ICE OUT of Hoffman Estates!

411 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates, IL

June 19, 2026, 4 p.m.

Hoffman Estates Police Department has been documented and observed by community members —allowing ICE on their property for the last year —violating the ILLINOIS TRUST ACT on multiple occasions. When community members have objected and informed the PD of ICE present in their parking lots staging bef... More

Black to the Future

Coprosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St, Chicago

June 19, 2026, 2 p.m. - June 19, 2026, 7 p.m.

An Afrofuturistic Juneteenth Party 06.19 — WE’RE STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE. Join TREEHAUS at Co-Prosperity for BLACK TO THE FUTURE — an Afrofuturistic Juneteenth day party celebrating Black joy, music, art, and community ✨ Expect Hip-Hop, R&B, House, Afrobeats + more alongside curated vendor... More

Honey Pot Performance 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration

First Church of the Bretheren, 425 S. Central Park Blvd, Chicago

June 19, 2026, noon

SAVE THE DATE! Honey Pot Performance’s 2nd annual Juneteenth festival celebrates Black resilience, cultural memory, and collective joy. Building on the momentum of our Pleasure Power Portal project, this daylong gathering invites families, neighbors, and visitors to enjoy food, music, performance... More

On Juneteenth, Volunteer With M3

540 W. 35th St, Chicago

June 19, 2026, 9 a.m. - June 19, 2026, 11 a.m.

Be the Person Who Shows Up on Juneteenth! On Juneteenth, we remember that freedom didn't reach everyone at once, some folks didn't even know they were free until somebody told them. Today, we know we're free, but that freedom means the most when we use it to uplift others. So this Juneteenth, ... More

Imagine Justice Juneteenth Commemorative Walk

31st Street Beach, Chicago

June 19, 2026, 7:30 a.m.

🚶🏾‍♀️ Join us for the Imagine Justice Juneteenth Commemorative 2.5-Mile Walk! 🚶🏾‍♂️ Social Change is proud to join community partners in honoring Juneteenth, celebrating freedom, and continuing the journey toward justice and equity. 📅 June 19, 2026 📍 31st Street Beach, Chicago ⏰ Check-in: 7:... More

Jay Besemer and Joe Hall at Pilsen Community Books

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

June 18, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 18, 2026, 8 p.m.

Join us as we welcome Jay Besemer and Joe Hall to the store for a reading from their books On Being Half-Imaginary and Buffalo Free Rapid Transit. About On Being Half-Imaginary: An experimental, hybrid exploration of personal archives, memory, identity and time (travel), On Being Half-Imaginar... More

Powwow at the Lake 2026

5100 N. Simonds Dr, Chicago (just south of Foster Beach)

June 18, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 18, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

RESCHEDULED from 6/11 due to the weather. Relatives, we were so looking forward to gathering with you tonight, but the weather has other plans. Because of the threat of severe weather this evening, we are rescheduling Powwow at the Lake 2026 to next Thursday, June 18. We did not make this d... More

Bikes & E-Bikes in Chicago

June 18, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 18, 2026, 7:15 p.m.

Please join The Climate Reality Project’s Chicago Metro Chapter on Zoom at 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 18 for a presentation and discussion about biking led by chapter member Viktor Köves. Viktor is a life-long Chicagoan who has been biking in Chicago for over a decade, and started a photo and video i... More

Liberation Flick - 'Paris is Burning'

Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

June 18, 2026, 6 p.m.

🏳️‍🌈 Join us to celebrate Pride Month with a documentary about ball culture’s Harlem roots and its legacy of Black and Brown LGBTQ resistance! 🥤 Food and refreshments available 🎥 This documentary showcases key figures in the New York ballroom scene in the late 1980s that committed themselves t... More

PNAP & Friends Happy Hour

Logan Square - RSVP for specific location

June 18, 2026, 4 p.m. - June 18, 2026, 7 p.m.

Join PNAP, @uplcchicago, and @injusticewatch on Thursday, June 18th celebrate the start of summer! ☀️ Enjoy the sunshine on the patio with us, catch up with friends, and make new connections. Alcoholic drinks, unlimited sodas, and small bites provided. 😋 Visit this link to RSVP! - https://give... More

Uniting to Support & Defend Migrants

Uptown neighborhood, Chicago - register to receive specific location info

June 17, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 17, 2026, 8 p.m.

Join A Just Chi and @tanggolmigrantechicago on 6/17 from 6-8pm for "Tanggol Migrante: Uniting to Defend and Support Migrants." The Tanggol Migrante Movement (TMM) started in February 2025 as an alliance of grassroots organizations brought together in response to the attacks on Filipino migrant co... More

Name Change Mobilization

Brave Space Alliance, 1515 E. 52nd St, 3rd fl, Chicago

June 17, 2026, 1 p.m. - June 17, 2026, 4 p.m.

Happy Pride Everyone! We remember and honor the origins of Pride as a protest, and we hold this truth all year long! Want to start the process of getting your name and/or gender marker changed during Pride Month?! Live in Cook County? We will be @transchicago on June 10, 2026 from 1pm-4pm and @brave... More

Quantum Facility & Environmental Justice Press Conference

City Hall, 119 W. Randolph St, Chicago

June 17, 2026, 9 a.m.

Join us at city hall for a press conference to demand that the city and state stop the harmful quantum facility and give residents the investment in the community we deserve! Unete a nosotros para demandar que la ciudad y el estado paren la construccion de la facilidad cuantica y que inviertan di... More

Black Metropolis Research Consortium 20th Anniversary Symposium on Black Chicago

1100 E. 57th St, Chicago

June 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m. - June 18, 2026, 5 p.m.

Have you seen the headline speakers for the BMRC Symposium on Black Chicago? Davarian Baldwin will offer the keynote speech, “Second City No More: How Black Chicago Moved to the Center of History,” Amani Morrison will launch her new book, "A Kitchenette to Fit Your Needs: Housing Chicago's Great... More

Armed by Design

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

June 16, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 9 p.m.

The recent book Armed by Design @commonnotions reflects on the intersection of graphic design and political solidarity work in revolutionary Cuba through the lens of the production of OSPAAAL, the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Based in Havana, OSPAAAL ... More

Protecting Renters Ordinance Online Teach-in

Online

June 16, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago has the potential to pass one of the biggest, most comprehensive pieces of legislation in decades to protect renters and reform housing rights! What is the Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO)? What would it do (and not do), and how can we get involved in this fight for housing justice? Find o... More

5 Broken Cameras

Lake Street Church of Evanston, 1450 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL

June 16, 2026, 5:45 p.m.

A coalition of community, faith, human rights, and social justice organizations invites you to join us for an evening of film, learning, and conversation. At a time when so many of us are living alongside one another but rarely have opportunities to hear each other's stories, creating spaces for ... More

How to Build Strategic Campaigns

Alliance of the SouthEast (ASE), 8944 S Commercial Ave, Suite 1, Chicago

June 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 8 p.m.

How to Move Community Issues Important to You. Doors open at 5:30pm. Training starts at 6pm FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED! RSVP here: bit.ly/Strategy06-2026... More

Freedom Portraits

The Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave, Chicago

June 16, 2026, 5 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

The South Side Community Art Center is excited to join @jfm_chi at Salt Shed on June 16. As part of this year’s celebration, SSCAC will present Freedom Portraits, a participatory activation inspired by Black memory, family photographs, and traditions of self-documentation. Get your portrait ta... More

ACTIVATE CAFFEINATE!

Mt. Prospect IL

June 16, 2026, 1:09 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 3 p.m.

Join Indivisible Elk Grove Township for Coffee, Conversation, and Community! This event takes place on the third Tuesday of each month from 1-3 pm. Meet like-minded pro-democracy activists and learn about opportunities to get involved. Expect surprise drop-ins from progressive local elected official... More