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SUMMARY:Learn about Ottawa’s radical history on a walking tour
DESCRIPTION:Learn about Ottawa’s radical history on a walking tour \nTake your radicalism outdoors this summer so you and your friends can learn from previous generations of troublemakers on a radical historical walking tour. \nMy name is Brian McDougall. Since 2014\, I’ve given hundreds of radical tours to visitors\, residents\, and local activists. \nWhy do we need to know our history? It’s true that history doesn’t repeat itself\, and it can’t provide us with ready-made formulae to guide us today. But\, knowing the inspiring stories about how others fought for social justice – whether they won or lost – helps to sharpen our ability to think through the strategic and tactical issues we face today. \nPeoples’ History Walking Tours: \n\nBuilding the Rideau Canal and the making of the Ottawa working class\nProtest\, strike\, and rebellion in the history of Canada’s capital\nAn unauthorized history of Parliament Hill: From Indigenous land to headquarters of Canada’s elite\nIndigenous peoples and colonialism in the history of Canada’s capital\nFrom sacred site to industrial wasteland: colonialism and class struggle in the Chaudière District\nMore than taverns and brothels: French Canadian\, Irish\, and Jewish struggles against oppression in Lowertown\nThe rise and fall of federal public service militancy in Ottawa-Gatineau\, 1965-2023\nColonialism and resistance in Canada’s capital: lessons from Indigenous\, Irish\, Black South African\, and Palestinian struggles\nFailure to revolt? Why Winnipeg had a general strike in 1919 while Ottawa’s was aborted\n\nHow good are the tours? In 85 reviews on Trip Advisor\, 79 tour participants rated their experience 5 stars out of 5. You can read their comments here: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g155004-d7035441-Reviews-Peoples_History_Walking_Tours-Ottawa_Ontario.html \nWhat does a tour involve? Tours are given in English\, last from 3 to 3.5 hours\, and mainly take place in the center of Ottawa\, May to October. \nWho leads the tours? I do. I’m a former university teacher and federal public servant\, land long-time socialist\, trade unionist and social justice activist in Ottawa-Gatineau. I’m currently active with the Palestinian solidarity caucus and the national education committee of my public service union: the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. \nHow much does a tour cost? Tours cost $35 per person and require a minimum of four participants. Groups can be as large as 20\, with those of 10 or more eligible for a discount. \nHow do you book a tour? Organize a group and select a preferred day and time. (Tours are organized on demand.) Then send me an email brian.phwt@gmail.com or book through my website https://ottawahistorytours.com Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/learn-about-ottawas-radical-history-on-a-walking-tour/
LOCATION:The streets of Ottawa-Gatineau
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SUMMARY:Join the Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification: Canada Must Evacuate Loved Ones from Gaza
DESCRIPTION:From September 1 to September 20\, please pick a day to fast to demand the immediate evacuation from Gaza of all remaining Palestinian applicants for Canadian visas and the finalization of all applications for the hundreds of Palestinian genocide survivors still stranded in Egypt. During your fast day\, we ask you to:\n• Make a selfie with a message (such as Fasting for Palestinian Family Reunification or “Fasting for Urgent Gaza Evacuation”) that you can share with us and on your social media;\n• Write a letter and make a call to your MP and the appropriate government officials (samples below) demanding immediate evacuation of all remaining visa applicants from Gaza;\n• Share on social media the story of one of the families hugely impacted by the negative impacts of this program (we will pair you with a family and provide pictures and text to share). We can also directly connect you with that particular family to stay in touch with them afterwards and continue advocating for their right to be free of the genocide and joined with their loved ones in Canada.\nTo pick a date to fast\, please email a preferred date\, your name and town/city to be shared on our website\, to the Canadian Palestinian Family Reunification Project of the Rural Refugee Rights Network at tasc@web.ca\nBACKGROUND Each day of the chain fast will represent one of the 20 months that Canada’s None is Too Many Gaza temporary residence visa (TRV) program has been in effect\, 20 months of deliberate institutional inaction and lethal obstacle creation\, with hundreds of lives lost waiting on Canadian visas. The final week of the chain fast coincides with the return of MPs to Parliament.\nCanada does have the capacity to evacuate visa applicants from Gaza. But it has only directly assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 2% of the 5\,000 applicants\, and in late July evacuated 11 Canadian citizens through the Kerem Shalom crossing. We engage in this fast to highlight the urgent need to evacuate the remaining 98% of applicants.\nThe punishingly slow pace of visa processing for Gazans – a paltry average of 2 applications completed per day\, with a lethal waiting time for some of over a year – stands in stark contrast to the Canada–Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program. During CUAET’s first year\, Canada welcomed 129\,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion and approved over half a million visas (an average of 1\,400 applications per day)\, usually within a two-week turnaround. Canada waived security screening for those aged up to 17 and over 61\, and dropped a required medical exam despite the Ukrainian population’s much higher risk of carrying tuberculosis\, which Ottawa conceded “posed potential health risks to Canada.”\nSimilarly\, Canada welcomed over 8\,000 Israeli visa holders during 2024. Palestinian Canadians and refugee advocates point to such figures as clear proof of a painful\, discriminatory double standard that fails to adequately respond to what Canadian officials acknowledge are “catastrophic conditions” in Gaza.\nThe Gaza TRV program eerily echoes one of the most shameful periods of Canadian history\, the None is Too Many policies designed to keep Jews fleeing genocide out of Canada during the 1930s and 1940s. Almost 79 years after Canada turned away a boat packed with Jewish refugees (the St. Louis)\, then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an apology\, noting 254 St. Louis passengers were murdered upon their forced return to Europe\, and declaring: “By issuing this apology\, it is my sincere hope that we can shine a light on this painful chapter of our history and ensure that its lessons are never forgotten.”\nSadly\, different lessons were learned by different people. For those in the government who historically and to this day wrongfully treat certain groups of people with suspicion\, the lesson is that they can get away with racist exclusion as long as there is no public outrage. Hence\, we have seen Public Safety Canada agencies like CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency) and CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) treat every last Palestinian from Gaza as a potential risk instead of viewing them through the humanitarian lens of families escaping the worst horrors imaginable. That is why actions like the Chain Fast are so important: another reminder of the many people across this land who stand in solidarity with and recognize the humanity of these Palestinian families.\nSee available dates and sample letters/call template at https://rrrncanada.blogspot.com/…/chain-fast-for…
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/join-the-chain-fast-for-palestinian-family-reunification-canada-must-evacuate-loved-ones-from-gaza/
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SUMMARY:Art Build
DESCRIPTION:ART AS ACTIVISM!We have a lot of Banners and posters to make for the 2025 Ottawa-Gatineau DRAW THE LINE MarchPlease join us on Sunday\, September 14 from 1-5pm at St Peter’s Lutheran Church at 400 Sparks StreetSchedule1-130pm – set up130-4pm – painting banners & posters4-5pm – clean up and drying time for art_______________________________________________________________And just a reminder that the DRAW THE LINE March will be Saturday\, September 20!\n JOIN US FOR THE 2025 OTTAWA-GATINEAU DRAW THE LINE MARCH  Date: Saturday\, September 20\, 2025 Ottawa Contingent Meeting Point: Corner of Elgin & Wellington Gatineau Contingent Meeting Point: Maison du Citoyen\nWe’re drawing the line — for People. For Peace. For the Planet.The 2025 Ottawa-Gatineau DRAW THE LINE March is part of a global mobilization and national day of action to stand united for justice in every part of our lives. This movement goes beyond climate — we stand together with Indigenous\, migrant\, economic\, racial\, and anti-war movements building a better future by: Building a renewable future Upholding Indigenous sovereignty Fighting for migrant justice Standing up for peace and democracy Investing in people and public services\n Join the CoalitionThis March is being organized by a growing coalition of dedicated organizations working in solidarity. We invite your organization to join us as: a Coalition Member-actively involved in strategy\, planning\, and joint actions as formal core partners; a Supporter-offering strong backing through resources\, influence\, or platforms but not engaged in day-to-day organizing; or an Endorser-publicly supporting the cause with no ongoing involvement. If If interested\, please fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/dpoGTnGPonLxTG5X6\n\n Get Involved – HOW TO PLUG IN to help with Mobilization and/or Organization: https://docs.google.com/…/1JPXxIkGnTwu0Bc7KW2SO…/edit…\n\n Bring your community March with us to demand bold action\n\n Follow us & stay updated on our socials: https://linktr.ee/fffottawa\n Sign up for email updates: https://www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org/get-involved/\n Visit this event page and our webpage for updates coming very soon! https://www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org/\n Reach out: fridaysfutureottawa@gmail.com\n\n#DrawTheLine#OttawaMarch2025#PeoplePeacePlanet
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LOCATION:St Peter’s Lutheran Church\, 400 Sparks Street\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Stalinism and Maoism versus Socialism from Below – a four-part study group based on Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left\, by David Camfield\, Fernwood Books 2025
DESCRIPTION:Stalinism and Maoism versus Socialism from Below – a four-part study group based on Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left\, by David Camfield\, Fernwood Books 2025 \nPLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATES: Now starts Sunday September 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm\nFree \nIncreasingly\, people are responding to the contemporary crises of capitalism by exploring the politics of communism. Some have taken a sympathetic\, even nostalgic\, view of “actually existing socialist” (AES) societies past and present\, including the USSR\, China\, and Cuba\, and the Marxist-Leninist political tradition associated with them. They see these states as a powerful alternative to capitalism\, governed by parties genuinely committed to socialism and staunchly resisting Western imperialism. But were these societies really in transition towards a classless\, stateless society of freedom — the original communist goal? Is Marxism-Leninism the political approach that should orient people on the left now? Are there alternative traditions of communism?\nRed Flags traces the path from the 1917 Russian Revolution to the construction of the world’s first AES society: the USSR. It also looks at the post-revolution societies created along the same lines in China and Cuba. Using the intellectual tools of historical materialism\, Red Flags argues that they were not in fact moving towards communism because the social relations remained fixed in class exploitation. The workers were never liberated.\nAt a time of burgeoning anti-communism from both conservatives and liberals\, this book is an accessible\, vibrant synthesis of the history of communism that draws on the latest research to develop a rigorous analysis of the contradictions and uneasy truths the left needs to confront if it is to build a genuinely liberatory alternative to capitalism.\nFirst session: The Russian revolution and the Stalinist Counter-revolution (Sunday\, Sept. 14)\n• Chapters 1-3\nSecond session: Stalinism adapted: China and Cuba (Sunday\, Sept. 28)\n• Chapters 4-6\nThird session: Marxism-Leninism today versus Socialism from Below (Sunday\, Oct. 12)\n• Chapters 7 -9\nFourth session: Questions and answers with the author\, David Camfield (Sunday\, Oct. 26)\n• Zoom session\, no additional reading required\nDetails: This in-person study group will meet in downtown Ottawa every second Sunday at 7 pm\, starting on September 14th. The final session (October 26th) will be a zoom discussion with the author. Each session is expected to last about 90 minutes. The venue for the in-person sessions is still to be determined.\nBook: Red Flags is currently available in Ottawa at Octopus Books and Perfect Books. It is also available for purchase online.\nFor more information or to sign-up: Send an email to brianmcdougall25@gmail.com\nOrganizers: This study group is being organized by Ottawa supporters of the Tempest Collective\, an American-Canadian revolutionary socialist group. For more information about the Tempest Collective see: https://tempestmag.org
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