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Chicago Abortion Fund Pilsen Community Gathering & Teach In
Chicago Abortion Fund Pilsen Community Gathering & Teach In

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

April 11, 2026, noon - April 11, 2026, 2 p.m.

Want to join us for our largest peer-to-peer fundraising campaign of the year? Already onboard and ready to connect with other abortion access supporters? 👀✨ Join us for at these #fthon26 events coming soon! 🙌 Will you be there? Keep an eye on our socials for *even more* upcoming events and ways ... More

National Fuck ICE Day
National Fuck ICE Day

1930 Beach Street, Broadview, 60155

April 11, 2026, noon - April 11, 2026, 6 p.m.

We'll bring the dildos, you bring the rage! Come play games, win prizes, and tell ICE to go f*** itself.... More

25th Chicago Palestine Film Festival
25th Chicago Palestine Film Festival

Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St, Chicago

April 11, 2026, 9 a.m. - April 25, 2026, 9 p.m.

CHICAGO!! Save the date for the 25th Chicago Palestine Film Festival! We look forward to seeing you all @filmcenter April 11-April 25! www.palestinefilmfest.com EDITOR'S NOTE: Times listed are simply place-holders. Go to the website for details as they become available.... More

Avondale Mutual Aid Comunity Cleanup
Avondale Mutual Aid Comunity Cleanup

Cafe Urbano, 3288 N. Elston Ave, Chicago

April 11, 2026, 9 a.m.

Spring is here! Say yes to new blooms and no to trash and join Avondale mutual aid for a community clean up day! We're meeting at Cafe Urbano (3288 N Elston Ave) and will be spending our time cleaning up around Brands Park. Supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own gloves or... More

Meitheal Dance (After) Party
Meitheal Dance (After) Party

Co-Prosperity, 3219 S. Morgan, Chicago

April 10, 2026, 9 p.m. - April 11, 2026, 2 a.m.

Dancing brought to you by: @trqpiteca + @saintsusu.mp3 💿🪩 Performances between sets by secret artists 🤫 Meitheal (pronounced meh-hal) is an ancient Irish term describing a gathering of people who work together, sharing and celebrating unity, interdependence and mutual support, all for the greate... More

Transcendent Frequencies
Transcendent Frequencies

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

April 10, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 10, 2026, 10 p.m.

back at it again, y’all. come through and show us your most experimental selves. First come, first serve 15 min open sets—get there early if you want one. Featuring long form sets this month by @guesstaccount and @daniorizabamusic. It’s going to be a super fab, trans, and queer time. come outttttttt... More

Building Communities Around Psychedelics
Building Communities Around Psychedelics

Illinois Tech -- Wishnick Hall 113 Auditorium, 3255 S Dearborn St. Chicago IL 60616

April 10, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 10, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Dive into the art of creating strong, supportive psychedelic communities. Connect, learn, and grow together! Join us for an evening with Christopher Gunlock, facilitator and operations executive of Jaguar Five, a plant medicine church based in the Twin Cities. This event explores a question many ... More

Get Strike Ready With Socialist Alternative
Get Strike Ready With Socialist Alternative

3325 W. Wrightwood Ave, Chicago

April 10, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

Labor leaders across Chicago and nationally have called for a general strike on May Day this year, using the same call for “No Work, No School, No Shopping” that the working people of Minneapolis used to kick ICE out of the Twin Cities. Socialist Alternative stands in solidarity with this call, and ... More

Conscious Closet Club - Chicago Fair Trade
Conscious Closet Club - Chicago Fair Trade

Chicago Fair Trade Museum, 4704 N. Broadway, Chicago

April 10, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 12, 2026, 4 p.m.

Ready to refresh your wardrobe this spring? 🌸 Looking to break up with fast fashion? Swap your way to a whole new look for just $10 at our Spring Clothing Swap at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum! Grab your tickets now for April 10-12 at the link in bio 🎟️ Hosted by our @conscious_closet_club, this ... More

Resistance Music Open Mic
Resistance Music Open Mic

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

April 10, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 10, 2026, 9 p.m.

JOIN US AT OPEN MIC THIS FRIDAY APR 10🎶 @pilsencommunitybooks hope to see you there! Sign up at tinyurl.com/57vwtdv6... More

Build the Gym
Build the Gym

4865 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago

April 10, 2026, 3:45 p.m.

Join the movement to build the McCutcheon Elementary School Gym McCutcheon Elementary is the ONLY public school in Illinois without a gym. Every single day, our students are missing out on a fundamental part of their education and development. While every other public school in the state has a... More

Lessons in Environmental Justice
Lessons in Environmental Justice

Chicago Park District Headquarters Board Room, 4830 S. Western Ave, Chicago

April 10, 2026, 1 p.m. - April 10, 2026, 3 p.m.

Stories from the front lines. Join us NEXT week, Friday, 4/10/26, for a very special panel featuring our very own Chicago legacy organizer, Cheryl Johnson, and Charles Lee, who is widely recognized as a true environmental justice (EJ) pioneer, thought leader, and a founder of the EJ movement in t... More

ICE Watch & Community Defense
ICE Watch & Community Defense

Virtual

April 10, 2026, 11 a.m. - April 10, 2026, 12:30 p.m.

Join this 90-minute training from States at the Core, featuring experienced Chicago community defenders, on effectively protecting your neighborhoods from federal enforcement incursions. This training will share important skills for building neighborhood resilience, documenting ICE activity, and ... More

Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights
Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights

Lincoln Lodge, 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

April 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

"Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights” is a stand-up show featuring a talented, diverse lineup of Chicago comedians. ⁠ ⁠ Every dollar from ticket sales goes directly to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), which works to advance the rights of immigrants and refugees so the... More

Under the Tree Podcast presents Levitating the Pentagon with Nancy Kurshan and Bill Ayers
Under the Tree Podcast presents Levitating the Pentagon with Nancy Kurshan and Bill Ayers

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

April 9, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books is excited to join Under the Tree Podcast in welcoming Nancy Kurshan to the store for a conversation with Bill Ayers about Kurshan's book Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories. In Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories, longtime activist Nancy Ku... More

From Prairie to Poppy Seed
From Prairie to Poppy Seed

Watershed Art & Ecology, 1821 S. Racine Ave, Chicago

April 9, 2026, 7 p.m.

How Struggles For Land, War and Farming Are Connected From Chicago to Palestine. Join Chicago Dissenters and the Palestinian Youth Movement on April 9th at the Watershed Art & Ecology for our zine launch event! The zine will underscore the connections between the weapons supply chain, food justic... More

Poetry For the People
Poetry For the People

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

April 9, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 9 p.m.

Join us for an evening of radical poetry where celebrated local poets read from their work as part of The Goodman Theatre's 100 Free Acts of Theater. Register here: https://events.haymarketbooks.org/events/haymarketbooks/2088323 These poems challenge systems, imagine new futures, and give voic... More

Producing Media for the People
Producing Media for the People

Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

April 9, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

✊🏾 Join us for an organizing meeting to strategize how we can amplify the call for a nationwide general strike on May 1! No media experience required. 🗓️ Thursday, April 9 ⏰ 6:30 P.M. 📍 @chicagoliberationcenter (2712 W Cermak Rd.) 🪧 The Minnesota General Strike and Jan. 30 nationwide shutdow... More

Let's Stick It to Polluters!
Let's Stick It to Polluters!

Indgo Mrkto, 2100 S. Morgan St, Chicago

April 9, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 8 p.m.

(Seguido en Español) Let’s Stick It To Polluters!! ✊Come design your own stickers centering Environmental and Social Justice!! Environmental Justice issues are constantly looming over our heads, and sometimes we feel stuck when looking for a way to speak our truths and join the fight. Creativity is ... More

Quantum Facility Updates
Quantum Facility Updates

Russell Square Park Fieldhouse, 3045 E. 83rd St, Chicago

April 9, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Come out to learn about the campaign against the facility and draft our demands for what the community actually wants to see on the South Works site! The city and state are trying to bring a quantum facility that would poison and displace us to our neighborhood – but we refuse to accept harmful d... More