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 […]

Beginning in November, RSPN meets every Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm. 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 across the Chicagoland area. Using […]

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. This month, in concert with PO Box support of the resolution before the Chicago City Council to end […]

Hidden away in the Soviet archives for three decades, "I Am Cuba" is a wildly schizophrenic celebration of Communist kitsch, mixing Slavic solemnity with Latin sensuality -- a whirling, feverish dance through both the sensuous decadence of Batista's Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people. In four stories of the revolution, […]

Share a meal and join the conversation related to the campaign to pass a resolution in the Chicago City Council on Cuba. Resolution Steering Committee members Sarah Staggs and Marguerite Horberg will co-lead the discussion. THE CALL FOR A RESOLUTION IN CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL This year an ad hoc group of people have come together […]

RPSN meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 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 across […]

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.

Climate change continues to have ripple effects, from Hurricanes in the Caribbean, to fires in California and even here in our own Rogers Park community. It is more important than ever for us as neighbors to know each other and rely on each other. Therefore, we invite you to join us November 16th from 11:00-2:00). […]

Co-crafting, deconstructing, conspiring and more will happen at the PO Box on the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings, 6-8 pm. Please bring something you are working on or thinking about. We'll skill share or at least give good support.

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 […]

RSPN meets every Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm. 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 across the Chicagoland area. Using LVSN as a […]

There's been a change in the Friday night program! We'll be screening De Cierta Manera (One Way or Another), the last film and celebrated masterpiece of Afro-Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez. The film takes place in Havana in the 1960s. Intercutting documentary-style footage with a fictional love story, Gómez creates an intimate portrait of a couple […]

Join us for the November Balut session, where we will hear from artists Ernest Whiteman III and Gustavo Jardim Ernest M Whiteman III will present research and work behind his recent film project, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Ernest’s contemporary spin on the play is a full-text adaptation that features a cast of Native American […]

Tortas y Talento is an open mic space curated by Laura Aranda and Fabrizzio Subia. Dedicated to centering the arts and talents of people of color, Tortas y Talento runs on a monthly basis. Each month we feature a visual artist to vend at the event. We showcase various kinds of performances including poetry, music, […]

Lucy Parsons Labs gets together 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!

RPSN meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 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 across […]

Flash Sale of photos for your holiday giving! Curated by Marguerite Horberg, the“Cuba Si, Bloqueo No!” photo exhibition shines a light on Cuban culture, history, and everyday people. It features photos by Marc PoKempner, David Obermeyer and Stan West in addition to Horberg. The exhibition and series of events throughout the month of November presented […]

Let's get cozy and swap some winter wardrobe items! Give your well-loved adults and kids clothes and accessories a new closet and inherit someone else's treasures. No cash traded, just clothes. All genders and ages welcome. Free food to share with friends and neighbors! NOTE: we are also looking for warm hats and gloves to […]