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 on October 2 at Live! on Elgin for a night of music, art, and community. We’re bringing folks together with live music from Jackrabbits and the Jackki Harrt band, live readings from local writers and artists, as well as stories from our activists on the front lines. This is not just a concert, […]
The Punch Up Collective will be facilitating a “Getting It Together: Organizing Collectives for the Real World” workshop on the afternoon of Saturday, October 4th, 2025. This workshop is for anyone interested in starting a collective, or those keen to discuss how to make a collective they’re already a part of more effective and sustainable. […]
OTTAWA TWO YEARS OF GENOCIDE: RISE UP FOR GAZA. On October 4th, we will take the streets and shut it down. We are making it clear: the people of the world stand with Gaza, and demand a total arms embargo and sanctions against Israel. As we mark two years of genocide, we recall our responsibility […]
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 […]
Join us at our weekly Wednesday vigil to protest Canada's shameful None is Too Many Palestinian visa policy. To date, fewer than 2% of applicants have been directly evacuated from Gaza in over 20 months. Meet at Immigration HQ, 300 Slater, at Kent, every Wednesday from 11 am to 1 pm). 20 months into the […]
The Federal Court of Appeal will hear our case on October 8– the first major test of Canada’s UNDRIP Act, following the decision of Justice Blackhawk. The Kebaowek First Nation has recently achieved two major victories in Federal Court: in February, Justice Julie Blackhawk ruled that the CNSC had failed its constitutional duty to consult […]
Bring friends & watch award-winning film "Gaza Fights for Freedom" with rare archival footage of the historic Great March of Return in 2018. Come join us for a powerful evening in DMS Room 1160 at 55 Laurier Ave E to watch this eye-opening documentary. Witness the resilience and struggles of the people of Gaza as […]
Join us for a powerful musical experience to reflect on the personal impacts of climate change and inspiration to start again. Join CAFES and our co-host, Glebe -St. James United Church, for an evening of music and reflection on our environment. This Climate Concert Series brings together a duo of talented musicians to help us […]
Attention Ottawa-area #CatholicTeachers, education workers, parents, and communities!CUPE 2357 and OECTA Ottawa are holding a rally on October 14 to say:NO to #Bill33YES to stronger local voices and stronger #OntEd schools
Join Independent Jewish Voices, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Carleton University Human Rights Society, and the Carleton University Students Association for a Vigil for Gaza. (See Instagram slides for event schedule) Location: Vincent Massey Park, Right across the foot bridge next to Richcraft Hall Keynote speaker: His Excellency Rieaz Shaik, South African High Commissioner
NO TYRANTS/NO KINGS is an international day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve threatened Canada's sovereignty, disrupted international trade, detained tens of thousands of people (including Canadians) in ICE concentration camps, cracked down on free speech, detained people for […]
Let’s gather and engage with our questions and feelings about: -sex after the death of a loved one. -the disenfranchised grief of polyamorous and kinky relational loss. -how pleasure and erotic energy can support our mourning. -changes in desire as death approaches for ourselves or a loved one. -cultural expectations of how a widow should […]
