In These Times Labor Notes After Party

2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

June 14, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 1 a.m.

Independent media deserves a party. Come hang out with In These Times for a night of writers, organizers, comedy, music and dancing in Chicago. We’ll be joined by Hamilton Nolan, Kim Kelly, Max Alvarez and Alex Press, with comedy from Adam Burke and Lucia Whalen and a dance party with Tromblau &... More

Second Sunday Pride Salon

Colvin House, 5940 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago

June 14, 2026, 5 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 9 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate PRIDE with a variety of Chicagoland LGBTQ artists and allies: Performances, exhibition, good friends and conversation and a rainbow of food & drink, all in the parlor of the historic Chicago Landmark, *COLVIN HOUSE. MUSIC • Jazz Lady ROBIN WATSON PHOTOGRAPHY • CHUCK KRAMER ... More

For a Fighting Labor Movement - A Militant Critique of Labor Notes

Chicago - location & zoom link provided upon registration

June 14, 2026, 5 p.m.

🚨CALLING ALL LABOR MILITANTS🚨 This May Day, Teamsters Mobilize was very excited to announce that we are working in coalition with several other union organizations to host an event the weekend of the Labor Notes conference in Chicago: "A Militant Critique of Labor Notes: For a Fighting Workers Mo... More

Neighborhood Defense Discussion & Art Build

Hazroom, 1706 S. Halsted St, Chicago

June 14, 2026, 3 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 5 p.m.

Join us this Sunday, June 14th, between 3 and 5pm at @hazroom for a community discussion and art build in support of neighborhood defense across Chicago! We will be discussing the ongoing Take Back the Lounge campaign, as well as our efforts building a Neighborhood Defense Unit in Little Village. Al... More

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

June 14, 2026, 2 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 3 p.m.

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity with Sarah Schulman and Rabbi Brant Rosen Tzedek Chicago is proud to present acclaimed novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer and AIDS historian Sarah Schulman for a book reading and conversation featuring her recent book, "The Fantasy and Neces... More

Flag Day Reclaim Our Democracy

Register for location

June 14, 2026, 2 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 4 p.m.

WE THE PEOPLE reclaim Flag Day as our own. With America’s 250th anniversary on the horizon, we face a critical decision about our national identity. Will we permit our future to be shaped by division and abuse of power? Or will we instead write a new chapter, defined by solidarity, where diverse com... More

Report Back From The Philippines

Register for location or link for on-line participation

June 14, 2026, noon - June 14, 2026, 4 p.m.

Join us for a reportback from our members’ recent trips to the Philippines! Come learn about the lives of farmers and fisherfolk, their struggle for a better future, and how their issues are interlinked with ours in the US. How is the Philippines, a country with metropolitan centers and rich natural... More

Ponte Tus Manos Block Party

1834 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago

June 14, 2026, noon - June 14, 2026, 7 p.m.

PUñO will be tabling at the Ponte Tus Moños Block Party this Sunday, June 14 in Pilsen. Come through for music, performances, vendors, $30 braids with all proceeds going to immigrant organizations, and a bouncy house for the kids. Stop by our table to connect, grab resources, and learn how to get in... More

Summer of Solidarity

June 14, 2026, noon - June 14, 2026, 7 p.m.

☀️🌍 SUMMER OF SOLIDARITY 🌍☀️ Join us for an intentional day of community, connection, and collective care at the Revolution Room + Market! Come meet local organizations, connect with comrades, support small businesses, and stand in solidarity with communities across the globe. ❤️✊🏽 📍 1919 Waln... More

A Body Made Home

RSVP for location

June 14, 2026, noon - June 14, 2026, 3 p.m.

They Black Trans Love. A reading/signing + writing workshop hosted by Chicago Freedom School presented by Kai Marshall Green. Light lunch provided. RSVP at bit.ly/TheyBlackTransLove... More

Chicago Trans Authority Pride Ride

Cermak Road & Sacramento Blvd, Chicago

June 14, 2026, 11:30 a.m.

It’s pride month and we want to celebrate with you by bringing the trans bikers of Chicago to the streets! 🚴🏽🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Sunday June 14 💛💛💛 Meetup at Bueno Days (intersection Cermak & Sacramento) at 11:30 am. 🔥🔥🔥 We’ll roll at 12 pm noon for 8 miles to end at ping tom park for a lunch and park ha... More

Veterans & Families Meeting @ Labor Notes

Midway Room (lobby level/upper floor)

June 14, 2026, 9 a.m. - June 14, 2026, 10:45 a.m.

If you’re in Chicago for @labornotes , join the Veterans and Military Families Meeting to share experiences in our local, national, and international unions, and with organizations of veterans and military families, against fascism and unjustifiable wars and military actions. June 14, 9AM-1045, Midw... More

Rally in Solidarity With the People of Colombia

Lugar de Encuentro El Frijol (Meet at the Bean in Millennium Park)

June 14, 2026, 9 a.m.

No election interference by the US! The people have the right to choose their own leaders!... More

GTTO DVSN Pride FUNKTION

2100 S. Morgan St, Chicago

June 13, 2026, 9 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 1 a.m.

WELCOME TO THE PRIDE FUNKTION, BABY 🌈💋 Hosted in collaboration with OCAD (Organized Communities Against Deportations), this isn’t your corporate rainbow happy hour. This is for the dolls, the divas, the lovers, the loudmouths, the hotties, the heartbreakers, and everybody serving face all night l... More

An Evening to Celebrate Class Struggle Unionism

Hyatt Regency O'Hare, DFW Room

June 13, 2026, 8 p.m.

LABOR NOTES 2026: Meet up with fellow class struggle trade unionists at the FRSO social at the Labor Notes conference in Chicago this Saturday! Doors open at 8pm, and a short program begins at 9pm with trade union activists from the front lines of the class struggle. In the DFW room at the Hyatt Reg... More

The Artist Must Take Sides

En Las Tablas, 4111 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago

June 13, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 13, 2026, 10 p.m.

🎨Join us for our first ever, Chicago Artist Salon, a gathering of artists, art-lovers, and cultural workers seeking to use our craft to build a new world! Artist salons are part of the rich history of cultural workers — from John Reed Clubs to the radical salons of the Harlem Renaissance to Artis... More

USPCN-Chicago World Cup Watch Party

Location tba

June 13, 2026, 5 p.m.

Join USPCN-Chicago’s World Cup watch party & social on June 13th as previous World Cup semi-finalists Morocco takes on Brazil. Location TBD. Come learn about USPCN current campaigns, and cheer on the Atlas Lions!... More

What Blooms After ICE?

June 13, 2026, 4 p.m. - June 13, 2026, 8 p.m.

Join us on June 13 in asking, what blooms when ICE melts? 🌸 It's On Us: A Day of Art and Action, is a celebration of Chicago freedom struggles with performances and art programming by Jamila Woods, Taína Asili, Damon Williams, Kristiana Rae Colón, and Maria Gaspar. There will be workshops, soapbo... More

Voices of Freedom

The Blk Room, 4015 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago

June 13, 2026, 1 p.m. - June 13, 2026, 3 p.m.

Join the IPP Associate Board for this family-friendly community event that centers the creativity and resilience of system-impacted people, through 🎵 music, 🎨 visual art and 🎤spoken word -- while supporting IPP's mission to end mass incarceration. 💪🏾 Tickets include light refreshments and access to... More

Lake County Says No Data Centers!

Millennium Court Grayslake 267 Cty A27 Seymour Ave & Center St, Grayslake, IL

June 13, 2026, 1 p.m.

We won’t shoulder the bill for billionaire greed! Join us this Saturday to protest the ten million square foot data center slated for construction in Grayslake. For months, community members have spoken out at Grayslake Village Board meetings about the potential impacts of the project: on the en... More