On Saturday, August 1, sixty years after the Chicago Freedom Movement marched into Marquette Park, thousands will march again to demand freedom from mass criminalization and detention, full protection of voting rights, and a future rooted in dignity, justice, and shared humanity.
In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Chicago Freedom Movement marched into Marquette Park to confront entrenched segregation, redlining, and organized racial violence. Sixty years later, communities across the country face renewed attacks on voting rights and access to the ballot, expanding systems of criminalization and detention, and deepening economic inequality.
This national gathering connects the unfinished work of 1966 to the defining moral challenges of this moment. Faith leaders, civic leaders, organizers, artists, young people, and communities from across the country will march for free and fair elections, freedom for immigrant and marginalized communities, and a future rooted in dignity, justice, and shared humanity.
Led locally by IMAN in partnership with 60+ community-rooted organizations, and nationally by Powered By Faith, this mobilization is a call to action grounded in moral clarity, cultural power, and collective resolve.
Join us on August 1 in Chicago as we carry the legacy of the Chicago Freedom Movement, continue its unfinished work, and rise together for the fierce urgency of now.
The fierce urgency of now
Dozens of organizations have signed on to the August 1 National March into Marquette Park. Join us by indicating the name of your organization on the form above.
17th Ward Office
A Just Harvest
Alliance for Moorish-American Progress
Almaun Neighborly Needs Las Vegas
Arise Chicago
Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken E.H.C.
CAIR-Chicago
Cedars
Charlotte Muslim Caucus
Chicago Torture Justice Center
Congregation Hakafa
Council of Islamic Organization of Greater Chicago
DREAM of Detroit
Englewood Arts Collective
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Freedom Dream Collective
Freedom to Flourish
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Greater Southwest Development Corporation
Hot Chi Chicken
ICAN Outreach Community Organization
Illinois Coalition for Human Rights
Illinois Green Party
IMAN Atlanta
Inner-City Muslim Action Network
International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Islamic Learning Institute
Islah LA
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
Jewish Student Collective at UIC
Jewish Voice for Peace (Chicago)
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church
Makom Solel Lakeside
Mennonite Action Chicago
Muslim Civic Coalition
Muslims for Just Futures
New Life Centers
Palestinian Youth Movement
Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Refugee Action Network
Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.)
Sacred Roots
Sanad Food Pantry
Save Our SNAP Coalition
Side with Love
Sinai Chicago / Holy Cross Hospital
Southwest Action Network (SWAN)
Southwest Organizing Project
St. Sabina Church
State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid
State Representative Lisa Davis
Students for Justice in Palestine
The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
The Resurrection Project
Trinity United Church of Christ
Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois
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