Playing in the Dark: Selected Work by Bill Talsma (1971-2019) Opening
Throughout the month of March we will be displaying the work of Rogers Park artist Bill Talsma. Bill's work found beauty in the mundane aspects of life and humor in the banal. Bill died one year ago and his collaborators are staging several events to honor his memory and work and spark public conversation about mental health. […]
CANCELED: Fiber Arts Circle
Co-crafting, deconstructing, conspiring and more happens at the PO Box on Monday evenings from 6-8 pm. Please bring something you are working on or thinking about. We skill share or at least give good support. Snacks + groceries provided by Food Not Bombs. Bring take-home containers + bags!
Launch of “Drawn To Strangers”
When’s the last time you have written a postcard? How about drawing one? This Monday we are launching Drawn To Strangers, an initiative which invites you to participate in a visual dialogue with one another - drawing on the postcards and sharing your very own story. All materials will be provided and no prior artistic […]
Rogers Park Solidarity Network (RSPN)
Rogers Park Solidarity Network (RSPN) meets every Wednesday 6:30-8:30 at the PO Box. RPSN emerged from an action held in Rogers Park that was organized by the Little Village Solidarity Network / Red de Solidaridad de La Villita and other groups. That action was part of a larger campaign against Heartland Alliance’s child detention centers […]
CANCELED: Lucy Parsons Labs working group
Lucy Parsons Labs meets twice monthly in the PO Box space to work on various projects, including researching policing and surveillance issues, filing FOIA requests, and developing OpenOversight. Open to anyone interested in working on any of these issues or projects with us!
Movie Night! – 70 Acres in Chicago with Filmmaker Ronit Bezalel
Twenty years in the making, 70 Acres in Chicago tells the story of the Cabrini Green public housing development located on the hotly contested 70 Acres of land in Chicago. The film uses personal stories, expert commentary and informative history to celebrate the spirit of a unique community and to mourn its betrayal and destruction. […]
RP Food Not Bombs Free Food Distribution
Food Not Bombs distributes free food every Sunday at 2pm at the PO Box. Food distribution is made possible through the work of volunteers who pick up unsold food at Whole Foods on a regular basis. If you want to volunteer, here's how you can help: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PJ5YF9CpPcW-NmR0ySTp4Qalu4gJPjvA7swdHNqNNYM/edit?fbclid=IwAR2FdXZtW9-4NytikrFpE-0OH8sEiGsf7p7GPCSOLz_Az_KTq67uTS2m85w
Art that is longing to appear: Private event for artist-contributors
Attendees will dive into the exhibition and archive, discuss ideas to begin their response work, or, if you've already begun creating on your own, share finished pieces, workshop pieces still in progress, and get the inspiration juices flowing for new contributors to create a piece for the fall exhibition.
Rogers Park Solidarity Network (RSPN)
Rogers Park Solidarity Network (RSPN) meets every Wednesday 6:30-8:30 at the PO Box. RPSN emerged from an action held in Rogers Park that was organized by the Little Village Solidarity Network / Red de Solidaridad de La Villita and other groups. That action was part of a larger campaign against Heartland Alliance’s child detention centers […]
CANCELED: CAARPR Fundraising Concert
Fundraising concert for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression is canceled until further notice.. Rap and spoken word artists will be performing with proceeds going to support CPAC (Civilian Police Accountability Council) and the CPAC ordinance that was created following the murder of Rekia Boyd. The CPAC ordinance would establish community control over CPD. […]