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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/
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SUMMARY:BibliFest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of queer (and queer-allied!) fun and fundraising for the land!! Swims\, hangs\, live music\, dancing\, workshops\, hikes\, LARPing. Beautiful sunsets and fireflies at night.\nCheck it out at www.biblioterre.ca/programming and snag your tickets now.\nYouth and children under 18 are free but must be accompanied by an adult. \nTransportation from the city will be organized\, check our FAQ and email us for information. \nThis is a fundraiser for Cooperative Biblioterre – an organization for people looking to build community through shared land\, mutual aid\, and collective stewardship.\nCooperative Biblioterre offers a model for sharing lands\, buildings\, tools and resources that we refer to as a Land Library.\nAll funds raised will go towards supporting the co-op as we work toward our goals of building an affordable housing co-op\, putting Land Back into practice\, offering agricultural land opportunities to marginalized folks and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.\nhttps://www.biblioterre.ca/our-pillars \nPROGRAMMING\nFriday evening LARPing led by Lukayo Estrella https://lukayo.com/\nSaturday workshops 9:30am-5:30pm Including – Cyanotype printing\, Plant Spirits 101 and more TBA!\nSaturday night dance party 6pm-2am\n6pm: DJ Bun Bun – queer sunny electropop\n7pm: Anachnid – Nervous system reset https://anachnid.bandcamp.com/\n8pm: Yolande Laroche – dance-y avant-pop https://www.orchidae.ca/\n9pm: DJ Avenue – eclectic\, energetic\, world-wide https://soundcloud.com/carlingavenue\n10:30pm: Cocoa Sly – modulations of the funk\n11:30pm: Kelcium – jackin’ house\, worldfusion https://www.mixcloud.com/SweetBeet/\n12am: Aphotik – Deep Dubstep / Bass Music https://soundcloud.com/aphotikcw\n1am: catg.irl.1 – jungle dnb trance https://www.mixcloud.com/xxcatgirl1xx/\nSunday Concert 11am-4pm Artists includePudding Chomeur – heartbreaking country harmonies https://thepuddingchomeur.bandcamp.com/ rtfct – beats & tunes produced primarily from found sounds & field recordings w/ improvised violin https://soundcloud.com/rtfct\nDupil Collective – queer Filipino folk punk and poetry https://dupilcollective.wixsite.com/dupil-collective\nand more TBA!
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LOCATION:Coopérative de Solidarité Biblioterre\, 169 Chemin Parent\, Alcove\, J0X1A0
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