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SUMMARY:Vigil and picnic for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Come together with your neighbours to share delicious food\, mourn and honor the dead\, and take action for Palestine.\nWe’ll have some food available\, but we are encouraging people to bring a dish to share if you are able to. \nJoin us to:\nEat food\nFind community and solidarity\nTake action with your neighbours to pressure our local politicians to stand for Palestine with concrete actions.\nEnjoy kid friendly creative activities\nRead poetry\nMourn. Israel has killed over 50\,000 Palestinians in Gaza. During the vigil portions of the event\, we will read some of the names of the killed. \nCome and go as you need! Drop ins welcome! \nDuring the vigil portions\, please note that silence is encouraged for anyone not reading names out loud. \n3pm-5pm: Vigil\n5pm-7pm: Community picnic\n7pm-9pm: Vigil \nVigile et pique-nique pour la Palestine\nSamedi 5 juillet\, de 15 h à 21 h\nParc Fontaine (120 rue Charlevoix\, Hull) \nJoignez-vous à nous pour honorer les martyrs de Gaza\, ainsi que celleux qui luttent toujours pour une Palestine libre.\n🕯️Nous vous convions à une vigile de quelques heures durant laquelle nous lirons les noms d’une partie des plus de 50 000 personnes assassinées par Israël au cours des 21 derniers mois. Nous tiendrons aussi des moments de silence et nous partagerons de la poésie. \n🍉 Nous nous rassemblerons autour d’un pique-nique communautaire entre 17h et 19h.\nNous aurons une certaine quantité de nourriture\, mais n’hésitez pas à apporter un plat à partager si vous le souhaitez! 🙂 \n🪁 Activités durant le pique-nique :\nFabrication de cerfs-volants\nRédaction de lettres à certain.e.s ministres/député.e.s\nActivités créatives (bannières\, etc.)\nSignature de pétitions\nConnexions entre voisin.e.s pour s’organiser et agir ensemble \nHoraire\n15h-17h : Vigile\n17h-19h : Pique-nique communautaire\n19h-21h : Vigile \nArrivez et partez quand vous le souhaitez! \nPendant les vigiles\, le silence est encouragé pour les personnes qui ne lisent pas les noms à haute voix. \nCollaboration entre Hills For Peace and Justice & Outaouais pour la Palestine
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/vigil-and-picnic-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Parc Fontaine\, 120\, rue Charlevoix\, Gatineau
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T070000
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SUMMARY:Labour Stands with Families in Gaza!
DESCRIPTION:July 15th\, join the labour contingent in support of the call to action from @gazancanadians. \nDemand that the Canadian government rapidly approve the visas of students and their families and quickly and safely expatriate these students and their families to Canadian soil. \nThe Canadian government must stop dragging its feet. \nWhere: 235 Queen Street\, Ottawa\, On.\nWhen: Support all day or drop-in when you can 7am – 6pm \nOrganizers are asking for art supplies to share for making signs.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/labour-stands-with-families-in-gaza/
LOCATION:Immigration\, Refugees\, and Citizenship Canada\, 235 Queen Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
CREATED:20250712T162541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T162630Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Bike Club Ottawa's Bike Scavenger Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Hey folks! Come on out and join us for our first ever bike scavenger hunt! And bring your friends! This event is ally friendly and kid friendly (as long as kids under 18 are supervised by an adult). We will meet at the Naval Reserve Monument at Dow’s Lake at 6pm. \n\nWhat will this event look like? Teams (Minimum of 3 people\, maximum of 7) will be given a series of clues and challenges to do within a 1.5 hour time frame. Each team to finish and get to the mystery end point gets entered to win a prize! \nWhat if I don’t have a team? Show up a few minutes early\, organizers will try and help you join another team!\nIs this an intense scavenger hunt? No! It is meant to be a challenge but is meant to be fun\, and maybe a little competitive. 1.5 hours maximum to complete. Those who complete all the clues get entered into a draw to win a prize for their team. \n\nAs with all QBC events\, you must fill out a waiver to participate (link here).
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/queer-bike-club-ottawas-bike-scavenger-hunt/
LOCATION:Dow’s Lake
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T203000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T201115Z
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SUMMARY:Dead People's Stuff
DESCRIPTION:The dead can leave behind so much stuff\, from a few sentimental items\, to entire homes stuffed to the brim. What to do with it can be complex and filled with conflicting emotions. This is a space to explore our relationships with the physical objects left behind by the dead\, what to keep\, what to pass on\, what we are having hard feelings about\, and what we celebrate. \nQueer 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. \nQueer Death Salon takes place over Zoom\, in English\, with Automatic Closed Captioning
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/dead-peoples-stuff/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250717T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250718T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
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SUMMARY:Abbas Wahab LIVE in Ottawa | The Joyride Tour
DESCRIPTION:Catch Viral Comedian Abbas Wahab on his North American Joyride Tour\, July 17th and 18th at LIVE On Elgin! \nAbbas Wahab is a New York-based\, Canadian comedian and actor. He’s been featured on Just For Laughs and Edinburgh Fringe festivals\, and is best known most recently for his role as SWAT officer in M.Night Shyamalan’s Trap. Wahab has also appeared in TV shows\, such as The Boys\, What We Do In The Shadows\, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. He has garnered a loyal following of over 125k fans on Instagram and 220k on TikTok. Abbas is best known for his viral “job interview” and “automotive marketing” series\, which parody the behind-the-scenes hiring and advertising of major brands. His comedic style has been described as electrifying and sharp\, with grounded storytelling. Don’t miss him on the road! \nCheck out Abbas Wahab on Instagram and TikTok > @abbaswahab
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/abbas-wahab-live-in-ottawa-the-joyride-tour/
LOCATION:LIVE! on Elgin\, 220 Elgin St #2\, Ottawa\, ON K2P 1L7\, Canada\, Ottawa\, NY\, K2P 1L7\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Wahab":MAILTO:abbaswahab.contact@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T123000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
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SUMMARY:Art in the Park: Climate Connections and Crewel Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a morning workshop from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of Art in the Park—a series of outdoor sessions that blend art-making\, climate emotion dialogue\, and nature connection. This workshop offers a supportive\, welcoming space for youth to explore their feelings about the climate crisis through creative expression\, storytelling\, and community care. \nThis session focuses on crewel embroidery as a mindful\, grounding practice. Embroidery invites us to slow down\, notice the small details\, and put care into each stitch. In this hands-on\, beginner-friendly workshop\, participants will be invited to wander the park\, observe the local plant life\, and choose a plant—such as a dandelion\, sumac tree\, or goldenrod—that resonates with them. \nWe’ll provide a selection of fabrics\, but participants are encouraged to bring their own fabric items to embroider\, such as a tote bag\, jacket\, or scrap fabric. \nWhether you’re brand new to embroidery or an experienced textile artist\, this workshop is about more than technique—it’s about slowing down\, reconnecting with nature\, and making something meaningful. \nSpots are limited — register now! https://shorturl.at/FQcqy
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/art-in-the-park-climate-connections-and-crewel-embroidery/
LOCATION:Strathcona Park\, 25 Range Road\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N8J3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T143000
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SUMMARY:Ottawa's Walk for Recovery
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, July 19 at 1 pm at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights\, we will march to demand visibility for women and non-binary folks living with addiction\, as well as adequate support and funding for long-term recovery services.\nWhy Walk for Recovery?\nBecause we need visibility beyond stigma for women and non-binary folks who are concerned about their drug use and/or gambling.\nWe demand adequate support and funding for feminist and harm reduction organizations\, because they save lives.\nThe struggle for feminism\, anti-racism\, housing\, and labor are all ways of tackling the root causes of addiction. We need solidarity and coalition-building across social justice issues!\nIf ability\, weather and temperatures permit\, we will march to Parliament Hill\, down Bank St.\, back to Elgin St. via Somerset St. Otherwise\, we will prioritize our safety by staying at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights.\nThe Merry Dairy will be kindly gifting 30 ice cream coupons to march attendees!\nSee the schedule and speaker list here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DL_FAmsPeIm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawas-walk-for-recovery/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amethyst Centre Ottawa":MAILTO:events@amethyst-ottawa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250720T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250720T150000
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SUMMARY:The Zine Scene Market
DESCRIPTION:As part of phase 2 and 3 of The Zine Scene: Tools for Social Change Project\, Laughing Radish\, Shenkman Arts Centre and Arts Ottawa will be hosting The Zine Scene Market\, a zine and small press market celebrating independent publishing works in Ottawa. \nThis market will officially launch our community collection of zines on various themes around social justice in Ottawa. Celebrate and share our zine collection\, build community and network with local zinesters/social advocates! \nWe are STILL accepting vendor applications with subsidized table fees ($20 or $10 for half-table) thanks to support from Arts Ottawa and the Shenkman Arts Centre. To apply to be a vendor at the Zine Scene Market\, please complete the form. \n*Personal note from the organizer:\nPlease spread the word within your networks and on social media\, so we get a good attendance at the market! I am a one (wo)man show\, so any help to spread the word is greatly appreciated! We will continue to accept vendor applications leading up to the market\, so if you have any zinester friends who still want to vend- it’s not too late for them to join! This is also a great low-risk option for people who want to try selling their art at their first market (and it doesn’t have to be zines). So please spread the word far and wide\, to help your fellow zinesters out! \nVendor application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefU3N17ZXWzXn5eCJv7vk0fPoE8l6DCrWW-qsPicSxLE0IRA/viewform
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/the-zine-scene-market/
LOCATION:Shenkman Arts Centre\, 245 Centrum Boulevard\, Ottawa\, K1E 0A1
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laughing Radish":MAILTO:laughingradishottawa@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250720T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250720T190000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
CREATED:20250713T112030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250713T112030Z
UID:9620-1753020000-1753038000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Community Picnic for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:*Hosted by community members* \nCome join us for an afternoon of community building\, connecting and sharing ideas. Whether you’ve been organizing for a while or just have ideas\, this is a space to meet others\, have real conversations\, and think together. \n📍 Vincent Massey Park (Section A)\n🗓️ Sunday\, July 20\n🕐 2–7 PM \nThere will be crafts\, and space to chill or chat. Bring a friend\, your thoughts\, or just come as you are. Everyone is welcome! \nLights snacks and drinks are provided\, but feel free to bring something for yourself or to share with the community! We will have a screen printing station\, so bring your own t-shirts!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/community-picnic-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Vincent Massey Park\, Heron Road\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250723T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
CREATED:20250712T165056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T165056Z
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SUMMARY:Boiling Point: Tenants Take on Extreme Heat!
DESCRIPTION:Tenants across Ontario are reaching a BOILING POINT. \nAs heatwaves get longer and more dangerous\, thousands of tenants are being forced to suffer through sweltering apartments without A/C\, all while landlords dodge responsibility — and the provincial government stands by and does nothing. \nThat’s why Ontario ACORN is bringing tenants together for a virtual meeting to expose the heat crisis in rental housing and demand action. \nJoin us to: \n🔥 Hear from ACORN members organizing across Ontario —From Hamilton\, Toronto\, Ottawa\, London & Peel\n🎤 Get insights from MPP Catherine McKenney (NDP Shadow Housing Minister) and other guest speakers\n💥 Learn about ACORN’s province-wide campaign to win heat protection laws for tenants\n📢 Find out how YOU can take action and pressure the provincial government to act now! \nWhether you’re sweating through the heat or want to fight for those who are — this meeting is for you. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/boiling-point-tenants-take-on-extreme-heat/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa ACORN":MAILTO:ottawa@acorncanada.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250726T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250726T160000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
CREATED:20250712T163750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T163750Z
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SUMMARY:Defend the Land: Lessons from Indigenous experiences of colonization and how to fight back with Mi'kmaw land defender Sakej Ward
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Ottawa Public Library – Main Library Auditorium on July 26\, 2025 at 2:00 PM for a free\, public\, and timely discussion on Indigenous perspectives of colonization and how to fight back with Mi’kmaw land defender Sakej Ward. This event is held in collaboration with the Anishinabe Moose Committee\, a grassroots Anishinabe-led committee working to prevent the declining moose population in their traditional territory . \nAmidst the growing threats of climate change and recent draconian policies to expand mining\, logging\, oil and gas infrastructure\, this event is a galvanizing call for settlers and climate activities to learn from and support the work frontline land defenders have done to protect the land and water. \nSakej (James Ward) is Mi’kmaw from the community of Esgenoopetitj. He was adopted into the wolf clan. Sakej has dedicated his life to living a warrior life. Sakej served with both the Canadian and American militaries\, then after leaving the military\, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations (Honors program) and a Master’s of Arts Degree in Indigenous Governance. Sakej transformed his military experience and university education into strategies\, approaches\, and methods to contribute to decolonizing Indigenous people. Sakej has a long history of protecting Indigenous people\, communities\, and homelands as well as our inherent responsibilities and freedoms. He has spent the last 32 years traveling North and Central America\, helping groups pursue Indigenous nationhood and cultural resurgence. \nAlso presenting will be Waba Mako/Shannon Chief of the Anishinaabe-Algonquin Nation wolf clan. Waba commits to defense of her Anishinabe culture. She contributes at various levels to the decolonization and the restoration of the sovereignty of her people. Waba is an Algonquin Language Teacher who currently works for Kebaweok First Nation to revitalize the community’s language and also works full time as the coordinator for the Anishnabe Moose Committee. \nThis event is facilitated by Climate Justice Ottawa in collaboration with the Waba and the Anishinabe Moose Committee. Generous support was provided by the Youth Harbour\, Research for the Frontlines\, CAPE Local 502 (CIRNAC-NCR)\, and Seniors for Climate Action Now! \nThis is a free event\, with all donations going to the Anishinabe Moose Committee.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/defend-the-land-lessons-from-indigenous-experiences-of-colonization-and-how-to-fight-back-with-mikmaw-land-defender-sakej-ward/
LOCATION:Ottawa Public Library – Main Branch Auditorium
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ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Justice Ottawa":MAILTO:climatejusticeottawa@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250730T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250730T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
CREATED:20250727T223043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T223043Z
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SUMMARY:Evacuate Gaza Loved Ones from the Kill Zone! Canada Must Urgently Issue Visas to Save Families NOW!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Ottawa offices of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for a peaceful vigil to demand that Canada immediately complete the processing of all remaining visa applications for the Gazan loved ones of Palestinians in Canada and implement an emergency action plan for their evacuation. \nSince the Gaza Temporary Visa program was implemented in January 2024\, Canada has assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 40 people out of 5\,000 applicants. That’s only 0.7% of program applicants\, an astounding number considering the daily risk of being blown to bits or suffering the slow death of starvation. \nRight now\, Canada is insisting no one can leave without biometrics (fingerprints and photographs). This violates Canada’s own very specific program guidelines: “Given the situation we understand that you won’t be able to give your biometrics or complete a full admissibility check until you’ve left Gaza. If your application passes a preliminary eligibility and admissibility assessment we’ll forward your name to the local authorities to facilitate your exit from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.” (https://www.canada.ca/…/gaza-tr-measures/after.html… ) \nCanada already has photographs because all applicants sent copies of their passports. In addition\, since Israeli apartheid occupation authorities have a registry of all Palestinians in Gaza\, they would be the first to say no to the exit of anyone they felt posed some theoretical threat. But Canada is not even willing to take the word of its Israeli allies on this matter. Instead\, it is assuming\, based on anti-Palestinian racism\, that all Palestinians are a threat until they prove otherwise. That includes starving children\, grandmothers\, school teachers\, health care workers\, farmers\, gravely injured and ill program applicants. \nThe Canadian government’s assumption of guilt mirrors (indeed\, goes far beyond) the Obama assassination-by-drone policy which\, as reported in 2012\, “in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants … unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent.” \nCanada can shed as many tears as it likes over the losses of hundreds of program applicants who would be here safe with their families were it not for wrongfully treating every Palestinian as a supposed threat. But that is no consolation for those traumatized for life by these immeasurable losses. It must take action. \nThe only Palestinians who have made it to Canada (861 as of July 1\, 2025) made it out on their own by exhausting life savings to pay border bribes to escape before the closure and demolition of Rafah. In the same 540-day period under the Ukraine program\, over 650\,000 visas had been approved and 186\,454 arrived in Canada. In the first year of the program\, over 8\,000 Israelis were granted visas to come to Canada. \nClearly\, Canada has the capacity to process applications in the same time period it did for Ukrainians (average 14-day turnaround)\, and it also has the ability to facilitate evacuations. The fact that it has not done so is not a matter of organizational ability or staff resources. Rather it is rooted in systemic anti-Palestinian racism\, and the ludicrous racial profiling presumption of guilt that every Palestinian in Gaza is a risk until proven otherwise. \nIn the meantime\, far too many loved ones have been killed waiting for Canada\, a shameful reflection of another bleak period in our history when Jews fleeing a genocide were turned away under a None is Too Many policy. \nPlease join us for this peaceful vigil (ie\, no yelling or verbal abuse directed against our opponents) organized by the Gazan Canadians League–Ottawa and the Rural Refugee Rights Network. \nMore info at tasc@web.ca \nSpecial thanks to Peter Stockdale for the fabulous photo!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/evacuate-gaza-loved-ones-from-the-kill-zone-canada-must-urgently-issue-visas-to-save-families-now/
LOCATION:Immigration\, Refugees\, and Citizenship Canada\, 235 Queen Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250802T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250802T170000
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SUMMARY:Collaborative zine making night at the Ottawa Trans Library
DESCRIPTION: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 from the trans and non-binary community in Ottawa and our friends and families. \nThe zine workshop is a collaborative event to discuss\, share\, and work on zines together. \nCome tell your story.We will provide paper\, templates\, and whatever art supplies we have. No experience necessary. All ages welcome\, children under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. \nMasking the day of the event is encouraged. Accessibility note: There are two stairs at the door entrance. We have a ramp we can bring out for the door on request. There’s a washroom but it’s not large enough for many mobility devices.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/collaborative-zine-making-night-at-the-ottawa-trans-library-6/
LOCATION:Ottawa Trans Library\, 1104 Somerset St. West\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1Y 3C8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Trans Library":MAILTO:info@ottawatranslibrary.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250806T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T123139Z
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SUMMARY:Urgently Reunite Palestinian Families: Canada Must Evacuate all Visa Applicants from Gaza NOW!
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday\, August 6 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Ottawa offices of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (300 Slater Street\, at Kent) for a peaceful vigil to demand that Canada immediately complete the processing of all remaining visa applications for the Gazan loved ones of Palestinians in Canada and implement an emergency action plan for their evacuation. \nWe are gathering every Wednesday at this same time throughout the month of August\, so please mark your calendars and join us! \nSince the Gaza Temporary Visa program was implemented in January 2024\, Canada has assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 40 people out of 5\,000 applicants. That’s only 0.7% of program applicants\, an astounding number considering the daily risk of being blown to bits or suffering the slow death of starvation. \nDuring the final weekend in July\, Canada reportedly evacuated 11 Canadian citizens from Gaza. This contradicts their stated position that they are powerless to get families across the border. \nRight now\, Canada is insisting no one can leave without biometrics (fingerprints and photographs). This violates Canada’s own very specific program guidelines: “Given the situation we understand that you won’t be able to give your biometrics or complete a full admissibility check until you’ve left Gaza. If your application passes a preliminary eligibility and admissibility assessment we’ll forward your name to the local authorities to facilitate your exit from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.” (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/israel-west-bank-gaza-2023/gaza-tr-measures/after.html) \nCanada already has photographs because all applicants sent copies of their passports. In addition\, since Israeli apartheid occupation authorities have a registry of all Palestinians in Gaza\, they would be the first to say no to the exit of anyone they felt posed some theoretical threat. But Canada is not even willing to take the word of its Israeli allies on this matter. \nInstead\, it is assuming\, based on anti-Palestinian racism\, that all Palestinians are a threat until they prove otherwise. That includes starving children\, grandmothers\, school teachers\, health care workers\, farmers\, gravely injured and ill program applicants. \nThe Canadian government’s assumption of guilt mirrors (indeed\, goes far beyond) the Obama assassination-by-drone policy which\, as reported in 2012\, “in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants … unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent.” \nCanada can shed as many tears as it likes over the losses of hundreds of program applicants who would be here safe with their families were it not for wrongfully treating every Palestinian as a supposed threat. But that is no consolation for those traumatized for life by these immeasurable losses. It must take action. \nThe only Palestinians who have made it to Canada (861 as of July 1\, 2025) made it out on their own by exhausting life savings to pay border bribes to escape before the closure and demolition of Rafah. In the same 540-day period under the Ukraine program\, over 650\,000 visas had been approved and 186\,454 arrived in Canada. In the first year of the program\, over 8\,000 Israelis were granted visas to come to Canada. \nClearly\, Canada has the capacity to process applications in the same time period it did for Ukrainians (average 14-day turnaround)\, and it also has the ability to facilitate evacuations. \nThe fact that it has not done so is not a matter of organizational ability or staff resources. Rather it is rooted in systemic anti-Palestinian racism\, and the ludicrous racial profiling presumption of guilt that every Palestinian in Gaza is a risk until proven otherwise. \nIn the meantime\, far too many loved ones have been killed waiting for Canada\, a shameful reflection of another bleak period in our history when Jews fleeing a genocide were turned away under a None is Too Many policy. \nPlease join us for this peaceful vigil (ie\, no yelling or verbal abuse directed against our opponents) organized by Ottawa Palestinians with loved ones in Gaza and the Rural Refugee Rights Network. \nMore info at tasc@web.ca \n(Photo: Joury and her brothers and father were evacuated on April 2\, but only on condition they leave their mom/spouse Doaa Nashwan behind. They are one of numerous families forcibly separated by Canada’s abusive misuse of a biometrics requirement for exit. Learn more at https://www.change.org/p/these-kids-need-their-moms-canada-must-immediately-evacuate-doaa-and-nariman-from-gaza
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/urgently-reunite-palestinian-families-canada-must-evacuate-all-visa-applicants-from-gaza-now/
LOCATION:Immigration\, Refugees\, and Citizenship Canada\, 235 Queen Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250811
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250705T011007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T122449Z
UID:9476-1754611200-1754870399@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Pride is Political Weekend Events
DESCRIPTION:Pride is Political is back from August 8–10\, 2025 at Carre de la Francophone de Vanier Square (282 Dupuis St\, Algonquin Territory)! \nPride is Political is a series of events that centre the political roots of Pride through art\, movement\, and dialogue. We honour the resistance and contributions of QTBIPOC\, disabled people\, and sex workers in struggles against gender-based violence. \nJoin us for a weekend rooted in community care\, cultural resistance\, and collective joy. This QTBIPOC-centered event uplifts the voices of those often pushed to the margins—centering movement\, art\, activism\, and healing. \n This year’s theme: Creating Violence-Free Futures \n Unceded\, unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe territory \n Workshops • Film • Performances • Healing Spaces • Food • Art \nWe’re proud to be organizing alongside an incredible network of grassroots groups\, advocates\, and organizations committed to justice and liberation. \nLet’s come together to honour the roots of Pride and build new possibilities.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pride-is-political/
LOCATION:Carre de la Francophone de Vanier Square\, 282 Dupuis St\, Ottawa
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ORGANIZER;CN="OCTEVAW":MAILTO:info@octevaw-cocvff.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250809T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250712T165821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T165903Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Ottawa Run for Palestine Charity BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, August 9 @ Vincent Massey Park (sections C & D) for our Annual charity BBQ in collaboration with the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians (APAC)\, the Palestinian Student Associations’ at both Carleton University and Ottawa U and the Palestinian Student Coalition!\n\nHalal BBQ for sale: prepared and served by Sultan supermarket & meatshop.\nAll proceeds go toward helping Gaza through numerous Islamic Relief Canada projects.\nEnjoy BBQ (Mashawi) by Sultan Supermarket and Meatshop\, Refreshments and coffee and tea station by 2 amazing vendors: Second Cup and 48 coffee co.a knafeh station\, Cotton candy and Popcorn for salefacepainting and HennaSports games and activities for the kids\,And most importantly\, a registration station for the Ottawa Run For Palestine 10th Annual 2K\, 5K\, 10K walk/Run taking place on Saturday\, Sep 13th @ Hogs Back Park)\nBring your friends and family for a day of delicious food and community spirit.\n\n**Please note that due to the genocidal war on our people in Gaza\, we will not be holding our yearly dessert competition\, any Palestinian entertainment\, or bouncy castles for our kids. We will provide sports activities and coloring stations with a message of hope to the people of Gaza\, in particular to children. It will be an opportunity for our community to spend some time in solidarity\, gather\, heal\, bond\, and reflect.**
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/annual-ottawa-run-for-palestine-charity-bbq/
LOCATION:Vincent Massey Park\, Heron Road\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250810T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250810T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250727T222636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T222636Z
UID:9786-1754823600-1754830800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Prisoners' Justice Day 2025 (Ottawa)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Human Rights Memorial on Elgin Street as we mourn the loss of countless prisoners whose lives have been taken from us by the Canadian Carceral System\, and as we celebrate the courage of prisoners who chose to fight it. \nPrisoners’ Justice Day\, which grew to become International Prisoners’ Justice Day in the 90s\, began as a hunger strike on August 10th\, 1975 in response to the death of Edward “Eddie” Nalon. Eddie bled to death in the segregation unit of Millhaven Maximum Security Prison located in Bath\, Ontario in 1974 because the guards had dismantled his panic button. \nEvent information: \nWe will be holding space for anyone who wishes to tell their story\, speak about the confinement of their loved ones\, or the circumstances surrounding their engagement with the carceral system. \nThere will also be a speakers list for people who wish to prepare a speech. If you’re not on our email list\, please see one of the organizers on the day of the event to be added to the speakers list\, or just raise your hand if you would like to say something. \nThe event will begin at 11am and we will have water bottles and snacks on hand for anyone who needs them. Many people who attend PJD each year have a lot of experience with the intense feelings of mourning that accompany the day\, so please feel free to reach out to people for support. \nMembers of Mothers Offering Mutual Support\, The Criminalization and Punishment Education Project\, and the Millhaven Lifers Liaison Group will be attending and speaking at the event. \nWe do ask for patience and humility on this day as people remember and express their memories of isolation and degradation. Discrimination and bigotry will not be tolerated. \nPlease keep yourself updated on the event by visiting this page or CPEP’s website and social media pages. We would be happy to grow or change the event with your support! \nThere is also a ride-share that is heading to Kingston to support The P4W Memorial Collective at 9am on August 10th. The sign-up form is here for those interested: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSefA17fmeyWVS…/viewform
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/prisoners-justice-day-2025-ottawa/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250810T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250810T140000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250727T222013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T222013Z
UID:9687-1754823600-1754834400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Prisoners' Justice Day 50th Anniversary in Kingston
DESCRIPTION:Prisoners’ Justice Day is an annual day of solidarity and healing that is held on August 10th each year in carceral and community spaces since 1975 to protest deaths in custody and harmful conditions of confinement. This is also a time to recognize human rights for incarcerated people. Each year since 2000\, the Prison for Women Memorial Collective has held a Healing Circle on the grounds of the notorious\, now-closed Prison for Women (P4W) at 40 Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd in Kingston\, Ontario. This public gathering organized by formerly incarcerated people and their allies includes ceremony led by an Indigenous Elder\, drumming\, singing\, a healing circle\, firekeeper\, speakers with lived experience\, and a shared meal. Please come show your support! Note: This is the last year that this event can be held on the grounds of P4W because the property has been sold to a developer and construction has begun.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/prisoners-justice-day-50th-anniversary-in-kingston/
LOCATION:Grounds of the closed Prison for Women (P4W)\, 40 Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd\, Kingston
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ORGANIZER;CN="Prison for Women Memorial Collective":MAILTO:p4wmemorialcollective@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250812T203000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250605T175854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T201105Z
UID:9203-1755025200-1755030600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Fear of Death
DESCRIPTION:Thanatophobia is the fear of death. It can involve fear of the dying process (often a fear of pain or discomfort)\, fear of the afterlife (or lack thereof)\, fear of being forgotten\, fear that life is meaningless\, and fear of missing out! This month we will be talking about our fears around our own deaths\, how we manage them\, and how we don’t! \nQueer 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. \nQueer Death Salon takes place over Zoom\, in English\, with Automatic Closed Captioning
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/fear-of-death/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250813T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250813T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250809T004408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T004424Z
UID:9968-1755082800-1755090000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Evacuate Before it's Too Late: Canada Must Bring Families of Palestinian Canadians From Gaza NOW!
DESCRIPTION:Please join our weekly vigil to reunite Palestinian Canadians with their loved ones from Gaza on Wednesday\, August 13 from 11 am to 1 pm (we meet every Wednesday for the rest of the month) at 300 Slater (at Kent)\, the Ottawa offices of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (300 Slater Street\, at Kent).\nCanada must immediately open a humanitarian corridor to urgently evacuate all program applicants to prevent further death and physical and psychological harm to those who\, by all rights\, should have been in Canada with their families long ago.\n\nOne other thousands of examples of those at risk is that of Mamdouh Abusbitan (pictured above)\, a young man starving to death\, his body and soul withering away as he waits for Canadian assistance to exit Gaza and join his parents in Ontario. Although Canada placed Mamdouh on the Gaza evacuation list as of November 19\, 2023\, Canada has failed to assist him for more than 640 days.\n\nEvery week\, we bring such images and stories to the headquarters of a bureaucracy that fails to respect the life and death consequences of its failures in the Gaza Temporary Visa program.\nSince the Gaza Temporary Visa program was implemented in January 2024\, Canada has assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 2% of program applicants\, an astounding number considering the daily risk of being blown to bits or suffering the slow death of starvation.\n\nDuring the final weekend in July\, Canada reportedly evacuated 11 Canadian citizens from Gaza. This contradicts their stated position that they are powerless to get families across the border.\n\nRight now\, Canada is insisting no one can leave without biometrics (fingerprints and photographs). This violates\nCanada’s own very specific program guidelines: “Given the situation we understand that you won’t be able to give your biometrics or complete a full admissibility check until you’ve left Gaza. If your application passes a preliminary eligibility and admissibility assessment we’ll forward your name to the local authorities to facilitate your exit from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.”\n\nCanada already has photographs because all applicants sent copies of their passports. In addition\, since Israeli apartheid occupation authorities have a registry of all Palestinians in Gaza\, they would be the first to say no to the exit of anyone they felt posed some theoretical threat. But Canada is not even willing to take the word of its Israeli allies on this matter.\n\nInstead\, it is assuming\, based on anti-Palestinian racism\, that all Palestinians are a threat until they prove otherwise. That includes starving children\, grandmothers\, school teachers\, health care workers\, farmers\, gravely injured and ill program applicants.\n\nThe Canadian government’s assumption of guilt mirrors (indeed\, goes far beyond) the Obama assassination-by-drone policy which\, as reported in 2012\, “in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants … unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent.”\n\nCanada can shed as many tears as it likes over the losses of hundreds of program applicants who would be here safe with their families were it not for wrongfully treating every Palestinian as a supposed threat. But that is no consolation for those traumatized for life by these immeasurable losses. It must take action.\n\nThe only Palestinians who have made it to Canada (861 as of July 1\, 2025) made it out on their own by exhausting life savings to pay border bribes to escape before the closure and demolition of Rafah. In the same 540-day period under the Ukraine program\, over 650\,000 visas had been approved and 186\,454 arrived in Canada. In the first year of the program\, over 8\,000 Israelis were granted visas to come to Canada.\nClearly\, Canada has the capacity to process applications in the same time period it did for Ukrainians (average 14-day turnaround)\, and it also has the ability to facilitate evacuations.\n\nThe fact that it has not done so is not a matter of organizational ability or staff resources. Rather it is rooted in systemic anti-Palestinian racism\, and the ludicrous racial profiling presumption of guilt that every Palestinian in Gaza is a risk until proven otherwise.\n\nIn the meantime\, far too many loved ones have been killed waiting for Canada\, a shameful reflection of another bleak period in our history when Jews fleeing a genocide were turned away under a None is Too Many policy.\nPlease join us for this peaceful vigil every Wednesday organized by Ottawa Palestinians with loved ones in Gaza and the Rural Refugee Rights Network.\n\nMore info at tasc@web.ca
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/evacuate-before-its-too-late-canada-must-bring-families-of-palestinian-canadians-from-gaza-now/
LOCATION:300 Slater Street.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250814T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250814T213000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250810T004637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250810T004637Z
UID:9983-1755201600-1755207000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Draw The Line - National Mass Organizing Call for September 20
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 14th to hear from a powerful cross-movement panel about the interconnectedness of our struggles and why we are uniting on September 20th to Draw the Line and demand that Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: injustice\, violence\, and climate destruction— or a just and safe future for all of us. \nWe refuse to stand by while the government and Canada’s richest corporations hoard wealth\, gut our public services\, fuel climate collapse\, attack migrants\, exploit Indigenous lands\, and prop up a genocide. We are building a historic alliance to fight back. \nPanelists: \nDavid Suzuki\, Scientist and Environmental Activist\nEriel Deranger\, Indigenous Climate Action\nJP Hornick\, Ontario Public Service Employees Union & NUPGE\nRachel Small\, World BEYOND War & Arms Embargo Now\nSyed Hussan\, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change & Migrant Rights Network \nThe call will start at 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7 pm CT / 8pm ET / 9 pm AT. RSVP now to receive the Zoom link. \nLearn more about the Draw the Line mobilization and get involved at the world-wide website: drawtheline.world \nThis call is co-hosted by 350 Canada\, Migrant Rights Network\, Seniors for Climate\, CAN-Rac\, Indigenous Climate Action\, World Beyond War and more!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/draw-the-line-national-mass-organizing-call-for-september-20/
LOCATION:Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250815T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250815T193000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250810T004541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250810T004541Z
UID:9979-1755280800-1755286200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Mini-Mass Bike Rides - DRAW THE LINE
DESCRIPTION:In preparation for a Mass Bike Action on September 19th (a lead-up event in conjunction with the Draw The Line march September 20th in Ottawa)\, we are hosting three ‘mini-mass’ bike rides\, every second Friday:\nAugust 15\, August 29\, and September 12. \nThe meeting point for each is 6pm at Confederation Park. \nThese mini-masses will serve both as a mini-meeting to discuss planning details of the September 19th bike action\, as well as simply an opportunity to take back the streets in a ‘Critical Mass’ bike ride style. \nThe Ottawa Critical Mass bike rides haven’t been happening this year\, but are traditionally the last Friday evening of the month starting at Confederation Park. So these mini-masses take inspiration in scheduling from that; and maybe\, the August 29th will be an actual full ‘Critical Mass.’ \nAll are welcome. There currently is no website for these rides\, but the Draw The Line organizing for Ottawa is via the Fridays For Future Ottawa website\, social media\, and email address – to which you can also direct any questions about these mini-mass bike meetups. \nThe current plan for the September 19th Mass Bike Action is similar to a Critical Mass ride leaving from Confederation Park after 6pm\, but with additional ‘feeder’ mass rides that start at 5pm from locations outside of downtown – the east\, south\, and west – to arrive at Confederation Park by 6pm. The plan is to have a few ‘anchor’ people confirmed in advance for each feeder ride. So these mini-masses in August and September can also serve as ‘entry points’ for anyone who may want to get more comfortable doing take-back-the-streets cycling prior to September 19th. Plus\, they’re a refreshing change from meetings on Zoom or sitting at tables.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/mini-mass-bike-rides-draw-the-line/
LOCATION:Confederation Park\, Elgin and Laurier\, Ottawa
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250817T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250727T224518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250727T224518Z
UID:9798-1755439200-1755446400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Tenants of Sandy Hill Yard Sale
DESCRIPTION:Tenants of Sandy Hill (TOSH) will be hosting a yard sale in Strathcona Park on August 17 will all proceeds going to supporting our neighbours. In addition to items for sale\, there will be freezies to share and a banner painting station. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/tenants-of-sandy-hill-yard-sale/
LOCATION:Strathcona Park\, 25 Range Road\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N8J3\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tenants of Sandy Hill":MAILTO:tenantsofsandyhill@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250820T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250820T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250816T012701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250816T012701Z
UID:10032-1755687600-1755694800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Open an Evacuation Corridor NOW:  Canada Must Bring Families of Palestinian Canadians from Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Please join our weekly vigil to reunite Palestinian Canadians with their loved ones from Gaza on Wednesday\, August 20 from 11 am to 1 pm (we meet every Wednesday for the rest of the month) at 300 Slater (at Kent)\, the Ottawa offices of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (300 Slater Street\, at Kent). \nCanada must immediately open a humanitarian corridor to urgently evacuate all program applicants to prevent further death and physical and psychological harm to those who\, by all rights\, should have been in Canada with their families long ago. \nAs the apartheid regime threatens a complete takeover of Gaza\, it is more important than ever that our voices are heard. \nEvery week\, we bring family images and stories to the headquarters of a bureaucracy that fails to respect the life and death consequences of its failures in the Gaza Temporary Visa program. \nSince the Gaza Temporary Visa program was implemented in January 2024\, Canada has assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 2% of program applicants\, an astounding number considering the daily risk of being blown to bits or suffering the slow death of starvation. \nDuring the final weekend in July\, Canada reportedly evacuated 11 Canadian citizens from Gaza. This contradicts their stated position that they are powerless to get families across the border. \nRight now\, Canada is insisting no one can leave without biometrics (fingerprints and photographs). This violates Canada’s own very specific program guidelines: “Given the situation we understand that you won’t be able to give your biometrics or complete a full admissibility check until you’ve left Gaza. If your application passes a preliminary eligibility and admissibility assessment we’ll forward your name to the local authorities to facilitate your exit from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.” \nCanada already has photographs because all applicants sent copies of their passports. In addition\, since Israeli apartheid occupation authorities have a registry of all Palestinians in Gaza\, they would be the first to say no to the exit of anyone they felt posed some theoretical threat. But Canada is not even willing to take the word of its Israeli allies on this matter.\nInstead\, it is assuming\, based on anti-Palestinian racism\, that all Palestinians are a threat until they prove otherwise. That includes starving children\, grandmothers\, school teachers\, health care workers\, farmers\, gravely injured and ill program applicants. \nThe Canadian government’s assumption of guilt mirrors (indeed\, goes far beyond) the Obama assassination-by-drone policy which\, as reported in 2012\, “in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants … unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent.”\nCanada can shed as many tears as it likes over the losses of hundreds of program applicants who would be here safe with their families were it not for wrongfully treating every Palestinian as a supposed threat. But that is no consolation for those traumatized for life by these immeasurable losses. It must take action. \nThe only Palestinians who have made it to Canada (861 as of July 1\, 2025) made it out on their own by exhausting life savings to pay border bribes to escape before the closure and demolition of Rafah. In the same 540-day period under the Ukraine program\, over 650\,000 visas had been approved and 186\,454 arrived in Canada. In the first year of the program\, over 8\,000 Israelis were granted visas to come to Canada. \nClearly\, Canada has the capacity to process applications in the same time period it did for Ukrainians (average 14-day turnaround)\, and it also has the ability to facilitate evacuations. \nThe fact that it has not done so is not a matter of organizational ability or staff resources. Rather it is rooted in systemic anti-Palestinian racism\, and the ludicrous racial profiling presumption of guilt that every Palestinian in Gaza is a risk until proven otherwise. \nIn the meantime\, far too many loved ones have been killed waiting for Canada\, a shameful reflection of another bleak period in our history when Jews fleeing a genocide were turned away under a None is Too Many policy. \nPlease join us for this peaceful vigil every Wednesday organized by Ottawa Palestinians with loved ones in Gaza and the Canadian Palestinian Family Reunification Project of the Rural Refugee Rights Network.\nMore info at tasc@web.ca
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/open-an-evacuation-corridor-now-canada-must-bring-families-of-palestinian-canadians-from-gaza/
LOCATION:300 Slater Street.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250821T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250821T183000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250811T011147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T011147Z
UID:9999-1755793800-1755801000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Palestine Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Due to high demand\, we’ll be hosting a second roundtable on the latest issue of the Science for the People magazine on Palestine. JOIN US on Thursday August 21 at 4:30 PM at the Nepean Centrepointe Library (101 Centrepointe Dr.)\, room 1B. \nOur roundtable will take the format of a roundtable talk discussing the “It takes a village to kill a child” report about the F35 program in Canada and Israel\, as well as some articles from the magazine. \nWe hope to see you there! Registration is not required\, but it will help us with planning.\nRSVP and articles link: https://forms.gle/mAUJy6sgDBpXe8iR6
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/palestine-roundtable/
LOCATION:Ottawa Public Library – Nepean Centrepointe\, 101 Centrepointe\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
CREATED:20250816T011719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250816T011719Z
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SUMMARY:Ottawa Trans March
DESCRIPTION:When trans rights are under attack\, what do we do? We organize\, we rally\, we march! Join us on August 22nd at 6PM at Bank and MacLaren for the 2025 Ottawa Trans March. \nTogether\, we’ll make our voices heard\, reject hate and advocate for trans liberation – for freedom\, equality and human rights. We invite trans and gender diverse people\, the people who love and support us\, and other allies to join us as we take to the streets. Bring your friends\, bring your family\, and let’s show the power of our movement! \nThe Ottawa Trans March is a community event led by a small organizing committee of trans and gender diverse people in Ottawa. If you’d like to get involved and help make this year’s march a success\, send us a message! \nStay tuned for more information: in the coming days\, we’ll unveil our 2025 trans march demands\, announce speakers\, and share everything you need to know to participate\, protest and celebrate alongside Ottawa’s trans and gender diverse community. \nLet’s do this!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-trans-march-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250823T120000
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UID:9795-1755943200-1755950400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Toast of Tenderness - Dykes of Colour Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Come through for waffles\, joy\, and community vibes before we head. out together to the Dyke March. It’s all about nourishment\, connection\, and unapologetic celebration of melanin.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/toast-of-tenderness-dykes-of-colour-breakfast/
LOCATION:Jack Purcell Community Centre\, 320 Jack Purcell Lane\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P1M4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250823T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250823T163000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
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SUMMARY:Ottawa Dyke March
DESCRIPTION:This year we’re Showing Up with pride\, resistance\, solidarity\, and community. \nSave the date! \nMinto Park (102 Lewis St) \nRally + March @ 1PM \nCommunity Gathering @ 2:30PM \n✨ Theme: Showing Up \nFull schedule and volunteer opportunities to come! ~ Cette année\, nous serons présents avec fierté\, résistance\, solidarité et esprit communautaire.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-dyke-march/
LOCATION:Minto Park\, 315 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250827T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250827T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T013642
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UID:10086-1756292400-1756299600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Evacuate Before It's Too Late: Open Emergency Corridor\, Save Canadian Palestinians' Gaza Loved Ones
DESCRIPTION:Please join our weekly vigil to reunite Palestinian Canadians with their loved ones from Gaza on Wednesday\, August 27 from 11 am to 1 pm (we meet every Wednesday at this same time) at 300 Slater (at Kent)\, the Ottawa offices of Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. \nCanada must immediately open an emergency humanitarian corridor to urgently evacuate all program applicants to prevent further death and physical and psychological harm to those who\, by all rights\, should have been in Canada with their families long ago. \nAs the apartheid regime threatens a complete takeover of Gaza\, it is more important than ever that our voices are heard. \nEvery week\, we bring family images and stories to the headquarters of a bureaucracy that fails to respect the life and death consequences of its failures in the Gaza Temporary Visa program. \nSince the Gaza Temporary Visa program was implemented in January 2024\, Canada has assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 2% of program applicants\, an astounding number considering the daily risk of being blown to bits or suffering the slow death of starvation. \nDuring the final weekend in July\, Canada reportedly evacuated 11 Canadian citizens from Gaza. This contradicts their stated position that they are powerless to get families across the border. \nRight now\, Canada is insisting no one can leave without biometrics (fingerprints and photographs). This violates Canada’s own very specific program guidelines: “Given the situation we understand that you won’t be able to give your biometrics or complete a full admissibility check until you’ve left Gaza. If your application passes a preliminary eligibility and admissibility assessment we’ll forward your name to the local authorities to facilitate your exit from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.” \nCanada already has photographs because all applicants sent copies of their passports. In addition\, since Israeli apartheid occupation authorities have a registry of all Palestinians in Gaza\, they would be the first to say no to the exit of anyone they felt posed some theoretical threat. But Canada is not even willing to take the word of its Israeli allies on this matter. \nInstead\, it is assuming\, based on anti-Palestinian racism\, that all Palestinians are a threat until they prove otherwise. That includes starving children\, grandmothers\, school teachers\, health care workers\, farmers\, gravely injured and ill program applicants. \nThe Canadian government’s assumption of guilt mirrors (indeed\, goes far beyond) the Obama assassination-by-drone policy which\, as reported in 2012\, “in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants … unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent.” \nCanada can shed as many tears as it likes over the losses of hundreds of program applicants who would be here safe with their families were it not for wrongfully treating every Palestinian as a supposed threat. But that is no consolation for those traumatized for life by these immeasurable losses. It must take action. \nThe only Palestinians who have made it to Canada (861 as of July 1\, 2025) made it out on their own by exhausting life savings to pay border bribes to escape before the closure and demolition of Rafah. In the same 540-day period under the Ukraine program\, over 650\,000 visas had been approved and 186\,454 arrived in Canada. In the first year of the program\, over 8\,000 Israelis were granted visas to come to Canada. \nClearly\, Canada has the capacity to process applications in the same time period it did for Ukrainians (average 14-day turnaround)\, and it also has the ability to facilitate evacuations. \nThe fact that it has not done so is not a matter of organizational ability or staff resources. Rather it is rooted in systemic anti-Palestinian racism\, and the ludicrous racial profiling presumption of guilt that every Palestinian in Gaza is a risk until proven otherwise. \nIn the meantime\, far too many loved ones have been killed waiting for Canada\, a shameful reflection of another bleak period in our history when Jews fleeing a genocide were turned away under a None is Too Many policy. \nPlease join us for this peaceful vigil every Wednesday organized by Ottawa Palestinians with loved ones in Gaza and the Canadian Palestinian Family Reunification Project\nof the Rural Refugee Rights Network.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/evacuate-before-its-too-late-open-emergency-corridor-save-canadian-palestinians-gaza-loved-ones/
LOCATION:300 Slater Street.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250829T193000
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SUMMARY:Critical Mass bike ride - and prep for S.19 Draw The Line mass ride
DESCRIPTION:People have been asking. But the Saturday morning Critical Mass ‘Parkways For People’ rides of the past two years haven’t been happening this year. And neither have the more traditional last-Friday-evening-of-the-month ‘self-organized’ Critical Mass rides. \nSo for August\, we’re making sure one does happen. \nWere you one of the people asking? Be there for this!\nWant to take back the streets without anyone’s permission? Be there!\nHaven’t done it before and not sure what it’ll be like? Be there! \nWe will also be making use of this opportunity to prepare for the upcoming Mass Bike Ride action of Friday September 19th\, and building our skills at taking back the road. \nThe S.19 ride is a lead-up to the big Draw The Line march the next day\, September 20th\, which is part of a national day of action\, and part of mobilizations across the world Septembeer 19th-21st. These are multi-issue* actions to address the very serious and interconnected problems we’re now facing as a society. To which we answer: Solidarity\, in action! \nOn August 29\, we’ll have posters and flyers** on hand you can take with you to help build the September 19 ride. And we’ll be discussing the September 19 plans\, including how we can make the feeder rides*** work. \nLet’s roll! \nIt’s only as much of a success as we collectively make it. \n**** **** **** **** **** **** **** \n*1: The five highlighted issues are:\n🌍 Building a renewable future\n🌿 Upholding Indigenous sovereignty\n✊ Fighting for migrant justice\n🕊️ Standing up for peace and democracy\n💪 Investing in people and public services \n*2: You can also print the posters and flyers from whereever you are\, to put up and pass around. The files are in this google drive folder:\nhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S2G9PWz3Qbqxs-oINAkQ8m2M58pou3db \n*3: The plan is to have some ‘feeder’ rides that start at different locations (including Gatineau) outside of the downtown core and then all come together at Confederation Park for the start of the main ride. We need volunteers to be the 3-4 anchor people at each feeder departure location. Organizations or self-assembled groups can also decide to initiate their own feeder ride\, for example from a school/campus or workplace or any desired location.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/critical-mass-bike-ride-and-prep-for-s-19-draw-the-line-mass-ride/
LOCATION:Confederation Park\, Elgin and Laurier\, Ottawa
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