Pilsen Community Books

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Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book

A copy of Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines on a stool in a bookstore.
A copy of SOLIDARITY WITH CHILDREN on a stool in the bookstore.
A copy of We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition on a stool in the bookstore.
A letterboard on a ladder in front of a shelf full of books. On the letterboard: "I take my son to the picket line. I tell him he is worth the peaceful world, the clear sky, the songs free people sing.” — Christy NaMee Eriksen
Graphic promoting Translated Lit Club, all details here: https://www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20260630
3 comrades in keffiyehs standing behind a table of radical books at the Labor Notes Conference
An event graphic for Robert Ovetz & Kevin Van Meter in conversation with James Tracy on POINTS OF DEPARTURE, a collection of Harry Cleaver’s best unpublished, translated, or lesser known writings on the refusal of work, class composition & the crisis of capitalism. More info: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50472
An event graphic for Jesse Montgomery and Will Harris in conversation at the Chicago launch of IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SURVIVE: THE YOUNG PATRIOTS STORY, the first standalone history of the Young Patriots Organization. More info here: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/49380
An event graphic for Daniel Gross, Peter Cole, & Jose Oliva in conversation about UNIONS OF OUR OWN, an actionable, inviting, & confidence-boosting philosophy on how to tackle problems in your workplace and win. More info here: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50157
An event graphic for Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early discussing their work, Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy, a searing indictment of political betrayal and a big salute to vets organizing against it. More info: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50419
An event graphic for Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan (States of Incarceration, Skyscraper Jails) hosting a screening of WE’RE TOO HOT and Breaking the Fourth Wall, chronicling revolts that have occurred inside and outside of the St. Louis jails over the course of 10 years. More info: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50147
An event graphic for Chicago Poetry Center presents a celebration of Noel Quiñones's ORANGE with Maya Odim, Timothy David Rey, Amari Amai and Madison Mae Parker. More info: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50707
Event graphic for Chicago launch of HIDDEN COMPANIONS, a testimonial and visual archive of Palestinian folklore by Ahmad Nabil. Nabil will be joined by writer, educator, and community organizer Ahmad Jitan in conversation. More info: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50722
Event promotion graphic for Chicago Union of Tenants Organizing Workshop. More info here: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50710
A green letterboard with event listings sitting in the middle of a packed bookstore. You can find the event information here: https://www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/events
A bookseller in a plaid skirt and a green sweater with an anarchy patch on it shelves a book in the wall of small press books.
An event promotion graphic that says "FROM CHICAGO TO ATLANTA: STITCHING BANNERS OF RESISTANCE BANNER MAKING WORKSHOP WITH YEHIMI CAMBR´ON ´ALVAREZ MAY 10 | 2-6 PM PILSEN COMMUNITY BOOKS" In the middle of the graphic is a photo of several people's hands working on stitching red letters on a white banner. the red letters say "BRIDGEPORT STANDS AGAINST ICE WE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS"
A flyer for the film screening of THE REVOLUTIONIST: EUGENE V. DEBS. The text can be found at https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/50435.
A flyer with a picture of a deified Lucy Parsons. It says "As always, Pilsen Community Books will be closed on Friday May 1st in observance of May Day and in solidarity with workers engaging in collective action today to fight for a better world. See you at 1 pm at the march and rally in Union Park! 'Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth.' –Lucy Parsons"
A gold and blue screen print featuring birds, a sun, butterflies and two hands planting flowers. Underneath the illustration is the following quote: "We start to imagine a new story and maybe even a new country. We turn to one another, to the stories not yet on paper, the stories at the back of our throats, the stories that will set us free." — from Daisy Hernández's Citizenship
A flyer promoting a reading and conversation with Daisy Hernández and A. Naomi Paik in support of ICIRR on April 25 at 7 pm at Pilsen Community Books
A colorful flyer promoting indie bookstore day at Pilsen Community Books. It says: Indie bookstore day at PCB Saturday, April 25 11-8 pm 10% of all sales go to ICIRR Limited edition print by William Estrada Reading with Daisy Hernández and A. Naomi Paik Hidden Gift Cards throughout store Snacks and bookish camaraderie
A few copies of In These Times magazine. On the cover is a picture of a state agent wielding a baton against student protestors.
A copy of HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY next to a risograph print designed by Molly Crabapple.
A copy of Manijeh Moradian's THIS FLAME WITHIN: IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARIES IN THE UNITED STATES on a stool in the bookstore.
A copy of Poupeh Missaghi's SOUND MUSEUM on a stool in the bookstore.
A copy of Hamid Dabshi's book IRAN IN REVOLT: REVOLUTIONARY ASPIRATIONS IN A POST DEMOCRATIC WORLD on a stool in the boosktore
A blue letterboard on a stool in the bookstore with the following quote on it: "YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THIS FLAME WITHIN YOU THAT CAN WARM OTHERS. -JALIL MOSTASHARI"
A copy of THE YOUNG LORDS SPEAK on a wooden table
Event space packed with people to hear Ismail Khalidi and Rashid Khalidi speak.
a letterboard on top of empty shelf in a bookstore in the process of being set up. It says "abolish ice & open borders. no one is illegal on stolen land" next to it is a plushie of a beagle holding a sign that says "FUCK ICE"
A picture of the front of our current store with text shapes that say "help lighten our load", "10% off entire store 1/24 and 1/25", and "say goodbye to 1102"
A glass door covered with cardboard with two signs. One says, “coming soon Pilsen Community Books” and the other says “ICE OUT! ¡Fuera ICE!”
A very large crowd listening to speakers in a bookstore.
A photo of the bookstore's front window with four posters that say "!NO ABRAN A ICE!" "ABOLISH ICE", "YOU CAN DEPORT A REVOLUTIONARY< BUT YOU CAN'T DEPORT THE REVOLUTION", and "FROM PALESTINE TO MEXICO ALL WALLS HAVE GOT TO GO PALESTINA LIBRE". Behind the window are plants and books, and a wall that says "always carry a book".
Two small slingshot planners sitting on top of more staid looking planners.
A handwritten card that says “DEATH TO U.S. EMPIRE IN VENEZUELA AND ALL OVER THE WORLD” in front of the book IN THE RED CORNER: THE MARXISM OF JOSÉ CARLOS MARIÁTEGUI on top of the glass top table containing buttons from across the left
A stack of books sitting on a wooden ladder in a bookstore.
The books THE UNWORTHY, THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU, and AUDITION stacked on a stool with a turtle planter containing a mini Christmas cactus on top.
Models of Pilsen three flats made out of cardboard in the front window of the bookstore.
A stack of the following books on a ladder: RESISTING ERASURE ENEMY FEMINISMS NO NEUTRALS THERE HERCULINE ALGARABÍA
A bookstore with shelves full of small press literature and art hanging from the top. In front is a table with more art on it as well as a few shelves of periodicals. Some happy plants sit on and next to the table.
A loose leaf calendar in spanish featuring riso graph pictures of ceramics that is titled "cerámica de las americas 2026".
5 colorful postcards on a stool. The first says "The world runs on queer and trans magic" and features a person wearing overalls, reclining with one arm up with a rainbow of colors shooting from their palm. The second features a tuxedo cat loafing in a cat bed with a thought bubble above its head that says "dream up your place in liberation". The third is a gaggle of cats of all coat patterns with the words "solidarity makes the empire tremble" above it. The fourth features a person cradling a cat with a cat on either side of them that says "we must build a rebellious culture of care —kelly hayes". The last postcard features two pairs of hands braiding a natural fiber with the words "interdependence revives our connection to the earth".
4 prints on a stool. One features a cup of chai with "good morning" written in arabic above it. Another features a cut pomegranate surrounded by a floral design. Another is the same cup of chai without the words above it. The last is a print of bells of the heart flowers.
Three prints on a stool. One says "From Palestine to Mexico, all walls have got to go" around a watermelon that features seeds in a pattern often seen on keffiyehs. Another says "!Chinga La Migra! !Chinga Tu Maga!" and features a skeleton in a sombrero running while holding a knife aloft. The third is a print of the sun with a face on it.