
April 18, 2026, 10 a.m. - April 18, 2026, 4 p.m.
🌱 About This Training The goal of governance is simple: improve our connection and our clarity. Who decides what? How do we share power? What do we do when we don’t agree? Sociocracy (also called Dynamic Governance) offers a practical, proven set of tools that distribute decision-making so ... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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