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 for the Ottawa launch of My Thievery of the People, a short-story collection by former Ottawa resident Leila Marshy. Marshy's distinctive style and untamed strength guides the reader in an electrifying high-wire act through the inner lives of refugees, queers in love and grief, wives, workers, and so many others fighting their way out from […]
SCAN Earth Day event with the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg - Nagadjitòdjig Akì Land Guardians. Part of Canada wide Seniors for Climate events. After an opening by Claudette Commanda, the Guardians will talk about their work and how it could inform urban Ottawa. The second speaker will be our newly elected MPP Catherine McKenney. There will […]
Register here: https://fpga.youarein.ca/author-meets-readers-apr24 Canada has been known as a hot spot for HIV criminalization where the act of not disclosing one’s HIV-positive status to sex partners has historically been regarded as a serious criminal offence. Criminalized Lives describes how this approach has disproportionately harmed the poor, Black and Indigenous people, gay men, and women in […]
OTTAWA GAZA IS CALLING WE MUST ANSWER Friday April 25, 2025 Human Rights Monument 5:30pm Join us on Friday, April 25, at 5:30 at the Human Rights Monument to answer the global call to action from the journalists, doctors, and civil society of Gaza. For 18 months, the people of Gaza have been subject to […]
Bi-weekly meeting for Barrhaven Mutual Aid. This meeting will be to discuss potential actions for us to take as a community and conduct basic feasibility tests
As a longstanding international holiday, May Day is a day to celebrate the collective power of all who labor – paid and unpaid, formal and informal, in care work and field work – all of the activities that sustain us and our community. It’s a day to recommit to forging solidarity across borders against exploitation […]
Queer + Social – DJ del Pilar spinning low-decibel Afrohouse/beats, funk & RnB. We’ll provide some classic board games – feel free to bring your own! Canteen with non-alcoholic drinks, inc beer, cocktails, & seltzers. This is a covid-safer event. ❤️ N95 or equivalent are required. Some free masks (overhead straps) will be available at […]
We are pleased to invite you to a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary, "No Other Land", followed by a community-led panel discussion to unpack the film’s powerful themes and explore what they mean in the context of Palestine today. Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 Location: Saint Paul University Amphitheatre, 233 Main Street, Ottawa Doors […]
Please join us for a free screening of YINTAH , the documentary about a decade of Wet'suwet'en resistance. When: May 4th 2025 from 1-4 PM Where: The Grove - 18 Louisa St Unit 280. This event will be mask-mandatory. We ask that any eating or drinking take place outside of the space/in the hallway. KN95/N95 […]
The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition invites all community members to our annual Red Dress Day Gathering. This event honours the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and brings the community together in remembrance and advocacy. The gathering will feature educational displays, art installations, commemorative activities, and creative projects to […]
Do you want to be involved in power-challenging, community-based journalism? Story Meetings are where you can pitch article ideas, help brainstorm content, or be assigned a story. They’re also a way to learn about the Leveller and introduce yourself. Learn how to get involved and sign up to our newsletter as a contributor for updates […]
Join us for a virtual gathering for people who have lost someone or multiple people to overdose and tainted supply and who are loooking to share space with people who have experienced similar circumstances. These kinds of losses carry particular griefs related to stigma, invalidation of the loss, failure to 'save' a loved one, guilt, […]
