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@yasminzacaria.bsky.social
Dramaturg & Journo • they/she • 🇮🇷 🏳🌈 • 🎭 Prof • 🛠 Founder @ BIYA BIYA ✍🏽 Chicago Reader, American Theatre, In These Times etc. (more active on IG)
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
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Longtime Reader theater critic Tony Adler died this week. Former Reader editor Michael Lenehan wrote this touching, detailed obituary Tony, “a champion of the unknown, the arcane, the disreputable, and especially the not-yet famous.”
Remembering Tony Adler 1954-2025 - Chicago Reader
The longtime Reader editor and critic championed fringe artists and played a significant role in the growth of Chicago theater.
chicagoreader.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Longtime Reader theater critic Tony Adler died this week. Former Reader editor Michael Lenehan wrote this touching, detailed obituary Tony, “a champion of the unknown, the arcane, the disreputable, and especially the not-yet famous.”
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Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
i'll never get over this beautiful night of firsts. so proud of these TAYF musicians and my production company BIYA BIYA. some more writing and videos coming soon (':
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
i'll never get over this beautiful night of firsts. so proud of these TAYF musicians and my production company BIYA BIYA. some more writing and videos coming soon (':
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If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.
Rogers Park Immigrant Families Need Your Support
Please give as you are able AND share this page! If you have friends and family asking how they can support Chicago in this difficult time, this is a way to directly support families. Go FundMe Link...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.
ya girl was on live tv celebrating her first independently produced concert 😭😭😭
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ya girl was on live tv celebrating her first independently produced concert 😭😭😭
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
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🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
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🗣️ Join City Bureau & PUÑO for a #PublicNewsroom on how to document & report ICE activity in your neighborhood. 🧊📹
Get trained, stay informed, and protect your community.
RSVP for free! We’ll see you October 9 at 6pm: www.citybureau.org/events/publi...
Get trained, stay informed, and protect your community.
RSVP for free! We’ll see you October 9 at 6pm: www.citybureau.org/events/publi...
Public Newsroom 161: Migra Watch training with PUÑO — City Bureau
Join City Bureau and PUÑO for a Public Newsroom on how to document and report ICE activity in your neighborhood! PUÑO has been building collective power to protect Chicago’s immigrant communities thro...
www.citybureau.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🗣️ Join City Bureau & PUÑO for a #PublicNewsroom on how to document & report ICE activity in your neighborhood. 🧊📹
Get trained, stay informed, and protect your community.
RSVP for free! We’ll see you October 9 at 6pm: www.citybureau.org/events/publi...
Get trained, stay informed, and protect your community.
RSVP for free! We’ll see you October 9 at 6pm: www.citybureau.org/events/publi...
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It is not in any way "worse" when cops assault journalists instead of protesters.
It's all the same violence; it's all wrong and horrific.
What's notable is the intentionality behind what happened today, esp when paired with DHS accusing anyone recording their activities of intimidating *them.*
It's all the same violence; it's all wrong and horrific.
What's notable is the intentionality behind what happened today, esp when paired with DHS accusing anyone recording their activities of intimidating *them.*
September 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It is not in any way "worse" when cops assault journalists instead of protesters.
It's all the same violence; it's all wrong and horrific.
What's notable is the intentionality behind what happened today, esp when paired with DHS accusing anyone recording their activities of intimidating *them.*
It's all the same violence; it's all wrong and horrific.
What's notable is the intentionality behind what happened today, esp when paired with DHS accusing anyone recording their activities of intimidating *them.*
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As ICE continues to terrorize Chicagoland, protesters gathered this morning outside the Broadview detention center—throwing stuffed animals at DHS agents, playing music through tear gas assaults, and putting their bodies on the line to stop ICE vehicles. My latest.
Fighting for Our Stolen Neighbors: ICE, Tear Gas and a Guitar Blown Open
"Being out here to demand what is right is the only way to stay human," says Jessica Darrow.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
As ICE continues to terrorize Chicagoland, protesters gathered this morning outside the Broadview detention center—throwing stuffed animals at DHS agents, playing music through tear gas assaults, and putting their bodies on the line to stop ICE vehicles. My latest.
what happens when you put #MAQAM in a rock hall?
we're going to find out! my lil company BIYA BIYA is producing a Ziad Rahbani tribute Concert on October 13 @ the CHOP SHOP! join us for one night only, celebrating Arab roots past and future
tinyurl.com/TAYFconcert
we're going to find out! my lil company BIYA BIYA is producing a Ziad Rahbani tribute Concert on October 13 @ the CHOP SHOP! join us for one night only, celebrating Arab roots past and future
tinyurl.com/TAYFconcert
TAYF: From Ash to Bloom Tickets | From $32.51 | 13 Oct @ Chop Shop, Chicago | DICE
TAYF brings fresh voices and ideas to the musical tradition of maqam. Combining musicians from the SWANA region and beyond, the group expands the standard re...
tinyurl.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
what happens when you put #MAQAM in a rock hall?
we're going to find out! my lil company BIYA BIYA is producing a Ziad Rahbani tribute Concert on October 13 @ the CHOP SHOP! join us for one night only, celebrating Arab roots past and future
tinyurl.com/TAYFconcert
we're going to find out! my lil company BIYA BIYA is producing a Ziad Rahbani tribute Concert on October 13 @ the CHOP SHOP! join us for one night only, celebrating Arab roots past and future
tinyurl.com/TAYFconcert
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We're going to be in movement for the rest of our lives, there's a world to win & so much between us and freedom. How do we make struggle sustainable? So ask yourself, what is the best use of my skills and resources. Limit yourself to that work, because you can't be everywhere.
September 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We're going to be in movement for the rest of our lives, there's a world to win & so much between us and freedom. How do we make struggle sustainable? So ask yourself, what is the best use of my skills and resources. Limit yourself to that work, because you can't be everywhere.
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Federal agents did this in front of the news cameras and helicopters.
They did this in front of elected officials and political hopefuls.
They did this in a tucked-off industrial park in Broadview, an otherwise quiet suburb just 12 miles west of Chicago.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
They did this in front of elected officials and political hopefuls.
They did this in a tucked-off industrial park in Broadview, an otherwise quiet suburb just 12 miles west of Chicago.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
And then came the tear gas: Federal agents use excessive force against protestors outside Broadview ICE facility • The TRiiBE
During a Friday protest outside the ICE processing facility in a Chicago suburb, federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls against protestors, press and elected officials.
thetriibe.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Federal agents did this in front of the news cameras and helicopters.
They did this in front of elected officials and political hopefuls.
They did this in a tucked-off industrial park in Broadview, an otherwise quiet suburb just 12 miles west of Chicago.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
They did this in front of elected officials and political hopefuls.
They did this in a tucked-off industrial park in Broadview, an otherwise quiet suburb just 12 miles west of Chicago.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
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Officials warn that ICE raids could begin in Chicago as soon as this weekend. We created a resource list with support hotlines, links to legal services, & multilingual Know Your Rights materials to help inform our communities. Access the guide in English: www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...
How Chicagoans Can Get Help and Help Others During ICE Raids — City Bureau
Local community groups are providing hotlines, trainings, legal support, community canvassing and other resources to keep people informed.
www.citybureau.org
September 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Officials warn that ICE raids could begin in Chicago as soon as this weekend. We created a resource list with support hotlines, links to legal services, & multilingual Know Your Rights materials to help inform our communities. Access the guide in English: www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...
got approved for my LLC. business banking is set up. ya girl has an arts company for real real 😭😭
August 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
got approved for my LLC. business banking is set up. ya girl has an arts company for real real 😭😭
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🧵 City Bureau is proud to voluntarily recognize the City Bureau Workers Guild!
At the most basic level, we value our team, see the incredible impact of their work, and fully respect their right to organize. 1/5
At the most basic level, we value our team, see the incredible impact of their work, and fully respect their right to organize. 1/5
🎉It’s official: We’ve been recognized!
On July 10, City Bureau’s leadership formally, voluntarily recognized our union.
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On July 10, City Bureau’s leadership formally, voluntarily recognized our union.
1/3
August 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
🧵 City Bureau is proud to voluntarily recognize the City Bureau Workers Guild!
At the most basic level, we value our team, see the incredible impact of their work, and fully respect their right to organize. 1/5
At the most basic level, we value our team, see the incredible impact of their work, and fully respect their right to organize. 1/5
carved some time to bring my BIYA BIYA newsletter back to life. some musings on my muses and more: biyabiyaproductions.substack.com/p/for-my-muses
For my muses 🌹
On the power of holding space
biyabiyaproductions.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
carved some time to bring my BIYA BIYA newsletter back to life. some musings on my muses and more: biyabiyaproductions.substack.com/p/for-my-muses
so honored to be in the next cohort of TCG's Rising Leaders of Color of theatre journalists!!
already loving the support and love brewing amongst my stellar, smart peers
already loving the support and love brewing amongst my stellar, smart peers
This year’s cohort of Mike Davis, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel, and Miranda Purcell marks the second RLC cohort comprised entirely of early-career theatre journalists and critics of color.
TCG Names 3 Journalists as 2025 Rising Leaders of Color
Mike Davis, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel, and Miranda Purcell comprise the cohort of early-career theatre journalists and critics of color.
www.americantheatre.org
July 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
so honored to be in the next cohort of TCG's Rising Leaders of Color of theatre journalists!!
already loving the support and love brewing amongst my stellar, smart peers
already loving the support and love brewing amongst my stellar, smart peers
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Second day in a row in @newsguild.org that we're welcoming a new union - we love to see it
We, the staff of @citybureau.bsky.social, are forming a union!
A strong media system needs strong workers. We’re asking our leadership to formally recognize the City Bureau Workers Guild so we can shape the future of local media together. You can join our movement by:
A strong media system needs strong workers. We’re asking our leadership to formally recognize the City Bureau Workers Guild so we can shape the future of local media together. You can join our movement by:
cbworkersguild | Instagram | Linktree
We're forming the City Bureau Workers Guild ✨ #UnionStrong
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July 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Second day in a row in @newsguild.org that we're welcoming a new union - we love to see it
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the City Gurls are unionizing!!!
I’m incredibly proud to share that my colleagues and I at City Bureau have joined together to formally unionize under the Chicago News Guild-CWS Local 34071.
@cbworkersguild.bsky.social
I’m incredibly proud to share that my colleagues and I at City Bureau have joined together to formally unionize under the Chicago News Guild-CWS Local 34071.
@cbworkersguild.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
the City Gurls are unionizing!!!
I’m incredibly proud to share that my colleagues and I at City Bureau have joined together to formally unionize under the Chicago News Guild-CWS Local 34071.
@cbworkersguild.bsky.social
I’m incredibly proud to share that my colleagues and I at City Bureau have joined together to formally unionize under the Chicago News Guild-CWS Local 34071.
@cbworkersguild.bsky.social
UNION ALERT!!! I'm organizing with the @cbworkersguild.bsky.social ✊🏼🖊
We want to build City Bureau's future collectively, and you can help us by signing on to our petition at bit.ly/cbworkers
We want to build City Bureau's future collectively, and you can help us by signing on to our petition at bit.ly/cbworkers
July 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
UNION ALERT!!! I'm organizing with the @cbworkersguild.bsky.social ✊🏼🖊
We want to build City Bureau's future collectively, and you can help us by signing on to our petition at bit.ly/cbworkers
We want to build City Bureau's future collectively, and you can help us by signing on to our petition at bit.ly/cbworkers
the biggest thing im learning on my writing fellowship is that im not a SLOW writer but a DISTRACTED one
June 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
the biggest thing im learning on my writing fellowship is that im not a SLOW writer but a DISTRACTED one
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The panel will be a conversation between me, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, Tanuja Jagernauth, and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social, all of whom contributed letters to the book. This will be the first event where we publicly discuss the book and the ideas behind it. You can preorder here.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
Letters to Activists in Crisis
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The panel will be a conversation between me, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, Tanuja Jagernauth, and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social, all of whom contributed letters to the book. This will be the first event where we publicly discuss the book and the ideas behind it. You can preorder here.
is it acceptable to call the National Critics Institute "Critics Love Island" or will i be voted off
June 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
is it acceptable to call the National Critics Institute "Critics Love Island" or will i be voted off
still proud to be Iranian despite everything in the news working to justify the kill!ng of our people and the destruction of our homes and cultural sites
June 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
still proud to be Iranian despite everything in the news working to justify the kill!ng of our people and the destruction of our homes and cultural sites