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Queer Tastes: Unconventional Representation in Horror Films
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 7 p.m. - July 24, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join Pilsen Community Books as they welcome Cat Voleur and Jane Keranen for an event in celebration of Voleur's new book Queer Tastes: Unconventional Representation in Horror Films. Pansexual author Cat Voleur guides readers through twenty film recommendations selected from over eighty years of sca... More
The Spook Who Sat By the Door
Mouse Arts & Letters Club, 555 W. 31st St, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 7 p.m.
The FBI didn't want you to see this movie! Come watch it with us at 7pm, July 24th, at Mouse Arts & Letters. In the 1973 film "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" we follow the first black CIA officer as he takes his training stateside, building a guerrilla movement to take down the United States. ✨RSVP ... More
Community Vigil for All Those Who Died at the Hands of ICE
Schreiber Park, 1552 W. Schreiber, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 7 p.m.
Community Vigil Hosted by: Edgeville Community Rapid Response Team & Indivisible Edgewater 📅 Friday, July 24 🕐 7:00 PM 📍 Schreiber Park - 1552 W Schreiber Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 🔗 Mobilize Link: https://mobilize.us/s/Rg… (link in bio) 🕊️ Join us for a memorial vigil honoring Lorenzo Salga... More
Cuba After Castro
Free Street Storefront, 4625 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
🇨🇺 Join us for a screening of ‘Cuba After Castro,’ a documentary featuring an interview with Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who shares a side of Cuba that mainstream U.S. media won’t cover. In the first and only American interview with President Miguel Díaz-Canel, ‘Cuba After Castro’ explore... More
Pink Line Pedalers
Dvorak Park, 1119 W. Cullerton Ave, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
(Rescheduled from 7/14/2026) ⚠️UPDATE 7/16/26: DUE TO HAZARDOUS AIR QUALITY LEVELS AND CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THE RIDE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO NEXT FRIDAY, JULY 24th (SAME TIME)⚠️ Unfortunately, the air quality is still hazardous and dangerous for anyone, regardless of having illnesses or not... More
Trans Up Front Fundraiser at Nabala Cafe
Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 10 a.m. - July 24, 2026, 2 p.m.
This Friday from 10am-2pm, support Trans Up Front and a small business doing the most! Come by Nabala Cafe and pick up a drink (cardamom is their specialty) and some exclusive Trans Up Front merch! #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transupfront #advocacy #transkids #transyout... More
Environmental Justice Bus Tour of the SE Side
Meet at 20 N. Wacker Dr, Chicago
July 24, 2026, 9:30 a.m. - July 24, 2026, 2 p.m.
Celebrate Chicago Climate Week (ChiCW) by joining us on an Environmental Justice Tour of the Southeast Side! This free bus tour is a unique opportunity to experience Chicago’s Southeast Side, hear directly from community leaders, and learn how residents have transformed decades of environmental i... More
Why Venezuela?
Restoried Bookshop, 4613 N. Kedzie Ave, Chicago
July 23, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
🇻🇪 Join us in our fifth and final session of our Public Study with Restoried Bookshop! We’re wrapping up our reading of ‘Why Venezuela? How the US Tries to Undermine Democracy and Sovereignty in Latin America’ with an earthquake relief fundraiser. 🗓 Thursday, July 23 ⏰ 6:30 P.M. 📍 @restoriedboo... More
PUÑO Art Build
1830 S. Clinton St, Chicago
July 23, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - July 23, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
Join PUÑO members @jus.studios for a session of bag screen printing and button making! You will get a chance to operate the screen printing machine as well as see others in action.... More
E(ART)H Chicago Workshops
Rudy Lozano Library, 1805 S. Loomis, Chicago
July 23, 2026, 4 p.m. - July 23, 2026, 6 p.m.
Join us for the E(Art)h Library Workshops in Chicago! 🎨📚 Get creative with haikus, mini-billboards, and stickers focusing on climate and environmental justice. Your designs will contribute to a P.E.R.R.O. booklet and inspire a public art sculpture by Delilah “Zena” Salgado at Canalport Riverwalk ... More
From Slag to Sanctuary Environmental Justice Tour
8944 S. Commercial Ave, Chicago
July 23, 2026, noon - July 23, 2026, 4 p.m.
Ever wondered what "environmental justice" looks like in action? Join the Alliance of the SouthEast for an immersive bus tour. DATES: May 28 | June 25 | July 23 TIME: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM START: 8944 S Commercial Ave, Suite 1 LUNCH PROVIDED! Register here: https://forms.gle/rsfR38… W... More
End ICE & CPD Collaboration Teach-In
Casa Michoacan, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave, Chicago
July 22, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Join CAARPR’s Immigrant Rights Working Committee (IRWC) for a Teach-IN on July 22nd at 7:30PM at Casa Michoacán for the fight to END ICE & CPD COLLABORATION and demand the CCPSA (Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability) body uphold its purpose to hold police accountable and keep th... More
Tisha B'Av 5786: A Ritual of Grief and Solidarity Amidst a World in Pieces
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
July 22, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
“For these things, I weep” (Eicha / Lamentations 1:16) Erev Tisha b’Av 5786 | A Ritual of Grief and Solidarity Amidst a World In Pieces Wednesday, July 22nd at 7:30 PM | Federal Plaza, Downtown Chicago Case-sensitive RSVP link: bit.ly/9AvChicago | Co-Sponsors include Rabbis for Ceasefire, Higaleh... More
Celebrating they/she/he
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
July 22, 2026, 7 p.m. - July 22, 2026, 8 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books is honored to welcome Derrick Austin, H. Melt, Tara Betts, Mars Marshall, and dr. dez brown to the store for a reading in celebration of brown's new collection they/she/he: ritual to forget your (un)becoming, a momentous debut, tracking a self-proclaimed anti-heros quest for l... More
Get Organized to Fight for Socialism
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
July 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
💥 Working people across the country are fed up with ICE terror, endless wars, corporate plunder, and the rollback of civil rights. More and more people are coming to the conclusion that the entire system of rule by the billionaire class has to go! But what does socialism mean? Why is it that we’r... More
Puerto Rico - Broken Promises & On-Goiong Resistance
Message blfchicago to receive address
July 22, 2026, 6 p.m.
🔴Meet with us this July 22nd to discuss Puerto Rico, La Junta, and the ongoing resistance against austerity measures! We will be discussing the ongoing mobilizations for independence and how we can build in Chicago to support Puerto Rican liberation.... More
Re-Entry Workshop Series
Walls Turned Sideways, 2717 W. Madison St, Chicago
July 22, 2026, 6 p.m. - Aug. 26, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join PNAP for Re-Entry Workshop Series, led by David Todd! PNAP Learning Fellow, David Todd, will lead workshops over the next 6 weeks, equipping returning citizens with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to successfully navigate re-entry challenges. Through structured skill-building, min... More
Storytelling & Community Reporting
Via Zoom
July 22, 2026, 5 p.m. - July 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Go beyond the notes and learn how your Documenter observations can become the foundation for community stories. We'll cover ethical interviewing and how to find the solutions your neighbors are already working on. Participants will gain practical skills to amplify neighborhood voices and hold loc... More
Brunch and Conflict Resolution for Teens
9805 S. Ewing, Chicago
July 22, 2026, 11:30 a.m. - July 22, 2026, 2 p.m.
📣Calling all teens from 12 - 19 years old! 💚 CTU is having a Conflict Resolution Brunch, Wednesday, July 22nd. This training will help your teen in how structure new skills to manage disagreements, build better communication skills, build empathy, execute a healthier relationship and manage a pos... More
The 78: From Billionaire Piggy Bank to Community Benefit
25th Ward IPO Office, 2102 W. Cermak Rd, Chicago
July 21, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - July 21, 2026, 8 p.m.
All are welcome to our July Community Meeting, July 21st, 6:30pm-8pm at 2102 W. Cermak to learn more about and discuss a proposed use of TIF funds nearby. #ChicagoPolitics #Taxes #CommunityDevelopment #Gentrification #PublicFunding... More