- 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
Labor Rights Workshop (en espanol)
Arise Chicago, 1700 W. Hubbard Street, Chicago
Aug. 13, 2025, 6 p.m.
Now more than ever, we must learn about our rights as immigrant workers! Rights we don't know about, rights we lose Come and learn how to defend your rights as an immigrant worker: * Salary Increases * Stopping Workplace Harassment * Health and Safety at Work * No to Sexual Harassment *... More
IMAN Youth Forum
IMAN, 2755 W. 63rd Street, Chicago
Aug. 13, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - Aug. 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) presents community conversations, artistic expression and resistance.... More
Vigil for Gaza
151 N. Franklin Street, Chicago
Aug. 13, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Join us for our weekly vigil for the children of Gaza. We meet at the McNally Headquarters, complicit actors invested in genocide. We demand McNally divest! McNally is invested in the mercenary company Safe Reach Solutions (SRS), which contracts with the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation... More
Emergency Protest & Memorial
Daley Plaza, corner of N. Dearborn Street and Washington Street, Chicago
Aug. 12, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Bring pots, pans, flowers, and letters to honor all Palestinian martyrs.... More
Scab Trump Bans EPA Union
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
Aug. 12, 2025, noon
On Saturday the Trump @epagov led by @leezeldin announced they will unilaterally shut down our union, and our contract. This isn’t the first time they’ve tried to bust our union and take away our rights. And just like every time before, we will fight them every step of the way. Please come sta... More
Ride for Palestine
Start at the Lincoln statue, 2045 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago -- end at La Ronda, 3400 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
Aug. 11, 2025, 9:30 p.m.
Bring food to grill, pit stop at Jewel Ride with us in solidarity and resistance! Bring your flags, keffiyehs, signs, and spirit—let’s take the streets together. 🇵🇸 FREE Palestinian flags for the first 17 bikes with flag poles! No pole? No problem—reuse a broomstick, branch, PVC pipe, or a... More
Rural Rising Revisited
On-line.
Aug. 11, 2025, 7 p.m.
The Struggle to be Counted - Voting Rights Are Under Attack. Learn the history. Hear the call. Get into good trouble. Stand up for democracy film & conversation on voting rights. Join us for an inspiring evening on August 11th at 7pm as we present a special screening of Mr. Portlock’s powerful... More
ICE Out of Chicago
Meet next to the driveway at the northwest corner of 101 W. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago
Aug. 11, 2025, 9 a.m. - Aug. 11, 2025, 10 a.m.
Every week DHS agents leave the ICE Field Office to terrorize and kidnap our loved ones and neighbors across Chicago. Join autonomous Chicagoans in a surge effort to signal that we will not stand by while they do this!... More
Art Under Occupation
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago
Aug. 10, 2025, 6 p.m.
CPFF Special Short Films Event. Feature Film "Taqi" preceded by "Siri Miri" and "Shattered Memory." Get tickets while they last!... More
Solidarity Mourning Tent for Awda Hathaleen
Montrose Beach (Lawrence Ave & Simonds Drive), Chicago
Aug. 10, 2025, 3 p.m. - Aug. 10, 2025, 9 p.m.
In response to Umm al-Khair residents’ call for international solidarity with their hunger strike, Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago, IfNotNow Chicago, and other local friends of Awdah Hathaleen will be erecting a mourning tent on Sunday, August 10, from 3-9pm in the green space north of Montrose Beach... More
Unite for Trans Youth Lives
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
Aug. 10, 2025, 1 p.m.
From hospitals cutting off gender-affirming care to federal rollbacks of emergency mental health services, transgender youth are being stripped of the right to exist, thrive, and access life-saving health care across the nation and even right here in Chicago. 🏳️⚧️ Illinois is a sanctuary state f... More
Illinois Divest Teach-in
Eli Tea Bar, 5507 N. Clark St, Chicago
Aug. 9, 2025, 7 p.m.
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs currently has $100 million of Illinois taxpayer money invested in Israel Bonds — loans used to fund the ongoing genocide and starvation in Palestine. We demand the Illinois divest from genocide and invest in community. Join members from the Illinois Div... More
Quimby’s Show & Tell: Marc Fischer of Public Collectors
Quimby's, 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago
Aug. 9, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Join Chicago-based publisher Marc Fischer of Public Collectors to discuss his latest Public Collectors publications, and read from the recent booklets: “Why Self-Publish Under Fascism?” and “Who Shares the Restroom Code with ICE Agents?“ Marc Fischer is the administrator of Public Collectors, an... More
Gaza is Being Starved - Stop the Genocide NOW!
87th Street & Harlem Ave, Bridgeview, IL (Park & Save parking lot)
Aug. 9, 2025, noon
Our demands to stop the genocide continue! Join us this Saturday near "Little Palestine" in the SW suburbs of Chicago. LOCATION JUST ANNOUNCED: 87th St & Harlem Ave, Bridgeview, IL (Shop & Save parking lot).... More
Nuclear Roulette - 80 Years on the Brink
Fountain Square, 1601 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL
Aug. 9, 2025, 11 a.m.
… A commemoration of the more than 200,000 souls killed in the US nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki… And a desperate warning for the very near future. Please join us as we observe and remember the horrific two first and only uses (thus far) of nuclear weapons in armed conflict and assume ... More
Their End is Our Beginning - Cops, Capitalism, & Abolition
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
Aug. 8, 2025, 7 p.m. - Aug. 8, 2025, 8 p.m.
Join us as we welcome brian bean to the store for an event in celebration of his new book Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition, a deeply reported analysis of the connections between policing and capitalism, centering global lessons of revolt and resistance. Where do cops co... More
Ride for Palestine
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
Aug. 7, 2025, 8:30 p.m.
Palestinian contingent with Social Push Chicago. They banned the flag to try to erase us. Fly it in defiance. Meet at 8:30 PM | Roll out at 9 📍 Federal Plaza | 244 S. Dearborn St. 🚴🏾♀️ Pace: 10-12mph Ride with us in solidarity and resistance! Bring your flags, keffiyehs, signs, and spirit—l... More
Nordic Socialism
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18th Street, Chicago
Aug. 7, 2025, 7 p.m. - Aug. 7, 2025, 8 p.m.
Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Pelle Dragsted, William Banks, and Matt McManus to the store for a discussion of Dragsted's new book, "Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy." In recent years, the Nordic countries have been the envy of the world for their economic succes... More
Apartheid: A System of Racial Domination
On line
Aug. 7, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - Aug. 7, 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
Back to School & 50th Anniversary Kick-Off!
Ignite Chicago, 56 E. 47th St, Chicago
Aug. 7, 2025, 1 p.m. - Aug. 7, 2025, 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Ignite Chicago, housing and homeless shelter for youth. Join us for a Back-to-School event sponsored by Aetna at the historic Rosenwald Courts courtyard, outside our Community Hub and Drop-In Center in Bronzeville. The event will bring together community partners, supporters, and ... More