Upcoming Events

JCUA stays busy! Join us for an upcoming committee meeting, training, special event, coalition gathering, and more.

Revenue Committee Hearing

City Hall 121 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL

The City Council's subcommittee on revenue will be holding a subject matter hearing on the package of progressive revenue options in the city budget (and beyond!) We'll show up and make sure the people's voice for progressive revenue is loud! Register here.

Lakeside Budget Town Hall with Mayor Johnson

Center on Halsted 3565 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL, United States

Intended for residents of the 43rd and 44th Wards but open to anyone, join us at a town hall hosted by Mayor Johnson to learn about the municipal budget and engage with city leadership and their neighors about how we can ask big corporations to fund badly needed services here in the city. Register here.

Faith Leaders Conversation with Mayor Johnson on the Budget

S2 Grill 8734 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL

Designed for clergy and lay leaders (that's you!) a conversation with Mayor Johnson about the impacts of the Trump budget cuts and the 2026 Chicago municipal budget. Register here.

City Budget Debrief with Housing and Economic Justice Committee

Zoom

We'll meet on Zoom to debrief budget season and talk about lessons learned as we look forward continuing the work for progressive revenue at the city level, to our state budget fight, and working towards progressive revenue with Bring Chicago Home. Register here.

Housing and Economic Justice Committee Retreat

Sketchpad 4411 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, United States

As we move into 2026, the HEJ committee will take some time for a deeper conversation about our work, thinking through our priorities, our capacity, and how we can structure our committee most effectively to ensure our organizing is as powerful as possible. We'll meet from 10 to 1 (including lunch) on Sunday January 8th […]

PowerUp JCUA Cohort Meeting

Zoom

PowerUp is a coalition bringing together power-building organizations across the country for a focused, 100 day campaign to bring many more people into the movement to block the fascist consolidation of power. Join us on zoom for JCUA's first PowerUp meeting to learn more about the campaign. Register here.

Joint Immigration and Housing committees meeting

Sketchpad 4411 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, United States

Join the JCUA Immigration committee and Housing and Economic Justice committee for a joint meeting to talk about our progressive revenue demands, get updates on the fight for the 2026 ICIRR platform, and learn about how the state legislature works so we can prepare to WIN in Springfield this year. Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/wnVYGAmrkkulhzplzG7wnw2

Springfield Advocacy Day

Join JCUA and our ICIRR partners for a day trip to Springfield to advocate for our 2026 Immigration Justice platform and progressive revenue demands! We'll arrange transportation, train everyone in the morning before lobbying, and provide breakfast and lunch. Register here by March 30 to confirm your spot.  

Housing and Economic Justice Committee meeting

Zoom

Monthly meeting of JCUA's Housing and Economic Justice Committee. We will discuss work on our ongoing campaigns including Bring Chicago Home, the Illinois Revenue Allliance, and Power Up Illinois. Register here.

May Day Rally and March

Union Park 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL

Join JCUA and our ICIRR partners at Chicago's May Day Rally! This year will be the 20th anniversary of the massive immigrants' rights marches that started in Chicago on May Day 2006. Show up and demonstrate the power of our movement. RSVP here.