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Please Note:
Events listed on this calendar are not organized by the Punch Up Collective unless otherwise noted in the event details.

Blocking for Events

Online

Community Solidarity Ottawa will share its current methodology for neutralizing far right agitators at events, and protecting event attendees. There will be an opportunity for general discussion among attendees, allowing them to ask questions, discuss current trends in far right tactics and rhetoric, and exchange tips and tricks for neutralizing their attempts to harass and […]

International Day Of Action – 77 years of ongoing Nakba

Human Rights Monument 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join us on Saturday May 17 at 2pm at the Human Rights Monument to mark the 77th year of ongoing Nakba under apartheid israel's genocidal conditions. For 77 years, the Palestinian people have been subjected to genocide, siege, occupation, and forced displacement, enduring brutality at the hands of the zionist colonial project. In the past […]

Film Screening and Discussion: The Lab

Join us for a screening and discussion of the 2013 documentary The Lab that dives into the weapons industry of “israel”. This will be a hybrid event with an option to gather in person in Ottawa, or join virtually. We will show the documentary and close with a discussion. Masks will be made available. To […]

Book Launch: Unsilenced – Poems for Palestine

A720 Loeb Building, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Panelists: John P Portelli, Editor Firoze Manji, Publisher Leila Marshy and other contributing poets Prof. Nahla Abdo Moderated by Adrian Harewood

“It takes a village to kill a child”: The complicity of science and tech in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians

Online

Researchers from No Tech for Apartheid and Science for the People Canada have documented the use of science and technology in the production of military equipment currently being deployed against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Canadian companies are manufacturing parts for the F-35 jets currently being used to bomb Gaza, while tech giants like Microsoft, […]

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Working for Freedom

Arlington Five 5 Arlington Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join filmmakers and people with lived experience of working in Ontario prisons for a viewing and panel discussion of Working for Freedom. Cost: pay what you can (proceeds go to Prisoner Legal Supports)

Shut Down CANSEC

EY Centre 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join us May 28 at 7 am at the EY Centre to protest yet another display of imperialism and war profiteers hell bent on perpetuating genocide and destruction of the earth. For them, mass murder is a lucrative business, and governments, like Canada, pave the way. We (not the threat) will protest weapons companies (actual […]

National Day of Action for Climate Justice

Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier, Ottawa

Landlords are cashing in on green retrofit funding, low- and moderate-income tenants are once again left behind—facing sky-high rents, no AC, broken windows, and unaffordable energy bills. On May 28th, ACORN members will take action nationwide to demand real climate justice for tenants. What we’re calling for:- Full Rent Control in every province- A national […]

Working for a Liveable World: A Climate and Labour Solidarity Teach-In

mcnabb park Mcnabb park, Ottawa, MT, Canada

New date!! (Due to weather) Join us for a teach-in to explore the rich and ever-growing history of solidarity between the environmental and labour movements. We will be sharing stories from historians, labour and climate activists of successful or ongoing campaigns that build a sustainable future and worker power. We’ll have a bake sale with […]

Telling Your Queer Story

Zoom

Taking place over TWO SESSIONS May 29th and May 30th from 7-9 pm eastern each day. Facilitated by Jeffrey Canton and Hosted by Queer Community Deathcare We often share anecdotes about our daily experiences as 2SLGBTQIA+ without realizing their potential as stories. This workshop will teach you how to transform these "moments of being" into […]

$50 – $200

Collaborative zine making night at the Ottawa Trans Library

Ottawa Trans Library 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Come work on zines with us as we work on the next issue of The Dragon Flyer, the Ottawa Trans Library’s community zine. Write, draw, scan, cut, and paste with us on our community zine or your own project, or just come hang out with us. We are collecting stories, jokes, poems, art, and more […]

Just Voices Spring Concert 2025

First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa 30 Cleary Ave, Ottawa

Join us for a celebration of song and social justice!Guest Performer MARIA HAWKINSAdmission - $5 - $20 Pay what you can. Benefiting the Ottawa Food Bank