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  • 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

  • Learn about Ottawa’s radical history on a walking tour

    The streets of Ottawa-Gatineau

    Learn about Ottawa’s radical history on a walking tour Take your radicalism outdoors this summer so you and your friends can learn from previous generations of troublemakers on a radical historical walking tour. My name is Brian McDougall. Since 2014, I’ve given hundreds of radical tours to visitors, residents, and local activists. Why do we […]

  • “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

  • Big Gay Screening

    DARC Microcinema 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, MT, Canada

    It’s time to get GAY! DARC’s annual BIG GAY SCREENING will be taking place on Wednesday, June 4th! 🌈 This FREE screening, presented in partnership with Qu’ART, will feature short films by queer Canadian artists celebrating queerness, exploring queer narratives, and highlighting the vastness of queer experiences. Don't miss this opportunity to support for talented […]

    Free

  • Women in Black Vigil

    Jewish women will stand in silent vigil across from the Israeli embassy at 50 O'Connor Street Friday June 6 between 1pm-2pm holding empty pots with one sign reading: Stop the starvation End the war Save the hostages End the occupation Women in Black is a world-wide independent network of women committed to peace with justice […]