While Chicago’s carceral network of migrant “shelters” continues to put lives at risk, migrants are self-organizing and joining forces with local abolitionists to create community autonomy. Since October 2023, El Comedor Comunitario, a self-organized community kitchen and autonomous space by and for newly arrived Venezuelan migrants, have been feeding hundreds of people in community dinners held twice per week. Here is a glimpse into the kitchen. A collaboration between El Comedor Comunitario and A Prison is No Shelter Media.