Muslim, Arab, refugee and immigrant folks are perceived by some individuals and the state as dangerous, un-American, or terrorists. In this exhibit, artists from these communities targeted by surveillance and state violence challenge this dominant narrative and ask you to find them as they truly are: full of love, creativity, and resistance. PO Box Collective […]

A 2.5 hour free community embroidery craftivism workshop centered around the project www.BadassHERstory.com -- all genders and experience levels welcome!!

Join us every third Tuesday of the month for a writing workshop over dinner. Each month, we'll discuss a poem or short story and write together in a friendly, laid-back environment. Food will be provided, though feel free to bring extra snacks. All ages and experience levels are welcome! Doors open at 6:30, workshop begins […]

HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST by Ibram X. Kendi ~ On Thursday, October 17th, we will look at the introduction together. For this first session, you don't need to have read the book or even to have a copy yet! Just come. We will read it aloud to each other. After the initial session, we'll […]

A 3-hour training that helps folks develop an analysis of anti-Muslim racism as well as skills to counter it at both the individual and policy levels.

RP-PLWC is a bi-monthly volunteer meetup that convenes at the PO Box twice monthly for prisoner solidarity letter writing, as well as packaging and mailing to abolitionist study groups supported by True Leap and other local organizations.

Kristin Abhalter will guide community members in creating a spectacular procession with the theme Memento Mori: Remembering the inevitability of death and honoring our beloved who have passed in this time when the veil between this world and the next is the thinnest. In 2 workshops, on Monday Oct. 28 from 6-9 and Wednesday Oct. […]

Kristin Abhalter will guide community members in creating a spectacular procession with the theme Memento Mori: Remembering the inevitability of death and honoring our beloved who have passed in this time when the veil between this world and the next is the thinnest. In 2 workshops, on Monday Oct. 28 from 6-9 and Wednesday Oct. […]

RP-PLWC is a bi-monthly volunteer meetup that convenes at the PO Box twice monthly for prisoner solidarity letter writing, as well as packaging and mailing to abolitionist study groups supported by True Leap and other local organizations.

Memento Mori: Remembering the inevitability of death and honoring our beloved who have passed in this time when the veil between this world and the next is the thinnest. 6:30 PM: gather at the PO Box for drinks, snacks, camaraderie and procession preparation. 7 PM: procession will leave from the PO Box, travel through the […]

Second Seed Library Meeting and introduction to seed saving workshop. Everyone, bring your seeds!

“Cuba Si, Bloqueo No!” ~ a photo exhibition and a series of events throughout the month of November presented by HotHouse and PO Box Collective ~ is timed to coincide with a campaign to pass a resolution in Chicago City Council that would call for ending the blockade and normalizing relations with Cuba.   Curated […]