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.
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.
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 […]
RISE returns! Building on last year’s concert of protest songs, this year’s program continues the call to action by challenging the expectations that hold us back while embracing the change needed to move forward. Urgent, hopeful, and powerful, RISE blurs the line between stage and seats as we raise our voices together. The concert will […]
Come out on Saturday, March 7 for a night of music, food, and solidarity at Parkdale United Church in Ottawa. Sounds of Solidarity is an upcoming fundraiser show and dinner to support the important work of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP). ICHRP is a grassroots coalition of over 80 organizations […]
Join us in making a Community Blanket on International Working Women’s Day. Bring your own square (crochet, sew, or knit a 5x 5 inch square) / or make one at the event! We will sew them together as a symbol of our connectedness and strength as a community. Migrante Ottawa, the International Migrants Alliance (IMA), […]
The Feminist Institute of Social Transformation warmly invites you to attend the 2026 Florence Bird Annual Lecture, titled Gender Studies Under Siege: Past Struggles, Present Crises, and Possible Futures in Higher Education. This year's lecture will take the form of a panel discussion featuring Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin (Queen's University), Gulzar R. Charania (University of Ottawa), and […]
