- 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
Spring Into Action!
Vodak Library, 3710 E 106th St. Chicago
March 28, 2026, 10 a.m. - March 28, 2026, 1 p.m.
Can you believe we are celebrating 5 whole years of the Calumet River Beach Clean-ups?! 🎉 There will be free food from Colibri Coffee and art and science activities for the whole family! Come celebrate with us! 🥳... More
No Kings - Western Springs, IL
5000-5300 Willow Springs Rd, Western Springs, IL
March 28, 2026, 9:30 a.m. - March 28, 2026, 11 a.m.
We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. Our peaceful... More
The Spirit of Ami - Ani Defranco & Laren Coyle Rosen Live in Converstion
Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St, Evanston, IL
March 27, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 27, 2026, 9 p.m.
Grammy-winning musician, feminist icon, and groundbreaking artist Ani DiFranco joins us live in Chicago for an intimate conversation about creativity, spirituality, and the lifelong work of making art that transforms. In her new book, The Spirit of Ani, created in collaboration with author and an... More
ICE OUT of O'Hare!
Terminal 1 departures area (upper level), O'Hare Airport, Chicago
March 27, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Emergency airport rally! Bring a buddy and a sign! Hands Off Chi / Abolish ICE!... More
Behind Enemy Lines Conference
Chicago
March 27, 2026, 9 a.m. - March 29, 2026, 5 p.m.
We failed to stop the genocide in Gaza. How do we stop the US empire’s next monstrous crime? A Conference on Anti-Imperialist Politics and Organizing in the Belly of the Beast. Empire doesn’t end on its own. It has to be confronted with organized resistance. If you’re ready to move beyond protest... More
Stop Gun Violence Together, From Illinois to the Nation
Virtual
March 26, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 26, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
Join us Thursday at 7:00 PM CDT for our Zoom Gun Violence Prevention meeting. We’ll be joined by Maria Peterson, who will discuss the outcomes of the Primary election and what they mean as we look ahead to the Midterm elections in November. Let us know you will be attending by RSVPing here -- htt... More
Exhibit B Presents Noa Micaela Fields, Daisy Hernández, Sahar Mustafah and Raghav Rao
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
March 26, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 26, 2026, 8 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books welcomes Exhibit B back to the store for the latest installment of their reading series featuring Noa Micaela Fields, Daisy Hernández, Sahar Mustafah and Raghav Rao. Noa Micaela Fields is an echodeviant enjambment queen (translation: trans poet with hearing aids) in search ... More
Compassionate Release Workshop
Location in the loop. Register to get the address.
March 26, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 26, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join PNAP on Thursday, March 26th for a workshop on the Joe Coleman Act of Illinois. Facilitated by Chicago Medical Legal Collaborative with panelists from Illinois Prison Project and Medical Justice Alliance, we’ll discuss medical release, the eligibility criteria, and navigating the application... More
End CPD and ICE Collabortion!
George Washington High School, 3535 E. 114th St, Chicago
March 26, 2026, 6 p.m.
JOIN US in demanding accountability and safety for the people of Chicago! We're taking our voices to the Community Commission for Public Safety (CCPSA) to STOP POLICE CRIMES and hold CPD accountable, calling for an END TO CPD-ICE COLLABORATION! We're mobilizing across Chicago to push for these cr... More
Freedom Dreaming in Dark Times
5733 S. University Ave, Chicago
March 26, 2026, 5 p.m.
Join us for part two of our conversation series, where we discuss an essay by historian and scholar Robin D. G. Kelley. The essay explores the historical roots and political meaning of Black–Palestinian solidarity. Challenging the idea that solidarity is based solely on shared identity or analog... More
The Chicago Charity Con Crawl
Various
March 26, 2026, 9 a.m. - March 29, 2026, 9 p.m.
EDITOR'S NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THAT TIMES LISTED ARE ONLY PLACE-HOLDERS. We’re thrilled to announce that our Chicago Charity Con Crawl (C4) will be raising money for @ocadchicago and their mutual aid efforts! Ticket sales, special magic items for use in games, and a percentage of merchandise sales al... More
Red Ant Dream
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
March 25, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 25, 2026, 9 p.m.
Join Revolutionary Marxist Study Group-Chicago in viewing and discussing Sanjay Kak's 2013 documentary Red Ant Dream! This documentary is about the people's movement and the ongoing revolutionary war in India. This film captures part of this, highlighting the struggle of Adivasis (the indigenous peo... More
Research Bites With Selwyn Rogers, Jr., MD
Virtual
March 25, 2026, noon
As founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center, Dr. Rogers is building an interdisciplinary team of specialists to treat patients who suffer injury from life-threatening events, such as car crashes, serious falls and gun violence. His team works with leaders in the city's t... More
Data Centers in Illinois
Virtual
March 24, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 24, 2026, 9 p.m.
Join us Tuesday, March 24th at 7:00 PM CDT for our next NWSOFA-Indivisible Climate and Environmental Team Zoom meeting, featuring a special presentation by Sally Burgess from Sierra Club Illinois. Sally will lead an in-depth discussion about the rapid growth of data centers in Illinois—how they w... More
Films For a Changing World Presents 'Flying Lessons'
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
March 24, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 24, 2026, 9 p.m.
Join us Tuesday, March 24th at 6 PM for a screening of Elizabeth Nichols’ 2024 documentary, Flying Lessons🎥When their Lower East Side building comes under siege by a predatory landlord, a young filmmaker and an aging punk artist forge an unlikely friendship. As the two women collaborate on a portrai... More
Chicago Jobs With Justice Information Session
Virtual
March 24, 2026, 5 p.m.
Hello Hello!! Over the last couple of months we have gotten the opportunity to meet so many new wonderful folks and engage in meaningful conversations. We decided to kick off a virtual teach-in about our organization. Its aim to introduce new members, volunteers, or maybe you heard of us before but ... More
Steven Salaita on Scholasticide & More!
Virtual
March 24, 2026, 11 a.m.
Dr. Steven Salaita will discuss, as he put it, "scholasticide and the (pitiful) condition of higher education today. I'm sure the conversation will make its way to the current war as well." On the next episode of "Breaking Culture Live," available on Tuesday at 11 am CST at https://www.youtube.cm... More
Power to the People
Onward Neighborhood House, 5413 W. Diversey Ave, Chicago
March 23, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - March 23, 2026, 8 p.m.
Please join the ACLU of Illinois and Onward Neighborhood House on Monday, March 23 from 6:30-8 PM in Belmont Cragin for a community town hall on what the ACLU, Onward House, and our partners are doing in response to the federal abuse of power from the Trump administration and what role you can play ... More
Immigrant Detention and Mass Incarceration from the U.S. to El Salvador
Virtual
March 23, 2026, 6 p.m.
Please join us for a VIRTUAL conversation about the resistance to the suspension of due process under the ongoing “State of Exception” in El Salvador and the parallels to the immigrant rights movement here under Trump. ¡Cese la Represión! Immigrants Detention and Mass Incarceration from the U.S. ... More
What I Wish I Would Have Said
Virtual
March 23, 2026, 5 p.m. - March 23, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Join “What I Wish I Would Have Said” PART 4: Mon, Mar 23 @5pm CT ZOOM.. NWSOFA-Vision Forward 2.0 Learning Lab Series Vision Forward 2.0 is a coordinated set of programs designed to help volunteers, community members, and pro‑democracy conversational activists communicate with clarity, calm, and ... More