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SUMMARY:Summertime Radical Historical Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:Ottawa radicals have been fighting for greater social justice for more than 200 years. This summer you can learn more about past protests\, strikes\, and campaigns during a radical historical walking tour. \nMy name is Brian McDougall. Since 2014\, I’ve given hundreds of tours about Ottawa-Gatineau’s radical past for tourists\, residents\, and local activists. I believe that historically informed activists are more effective. \nWhy do we need to know our history? It’s true that history doesn’t repeat itself and can’t provide us with ready-made formulae to guide us today. But knowing how past generations of radicals fought for social justice – stories our rulers either rewrite or suppress – helps to sharpen our ability to think through the strategic and tactical issues we face today.  \nWhat kinds of struggles have Ottawa-Gatineau’s radicals mounted in the past? What strategies did they adopt? When did they win and why did they often lose? Those are some of the questions I pose while doing the nine tours offered through Peoples’ History Walking Tours. \nCurrent tours:\n•	Building the Rideau Canal and the making of the Ottawa working class\n•	Protest\, strike\, and rebellion in the history of Canada’s capital\n•	An unauthorized history of Parliament Hill: From Indigenous land to headquarters of Canada’s elite\n•	Indigenous peoples and colonialism in the history of Canada’s capital\n•	From sacred site to industrial wasteland: colonialism and class struggle in the Chaudière District\n•	More than taverns and brothels: French Canadian\, Irish\, and Jewish struggles against oppression in Lowertown\n•	The rise and fall of federal public service militancy in Ottawa-Gatineau\, 1965-2023\n•	Colonialism and resistance in Canada’s capital: lessons from Indigenous\, Irish\, Black South African\, and Palestinian struggles\n•	Failure to revolt? Why Winnipeg had a general strike in 1919 while Ottawa’s was aborted \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 take place in the center of Ottawa\, May through September. Tours are organized on demand\, for four or more people. \nWho leads the tours? I do. I’m a former university teacher and federal public servant\, long-time socialist\, trade unionist\, and social justice activist in Ottawa-Gatineau. I’m currently active in my trade union\, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (Palestine solidarity caucus and the National Education Committee) and with the Tempest Collective – an American/Canadian socialist group.  \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   \nDon’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions or want to book a tour.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/summertime-radical-historical-walking-tours/
LOCATION:City of Ottawa-Gatineau streets
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Basima Takrouri presents Imam: Tale of the Haunted Roads
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the launch of Imam: Tale of the Haunted Roads\, a new novel by Palestinian-Canadian author Basima Takrouri. Basima will be joined in conversation by fellow author Ian Thomas Shaw. \n📍 Octopus Books\n🕒 Doors open at 6:30pm\, program begins at 7pm. \nThe novel follows the long human story of Palestine—from pre-1948 Jerusalem through war\, exile\, and return. It focuses less on the big headlines and more on what happens after: how people carry loss\, memory\, and survival across generations. At the center is Ali Al-Nabulsi\, a character shaped by everything around him—colonial pressure\, internal tensions\, and the quiet\, personal struggles that come with all of that. The story focuses on how history lives inside people\, not just around them. \nBasima Takrouri is a novelist\, poet\, screenwriter\, and cultural producer based in Toronto. She is the author of several acclaimed works\, including The Absentee’s Chair (مقعد الغائبة)\, published when she was only nineteen and recognized as the work of one of the youngest Palestinian female novelists of her generation; A Complicated Passage / Thorny Crossing (عبور شائك)\, recipient of the Next Page Foundation publishing award; Diaries Under Occupation (يوميات تحت الاحتلال); and the historical novel The Imam: Tale of the Haunted Roads (الإمام: قصة شبح سكن الطريق). Her writings have been translated into English\, French\, Swedish\, and Korean\, and published internationally in journals and anthologies\, including Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women. She also co-wrote the Emmy Award–winning web drama Chankabout. Takrouri is the founder of Nuwa Arts and Cultural Production\, a member of PEN Canada and Writers in Exile\, and a PhD candidate in Humanities at York University\, where her research explores multilingual artistic production\, migration\, and cultural memory. \nCurrently residing in Aylmer\, Ian Thomas Shaw has worked as a diplomat and an international development worker\, living in Africa\, the Middle East and Europe. He is the founder of Deux Voiliers Publishing\, the Prose in the Park Literary Festival and the Ottawa Review of Books. His novel Quill of the Dove was published by Guernica Editions in 2019. \nThis event is free and open to all. Please RSVP to help us know how many guests to expect.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-basima-takrouri-presents-imam-tale-of-the-haunted-roads-book-launch-basima-takrouri-presents-imam-tale-of-the-haunted-roads/
LOCATION:Octopus Books\, 116 Third Ave\, Ottawa\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Townhall to support rebuilding CHUO 89.1FM
DESCRIPTION:Invitation to all those who support CHUO 89.1 FM\nand campus/community media! \n*Who*: The “Restore CHUO” campaign group \n*What*:	invite you to a community townhall \n*Why*: to clarify what has been happening with CHUO\, to mobilize energy and ideas to rebuild the station\, & to help recruit people for the key roles in doing so \n*How*: in-person\, and online (livestream). An informational presentation followed by Q&A\, with additional methods to contribute ideas and interest.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/townhall-to-support-rebuilding-chuo-89-1fm/
LOCATION:Club SAW\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9
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