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.
Welcome to Music Nights at the Ottawa Trans Library! Meeting biweekly on Tuesdays, the Folk Spectrum Collective Music Jam is an incubator for trans* and queer music-makers. Know any single tune? You’re welcome to join! Even if it’s just Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. This musical evening provides a nurturing atmosphere for amateur musicians to gather, […]
Several local Palestinian organizations are coming together this Ramadan to raise funds for the people of Gaza through Islamic Relief Canada (IRC). Despite the ceasefire, the suffering continues and urgent humanitarian needs remain. We invite you to join us for an evening of unity, solidarity, and generosity.📅 Sunday, Feb 22, 2026 🕟 Doors open: 4:00 […]
The Department of Law and Legal Studies’ Towards Anti-Oppression Committee at Carleton University is pleased to present a conversation with Havin Guneser and Prof. Harriet Friedmann. Our guests will introduce the Academy of Social Science, its communes, and the journal Democratic Modernity as a collective platform for anti-oppressive, decolonial, bottom-up learning, research, and political education. […]
What does it mean to dance a relationship to one stolen land, Palestine, from another stolen land, Haudenosaunee territory on Turtle Island? This article examines methodological considerations for researching what it means to belong to settler states as exiled and racialized people, while committed to Arab youth thriving and ethical lateral racial relations. Drawing from […]
Join the Ottawa Queer Zine Collective and the Carleton History Undergraduate Society later this month for HUGging and FISTing: A History Lecture on BDSM and Leather! Ottawa Trans Library, February 25th, 2026 7:00-9:00pm Guest Speaker: Dr. Patrizia Gentile
Soup night is back and soupier than ever! Join us at the end of the month for a potluck-style community gathering. Feel free to bring soups, bread, bowls, utensils, to-go containers, etc., or just your wonderful self! Februrary 27th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Ottawa Trans Library (1104 Somerset Street W). Please bring ingredient […]
The uOttawa student elections this year March 2-6 are a last chance to save campus/community radio station CHUO 89.1 FM. You can help in the campaign to convince students to "Restore CHUO". This past December, the CHUO board of directors made the decision to close the station due to lack of funds. Pre-recorded broadcasting is […]
Re-establishing student funding for OPIRG-GRIPO is on the ballot during this year's UOSU undergraduate student elections March 2-6. OPIRG-GRIPO, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group at uOttawa, lost student funding in a 2023-2024 referendum, and is in a very precarious financial situation without the student support. Help us ensure students know the importance and history […]
This Wednesday, hundreds of lead Canadian ministers, military generals, and US NATO representatives will descend on Ottawa for a war conference. They need to hear loud and clear that we reject their plans to ramp up militarism, war profiteering, and arming war crimes and genocide. Show up to protest Wednesday at noon at Chateau Fairmont […]
Co-sponsored by Kateri Native Ministry KNM and St. Joseph’s Parish, the first annual Fr. Jim Bleackley OMI Memorial Lecture on Indigenous Justice is an opportunity for learning, respectful dialogue, and relationship-building in support of Call to Action 61 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). On Thursday March 5 at 7 pm, Anishinaabe author, professor, […]
Hassan Husseini is a member of the National Steering Committee of Labour for Palestine – Canada. He is a national negotiator for the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) where he represents PSAC members during contract negotiations under federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions. Husseini has occupied several elected and staff positions within a number of unions including […]
SHIFT Film Festival is a queer, BIPOC, and feminist-focused film festival in Ottawa that celebrates bold stories by women and gender non-conforming creators. Over two days at Arts Court, the festival showcases short films, documentaries, and features, alongside engaging panels, live performances, a mini market with local queer artists.
