- 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
La Obrera
Haz Studios, 1706 S. Halsted St, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, April 7th, People’s Defense Chicago will be hosting a study of the first edition of “La Obrera: A Publication about the Critical Role Working Women Play in Changing the World”. We will be focusing on the article “Organizational Trends in the Women’s Movement” and will be meeting at @hazr... More
Radical Book Club - Unbuild Walls
6th floor lounge, UIC School of Public Health, 1603 W. Taylor St, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 7, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Join us to read the 2nd half of "Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition" by Sily Shah! we will cover chapters 5 thru the end. ACCESSIBILITY UPDATE: This will be a hybrid meeting! If you would like to join us via Zoom, please indicate in your RSVP or email us at rph.uic.gmail.com ... More
Emergency Family Planning in Case of Detainment by ICE
Virtual
April 7, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 7, 2026, 7 p.m.
Save the Date for our next Emergency Family Planning Workshop! On April 7th, we'll be hosting a workshop, along with Chicago Public Schools Parents College (CPS), Legal Aid Society, @indoamericancenter, @commsunited, @metrofamchicago @@uniteafricans @northwestcenterchicago and @familyfocus_org, whe... More
Fruits of Labor
UIC Latino Cultural Center, 803 S. Morgan St, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 5 p.m.
From ICE terror to challenges on birthright citizenship, we must continue building resistance to attacks on Latino communities! Join us for a screening of ‘Fruits of Labor,’ a 2021 documentary film by Emily Cohen Ibañez that tells the story of Ashley Pavon, a high school student who must work in ... More
End War in Iran
Cicero & Laramie at the Library Courtyard, Cicero, IL
April 7, 2026, 5 p.m.
Emergency Protest.... More
We Will Not Stop! We Will Not Rest!
DePaul University,📍Lincoln Park Student Center (Statue Side), 2250 N. Sheftield Ave, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 3 p.m.
🚨ALL OUT! PALESTINIAN STUDENTS ARE FILING CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DEPAUL!🚨 Support the Palestinian students press conference and rally as they file charges of discrimination against DePaul University for their continued suppression, discrimination, and harassment towards Palestinian stu... More
Raising Change Agents
Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago
April 6, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 6, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
We are excited to host Nat Nadha Vikitsreth for an event to celebrate the release of Raising Change Agents: Practicing Social Justice in Everyday Parenting. For this event, Nat will be joined in conversation by Dorian A. Ortega. Childcare is provided for this event, if you need childcare for thi... More
We've Got to Organize to Win!
Virtual
April 6, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 6, 2026, 7 p.m.
We need to build a BIG base of people ready to take action together to fight back against the Billionaires, Big Tech and Big Corporations that have hijacked our economy and our democracy. If you've been thinking it's time to get off the sidelines and get in the fight but you weren't sure where to be... More
Free Keshia Golden - Vigil & Rally
Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St, Chicago
April 6, 2026, 11 a.m.
Join the Free Keshia Team, domestic violence agencies and the Cook County Public Defender's office for a rally demanding dismissed charges for Keshia Golden and other survivors fighting for their freedom.... More
Ride for Palestine
Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St, Chicago
April 5, 2026, noon
NEXT STOP: NABALA CAFE 🚲🇵🇸 Join us this Sunday, April 5th, as we ride from the heart of the city to one of our favorite Palestinian-owned community spaces. 📅 DATE: Sunday, April 5 📍 MEET:Daley Plaza (Under the Picasso) @ 12:00 PM 🏁 END: Nabala Cafe (Uptown) ☕️🥙 We’re riding for liberation... More
Film Screening Fundraiser
Inga Books, 1740 W. 18th St, Chicago
April 4, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 4, 2026, 9 p.m.
We are very happy to be hosting an in-person Film Screening and Fundraiser for the Revolutionary Women’s League in Chicago! FILMS: It Still Rotates (1978) and The Hour of Liberation has Arrived (1974) Support them as they prepare for the commencement of their youth program: The Young Stars ⭐️ ... More
Night Shift in Perfect English with Mina Khan
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
April 4, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 4, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join poet Mina Khan for a an evening of celebration of her new book, Night Shift in Perfect English, at Haymarket House, with special guests Jesse Fairbanks, Francesca Kritikos, and Natasha Mijares. 2024 Winner of the Two Languages Book Award, Mina Khan’s debut collection Night Shift in Perfect E... More
Anti-War Panel + Workshop
First Presbyterian Church, 6400 S. Kimbark Ave, Chicago
April 4, 2026, 5 p.m. - April 4, 2026, 8 p.m.
April 4 marks both the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the founding of NATO, a key organ of the U.S. war machine. Right now, the billionaire class is waging a chaotic war on working class people across the country and around the world. ☮️ Join this Anti-War Pane... More
Flood the Streets
In front of the Israeli consulate in Chicago, 500 W. Madison St, Chicago
April 4, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Press conference and march. 🚨 THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH – CHICAGO 🚨 Flood the streets for our political prisoners 🇵🇸 We demand the U.S. government to pressure Israel to revoke the illegal prisoners death penalty bill. Our prisoners have always been the compass of our struggle. It is our duty... More
Rally for TRANS VISIBILITY
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
April 4, 2026, 1 p.m.
What Do We Do When Trans Rights Are Under Attack?... More
Sisterhood Rising
3201 W North Ave, Chicago
April 4, 2026, noon - April 4, 2026, 2 p.m.
We’re so excited to invite our community to the Sisterhood Rising Open House ♡ ✮ Sisterhood Rising is a circle for trans women, transfeminine people, and people who are questioning. This space is about building connection, sharing experiences, and supporting each other in community. The open... More
Chicago Weekend of Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants
Varies
April 3, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 4, 2026, 5 p.m.
An ominous unjust and tragic conviction against those protesting at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center: as our collective freedoms are bound together in a fascist era of criminalization and dehumanization, we are compelled to take action on this day of international solidarity. The Prairieland ... More
Poets For Chicago
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
April 3, 2026, 7 p.m.
A Night of Arts & Community Benefiting ICIRR! Join us for our second reading installment where all proceeds support the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights. This night will feature: 🎤 José Olivarez 🎤 Mayda del Valle 🎤 C. Russell Price 🎤 Juan Martinez 🎤 The Borderless Poets ... More
Screaming Queens
Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
April 3, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
🏳️⚧️ Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with us by watching ‘Screaming Queens,’ a documentary about trans women fighting against police terror! 💪🏾 History shows us that collective action beats back oppression. So let’s study and get ready for the May 1 general strike!... More
Gathering With Movement
Pilsena Arts & Community House, 1637 W. 18th Street, Chicago
April 3, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 3, 2026, 8 p.m.
Femme and femme-identifying individuals are invited to gather in an intimate and private space — to use movement and drumming as medicine, to heal, to resist, and to stand together against the systems that have always tried to push us aside. Whether you move alone in your own world or with the gr... More