Pilsen Vendor Market
Pilsen Venfor Market 1756 W. 19th St., ChicagoThe Pilsen Vendor Market features local artists and makers in a weekly pop-up in indoor and outdoor spaces. Sundays April-October
FREE
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61st Street Market
Experimental Station 6100 S Blackstone Ave, ChicagoIt’s back! Chicagoland farmers, cheesemakers, bakers and others hawk their wares every Saturday outside the Experimental Station. The market accepts LINK and Senior Farmers Market Coupons, and all LINK purchases are matched up to $25.
FREE
Latino Writers Initiative Virtual Writers Meet-Up
Zoom ChicagoHosted by the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Latino Writers Initiative, this virtual meet-up is for Mexican and Latinx writers of all levels to practice writing skills with writing prompts and fun exercises. There will also be opportunities to connect with other Latinx writers and get feedback.
FREE
Bystander Training: Anti-Asian/American Harassment
Jane Adams Senior CaucusMany Asian/Americans want to know how they can be safe when they experience harassment. During this training, designed specifically for seniors, participants will learn how to respond to harassment at the moment it is taking place. Organizers will introduce safety tools and discuss ways to build resilience on an individual, personal, social level, and beyond.
FREE
Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now
Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Ave. 4th Fl., ChicagoOver forty cartoonists with Chicago ties are represented in an exhibition that explores the ways that comics are used not only to entertain readers, but to engage them in the relevant social and political issues of their time. The exhibit is divided into four sections spanning Chicago comics history, including 1960-1970s: The Underground; 1980-1990s: Alternative Weeklies, Comic Books, and Zines; 1990-2000s: Graphic Novels and Community; and 2010-Now: Chicago Rising.
$15.
Defund CPD’s Juneteenth Block Party
The Breathing Room Space 1434 W. 51st St., ChicagoDefundCPD is hosting a Juneteenth Block Party in Back of The Yards. The block party aims to provide space for community building and education through art making, music, food, and wellness. There will also be free resistance training. Volunteers are needed for set up/tear down, cooking, childcare, art activities, mutual aid and the training sessions.
FREE
19th Ward Youth Day of Action
Beverly Park 2460 W. 102nd St., ChicagoSpeakers from GoodKids MadCity and Students Strike Back will address a rally ahead of a march to demand 19th Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea support the Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance and co-sponsor the Treatment Not Trauma ordinance. The march will then return to the park for a picnic and teach-ins.
FREE
March With the Coalition for Peace
GoodKids MadCity is organizing a peace march to demand resources for gun violence prevention. These demands include free mental health resources, fair housing, and passing of GoodKids MadCity’s Peace Book Ordinance. The Peace Book requires the reallocation of at least two percent of CPD’s budget. This would fund a regularly published “book” that provides resources and opportunities in order to reduce youth incarceration and violence in the city.
FREE
The Gathering: Organizing for Effectiveness
The Gathering is a monthly workshop series hosted by the #LSCs4All Coalition for Local School Councils members, public education advocates, parents and community members that seeks to create more effective and engaged LSCs. This Gathering will provide insight on effective preparation for the upcoming school year, including for the LSC organizational meeting, committee recommendations, and training dates.
FREE
Chicago Board of Education Meeting
CPS Loop Office 42 W. Madison St., ChicagoThe Chicago Board of Education’s June meeting will be live-streamed for the public at cpsboe.org. Public participation will be held virtually, and members of the public can register in advance as a speaker or an observer starting June 21 online at cpsboe.org or by phone at (312) 989-7313.
FREE
City Council Meeting
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will preside over a meeting of the full City Council. The agenda may include competing proposals to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, among other legislation. Members of the public can sign up to address the meeting on the day of at City Hall (enter from Washington St.), or sign up to comment via videoconference by calling (312) 744-6800 before Monday, June 21.
FREE