Liberation Forum: Our Schools Are Not for Sale!
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W Cermak Rd, Chicago
April 8, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Fight back against the attacks on public education! Join us in discussing how we can unite against the Trump regime’s attempts to dismantle the public education system.... More
Little Palestine Rally & March
Westfield Plaza, 87th & Harlem, Bridgeview, IL
April 7, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Part of the Global Strike and Protests to End the Genocide in Gaza called on by Palestinian social and political institutions, civil society, and unions, Chicago Coalition for Justice In Palestine will rally in Little Palestine (Bridgeview). #اضراب_عالمي #freepalesti̇ne #endthegenocideingaza #lit... More
Songs of Change
The Log Cabin, 8237 Kenton Ave, Skokie
April 6, 2025, 12:30 p.m. - April 6, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Morton Grove Community Church presents Songs of Change live at The Log Cabin. Questions? Call the office at 847-965-2982 or email [email protected]... More
Watch party: Concert for Cuba
2618 N Washtenaw, Logan Square
April 5, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Streaming of 3 past cultural performances (Chicago, NYC and San Francisco. Fundraising to support national campaign for humanitarian aid for Cuba. Light snacks, drinks, fundraising raffle.... More
Unity of the People Art Night
Eli Tea Bar, 5507 N. Clark St, Chicago (Andersonville neighborhood)
April 5, 2025, 7 p.m.
Join Salon Kawakib on April 5th at 7pm for our Unity of the People Art Night. It’s a space to create symbols of solidarity and resistance. We will be providing paint and brushes, and will have some upcycled canvasses, but encourage attendees to bring your own materials you’d like to create with. ... More
King of the North Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
April 5, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - April 5, 2025, 8:30 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books welcomes Jeanne Theoharis and Stefan M. Bradley to the store for a reading, signing and celebration of Dr. Theoharis's new book King of the North Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South. The Martin Luther King Jr. of popular memory vanquished Jim Crow in... More
One Year of Pre-Trial Fairness: Where Do We Go From Here?
Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn, Chicago
April 5, 2025, 1 p.m. - April 5, 2025, 3 p.m.
Join the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice for and update on how our state's pretrial system has changed since the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act and learn about the work that lies ahead! Speakers include k County Public Defender Sharone R. Mitchell, Jr., State Senator Robert Pet... More
Oppose the New CPD Anti-Accountability Program!
Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine, Chicago
April 5, 2025, noon
CPD officers in the 7th district are now allowed to file felony gun charges against anyone without going through the traditional felony review process. 🚨 MOBILIZE at the 7th District Council meeting at 12pm on Saturday, April 5th, at Ogden Park to fight back against this attack on accountability!... More
Hands Off, Rise Up, Fight Back!
Daley Plaza, Washington & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
April 5, 2025, noon
Enough is enough. It is time for all of us in Chicago to rise up and fight back for what we believe in. We are joining with others across the country as part of the national Hands Off Day of Action. This will be a nonviolent, broad-based action bringing all of us together from many different causes,... More
United We Resist
Randall & Algonquin Roads, Algonquin, IL (in front of the Jewel). Park in overflow spots only.
April 5, 2025, 11 a.m. - April 5, 2025, 1 p.m.
Women's rights are human rights / Love is Love / Skin color is not a crime - hate is / No human being is illegal / Hands Off Social Security Earned Benefits, Tax Billionaires Our rights and freedoms are under attack!... More
Support Little Village Tamalera vs. Greedy Slumlords!
Cermak Rd & Marshall Blvd in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood
April 5, 2025, 8 a.m. - April 5, 2025, 10 a.m.
Support Little Village Tamalera from being kicked out of her 20 year location! Let First Western Properties & slum lords Paul & Stamos Tsakiris know that Marshall Plaza is public space and we won't stand for the bullying of our precious tamalera!... More
'The Encampments: Inside America's Student Uprising'
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 3519 N Clark St, Chicago. Also showing at Marcus, Orland Park, IL
April 4, 2025, 4:15 p.m. - April 8, 2025, 7 p.m.
“The Encampments” is premiering in CHICAGO this weekend (4/4) at @alamochicago & OP Marcus Theatre! This incredible film captures the student-led encampments at Columbia that ignited the global movement against the genocide in Gaza. Join the nationwide premiere and get your tickets now. Frida... More
Gaza Unbreakable: Teach-in Exposing the UofC Board of Trustees and Their Investments
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, 5733 S University Ave, Community Room 105, Chicago
April 4, 2025, 3 p.m. - April 4, 2025, 4 p.m.
After 16 months of committing genocide, the Zionist entity has unilaterally broken the ceasefire agreement and resumed indiscriminate bombing of Gaza while continuing to deny entry of food and aid into the strip. But the people of Gaza are unwavering and will never leave their land. Gaza is unbreaka... More
'From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza' film screening
Film Studies Center, University of Chicago, Cobb Hall Room 307, 5811 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago
April 3, 2025, 7 p.m. - April 3, 2025, 9 p.m.
After 16 months of committing genocide, the Zionist entity has unilaterally broken the ceasefire agreement and resumed indiscriminate bombing of Gaza while continuing to deny entry of food and aid into the strip. But the people of Gaza are unwavering and will never leave their land. Gaza is unbreaka... More
SJP's 7th Annual Palfest
Illinois Institute for Technology, Hermann Hall, 3241 S. Federal Street, Chicago
April 3, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
Celebrate Palestinian culture at the SJP-IIT's 7th annual Palfest! Palestinian food / dabke performance / henna / live traditional music / photo booth / and more!... More
Court Support Training With Mark Clements
Walls Turned Sideways, 2717 W. Madison Street, Chicago
April 3, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - April 3, 2025, 7 p.m.
Court support provides an opportunity to stand with someone as they undergo a very isolating experience. It's helpful in building relationships, deocumenting Court, and showing the state that those being subject to the legal system have people who care what happens to them. This can have a favor... More
The Student Movement is Here to Stay!
Lincoln Park Student Center (Statue Side), 2350 N. Sheffield Ave, Chicago
April 3, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Join SJP DePaul in front of the Student Center to protest Isr*el’s breach of the ceasefire, the continued genocide in Gaza, and the illegal detention of activists by ICE under the new authoritarian administration. SJP DePaul has continued to resist suppression for the past 15 years since it was f... More
Dismantling Imperialism from an Afro Perspective
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, 5733 S University Ave, Community Room 105, Chicago
April 2, 2025, 7:30 p.m. - April 2, 2025, 8:30 p.m.
This quarter, we are exploring some current anti-imperialist struggles spearheaded by African people, from the diaspora to the continent. We will discuss the liberation struggle of the Saharwi people and connect it to Africans’ commitment to fight any form of occupation. We will talk about the US oc... More
Fighting Repression & Fighting for Palestine
Alahambra Palace, 1240 W. Randolph St, Chicago
April 2, 2025, 7 p.m. - April 2, 2025, 9 p.m.
Calling on all Arab youth to join the PYM for our next meeting next Wednesday April 2 from 7-9pm at Alhambra Palace Restaurant. What’s next for our movement as we confront a brutal siege, ground invasion, and relentless bombing of Gaza—all while also facing repression from the Trump administrati... More
Civil Servants Speak Out!
Chicago Teachers Union, 1901 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago
March 31, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - March 31, 2025, 7 p.m.
The Chicago Jobs With Justice Workers' Rights Board and the Chicago Federation of Labor host a free public hearing to learn about what the Department of Education provides to the public, what the workers' experiences have been, and what changes the massive reduction in the workforce will cause you.W... More