Punks 4 Palestine

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 7:00 PM

Mark your calendars because we’re back at Nabala Cafe to support Reyad and the people of Palestine! The world may be on fire, our loved ones scared, absent, or worse, yet we still find a reason to show up. We continue to fight. We cry. We scream. We dance. We do whatever it is to make the next da... More

Chicago Community Jail Support New Volunteer Training

In the park by 27th & California, Chicago

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 6:00 PM to Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 9:00 PM

Join Chicago Community Jail Support on Friday, Sept. 18 for New Volunteer Training Shifts. Volunteers will receive on-site and written guidance on supporting community members getting out of Cook County Jail and learn how they can get involved with CCJS.... More

Centro de Trabajadores 19th Annual Dinner

Bryn Mawr Community Church, 7000 S. Jeffery Blvd, ChicagoRegister for location.

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 5:30 PM

Join us, September 18th, at VFW POST 8141, as Centro de Trabajadores celebrates NINETEEN YEARS! For nineteen years, CTU has been organizing immigrant, Black, and Latino workers across Chicago’s Southeast Side and south suburbs to fight low wages, unsafe conditions, and unjust immigration systems. ... More

Hope Without Borders

664 Hirsch Ave, Calumet City, IL

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 5:30 PM

💃Join us, September 18th, at VFW POST 8141, as Centro de Trabajadores celebrates NINETEEN YEARS! For nineteen years, CTU has been organizing immigrant, Black, and Latino workers across Chicago’s Southeast Side and south suburbs to fight low wages, unsafe conditions, and unjust immigration systems. ... More

Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya at AMA HQ

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 4:30 PM to Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 6:30 PM

330 N Wabash Ave, Chicago. Fri., Sept. 18, 4:30 p.m. CHICAGO: The @amermedicalassn still has not called for the immediate release of their colleague Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya despite countless reports of torture and violence against him. Protest their upcoming board meeting with us on Friday, Sep... More

'American Doctor' Playing in Frankfort, IL

Emgine, 19965 S La Grange Rd, Frankfort, IL

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 11:10 AM to Wed, Sept. 23, 2026, 9:00 PM

Due to HIGH DEMAND, AMERICAN DOCTOR is coming back to EMAGINE FRANKFORT! 🎬🔥 Playing all week Starting SEPTEMBER 18, Chicagoland has the opportunity to experience a powerful film that brings the stories of three American doctors who served in Gaza to the big screen. This is more than a Document... More

Credit for Change Community Forum

Women's Justice Institute Reclamation Center, 2150 S. Canalport, Ste 4A-11, Chicago

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 10:00 AM to Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 3:00 PM

The Illinois Prison Project is a proud member of Credit for Change, a statewide campaign to restore sentencing credit for rehabilitative programming, which would make prisons safer, families stronger, and save Illinois taxpayers close to $1 billion. Join us to learn about the Credit for Change state... More

United in Radical Solidarity, Our Response to Domination and Hierarchy - a conference on vision and activism

Neues Institutsgebäude der Uni Wien, Vienna -- and online

Fri, Sept. 18, 2026, 8:00 AM to Sun, Sept. 20, 2026, 10:00 PM

“United in Radical Solidarity: Our Response to Domination and Hierarchy” is a conference on radical vision and activism to take place September 18-20, 2026 in Vienna, Austria, and online. More information, including how to register, is here: https://radikalverbunden… (English) https://ra... More

Pilsen Latinas Legacy Zoctli Pavilion

Indgo MRKTO, 2100 S. Morgan St, Chicago

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 6:30 PM to Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 8:00 PM

Something big is growing in Pilsen, and we want you to be part of it. 🌽 Three years ago, the Pilsen Latina Legacies Project was born out of a simple but powerful idea: that the women who built this neighborhood deserve to be remembered. That vision is now becoming something real. On September ... More

Data Centers & the POWER Act

Zoom

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 7:15 PM

On Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 6:00–7:15 PM via Zoom, Prairie Rivers Network's Andrew Rehn will join with members of The Climate Reality Project's Chicago Metro Chapter to discuss data centers and the POWER Act. Like many states, Illinois is grappling with a data center boom that is profoundly... More

One Year Later - Still Fighting for Asif

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 6:00 PM

We’re gathering at Best Sub #2 for an evening of reflection, solidarity, and a call to action, not only for our dad, but for every immigrant family that has experienced separation, detention, and the uncertainty that comes with it. If you’ve stood beside our family this past year, we’d love to have... More

Actually, We CAN Have Nice Things!

Chicago Teachers Union Center, 1901 W. Carroll Ave, Chicago

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 5:30 PM to Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 7:30 PM

oin the Babies Before Billionaires campaign to learn the 2027 budget demands, fight with us for resources for your neighborhood, and get trained in a skill needed to win! Let’s the tax the rich! RSVP here: bit.ly/bbb917... More

Healing Waters Community Festival

Canal Origins Park, 2701 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 1:00 PM to Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 5:00 PM

(En Español siguiendo) Join us Saturday, Sept 19th from 1pm-5pm for a free community festival around water! 🌊 (Rain Date: Sat, Sept 26th) We will be celebrating the resistance of water and the species that live within water, in the face of different threats such as extraction, pollution, and negl... More

Pack the Court!

10220 S 76th Ave., Bridgeview, IL

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 12:00 PM

🚨PACK THE COURT🚨 In August, Oak Lawn cops assaulted a 14-year-old Arab American child! Days after, they arrested and filed charges against the boy’s mother, a AAAN staff member, and a CAARPR & CTU teacher/activist. Join us for court support to demand the bogus charges be dropped! #endracial... More

Constitution Day Rally to Restore Second Chances

555 W. Monroe, Chicago

Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 11:00 AM to Thu, Sept. 17, 2026, 12:30 PM

We’re just ONE MONTH AWAY from the Constitution Day Rally to Restore Second Chances—and we need you there. On September 17, we’ll come together to call on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois lawmakers to take action on long-term incarceration and honor our state's constitutional commitment to rehabilit... More

Students For Reproductive Justice Tumbler Decorating!

Cuneo Hall, Loyola University, 6430 N. Kenmore Ave, Chicago

Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 8:00 PM

Come have a ki and decorate your tumblers at SRJ’s next general body meeting! First 20 attendees get a free tumbler to decorate. Thank you @reprofreedomforall for donating our giveaway this week!!! Our meeting will be this Wednesday, 9/16, at 8:00pm in Cuneo Hall. Room number will be posted in... More

WRCO Hosts Tom Tresser of TIF Illumination Project

Warren Park, 6601 N Western Ave, Chicago

Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 7:00 PM

WRCO will host TOM TRESSER, founder and lead organizer of the TIF Illumination Project from 7-8:30pm on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at WARREN PARK. Tom will explain how Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts work and examine their impact on the 50th Ward, Chicago, Cook County and the State of Illinois... More

The Art of Organizing - A Creative Approach to Organizing

2743 W. 63rd St, Chicago

Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 5:00 PM to Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 7:00 PM

What can art teach us about building power, telling our stories, and organizing for change? Join us for the inaugural workshop of The Art of Organizing: A Creative Approach to Organizing and Advocacy facilitated by art therapist and creative organizer Jannah Sellars! Through hands-on art-making, ... More

Name Change Mobilization

Brave Space Alliance, 1515 E. 52nd Pl, 3rd floor, Chicago

Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 1:00 PM to Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 4:00 PM

Want to get your name and/or gender marker changed?! Live in Cook County? We will be @prcc_chgo on September 9, 2026 from 1pm-4pm and @bravespacealliance on September 16, 2026 from 1pm-4pm. Arrive by 4pm to receive assistance. Please bring a photo ID and birth certificate if you have access to th... More

Socialist Job Fair

Location shared upon registration.

Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 12:00 PM to Wed, Sept. 16, 2026, 5:00 PM

Did you miss our last socialist job fair for worker organizers back in April? Don’t worry, we’re back again on September 16! Join us to learn about workplaces where you can get hired, get involved in organizing campaigns, help a union, and win a fair contract. More information at tinyurl.com/cdsajob... More