- 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
Emergency Protest - Justice for Jame Alanis
Plaza Tenochtitlán, 1821 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago
July 19, 2025, 1 p.m.
Join us this Saturday at Plaza Tenochtitlán to demand Justice for Jaime Alanís and the freedom of all those detained by ICE! Farmworker Jaime Alanís was murdered by the ICE raid of the Glasshouse factory in Camarillo. His death is on the hands of Trump, ICE, and every federal agency that has been... More
Building Public Assemblies - Facilitation Skills for This Moment
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
July 19, 2025, noon
Chicago activists and organizers, I hope you will join me on July 19 for a workshop on how to facilitate a public assembly. RSVP at the link below. One of the challenges we face in mobilizing large numbers of people to "save democracy" is that many people don't feel they have a meaningful rel... More
Learn How to End the Oligarchy
To be shared when you register for the event.
July 19, 2025, 9 a.m. - July 19, 2025, 7 p.m.
Our political system is built for billionaires and corporations, not everyday people. Fossil fuel billionaires divide and exploit us for their own profit. They get rich off of polluting our neighborhoods and fueling the climate crisis in our communities. We must be as powerful and disciplined as ... More
Tenant Power in Times of Crisis
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
July 18, 2025, 7 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 8 p.m.
Join us for a conversation about tenant organizing to celebrate the publication of Dispatches from the Threshold, edited by Rae Baker and Alexander Ferrer. Housing insecurity turned catastrophic during the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing the cruelty of threadbare tenant protections and state hostilit... More
Little Palestine Souk for Gaza
The Qahwa, 7544 103rd Street, Bridgeview, IL
July 18, 2025, 6 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 9 p.m.
Fundraising event for emergency relief for Gaza. Community event with outdoor vendors, art & kid activities. Join us for an evening of culture, community, and collective action. Enjoy outdoor vendors, art, kid activities - and most importantly, a purpose. 100% of drink and food proceeds durin... More
Letters to Shukri
Oud Coffee & Cafe, 2127 W. Division St, Chicago
July 18, 2025, 5 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Join us to write letters to Palestinian political prisoners Shukri Abu Baker and Ghassan Elashi. Both Shukri and Ghassan are in US federal prison for the “crime” of running the largest Muslim charity in the US. As Shukri’s daughter the activist Nida Abu Baker (@livinlanidaloca) told us, receivin... More
LVEJO Summer Health Resource Fair
La Villita Park, 2800 S. Sacramento Ave, Chicago
July 18, 2025, 4 p.m. - July 18, 2025, 6 p.m.
Join the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization for their summer resources fair ☀️ We will have resources related to improving health, managing asthma symptoms, accessing clean water and so much more! We will have free food, snacks, beverages, and activities for families to engage in. ... More
Chicago Black Muslim History Tour
Masjid Al Taqwz, 9333 S. Escanaba Ave, Chicago and La Quinta Hotel, 1 S. Franklin St, Chicago
July 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Join us on Friday, July 18 for the Chicago Black Muslim History Tour a powerful guided journey through the legacy and impact of Black Muslims in Chicago from the 1930s to today. Registration required. Please use the link below. Tickets $25 each. Schedule: 9:15 AM - Bus leaves Masjid Al Taqw... More
Foreigners in Their Ancestral Homeland, Part 2
On line
July 17, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - July 17, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Part of the "Understanding the Palestinian Relationship With Palestine" weekly series of sessions on Palestinian history by Tarek Khalil, Education Chair with American Muslims for Palestine - Chicago. Dive into the realities of life under occupation through this powerful 5-part series exploring d... More
ICE Out of Lake County!
Washington Park, 15 S. Park Avenue, Waukegan, IL
July 17, 2025, 6 p.m.
Join us at the Good Trouble protest!... More
Defend Trans Kids! Rally to Defend Gender Affirming Care
Louis Pasteur Statue, 523 S. Honore Street, Chicago
July 17, 2025, 6 p.m.
Gender affirming care is healthcare. Healthcare is a human right. The Trump administration doesn't believe in either of those things. They want to eliminate the limited access there already is to gender affirming care in this country by punishing providers and holding patients hostage in order t... More
Good Trouble Lives On
Daley Plaza, corner of Washington & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
July 17, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - July 17, 2025, 8 p.m.
We are joining the national Good Trouble Lives On day of action to honor the anniversary of the passing of the great civil rights hero John Lewis. We will honor his legacy of civil disobedience and leadership in Congress not with ceremonies, but with a day of action. Across the country, we will t... More
Poetry Reading for Palestine
Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago
July 16, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - July 16, 2025, 8 p.m.
Please join us for a reading of original work from poet Yahya Ashour (@yahyaashour98), followed by a discussion with writer Eman Abdelhadi (@eabdelhadi)! Yahya Ashour | يحيى عاشور is an exiled Gazan poet and awarded author, contributor to multiple anthologies of poetry and writing, including the... More
All Out to Oppose the Snap Curfew Ordinance
City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St, Chicago
July 16, 2025, 9 a.m.
ALL OUT TO CITY HALL on Wednesday July 16th at 9:00am to demand that all alders stand by Mayor Brandon Johnsons veto of the snap curfew ordinance. Alders will vote on whether to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of the "Snap Curfew" ordinance (8-16-021). Our teenagers need less contact with l... More
Remembering Water Film Screening
On-line.
July 15, 2025, 7 p.m.
You are invited to an online screening of Remembering Water on July 15th at 7 pm in lead up to the Capital’s Host teach-in hosted by @chicagoirishforpalestine . 🎞 In this short film (40 min. with captions) protest filmmaker Tom Callahan explores the special relationships between Irish cultural c... More
A Union Night of Cuba Solidarity
Weegee's Lounge, 3659 W. Armitage Avenue, Chicago
July 15, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Report back and discussion from a labor delegation trip to Havana, Cuba followed by a free screening of the 1975 film "De Cierta Manera" ("One Way or Another"). Admission is free. Drinks & food available for purchase.... More
Summer School for Socialism
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
July 15, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - Aug. 21, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
How do we understand our current context, define our future, and organize to build it? Join Chicago-based activists and organizers for bi-weekly classes and discussions to explore socialism's proposals, he real potential for a socialist revolution in the United States, and define a people's vision f... More
The Past & Future Fight For Palestine
Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St, Evanston, IL
July 13, 2025, 4:15 p.m. - July 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
...and art making workshop for kids and adults. 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Speaker Program. A teach-in on Evanston's institutional censorship of Palestinian perspectives. 4:15 - 5:15 pm, Art Workshop. Led by Liora Ostroff, recommended for adults and children 10+ Please RSVP at the URL below.... More
Chicago Celebrates the 2025 Burin Kite Festival
Humboldt Park Boathouse, 1301 N Humboldt Drive, Chicago
July 13, 2025, 3 p.m. - July 13, 2025, 5 p.m.
Solidarity in the skies! Chicagoland Jews and allies join communities across the globe solidarity with the people of Burin, a village in Palestine, who will be flying kites in steadfastness during their annual kite festival, despite the destruction around them. We will gather in Humboldt Park to ... More
What Would Socialism in the US Look Like?
Waukegan Music Exchange: 128 N Genesee St. Waukegan, IL
July 13, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Study group. What would it look like to abolish debt in our society? How do we build food systems that not only meet the needs of the people but of the planet? Join us as we continue our discussion of Socialist Reconstruction and explore chapter 4, "Ending the Stranglehood of Debt and Financial C... More