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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.

  • Resisting CANSEC with Quaker Roots

    Online

    Join us online on Thursday, April 16th at 3 pm-4pm Eastern time (8 pm in the UK) when Pete Doubtfire from Quaker Roots in Britain will discuss successes and lessons learned during activism against DSEI – Britain’s biggest arms fair. Brent Patterson from Peace Brigades International Canada will also speak to organizing around Canada’s arms […]

  • Palestinian Prisoners’ Day

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

    Healthcare workers and community members will gather to mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day and to demand the immediate release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. WHEN: Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00PM WHERE: Human Rights Monument, Ottawa, ON WHO: Health Workers Alliance for Palestine (HAP), alongside the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), Ottawa Healthcare Professionals […]

  • Ottawa-Vanier Community Talk on Israel-Palestine

    Rockliffe Park Community Centre 380 Springfield Rd, Ottawa

    Join us for a community talk in Ottawa-Vanier designed to provide a clear and accessible overview of the Israel-Palestine issue - from its historical roots to the present day. The session includes a short presentation by Dr. Peter Larson, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel-Palestine, followed by an open Q&A, with space for thoughtful […]

  • Earth Day Festival

    Dundonald Park 516 Somerset St W

    Come out on Earth Day & celebrate spring! The CCA & CCHC’s annual Centretown Earth Day Festival is taking place in Dundonald Park on Saturday, April 18, 2026 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). What you can look forward to: Games, arts and crafts, live performances and educational talks. Dozens of organizations will host booths to […]

  • Community Gathering

    Ottawa Public Library - Main Branch - Room B125 120 Metcalfe St, Ottawa

    Concerned about issues affecting migrants, workers, youth, Indigenous peoples, tenants, or the climate? Join us for a community- building political discussion on April 18th at 2:00pm to link our struggles against Canadian imperialism and build solidarity among our organizations in Ottawa!

    Free
  • Bountiful Beaver ‘s Volunteer Open House

    2391 Pepin Ct, Just Food Community Farm 2391 Pepin Court, Ottawa

    Bountiful Beaver 's Volunteer Open House April 19th 11am-2pm 2391 Pepin Court, Just Food Come see what projects we have going on and talk to our core volunteer team! Get your hands in the dirt and tour the farm. Bountiful Beaver is a non profit in Ottawa East , growing organic food to serve the […]

    Free
  • May Day Art Build

    McNabb Community Centre 180 Percy Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Come together to prepare for the May Day March by helping create banners, signs, and noisemakers. Art supplies provided. Kids welcome! When: 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Sunday, April 19th Where: McNabb Community Centre, Preschool Room If you have questions or would like to get involved, contact us at info@maydayottawa.org.

  • Book Launch | The Long Sixties with Joan Kuyek and Lib Spry`

    Great Canadian Theatre Company 1233 Wellington St. W, Ottawa

    Tuesday Apr 21st, 2026 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM  GCTC, 1233 Wellington St. W Octopus Books welcomes Joan Kuyek and Lib Spry to celebrate the Ottawa launch of The Long Sixties: Stories from the New Left, edited by Jim Harding. Sharing their stories as lifelong activists, Joan and Lib will reflect on their victories and defeats, […]

  • digestion, maturation, and death – Queer Death Salon

    Online

    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. Come try on a […]

    Free – $30
  • Opening event for “Art is a Weapon” Poster Exhibition

    Gongfu Bao 365 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    In 1930s Spain, artists, organizers, unions, and leftist political parties produced thousands of stunning posters promoting revolutionary social change and opposing fascism. In 1936, the Spanish Civil War began when fascists organized a coup to overthrow Spain’s democratically-elected leftist Popular Front government, composed of a coalition of socialists, anarchists, communists, workers’ organizations and social movements. […]

  • Book Launch | Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us

    Abbotsford House 950 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Join us to celebrate the lauch of Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us with co-authors Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks, a jarring portrait of a deeply unequal Canada and how a wealth tax could rein in the destructive power wielded by today’s billionaires. As the ultra-wealthy siphon off an ever-larger share of the world’s wealth, […]

    Free
  • Book Launch | Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer presents wîhtamawik / Tell Them

    Great Canadian Theatre Company 1233 Wellington St. W, Ottawa

    Join Cree poet and kêhtê-aya (Elder) Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer to celebrate the launch of wîhtamawik / Tell Them: On a Life of Inspiration, a new collection of memoirs, essays, and poems. Louise will be joined in conversation by Omeasoo Wahpasiw. The event will be held at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in […]

    Free