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The Chicago chapter of the Independent Labor Club. Rebuilding the foundation of working class independence through friendship, education, mutual aid, and solidarity. linktr.ee/ChicagoILC

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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Whether you're a hard hat wearing worker or full time care taker, you're a member of the working class. More importantly, you COULD be a member of the Independent Labor Club! Learn more and sign up at ilclabor.com ❤️
A union carpenter's hard hat with an Independent Labor Club of Chicago logo sticker on it.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our recent screening of The Spook Who Sat by the Door at Mouse Arts & Letters was mentioned in this fantastic @chicagoreader.com piece about film culture in Chicago! Our next screening is THIS SATURDAY, Sept 12th! Get your free tickets here luma.com/vtbxklk0 🎥 chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
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Microcinemas and movie clubs are thriving in Chicago - Chicago Reader
The scrappy, accessible, and passion-driven DIY film scene has become integral to Chicago's cinematic ecosystem.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Flock so toxic even the Trib Editorial Board is veering away. Ironic considering our Dem governor, legislature, and AG continue to funnel millions into more ALPRs every year.
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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hey I'm not actually done talking about Dolly Parton. 🧵 Specifically I want to talk about her album 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs, released in 1980 (not the soundtrack to the film 9 to 5, that's a different thing). The whole album is about work, with most of the songs focused on a different type of worker.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day, friends! After our inaugural convention in Chicago, ILC members from across chapters wrote this short statement (ilclabor.com/labor-day-pr...) summarizing our mission as an organization. Give it a read, and join us at ilclabor.com. We have a world to win!
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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SOME DAY - dashare.zone ADMIN
A SKELOTIN STICKEN HALF OUT OF A MEAT GRINDER AND THE GRINDER ALREADY GOT HALF OF THEM AND THERE LIKE WELL A LIL MORE WONT HURT , AND BESIDE , MAYBE THIS TIME IT WILL IMPRESS SOMEONE AT WORK , AND ILL GET REWARDED IN SOME WAY FOR SACRIFICING MY PHYSICAL SELF TO THE PURSUIT OF A RICH GUYS NUMBER GOING UP , AND DA TEXT "MAYBE IF I SACRIFICE ENOUGH OF MY BODY TO DA GRINDER THELL LET ME CRANK THE HANDLE SOME DAY " - GOTTA BE SOON RIGHT - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 29/08/2026
The Chicago Teachers Union voted unanimously to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS. Teachers know how it feels to be unsupported, and when working people stand together, we raise ALL of us up. Thank you to the CTU for listening to union baristas, as well as everyone who is pledging to boycott Starbucks!
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It was amazing to see so many of you at the kick-off event of our first Independent Labor Club convention! Your solidarity and pizza purchases helped members from across the country gather to hammer out the vision, goals, and organizing practices of the ILC (more on that to come soon!) ❤️
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
TODAY! See you there, friends! luma.com/tc972eyv
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This Wreckage Live Show & ILC Benefit Concert · Luma
Join the Independent Labor Club at Elastic Arts in Logan Square for a live podcast recording of This Wreckage (formerly Antifada), with Sean KB in conversation…
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
THIS FRIDAY! Live show about alternatives to electoral politics followed by a concert. Buy a big slice of Dimos pizza (VG, GF, VG/GF options) to fund: ✨️Strike Support ✨️Job hunting workshops ✨️Self defense & fitness clinics ✨️Worker organizing trainings ✨️Community events ✨️And more! luma.com/ChicagoILC
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AM Gittlitz @gittlitz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
i'm doing THREE events in chicago this weekend, with @thiswreckage.bsky.social , @ilcofchi.bsky.social , The Beach (Beneath the Street) Social Center, and @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social (And hmu if you're going to the Mets vs Sox game Sunday) Tix for fri: luma.com/tc972eyv
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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 03/08/2026
Surveillance companies are run by antisocial freaks who are happy to let cops stalk women because there is a dollar in it for them. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
this is gonna be a sick event, come thru if you’re in or around Chi!
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Chicago is excited to be hosting the first national convention of the Independent Labor Club this August! That means we have less on the public calendar than some previous months, but there are still plenty of opportunities to make new friends, learn new things, and get involved! luma.com/ChicagoILC
August events flyer. Features four event descriptions with thumbnail images:
READING GROUP MEETING (thumbnail of gerd arntz illustration of people reading newspapers)
Sunday, August 2nd, 2pm
Revolution Taproom
Beach day (thumbnail of a beach overlooking the Chicago skyline)
August 16th, 2pm
Loyola Beach
This wreckage live show & ILC BENEFIT CONCERT (thumbnail of show poster with a raccoon and a black bird over a fiery background)
Friday, AUGUST 21st, 5:30pm
Elastic Arts
Can an electoral strategy succeed without working class power? What is
the alternative in this time of crisis? Join us for this urgent discussion
followed by a concert / party!
AUGUST MEMBER MEETING (thumbnail of ILC Chicago logo)
Sunday, August 30th, 2pm
Mouse Arts and Letters Club

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION OF WORKING CLASS INDEPENDENCE
THROUGH FRIENDSHIP, EDUCATION, MUTUAL AID, AND SOLIDARITY
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Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
damn it's almost like the people who were saying you can't just rewind capitalism 5-6 years ago were exactly right www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Almost $1 Billion Later, the US Still Can’t Make a Medical Glove
The failure of a program to produce 100% American nitrile gloves shows the difficulty of reviving US manufacturing
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our film screening on Friday at Mouse Arts and Letters Club! Check out our other events at luma.com/ChicagoILC, and let us know if you have film screening or other event ideas!
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You don't want to miss our screening of The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973) this Friday at Mouse Arts and Letters Club! ✶ Set in Chicago ✶ Initially banned by the FBI? ✶ Amazing Herbie Hancock score Get your FREE tickets today! luma.com/vptkxipn
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FILM SCREENING: THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973) · Luma
The FBI didn't want you to see this movie! Come watch it with us at 7pm, July 24th, at Mouse Arts & Letters. In the 1973 film "The Spook Who Sat by the Door"…
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Lauren Kaori Gurley @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
NEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. Read @rachellerman.bsky.social and me. washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows
Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yesterday's Resume Review Clinic at CPL's Chicago Works Job Fair went so well! Mutual aid activities like this are an important part of what we're building as the ILC. Check out our other events and ways to get involved here: ilclabor.com/chapters/ilc...
Photo of a large standing poster with Chicago Public Library branding that says "Resume Assistance Provided by Independent Labor Club" alongside a table with three ILC members, two smiling, and one talking to a person across the table about their resume.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Join us in Chicago next month for a live podcast recording of This Wreckage, with Sean KB in conversation with Jamie Merchant about WORKING CLASS INDEPENDENCE ahead of another grueling election cycle. Get your tickets here: luma.com/tc972eyv @thiswreckage.bsky.social @jamiemerchant.bsky.social
Image of an upside down raccoon and a screaming redwing blackbird over a backdrop of neon pink flames. Text reads: This Wreckage live podcast and Independent Labor Club benefit concert feat: DJ Bathwater, 20 Eyes, JOE&RUE, Shavon Reznikov. 18+, Tickets $15, BYOB, Pizza. Friday, Aug 21, Elastic Arts, Talking 5:30pm, Music 8:00pm.
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Andres A. Chavez @andral404.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Reported ICE sightings also in Rogers Park, Humboldt Park, Stone Park and Logan Square.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Read this excellent piece on exercise and Left culture and then sign up for our upcoming STRENGTH CLINIC! This will be a super chill, all-skill-levels welcome opportunity to learn some new skills and make some new friends ✨ luma.com/rhauwac2
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STRENGTH CLINIC · Luma
The Independent Labor Club of Chicago is holding a STRENGTH CLINIC! ‣ Safely learn lifting fundamentals ‣ Develop a solid foundation for growth ‣ All ages &…
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Asinus Pervicax @knownagitator.lol · 07/07/2026
I've been ranting to anyone I get the opportunity to do so about the necessity for left groups to do social events as an intentional part of their organizing for years at this point and y'all are doing that exactly right from what I can see.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The Independent Labor Club of Chicago is holding a STRENGTH CLINIC! ★ Safely learn lifting fundamentals ★ Develop a solid foundation for growth ★ All ages and skill levels welcome! Sunday, July 26th, 10am - 12pm Hammer Fitness & Boxing REGISTER: luma.com/rhauwac2
Vintage photo of a woman shouting while lifting huge weights. Text: 
 the Independent Labor Club of Chicago presents: STRENGTH CLINIC. Sunday, July 26, 10am-12pm. Hammer Gym, 525 W North Ave. $15 suggested donation. Safely Learn lifting fundamentals. Develop a solid foundation for  growth. All ages and skill levels welcome.
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Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
the Platner debacle will keep happening in different ways until we figure how how to represent ourselves as a class without relying on populist candidates hand picked and manufactured by the progressive nonprofit industry
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Asinus Pervicax @knownagitator.lol · 07/07/2026
all of this looks extremely cool and it makes me wish I was in Chicago tbh
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This month ILC Chicago is really demonstrating what we're all about--rebuilding the foundation of working class independence through socializing, skill sharing, mutual aid efforts, and organizing. Join us! ​You can sign up for all of our upcoming events on our new calendar: luma.com/ChicagoILC
July Events: 
DA BEACH, Sunday, July 12th, 2pm, 31st Beach
JOB FAIR / RESUME SUPPORT, Wednesday, July 15th, 3pm, Harold Washington Library
FILM SCREENING, Friday, July 24th, 7pm, Mouse Arts & Letters
STRENGTH CLINIC, Sunday, July 26th, 10am, Hammer Fitness & Boxing
JULY MEMBER MEETING, Sunday, July 26th, 2pm, Lincoln Park Library Branch
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION OF WORKING CLASS INDEPENDENCE
THROUGH FRIENDSHIP, EDUCATION, MUTUAL AID, AND SOLIDARITY
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
ILC Chicago is excited to be partnering with Mouse Arts & Letters Club to host a screening of "The Spook Who Sat By the Door," a radical 1973 film set in Chicago. Tickets are free but space is limited, get yours today! luma.com/vptkxipn
A photo of the Chicago skyline with an illustrated panther emerging from behind the Sears Tower, and text that says "The Spook Who Sat By the Door. July 24th, 7pm, Mouse Arts & Letters, 555 W 31st St, presented by Independent Labor Club "a do gooder op in Chicago."
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
join the independent labor club and come to our chili cookoffs and music jamborees. if you have an idea for a fun enriching event to put on we can probably make it happen. there are reading groups and arts groups. just good old fashioned non-sectarian socialist times ilclabor.com
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Do you know anyone in Iowa? If they are: 1. Working class 2. Into making friends and having a good time 3. Sick of everything but also tired of voting for boot lickers Tell them to check out the newly forming Iowa branch of the Independent Labor Club! forms.gle/K2x2i7zkfV5H...
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Independent Labor Club of Iowa
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Do you know anyone in Iowa? If they are: 1. Working class 2. Into making friends and having a good time 3. Sick of everything but also tired of voting for boot lickers Tell them to check out the newly forming Iowa branch of the Independent Labor Club! forms.gle/K2x2i7zkfV5H...
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Independent Labor Club of Iowa
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Curious about the Independent Labor Club? Join our upcoming monthly meeting, a gathering for both current members and anyone interested in learning more about the organization. ILC Chicago Monthly Meeting Sunday, June 28, 2-4 Chicago Public Library, West Loop Branch RSVP: forms.gle/fhF9aY9gV3tJ...
Vintage black and white photo of a nuclear family in their nuclear bomb shelter overlaid with "Independent Labor Club of Chicago. Monthly Member Meeting. June 2026. Sunday / June 28 / 2-4pm. West Loop Branch, CPL. 122 N Aberdeen St, Chicago IL"
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Whether you're going to Labor Notes or not, tomorrow's ILC Labor Notes After Party is a great time to come hang out with friends, comrades, and your coolest coworkers. Join us! luma.com/ih6m5jmq
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ILC Labor Notes After Party · Luma
Join the ILC Chicago on Friday, June 12th for a Labor Notes After Party to hang out, meet new friends, and talk about organizing (or not!). This event is open…
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
We are excited to invite you to next month’s Labor Notes After Party on Friday, June 12th, at Ten Cat Tavern. Whether you’re going to the Labor Notes Conference or just want to hang out with comrades on a Friday night, this party is for you! RSVP here: forms.gle/Pj2oVmUNNWKy... #labornotes2026
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Our monthly member meeting is coming up this Sunday! May 24th, 2pm, at the Lincoln Park library branch. If you aren't a member this month's meeting is a perfect time to check us out. We'll be planning chill summer activities, and there will be time for open discussion. RSVP forms.gle/CNv8TDSB8aAu...
ILC Chicago Monthly Member Meeting. Sunday / May 24th / 2-4PM. Lincoln Park Library Branch. Hang out afterward! [ILC Chicago logo] "The cause of labor is the hope of the world."
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Minneapolis general strike proved that workers have the power to fight back. ILC Chicago has teamed up with Chicago Workers Solidarity Network to host a Workers Assembly about how we can harness that power in Chicago on May Day and beyond. Join us! REGISTER: bit.ly/ChiWorkerAss...
Stop ICE! Stop War! Workers Assembly. Take Action In Your Workplace. Sunday, April 12th, 5pm. Pilsen Community Books. Sponsored by Chicago Workers Solidarity Network & Independent Labor Club of Chicago. https://bit.ly/ChiWorkerAssembly
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
ICE killed Silverio Villegas González 4 months before Good & Pretti. No officials in Illinois are doing things like this.
startribune.com
Minnesota sues Trump administration for evidence in Good, Pretti killings
It’s the latest and most drastic legal maneuver by state officials to try to gain access to federal evidence from shootings during Operation Metro Surge.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Minneapolis general strike proved that workers have the power to fight back. ILC Chicago has teamed up with Chicago Workers Solidarity Network to host a Workers Assembly about how we can harness that power in Chicago on May Day and beyond. Join us! REGISTER: bit.ly/ChiWorkerAss...
Stop ICE! Stop War! Workers Assembly. Take Action In Your Workplace. Sunday, April 12th, 5pm. Pilsen Community Books. Sponsored by Chicago Workers Solidarity Network & Independent Labor Club of Chicago. https://bit.ly/ChiWorkerAssembly
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We have new merch! You can grab a sticker and support our work at this weekend's People's Cafe on ICE, Resistance, and Worker Power (Sunday, March 28th at 1pm at Co-Prosperity Sphere). Details and RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
photo of a stack of stickers with a red design of abstract roses and a loaf of bread around the words "Independent Labor Club of Chicago. We want bread and roses too"
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I have seen the flying squirrels of Uptown! Here's a 50% speed video of them in action tonight.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Meatpacking plant workers in Colorado are set to strike on Monday in what would be the first and largest labor action to hit the industry in decades www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nearly 4,000 US meatpacking workers to strike at plant run by top Trump donor
Workers at JBS USA to strike Monday in what will be the first labor strike in the meatpacking industry in decades
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Our next member meeting will be Sunday, March 22nd, at 2pm! RSVP here: linktr.ee/ChicagoILC Not a member yet? No problem! Just RSVP and a member will be in touch to answer any questions and get you up to speed ahead of the meeting.
Flyer with an illustration of two neighbors leaning out of their open windows to chat. Text says: Independent Labor Club of Chicago Monthly Member Meeting. March 2026, RSVP for location, Sunday, March 22nd, 2-4pm.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday's screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline at @facetschicago.bsky.social! Particular thanks to Jordan Sjol, the film's co-writer, and to production designer Adri Siriwatt for the wonderful Q&A. Sign up for future events here: linktr.ee/ChicagoILC
A dim movie theater with people beginning to take their seat and the ILC Chicago logo projected on the screen.An ILC member speaking into a mic and standing in front of a movie screen with a giant ILC Chicago logo projected on it.Production designer Adri Siriwatt and co-writer Jordan Sjol sitting in front of the movie screen to answer audience questions after the screening of "How to Blow Up a Pipeline"
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Chris S @chrissherman01.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Quick reminder, this is all happening because of capitalism
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Good morning! Our screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline is today at 11am at Facets theater in Lincoln Park! In classic ILC style there will be fantastic company and way too much food. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/ilc-chicag...
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ILC-Chicago Presents: How to Blow Up a Pipeline - Screening & Discussion
As the clocks jump forward, we’re gathering for a screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline and a collective discussion on urgency and action.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join us for our next People's Cafe on ICE, Resistance & Worker Power on Sunday, March 29, 1-4pm at Co-Prosperity Sphere. This is a chance to meet comrades, share what you've learned from ICE's occupation of Chicago, and collectively develop strategies to win a better world. forms.gle/rha5cD5HddpW...
Illustration of a screaming ICE cube being dropped by a hand into a cup of steaming coffee. Text says "Independent Labor Club of Chicago People's Cafe: ICE, Resistance, and Worker Power. Sunday / March 29 / 1-4pm. Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan St, Bridgeport. Snacks provided & kids welcome.
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ILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Join us for a screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline this Sunday, March 8th, at Facets! This isn't a documentary, it's a gripping eco-thriller about what it takes to stop climate catastrophe when conventional politics keep failing us. Don't miss it! eventbrite.com/e/ilc-chicag...
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nwbtcw @nwbtcw.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Next Sunday!
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Chris S @chrissherman01.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Anyone out there have this app? It’s bad!
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
For the first time ever, workers at a Home Depot company have unionized. Drivers who deliver building materials for Home Depot’s Temco subsidiary have voted to join the Teamsters. They did so despite a vicious anti-union campaign from Home Depot and Temco. atlantaciviccircle.org/2026/02/25/t...
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Temco drivers unionize despite stiff opposition — a first for a Home Depot subsidiary
“We did have management telling us that we were going to lose our jobs and would shut down.”
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