THE JUNGLE

How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza
- April 24 @ 6:30 PM
- until 8:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Citations Needed co-host Adam Johnson will be in joined in conversation with Nashwa Bawab to discuss Johnson’s new book, How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza (Pluto Press, April 2026). How to Sell a Genocide is a thorough indictment of US corporate media’s role in enabling—and, at times, directly inciting—one of the most devastating campaigns of mass killing in modern memory.... Read More

Press Triangle to Get out of Bed: 1234 'til Infinity - new works in progress by AJ
- April 24 @ 6:30 PM
- until 8:30 PM
- PO Box Collective
- 6900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
This one-night exhibition by 2026 3Arts/Bodies of Work Residency Artist AJ is an exploration of depression, isolation, and reintegration. The work features virtual photography in the world of GTA Online, collage, digital art, poetry, and photography. PO Box Collective is wheelchair accessible and masks are required for this event. Audio... Read More

MELT ICE-Community Bake Sale
- April 26 @ 11:00 AM
- until 4:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
CHICAGO MELTS ICE: Join us Sunday, April 26th from 11-4 for our Community Bake Sale! All funds will go towards supporting the work of Palenque LSNA (Liberating Spaces Through Neighborhood Action) and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). The Community Bake Sale will have goods from bakers based in Chicago and beyond as well as music, free coffee, and lawn games for kids! Treats will be available for purchase using vouchers for sale at the door.... Read More

HOUSE OF PROBLEMS PRESENTS: HEAVY FLOW, ROTNEVERENDS, 6UPPY6IRLTHIN6, KITTIPUP, PROBLEMCHILD
- April 27 @ 8:00 PM
- DMen Tap
- 2849 W Belmont Ave
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Celebrate May Day at Haymarket House
- May 2 @ 3:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join Haymarket Books this May Day to help us celebrate 25 years of publishing , and 5 years of programming at Haymarket House! Enjoy an afternoon of camaraderie, delicious food (including vegetarian and vegan options), and refreshments as we celebrate May Day and our vibrant living tradition of resistance to tyranny, exploitation, and oppression.... Read More

Working Poets Unite!
- May 2 @ 5:00 PM
- until 6:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
We are united as working writers. We labor at writing, often without pay, and many of us labor at other jobs. This poetry reading focuses on labor and labor organizing—organizing that is inclusive of issues such as race, gender, and national origin in the workplace and larger community—which is necessary for winning the pay and conditions that would allow us to creatively thrive.... Read More

Chicago Union of Tenants West Side Branch Meeting
- May 3 @ 1:30 PM
- until 3:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
Join members of Chicago Union of Tenants' West Side Branch for an introduction to tenants' collective fight against crises created by landlords.

I HATE MY JOB Chicago launch with Working Girls Press
- May 5 @ 6:00 PM
- until 9:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
Working Girls Press is celebrating the launch of our latest book I Hate My Job at Pilsen Community Books in Chicago! We can't wait to celebrate this latest book launch with you all at the amazing Pilsen Community Books. It's completely free to attend, or you can purchase a VIP ticket for some exclusive seating, drink ticket, a copy of the book and some WGP merch! We'll have a raffle and a lineup of amazing readers including Rachel Oyster Kim, Olivia Snow, Marla Cruz, and more! Come out and hear some amazing work and connect with community! Doors open at 6pm, opening remarks and readings begin at 6:30pm! For more info and registration, visit the link.

Capitalism and the Politics of Nature at Haymarket House
- May 6 @ 5:30 PM
- until 8:30 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us at Haymarket House for this Haymarket Presents speakers series event, with Alyssa Battistoni and activist-historian Gabriel Winant for a conversation about Capitalism, Nature, and Battistoni's new book, Free Gifts. Co-sponsored by Haymarket Books. Capitalism is typically treated as a force for relentless commodification.... Read More

Community Building, with funds to Chicago Abortion Fund
- May 13 @ 5:30 PM
- until 7:00 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join Rachel Cohen, Sarah Spain, and friends to celebrate Rachel’s 32nd birthday as best we know how: with a short panel moderated by Sarah and focused on an introduction to community organizing, mingling time with representatives from various mutual aid groups ready to take questions, and fundraising for the Chicago Abortion Fund.... Read More

Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves with Stuart Schrader and Robert Vargas
- May 13 @ 7:00 PM
- until 8:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
Join us as we welcome Stuart Schrader and Robert Vargas to the store for discussion of Schrader's new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, a history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. “A... Read More

Planting Seeds 2026 Indigenous Zine Fest
- May 16 @ 11:00 AM
- until 3:00 PM
- Newberry Library
- 60 W. Walton St, Chicago, IL
The Newberry Library and ZINEmercado are pleased to bring back PLANTING SEEDS - an Indigenous Zine Fest, on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11AM to 3PM. This fest will feature #zines and prints by Indigenous and First Nations artists from around the globe.... Read More

Irish & Palestinian Solidarity
- May 17 @ 12:00 PM
- Online
- See Link
Join @breakingthefirewall and @yaffasutopia on Sunday May 17th at 12pm CT for a conversation on Irish-Palestinian Solidarity in Service to Collective Liberation. Irish and Palestinian solidarity and resistance have long been interconnected. This solidarity was further fortified following Oct. 7. On Turtle Island, we've seen a wave of organizing that politicizes Irish identity and culture in service to Palestinian Liberation.... Read More

THE OVERSEER CLASS and HOW TO SELL A GENOCIDE with Steven W. Thrasher and Adam Johnson
- May 21 @ 7:00 PM
- until 8:00 PM
- Pilsen Community Books
- 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL
Join us as we welcome Steven W. Thrasher and Adam Johnson to the store for a conversation about Thrasher's The Overseer Class and Johnson's How to Sell a Genocide. About The Overseer Class: The author of the critically acclaimed The Viral Underclass (one of Kirkus Reviews best books of 2022) is back with The Overseer Class, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions—but under the conditions of a kind of Faustian bargain. Our... Read More

Socialism or Barbarism: An Introduction to Rosa Luxemburg
- June 9 @ 6:30 PM
- until 9:30 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More

Socialism or Barbarism: An Introduction to Rosa Luxemburg
- June 16 @ 6:30 PM
- until 9:30 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More

Socialism or Barbarism: An Introduction to Rosa Luxemburg
- June 23 @ 6:30 PM
- until 9:30 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More

Socialism or Barbarism: An Introduction to Rosa Luxemburg
- June 30 @ 6:30 PM
- until 9:30 PM
- Haymarket House
- 800 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL
Join us for a four-week intensive seminar on the thought of Rosa Luxemburg led by Audrey Nicolaides. This is a four-week course, meeting once-weekly between June 9 and June 30 on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Students are expected to participate in all four sessions.... Read More