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.
Toronto’s foremost maqam group, the Labyrinth Ensemble, has spent four years dedicated to experimenting with and promoting modal music traditions of Central, West, and South Asia, and the Mediterranean. Coming from various areas of experience and musical backgrounds, the musicians learned to master new ways of hearing, performing, and thinking about music. Mentored by a […]
Medically assisted death is becoming more common globally, and yet there are few places to share about this experience. Join us as we discuss our experience and share about our loved ones who chose medically assisted death at the end of their lives. Some questions to consider: How does it feel to know in advance […]
This past year, the City of Ottawa closed the emergency overnight shelters held at Bernard Grand Maître Arena, Dempsey Community Centre, Heron Road Community Centre, and the Graham Spry Building under the premise of having created capacity within Ottawa’s existing shelter system. Ottawa’s shelters have approximately 950 beds and Ottawa’s homeless population is nearing 3,000. […]
Hi everyone, late as always, but maybe it's queer time. We're organizing a TDOR vigil on Thursday November 20th at 7pm at the human rights monument. We will be reading the names of the many transgender people who have been killed through violence this past year, and holding space for our community to grieve. Please […]
Join the tenant unions and Off The Defensive to show the politicians that Ottawa won’t accept Bill 60 or any other threat to our dignity. Rally against: X Bill 60 X For-profit Evictions X Attacks on Tenants Organized by Off the Defensive Ottawa, Tenants of Sandy Hill, Centretown Tenant Power, and the Lowertown Tenant Union
For this Harmony Circle, Albert will be in conversation with Maysa Hawwash, a Palestinian leader and a founding member of the Doctors Against Genocide leadership team. We are holding this Harmony Circle at an earlier time in the day as Maysa will be joining us from Palestine (and we needed to account for the seven […]
AGIs (above guideline rent increases) are an exploitative practice that extracts even more rent from tenants. Tenants across Ottawa are organizing to fight their AGIs! On Saturday, November 22nd 2025 from 2pm-5pm, at the Bronson Center (Nepean Room), come learn about how to fight AGIs, a legal form of expropriation that contributes to housing insecurity […]
What is the International Migrants Alliance? We are a global Alliance of grassroots migrant organizations, unions, and advocates fighting for the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and displaced peoples. We work to build international solidarity among communities resisting exploitation, imperialism, and systemic oppression from Canada to the Global South. Join us at the SEIU […]
A live storytelling showcase in Ottawa–Gatineau, by and for queer SWANA artists. Step into a night of powerful, moving, and unapologetic stories from the queer SWANA community. This is a space where oral histories, personal journeys, and cultural truths come alive—told in our voices, on our terms. Queer SWANA Stories isn’t just an event—it’s a […]
This is module 2 of a reading group series. Follow Register link for more details! This reading group continues SftP’s tradition of running a reading group alongside our local organising, and the goal of this series is to better link our collective education with collective action, bringing together members to deepen our shared understanding of […]
The Ottawa Police Service is set to receive an increase of $26.1 million in 2026 bringing their total net operating budget to an astounding $414.9 million. Meanwhile, social services and community supports that are necessary for building safe and equitable communities are left detrimentally underfunded in this city. For example, the Ottawa City Budget 2026 […]
Join us on Monday, November 24, at 6:30PM for a volunteer meeting and strategy session to discuss the next steps towards a full arms embargo. Although a ceasefire is in place, the people of Gaza and across Palestine are still being injured, displaced, and murdered as a result of the Zionist occupation. Despite countless examples […]
