Welcome to Radical Events Ottawa! Learn more about the list here. See the full calendar here.
Please Note: Events listed on this calendar are not organized by the Punch Up Collective unless otherwise noted in the event details.
Join us April 2, 2024 at 6PM at Club SAW for a trivia fundraiser to support prisoners rights advocacy in Ontario. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a recommended $25.00 donation. There is a full service bar on site to purchase drinks. There is no food at this venue, so be sure to eat before you come! […]
On April 6, 2024, stand in solidarity with Indigenous Land Defenders resisting projects funded by RBC. RBC is complicit in human rights abuses and genocide at home and around the world. This includes the Coastal GasLink pipeline violating Wet’suwet’en rights, tar sands extraction causing devastating health impacts, and weapons and surveillance technology used in the […]
Three international experts will be in town very briefly, and we have the chance to chat with them about how to build a system of early learning and child care here in Ottawa. Aisling Gallagher (New Zealand / Aotearoa) is Senior Lecturer in Social Geography at Massey University. Her research looks into the politics of […]
Join us and special guests at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa for a night of conversing, sharing, and feeling as we reflect on food sustainability, sovereignty, production, and consumption in light of climate changed futures. Whether you’re a climate enthusiast or just curious about the topic, this event is open to all. Share your thoughts, ideas, […]
Join us for the Ottawa launch of Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation Law with author Mandi Gray. Thursday, April 11, 7pm - 8pm Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave., Ottawa Suing for Silence is a groundbreaking examination of how men accused of sexual violence use defamation lawsuits as a weapon to silence those who […]
Carleton's Palestine non-committee invites you to an event to celebrate Palestinian humanity and resilience through transgressive acts of joy amidst the ongoing destruction of life in Gaza. In a world that dehumanizes Palestinians, we mirror Palestinian transgressive joy as an expression of resistance, hope, and dignity in the face of erasure, apartheid, and fear. This […]
Everyone is welcome to attend our jewelry-making festival supporting Justice for Indigenous Women (J4IW) and 2Spirit Manitoba. This is an opportunity to participate in meaningful reconciliation! Registration Required: Please complete this short google form to register. Cost: Suggested donation $25 (link to donate on above order form). This includes all materials needed to create your […]
Join us Sunday April 14 at the Human Rights Monument at 2PM as we continue to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and Canada’s complicity in the violence against Palestinians. As Palestinian Prisoners Day draws near, we honour and remember the struggle of our prisoners in zionist jails, who, since October, have faced […]
Funded by Reconstructing Judaism's Auerbach Launch Grant, Rabbinic Student Léah Miller Returns! Drawing partially from the artistic pedagogy of the Jewish Studio Process, Léah will lead folx to think about and play with the concept of Jewish creativity. In all three sessions, there will be time for text study, self-reflection, and creative process, and the […]
🌟Join us on April 14th for an unforgettable night of music at Voices for Palestine! 🎶 Featuring incredible performances at The Rainbow Bistro by local artists Hannah Vig, Out by Lucy, Dart Trees, Karim Reslan, and DJ Jamza, alongside insightful talks from Dr. Yipeng Ge, Independent Jewish Voices Ottawa, INSAF uOttawa, and Climate Justice Climatique […]
Three months into the failed Gaza "None is Too Many" program, not a single person has been saved. Please join us for a peaceful statement to call urgent changes tpo ensure immediate family reunification with loved ones in Gaza. Please join us anytime between 12 noon and 2 pm on Tuesday, April 16 (marking 99 […]
In conjunction with our next lecture in our Night School series and National Canadian Film Day, we will be presenting a FREE screening of Sonia Bonspille Boileau’s second dramatic feature, Rustic Oracle, on April 17th. Screenings will be at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm in the DARC Microcinema. Set in the late 90s, Rustic Oracle is […]
DARC presents our next lecture in our Night School series: The Importance of Indigenous Narrative Sovereignty - Rustic Oracle, A Case Study with Sonia Bonspille Boileau. Sonia Bonspille Boileau is a bilingual Kanien’kehá:ka-Quebecois filmmaker who has been working for over fifteen years at bringing Indigenous content to the screen for audiences of all cultural backgrounds. […]
Join us for an evening of snacks, drinks, and engaging conversation with presentations on trans history from the class of HIST 4506A! Organized by the Ottawa Trans Library and HIST 4506A.
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) happening in Ottawa from 23 to 29 April 2024 is a pivotal moment where we can make or break the Global Plastics Treaty. Pressure on the negotiation process is high as we move into the last year of the process and are still far from a […]
Livestream on YouTube - link to come! Event updates on social media @cappkemptville and at cappkemptville.ca Event Overview: - New research findings on the anticipated environmental and economic costs of the infrastructure project - New information about the plan obtained through Freedom of Information requests - Update on the legal fight and other pathways being […]
Join us on Earth Day and take action around climate change by canvassing through Old Ottawa South to speak to neighbours about our campaign around banning fossil fuel ads in city facilities and encouraging folks to sign our petition! You can RSVP to our canvass on our website: https://tinyurl.com/9nz4vurj
How can we as individuals—and authors, thinkers, & advocates—keep each other hopeful and stand up collectively in the face of rising hate and Islamophobia in the world? Join Octopus Books for a community conversation with Barbara Leimsner, author of Quitting the Master Race, and Monia Mazigh, author of Gendered Islamophobia. Tuesday, April 23, 7pm - […]
This is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. We are all present as community members and participants to discussion and resource sharing. Attendees are welcome to come with questions, stories, or special […]
Join us on Friday, April 26th to celebrate The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa (SASC) 40th anniversary! This event is an evening of celebration and recognition of the legacy of SASC Ottawa's community work. Learn more about SASC Ottawa's presence in the community, history, meet the folks through the years that made SASC Ottawa […]
Join us for a fundraiser event, "Stories of Resilience" in solidarity with Sudan, Congo and Palestine on April 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM at 2391 Pepin Court. Open to anyone who wants to come together in community, to honour the resilience that the Sudanese, Congolese, and Palestinian people have had to find to survive, and […]
Come check out the Ottawa launch of How to Abolish Prisons featuring Rachel Herzing, Justin Piché, and special guests on Saturday, May 4th from 11:00am to 12:30pm at Club SAW, 67 Nicholson St., Ottawa. Books will be sold by Octopus Books. Proceeds from CPEP merch sales will go towards the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison […]
This event will go ahead RAIN or SHINE! We hope to hold this event outside but if the weather looks dicey, we have a lovely room inside Jack Purcell ready to go. Join Punch Up Collective and your favourite radicals in Ottawa for an picnic to celebrating May Day and our collective struggles for a […]
