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SUMMARY:POSTER EXHIBITION: Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39
DESCRIPTION:Poster exhibition runs April 15 to June 20\, 2026.\nGongfu Bao Restaurant\, 365 Bank Street\nFree entry\nOrganized by the Education for Liberation Collective \nIn 1930s Spain\, artists\, organizers\, unions\, and leftist political parties produced thousands of stunning posters promoting revolutionary social change and opposing fascism. In 1936\, the Spanish Civil War began when fascists organized a coup to overthrow Spain’s democratically-elected leftist Popular Front government\, composed of a coalition of socialists\, anarchists\, communists\, workers’ organizations and social movements. From 1936-38\, thousands of international volunteers\, including at least 1500 Canadians\, went to Spain to join the Popular Front in the fight against fascism. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy enthusiastically supported the coup\, and the fascists ultimately won\, installing a dictatorship that would last until the late 1970s. \nArt is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39 presents reproductions of more than 25 striking posters that teach us the history of revolutionary Spain and the Spanish Civil War. But these posters are more than just artefacts of the past. They illuminate a history that extends into the present moment and to struggles we continue to fight today\, from opposing fascism\, fighting for gender liberation\, defending children’s genuine health and well-being\, and defending the dignity and well-being of working people to fighting for environmental sustainability\, for public education and art\, and supporting international solidarity. \nThe exhibition also includes reproductions of artefacts from the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion\, the Canadian contingent of the International Brigades that fought against fascism in Spain.\nCurated by Claire Nicolson-Hurtig (@encrenoire.illustration\, Posters for Palestine 2024 exhibition\, member of Education for Liberation Collective) \nPosters are reproduced from the collections of the Fundacion Pablo Iglesias (Madrid\, Spain)\, the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections of Brandeis University (USA)\, and the Centre de Recursos per Aprenentatge i la Investigació at the University of Barcelona (Spain).
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/poster-exhibition-art-is-a-weapon-revolutionary-and-antifascist-posters-from-spain-1936-39/
LOCATION:Gongfu Bao\, 365 Bank St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P1Y2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Education for Liberation Collective":MAILTO:educationforliberation@protonmail.com
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SUMMARY:Palestinian Prisoners' Day
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare workers and community members will gather to mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day and to demand the immediate release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. \nWHEN: Friday\, April 17\, 2026 at 5:00PM\nWHERE: Human Rights Monument\, Ottawa\, ON\nWHO: Health Workers Alliance for Palestine (HAP)\, alongside the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)\, Ottawa Healthcare Professionals for Palestine (OHCP4P)\, Doctors Against Genocide (DAG)\, Jews Say No to Genocide (JSNTG)\, GLIA Equal Care\, and community supporters are organizing this vigil to demand immediate action. \nThe zionist settler colonial entity has long used incarceration\, forced disappearance and imprisonment as a way to break up Palestinian families and communities. Political prisoners\, who face colonial violence every day are at the forefront of resistance\, and are at the centre of the struggle for liberation. \nOver 9500 Palestinian political prisoners are currently detained\, including over 350 children. Palestinian children are the only children in the world who are prosecuted in military courts without due process or held in administrative detention with no charge at all. There are at least 91 health care workers\, many of whom were abducted directly from hospitals and ambulances\, seized while treating patients and refusing to abandon the wounded. While in prison\, Palestinian political prisoners are subject to torture\, and neglect at the hands of zionist captors including health care workers. Canada and its institutions including the health sector are complicit through diplomatic and material support to Israel. \nThe urgency is compounded by a bill advancing in the Israeli Knesset that seeks to legalize the execution of Palestinian prisoners. \nWe demand\n* Immediate release of all Palestinian political prisoners\, including healthcare workers\n* An end to administrative detention\, torture\, and medical abuse\n* An end to Canada’s complicity in Israeli occupation and genocide\nWe also demand immediate access to legal representation\, family visits\, health care\, and access to water\, food and hygiene.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/palestinian-prisoners-day/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ottawa-Vanier Community Talk on Israel-Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community talk in Ottawa-Vanier designed to provide a clear and accessible overview of the Israel-Palestine issue – from its historical roots to the present day. The session includes a short presentation by Dr. Peter Larson\, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel-Palestine\, followed by an open Q&A\, with space for thoughtful questions and respectful discussion. \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/FoLtrGxJYbCzuEji6
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-vanier-community-talk-on-israel-palestine/
LOCATION:Rockliffe Park Community Centre\, 380 Springfield Rd\, Ottawa
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