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SUMMARY:Candles for COP30
DESCRIPTION:From November 10–21\, world leaders\, civil society\, Indigenous peoples\, grassroots movements and others will gather at the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference(opens in a new tab) in Belém\, Brazil\, to advance action on addressing the climate emergency. Delegates from The United Church of Canada will be attending as part of the KAIROS delegation(opens in a new tab). \nTogether with fellow members of For the Love of Creation\, The United Church of Canada invites groups to host candlelight vigils in their own communities on the weekend of November 14–16\, 2025. \nOTTAWA: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15TH\, 3PM\nKNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – PARLOUR ROOM\n120 LISGAR ST ( @ ELGIN) \nThere is much reason to gather\, pray\, and witness. \nDespite increasing evidence of the climate emergency and compounding threats to democracy\, environmental\, and human rights\, leaders across the world and particularly in Canada are failing to take the decisive action needed to protect our world\, and particularly the most vulnerable members of the global community. Canada has yet to reduce our national emissions\, and our government continues to approve and subsidize new fossil fuel infrastructure; most recently\, it violated Indigenous rights and environmental protections by pushing through Bill C-5. \nMeanwhile\, the global debt crisis is compounding climate impacts in the Global South where countries are spending more on interest payments than on health\, education\, and climate adaptation. Wealthy and high-emitting countries like Canada have a responsibility to do their fair share by reducing our emissions faster and providing robust financing to support the transition to clean energy in the Global South. \nYou can read more\, find prayers\, and see vigil locations on the For the Love of Creation webpage. At this event\, we’ll  have the Jubilee 2025 petition available for signing. \nLet us use this opportunity to draw attention to local and regional concerns regarding climate change\, and national and global ones too. \nLet us join together\, act\, and pray that the voices of the people most affected by climate change and those most marginalized from the conversations at COP30 are heard\, movements strengthened\, and commitments implemented. \nAdditional worship and prayer resources are available on our Climate Change Worship page. Please post invitations to join your vigil and photos of your vigil on social media using the hashtags #UCCan.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/candles-for-cop30/
LOCATION:Knox Presbyterian Church Ottawa\, 120 Lisgar\, Ottawa\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T213000
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SUMMARY:Debaser presents Labyrinth Ensemble
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nMentored by a rotating roster of international guest musicians\, the 12 musicians are a shining representative of Toronto’s unique sonic landscape. The Labyrinth Ensemble boasts a wide range of instruments from santur to gayageum to lyra \, forming a rich palette\, and opening up unlimited possibilities for creation and collaboration. \nNow on their seventh intensive\, the Ensemble has become deeply attuned to the idioms of modal music\, showcasing each member’s unique voice through improvisation. With this tour\, arts presenter Labyrinth Ontario highlights the founder of the original Labyrinth in Crete: Ross Daly and longtime collaborator Kelly Thoma.  \nThis duo has dedicated their lives to the study of modal music\, and are recognized as the foremost experts on the island of Crete’s rich musical tradition. Among the greatest exponents of this music in the world today\, Labyrinth Ontario is thrilled to bring you a night dedicated to Daly’s contemporary modal music compositions.  \nThe touring members of the Labyrinth Ensemble are Sadaf Amini\, Julian Anderson-Bowes\, Yang Chen\, Burak Ekmekçi\, Michael K. Harrist\, Roa Lee\, Naomi McCarroll-Butler\, Sasan Salaseli\, Araz Salek\, Marta Solek\, Tev Stevig\, Aysel Taghi-Zada\, and Amely Zhou.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/debaser-presents-labyrinth-ensemble/
LOCATION:Gridwrks\, 221 Rideau Street\, Ottawa\, K1N 5X8
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ORGANIZER;CN="Debaser":MAILTO:hello@debaser.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251004T220814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151833Z
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SUMMARY:Grieving Medically Assisted Deaths - Queer Death Salon
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSome questions to consider: \nHow does it feel to know in advance when your loved one will die?\nHow did you support or interact with the decision making around this choice?\nWhat opportunities has this choice opened up?\nHow did this compare to other deaths you’ve experienced? \nParticipants are encouraged to bring their own questions\, stories\, and complexities to share.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/grieving-medically-assisted-deaths-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:20251119T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251119T173000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251102T151832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151832Z
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SUMMARY:What's the winter plan to ensure no one dies in the cold? Rally and petition
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOttawa’s shelters have approximately 950 beds and Ottawa’s homeless population is nearing 3\,000. There are drop-in facilities\, including HART Hubs\, Belong Ottawa\, and Centre 507 but they do not offer places to sleep. Their hours and capacity are also limited and can be inconsistent. \nThe City’s 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan set out to have “no one unsheltered” by the end of 2024. Kale Brown\, Ottawa’s Manager of Homelessness Programs and Shelters\, insists there is a warm bed for everyone. However\, front-line workers and unhoused neighbors know that most of the resources celebrated by the City are simply not enough. In addition\, as of October 2025\, Ottawa Public Health irresponsibly lists outdated overflow shelters that have been permanently closed. There are currently no clear\, dignified solutions to ensure that nobody suffers or dies in the cold. \nLocal politicians think they will solve homelessness in Ottawa by quoting the City’s false promises instead of listening to the realities of unhoused folks\, their loved ones\, and front-line workers on the ground. We urgently need multiple warming centres that: \n– Remain open from the 20th of December 2025 to the 20th of March of 2026 (staffed by experienced and trauma-informed workers\, operated 24 hours 7 days a week) \n– Have sleep capacity in the form of beds\, cots\, or mats (making people sleep on chairs is inhumane) \n– Apply the City’s own shelter standards of equity and inclusion to these facilities \nHave several accessible locations (with transport available for service users) \nLeave no one behind (which means no one turned away) \nThis winter\, without proper emergency solutions in place\, our unhoused community members and loved ones will continue to suffer serious injuries or die. \nNo more unloading of a governmental responsibility onto non-profit and precariously funded organizations. No more empty talk. No more excuses. We need concrete actions and a guaranteed winter plan by November 26th 2025 so we can trust a plan will be operational in time as the weather gets colder. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, November 19 at 4 pm to demand an immediate winter plan and a commitment to opening warming centres from the City of Ottawa. We will meet at 110 Laurier Avenue West\, by the Dorothy O’Connell Monument to Anti-Poverty Activism located in the south lawn of Ottawa City Hall. \nEnter your information into the Action Network tool to send a petition email to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe\, General Manager of Community and Social Services Clara Freire\, Manager of Housing and Homelessness Kale Brown\, and City Councillors. The tool will ask you for an address. If you don’t have one\, or don’t want to share your address\, please list the address of a nearby community health centre or library.\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/letters/ottawa-whats-the-winter-plan
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/whats-the-winter-plan-to-ensure-no-one-dies-in-the-cold-rally-and-petition/
LOCATION:110 Laurier Avenue W\, 110 Laurier Avenue West\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1P 1J1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251120T210000
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SUMMARY:Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
DESCRIPTION: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 come and remember them with us. \nThe night is often very cold\, so bring warm clothes and mittens and maybe some hand warmers. We will have tea lights and wax cups for them but we encourage you to bring your own candles if you have them. \nIf you’re interested in speaking about a loved one you lost or another relevant subject you can use the QR or scan the link in our bio to sign up. \nHope to see you there!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/transgender-day-of-remembrance-vigil-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T120000
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SUMMARY:Rally: Tenants Fight Back!
DESCRIPTION: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:\nX Bill 60\nX For-profit Evictions\nX Attacks on Tenants \nOrganized by Off the Defensive Ottawa\, Tenants of Sandy Hill\, Centretown Tenant Power\, and the Lowertown Tenant Union
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/rally-tenants-fight-back/
LOCATION:Confederation Park\, Elgin and Laurier\, Ottawa
ORGANIZER;CN="Tenants of Sandy Hill":MAILTO:tenantsofsandyhill@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T133000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
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SUMMARY:Harmony Circle for Palestine with Albert Dumont
DESCRIPTION: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 hour time difference).I met Maysa at the Aug 30th Vigil for Palestinian children. You can watch her powerful speech at that Vigil here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1338332717809100I hope you can join us.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/harmony-circle-for-palestine-with-albert-dumont/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T225038Z
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SUMMARY:Organizing Against Above Guideline rent Increases
DESCRIPTION: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! \nOn 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 by artificially inflating rental prices across the city! \nThe event will have 3 sections: \nDemystifying the LTB process and why organizing within the LTB is not fruitful. \nOrganizers and tenants who have successfully fought against AGIs will share their experiences resisting AGIs outside the LTB. \nTenants in Ottawa will exchange strategic experiences\, ideas\, and questions around fighting AGIs outside the limited arena of the LTB process. \nPlease use this link to confirm attendance: https://tinyurl.com/tenantsfightAGIs \nThis event has been organized by the Neighbourhood Organizing Center (NOC) together with tenants unions Centertown Tenant Power\, Lowertown Tenants Union\, and Tenants of Sandy Hill.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/organizing-against-agis/
LOCATION:Bronson Centre\, 211 Bronson Ave\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251122T190000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251115T225316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T225316Z
UID:13793-1763827200-1763838000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:International Migrants Alliance: Open Orientation
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin us at the SEIU Local 2 office (303 Waverley St.) on Saturday\, November 22 for our open orientation! \nThis orientation is open to anyone interested in learning more about IMA – our principles\, our global work\, and how to get involved with local and international movements. It’s a great opportunity for potential migrants and refugee member organizations and allied associate member organizations\, or anyone curious about migrant struggles to connect and learn.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/international-migrants-alliance-open-orientation/
LOCATION:SEIU Local 2 Office\, 303 Waverly St\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251123T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251123T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251115T223332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T223332Z
UID:13597-1763922600-1763933400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Queer SWANA Stories
DESCRIPTION:A live storytelling showcase in Ottawa–Gatineau\, by and for queer SWANA artists. \nStep 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. \nQueer SWANA Stories isn’t just an event—it’s a celebration of resilience\, creativity\, and self-expression\, highlighting the rich\, diverse narratives that often go unheard. Join us for an evening that honors our identities\, our experiences\, and our communities. \nBecause our stories shouldn’t be written about us without us. 🖤
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/queer-swana-stories-2/
LOCATION:Club SAW\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251102T151832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T151832Z
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SUMMARY:Module 2 - Science as Proletarianizing and Proletarianized
DESCRIPTION:This is module 2 of a reading group series. Follow Register link for more details! \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/module-2-science-as-proletarianizing-and-proletarianized/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
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SUMMARY:OPS Budget Protest
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nFor example\, the Ottawa City Budget 2026 allocates increases of:\n•     $2.2 million for essential health and social supports;\n•     $2 million for social housing;\n•     $1.4 million (inflationary increase) for the Ottawa Community Housing Safer Communities\, Homelessness Prevention Program\, emergency shelters and facility costs.\n\nThis is mere pennies compared to the nearly half billion dollars we will funnel into the OPS next year.\n\nIn response\, we are holding a protest at the Human Rights Monument on November 24th at 4pm to demand that the city of Ottawa reconsider the 2026 OPS Budget and begin to build real community safety through the reallocation of the $26 million increase proposed for police into stable housing\, accessible care\, community support\, and meaningful investment in people.\n\nPlease see the attached poster for event details and feel free to share within your networks. Also\, please check out our  Instagram post.\n\nWe hope to see you on November 24th to demand that the OPS and city of Ottawa start funding our community\, not cops!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ops-budget-protest/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251122T211203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T211203Z
UID:13926-1764009000-1764014400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Arms Embargo Now Volunteer Meeting & Strategy Session
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nAlthough 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 that prove a genocide is being committed\, the latest Arms Embargo Now report proves that Canada is using loopholes to continue profiting off the blood of our people. This government thinks they can distance themselves from their crimes but we know the truth and together\, we have the power to put an end to it.\n\nRSVP for location
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/arms-embargo-now-volunteer-meeting-strategy-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251115T223615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T223615Z
UID:13634-1764010800-1764016200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Contre-culture et mouvement de la jeunesse au coeur de l'antifascisme
DESCRIPTION:Cette conférence sera donnée par la militante Jacynthe LaFlèche qui racontera l’histoire du collectif Anti-fasciste Action Ottawa. \nBio: Bébé d’Hull\, Vanier grrl\, Jacynthe est franco-descendante ayant grandi majoritairement près de la Kichi-sibi\, le territoire Algonquin de la rivière Ottawa. Fin 1980/début 1990\, c’est par le biais des concerts all-ages de la scène musicale punk d’Ottawa qu’elle découvre des ressources antifascistes dans certains ‘zines\, participant et démarrant des collectifs avec des camarades. Ayant passé une saison à Minneapolis\, berceau du 1er A.R.A (Anti-Racist Action)\, elle s’investit dans l’organisation communautaire autonome. Elle a été membre du comité éditorial du journal du réseau nord américain Love&Rage/Amor y Rabia et plus tard du collectif EXILE Infoshop. Elle est aussi bénévole pour Families of Sisters in Spirit (familles des femmes autochtones disparues) et le réseau des survivants de la rafle des années 60\, Sixties Scoop Network car pour elle l’antifascisme se doit d’avoir une lentille anticoloniale. Elle s’intéresse aux archives communautaires et la mémoire collective de mouvements autonomes et anarchistes.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/contre-culture-et-mouvement-de-la-jeunesse-au-coeur-de-lantifascisme/
LOCATION:Atelier of the Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop\, at Saint Paul University\, 65 Clegg Street\, Ottawa\, K1S 1C4
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251126T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251122T211035Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening of 'peace love (unicorns) & communism' by Adeola Egbeyemi
DESCRIPTION:The film follows a student activist at McMaster University. \nJoin us for the screening of ‘peace love (unicorns) & communism’ by Adeola Egbeyemi. \nThe film follows a student activist at McMaster University as they cover topics such as the women’s resource centre\, divestment\, policing\, and more. The film is being screened to bring attention to the importance of student activism within and outside of the university institutions. \nWe will be joined by the filmmaker and two cast crews for the Q&A. \nRegister at the external eventbrite link available here.\nThe event is only offered in English.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/film-screening-of-peace-love-unicorns-communism-by-adeola-egbeyemi/
LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave East\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N6N5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film
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ORGANIZER;CN="OPIRG Ottawa":MAILTO:613-562-5800 x 4364
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251122T211613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T211613Z
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SUMMARY:Community advance screening of Palestine 36!
DESCRIPTION:NE NIGHT ONLY – ADVANCED FILM SCREENING\n\nJoin us on Friday\, Nov 28 at 7:30 pm at Ben Franklin Place (101 Centrepointe Dr) for a special community advance screening of Palestine 36!\n\nWatermelon Pictures has made the film available on an exceptional basis in recognition of the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.\n\nPalestine 36 follows Yusuf in 1936 as he journeys between Jerusalem and his rural home amid rising unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire – set against the backdrop of the Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule.\n\nBe among the first to experience this epic film and support a work that brings a powerful\, yet long untold\, chapter of Palestinian history to Western audiences.\n\nDate: Friday\, Nov 28\nDoors open: 7:30 pm\nScreening: 7:45 pm\nLocation: Ben Franklin place (101 CentrePoint Drive)\n\nBuy your ticket here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/palestine-36-advance-film-screening
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/community-advance-screening-of-palestine-36/
LOCATION:Ben Franklin Place\, 101 CentrePoint Drive\, Ottawa
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SUMMARY:International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
DESCRIPTION:OTTAWA PROTEST – All out for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. \nJoin us at the Human Rights Monument on November 29th at 2PM as we take to the streets. From wherever we are\, we will demand an arms embargo now. We will continue confronting Zionism and holding those in power to account for as long as it takes. \nThe people of the world have stood with Palestine for over two years\, and we’re not stopping. Since the ceasefire announcement\, Israel has massacred hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza\, attacked the West Bank\, and continued its abuse\, torture and killing of Palestinian prisoners. Now\, the UN has approved an American occupation of Gaza\, putting the US at the helm of Gaza’s governance. \nA two-way arms embargo is our movement’s unchanged demand\, the only guarantee of ending Israel’s mass murder of Palestinians and systematic theft of our land. So long as weapons and aid flow to Israel\, the Zionist occupation will carry on with its genocidal\, expansionist project in the region. \nDATE: Saturday\, November 29\nTIME: 2PM\nPLACE: Human Rights Monument
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/international-day-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251102T151832Z
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SUMMARY:Workplace organizing workshop - Fight to win series
DESCRIPTION:Are you injuring yourself at work? Is your boss harassing you? Are you never sure your salary will be enough to make ends meet? \nThis is the reality for many people in Quebec\, Ontario and elsewhere. And the best chance we have to get out of this situation is to organize ourselves together. \nThe speakers are members of active and militant unions and will talk about their struggles and how they are fighting them. We should then have a better idea of how to organize and where it could lead us. \n– The 135 Eddy street is accessible to wheelchairs\n– Food will be offered\n– French-English translation will be available \nRegister through the following link : https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/C8RFIsb7siqq9Yav2J4FC+oFBqx47umqzp3rRcuG-Fs/
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/workplace-organizing-workshop-fight-to-win-series/
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:20251130T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251115T232941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T232941Z
UID:13799-1764511200-1764518400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Examining Anti-Palestinian Racism in Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Ottawa health workers and learners join us for a live-streamed presentation and panel discussion. November 30th 2025. For registration and event details see link in our LinkTree. \nOttawa health workers and learners join us for a live streamed expert panel.\nBronson Centre\, Room 110
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/examining-anti-palestinian-racism-in-healthcare/
LOCATION:Bronson Centre – 211 Bronson Ave\, Bronson Centre (Room 098B - Basement)211 Bronson Ave\, Ottawa\, K1R 5H6\, Ottawa\, K1R 5H6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251202T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251202T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172213
CREATED:20251128T193741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T193824Z
UID:14004-1764685800-1764685800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Rally Against Carleton's Gag Order
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, December 2 at 2:30PM in front of Richcraft Hall (besides the Gandhi Statue)\, where the University community will be protesting against the proposed Institutional Impartiality Policy. President Wisdom Tettey and the Governance Committee of the Board of Governors have refused to withdraw or significantly amend the policy\, and it will be coming to the Board for approval during the December 2nd meeting. \nDATE: Tuesday\, December 2\, 2025\nWHEN: 2:30PM\nWHERE: Outside Richcraft Hall\, where the Board will be meeting \nMedia and photographers will be present. If you do not wish to be photographed\, please mask up. \nThe proposed Institutional Impartiality Policy prevents all academic units\, including the administration\, faculties\, departments\, institutes\, and centres of the University\, from issuing any stance on public\, political\, or academic issues. The matters of debate that will be under the scope of this policy will be decided case by case\, but can be assumed to include discussions of Equity\, Divestment\, and Inclusion; matters related to Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the West Bank; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; investments in fossil fuels and the climate crisis; and provincial or federal infringement on student and faculty rights\, among others.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/rally-against-carletons-gag-order/
LOCATION:Richcraft Hall\, Carleton University
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251202T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172214
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T224821Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: A conversation with Alex Himelfarb
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a vital discussion with Alex Himelfarb about his book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge. Alex will be joined in conversation by Kevin Skerrett from the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. \nFor forty years\, neoliberalism has dominated political thinking in Canada. But as inequality grows\, the climate emergency worsens\, and global power shifts\, it’s clear that neoliberalism’s basic tenets – privatization\, public service cuts\, tax breaks for big business\, and corporate deregulation – have failed to meet today’s challenges. \nIn Breaking Free of Neoliberalism\, Alex Himelfarb traces how these ideas became entrenched in Canadian governance and explores how we can chart a new course. Drawing on his experience as a public servant and policy thinker\, Himelfarb calls for a renewed understanding of the public good and the crucial role government must play in shaping a just and sustainable future. \nCo-sponsored by the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees. \nAlex Himelfarb joined the federal public service in 1981 after a decade teaching at the University of New Brunswick. He was appointed Clerk of the Privy Council in 2002 and served three Canadian Prime Ministers until his appointment as Ambassador to Italy. After his retirement from public service in 2009\, he led the School of Public and International Affairs at York University’s Glendon College until 2014. Alex has served on and chaired numerous NGO boards and advisory committees\, including the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives\, the Coalition to End Homelessness\, the Atkinson Foundation\, and WWF Canada. \nThis event is free and open to all. Please RSVP to help us know how many guests to expect. Doors open at 6:30pm.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/breaking-free-of-neoliberalism-a-conversation-with-alex-himelfarb/
LOCATION:Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre\, 290 Lisgar Street\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172214
CREATED:20251122T212001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T193119Z
UID:13936-1764763200-1764763200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Sudan: A Crisis Ignored
DESCRIPTION:The war in Sudan began in 2023. Half and million Sudanese civilians have been killed and 12 million more made refugees. Human-engineered famine is rampant\, and warring parties use sexual violence\, executions and kidnappings as weapons of war. The wholesale devastation of infrastructure leaves civilians with collapsing services and little protection.\nWhere is the international community? Where\, specifically\, is Canada?\nJoin us for a live conversation with Amani Khalfan\, Inter Pares program manager for Sudan\, to hear about the deteriorating situation in the country\, what Canada could be (but isn’t) doing to help and how our local partner organizations are managing through it all.\nPlus\, we’ll talk about what actions you can take to help.\n November 26\, 2025 12 p.m. EST Facebook livestream
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/13936/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251203T180000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172214
CREATED:20251128T192524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T192807Z
UID:13997-1764784800-1764784800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Teach In: The Shaky Gaza Ceasefire Deal
DESCRIPTION:Join us at SAW gallery on Wednesday\, December 3\, at 6PM for a teach-in and exhibit about the history of prisoner exchanges and their important role in the ceasefire deal.\n\nAs we watch this supposed ceasefire in effect\, we must understand the role our prisoners play. For two years\, we have seen the importance of prisoner exchanges in ceasefire negotiations\, but many of us may not understand why. Together\, we will learn about these prisoners and why it is important to keep showing up until they are all free.\n\nRegister here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/teach-in-the-shaky-gaza-ceasefire-deal-tickets-246475
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/teach-in-the-shaky-gaza-ceasefire-deal/
LOCATION:SAW Gallery\, 67 Nicholas Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N7B9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T212230Z
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SUMMARY:Collaborative zine making night at the OTL
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-otl/
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:20251206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with David McNally - Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 6th\, David McNally will be in Ottawa to discuss his latest book\, Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History. He will be in conversation with Adrian Harewood\, Professor of Journalism at Carleton.  \nTime: 7-8 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)\nLocation: The Atelier of the Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop\, at Saint Paul University. The Atelier is accessible from 95 Clegg Street\, the street adjacent to the University.\nOrganized by Octopus Books (Copies of the book will be available for purchase at $47.99.) RSVP: https://octopusbooks.ca/events/3862520251206\nCo-sponsored by the Atelier of the Mauril- Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop and the institute of Political Economy at Carleton University \nAbout the Book\nSlavery and Capitalism provides the first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery. \nKarl Marx’s writings on enslavement and labor have fallen out of favor among historians\, but David McNally injects new life into them. Slavery and Capitalism gives the first systematic Marxist account of the capitalist character of Atlantic slavery—using colonial travel literature\, planter records and diaries\, and slave narratives—to support the provocative claim for enslaved labor in the plantation system as capitalist commodity production. \nWeaving together history\, political economy\, and radical abolitionism\, McNally demonstrates that plantation slaves formed a modern working class. Unlike those scholars who insist that enslaved people were too sensible to set their sights on liberty\, he highlights the self-activity of enslaved people fighting for their freedom and reframes their resistance as labor struggles over production and reproduction\, with significant implications for US and Atlantic history and for understanding the roots of racial capitalism. \nAbout the Author\nDavid McNally is Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston\, where he directs the Project on Race and Capitalism. He is the author of seven previous books and more than sixty scholarly articles. David is also the founding editor of Spectre\, a journal of Marxist theory\, strategy and analysis. \nReviews\n“With rich and well-chosen evidence\, McNally establishes the ways in which the history of enslavement is best understood within Marxist categories. He writes of unspeakable exploitation and human drama in a frame that never loses track of constant resistance.”—David Roediger\, author of An Ordinary White: My Antiracist Education \n“David McNally’s deft application of Marx’s theory and method not only unearths the hidden dynamics of slavery’s political economy but radically broadens our understanding of modern capitalism and its class struggles. The result: a new history of slavery that centers the enslaved—the chattel proletariat—not as ‘constant capital’ or fungible cogs in the machine but as its gravediggers.”—Robin D. G. Kelley\, author of Race Rebels: Culture\, Politics\, and the Black Working Class \n“Slavery and Capitalism powerfully employs Marxist categories to provide new insights into the capitalist nature of New World slavery\, the lives and labor of the enslaved\, and\, fundamentally\, their resistance.”—Pepijn Brandon\, Professor of Global Economic and Social History\, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, and lead investigator of Amsterdam’s historic connections to slavery \n“What a remarkable book. Grown from the theoretical soil of C.L.R. James\, W.E.B. Du Bois\, and Sylvia Wynter\, Slavery and Capitalism nourishes readers with example after thrilling example of how to think dialectically. McNally’s archival evidence tells stories he uses to make a compelling\, cumulative argument about class composition centered on the chattel proletariat. Suggesting critical elements of internationalism\, the book invites methodological extension and substantive debate to connect his cases to the vast South Atlantic world where most enslaved people lived\, worked\, and fought. Fresh historical understanding of past social reality can refocus contemporary political analysis of racial capitalism. McNally sharpens dynamic awareness of highly differentiated sectors and regions of value production and social reproduction—the overlapping and interlocking realities where people self-consciously make freedom by remaking place.”—Ruth Wilson Gilmore\, author of Abolition Geography \n“This is that rare object—writing that is scholarly and gripping\, crammed with insight and the engaging detail of the best history writing. Reframing the non-debate about race and class to return to questions of agency\, McNally reminds us that the question is how to become free.”—Gargi Bhattacharyya\, author of Rethinking Racial Capitalism: Questions of Reproduction and Survival
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-with-david-mcnally-slavery-and-capitalism-a-new-marxist-history/
LOCATION:Atelier of the Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop\, at Saint Paul University\, 65 Clegg Street\, Ottawa\, K1S 1C4
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ORGANIZER;CN="Octopus Books":MAILTO:octopus@octopusbooks.ca
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251208T140000
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SUMMARY:Protest and Sit-in at CBC
DESCRIPTION:We’re holding a protest and sit-in outside the CBC Ottawa building (181 Queen St)\, on Monday December 8\, 12PM-2PM\, to hold our national public broadcaster accountable and demand they cover the latest Arms Embargo Report — Exposing the U.S. Loophole: how Canadian F-35 parts and Explosives Reach Israel. \nWhy we’re taking action: \nThe report\, released on November 18\, exposes a pipeline of ongoing shipments of explosives and military aircraft parts from Canada to the US and then on to lsrael. \nThe government hasn’t been able to refute the claims. In conjunction\, Parliament is currently debating Bill C-233. If passed\, it would take real steps toward ending Canada’s export of military goods and technology to Israel via the U.S.. but the public has barely heard about it. When a national public broadcaster ignores a report with clear\, irrefutable evidence of Canada’s war crimes\, people must step in to make the issue visible. \nClosing loopholes that allow Canadian military exports to keep flowing to Israel requires public pressure\, and public pressure requires public information. \nThat’s why we’re gathering where the media can’t ignore us\, outside the CBC headquarters in Ottawa. When you and your comrades show up in numbers\, we shift what is possible. \nCBC! Tell the Story! Canada Arms Human Rights Violators \nWhat you can do: \nBring people with you — community members\, coworkers\, neighbours\, friends. Share this call on your social channels. Come ready to chant\, hold signs\, and take up space! \nLearn more and take action to close the loophole enabling military exports to flow from Canada to Israel via the U.S. at: armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/protest-and-sit-in-at-cbc/
LOCATION:CBC Ottawa\, 181 Queen St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251210T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251210T183000
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SUMMARY:Alex Neve: Renewing human rights in a fractured world
DESCRIPTION:Join CBC’s 2025 Massey Lecturer Alex Neve for a discussion of his book Universal\, hosted by Ottawa University’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre in partnership with the Centre for International Policy Studies. \nFree registration required \nAt a time of a deepening climate crisis\, genocide and mass atrocities\, and the rapid rise of hate and divisiveness around the world\, his five lectures explored what we need to collectively do to renew and strengthen the vital promise of universal human rights. Marking International Human Rights Day\, Alex’s talk will offer an overview of the lectures\, including the fractured state of our world and a hopeful way forward. He will be joined by four other members of the uOttawa community\, reflecting on what universality means in their human rights work and studies: \n\nMayyu Ali – Rohingya refugee\, poet and human rights defender\nAnne Levesque – Holder of the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights & Associate Professor\, French Common Law Program\, Faculty of Law\, Common Law Section\, University of Ottawa\nValeria Navarette – Master’s degree candidate\, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)\, University of Ottawa\n\nAlex Neve is a visiting and adjunct professor in international human rights law at the University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University\, and a Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He served as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada from 2000 – 2020. He is a lawyer\, with a Master’s Degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex. Alex is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has honorary doctorate of law degrees from the University of New Brunswick\, the University of Waterloo and St. Thomas University.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/alex-neve-renewing-human-rights-in-a-fractured-world/
LOCATION:FSS Building\, Room 4007\, University of Ottawa\, 120 University Private\, Ottawa\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251214T020000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172214
CREATED:20251115T223257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T223257Z
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SUMMARY:Pique - Winter Edition '25
DESCRIPTION:Not your average holiday-season party\, Pique winter edition returns to Arts Court on December 13\, 2025 with a unique and eclectic program celebrating underground music\, forward-thinking art and bold performance. Designed for discovery\, community connection and radical self-expression\, Pique brings together some of the boldest ground-breaking artists from across Canada to experiment and engage with the local artistic community. \nThis season\, Pique features emergent innovators in the fields of pop-avant garde\, ambient-electronic\, contemporary installation\, afro-rap\, and more. They include genre-fluid electronic producer Korea Town Acid\, ethereal club angel Monsieurmadam\, electrifying R&B/noise artist Quinton Barnes\, Afrobeats scene stealer Banggz\, global south sound selector TRINIDADDY\, fractal ambient brainfeeder 16:9 ratio\, cyborgian new media artist Ajeebsir\, anti-disciplinary installation collaborative Sabrina Ferrari & Evalyn Shields\, and eclectic songwriter Sandour. \nPlus\, back by popular demand\, Pique will host the Queertopia kiki ball presented by Legendary Mother Maldita and Yéila Siriano\, welcoming legends and leaders from ballroom scenes across Canada to not only host a ball\, but also mentor emerging ballroom artists through skill-building workshops presented by MAX Ottawa. Community members can sign up to walk the ball here. More information about workshops coming soon. \nTickets to Pique are pay-what-you-can (PWYC)\, with sliding-scale and subsidized options available. Our PWYC ticket keeps the festival open to everyone while inviting those who can pay more to help cover the cost for others. Every contribution above the minimum goes directly toward fair artist pay\, inclusive programming\, and supporting independent culture in Ottawa. \nFeaturing performances\, exhibitions and interactive presentations by 20 participating artists\, Pique winter edition is not to be missed!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pique-winter-edition-25/
LOCATION:Arts Court\, 2 Daly Ave\, Ottawa\, ON K1N 6E2\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Debaser":MAILTO:hello@debaser.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251214T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251214T160000
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CREATED:20251213T031126Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Sound My Heart Makes
DESCRIPTION:Join Albert Dumont for the launch of his latest book The Sound My Heart Makes.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-the-sound-my-heart-makes/
LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedral\, 414 Sparks Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251214T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T172215
CREATED:20251206T130211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130211Z
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SUMMARY:Demand Warming Centres!
DESCRIPTION:Warming centres are an absolute need. If the city won’t act\, we will.\n\n\n\nJoin us at Minto Park (Elgin St./Lewis St.) on Sunday\, December 14th at 5 pm to make our demands loud and clear.\n\n\n\nShelters are at maximum capacity. The City insists that there is room for everyone\, and that no one who calls 311 for a place to stay warm will be turned away.\n\n\n\nPeople are being turned away. Even people with a shelter bed are left to wait in the cold for hours – because our city does not have 24 hour warming centres.\n\n\n\nIt is the city’s responsibility to ensure that nobody dies from homelessness. While they delay and insist existing shelters are enough\, we have no choice but to do what we can.\n\n\n\nWe need your help! We need:\nVISIBILITY: Share this and spread the word.\nSUPPORT: Show up in numbers on December 14th and/or make a cash donation\nWARMING SUPPLIES: Bring donated blankets\, tarps\, and sleeping bags to give to people who need them.\n\n\n\nPeople are suffering in the freezing cold right now.\n\nWe don’t have the luxury of time. A cold weather plan that actually meets the needs of unhoused people in Ottawa must be activated immediately to prevent cold-related deaths and injuries. We cannot stand by while people suffer.\n\n\n\nTo learn more\, visit linkt.ree/wtwp.ottawa. If you want to get involved organizing with us\, email wtwp-ottawa@proton.me
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/demand-warming-centres/
LOCATION:Minto Park\, 315 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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