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SUMMARY:CAFES Concert Series: 'Wanting to Start Again' (Glebe)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a powerful musical experience to reflect on the personal impacts of climate change and inspiration to start again.\nJoin CAFES and our co-host\, Glebe -St. James United Church\, for an evening of music and reflection on our environment. This Climate Concert Series brings together a duo of talented musicians to help us navigate the personal impact of climate change and inspire us to keep ‘starting again’. Let the music transport you to a place of hope and renewal as we come together in community.\nInspired by immigrant stories\, the climate crisis\, and discovering identity\, this interactive contemporary music concert features works by Fu-Tong Wong\, Nick Bentz\, Fazil Say\, Joe Hisaishi/ Wesley Chu & Kevin Lau.\nDon’t miss this unique and powerful experience\, get your tickets today! Visit Eventbrite to buy your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/climate-concert-series…\nWe can’t wait to see you there!\n*If you’d like to attend this concert but the ticket price is a barrier\, please reach out to info@cafesottawa.ca\nCAFES extends its gratitude to the Glebe -St James United Church for co-hosting this event and helping to bring this concert to the community!\nWe will also be offering this concert in the following areas:– Manotick (October 19): https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/climate-concert-series…– Carp (October 18): https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/climate-concert-series…
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/cafes-concert-series-wanting-to-start-again-glebe/
LOCATION:Glebe – St James United Church\, 650 Lyon Street South Ottawa\, ON K1S 3Z7
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251014T190000
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SUMMARY:Rally for Democracy/no to Bill 33
DESCRIPTION:Attention Ottawa-area #CatholicTeachers\, education workers\, parents\, and communities!CUPE 2357 and OECTA Ottawa are holding a rally on October 14 to say:NO to #Bill33YES to stronger local voices and stronger #OntEd schools
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/rally-for-democracy-no-to-bill-33/
LOCATION:Ottawa Catholic School Board\, 570 West Hunt Club Road\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251015T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160524
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SUMMARY:Vigil for Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Join Independent Jewish Voices\, Students for Justice in Palestine\, the Carleton University Human Rights Society\, and the Carleton University Students Association for a Vigil for Gaza. (See Instagram slides for event schedule)\n\nLocation: Vincent Massey Park\,  Right across the foot bridge next to Richcraft Hall\n\nKeynote speaker: His Excellency Rieaz Shaik\, South African High Commissioner
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/vigil-for-gaza-carleton-university/
LOCATION:Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Dr.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5B6\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Independent Jewish Voices Carleton":MAILTO:carletonijv@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251018T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251018T153000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160524
CREATED:20251011T224703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T224703Z
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SUMMARY:NO TYRANTS - Ottawa
DESCRIPTION:NO TYRANTS/NO KINGS is an international day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve threatened Canada’s sovereignty\, disrupted international trade\, detained tens of thousands of people (including Canadians) in ICE concentration camps\, cracked down on free speech\, detained people for their political views\, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. \nOn October 18\, Indivisible Ottawa is STANDING UP and saying NO TYRANTS in solidarity with Indivisible Abroad\, concerned Canadians and allies around the world. Say NO to Donald Trump and authoritarianism. Fascism is a serious threat not just in the US\, but worldwide. It is imperative that we make a stand against fascism in our nation’s capital. Meet at the York St Steps next to the US Embassy. \nA core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind\, including those legally permitted\, should not be brought to events.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/no-tyrants-ottawa/
LOCATION:US Embassy\, 490 Sussex St\, Ottawa
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indivisible Ottawa":MAILTO:Indivisibleottawa@proton.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
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SUMMARY:Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon
DESCRIPTION:Let’s gather and engage with our questions and feelings about: \n-sex after the death of a loved one.\n-the disenfranchised grief of polyamorous and kinky relational loss.\n-how pleasure and erotic energy can support our mourning.\n-changes in desire as death approaches for ourselves or a loved one.\n-cultural expectations of how a widow should act and our internalized stories about that.\n-anything sex/pleasure and bereavement related. \nNo question is too taboo. \nJess will invite folks to participate in embodiment exercises\, freewrite and consider the ways they want to be in relationship to their sexual expression within their (anticipatory) grief. \nJess DeVries is a queer somatic sex coach and grief worker. She primarily serves the queer/trans community supporting folks in reclaiming body autonomy and to inspire curiosity about pleasure and sexual expression\, guiding folks to define and pursue pleasure on their own terms. She is a grief advocate who regularly facilitates spaces for people to grieve\, inviting the wisdom of the body to guide the grief process. \nWithin the realms of grief\, she has trained with Being Here\, Human – as well as – Shauna Janz of Sacred Grief. Her grief work is held by connections to her ancestors\, mugwort\, hawthorne\, rose\, connection to her pussy\, and many many tears. Within the realms of pleasure and embodiment\, she has trained in Somatic Sex Education and Sexological Bodywork at the ISSSE – as well as – the Somatica Method with the Somatica Institute. Her pleasure work is held by delighting in sights\, smells\, and tastes\, a dirty imagination\, and sharing touch with human and non-human kin. \nJess provides 1:1 sessions online or by phone. She also facilitates workshops\, grief circles\, and rituals online for queer folks\, ex-Christians\, and Covid realist communities.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/sexual-bereavement-queer-death-salon/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
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SUMMARY:ABC de l'économie sociale - Formule 5@7 | Mois de l'économie sociale
DESCRIPTION:Envie d’une discussion autour de l’économie sociale afin de démystifier ce type de développement territorial? \n30 minutes de présentation\, 30 minutes de questions. Et une heure de réseautage et de célébration de l’économie sociale \nFormation gratuite d’une heure ouverte à toutes les personnes curieuses\, entrepreneures ou non. \nLien d’inscription\nhttps://airtable.com/app1zPNwSVOYdYd7Z/pagTbAu1TUkSlZCPl/form?prefill_Activites=recrNj8zTLgMOCc0A&hide_Confirmation=true
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/abc-de-leconomie-sociale-formule-57-mois-de-leconomie-sociale/
LOCATION:Coopérative de développement régional\, 75 Eddy\, Gatineau\, J8X 2W1
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ORGANIZER;CN="Coop%C3%A9rative de d%C3%A9veloppement r%C3%A9gional":MAILTO:info@cdrol.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251019T011016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T011016Z
UID:13066-1761217200-1761224400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Ottawa Queen's Park On Notice Rally!
DESCRIPTION:In October\, Ontario MPPs will be returning to Queens Park. So our community coalition of food banks\, tenant unions\, housing advocates\, disability rights activists\, and legal clinics are coming together for a BIG rally to welcome MPPs back to work! Together\, we are urging the Provincial Government to make their first priority:\n1 – Raising the rates of ODSP and OW2 – Freezing the rent\nIn solidarity with our community coalition’s BIG rally on Oct 23rd at Queen’s Park in Toronto\, Ottawa ACORN is organizing a solidarity action at the local office for the Ministry of Children\, Community and Social Services!\nMeet us at 11AM at 347 Preston St (Preston Square) to make our voices heard!\nRSVP here: https://forms.gle/HiUha2bo476sAMxy6(RSVPs are not required but encouraged – all are welcome!)
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-queens-park-on-notice-rally/
LOCATION:347 Preston St
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa ACORN":MAILTO:ottawa@acorncanada.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251011T225113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T225134Z
UID:12960-1761242400-1761249600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:From Turtle Island to Palestine: Challenging Canada’s Perpetuation of Settler-Colonial Violence 🇵🇸 🧡
DESCRIPTION:This event by F4P Ottawa\, IJV Carleton\, and INSAF uOttawa invites members of the community to learn about Canada’s complicity in the violent dispossession\, ethnic cleansing\, and genocide of the people of Palestine and to discuss how we can learn from Indigenous experiences and resistance to challenge entrenched institutional settler-colonial practices. \nCanadian institutions\, including the Government of Canada\, Canadian universities\, and Canada’s corporate media\, continue to deny Israel’s destruction of Gaza\, unconscionable forced starvation\, and innumerable other war crimes against Palestinians. \nPanelists\n– Dr. M. Muhannad Ayyash\, Professor of Sociology\, Mount Royal University\n– Dr. Nadia Abu-Zahra\, Professor of International Development and Global Studies\, University of Ottawa\n– Dr. Veldon Coburn\, Associate Professor and Faculty Chair of Indigenous Relations\, McGill University \nModerated by: Dr. Jeremy Wildeman\, Fellow\, Human Rights Resource and Education Centre (HRREC)\, University of Ottawa \nRemarks by: Elder Albert Dumont\, Algonquin\, Kitigan Zibi\n📍Location: Lamoureux Hall (LMX)\, University of Ottawa\n🔗Register at f4pottawa.eventbrite.ca
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/from-turtle-island-to-palestine-challenging-canadas-perpetuation-of-settler-colonial-violence-%f0%9f%87%b5%f0%9f%87%b8-%f0%9f%a7%a1/
LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave East\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N6N5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="INSAF":MAILTO:insafuottawa@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251004T222602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T222640Z
UID:12871-1761483600-1761498000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Street medics workshop - Fight to win series
DESCRIPTION:The system is failing us. Poverty is spreading\, and the overdoses crisis is here to stay. The best way out is to help each other.\nThe workshop will teach :\n– The basics of first aid;\n– How to help people who have overdosed;\n– How to help people who have been injured during protests and in your community;\nIt will be led by experienced individuals from Quebec and Ontario.\n– The 135 Eddy street is accessible to wheelchairs\n– Food will be offered\n– The event is bilingual\n**The workshop will take 3 to 4 hours** \nFor more information: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/zwQ57M5MSuXljtVJsE-Tt+tTtDG8nKpTV0KUTmp-htQ/
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/street-medics-workshop-fight-to-win-series-2/
LOCATION:135 Eddy street\, Gatineau\, 135 Eddy street\, Gatineau\, J8X 2W7
ORGANIZER;CN="Lutter pour gagner":MAILTO:lutterpourgagner@protonmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T153000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251019T010803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T010803Z
UID:13062-1761485400-1761492600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Centretown Tenant Power Official Launch
DESCRIPTION:Are you a tenant in Centretown? Are you tired of feeling powerless against rising rents and bad landlords? Join Centretown Tenant Power (CTP) in building our own power to challenge landlords and the exploitative housing system! \nInspired by our neighbours\, the Tenants of Sandy Hill (TOSH)\, we recognize the need for neighbourhood-based tenant organizing that is responsive to conditions in Centretown. \nJoin us at our official launch the afternoon of October 26 to find out how we plan to build tenant power in Centretown\, and how you can get involved! \nRegister here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXq6p10W9rOXpLvhJLTrzZK7_r8VhEeTGPAIkph_om_dLybQ/viewform
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/centretown-tenant-power-official-launch/
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251022T232312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T232312Z
UID:13121-1761588000-1761595200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Film screening: The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a powerful documentary screening of “The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya”\, about the imprisonment of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya\, a prominent doctor and chief of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza who has been detained in Israeli prison for over 10 months. \nWe will also be holding a discussion with Carleton University Professor Iyas Abu-Hajiar\, who will be sharing his lived experiences in Gaza and his work in supporting hospitals. \nWhen: Monday\, October 27th at 6pm\nLocation: Nideyinàn 231 (Porter Hall)\, Carleton University \nRegistration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqx9zd1AzKCI_8pZNkUSCWFBWfGR9fVrduYWYFAb74u784Zw/viewform
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/film-screening-the-disappearance-of-dr-hussam-abu-safiya/
LOCATION:Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Dr.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5B6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251025T012758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T012758Z
UID:13144-1761591600-1761595200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Book launch: We're Coming for You and Your Rotten System:
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is honoured to welcome longtime organizer Jonathan Rosenblum to Ottawa for the launch of his brand new book\, We’re Coming for You and Your Rotten System: How Socialists Beat Amazon and Upended Big-City Politics. \n“Jonathan Rosenblum’s illuminating account of Kshama Sawant’s decade as Seattle’s first and only socialist city councilmember … is a model for how to build working-class power through class struggle.” —Robin D.G. Kelley \nMonday Oct 27th\, 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.\nOctopus Books\, 116 Third Ave.\nRead more & RSVP
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-were-coming-for-you-and-your-rotten-system/
LOCATION:Octopus Books\, 116 Third Ave\, Ottawa\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Octopus Books":MAILTO:octopus@octopusbooks.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
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UID:13178-1761595200-1761600600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Science for the People 'Canada' The Social Production of Science online reading group
DESCRIPTION: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 science\, power\, and liberation.\nDeveloped and maintained by the Science for the People – New Haven Chapter\, this curriculum investigates how Marxism\, science\, and capitalism intersect — and how these forces shape both knowledge and the material conditions of our world. Through discussion and reflection\, we’ll consider what it means to reclaim science as a tool for social transformation.\nScience for the People ‘Canada’ has grown\, both in number of chapters and membership\, and now is a crucial moment to clarify our strategic goals and direction. This series is one way we can do that together.\nAll members\, new and old\, are warmly invited. Each module will include two readings; participants are encouraged to complete both\, and facilitators will provide summaries to guide discussion. Note:\nTo help foster an atmosphere of comradely curiosity:\nPlease come prepared with:\n– One open-ended question about the readings to share with the group\n– One response or connection to organizing you have done or would like to do locally\nModule meetings will occur monthly on Monday evenings at 8pm EST.  \nFollow Register link for more details!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/science-for-the-people-canada-the-social-production-of-science-online-reading-group/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T151939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151939Z
UID:13289-1761724800-1761757200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Seeking Justice for Hassan Diab. Almost 20 years of Violated Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:The keynote speaker is Alex Neve\, 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer and the former Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada.\n  There will also be a presentation by Don Bayne\, Lawyer for Hassan Diab who will speak about the sham French trial\, held in absentia\, the declared Dr. Diab guilty.\n  There will be a Q & A.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/seeking-justice-for-hassan-diab-almost-20-years-of-violated-human-rights/
LOCATION:Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre\, 290 Lisgar Street\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251004T223836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T014629Z
UID:12876-1761764400-1761771600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Policing Black Lives (2nd ed) - Book launch with Robyn Maynard
DESCRIPTION:WHO AND WHAT?\nJoin us for an evening with award-winning and best-selling author and scholar Robyn Maynard (@policingblack) as she launches the revised and expanded edition of her book “Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present” (published @fernpub) on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory | in Ottawa. \nFollowing her talk\, she will be joined by local anti-Black racism and police defunding organizers Nhora Aust (@justiceforanthonyaust)\, Robin Browne (@black_hubnoir)\, and police violence survivor Anthony Marriott for a roundtable discussion moderated by Sheryl-Ann Simpson (Planning for Abolition) on the state of Black freedom struggles and their visions for futures beyond surveillance\, policing\, and imprisonment. \nWHY?\nWhile all levels of government across the country have committed to ending anti-Black racism\, it persists\, including through increased investments in institutions and practices such as policing and imprisonment. In a local context where the Ottawa Police Service is proposing a massive 6.5% / $25 million increase to their operating budget for 2026 and is trying to get their cops back in schools\, and at a time when children warehoused at the William E. Hay youth detention centre routinely face harm and the Government of Ontario has announced a series of jail infrastructure projects that\, if all built\, will increase our province’s human caging capacity by 1\,601 beds to the tune of nearly $3 billion for construction alone\, there is a need to collectively reimagine what is possible and organize towards achieving real safety and liberation for all. \nEVENT ORGANIZERS:\n@cpepgroup\, @cappontario & the #NOPE | No Ontario Prison Expansion campaign \nEVENT CONTACT:\njustin.piche@uottawa.ca
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/policing-black-lives-2nd-ed-book-launch-with-robyn-maynard/
LOCATION:SAW Gallery\, 67 Nicholas Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N7B9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251022T232620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T232620Z
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SUMMARY:Political Ecology with Dr. Karena Shaw (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 30 as we welcome Dr. Karena Shaw to discuss political ecology and her most recent research.   \nRegister: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/U5mu565bSIeAQ91Ndl1UEg#/registration
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/political-ecology-with-dr-karena-shaw-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T190000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251011T225948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151842Z
UID:12971-1761847200-1761850800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:ACORN's Renoviction Bylaw Consultation with City Staff
DESCRIPTION:Landlords in Ottawa are kicking out long-term tenants under the false excuse of “renovations”— just to jack up the rent. That’s a renoviction! Thanks to tenant organizing by ACORN members across the province\, Ottawa is finally developing a bylaw. So\, to make sure this bylaw protects us where it counts\, ACORN is consulting with the City on October 30th at 6PM. Come out to tell the City what YOU think should be in a Renoviction Bylaw and fill out this questionnaire: http://bit.ly/4nFMKPp BEFORE OCT. 30TH\, 2025 to fight for tenant protections and affordable housing!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/acorns-renoviction-bylaw-consultation-with-city-staff/
LOCATION:404 McArthur Ave\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa ACORN":MAILTO:ottawa@acorncanada.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251025T013043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151842Z
UID:13147-1761847200-1761854400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Book launch: Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism
DESCRIPTION:Join Carleton University’s Department of History for a talk by Cynthia Miller-Idriss as she discusses her latest book\, Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism. \nWhat two things do most violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists\, homophobes\, or transphobes. Yet\, despite all evidence\, misogyny is barely acknowledged by the media. Miller-Idriss\, a leading expert on extremism\, addresses this crucial oversight head-on. \nThursday Oct 30th\, 6:00pm – 8:00pm\nDominion-Chalmers Centre\, 355 Cooper St.\nRead more & RSVP
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-man-up-the-new-misogyny-and-the-rise-of-violent-extremism/
LOCATION:Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre\, 290 Lisgar Street\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/book-launch-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Octopus Books":MAILTO:octopus@octopusbooks.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251025T013637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151841Z
UID:13153-1762261200-1762264800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Ottawa South Chapter to Protest Hazelview Properties
DESCRIPTION:Renters who live in Hazelview Properties run rentals are fighting back against lack of repairs\, frequent elevator shutdowns\, pest issues and more!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-south-chapter-to-protest-hazelview-properties/
LOCATION:2850 Cedarwood Drive\, 2850 Cedarwood Drive
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hazelview.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa ACORN":MAILTO:ottawa@acorncanada.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T211500
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T194608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T194608Z
UID:13498-1762369200-1762377300@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Encampments
DESCRIPTION:An urgent look at America’s student movement\, sparked at Columbia University\, as students protested ties to the genocide in Gaza.\n\n\n\nJoin us for a free screening of “The Encampments”a film which offers an urgent\, intimate portrait of America’s student movement\, ignited at Colombia University\, as students protested their universities’ ties to the genocide in Gaza. Screening to be followed by a panel. \nLocation: Tabaret Hall (TBT) Room 333\, University of Ottawa\, 550 Cumberland St.\nTime:7pm \nScreening sponsored by: Faculty for Palestine – University of Ottawa\, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Carleton\, Insaf uOttawa\, and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Carleton \nFilm and event will be in English
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/film-screening-the-encampments/
LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave East\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N6N5\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/encampments.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Independent Jewish Voices Carleton":MAILTO:carletonijv@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T193959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T193959Z
UID:13495-1762536600-1762543800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:All Out for El-Fashir
DESCRIPTION:No business as usual while El-Fashir and Darfur face genocidal violence at the hands of the Emirati and American backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF). \nThe last couple of days have seen some of the most brutal and unimaginable violence carried out in the name of the RSF’s campaign of ethnic cleansing and the larger imperialist war on Sudan. \nWE MUST STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF EL-FASHIR\, DARFUR\, AND SUDAN.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/all-out-for-el-fashir/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-01-at-08-26-52-Instagram.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251019T010454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151841Z
UID:13058-1762540200-1762549200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Speed Dating and Speed Friending for Progressives (Fall Edition!)
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars!\nMore details to come soon
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/speed-dating-and-speed-friending-for-progressives-fall-edition/
LOCATION:Nostalgica Pub\, 601 Cumberland St\,
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/speed-dating-.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Justice Ottawa":MAILTO:climatejusticeottawa@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T152059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T152059Z
UID:13205-1762542000-1762551000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:A Sonic Bridge: Florence-Delphine Roux (live) / Paul Jasen (talk)
DESCRIPTION:Access your electromagnetic imagination through an evening of radio art \nJoin us to explore the Art of Transmission with an evening of groundbreaking radio art and performance presented in partnership with CUAG. Explore the radical potentialities of analog radio through the work of artist and author Paul Jasen and media and sound artist Florence-Delphine Roux. \nArtist and author Paul Jasen (A People of Oscillators) will discuss his project The ether is free\, a “fictive radioscape” released as an audio recording\, radio transmitter kit and text. Discover the electromagnetic wilderness of natural radio\, the interventions of pirates and shortwave spies\, and consider how accessible DIY media might help new collectivities take root beyond the reach of The Platform. \nFlorence-Delphine Roux will present her performance Chronique d’Ether where she captures\, perturbs and reveals radiophonic and electromagnetic frequencies in an interactive dialogue between space\, antennas and her body. Through electronic craft and electromagnetically responsive sculpture\, Roux cultivates an environment of attentive listening\, unsettled by the noise of the world. \nThis event is part of CUAG’s Stonecroft Semester series themes “The Art of Transmission”. The event is free and open to everyone. No registration is required. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/a-sonic-bridge-florence-delphine-roux-live-paul-jasen-talk/
LOCATION:Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre\, 355 Cooper St\, Ottawa\, K2P 0G6
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sonic_Bridge_A_Alt_2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Debaser":MAILTO:hello@debaser.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251108T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251108T173000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251022T231914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151841Z
UID:13086-1762615800-1762623000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Queer/Sex/Work
DESCRIPTION:A program of rarely- or never before-screened short videos by Canadian queer and trans sex worker activists\, or interviews featuring them\, from the 1970s-1990s. This program foregrounds queer and trans sex workers’ own voices\, speaking candidly to one another about their experiences\, or engaging with straight media to explode myths and bust stigma faced by sex workers. This program is presented by the “Sex Worker Self-Authoring in the Canadian Women’s Movement Archive” project at Carleton University in collaboration with Ottawa Independent Companions\, C.O.R.A.S.\, and Maggie’s Toronto Sex Worker Action Project. The screening will be followed by a brief talkback with programmers and co-presenters.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/queer-sex-work/
LOCATION:Arts Court\, Studio B\, 2 Daly Ave\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/queersexwork.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251109T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251109T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251025T150722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151841Z
UID:13167-1762698600-1762705800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Protecting Renters Townhall
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community townhall discussion about your rights as a tenant\, how you can exercise those rights\, and what tools you have at your disposal to stay secure as a renter. \nWhere: \nJack Purcell Community Centre\, Room 203\n 320 Jack Purcell Ln\, Room 203
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/protecting-renters-townhall/
LOCATION:Jack Purcell Community Centre\, 320 Jack Purcell Lane\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P1M4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T151834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151834Z
UID:13255-1762948800-1762956000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Stand Up for Wildlife- Stop Nuclear Waste!
DESCRIPTION:We’re back in court on November 12 to defend the Kichi Sibi and our watershed from a nuclear waste megadump! Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area\, Kebaowek First Nation\, Sierra Club Canada and the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility took Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to court and WON . . . but CNL has appealed.\nJOIN US as CNL’s appeal is heard\, and citizen groups and First Nations again argue before a judge why the law must be respected.\nA judge said that Environment Canada should not have issued a “Species at Risk Permit” for the radioactive waste dump to be built on CNL’s chosen site near the Ottawa River\, where it will destroy habitat for protected and endangered species. CNL is a creation of and funded by the federal government – so it’s the feds fighting citizens in Federal Court.\nJoin us from Noon to 2 PM in front of 90 Sparks St. Do it for the endangered bats\, songbirds\, turtles\, Eastern wolves and bears living on the site of the future radioactive megadump!\nMany of these animals are sacred to Indigenous peoples\, as is the Kichi Sibi. Read more about the unique biodiversity and threatened species at the Chalk River site:\nhttps://concernedcitizens.net/…/ottawa-river…/\nhttps://raventrust.com/…/radioactive-waste-away-from…/\nBACKGROUND:\nThe Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved construction of a seven-storey radioactive mound beside the Ottawa River at Chalk River Laboratories\, a federal nuclear research facility 180 km north-west of Ottawa.\nThe waste facility construction will remove 10\,000 mature trees and destroy vital habitat for endangered bats\, the Canadian Warbler\, the rare Golden-Winged Warbler\, Blanding’s Turtles\, endangered Eastern Wolves and active Black Bear dens.\nThe megadump will hold one million tonnes of radioactive and other hazardous waste\, threatening the drinking water of millions of Canadians. Ten of the 11 Algonquin First Nations are opposed to the project\, and a Federal Court judge agreed that free\, prior and informed consent was not respected.\nMore than 140 municipalities are also opposed. Canadian taxpayers are footing the multi-billion-dollar bill\, but a corporate consortium is calling the shots. The waste needs to be cleaned up\, but there are better ways to do so. \nTen things Canadians need to know about the giant radioactive waste mound coming to the Ottawa River
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/stand-up-for-wildlife-stop-nuclear-waste/
LOCATION:90 Sparks Street\, 90 Sparks Street\, Ottawa\, K1P
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/573614579_1134272205573061_3077992408504389942_n.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T151834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151834Z
UID:13264-1763110800-1763226000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:The Palestine tribunal on Canadian Responsibility
DESCRIPTION:PURPOSE \nTo document the multiple ways that Canadian entities – including government bodies\, corporations\, universities\, charities\, media\, and other cultural institutions – have enabled and continue to enable the settler colonization and genocide of Palestinians\, and to articulate what justice and reparations would require. Disrupting the victim/expert dichotomy\, testimonies by survivors from Palestine will be woven throughout the hearings as a source of expert knowledge on what justice would entail. A Panel of Eminent Elders will be invited to listen to the witness testimonies and draft a report outlining the Tribunal’s findings. \nDATE & LOCATION \nNovember 14 and 15\, 2025; Ottawa (specific location will be sent to registered attendees before the hearings). Hearings will also be live-streamed on event website. \nSPEAKERS \nWitnesses from Palestine\, as well as leading Canadian and international legal experts\, academics\, journalists\, and human rights advocates \nFor evidence/brief submissions\, organizational endorsements\, media inquiries\, or any other questions\, email palcan.tribunal@protonmail.com \nWatch Senator Yuen Pau Woo’s speech mentioning the tribunal: https://senatoryuenpauwoo.ca/en/parliamentary-activities/speeches/motion-on-the-risk-of-canada-s-complicity-in-the-gaza-genocide/
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/the-palestine-tribunal-on-canadian-responsibility/
LOCATION:Ontario
ORGANIZER;CN="PalCan Tribunal":MAILTO:palcan.tribunal@protonmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251025T013343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151834Z
UID:13150-1763143200-1763152200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Stop the Cuts: A People's Assembly
DESCRIPTION:On Nov 4th\, the federal government is promising deep cuts to healthcare\, education\, and climate action. And for what? Billions for weapons of war and tax cuts for the rich.\n\n\n\nWant to do something about it? Join the Council of Canadians on Nov. 14 at 6pm in Ottawa.\n\n\n\nRegister here https://canadians.org/event/a-peoples-assembly/
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/stop-the-cuts-a-peoples-assembly/
LOCATION:Bronson Centre\, 211 Bronson Ave\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/stop-cuts.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Council of Canadians":MAILTO:inquiries@canadians.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251025T014243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T121830Z
UID:13157-1763143200-1763152200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Seeking Justice for Hassan Diab
DESCRIPTION:The Hassan Diab Support Committee Presents \nSeeking Justice for Hassan Diab\nAlmost 20 Years of Violated Human Rights\nCanada Must Act to Protect Hassan Diab \nKeynote speaker: Alex Neve\, 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer\, Former Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada. \nPresentation and Q&A: Don Bayne\, Lawyer for Hassan Diab \nDoors open at 5:30pm / Event starts at 6pm \nEvent is free and open to the public.\nLight refreshments will be served
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/seeking-justice-for-hassan-diab/
LOCATION:Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre\, 290 Lisgar Street\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1DiabPosterEnglish.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T020000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160525
CREATED:20251102T151839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151839Z
UID:13307-1763154000-1763172000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Laylit @ Gridwrks
DESCRIPTION:Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife\, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience. \nEach party takes you on a genre-spanning journey\, highlighting the incredible musical diversity\, depth and richness that comes out of the region. Laylit has established its place on the scene with a signature electronic sound blending shaabi\, dabke\, mahraganat\, Arabic pop and hip-hop with contemporary\, boundary pushing dance music (techno\, breakbeat\, hyperpop…) inspired by New York and Montreal’s thriving underground clubs. Featured in multiple publications including the New York Times and Pitchfork\, Laylit recently celebrated its 5-year anniversary with a Boiler Room event in NYC and a tour across multiple North American cities. Laylit values inclusivity and unity across cultures\, languages\, dialects\, religions\, identity and sexual orientations.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/laylit-gridwrks/
LOCATION:Gridwrks\, 221 Rideau Street\, Ottawa\, K1N 5X8
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Laylitr-banner.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Debaser":MAILTO:hello@debaser.ca
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