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Film Screening - "Attica"
Sulzer Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Aug. 18, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
History of the US prison movement. Get involved and join us as we stand with the people facing the American nightmare! DM for details. #daretostruggle #chicagoprotest #jailkillercops #chicago #blackaugust #georgejackson #falconbowl #milwaukee #milwaukeehardcore... More
Attica Documentary Screening
Sulzer Chicago Public Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Aug. 18, 2025, 5 p.m. - Aug. 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the 1974 documentary film ATTICA. The documentary explores the conditions and political significance of the Attica rebellion, when inmates at the Attica State Prison rose up, revolted, and shook the world in the process. As we prepare to protest alongside inmates at Cook ... More
Liberation Social - Black August - Black as Resistance
14 N. May Street, Aurora, IL
Aug. 17, 2025, 3 p.m. - Aug. 17, 2025, 6 p.m.
Our liberation social this month will be focused on Black August. Come learn about what exactly Black August is! We have an educational and interactive agenda prepared. As always we will have a potluck style food for all to eat, please label! We also welcome donations to help with the Community Frid... More
Battle of Ideas
On-line.
Aug. 17, 2025, noon
From London to Chicago, join us as we collectively explore the history as well as the significance of revolutionary art across Palestine (Part 1) from the late 1800s to 2025 while using this opportunity to understand how Israel, like many other things, attempts to steal Palestinian artistic symbols,... More
Close the Broadview ICE Facility Campaign
Casa Michocan, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave, Chicago
Aug. 17, 2025, noon
Teach-in. RSVP at the link below.... More
Gaza and the Settlements Through the Lens of Religious Nationalisms
First United Methodist Church, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL
Aug. 17, 2025, noon - Aug. 17, 2025, 3 p.m.
Part of a series on Countering the Rising Scourge of Religious Nationalisms. Other sessions at other venues include "Countering Misogyny and Patriarchal underpinnings of Religious Nationalisms. Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Hindu perspectives" on 8/18, "Having Hard Conversations: Discussing Reli... More
Brave Space Alliance Dignity Dash 5k
AIDS Garden, just south of Belmont Avenue and the lakefront, Chicago
Aug. 17, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Running for our lives! The news is out — this August, Brave Space Alliance will be hosting our first ever Dignity Dash 5k! This event is more than a race... it's a movement. Our first ever charity 5K centers the lives and legacies of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals and invite... More
Movie Night - 'The Encampments'
Nesh Mediterranean Grill, 110 S. Wells Street, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 6 p.m.
PAL is back with our movie series, this time highlighting the film “The Encampments.” A year and a half ago, the world witnessed the escalation of the movement for Palestine with the rise of the student solidarity encampments for Gaza all over the globe. Although the encampments were temporary, t... More
Stop the Genocide!
343 N. Michigan Ave (Michigan Ave & Wacker Dr), Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Protest & March. Our protests continue this Saturday with our demands: Stop the genocide, end ALL U.S. aid to Israel!... More
Winning People-Centered Policies in the Age of Constitutional Collapse
On-line
Aug. 16, 2025, 2 p.m.
Join this Marguerite Casey Foundation Summer School session to hear how local tenant unions and housing justice movements are reimagining a better future. We can’t rely on the Constitution or the courts to deliver for the people—but from rent-striking tenants to movements defying empire, everyday... More
Labor Against the Trump Agenda
Casa Michoacan, 1638 S. Blue Island Ave, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Panel discussion with local labor leaders!... More
2nd Annual Heal on the Farm
Arab Chicago Farm, 24724 W. 104th Ave, Frankfort, IL
Aug. 16, 2025, 1 p.m. - Aug. 16, 2052, 8 p.m.
Games / food / animals / music / art workshops $15 per adult & $10 per child. TIME LISTED IS SIMPLY A PLACE-HOLDER. Register at the link below.... More
Vis Vas Community Fundraiser for OCAD
Side Practice Coffee, 5139 N. Damen Ave, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 11 a.m. - Aug. 16, 2025, 1 p.m.
VISVAS /ˈvēvə/ : long live; used to express acclaim or support Join us this Saturday, August 16th from 11AM - 1PM at @sidepractice.coffee for a morning of uplifting sounds, ube lattes, and a space of unity in movement through dancing in support of @ocadchicago We’re having a coffee for a cau... More
Fight the Trump Takeover
Wrigley Square (in Millennium Park), 201 E Randolph St, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 11 a.m.
The outrageous Texas power grab by Donald Trump and his fellow thugs is a political emergency with national implications. Through their brazen attempt to gerrymander 5 Congressional seats into the Republican column, they are undermining fair elections, silencing voters of color, and attacking our co... More
Free2Move Brake Light Repair Event
O'Reilly Auto Parts, 3310 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 10 a.m. - Aug. 16, 2025, 2 p.m.
Brake Light Out? We’ve Got You Covered! Join us for the Free2Move Brake Light Repair Event and avoid unnecessary stops. Don't get pulled over. Get powered up. * Free brake light repairs * Community safety resources Register at the link below.... More
Back-2-School Summer Jam!
Chicago Teachers Union Center, 1901 W. Carroll Street, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 10 a.m. - Aug. 16, 2025, 3 p.m.
Save the date! You’re invited to the Chicago Teachers Union’s Back-to-School Summer Jam! This event will bring together students, parents, community organizations, educators, elected officials and others who want to make sure that returning students have all that they need to make sure the up... More
Protest the Chicago Aggression & War Show
Fullerton Beach by the LSD pedestrian overpass, Chicago
Aug. 16, 2025, 9:30 a.m.
Join us in protesting the Chicago Aggression and War Show! We will be meeting at Fullerton Beach and marching south to Navy Pier and back. Bring signs or banners to show your discontent with military spending, military pollution, or the US complicity in the Gazan genocide. It will be a hot, sunny da... More
The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up
Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak, Chicago
Aug. 15, 2025, 6 p.m.
Join us for a screening and discussion of ‘The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up’ to commemorate Black August! This 2023 film details the events that took place on February 1st, 1985 when two political prisoners, John “Balagoon” Cole and Christopher “Naeem” Trotter, took action to save another man’s lif... More
Film Screening - Spook Who Sat by the Door
Mama Africa's Marketplace, 2100 E. 71st St, Chicago
Aug. 15, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
A film screening / talkback of the film Spook who sat by the Door with an emphasis on analyzing radical films with a decolonial lens. Engage with your community in shared struggle against the white supremacist capitalist empire that is the architect of this society.... More
Stand for Veterans - Stand for Unions
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Ave, Chicago
Aug. 15, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
Rally with VA workers, veterans, union members, families, and allies. Veterans and the dedicated union members who work at the VA are under attack. Join us across the street of the Damen entrance of the JBVA Medical Center as part of our nationwide "Stand for Veterans, Stand for Unions" day of ac... More