On Saturday, May 23, 2026, the City of Chicago celebrated Memorial Day with a commemorative ceremony followed by a parade. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event.
All in Public Declarations
Tax the Rich
On Thursday, May 21, 2026, 75 people demonstrated outside of State Representative Margaret Croke’s office demanding that the State of Illinois raise $4 Billion in Additional Tax Revenue to fund social services. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration
Snelling Speaks
Five or six people held a protest outside of Maggiano’s in River North while Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling delivered a lunchtime address. Here are my thoughts about and images from the protest.
Flag Raising
Chicago’s Palestinian Community gathered in Daley Plaza today for the community’s annual flag raising ceremony. Here are my thoughts about and images from the joyous event.
Chicago Flips Red
Mayoral candidate Danielle Carter-Walters spoke during a Chicago Flips Red rally in Daley Plaza on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
May Day
Today is International Workers’ Day, a day set aside each year to celebrate labor. In Chicago, over two dozen organizations gathered together in Union Park for a march through the streets of Chicago to Daley Plaza. Here are my thoughts about and images from the march.
Anti-Amazon Rally
On Monday, April 13, 2026, somewhere between 75 to 100 demonstrators rallied outside of Amazon’s Chicago officers demanding that Amazon and billionaires pay their fair share, whatever that might be. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Iranian Monarchists
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, a group from Chicago’s Iranian community held a demonstration in Chicago calling for a free and democratic Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Highly Effective
Anti-War Iranian demonstrators took to the streets of Chicago late this afternoon (April 8, 2026). Here are my thoughts about their demonstration and march.
Visibility
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, Chicago’s Transgender community held a march and rally demanding transgender rights. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event.
The 'Me TV' Rally
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.
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.