'Your Mother' Film Screening & Discussion

AMC, 1011 S. Delano Court East, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 7:30 PM

This Sunday, IMAN and Pillars Fund will be hosting a screening of Bassam Tariq’s action-thriller, starring the great, Mahershala Ali. Stay afterward for a panel discussion exploring faith, family, and navigating personal struggle with Chicago’s Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Muslim Wellness Foundation f... More

Chicago Trans Authority

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 7:00 PM

New ride just dropped for the Autumn! 🍂come out for our Southside ride and make some new friends at the fire pit after. 🚴🏽🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Sunday October 18 🍁🍁🍁 Meetup at Promontory Point at 7 pm Rollout at 7:30 pm 🍃🍃🍃 Ending at La Ronda Parakata for a bonfire! 🔥 🌳🌳🌳 Be sure to bring water and snac... More

Aya Khalaf & Palestinian Youth Ensemble Benefit Concert

Alahambra Palace, 1240 W. Randolph St, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 6:00 PM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 10:00 PM

🎶 CHICAGO: The Palestinian Youth Movement is humbled and honored host a benefit concert with @ayakhalaf.official at @alhambrachicago on Sunday, October 18th! Doors will open at 6PM where art pieces for our silent auction will be on display throughout the concert. Buy your tickets by Sept. 20 and get... More

I Hate Capitalism! Why I Hate Capitalism & You Should Too!

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

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 5:30 PM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 7:30 PM

Join us for live comedy with Marcela Onyango! Marcela has been writing, talking, and screaming about how much capitalism sucks ever since they were born. They have told everyone in their lives and on the internet why capitalism sucks. They have decided that's not enough so now they are going on t... More

What Would a Progressive US Foreign Policy Look Like?

Nighthawk, 4744 N. Kimball Ave, Chicago (next to the "Kimball" Brown line el stop

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 4:00 PM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 5:30 PM

A conversation with Matt Duss, Tobita Chow & Jake Werner, contributors to the new book “A World For All: New Visions of U.S. Foreign Policy” Please join New Lines Magazine and Nighthawk for a conversation with progressive foreign policy thinkers Matt Duss, Tobita Chow and Jake Werner, moderated b... More

CodePink Chicago Reading Group - Crude Capitalism

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

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 3:00 PM

Join CODEPINK Chicago for our next book club meeting! On Sunday, October 18th at 3pm we'll be beginning our discussion of Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market by Adam Hanieh, focusing on chapters 1-4. Over the next few months, we'll be breaking this piece int... More

Tenants Union Recruitment Event

Humboldt Park

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 2:00 PM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 4:00 PM

Sign up to join the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance for our recruitment event on October 18th from 2-4pm in Humboldt Park. Those registered will receive the event location details a week before the event. Come learn about why we organize and how we work to change the conditions of working class tenan... More

Chicago Cuba Solidarity Fair

Patchwork Farms, 2825 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 1:00 PM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 5:00 PM

We invite you to join us in this potluck style event in solidarity with Cuba where we will showcase live music and raffle gifts. Funds raised to support Levante Por Cuba (LPC). Tickets $10. See QR code and flyer for details.... More

Go Go Go Kansha!

1320 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 1:00 PM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 4:00 PM

Support the Japanese American Citizens League Kansha fundraiser!... More

Radical Used Book Fair

800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 11:00 AM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 4:00 PM

Join us Sunday, October 18th for the Radical Used Book Fair!💀🦇🎃 We’ll have hundreds of radical books available—many in like-new condition as well as some rare finds. It’ll be an excellent place to stock up for yourself or as gifts for all the activists, organizers, and readers in your life! All p... More

Women's Day 2026

Kenwood United Church of Christ, 4600 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 11:00 AM

We invite you to join us at CRS member congregation Kenwood United Church of Christ (UCC) on October 18 at 11 AM CT as @kenwooducc_chicago’s Women’s Fellowship hosts their 2026 Annual Women’s Day celebration. CRS Executive Director Rev. Dr. Waltrina Middleton is honored to be the guest preacher f... More

The Art of Organizing

2745 W. 63rd Street, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 10:00 AM to Sun, Nov. 22, 2026, 1:00 PM

Applications are now open for The Art of Organizing: A Six-Week Cohort on Creative Organizing, facilitated by art therapist and creative and cultural organizer Jannah Sellars! Through hands-on art-making, historical learning, and relationship building, participants will learn practical organizing... More

The Infrastructure of Compassion: Rethinking Public Health in the Fentanyl Era

3520 S Halsted St, Chicago

Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 10:00 AM to Sun, Oct. 18, 2026, 11:00 AM

MacArthur Fellows Nabarun Dasgupta and Gregg Gonsalves on their life-saving work. In recent years, the opioid epidemic and dangers of fentanyl have dominated headlines, resulting in a greater understanding of those who use drugs. Join us for a conversation with two leading voices in the field of ... More

Join the Science For the People Reading Group

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 3:00 PM to Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 5:00 PM

About economic planning, rewilding, utopian thinking, and more. Part 1 of 2 Join SftP Chicago for a short reading group of Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass's "Half Earth Socialism". A few of us were going to (re)read it anyway, so we figured we'd organize a group! While the book centers on a ... More

NO KINGS VOTE EARLY (Arlington Heights)

North School Park, 307 N. Evergreen Ave. Arlington Heights, IL

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 2:00 PM to Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 5:00 PM

Join northwest suburban residents and local pro-democracy groups for the "No Kings Vote Early" rally and Democracy Fair—part of a massive nationwide mobilization of over 2,300 coordinated events taking place on the same day. This peaceful community gathering is for anyone who wants to protect, ce... More

ICE Melts - One Year Later

Northwest corner of Clark Street & Morse Ave, Chicago

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 1:00 PM

It has been a year since ICE descended on Rogers Park, and our community organizing and resistance remains strong. Join Rogers Park and West Ridge neighbors for an outdoor, family-friendly event to mark this anniversary, remember those who have been abducted from our community, and recommit to the w... More

Quantum Center's Military Connections Town Hall

Windsor Park Lutheran Evangelical Church, 2619 E. 76th St, Chicago

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 1:00 PM to Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 3:00 PM

The Guerilla Assembly would like to invite you to our second town hall to learn about connections the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park has with the U.S. military, the zionist entity, and weapons manufacturers. This town hall is our second in a series of town halls where we can discuss, learn... More

Picnic for Pugilists

Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N. Avers, Chicago

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 12:00 PM

Independent Labor Club of Chicago presents "Picnic for Pugilists"! o you like tasty treats, camaraderie, and developing your self-defense capabilities? Look no further, the ILC has you covered! Come out to Kosciuszko Park Saturday, October 17 at noon for some chill vibes and boxing practice. B... More

Police-Free Schools Teach-in

Liberation Library, 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 12:00 PM to Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 3:00 PM

🚨NEW DATE🚨 Join us and @inournames on Saturday, October 17, from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Liberation Library for our Police-Free Schools teach-in! Participants will be invited to collaboratively imagine alternate solutions to police responses in common school scenarios. We know that the pre... More

Edgewater No Kings Vote Early Rally

Corner of Sheridan & Berwyn, Chicago

Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 12:00 PM to Sat, Oct. 17, 2026, 2:00 PM

NO KINGS VOTE EARLY WEEKEND! Two ways to take action with Indivisible Edgewater 📣 ✔️Saturday, October 17: No Kings Rally in Edgewater ✔️Sunday, October 18: Countdown to the Midterms Monthly Meeting at Burke’s 🔗sign up at the links in our bio or scan the QR code! Together we will make ... More