On Saturday, March 28, 2026, Indivisible Chicago staged the third No Kings rally in Chicago’s Grant Park. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and the march that followed.
Celebrating Nowruz (Spring)
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, several people erected a display in Jane Byrne Plaza commemorating Nowruz, which marks the beginning of a new year in Iran and the vernal equinox. Here are my thoughts about and images depicting the display.
Dead Children
On March 21, 2026, a man staged a memorial for the children attending the Shajareh Tayyiba elementary school in Minab, Tehran who were killed as a result of a U.S. missile strike. Here are my thoughts about and images from the memorial.
Canceled
On Friday, March 20, 2026, I visited a mural depicting Cesar Chavez on Southport Avenue in Chicago. It was still intact, with no signs of vandalization. Here are my thoughts about and images from my journey.
Mallets
Third Coast Percussion and pianist Tigran Hamasyan performed at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts on Friday, March 13, 2026. Here are my thoughts about and images from the concert.
Palantir
On Sunday, March 8, 2026, a group of 30 demonstrators rallied in Jane Byrne Plaza (site of Chicago’s historic Water Tower) against Palantir Technologies, a government contractor that has licensed its technology to ICE and the Israeli Defence Ministry. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Diluted
Sunday, March 8, 2026, was International Women’s Day. In Chicago, several hundred people rallied in Daley Plaza to mark the day. They then marched to Trump Tower. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and demonstration.
Iranian Exuberance
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, members of Chicago’s Iranian community rallied in Daley Plaza, calling for the overthrow of the Iran’s theocratic regime. The demonstrators seek democratic self -determination for all iranians. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Stand Up for Science
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, 100 people gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza for a Stand Up for Science rally. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Anti-Iranian War Rally
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, 75 people gathered in Jane Byrne Plaza (site of Chicago’s historic Water Tower) for a demonstration against Donald J. Trump’s war on Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Pretzel Logic
On March, 2, 2026, somewhere around 100 people gathered in Chicago’s Congress Plaza for an demonstration against Donald J. Trump’s unauthorized and unconstitutional war on Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration.
Remembering Alexi Navalny
On Sunday, February 15, 2026, members of Chicago’s Russian community held a demonstration in the plaza next in front of the Wrigley Building to commemorate the late Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny, who was murdered by Vladimir Putin’ regime two years earlier. Here are my thoughts about and images from the memorial service.
They Can Taste Freedom
On Saturday, February 14, 2026, Chicago’s Iranian community took to the streets for a massive rally and march calling for regime change in Iran. Given recent events in Iran and President Trump’s pronouncements, the demonstrators could taste the victory that they have sought for decades. Here are my thoughts about and images from today’s events.
Back to School
Somewhere around 150 Chicago-area high school students gathered in Federal Plaza today for a demonstration demanding that the Trump Administration end its anti-migrant policies. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and the march to Daley Plaza that followed the speeches.
Demanding Regime Change
Chicago’s Iranian community took to the streets on Saturday, February 14, 2026 for a colorful march, with the demonstrators calling for regime change in Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and march.
Julia Keefe
Julia Keefe brought her Indigenous Jazz Ensemble to the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts on Friday, January 30, 2026. Keefe and Company focused on the works of Jim Pepper and Mildred Bailey, with several self-penned compositions tossed in for good measure. Here are my thoughts about and images from the evening.
Kent State Redux
About 150 people gathered outside the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 for a rally and march commemorating the life of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, that man who was gunned down in the streets of Minneapolis by two U.S. Border Patrol agents. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and subsequent march.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti
On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Indivisible Chicago called for an emergency rally in Logan Square at the Illinois Centennial Memorial following the killing earlier in the day of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Over 500 people turned out for the rally and the subsequent march despite frigid temperatures. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event
The Intrepid
Saturday, January 24, 2026 proved to be another cold day in Chicago, with temperatures hovering near 0° F. Nevertheless, Rabbi Michael Ben Yosef and another demonstrator staged a rally at Congress Plaza in Grant Park demanding that ICE be abolished. Nearby six or seven members of Chicago’s Iranian Community held a demonstration calling for regime change in Iran. Here are my thoughts about an images from the two events.
MLK Day
On January 19, 2026, over 60 groups held a rally in Jane Byrne Park (site of the Old Water that survived the 1871 Great Chicago Fire). Ostensibly, the demonstration was a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, but the focus was on abolishing ICE, ending the war on Venezuela, removing Donald J. Trump from office, income inequality, and events unfolding in Minneapolis. Here are my thoughts about and images from the day.