THE JUNGLE

MAY DAY RALLY & MARCH
- May 1 @ 10:00 AM
- Union Park
- 1501 W Randolph St. Chicago IL 60606
NEW TIME FOR MAY DAY RALLY & MARCH The May Day Rally & March will now begin on Thursday 5/1/25 10 AM @ Union Park 1501 W Randolph St. Chicago IL 60606.

Haymarket Memorial Plaque Dedication
- May 1 @ 4:30 PM
- Haymarket Memorial
- 175 N Desplaines Ave Chicago IL
Haymarket Memorial Plaque Dedication event still takes place Thursday 5/1/25 4:30 PM @ The Haymarket Memorial 175 N Desplaines Ave Chicago IL.

Mary Patten: At The Risk Of Seeming Ridiculous
- May 1 @ 6:00 PM
- Siskel Film Center
- 164 N State St. Chicago IL 60601
The work of Chicago-based artist and activist Mary Patten operates between the realms of poetry and politics, posing expansive questions drawn from a life deeply engaged with social and political movements. In a program wryly titled after a truncated quote by Che Guevara, she presents a selection of readings and videos spanning from the mid-1990s to the present.... Read More

May Day Benefit Show for Comedor Comunitario
- May 1 @ 8:30 PM
- Cole's Bar
- 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Come out to Cole’s Bar on Thursday, May 1 to fight back against Trump’s attacks on the immigrant community! All proceeds will go to El Comedor Comunitario, a local community kitchen run by and for newly arrived immigrants. This autonomously run kitchen has been operating in the Bridgeport neighborhood, focused on providing not only food, but also care, support, and solidarity within the community. Come... Read More

May Day 2025 at Joy Bomb Social Center
- May 3 @ 3:00 PM
- Joy Bomb Social Center
- 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, IN
Attention Workers! Celebrate May Day 2025 with Joy Bomb! We will be hosting speakers discussing labor history and it's relevance for current organizing, along with several classic labor songs sung by local musicians!!

Celebrate May Day at Haymarket House
- May 3 @ 3:00 PM
- until 6:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us for an afternoon of camaraderie, delicious food (including vegetarian and vegan options), and refreshments as we celebrate May Day and the long tradition of resistance it represents. In this volatile moment we are more grateful than ever for our Haymarket House community.... Read More

Silent Solidarity: What You Need for Surviving a Grand Jury
- May 3 @ 5:30 PM
- Casa de Cultura
- 2057 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
With the Trump administration announcing plans to target pro-Palestine protesters and organizations under “terrorism” designations, it is critical that communities learn about what those tools look like in practice. Like everyone else, Lucy Parsons Labs is concerned with the growing repression and recognize that inter-community solidarity is one of our strongest defenses. We... Read More

Fundraiser for Palestinian short film, "Milk"
- May 3 @ 6:00 PM
- until 8:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Join us for a special evening in support of Milk, a powerful new short film by Palestinian-Mexican filmmaker Tasnim Hindeyeh. We’ll begin with a live table read of the script, followed by a panel discussion featuring the director and a guest speaker from Gaza.... Read More

Food Not Bombs at PO Box Collective
- May 4 @ 12:00 PM
- until 1:00 PM
- PO Box Collective
- 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL
Rogers Park Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday.

Love in a F*cked Up World: Dean Spade in conversation with Eman Abdelhadi
- May 7 @ 6:30 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena, Chicago IL, 60613
Join Dean Spade and Eman Abdelhadi in conversation around Spade's new book Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together. This event will take place at Haymarket House, and will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel.... Read More

Self Defense Class (Haymaker Gym)
- May 8 @ 7:00 PM
- Grace Church of Logan Square
- 3325 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
antifascist, antiracist, antisexist, nonhierarchical martial arts classes in Chicago

Nonviolent Communication Teach-In
- May 10 @ 10:00 AM
- until 1:00 PM
- Joy Bomb Social Center
- 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405
Join us for a Nonviolent Communication Teach-in hosted by certified trainer (and friend of Joy Bomb) Mary May. Learn the core concepts of NVC and put it into practice with us!

Food Not Bombs at PO Box Collective
- May 11 @ 12:00 PM
- until 1:00 PM
- PO Box Collective
- 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL
Rogers Park Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday.

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- May 13 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

Lisa Kohl’s Music for Union Station
- May 15 @ 6:00 PM
- Great Hall, Union Station
- 255 S Canal St Chicago, IL 60606 United States
In a one-time performance, Chicago-based composer and sound artist Lia Kohl presents the world premiere of her latest composition "Music for Union Station," a chamber work responding to the Great Hall of Chicago's central train station. Inspired by the historic space's expansive acoustics, and an ongoing interest in the mundane and profound possibilities of sound, Kohl offers a soundscape for intentional audiences and train passengers alike. NPR... Read More

Design Skillshare
- May 17 @ 1:00 PM
- until 3:00 PM
- Joy Bomb Social Center
- 2584 Clay Street, Lake Station, Indiana 46405
Share your design process when creating art in various forms. We will have an emphasis on digital media, but all styles and forms are welcome. Please be prepared to share and answer questions from other attendees. We look forward to... Read More

Exhibit B presents Defiant Acts: James Stewart III and J. Howard Rosier
- May 20 @ 7:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1102 W 18th St. Chicago
We're excited to welcome James Stewart III and J. Howard Rosier to the store for the launch of Stewart's much anticipated debut novel Defiant Acts. James Stewart III’s powerful debut novel documents the life of a working-class interracial couple and their children in a Chicago suburb in the early 1990s.... Read More

Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News with Alec Karakatsanis and Robert Vargas
- May 21 @ 7:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1102 W 18th St, Chicago
Join us as we welcome Alec Karakatsanis and Robert Vargas to the store for a discussion of Karakatsanis's new book Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News, the deeply researched and definitive book on the way the media and police distract us from what matters.... Read More

Radical Used Book Fair
- June 7 @ 11:00 AM
- until 4:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Hey Chicago! Join us Saturday, June 7th at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena Ave.) for our Radical Used Book Fair! All proceeds go to supporting the 2025 Socialism Conference with the goal of expanding our Spanish language access. We'll have hundreds of radical books available—many in like-new condition, as well as some rare finds.... Read More

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- June 10 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- July 8 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More

Fetish, Erotic and Kink Figure Drawing
- August 12 @ 7:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Leather Archives & Museum
- 6418 N. Greenview Ave
Join us on the 2nd Tuesday each month for a studio drawing class where you can practice your figure drawing skills individually. We'll provide the sexy fetish models, tables and chairs.... you provide whatever materials you want to use for your art. This... Read More