Events

This event explores how carceral bureaucracies and corporate telecommunications interests have transformed family contact into a profit center, from Adams County's groundbreaking "Right to Hug" class action to jail policies across the United States that replace in-person visits with costly, glitchy, and surveilled video calls. The following questions frame the core issues to be addressed […]

Members' gathering in front of MP Marie-France Lalonde's office With other SCAN Ottawa members, you can let MPs know that climate action must be a priority. There will be signs to share or bring your own. Join us and be sure to stay afterwards for some social time at a nearby cafe. Bring a friend!

In this lecture, Professor Dylan Robinson will argue that public art plays a significant role in the formation of settler subjectivity and indigenous resurgence by focusing on non-human forms of vocal address and in particular, the sensory appeals of public art. Location: College of the Humanities (Patterson Hall 303) @ Carleton University

Please join us IN PERSON for Labour for Palestine Ottawa's "Hot Cargo Kills" Townhall Discussion and Strategy Session. It's time to declare goods, services and relations with Israel "Hot Cargo." Guest Speakers: Rieaz Shaik (High Commissioner of South Africa) Hassan Husseini Kevin Skerrett DATE: Tuesday ,March 10th 2026 TIME: 7:00 P.M. (Doors open at 6:30 […]

Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. Join Yoga Therapist in […]

Join us for a teach-in on Divestment for a Just Transition. Student groups will explore how divestment can support climate justice, Palestinian solidarity, and affordable education. March 11 | 7-9 pm | UCU 215📍 /// Joignez-vous à nous pour un teach-in sur le désinvestissement pour une transition juste. Des groupes étudiants discuteront de la façon […]

Ian Angus is a socialist and ecosocialist activist in Canada. He is the editor of the ecosocialist journal Climate and Capitalism. He will present his latest book, The War Against the Commons. "Mass opposition to dispossession has never ceased. This dramatic account provides new insights into an opposition that ranged from stubborn non-compliance to open […]

Please join us for an evening celebration of International Women’s Day 2026, jointly hosted by the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW) and the Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) at the University of Ottawa. Registration is required. Inspired by the 1981 “Community Festival Against the Klan” organized by the Riverdale Action Committee Against […]

We’re hosting a fundraiser filled with food, music, art, speeches and more to raise funds for essential food, medicine and supplies to Cubans in need during their current crisis through our friends at the Student Christian Movement.

“Pat, the evasive, androgynous SNL character played by Julia Sweeney, was a ubiquitous presence in the pop culture ether of the 1990s. As a kid, filmmaker Ro Haber grappled with a strange obsession with Pat — a character whose popularity hinged on them making others wildly uncomfortable with their refusal to adhere to strict gender […]

Yuk Yuk’s hits the Bronson Centre starring Chris Quigley, Sarah Boston, and host Dan Allaire. Proceeds go directly to Sudan humanitarian aid