Upcoming Events
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List of Upcoming Events
Highway Banner Display
From North Shore Says NO!
Date: Fridays beginning Sept 5
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 & 3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Register for locations
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Help send a message to the Federal Forces traveling uninvited to Chicago from Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago!
Volunteer to hold banners at I-94 Overpasses during rush hour Friday mornings and evenings, starting September 5th at Glenview Road (Glenview) and Church Street (Skokie). We need 4 volunteers minimum for 2-hour shifts at each location! Banners will be available at a local pickup point (more info after you sign up).
Help Protect Immigrant Neighbors/Workers
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: Welles Park gazebo at 2333 W. Sunnyside, Chicago
Register➜
Join Indivisible Lincoln Square for our 5th canvass of businesses to make sure they know what to do if ICE comes knocking.
We’ll visit businesses located in Lakeview, between Addison and Diversey and east of Ashland, explaining our concerns about our immigrant and refugee neighbors and workers who might be targeted by ICE and other federal agencies. We’ll share materials that will explain their rights and those of their employees if ICE enters their establishment. We’ll leave literature for future reference. And we'll have more red cards available to hand out!
Sun Day Solar Fest
Join a global day of action at Sun Day Solar Fest!
Date: September 21, 2025
Time: 12 to 4 pm
Location: Montrose Beach Dog Park, 610 W Lawrence, Chicago, IL 60613
ILS is partnering with Third Act to celebrate the unstoppable rise of clean energy. Sun and wind can power healthier, quieter, more affordable communities. See real results and demos: Meet local clean-energy businesses and neighbors. Learn how to use clean energy tax credits expiring 12/31/2025!
Family friendly fun: Solar-powered art, “flash mob”, dancing, sing-alongs, and interactive science for all ages.
RSVP here to attend or volunteer.
Show Up Chicago
Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm
Location: The Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia Ave., Chicago
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This summer, in a rare display of unanimity, Chicago’s City Council made it much easier for developers to construct new housing, by eliminating parking-space minimums for many new projects built close to public transportation. The easy vote graphically demonstrated the extent of Chicago’s housing shortage and the imaginative attempts being made to solve it—which will be our topics at the September Show Up Chicago.
Our guest speakers will be Alder Andre Vasquez, a council leader on housing issues, and Richard Day, who writes on housing and infrastructure issues for the must-read Substack newsletter A City That Works.
Hands Off Social Security
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Social Security Administrative Office, 2127 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago
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This is a vigil outside of the Social Security Administration building to support SSA employees and to demand HANDS OFF Social Security. Please bring your own sign, large enough to be read by people driving by. There isn't much foot traffic, so we won't be leafletting.
Highway Banner Display
From North Shore Says NO!
Date: Fridays beginning Sept 5
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 & 3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Register for locations
Register➜
Help send a message to the Federal Forces traveling uninvited to Chicago from Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago!
Volunteer to hold banners at I-94 Overpasses during rush hour Friday mornings and evenings, starting September 5th at Glenview Road (Glenview) and Church Street (Skokie). We need 4 volunteers minimum for 2-hour shifts at each location! Banners will be available at a local pickup point (more info after you sign up).
Know Your Rights Training for Protests
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: Community Room at Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Register➜
Trump is threatening to order National Guard troops to invade Chicago. Noem is sending more ICE resources here for immigration crackdowns. We’re living under an autocratic administration and we have to defend ourselves. Mayor Johnson is on our side: "We're going to defend our democracy in the city of Chicago. We're going to protect the humanity of every single person in the city of Chicago." This could—emphasize could—involve peaceful direct action.
So it’s good to be prepared for the worst (even as we continue to hope for the best). One way to prepare is to get “Know Your Rights” (KYR) training. KYR training will cover the basics of what to do during an encounter with authorities, with an overview of the charges/penalties associated with protesting, and things to consider when planning civil disobedience. The training will be conducted by Madeline Townsend, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago’s Mass Defense Committee.
Attend No Kings Rally – Bigger and Better
Date: October 18, 2025
Time:12 noon-3:00 pm
Location: Daley Plaza, 50 W Washington St., Chicago Register➜
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.
The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join us.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
Hands Off Social Security
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Social Security Administrative Office, 2127 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago
Register➜
This is a vigil outside of the Social Security Administration building to support SSA employees and to demand HANDS OFF Social Security. Please bring your own sign, large enough to be read by people driving by. There isn't much foot traffic, so we won't be leafletting.
Volunteers Needed for Highway Banner Display
From North Shore Says NO!
Date: Fridays beginning Sept 5
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 & 3:30-5:30 pm
Location: Register for locations
Register➜
Help send a message to the Federal Forces traveling uninvited to Chicago from Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago!
Volunteer to hold banners at I-94 Overpasses during rush hour Friday mornings and evenings, starting September 5th at Glenview Road (Glenview) and Church Street (Skokie). We need 4 volunteers minimum for 2-hour shifts at each location! Banners will be available at a local pickup point (more info after you sign up).
Planting Seeds of Resistance
A meet-and-greet to turn up the heat!
To counter the authoritarian onslaught, we need a grassroots resistance of strategic non-cooperation that can be practiced at your grocery store, your 'L' stop, your gym—anywhere you are part of a community. Let's brainstorm and find effective ways to help undermine Trump's pillars of support.
New members are very welcome—bring your friends!
Chicago #SolidaritySeptember Labor Day Kickoff
On September 1st we will continue the movement we launched together on May 1st, standing in solidarity with all our communities under attack and fighting for real wins for all our people.
In thousands of communities around the country we encourage you to take a stand with us on Labor Day. On the streets, outside the offices of the corporate criminals who are behind the attacks on our freedoms and at congressional offices. Together we will demand a world that works for all of us.
ILS Steering Committee Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Location: Wild Goose Bar & Grill, 4600 N. Lincoln Ave.
Steering Committee meetings are open to all ILS members.
Postcard Party
Hosted by Indivisible Lakeview
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm CDT
Location: Beermiscuous, 2812 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
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Indivisble Lakeview will be writing postcards to Virginia voters for the November election.
Why write postcards to Virginia? Voters in Virginia will be picking a new governor this November; Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, and Winsome Earle-Sears, a MAGA Republican.
This is a state race, but one with national implications:
The Commonwealth is a national bellwether,
A Spanberger win will lessen the MAGA hold on Governorships, which is crucial to change MAGA policies at the state level,
A Republican win in Virginia might be seen as a major embrace of Trump and Trumpism, even if it gets decided on other grounds,
Down-ballot races matter.
We will provide the postcards, the addresses, and the script. You provide the stamps for the postcards you write or donate money to purchase stamps.
Let’s do this!
Phone it in for Virginia this weekend
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025 (repeats every Saturday through November 1)
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm CDT
Location: Virtual. All you need is a computer and phone
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Illinois Indivisible chapters are rallying this weekend to help elect Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Abigail Spanberger, with an out-of-state phone bank that runs through November.
Spanberger, a former intelligence officer who served as U.S. representative from Virginia’s 7th district, faces incumbent lieutenant governor and Republican nominee Winsome Earle-Sears. If elected, Spanberger would be the first woman to serve as Virginia’s governor.
The phone bank is a great opportunity to test your powers of persuasion and help elect candidates up and down the Democratic ballot without ever leaving your living room
Hands Off Social Security
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Social Security Administrative Office, 2127 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago
Register➜
This is a vigil outside of the Social Security Administration building to support SSA employees and to demand HANDS OFF Social Security. Please bring your own sign, large enough to be read by people driving by. There isn't much foot traffic, so we won't be leafletting.
Protest Safety and De-escalation Training
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (Central)
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm (Central)
Location: Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago
Register➜
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities.
As part of preparing for ongoing demonstrations, Indivisible Lincoln Square is offering training in protest safety and de-escalation. The training will be led by Denise Poloyac of Indivisible Chicago.
Attendees will learn how to:
• Assess the situation
• Make sure they are grounded before acting
• Learn how to document using their phone
• Know when to disengage
• Make a choice about the best way to address the situation from among different options
Stand With Texas
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 country's democratic foundations.
We need action everywhere because this will not stop in Texas. Illinois was one of the first states to stand up, showing that we are going to defend the vote, protect our rights, and oppose this anti-democratic power grab.
Come join us in downtown Chicago when we raise our voices with defenders of Democracy in cities across the nation on August 16 at 11:00 a.m. Sign up today and spread the word!
One Million Rising
From national Indivisible
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Central time)
Location: Virtual, join from anywhere
Register➜
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities.
That’s why this summer, national Indivisible is launching One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join in—and lead. Sign up to get trained.
Session 1: The Moment & Your Mission (July 16): Get oriented to making meaning of this moment and the role you can play in coordinated strategic action. MISSED IT? Watch here. (Note: The recording begins a little after the actual session began.)
Session 2: How to Make it Happen July 30. This train-the-trainer session is how we get to one million. Learn not just our strategy, but how you can train others and get them on board. You'll host your first community resistance gathering after this session. MISSED IT? Watch here.
Session 3: What Now? - Wednesday, August 13 You'll be onboarded to basic campaign design and learn how to implement it locally as well as get plugged into our next national campaign work. Your second community resistance gathering will move this action forward.
Each session runs from 7:00-8:30 pm, CT.
Unite for Trans Youth Lives: Rally & Protest
From hospitals cutting off gender-affirming care to federal rollbacks of emergency mental health services, trans youth are being stripped of the right to exist, thrive, and access life-saving health care.
Illinois is a sanctuary state for transgender rights — yet major institutions are walking back care and leaving families in crisis.
This is a state of emergency and we are fighting back against these attacks on gender affirming medical and mental health services.
This is a call to action. Show up. Speak out. Fight for trans futures!
Join us on August 10th - REGISTER HERE.
Protecting Immigrant Neighbors, 4th round
Join Indivisible Lincoln Square to continue our canvass of businesses and make sure they know what to do if ICE comes knocking.
This time we’ll visit businesses located in Lakeview, between Addison and Diversey and east of Ashland, explaining our concerns about our immigrant and refugee neighbors and workers who might be targeted by ICE and other federal agencies. We’ll share materials that will explain their rights and those of their employees if ICE enters their establishment. We’ll leave literature for future reference. And we'll have more red cards available to hand out!
ICE Watch: Rapid Response Training for Allies with ICIRR (VIRTUAL)
Indivisible Chicago invites you to a virtual ICE Watch Rapid Response training, conducted by Rey Wences, Senior Director of Deportation Defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). Event is hosted by the Indivisible Chicago Immigration Working Group.
One Million Rising
From national Indivisible
Date: Wednesdays, July 30
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Central time)
Location: Virtual, join from anywhere
Register➜
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and full-scale attacks on our democracy. We don’t have to wait until it’s too late. We can stop this. But it’ll take all of us—not just on single days of mass action, but through sustained organizing in our communities.
That’s why this summer, national Indivisible is launching One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join in—and lead. Sign up to get trained.
Session 1 (last week): The Moment & Your Mission - held last week: Get oriented to making meaning of this moment and the role you can play in coordinated strategic action. MISSED IT? Watch here. (Note: The recording begins a little after the actual session began.)
Session 2: How to Make it Happen - Wednesday, July 30: This train-the-trainer session is how we get to one million. Learn not just our strategy, but how you can train others and get them on board. You'll host your first community resistance gathering after this session.
Session 3: What Now? - Wednesday, August 13 You'll be onboarded to basic campaign design and learn how to implement it locally as well as get plugged into our next national campaign work. Your second community resistance gathering will move this action forward.
Each session runs from 7:00-8:30 pm, CT.
SHOW UP CHICAGO for July 28: In Case of ICE
What should you do if immigration agents show up in your neighborhood or workplace? Should you answer their questions? Take a video? Say something to people being rounded up? At the July session of Show Up Chicago, we’ll discuss these questions with experts who know the ropes.
Show Up Chicago is a monthly community gathering/panel show/happy hour hosted by the Chicago's most highly evolved saloon and produced by the Blue Beginning chapter of Indivisible Chicago. It’s a great opportunity to mix with like-minded neighbors, hear the latest from political insiders, and talk about what’s broken and how we fix it.
Doors at 6, panel at 7, but come early, stay late, gossip freely, and tip your bartender! Free and open to all, but please RSVP by signing up to the right.
Hands Off Social Security
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Social Security Administrative Office, 2127 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago
Register➜
Vigil outside of the Social Security Administration building to support SSA employees and to demand HANDS OFF Social Security. Please bring your own sign, large enough to be read by people driving by. There isn't much foot traffic, so we won't be leafletting.
4th Indivisible Lincoln Square Meet & Greet
In the six months since Trump’s inauguration, nearly 400 new members have joined the 620 that were already on Indivisible Lincoln Square’s mailing list. Let’s get together to know each other!
Good Trouble Lives On
Ready to hit the streets again? Be a part of the next mass mobilization on July 17 with Good Trouble Lives On.
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble.
What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan.
Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Zoom Call
Date: June 26, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Join from anywhere
Register here
This is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and it’s an important time to reflect on the impact of gun violence in our communities and consider how we can collectively work toward solutions.
Illinois Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) will be holding an open discussion on this issue. Bring your perspective and ideas to the table. This is a critical conversation that affects us all, and your voice is essential.
GVP is looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions, Let’s use this opportunity to foster meaningful dialogue, exchange resources, and brainstorm actionable steps we can take together. Your participation will help shape the direction of our efforts this month and beyond.
Hands Off Social Security
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Location: Social Security Administrative Office, 2127 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago
Register➜
Vigil outside of the Social Security Administration building to support SSA employees and to demand HANDS OFF Social Security. Please bring your own sign, large enough to be read by people driving by. There isn't much foot traffic, so we won't be leafletting.
Phone Bank: Stop The Trump Tax Scam
Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, join Indivisible for a phonebank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their Senator. Together, we’ll urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam—a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires while selling out working families.
We’ll be using Scale to Win, our easy-to-use calling tool, to make sure voters can speak out and be heard.
Let’s stand up for economic justice. Let’s stop this scam in its tracks. RSVP now and make your voice heard!
Phone Bank: Stop The Trump Tax Scam
Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, join Indivisible for a phonebank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their Senator. Together, we’ll urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam—a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires while selling out working families.
We’ll be using Scale to Win, our easy-to-use calling tool, to make sure voters can speak out and be heard.
Let’s stand up for economic justice. Let’s stop this scam in its tracks. RSVP now and make your voice heard!
Indivisible June Meeting with State Senator Sara Feigenholtz
Join Indivisible Lakeview/Lincoln Park/Old Town to hear from our State Senator Sara Feigenholtz, representing IL-6 (also includes Lincoln Square, Ravenswood Manor, and North Center).
She will share what you need to know from the legislative session that just ended in Springfield and what we can do next on issues like democracy, transportation, healthcare, and LGBTQ+ and abortion rights.
Join our chapter for an important meeting with our State Senator! Register here.
ILS Steering Committee Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location: The Atlantic Bar+Grill, 5062 N Lincoln AVE,
Steering Committee meetings are open to all ILS members.
Hope to see you there!
Show Up Chicago
Show Up Chicago is a monthly community gathering/panel show/happy hour at Chicago's most highly evolved saloon, the Hideout. It’s a great opportunity to mix with like-minded neighbors, hear the latest from political insiders, and talk about what’s broken and how we fix it.
Phone Bank: Stop The Trump Tax Scam
Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, join Indivisible for a phonebank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their Senator. Together, we’ll urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam—a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires while selling out working families.
We’ll be using Scale to Win, our easy-to-use calling tool, to make sure voters can speak out and be heard.
Let’s stand up for economic justice. Let’s stop this scam in its tracks. RSVP now and make your voice heard!
No Kings Rally
On Saturday, June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington.
As Trump throws himself a $100-million military parade in Washington, DC., we’re going to be rising up with protests all across the country.
Indivisible Chicago Alliance is the main organizer for Chicago. Mark your calendar to attend this huge nationwide protest at Daley Plaza in Downtown Chicago: Sign Up To Attend Here
For updates from national Indivisible, go to NoKings.org.
Phone Bank: Stop The Trump Tax Scam
Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, join Indivisible for a phonebank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their Senator. Together, we’ll urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam—a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires while selling out working families.
We’ll be using Scale to Win, our easy-to-use calling tool, to make sure voters can speak out and be heard.
Let’s stand up for economic justice. Let’s stop this scam in its tracks. RSVP now and make your voice heard!
Phone Bank: Stop The Trump Tax Scam
Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, join Indivisible for a phonebank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their Senator. Together, we’ll urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam—a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires while selling out working families.
We’ll be using Scale to Win, our easy-to-use calling tool, to make sure voters can speak out and be heard.
Let’s stand up for economic justice. Let’s stop this scam in its tracks. RSVP now and make your voice heard!