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Juan Martinez @fulmerford.com · 11h

Hi, friends! If you're around tomorrow (Wednesday October 15), please join the Northwestern English department for this Colombian Writers Symposium, with Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Gloria Susana Esquivel, and Julian Delgado Lopera.

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Open 11-7 today, Indigenous Peoples’ Day

A selection of books by and about Indigenous people.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 1d

Love my neighborhood.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/12/4...

400 Rogers Park Neighbors Rally After ICE Arrests 4, Including Tamale Vendor

Neighbors lined Clark Street on Saturday as a show of support after multiple immigration arrests. "We've seen that when we have large numbers of volunteers out here, they target us less," a neighbor s...

blockclubchicago.org

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Sonia is an Ignyte and Ember Award winner! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, a reminder that I’m looking for work. I’m an award winning writer and editor serving the community. My book Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction just won an Ignyte award! I’m looking for clients, and would love to work in narrative games.

Get in touch with me!

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 3d

This is a GoFundMe supporting the tamale lady taken by ICE on 21st Place and Damen in Pilsen yesterday.

“Now she’s being forced to start over in Mexico with nothing — no home, no job, and no access to the medical care she desperately needs.”

Donate to Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE, organized by marilyn perez

We just found out through social media that my aunt — who sells t… marilyn perez needs your support for Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE

www.gofundme.com

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Michael Zapata @michaelzapata.bsky.social · 3d

If you have a moment, please consider donating to ICIRR, who are working hard to protect those most impacted by federal oversight and the ICE occupation in Chicago, and beyond.

www.icirr.org

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

ICIRR is dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.

www.icirr.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 3d

TODAY in Rogers Park, let’s build community. ICE out of Chicago

Graphic in orange, purple and yellow. Butterflies and Chicago skyline

ICE Out of Chicago
Rogers Park Gathering
Join us to mourn with our affected neighbors, celebrate the community's response, and plan for the future.
Saturday, Oct. 11, 12 - 3 pm
Corner of Clark and Lunt
Bring a friend, good walking shoes

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Emma Morris @curtainlecture.bsky.social · Aug 30

This and other books are available from @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social. All proceeds from the following titles go to The Sameer Project: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...

Image of the cover of "Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry" edited by George Abraham and Noor Hindi. The cover art is "Untitled," from "The Cleaning Collages" series by Jumana Manna. Shades of blue, white and gold are prominent.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

findmeatherapist.org

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4d

Psychiatrists/NPs/therapists who could provide off-the-books, no-fee, Zoom-based care for individuals in crisis in ICE-targeted Chicago communities, please email me: [email protected]. Include whether you can prescribe, speak Spanish (or other languages), and available hours per week/month.

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 4d

We are looking for volunteers who are interested in writing 300-350 words, (about 1-2 paragraphs) on how disability is portrayed in horror movies. Deadline 24th October 2025
Contact Richardamm(at)gmail.com
Find our free disability zines: linktr.ee/disabilityark

Horror & Disability. Help us write disabled takes on horror movies for a free zine. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in writing 300-350 words, (about 1-2 paragraphs) on how disability is portrayed in horror movies. Please feel free to reach out for more information. Deadline 24th October 2025
Contact Richardamm(at)gmail.com
Find our free disability zines: https://linktr.ee/disabilityark

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Dave Weimer @dweimer.bsky.social · 5d

Mapping Outside the Lines is open! Explore how maps work with classics like portolan charts and Antonio García Cubas and contemporary artists like Tonika Johnson, Ed Fairburn, and Ibrahim Miranda Ramos. Marvel at a fold-out river and listen to our rendition of a John Cage score.

Doors into the gallery covered in contour lines next to a large bird made from a map.

Colored lines on the floor leading into the gallery with maps on the walls

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 10d

We have know your rights and Migra Watch literature in English and Spanish at the store 7 days a week. We’re open M-F 11am-7pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm and have water, a public restroom, and climate control.

Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Chicago, stay strong and take care of one another.

For help for your family or to report ICE activities, call 1-855-435-7693 (HELP-MY-FAMILY)

Para ayuda para su familia ó para reportar actividades de ICE, llame al: 1-855-435-7693

National Lawyers Guild Chicago Legal Support Hotline: 872-465-4244

A banner hung on a fence that says:

HELP WITH LEGAL SERVICES
REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS AND ARRESTS
SE HABLA ESPANOL
855-435-7693
ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE RIGHTS FAMILY SUPPORT
NETWORK

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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 11d

Just donated here. Gotta support our street vendors while their own government terrorizes them.
www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st...

Donate to Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund, organized by Maria Orozco

Support Chicago’s Street Vendors We are the Street Vendors Association of Chicago… Maria Orozco needs your support for Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund

www.gofundme.com

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City Lights Booksellers & Publishers @citylightsbooks.bsky.social · 12d

A ROSE SHOULDERS UP

Don't ever be surprised
to see a rose shoulder up
among the ruins of the house:
This is how we survived.

by Mosab Abu Toha

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Analú López @analulopez.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this new teaching resource/essay I worked on that’s finally published! www.analulopez.com/exploring-th...

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 14d

A floral palate cleanser. My designs for Field Notes’ fall flowers edition, inspired by publishers bindings. Thanks, librarians!

Three Field Notes notebooks lined up to showcase floral designs.

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Erika Supria H @drcanonic.bsky.social · 16d

marching in front of the Newberry Library, shamelessly hospitable to people who really love genealogical research and Renaissance partbooks & like there's a park across the street that people just hang out in and the El is super scary b/c like everyone takes it www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/i...

masked and armed men marching in camo with badges that say "Border Patrol" and "Police" in front of a sunny Chicago building that is recognizable as the Newberry Library

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 15d

Third World Press Foundation and the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection build upon the legacy of Chicago’s south side as “a hub of Black creativity, scholarship, and political imagination.” https://bit.ly/3Kulyol

Building a living, Black literary archive - Chicago Reader

Celebrating their 58th anniversary this month, Third World Press Foundation seeks to inspire a new generation to build upon the radical roots of its founding.

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 19d

Chicago! I'll be at Roman Susan at 1224 W. Loyola Ave this Sunday, 9/28 from 1-5 PM with a full table of Public Collectors publications for sale. Others will join me in presenting their publications too. It should be a wonderful day. Hope to see you!

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The Bibliographical Society of America @bibsocamer.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 Funding Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about book history, bibliography, or book arts? Check out this funding opportunity to support events in your community! 📖✨

📅 Deadline: 3 November – Don’t miss your chance to apply! Learn more & apply today 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/funding-opportunities

Pink background with white text about applying for funding from the BSA for a book-related events by 3 November.

White background with dark pink text providing some details about the types of events BSA can fund

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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 21d

The devaluing of infrastructural labor all kinds, the ceding of the ground of human truth to machines, its definitely part of it.

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 21d

In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Happy pub day ENEMY OF THE SUN, the reissue of the iconic 1970 collection of Palestinian poetry originally published by Drum & Spear (the publishing arm of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). Great work, @sevenstories.bsky.social!
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/kJGRmM40Tbc2Acap_id6Nw

A stack of ENEMY OF THE SUN displayed in the bookstore next to a broadside of the poem "Enemy of the Sun"

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