We will be facilitating our “Getting It Together: Organizing Collectives for the Real World” workshop on the afternoon of Saturday, October 4th, 2025. This workshop is for anyone interested in starting a collective, or those keen to discuss how to make a collective they’re already a part of more effective and sustainable.
This workshop will be capped at a maximum of 35 participants. This post contains a range of details about the event, but should you have additional questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
CONTENTS
1. Event Description and Details
2. Registration
3. Cost
4. Reading
5. Accessibility
6. About Punch Up Collective
7. Contact Information
1. Event Description and Details
Saturday, October 4th, 2025
12-4pm (doors open at 11:30am)
Room 201, Jack Purcell Community Centre
320 Jack Purcell Lane
Ottawa, on unceded Algonquin territory
Number of participants: 35 (max)
We live in a frightening and unpredictable period, faced with the growing challenges of climate catastrophe, genocide, ongoing economic austerity and state violence, and emboldened white supremacy. Countering these challenges will take widespread, powerful, and resilient social movements that can sustain themselves over the long haul. But how do we get from here to there, when so many of our organizations and projects seem temporary, ad hoc, and dysfunctional?
We think building vibrant, sustainable collectives in our communities is a good place to start. This workshop hopes to help contribute to that conversation in Ottawa. Some topics the workshop will cover include:
- what exactly is a collective?
- why meaningful anti-oppression analysis and practice is essential for collectives
- tools and features of effective collectives
- how are collectives structured?
- plus plenty of time for discussion and reflection on the experiences of participants
The workshop will last 4 hours (with breaks, of course) and be facilitated by the members of the Punch Up Collective. It will be capped at 35 participants.
2. Registration
To register, please fill out this form: forms.gle/U7ut3CZZd5r8pkuT7. Because this workshop has limited attendance, we would like people to register by Tuesday, September 30th, by 9am. If you’ve registered but won’t be able to attend, please also tell us that by emailing punchup@riseup.net.
3. Cost
There is no cost to participate in this event; if you have means, donations to help cover the cost of the room rental ($175) are welcome.
4. Reading
It’s not necessary but, if you’re a keener who wants to do some advance reading, we wrote a short piece about why we think collectives are great, available here: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/getting-it-together
5. Accessibility
- Masks will be required for this workshop and we will have some on hand if you need one.
- The room where the workshop is taking place is on the second floor. There is an elevator.
- The first floor has gender-segregated wheelchair accessible washrooms. On the 2nd floor, there is a washroom that is wheelchair accessible and unisex (gender neutral).
- We request all participants refrain from wearing scents to better allow people with chemical sensitivities to attend.
- If you have any accessibility needs not listed here, please get in touch with us.
6. About Punch Up Collective
Punch Up is a small anarchist collective based in Ottawa, Ontario, on unceded Algonquin land. A more detailed description of the collective is available on our website: punchupcollective.org
7. Contact Information
The Punch Up Collective can be reached at punchup@riseup.net or punchupcollective.org