BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Punch Up Collective - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Punch Up Collective
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Punch Up Collective
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241122T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T004326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T004326Z
UID:7341-1732276800-1732284000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:National Day of Housing - Tell The Mayor to Stop Renovictions!
DESCRIPTION:ACORN members across the country are taking a stand during the National Day of Housing\, and we need YOU to be part of it!\n4 out of the 5 largest cities in Ontario have anti-displacement policies in place that protect tenants\, but Ottawa doesn’t have ANYTHING!\nThat’s why ACORN members in Ottawa will be going to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s office to deliver testimonies from tenants who have previously been or are currently being renovicted. With the vote on next steps for a renoviction bylaw coming soon\, we need to put pressure on the Mayor and city council to make sure they follow through on the bylaw and protect tenants from being displaced!\nHave you been evicted for renovations or demolition? Call us so we can add your testimony to the pile!\nWHEN: Fri\, Nov 22nd at 12:00PMWHERE: Meet at the Human Rights Monument (220 Elgin St)\nCheck out what other ACORN offices across the country have planned here: https://acorncanada.org/…/expand-tenant-rights-and…/\nSee you soon!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/national-day-of-housing-tell-the-mayor-to-stop-renovictions/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa ACORN":MAILTO:ottawa@acorncanada.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T001342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T001342Z
UID:7317-1732215600-1732222800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Green like the Olive Trees: A discussion on climate justice and Palestine
DESCRIPTION:The climate community have an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the connections between climate justice and the fight for Palestinian liberation. \nFor this event\, we are welcoming you to a discussion alongside a prominent member of the Ottawa climate justice community who has recently been to the West Bank doing protective presence work with the International Solidarity Movement. We hope to have a productive conversation afterwards to learn from one another and open doors for more solidarity actions in support of the Palestinian liberation movement.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/green-like-the-olive-trees-a-discussion-on-climate-justice-and-palestine/
LOCATION:Richcraft Hall 3202\, Carleton University
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Green-like-the-Olive-Tree-Poster.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Justice Ottawa":MAILTO:climatejusticeottawa@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T201500
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T001225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T001225Z
UID:7291-1732212000-1732220100@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:ORWC & CRFF present a Film/présente un film  - Polytechnique
DESCRIPTION:ORWC & CRFF present a Film – Polytechnique \nCome join us for a special screening of the powerful film Polytechnique at the Mayfair Theatre. This in-person event\, hosted by ORWC & CRFF\, promises to be a thought-provoking and impactful experience. Engage with a compelling story and connect with fellow film enthusiasts . \nORWC et CRFF présentent un film – Polytechnique \nJoignez-vous à nous pour une projection spéciale du puissant film Polytechnique au Théâtre Mayfair. Cet événement en personne\, organisé par ORWC et CRFF\, promet d’être une expérience qui fera réfléchir et qui aura un impact. Découvrez une histoire captivante et rencontrez d’autres passionnés de cinéma.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/orwc-crff-present-a-film-presente-un-film-polytechnique/
LOCATION:The Mayfair Theatre\, 1074 Bank St\, Ottawa\, K1S 3X3\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T002438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T002438Z
UID:7332-1732190400-1732206600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:National Day of Action - Student Walk-out and Teach-in
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US! On November 21st walk out of your classes and join us at the people’s teach-in to learn more on the Palestinian movement. This is part of the national call to action to skip your classes and tell your administration that there will be no business as usual while they continue to invest in genocide. \nMore details coming soon! \nRoom 2017 Dunton Tower
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/national-day-of-action-student-walk-out-and-teach-in/
LOCATION:Dunton Tower\, Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Dr\, Ottawa\, K1S 5B6
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241109T024951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241109T024951Z
UID:7276-1732127400-1732132800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Trans Day of Remembrance
DESCRIPTION:A Trans Day Of Remembrance vigil in Ottawa is being organized and is set to happen at 7:00pm on Wednesday\, November 20th at the Human Rights Monument at 220 Elgin st.\nGathering and setup will start at 6:30\, and speeches and speaking will commence at 7:00 with name reading likely starting around 7:30. \nBring warm clothing including a hat\, mitts\, warm socks\, and anything else you need to stay warm. The vigil is often long and very cold. We will have some candles and hand warmers. If you have candles\, candle holders\, or drip cups\, please bring them. \nIf you would like to speak at the vigil\, please sign up using the link in our bio. A small honorarium will be offered (5-15 minutes). Priority will be given to transfeminine speakers. Palestinian and Jewish speakers are encouraged to sign up.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/trans-day-of-remembrance/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-08-at-07-10-22-Instagram.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241124T213323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241124T213323Z
UID:7406-1732089600-1732122000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Auction for Indigenous Women & Girls with Disabilities (Lynn Gehl)
DESCRIPTION:Facebook-based Auction for Indigenous Women & Girls with Disabilities #IWagWid\n\n\nThis is a fundraising auction versus a sale to support the continued work that I (Lynn Gehl) is doing regarding Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities. Follow #IWagWid for more information.\n\n\nThe rules of this auction are:\n\n\n1 Canada only.\n\n\n2 Members must appreciate intersectional oppression and issues of compounded disability due to racism and sexism\, and in a way that best guides them to treat each other in a good way. I know there are competing needs and so we should try to be especially understanding.\n\n\n3 The auction opens November 20th 2024 and closes November 29th\, 2024; 12 noon EST.\n\n\n4 Items will be numbered and posted and then members bid on them. Make sure you record your item number.\n\n\n5 Some items will be posted with a starting bid reserve price; and some will require the winner bidder to cover the shipping.\n\n\n6 Due to limited capacity I will not be accepting donated items.\n\n\n7 On Nov 29th at noon a comment will be placed on each item that states “closed”.\n\n\n8 Once the auction is closed funds\, inclusive of shipping if required\, from the successful bidder should be directed via etransfer to lynngehl@gmail.com. See 11 below.\n\n\n9 Once the funds are received\, a comment will be placed on the string stating the funds were received. This item will be shipped once all funds are received for all items.\n\n\n10 If the funds are not received a reminder comment will be added. If there is no response the item will be offered to the next in line.\n\n\n11 It is asked that the successful bidder add the ITEM NUMBER and FULL ADDRESS with name to the etransfer. It is asked that people use this format.\n\n\nYour Name\nStreet Address\nCity\, Province\nPostal Code\n\n\nMiigwetch\,\nLynn
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/auction-for-indigenous-women-girls-with-disabilities-lynn-gehl/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T001653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T001653Z
UID:7326-1732042800-1732050000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Palestinian Youth Movement General Volunteer Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a general volunteer meeting on Tuesday November 19 as we come together to continue building our organizing work in Ottawa. We will be discussing the PYM International Fundraiser: The People Stand With Gaza and divvying up work for several upcoming fundraising initiatives. \nThroughout the devastation of this past year of genocide\, we have been humbled time and time again by the people of Gaza as they continuously affirm their steadfastness and commitment to defending their land no matter the cost. Our duty in supporting our people’s steadfastness is greater than ever before. Join us as we take up our role in the struggle for liberation. \nLocation: Sent upon registration
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/palestinian-youth-movement-general-volunteer-meeting/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241102T233135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241102T233135Z
UID:7213-1732042800-1732048200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Queer Death Salon - Advance Planning for End of Life
DESCRIPTION:2SLGBTQIA+ people may face specific challenges in the legal and healthcare systems. You may need extra protections in advance care planning to ensure dignity and avoid conflict or discrimination. \nWe are continuing our 4-part series where we will discuss Advanced Planning for End Of Life as it relates to us in our communities. Over 2 remaining sessions\, we will together go over each section of the LGBTQ+ Advance Care Planning Toolkit published by SAGE. \nTuesday\, November 19 at 7 p.m. EST \nWe will review STEP 3 of the toolkit and discuss: \nhospice care\nend of life options\nsaying goodbye\nbody and organ donation\nnotification of death\nregistering a death\nsetling an estate
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/queer-death-salon-advance-planning-for-end-of-life-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T123000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T004021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T004021Z
UID:7338-1732012200-1732019400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Sit in for Gazan Families – Demand Action Now
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a Sit in for Gazan Families – Demand Action Now\nOn November 19th\, we’re gathering in front of House of Commons in Ottawa to stand in solidarity with our families and other Canadian-Palestinians demanding urgent\, fair action from our government.\nWhy This Matters:\nAs conflict and devastation continue in Gaza\, Canada’s Gaza TRV program has left our families in crisis stranded by unfair restrictions\, excessive security demands\, and a capped number of applications. This sit in is our chance to come together\, make our voices heard\, and urge our government to lift the barriers\, negotiate safe travel routes\, and provide equal protection for all refugee families.\nBe part of this urgent call for justice and change. Bring your chair\, your voice and stand in solidarity for compassion\, fairness\, and action.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/sit-in-for-gazan-families-demand-action-now/
LOCATION:Ottawa House of Commons\, 111 Wellington St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1A0A6\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241118T002137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T002137Z
UID:7330-1731945600-1731952800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:No Business as Usual During Genocide
DESCRIPTION:The genocide in Gaza has not stopped for 14 months\, and there are companies right here in Ottawa that are complicit and profiting off the continued violence. They benefit from trying to remain anonymous\, trying to sweep the crimes they help commit under the rug\, but we will not allow them! There will be no business as usual for anyone profiting off the blood of our people! \nJoin us on a walking tour of downtown Ottawa\, where we will stop at each complicit weapons manufacturer and remind them\, we know what side of history they are on.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/no-business-as-usual-during-genocide/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241117T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241117T173000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241109T024538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241109T024538Z
UID:7264-1731857400-1731864600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Forbidden Films at The Mayfair
DESCRIPTION:Kinks & Coffee and Wicked Wanda’s are proud to present… \nForbidden Films at the Mayfair! \nJoin us for an afternoon of sensual cinema at the Mayfair\, Ottawa’s oldest active movie theater\, where we will showcase short erotic films that explore the spectrum of human sexual desire. \nFor the first edition of this new event series\, we have partnered with Four Chambers\, an independent\, conceptual\, pornography project that aims to expand the idea of what sex on film could say\, do and be. The project remains deliberately ambiguous\, rejecting labels for both their films and performers\, existing in-between genres of both art and pornography and dismissing the need for a definition of either. \nBefore the screening starts\, a panel of pleasure professionals will join together on stage for a facilitated discussion about issues related to the production of mainstream pornography (e.g.\, fair compensation\, safe working conditions\, agency\, representation\, consent\, etc.) and important considerations for healthy and ethical porn consumption. \nCome early to peruse our pop-up sexual wellness shop and network with other like-minded sex-positive people! \nSchedule: \n3:30 – 4:15 pm – Pleasure professionals panel discussion\n4:15 – 5:15 pm – Four Chambers short films screening\n*This is a 19+ event. Photo ID is required** \nStudent discount code is available. Please e-mail the organizer with your student e-mail to obtain it: kinksandcoffee2020@gmail.com
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/forbidden-films-at-the-mayfair/
LOCATION:The Mayfair Theatre\, 1074 Bank St\, Ottawa\, K1S 3X3\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Black-Minimalist-Modern-Art-Poster-7-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Wicked Wanda's":MAILTO:info@wickedwandas.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241104T012458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T012458Z
UID:7232-1731765600-1731776400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Arms Embargo Now! Ottawa Protest
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, November 16 for a rally against Gastops\, the only place in the world that creates engine sensors for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 bomber jets. \nNovember 16\, 2pm\, 1011 Polytek Road \nThis rally is part of a national day of action against the F-35 jets. Communities across Canada will come together to confront the deadly war machine. \nLearn more about the national day of action here: https://armsembargonow.ca/f35/ \nSEE YOU THERE!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/arms-embargo-now-ottawa-protest/
LOCATION:1011 Polytek Road\, 1011 Polytek Road\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-03-at-08-48-33-Instagram.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241109T023926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241109T023926Z
UID:7253-1731610800-1731614400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Mother Trouble by Miranda Brady
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Mother Trouble: Mediations of White Maternal Angst after Second Wave Feminism with author Miranda Brady in conversation with Shoshana Magnet. \nThurs. November 14\, 7pm – 8pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.\nHaven Café\, 43 Seneca St. at Sunnyside Ave. \nMother Trouble traces white maternal angst in popular culture across a span of more than fifty years\, from the iconic Rosemary’s Baby to anti-vaxx mom memes and HGTV shows. The book narrows in on popular media to think about white maternal angst as a manifestation of feminism’s unrealized possibilities and continued omissions since the second wave. It interrogates intersecting systems of power which make mothers and their children the most impoverished people in the world and urges a greater appreciation in academic and popular thinking of the work that mothers do. \nThe book calls for an analytical expansion beyond gender to better address the erasure of reproductive labour\, and especially that performed by migrants and people of colour. It illustrates the continued marginalization of racialized mothers and the disproportionate amount of labour performed by all mothers in a society where their work is devalued. Ultimately\, Mother Trouble reveals how the unease around white motherhood in the media has become a proxy for the troubles faced by all mothers. \nMiranda J. Brady is an associate professor of Communication and Media Studies at Carleton University.\nShoshana Magnet is a professor in the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at University of Ottawa.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-mother-trouble-by-miranda-brady/
LOCATION:Haven Cafe\, 43 Seneca St.\, Ottawa\, K1S 4X2
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mother-trouble-launch.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Octopus Books":MAILTO:octopus@octopusbooks.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20240915T222713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240915T230103Z
UID:6673-1731573000-1731621600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Diversity Hires - Canadian Comedy Tour
DESCRIPTION:Comedians featured on viral sketches – DIVERSITY HIRES & Just for Laughs\, CBC\, Canada’s God Talent\, Winnipeg Comedy Festival\, Asian Comedy Festival\, Funny or Die\, Sirius XM\, and more \nGeneral Info ℹ️ \n📅 Dates: Sat. Nov 14\, 2024 \n⏰Time: 8:30 to 10:05 PM \n📍 Location: Absolute Comedy Ottawa – 412 Preston St\, Ottawa\, ON K1S 4M9 \nPrice 🏷 \nSubmission: $20 CAD \nEvent Highlights 💡 \nInternational Comedians \nDiversity Hires Cast \nA Night of Laughs\, Drinks\, and Good Times \nPLEASE ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 8:00 PM TO BE SEATED.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/diversity-hires-canadian-comedy-tour/
LOCATION:Absolute Comedy Ottawa\, 412 Preston St\, Ottawa\, K1S 4M9
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ottawa-EV-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Absolute Comedy Ottawa":MAILTO:info@absolutecomedy.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241101T171334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T171334Z
UID:7202-1731240000-1731254400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Kids Market for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Kids Market for Palestine\, where children can showcase their talents and creativity while supporting a great cause! \n\n\nWelcome to the Kids Market for Palestine! Join us at the Hall of Peace for a fun-filled day of shopping\, games\, and activities for kids of all ages. Support a great cause while enjoying delicious food\, live music\, and exciting performances. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a difference and have a blast at the same time. See you there! \nWe are supporting Human Appeal’s campaign for Emergency Relief for Orphans in Gaza.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/kids-market-for-palestine/
LOCATION:Hall of Peace\, 241 Northwestern Avenue Ottawa\, ON K1Y 0M1\, Ottawa\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-10-31-at-07-55-48-Instagram.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241027T220755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T220755Z
UID:7120-1730916000-1730923200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Cinema for Palestine: TPFF Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the DARC Microcinema on Wednesday\, November 6th at 6:00 PM for a film screening of works from the Toronto Palestine Film Festival 🇵🇸 \nDigital Arts Resource Centre is excited to host a screening and artist Q&A with the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF). We will be screening three original works by TPFF Film Residency artists\, to be announced soon! Registration for this event is not required but is encouraged to guarantee your seat. DARC’s Microcinema programming is always FREE\, donations are welcome.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/cinema-for-palestine-tpff-film-screening/
LOCATION:DARC Microcinema\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TPFF_2024_Screening_Artwork_v2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241102T234137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241102T234137Z
UID:7219-1730804400-1730808000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Protest Doug Ford's Bike Lane Ban
DESCRIPTION:Doug Ford is coming to town\, and we’re going to show him we won’t stand for his bike lane ban!\n\nCome join our rally this Tuesday at 11 am to protest Ford’s new bill that limits cities’ power to build new bikes lanes and removes existing ones!\n\n\nWe can’t allow our provincial government to force our city to roll back any progress that has been made in making cycling routes safe.\n\n\nMeet at the intersection of Mackenzie and Rideau outside the Château Laurier!\n\n\nYou can also send an email calling on your MPP\, your councillor\, the mayor\, and the minister of transportation to oppose the bill using our tool: https://www.horizonottawa.ca/savebikelanes
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/protest-doug-fords-bike-lane-ban/
LOCATION:Mackenzie and Rideau Street\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/465401104_575170408196362_7870105576806779810_n.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065910
CREATED:20241101T170922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T170945Z
UID:7199-1730746800-1730754000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Leveller Story Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Hey Levellers\, it’s a new publication year and we’re in need of people for Mighty Volume Sixteen of The Leveller! This is also a good time to remind everyone of our increased honorariums: \n\n$85 per written article\n$35 for editing\, photojournalism and illustrations per article.\n$115 for features over 300 words with original reporting.\n\nJoin us for our next story meeting on Monday\, 4 November 7PM. While we’re working on in-person/hybrid meetings\, we’re still online here: meet.jit.si/LevellerNovember2024StoryMeeting\n \nStory 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. \nCan’t make it? That’s not a problem. Email operations@leveller.ca to pitch us a story any time. We’re following a schedule listed at the bottom of this email.\n \nUnfortunately\, we’re blocked on Meta’s Facebook\, Instagram and Threads (hah)\, so we can’t promote there. Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues\, as well as follow and share our posts: \n Mastodon: @leveller_ottawa@mastodon.online \n BlueSky: @theleveller.bsky.social \n Lemmy: /u/leveller_ottawa \n Twitter/X: @leveller_ottawa \nOur Production Cycle is monthly. The due date for the next batch of articles will be 18 November with a publication date on 25 November. During the week before publishing\, editors and proofreaders will be assigned to work with writers on their articles. \nOur Guides will help you understand expectations for contributing. Please take a look at our Submission Guidelines if you would like to get published. Our Leveller News & Analysis Writing Guide provides the framework for our stories. Please read the Honourarium Policy for information on being paid. \nCheck out other ways to get involved with The Leveller – including joining the Editorial Board.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/leveller-story-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Leveller":MAILTO:operations@leveller.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241104T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241027T230029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T230029Z
UID:7166-1730745000-1730754000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Join us Monday\, November 4th for a fundraiser film screening to watch “Gaza Fights For Freedom” (2019). Filmed during the height of the Great March of Return (2018-2019) the documentary tells the story of Palestinians who peacefully marched to the edges of their prison and stood in defiance of the unlawful “authority” that sequestered them there. How did the occupying forces respond? Chemical warfare\, snipers firing live rounds\, and the murder of 195 men\, women\, and children\, with 29’000 injured. This film is a reminder that the genocide we are witnessing today where the Zionist regime has murdered upwards of 186’000 Palestinians\, is not new. This film is a testament to the steadfastness of Palestinian’s and their heroic resistance and resilience in the face of the occupier. \nThe screening will be followed by discussion highlighting themes in the film. Tickets linked in bio. Snacks will be sold and all proceeds will go to the People Stand with Gaza Fundraiser Campaign. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \n🗓️ Monday\, November 4th\n⏰ Doors open at 6:30PM\, Film starts at 7:00PM\n📍Arts Court Theatre 2 Daly Ave Ottawa\, ON\n🎟️ $10 RSVP Click here to RSVP \n 
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/film-screening-gaza-fights-for-freedom/
LOCATION:Arts Court Theatre\, 10 daly ave\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241030T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241027T223609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T223630Z
UID:7162-1730313000-1730318400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Harmony Circle for Palestine with Albert Dumont and Friends
DESCRIPTION:For this Harmony Circle\, Spiritual Advisor Albert Dumont will be joined by Aisling Quinn and Yipeng Ge.  Aisling is a member of Irish Healthcare Workers for Palestine – a collective set up to advocate for the protection of Healthcare Workers\, infrastructure\, humanitarian workers and all civilians.  Yipeng is a primary care doctor and public health practitioner in Ottawa. In November 2023\, Dr. Ge was suspended from his medical residency at the University of Ottawa for pro-Palestinian social media remarks critical of Israel. A petition demanding his reinstatement received over 65\,000 signatures\, indicating widespread support for Dr. Ge and raising concerns about free speech and the right to criticize government policy without risking professional repercussions.\nWe will talk about solidarity with Palestine among Healthcare Workers – the efforts being taken in Ireland and Canada\, and the differences in approach.  After the formal conversation\, we will open up the meeting for a Sharing Circle where all participants are invited to ask questions or share what is on their heart in the chat.  We will end the Harmony Circle with concrete social justice actions we can take to help. This is an invitation to do something in a time of great suffering\, devastation and emotional turmoil.\n\n\nHere are the important links for sharing … \nFacebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/8385325838217622/\nFacebook post: https://www.facebook.com/harmonycircleswithalbert/posts/122118762014513446\nInstagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBRJLhRxoJi/\nLinktree: https://linktr.ee/harmonycircleswithalbert\nRegistration form: https://forms.gle/PBSPWbQbmaUWfLgTA \n\n\nPlease let me know if you need any other info or if you want it in a different format.\n\nSincerely\,\nThe Harmony Circles Team – Albert\, Evneeki\, Nadia\, Lindsey\, Lisa and Sylvia
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/harmony-circle-for-palestine-with-albert-dumont-and-friends/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Social-Media-Image-Square.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241029T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241027T222427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T222427Z
UID:7158-1730215800-1730232000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Remote Work to Reimagine the City Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Imagine if… … our downtown was a more appealing place to live\, work and play … we reduced congestion on our roads … our neighbourhoods had everything we needed within walking distance … there were more hours in the day to take care of all the things that matter most … we could turn the corner on the housing crisis We can achieve all of this and more. \nRemote work can help us transform not only where and how we work\, but the places we live. \nCome join members of the labour movement and community sector for a panel discussion and celebration of the opportunities of converting Ottawa’s office spaces into better uses and transforming our downtown. Together\, we believe that remote work is a powerful tool for building more efficient\, healthier\, and dynamic cities. \nPanel discussion: 6:30 pm to 8 pmDance party ft DJ Trinidaddy: 8 pm to 11 pm \nCash bar will be available \nPlease RSVP: https://acepcape.wufoo.com/forms/z1rmjtaz1lzoetg/ \n***Imaginez si… … notre centre-ville était un lieu plus attrayant pour vivre\, travailler et se divertir? … nos routes étaient moins congestionnées? …nos quartiers offraient tout ce dont nous avons besoin à distance de marche? … nous avions plus d’heures dans la journée pour nous occuper des choses qui comptent le plus? … nous pouvions mettre fin à la crise du logement? Nous pouvons réaliser tout cela et bien plus encore. \nLe télétravail peut nous aider à transformer non seulement nos lieux de travail et notre façon de travailler\, mais aussi les lieux où nous vivons. \nJoignez-vous aux membres du mouvement syndical et du secteur communautaire pour assister à un débat de spécialistes et célébrer les possibilités de convertir au mieux les espaces de bureaux d’Ottawa et de transformer notre centre-ville. Ensemble\, nous croyons que le télétravail est un moyen formidable de rendre les villes plus efficientes\, plus saines et plus dynamiques. \nDébat de spécialistes de 18 h 30 à 20 hSoirée dansante avec la DJ Trinidaddy de 20 h à 23 h \nIl y aura un bar payant \nR.S.V.P. : https://acepcape.wufoo.com/forms/zqft2vj03ewiyp/
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/remote-work-to-reimagine-the-city-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Ottawa Art Gallery\, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/464205828_1017243917079872_5053202918672161746_n.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241025T230000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20240929T183123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T183214Z
UID:6914-1729882800-1729897200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Music to Movement Build
DESCRIPTION:Horizon Ottawa presents…\nMUSIC TO MOVEMENT BUILD: NitroTurtle (and NuGruven)\nCome join us for a night of incredible Funk / Jazz music at the Bronson Centre (Mac Hall)!\nTICKETS ARE LIMITED! (Eventbrite $10-20):\nWhether you’re someone who loves groovy live music featuring some of Ottawa’s top local talent\, and/or you’re someone who wants to learn more about progressive organizing work in this city\, this event is for you!\nWe’ll be raising money for Horizon Ottawa to be able to continue and expand its grassroots activism. The event will feature live band performances and short speeches by local activists.\nThis is a licensed event and drinks will be sold on site. A local Indian restaurant will also be selling food at the venue.\nVenue is wheelchair accessible.\n——————————-\nLA MUSIQUE POUR CONSTRUIRE LE MOUVEMENT\nHorizon Ottawa présente : NitroTurtle (et NuGruven)\nVenez nous rejoindre pour une soirée de musique Funk/Jazz incroyable au Bronson Center (Mac Hall)!\nLES BILLETS SONT LIMITÉS! (Eventbrite $10-20)\nQue vous soyez quelqu’un qui aime la musique live groovy mettant en vedette certains des meilleurs talents locaux d’Ottawa\, et/ou quelqu’un qui souhaite en savoir plus sur l’activisme progressiste dans cette ville\, cet événement est pour vous !\nNous collecterons des fonds pour qu’Horizon Ottawa puisse poursuivre et étendre son militantisme populaire. L’événement comprendra des performances de groupe live et de courts discours d’activistes locaux.\nIl s’agit d’un événement sous licence et les boissons seront vendues sur place. Un restaurant Indien local vendra également de la nourriture sur place.\nLe lieu est accessible aux fauteuils roulants.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/6914/
LOCATION:Bronson Centre\, 211 Bronson Ave\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241024T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241010T162126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T162126Z
UID:7029-1729760400-1729789200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Centering Disability Justice in Non-Profits: Possibilities and Pitfalls
DESCRIPTION:This event is designed for scholars\, graduate students\, disability community organizations\, and individuals interested in supporting and integrating disability justice into non-profit work. It will be a unique opportunity to hear about emerging research\, engage in discussions\, and network. \nAccessibility details: \n– Wheelchair-accessible and scent-free venue\n– Gender-neutral and wheelchair-accessible restrooms\n– Para Transpo drop-off at the main entrance & close to OC Transpo bus stops\n– Quiet space available\n– We kindly ask that you wear a mask to help keep our community safe \nTo register\, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6F548_ZaW_sk8FcojRbP_QrNNVUXOPPvGBz74-qhY6rMb8Q/viewform . \nFor any questions\, feel free to contact us at disabilityjustice.workshop@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/centering-disability-justice-in-non-profits-possibilities-and-pitfalls/
LOCATION:Social Innovation Atelier\, 95 Clegg St\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DJ-Workshop-Registration-1.pdf
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241022T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241005T151733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241005T151733Z
UID:6947-1729623600-1729629000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Queer Death Salon - Advance Planning for End of Life
DESCRIPTION:We are continuing our 4-part series where we will discuss Advanced Planning for End Of Life as it relates to us in our communities. Over 3 remaining sessions\, we will together go over each section of the LGBTQ+ Advance Care Planning Toolkit published by SAGE \nhttps://lgbtagingcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SAGE-Advanced-Care-Planning-Toolkit-Final.pdf \nTuesday\, October 22 at 7 p.m. EST\nWe will review STEP 2 of the toolkit and discuss: \n-caregiver resources\n-your healthcare team\n-palliative care for serious illness\n-in case of emergency folder \nThere is no need to pre-read the materials. The material will be read aloud. We will discuss the toolkit information together\, and help each other work out questions and special considerations around these topics. Each of the sessions is drop-in. There is no requirement to attend all sessions.work best for us. Each of the 4 sessions is drop-in. There is no requirement to attend all sessions. Go to our website for additional info on all sessions.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/queer-death-salon-advance-planning-for-end-of-life-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241021T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241101T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241020T225041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241020T225439Z
UID:7109-1729490400-1730469600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Support Abousfian Abdelrazik as Canadian Complicity in Torture Goes on Trial (Online and in Ottawa)
DESCRIPTION:Join us in court beginning October 21 in Ottawa or online as the six week trial proceeds. \nTo register online to observe proceedings\, visit: https://cas-satj.zoom.us/…/WN_fSbwmniiRZ2f7_T7xFLkGg \nTo receive court location details for Ottawa\, contact tasc@web.ca \nAbousfian Abdelrazik is “the victim of a series of gross injustices attributable directly or indirectly to Canadian state actors\, including arbitrary and illegal detention\, prolonged solitary confinement\, torture\, and forced exile and separation from his home and young children. These breaches of the Plaintiff’s fundamental human rights were flagrant\, extreme and continuous over a period of six years. Most egregiously\, many senior Canadian officials were fully aware that Canada could have ended the Plaintiff’s cruel and unjust ordeal at any moment by simply securing a flight home to Montreal. In this action\, he seeks redress and compensation that vindicates his Charter rights and is proportionate to the unprecedented seriousness of this wrongful state conduct.” (from his lawsuit) \nCanada has a loathsome history of rendering Muslim citizens to torture abroad and being complicit in their torture. The case of Abousfian Abdlerazik is the first time such a case is scheduled for a trial. \nWhen a combination of civic action and a court action successfully brought him home in 2009\, Abdelrazik told the Globe and Mail a “ chilling account of six years of imprisonment and forced exile abroad… Mr. Abdelrazik recounted stories of interrogation and alleged torture. He told of Canadian Security and Intelligence Service agents laughingly saying “Sudan will be your Guantanamo” when he begged to be allowed to return home. \nHis ordeal – described as Kafkaesque by the federal court judge who ordered him repatriated – is far from ended. But the Harper government made it clear that Mr. Abdelrazik couldn’t expect any support in his efforts to remove his name from the UN list. \nMr. Abdelrazik said one of the two CSIS interrogators was the same agent who questioned him at his home two days before he flew to Khartoum in March of 2003. Mr. Abdelrazik said he had called the Montreal police to get the CSIS agents to leave. \n“One of them\, he turned and said to me\, ‘You will see…’ ” he said. \nAlthough CSIS denies it arranged for Mr. Abdelrazik to be imprisoned in Sudan\, heavily redacted government documents say he was arrested “at our request\,” meaning Canada’s.After months in solitary with little food and occasional torture\, Mr. Abdelrazik said one day his Sudanese jailers told him the “Canadian muhabarat want to talk to me\,” using the feared Arabic term for secret police. \nMr. Abdelrazik says he was taken to a room with a table laden “with cakes and fruits and juice and bottles of water\,” but before he could say anything\, one of the CSIS agents said\, “Remember I told you in Montreal that ‘You will see\,’ … and now\, you will see.” \nMr. Abdelrazik said he begged to be allowed to go home and offered to face any charges the agents wanted to press. \n“I am not going to help a terrorist\,” the CSIS agent replied\, according to Mr. Abdelrazik. The agent added that Mr. Abdelrazik was “Sudanese\, not a Canadian\, and should stay in Sudan forever.” \n“My country doesn’t need you\,” the CSIS agent said. After the two left\, Mr. Abdelrazik said the worst period of torture and abuse began. \nStay in touch at Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture\, tasc@web.ca
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/support-abousfian-abdelrazik-as-canadian-complicity-in-torture-goes-on-trial-online-and-in-ottawa/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/abdelrazik.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241017T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20240929T182327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T182327Z
UID:6873-1729188000-1729195200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Cinema for Palestine: Artist Talk and Screening with Nada El-Omari
DESCRIPTION:DARC is proud to present “(re)collections of imagination\,” a screening and artist talk featuring Palestinian – Egyptian filmmaker Nada El-Omari.\nConstantly exploring new ways of self-narration\, the Montreal-based artist will present and discuss her recent experimental short films\, which are deeply informed by intergenerational memories\, displacement and belonging.\nDon’t miss this opportunity to experience Nada’s inventive and exploratory filmmaking.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/cinema-for-palestine-artist-talk-and-screening-with-nada-el-omari/
LOCATION:DARC Microcinema\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CFP-Artist-Talk-with-Nada.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241017T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241005T151825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241005T151825Z
UID:6964-1729180800-1729188000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Raise the Rates! Rally
DESCRIPTION:Join the ODSP Action Coalition\, the Disability Justice Network of Ontario\, and the Raise the Rates coalition for a rally to demand doubling ODSP\, and finally indexing Ontario Works to cost of living. Show up in support of your disabled comrades\, kin\, neighbours\, friends\, and enemies\, and fight back against state austerity! \nSocial assistance recipients deserve dignity but under current policies struggle to afford rent and food. \nDouble ODSP! Index Ontario Works! No more deaths by disability poverty!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/raise-the-rates-rally/
LOCATION:Ottawa City Hall\, 110 Laurier\, Ottawa
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Copy-of-_DRAFT_RTR-Event-Posters-v2.pdf.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Disability Justice Network of Ontario":MAILTO:info@djno.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241012T201851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T201851Z
UID:7042-1728993600-1729011600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Calling for solidarity with kanien'kehá:ka kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers)
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, October 10th the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) will submit both conventional legal documents and traditional Kanien’kehá:ka legal documents to the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa for the first time in history. The submission of these documents represents the next step in the Mothers’ investigation into unmarked graves and clandestine mass burials of Indigenous women and girls on McGill campus at the former Royal Victoria Hospital and Allan Memorial Psychiatric Institute\, in so-called Montreal. \nAt this historic moment\, traditional Kanien’kehá:ka legal documents will be submitted and Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera protocols adhered to in the form of presenting wampum belts. Come and show your solidarity with the Kahnistensera in their pursuit of justice for their missing relatives at this press conference with independent special interlocutor Kimberley Murray. \nTuesday\, Oct. 15\, 12pm\nSupreme Court of Canada\n301 Wellington Street\, Ottawa\nK1A 0J1
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/calling-for-solidarity-with-kanienkehaka-kahnistensera-mohawk-mothers/
LOCATION:Supreme Court of Canada\, 301 Wellington Street\, Ottawa\, K1A 0J1
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kahnistensera-Mohawk-Mothers-logo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20241005T152601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241005T152601Z
UID:6992-1728570600-1728577800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Epistemicide in Gaza: The Targeting and destruction of Knowledge infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Colloquium Series\, Iyas Salim Abu-hajiar presents: “Epistemicide in Gaza: The Targeting and destruction of Knowledge infrastructure“. \nTitle: Epistemicide in Gaza: The Targeting and destruction of Knowledge infrastructure \nAbstract: Epistemicide refers to the obliteration of knowledge systems\, including physical infrastructure\, educators\, and scholars. In the ongoing war on Gaza\, which has raged for a year\, Israel has systematically targeted and destroyed nearly all educational facilities\, killing thousands of students\, teachers\, researchers\, and lecturers. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor\, Israel’s military actions are not random but part of a deliberate strategy to erase education and the future prospects of young Palestinians\, even after the war.Before the conflict\, Gaza was home to 796 schools and 17 higher education institutions\, serving nearly 87\,000 students. Many of these facilities have since been bombed\, and countless researchers\, scholars\, and students have been killed or assassinated. One example is Al-Isra University\, south of Gaza City\, where Israeli forces blew up the campus and destroyed the National Museum\, which housed over 3\,000 rare artifacts from Islamic\, Roman\, and Palestinian history. University administrators in Gaza have repeatedly called for the protection of educational institutions\, describing these attacks as crimes and violations of international laws\, charters\, and norms. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: My name is Iyas Salim Abu-hajiar\, and I am a Palestinian born in Gaza. I hold a PhD in Global Studies from Kyoto\, Japan\, along with a Master’s degree from Gaza\, Palestine\, and a BA from Victoria\, B.C.\, Canada. I taught and researched in both Japan\, and Palestine\, along with several years work in international development across Gaza\, the West Bank\, and Jordan. In 2018\, I co-founded the Research Center for Human Dignity at Doshisha University in Kyoto\, where I served as an Assistant Professor. Currently\, I am an Adjunct Professor at the College of Public and Global Affairs at Carleton University.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/epistemicide-in-gaza-the-targeting-and-destruction-of-knowledge-infrastructure/
LOCATION:A720 Loeb Building\, Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5B6\, Canada
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241005T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T065911
CREATED:20240922T202202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T202749Z
UID:6822-1728136800-1728147600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:International Day of Action: One Year of Genocide\, One Year of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:OTTAWA: JOIN US October 5th on Parliament Hill to answer the global day of action for Palestine to mark one year of genocide against Palestinians and honor the resilience of our people in resisting zionism\, occupation\, apartheid\, and ethnic cleansing as they have for the past 76 years. \nThis October marks one year of genocide\, of indiscriminate bombing\, forced displacement\, and famine. In the span of one year\, the Gaza Health Ministry has released the names of over 40\,000 l innocent civilian lives lost\, including over 15\,000 children\, with updated projections estimating 189\,000 direct and indirect deaths as a result of Israel’s genocidal war against Palestine. Despite this\, people of Gaza remained steadfast in their resistance against these oppressive forces and in demanding their liberation. \nAs our Canadian government continues to arm and fund the Zionist entity\, we will march once again on October 5\, a year into the active genocide\, demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire\, an end to Canadian complicity\, including through the implementation of a two way arms embargo\, and an end of the illegal blockade on Gaza. \nJoin us in sending a clear message across the world: we will not rest\, we will continue to resist\, until Palestinians are free wherever they live from the river to the sea.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/international-day-of-action-one-year-of-genocide-one-year-of-resistance/
LOCATION:Parliament Hill\, Wellington Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1A 0A9\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pym-oct-5-2024.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR