- 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
Mabuhay! Meeting
Register to receive location.
Sat, Aug. 22, 2026, 11:00 AM to Sat, Aug. 22, 2026, 2:00 PM
Mabuhay! Meetings are spaces where AFIRE shares updates and report-backs about the organization's work to its base and membership, and celebrates community milestones and engagement efforts carried out with AFIRE's community leaders. Register here: http://www.tinyurl.com/a…... More
Movement as Memory - A Black August Community Dance Experience
Red Clay Dance Center, 808 E. 63rd St, Chicago
Sat, Aug. 22, 2026, 11:00 AM to Sat, Aug. 22, 2026, 1:00 PM
This Black August, join the South Side Community Art Center and Red Clay Dance Company for Movement as Memory—an interactive community dance experience inspired by the enduring legacy of Katherine Dunham. Rooted in SSCAC’s longstanding commitment to celebrating Black artistic expression across di... More
Freedom Requires Participation
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters, 930 E. 50th St, Chicago
Sat, Aug. 22, 2026, 10:00 AM
Join the us this Saturday, August 22, for a special Saturday Morning Forum, “From Haiti to the Ballot Box,” featuring Yusef D. Jackson, President We’ll reflect on the legacy of the Haitian Revolution, connect that history to the power of civic participation today, discuss the treatment of Haitian... More
George Jackson Day
Cook County Jail, 2990 S. California Ave, Chicago
Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 7:00 PM
George Jackson Day #GJD on August 21st at Cook County Jail! Come through and stand with inmates inside CCJ organizing demonstrations on August 21st, demanding dignity and respect! It's our duty to support the struggle against the mass incarceration machine and uplift the demands raised by those i... More
Muslims For Just Futures Chicago Membership Meeting
Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 6:30 PM
This week in Chicago, join us for our membership meeting on Friday, August 21st at Nabala Cafe, 6:30 pm! Come and join us to hear about the work we've been helming locally with small businesses and our place-based investments, learn more about our Convergence for Just Futures, marking the 25th an... More
Black August Panel Discussion & Benefit
27th & California Ave, Chicago
Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 6:00 PM
Join us and our comrades this Friday evening at 27th and California for a panel discussion and benefit concert in support of the Michigan 8. Free the Michigan 8! Free Them All! Free the Land!... More
Chicago Community Jail Support New Volunteer Training
Near 27th & California, Chicago
Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 6:00 PM to Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 9:00 PM
Want to get involved with CCJS? We are entirely volunteer-run offering snacks, water, cigarettes, rides, and support for people getting out of CCJ, their families, and the surrounding community. During these training shifts, you’ll be shown the ropes, work a shift on the ground, and meet other new v... More
'This Wreckage' Benefit Concert
Elastic Arts, 3427 W. Diversey Pkwy, #208, Chicago. The location is not wheelchair accessible.
Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 5:30 PM
The Independent Labor Club invites you to the public kick off of our first national convention! Join us at Elastic Arts in Logan Square for a live podcast recording of This Wreckage (formerly Antifada), followed by a benefit concert featuring Shavon Reznikov, 20 Eyes, J O E & R U E, and DJ Bathwater... More
Righteous Rise Block Party
433 E. 46th St, Chicago
Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 11:00 AM to Fri, Aug. 21, 2026, 6:00 PM
Join CAARPR at the annual Back to School Block Party, hosted by @46th.club! When: 11 AM, Friday, August 21 Where: the 46th and Vincennes Block Club and Community Garden, 433 E 46th St. There will be free school physicals for all school age children between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m, in addition to mu... More
'How to Sell a Genocide' with Author Adam Johnson
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 6:30 PM
We’re excited to announce the Middle East Children's Alliance’s first event in Chicago! 🇵🇸 Join us in welcoming Adam Johnson, author of "How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza," for an important discussion. All book royalties will be donated to MECA. Free eve... More
A Decolonizing Practice!
The Lower Loft, 1714 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 6:30 PM
The Lower Loft, presents: Alexy J Lanza Castillo, Solo Exhibit Opening reception Featuring: Jazz music by Gustavo Cortinas, Trio band Positive Vibes, host band... More
Building a House of Knowledge: Black Bookstores & Radical Print Culture in Chicago
Build Coffee and Books, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 7:00 PM
📚Curious about the history of Black bookstores in Chicago and how they shaped and supported intellectual, cultural and political currents in the city? 🌀Join the us on August 20th at 6PM for a talk with Sydney Smith (Rutgers University) at Build Coffee and Books ( 6100 S. Blackstone) on the histor... More
Casa DuPage Resistance Council
Casa DuPage, 311 S. Naperville Rd, Suite C, Wheaton, IL
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 7:30 PM
The struggle needs you! Resistance Council Meeting: The Jaguars 🐆🐆🐆 Join us! Casa DuPage is the People’s struggle: It’s time to get involved. Come be a part of the Casa DuPage Resistance Council. Join us for a planning meeting for comrades and members. We invite those most dedicated to action fo... More
Automatic License Plate Readers
Virtual
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 7:30 PM
A virtual popular education session. You’ve heard so much about them in the news. You’ve seen headlines, john oliver, listened to podcasts but don’t know how to get rid of them, or even fully sure how they work. Nows your chance! Thursday August 20th from 6-730pm Chicago organizers will be lea... More
Black August Study Group
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 6:00 PM
✊🏾 Black August is a time to study past and present revolutionaries and fight for freedom for political prisoners. Join us in studying George Jackson’s ‘Blood in My Eye.’ Jackson was a Field Marshal for the Black Panther Party, who was serving a one year to life sentence for a $70 robbery of a gas s... More
Voices Thru Art
Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 5:45 PM
We are thrilled to be joining the #VoicesThroughArt project for its second year! Please join us on August 20th, 2026 at the Chicago History Museum to witness the power that stories have in connecting us to one another. This series celebrates the voices, experiences, and contributions of Chicago's re... More
Stop the Grift! Town Hall Meeting
Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 5:30 PM
10 X 10 To Win to Host Community Town Meeting on Tax Increment Financing in Chicago’s 21st Ward The political action organization 10 X 10 To Win will host a community town meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. to explain how Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts work and rev... More
Conscious Closet Club - Chicago Fair Trade
4704 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 5:30 PM to Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 8:00 PM
Got something in your closet that needs mending? Haven't got round to it yet, or not sure how to? Chicago Fair Trade's Conscious Closet Club invites you to a beginner-friendly DIY mending masterclass led by professional fiber arts instructor Kristine Brande! Learn how to extend the useful life of... More
2026-08-26 IL Prison Project Ambassadors: From Experience to Influence
On-line
Thu, Aug. 20, 2026, 12:00 PM
The experience of being incarcerated brings expertise -- hard-earned knowledge that is integral in the fight against incarceration. 💪🏾 At next month's Lunch & Learn, we will examine IPP’s Ambassador Fellowship Program, where formerly incarcerated people transform their lived experience into narrativ... More
Public Agency of Travel Planning for the Overwhelmed
Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
Wed, Aug. 19, 2026, 6:30 PM
Participatory performance and Talk. An evening reimagining visa systems and global traveling. hicago! Do you own a suitcase larger than 50lb capacity? Does your current passport photo convey your deep love for your country? Let's consider these questions with Public Agency of Travel Planning for ... More