Punch Up Collective

Moving from Despair to Community: Early Childhood Educators and Palestine
2024-01-18 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
Thursday, January 18th
7:30pm – 8:30pm EST
Register on Zoom
We, the Early Years Liberation Collective, are offering a safe space for the early years
community to be in solidarity for a Free Palestine.
We are a group of educators, advocates, activists, and creators who are all part of the early
years community. Our work is grounded in our values as early childhood educators, joining in
the struggle against inequity, powerlessness, and oppression. Our goal is to create life-affirming
conditions within our communities and our global world, through collective action and education.
Description:
In the face of the unyielding genocide of Palestinians, our commitment to a free Palestine
remains unwavering.
We have seen an entire climate emerge to silence pro-Palestine activism. This is not a new
occurrence, but has been getting stronger and increasingly visible. From the criminalization of
resistance and peaceful demonstration, the implementation of shadow bans on social media,
people being put on lists for speaking out, the strain on relationships, to the silence in
classrooms, playrooms, and at dinner tables. The suppression of solidarity and the risks we
encounter are undeniably real. Amidst these risks, we find ways to resist, care, gather in
community, learn and unlearn, take collective action, and speak the truth to reclaim power, while
holding an ethic of care, equity, and justice in our practice.
As witnesses to the genocide in Palestine, which has been visible on social media for many
months, it may be possible that feelings of hopelessness and despair contribute to a decrease
in motivation to advocate for positive change and the feeling that what we are doing might not
be making a difference.
Through this session, we want to convey the importance of ongoing engagement with advocacy
for a free Palestine, and emphasize that this must be a collective effort to stand against
oppression and injustice. We will offer some ideas for action to advocate for a free Palestine,
and encourage participants to imagine their own advocacy actions. Our intention is that
participants leave the session with a greater sense of community, a curiosity to seek further
knowledge, and the motivation to continue supporting Palestinian liberation.
This session will address ways that our ECE values, which regard all children as precious, can
serve as instruments of change, while providing a different narrative that challenges the
common messaging and misinformation about Palestine.
We invite you to join us to learn together and gather in community on January 18th from 7:30 –
8:30 pm. EST on Zoom. Register here!

RESOLUTION 2024
2024-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Court Theatre, 10 daly ave, Ottawa, K1N 7B9, Canada
Resolution is a public screening featuring a selection of works created by DARC members during the previous year.
Join us in Arts Court Theatre on Thursday, January 26th at 7PM. Artists will be in attendance to participate in a brief Q&A with the audience followed by a reception at Arts Court Studio.
RESOLUTION 2024 features works by Sarah Blumel and Anisa Cameron, Alexander Cruz, Jason Dai, Conor Devries, Chantal Gervais, Rachel Gray, Tyler Nykilchyk, Conrad Osei-Bonsu, and Miles Rufelds.

The Leveller Story Meeting
2024-01-15 19:00 | Online
Do you want to be involved in power-challenging, community-based journalism?
Story Meetings are where you can pitch article ideas, help brainstorm content, or be assigned a story. They’re also a way to learn about the Leveller and introduce yourself.
Learn how to get involved and sign up to our newsletter as a contributor for updates in you inbox.
Our next story meeting is Monday, 15 January at 7pm on Jitsi!

Ottawa: 100 Days of Genocide
2024-01-15 15:30 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us this Monday the 15th of January at 3:30pm at the Human Rights Monument to demand liberation and justice for the Palestinian people in a targeted march.
As we reach 100 days of the genocide against the Palestinians, we stand firm in our calls for an immediate ceasefire, the end of the siege on Gaza, and an end to Canadian complicity in the unfolding genocide.
Despite City of Ottawa Bylaw’s tactics of intimidation, we remain committed to the cause and will continue to fill the streets until our demands are met.

Worker to Worker solidarity: The role of unions in fighting Israeli apartheid
2024-01-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join us for this important webinar. It’ll be made up of panel presentations and discussion with labour activists and organizers from Palestine, Europe, US and Canada on building a worker-led movement against Israeli apartheid.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/WN_tT2e6F-VSM-mehCYtoEsaQ….

L'heure de conte drag/Drag Story Time avec La Dorris
2024-01-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
*English below*
Samedi le 13 janvier à 10h00 à l’Atelier d’innovation sociale
Venez entendre des contes et des histoires pour enfants en compagnie de LaDorris! Il y aura des lectures de contes, de la musique et beaucoup de plaisir Cette activité est pour les enfants et leurs parents et se déroulera en français et en anglais.
Détails à propos de l’accessibilité:
– Para Transpo dépose les passagers.ères à l’entrée principale
– Près des arrêts d’autobus d’OC Transpo
– Toilettes non genrées et accessible aux fauteuils roulants
– Table à langer dans une des toilettes
– Espace sans odeur
Si vous avez des besoins d’accès spécifiques autres que ceux énumérés ci-dessus, veuillez nous en faire part et nous essayerons de trouver une solution afin de les satisfaire.
Lien pour y participer gratuitement: https://tinyurl.com/4958uwu9
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Saturday, January 13th at 10AM at the Atelier
Come and hear children’s tales and stories with LaDorris! There will be story readings, music and lots of fun This activity is for children and their parents and will take place in French and English.
Accessibility Details:
– Para Transpo drops off at the main entrance
– Close to OC Transpo bus stops.
– Gender-neutral/wheelchair-accessible washroom
– A changing table in one of the washrooms
– Scent-free space
If you have specific access needs beyond what is listed above, please let us know and we will work together to meet them.
Link to register for free: https://tinyurl.com/4958uwu9

OPIRG-Carleton Working Group Applications - Deadline extended
2024-01-08 08:00 - 2024-02-07 23:30 | Online
Working groups are collectives—groups of people working together towards a common goal while sharing responsibilities and decisions equally. They function autonomously with funding and programming support as needed from OPIRG – Carleton. Together with our volunteers, working groups are the heart of OPIRG-Carleton.
New and existing working groups can fill out applications on our website and in our office starting January 8 and ending February 7, 2024. For more questions and to submit applications, email admin@opirgcarleton.org

OPIRG-Carleton Bursary and Grant Period - Deadline Extended
2024-01-08 08:00 - 2024-02-07 23:30 | Online
OPIRG Carleton, your social justice resource center on campus offers student and community bursaries and grants to support student research and accessibility needs. This year we are offering the following grants and bursaries:
Terry Cottam Graduate Research Bursary
Undergraduate Student Bursary
Indigenous Student Bursary
International Student Bursary
First Generation Student Bursary
Caregiver Student Bursary
Accessibility Research Grant
Emergency & Legal Name Change Grants
Applications will be available on our website and in our office starting January 8 and due February 7th. For more questions and to submit applications, email admin@opirgcarleton.org

Ottawa Solidarity for Gaza New Year's Eve vigil
2023-12-31 23:00 - 2024-01-01 00:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
While thousands of people are getting ready to celebrate the New Year, we will be at the Human Rights Monument on New Year’s Eve to remind ourselves that there is nothing to celebrate when a genocide unfolds before the eyes of the entire world. We will be here to tell the people of Gaza that we have not forgotten them and that we share their suffering. We will gather to commemorate the tens of thousands of innocents killed in Gaza, and the only countdown we will accept is the one towards achieving a permanent ceasefire and the end of their occupation. Bring your flags, koufeyyes and signs & stand with us in solidarity for the people of Palestine
#Countdown2Ceasefire

Weekly Climate Prayer Vigil on Parliament Hill
2023-12-21 12:00 - 12:30 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
Join people from diverse faiths for a weekly climate prayer vigil on Parliament Hill at the Centennial Flame. Thursdays noon-1 pm. We will be praying for the Canadian federal government to stop all subsidies and other financial support for the fossil fuel industry. An initiative started by Reverend Jessica Hetherington.

Queer Death Salon – Grieving Genocide
2023-12-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in virtual discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities.
In December, our discussion topic is once again Grieving Genocide.
There are currently multiple active and ongoing genocides happining around the world, and many of us have been awoken to that reality by the heart-wrenching first-hand accounts being shared by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, under ongoing “Israeli” occupation.
This session is for 2SLGBTQIA+ people who are impacted by all forms of grief for these mass deaths.
Some questions to consider:
How easy or difficult is it for me to connect to my grief?
How are the people around me showing up to this moment?
How is my grief (in)validated by the media and my communities?
What avenues are available for me to express my grief?
How am I supported in my grief?
Do I have strategies for catalizing grief into action?
Participants are invited to bring related questions and stories of their own.

Faith and Climate Action: Canada is Burning Talk
2023-12-19 16:30 - 17:45
Join Rev. Dr. Jessica Hetherington, United Church minister and ecotheologian, and Laura Sullivan, spokesperson for Last Generation Canada, for a talk entitled “Canada is Burning” on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, from 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm on zoom. Please register here. A great opportunity to discuss faith-based nonviolent direct action in response to the climate emergency and Last Generation Canada‘s next wave of action in early 2024.

Call to Action in support of Palestine - Pressure MP Greg Fergus
2023-12-18 15:15 - 17:00 | Greg Fergus MP Office, 179 Prom. du Portage Suite 301, Gatineau
🚨CALL TO ACTION🍉

Folks in Hull – Aylmer and the outaouais hills are answering the Palestinian Youth Movement’s call for action on Dec 18 by pressuring our member of parliament.

Join us for a rally outside of Hull-Aylmer MP and Speaker of the House Greg Fergus’ office in Hull on Monday December 18th at 3:15PM. Bring noise makers, banners & signs!

Join this whatsapp group for more details. https://chat.whatsapp.com/ICns6xvU0nNJANM6sukFgx

Ottawa for Gaza
2023-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
OTTAWA – ALL OUT FOR GAZA: Join us this Sunday December 17th on Parliament Hill at 2pm to demand
1. An immediate ceasefire,
2. Lifting the siege on Gaza
3. An end to Canada’s funding of Israel’s war crimes, genocide, and colonization of Palestinian land.
Bring your family and friends and let’s show the world that we are not just people in solidarity with Palestine, we are a movement that will continue to rise until all our demands are met.

Ottawa ACORN's People Power Party
2023-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church Ottawa, 120 Lisgar, Ottawa, Canada
What a year it’s been for Ottawa ACORN! The organizing we’ve done this year has led to major victories standing up for low-income and working class people! Victories like:
Stopping a renoviction at Manor Village!
Passing a motion for a Tenant Defense Fund at city council!
Lowering the criminal rate of interest for predatory installment loans from 47% to 35%!
To celebrate, we’re throwing a People Power Party! On December 15th, you’re invited to celebrate YOUR accomplishments!
Join us Friday, December 15th at 6:30pm for a potluck, ACORN trivia, awards, prizes, and a whole lot more!
Call the ACORN office at (613) 746-5999 ext. 2 or stop by the office at 404 McArthur Ave to get your tickets today!
Tickets for members are $10 in advance or $15 at the door so we encourage people to get them beforehand to save their seat!

Emergency Protest Stop the Genocide: All Out for Gaza
2023-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us Tuesday December 12 at 5:00pm at the Human Rights Monument for a *targeted* weekday march. Our government cannot continue business as usual while the Zionist regime massacres Palestinians every day!
Let us march together to demand an end of Canadian support for genocide and call for a permanent ceasefire, an end to the siege on Gaza, and an end to the occupation!

Write for Rights
2023-12-10 13:00 - 17:00 | 312 laurier Ave
Write a letter, change a life
Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign transforms the lives of people whose rights have been wronged.
Write for Rights supporters are united by their desire to make a difference. In recent years, we’ve seen real change to people’s lives because of your action. From Zimbabwe to Guatemala, activists have been released and justice delivered.
This year’s campaign features people from around the world, all connected because their human rights have been violated. Some by their governments, others by the police, or by big corporations. All because of who they are and what they do.
Together, we can fight for their rights.
Join Write for Rights today.

Send Holiday Cards for Moe Harkat’s Freedom: Stop His Deportation to Torture
2023-12-10 - 2023-12-21
This December, please send a season’s greetings card or letter to the new Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to stop the persecution of Ottawa refugee Mohamed Harkat, now entering Year 22 of the struggle to end his deportation to torture and win his long-deserved permanent residence (samples below. No postage needed!). December holidays are rooted in freeing the captives, bringing good news to the poor and brokenhearted, and liberation of the oppressed. You can send the greetings postage-free, and it will have far more impact in the age of electronic communication.
Further details: https://www.change.org/p/help-stop-my-husband-s-deportation-to-torture/u/32147363

Pique
2023-12-09 17:00 - 2023-12-10 02:00 | Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, K1N 7B9
A building-wide party showcasing underground music and art from across Turtle Island.
December 9, 2023 marks the return of Pique winter edition, as it once again transforms the Arts Court into a vibrant hub for its renowned building-wide celebration, spotlighting underground and avant-garde music and art from across Turtle Island. Pique promises to be a destination for uncovering groundbreaking and future-oriented artists.
This edition of Pique will be an occasion for experimentation and celebration as always, but with an added emphasis on conscious socio-political engagement. With programming focused on dancefloor accessibility, imagining post-carceral futures, and facing the climate emergency, this edition of Pique asks audience members to not only envision a world that is more fair and inclusive, but also the journey towards it, from the demonstration to the dancefloor.
The all-ages event presents more than 20 artists across 10 stages and exhibition spaces, including groundbreaking audio/visual performances, interactive installations, media art presentations, and more. As always, tickets to Pique are financially accessible to all community members, at a sliding scale of $25-50 suggested, or pay-what-you-can by registration.

All out for Gaza
2023-12-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us this Saturday December 9 at the Human Rights Monument to march together to demand a permanent ceasefire, an end to Canadian support of genocide, and an end to the siege on Gaza and Israeli occupation.
The Zionist regime continues to escalate its genocide against our people. We cannot give up! We must continue to show up for our people in Gaza!

L'heure du conte drag // Drag Story Time avec Cyril Cinder
2023-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
*English below*

Samedi le 9 décembre à 10h00 à l’Atelier d’innovation sociale
Venez entendre des contes et des histoires pour enfants en compagnie de Cyril Cinder! Il y aura des lectures de contes, de la musique et beaucoup de plaisir Cette activité est pour les enfants et leurs parents et se déroulera en français et en anglais.

Détails à propos de l’accessibilité:

Para Transpo dépose les passagers.ères à l’entrée principale
Près des arrêts d’autobus d’OC Transpo
Toilettes non genrées et accessible aux fauteuils roulants
Table à langer dans une des toilettes
Espace sans odeur

Si vous avez des besoins d’accès spécifiques autres que ceux énumérés ci-dessus, veuillez nous en faire part et nous essayerons de trouver une solution afin de les satisfaire.

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Saturday, December 9th at 10AM at the Atelier
Come and hear children’s tales and stories with Cyril Cinder! There will be story readings, music and lots of fun This activity is for children and their parents and will take place in French and English.

Accessibility Details:

Para Transpo drops off at the main entrance
Close to OC Transpo bus stops.
Gender-neutral/wheelchair-accessible washroom
A changing table in one of the washrooms
Scent-free space

If you have specific access needs beyond what is listed above, please let us know and we will work together to meet them.

Solidarity Dance Party Fundraiser for OCTEVAW
2023-12-08 19:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.”
Join us for a feminist dance party Friday, December 8th during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence! While this is a time to mobilize and take action, it is also a time to connect with our feminist comrades and celebrate our collective efforts. Burn up the dancefloor with DJ Avenue and DJ del Pilar as we celebrate and honour the often unacknowledged and unpaid work of the activists who keep our movements thriving!
All ticket sales will support the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW)!
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7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Come mingle and meet other feminist organizers, workers, advocates, and rabble-rousers. Bring some swag or materials from your organization to share.
8:00 pm-12:00 am – Dance party!
Tickets are $12.00 per person https://bit.ly/3QFgmPc
If ticket prices are a barrier, please email us at feministsolidaritynetwork@gmail.com and we will put a ticket aside for you at the door.
About the DJs
DJ Avenue loves making waves with her eclectic mix of 90s and 00s throwbacks, soca, afrobeats, reggaeton, and the hottest top 40 tracks. With her infectious energy, DJ Avenue captivates audiences, creating an inclusive and vibrant atmosphere where everyone can come together and express themselves. She fearlessly breaks boundaries, champions diversity, and uses her platform to advocate for justice. Prepare for an unforgettable journey as DJ Avenue takes you on a transcendent, sonic adventure through genres.
DJ del Pilar is a Queer Afro-Latine DJ and vocalist. A longtime performer and event producer, DJ del Pilar brings the beats to stages big and small, and in the past few years has graced the decks at the NAC, House of Paint, Bluesfest, and opening for Mixmaster Mike. DJ del Pilar is also the co-founder of Ottawa’s longest-running and coziest queer dance party, Homo Phono! Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, she has been heavily influenced by old-school hip hop, funk, disco, and house music, putting a fresh spin on dance floor classics.
About the Venue
L’Atelier is an accessible community social justice hub space located at 95 Clegg Street. It is an inclusive safe space. Our work takes place on the traditional, unceded, and unsurrendered territories of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg people.
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“Si je ne peux pas danser, je ne veux pas faire partie de votre révolution.”
Rejoignez-nous pour une soirée dansante féministe le vendredi 8 décembre pendant les 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre. Il s’agit d’une période de mobilisation et d’action, mais également d’un moment de connexion avec nos camarades féministes et une occasion de célébrer nos efforts collectifs. Enflammez la piste de danse avec DJ Avenue et DJ del Pilar pour célébrer et honorer le travail souvent non reconnu et non rémunéré des activistes qui assurent l’épanouissement de nos mouvements!
Toutes les ventes de billets appuieront la Coalition d’Ottawa pour l’élimination de la violence faite aux femmes (COCVFF)!
19 h – 20 h – Venez rencontrer d’autres organisatrices, travailleuses, militantes et militantes féministes. Apportez du matériel de votre organisme à partager.
20 h 00-12 h 00 – Soirée dansante!
Le prix des billets est de 12$ par personne https://bit.ly/3QFgmPc Si le prix des billets est un obstacle, envoyez-nous un courriel à feministsolidaritynetwork@gmail.com et nous mettrons un billet de côté pour vous à la porte.
À propos des DJ
DJ Avenue adore faire des vagues avec son mélange éclectique des années 90 et 00, de soca, d’afrobeats, de reggaeton et des meilleurs titres du top 40. Avec son énergie contagieuse, DJ Avenue captive le public en créant une atmosphère inclusive et vibrante où tout le monde peut se rassembler et s’exprimer. Avec son assurance assumée, elle brise les frontières, défend la diversité et utilise sa plateforme pour militer en faveur de la justice. Préparez-vous à un voyage inoubliable: DJ Avenue vous emmène dans une aventure sonore transcendante à travers les genres.
DJ del Pilar est une DJ et chanteuse afro-latine queer. Interprète de longue date et productrice d’événements, DJ del Pilar fait vibrer autant les espaces intimistes, que les grandes scènes. Au cours des dernières années, iel s’est produite au CNA, au House of Paint, au Bluesfest, et a fait la première partie de Mixmaster Mike. DJ del Pilar est également le cofondateur de la soirée de danse queer d’Ottawa la plus chaleureuse et la plus ancienne, Homo Phono! Ayant grandi dans les années 80 et 90, elle a été fortement influencée par le hip-hop, le funk, le disco et la musique house de la vieille école, ce qui elle permet de donner une nouvelle twist aux classiques des dance floor.
À propos du lieu
L’Atelier est un espace communautaire de justice sociale accessible situé au 95 Clegg Street. C’est un espace sûr et inclusif. Notre travail se fait sur les territoires traditionnels, non-cédés et non-abandonnés du peuple Algonquin Anishnaabeg.

WEN Presents: 34th Annual December 6th Vigil
2023-12-06 18:00 | Minto Park, 315 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
On 6th December 1989, 14 young students at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered. They were murdered because they were women.

Each year, we gather to hold a vigil commemorating the victims of the Montreal Massacre, as well as each life taken by violence against women and gender-based violence in our community since the previous year.

The Women’s Event Network of Ottawa seeks to raise awareness of the phenomenon of gender-based violence in our society. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the courage and strength of survivors, and to reflect on how we can eliminate violence against women and gender-based violence in all forms.

Outdoor Vigil: Minto Park (Elgin & Gilmour) on Wednesday, December 6th 2023 6PM

World Aids Day | Day With(out) Art Screening
2023-11-30 10:00 - 2023-12-01 18:00 | Digital Arts Resource Centre, 67 Nicholas St.
Digital Arts Resource Centre and Qu’Art are proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023 by presenting Everyone I Know Is Sick, a program of five videos generating connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability.
The program features newly commissioned work by Dorothy Cheung (Hong Kong), Hiura Fernandes & Lili Nascimento (Brazil), Beau Gomez (Canada/Philippines), Dolissa Medina & Ananias P. Soria (USA), and Kurt Weston (USA).
Inspired by a statement from Cyrée Jarelle Johnson in the book Black Futures, Everyone I Know Is Sick examines how our society excludes disabled and sick people by upholding a false dichotomy of health and sickness. Inviting us to understand disability as a common experience rather than an exception to the norm, the program highlights a range of experiences spanning HIV, COVID, mental health, and aging. The commissioned artists foreground the knowledge and expertise of disabled and sick people in a world still grappling with multiple ongoing pandemics.

Lecture: Bed-Frame: Healing, Self-Invention, and the Other AIDS
2023-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Digital Arts Resource Centre, 67 Nicholas St.
In this keynote lecture, Visual AIDS Research Fellow Adam Ash Barbu introduces DARC’s programming for World AIDS Day and Day With(out) Art. Highlighting their current research on the work of artist and activist Hunter Reynolds (1959-2022), Barbu weaves connections between histories of AIDS cultural production. In dialogue with Reynolds’ practice, Barbu frames the bed as a surface for healing, self-invention, and community formation in the times of AIDS.
The lecture will be followed by a premiere screening of five videos commissioned by Visual
AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023: Everyone I Know Is Sick. This event is FREE to attend. Registration is not required.

Teach-in: Palestine 101 & How Workers Can Take Action
2023-11-29 19:00 | Online
Join Labour for Palestine for an online teach-in about Palestine, how we got to the current crisis, and what we as workers and unionists can do to support the struggle for Palestine liberation.
The teach-in will build participants’ confidence to talk about why Palestine is a workers’ issue, and will equip them with tools to take action on Palestine in their union.
Register here.

Ottawa Riverkeeper 2023 Annual Public Meeting
2023-11-28 18:00 - 20:00 | NCC River House, 501 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Free, but registration requested.

Join us in person at River House for the 2023 Annual Public Meeting on November 28th! Learn more about the work this community has made possible this year. You’ll have a chance to ask your questions about our programs and the river, get a sneak peek of what comes next, and mingle with your fellow river lovers.
We’re excited to host this year’s Annual Public Meeting at our new home at the NCC River House, located at 501 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway. The event is free to attend and open to all. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the event ends at 8:00 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided!
Thanks to Dentons for making this year’s APM possible. Tickets to the event are free, but we invite you to add a donation to support our work as part of your registration.
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Rejoignez-nous en personne à la Maison riveraine pour l’Assemblée publique annuelle 2023 le 28 novembre! Apprenez-en davantage sur le travail que cette collectivité a rendu possible cette année. Vous aurez l’occasion de poser vos questions au sujet de nos programmes et de la rivière, d’avoir un aperçu de ce qui s’en vient et d’échanger avec vos amis de la rivière.
Nous sommes ravis d’organiser l’Assemblée publique annuelle de cette année dans nos nouveaux locaux, la Maison riveraine de la CCN, située au 501, promenade Sir-George-Étienne-Cartier. L’événement est gratuit et ouvert à tous. Les portes ouvrent à 18 h et l’événement se termine à 20 h. La nourriture et les boissons seront offertes!
Merci à Dentons d’avoir rendu possible l’Assemblée de cette année. Les billets pour l’événement sont gratuits, mais nous vous invitons à ajouter un don pour soutenir notre travail dans le cadre de votre inscription.

National March on Ottawa to Free Palestine!
2023-11-25 13:00 - 17:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
NATIONAL MARCH ON OTTAWA TO FREE PALESTINE!
On November 25th at 1pm, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians, Labour for Palestine, and the International League of Peoples’ Struggle in Canada will march on Parliament Hill, Ottawa to demand an end to Canadian complicity in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and the colonization of Palestine. Over 1 month into the genocide, with over 11,000 Palestinians killed by Israel, the Canadian government not only refuses to call for a ceasefire, but continues to sell weapons that enable Israel’s massacres.
We are marching for an end to this genocide by demanding:
An immediate ceasefire
An end to Canada’s complicity in Israel’s war crimes, genocide, and colonization of Palestinian lands
Lifting the siege on Gaza
Join us on November 25th for what is sure to be a historic march, at a critical time for our movement for liberation. We call on Palestinians, Arabs, and people of conscience from all across Canada to make plans to travel to Ottawa on this day. When we show out in numbers and raise our voices together, a people’s chorus becomes impossible for the Canadian government to ignore.
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RSVP: https://forms.gle/jjxYq5P22NuqrV4o9
Organizational endorsements: https://forms.gle/HqcryqW47JCawqNE7
Fundraiser: https://goodbricks.org/…/palestin…/ottawa-national-march
More information on transportation soon!
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MANIF NATIONALE À OTTAWA POUR LIBÉRER LA PALESTINE !
Le 25 novembre à 13h, le Palestinian Youth Movement, l’Association des Canadiens arabes palestiniens, Labour for Palestine et la Ligue internationale de lutte des peuples au Canada marcheront sur la Colline du Parlement, à Ottawa, pour exiger la fin de la complicité canadienne dans le génocide du peuple palestinien et la colonisation de la Palestine. Plus d’un mois après le début du génocide, avec plus de 11 000 Palestiniens tués par Israël, le gouvernement canadien non seulement refuse d’appeler à un cessez-le-feu, mais continue de vendre des armes qui permettent les massacres d’Israël.
Nous marchons pour mettre fin à ce génocide en exigeant :
Un cessez-le-feu immédiat
Une fin de la complicité du Canada dans les crimes de guerre, le génocide et la colonisation des terres palestiniennes par Israël
Une fin au siège de Gaza
Rejoignez-nous le 25 novembre pour une marche historique, à un moment critique dans notre mouvement de libération. Nous appelons les Palestiniens, les Arabes et les personnes de conscience de tout le Canada à prévoir de se rendre à Ottawa ce jour-là. Lorsque nous nous montrons nombreux et que nous élevons nos voix ensemble, il devient impossible pour le gouvernement canadien d’ignorer le chœur du peuple.

Mobilizing Disability Justice - Accessibility in Event Planning
2023-11-23 17:30 - 19:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
The School of Social Innovation and the Atelier are pleased to invite you to attend a panel discussion and workshop on creating accessible events, led by the disability justice principles of collective access, interdependence, and solidarity.
Join Camille Bérubé and Cameron Jette, local disability justice advocates in a conversation on accessibility. They will share their experience and knowledge, and give insights into the creation of accessible event spaces. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a workshop to learn how to apply disability justice principles to their own events and meetings.
The organizers acknowledge the work of Sins Invalid in the creation of the disability justice framework and all the other grassroots groups and activists who have continued to nurture its development.
Accessibility considerations for this event include:
– Wheelchair accessible venue
– Gender neutral washrooms
– Quiet space
– ASL interpretation available
– In person, virtual, and asynchronous participation
– Close to OC Transpo bus stops and accessible by Para Transpo
– Masks required for in person
Use the registration form to let us know if you have other access needs and we will work collaboratively to try and meet them: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfARRLcT_eeyj5_aWy0-poQe6EByFgFYiSZn_sgih4qx6WJ8w/viewform?usp=sf_link
About the speakers:
Cameron Jette
Cameron Jette (he/they) is a trans, neurodivergent and disabled drag performer, multidisciplinary artist, small business owner and community event planner. With his Bachelors of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice from Carleton University, and nearly a decade of experience with various non-profits across so-called Ottawa, Cameron is passionate about community engagement, program development and facilitation, and community-focused event planning.
In October 2022, as his drag alter-ego Boy Vey, Cameron founded the Disability Drag Collective, a global collective of disabled drag performers looking to create meaningful change in our communities. He has also recently began planning diverse community-focused events as Wheelie Productions, where he focuses on creating spaces that prioritize accessibility, and disability justice.
When he is not working full-time as the Community Engagment Worker at Carlington Community Health Centre, or balancing his many side projects, he is also currently working towards completing his diploma in Event Planning from Centennial College, where he hopes to graduate this upcoming summer!
Camille Bérubé
Camille (she/her) Bérubé is a queer disability activist and a retired three-time Paralympian in the sport of swimming. She graduated from the University of Ottawa in Organizational Communication with a minor in Gender and Feminist Studies. She holds more than a decade of experience in athlete advocacy in the sport sector. Her other areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, organizational culture, disability representation as well as gender, disability and sexuality. Camille now works as an Advisor for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility at Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation where she uses her skill set as a catalyst for change in the museum sector. The 28-year old believes in the importance of being intentionally intersectional in any approach to social justice and equity. Accessibility and anti-ableism cannot be talked about separately from other systems of oppression and must be implemented in a transversal way at all times in order to reach true belonging and inclusion of disabled folks in every part of our social fabric.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
2023-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
