Global Climate Strike 2023
2023-09-15 13:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | TBD
The fossil fuel industry is the arsonist behind the devastating climate disasters sweeping Canada and the globe. It’s time to #EndFossilFuels!
Join us on Parliament Hill as we present our demands.
We are excited to announce that the date has been set for the September 2023 Global Climate Strike! We’ll be striking on September 15th! RSVP for the strike on the Facebook event page at this link.
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Are you interested in getting involved with planning Ottawa’s September Climate Strike? Email us at info@fridaysforfutureottawa.org
Here’s how you can get involved:

Planning and logistics (join the core organizing team and meet virtually biweekly)
Social media content creation
Outreach and promotion
Art/ music (perform at the strike!)
Marshall at the strike

OPIRG-Carleton RadFrosh: Ottawa Radical History Walking Tour
2023-09-15 17:00 - 20:00 | ON
Protest, strike and rebellion in Canada’s Capital with Brian McDougall.
The group will be meeting in front of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at approximately 5pm. Dress for the weather and get ready to walk!
This tour is completely free as part of OPIRG-Carleton’s Rad Frosh week and is cross-promoted with CUPE Local 4600. We plan on providing a free snack at the end of the walk, please register at https://forms.gle/iKR98v5j6xfW73VR7

Critical Mass Ride For Climate
2023-09-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Rain or shine. Join hundreds of others in this fun ride through Ottawa / Gatineau to celebrate cycling as meaningful climate action & demonstrate the need for safe active transport infrastructure.

Prime Minister Trudeau, get it done! Regularize everyone!
2023-09-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
Ottawa is joining the actions taking place across the country to demand equality, justice and permanent resident status for all!
Please RSVP now so we can share the plans with you!

If you are not in Ottawa, please scroll below to see the full list of actions.
We are marching because in this crisis of inequality, we need to link struggles for climate justice, affordability, housing and human rights and migrant justice. No one must be left behind.
We are marching because migrants — the very people who grow food, care for the sick, build our homes, and keep society functioning — bear some of the heaviest burden of exclusion,
We are marching because Parliament returns on September 18, 2023 and we must remind Prime Minister Trudeau of his December 2021 promise to ensure regularization of undocumented people and permanent resident status for all.

Right now, anti-immigrant sentiment is rising. This time, migrants are being blamed for increasing housing prices. We must take to the streets and refuse to be divided. Together, let us demand justice and equality for all.

More actions are being announced everyday, see www.MigrantRights.ca/Sep17 for the latest.

SEARCH THE LANDFILL International Day of Action
2023-09-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
We are hosting a SEARCH THE LANDFILL International Day of Action. The main theme is Search The Landfills but we welcome all causes. As we continue this fight we realize that our sisters laying in the garbage dump, is the last genocidal act that the government can commit against us. Each year since arrival of settlers our nation have been robbed somehow, someway. It is time to join all our fights into one. Every cause, every nation who has been hurt by the government of Canada, we ask you to join us in peaceful protest on this day walking and standing arm in arm to let the governments of today know that we have our voices back.
Every Nation, every country has something to rally and say. We ask that you utilize your main theme to be Search the landfills to bring awareness to the last acts of genocide. Human dignity is not respected even after death.
We will be gathering at every government building across Canada. Please organize your city, town or community. We have to be loud and clear but peaceful and shout
SEARCH THE LANDFILLS
BRING THEM HOME
SAY THEIR NAMES
We love you all and respect you all.
Many many Miigwetches to you all..
Please share this far and wide. Let’s make this our start to many years to come. The first year won’t be as huge but years to come will unite us all in each others causes.
Please create a rally at you local government buildings to search the landfills and share your event page here.
Please gather red dresses and two sticks to carry on your walks and rallies.

Protect Trans Kids! Rally against anti-2SLGTBQIA+ hate!
2023-09-20 09:00 | Supreme Court of Canada, 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1A 0J1
This coming Wednesday, September 20th, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ activists plan to rally on Parliament Hill as well as in a number of cities across the country for a so-called “Million Person March.” While they claim to be in support of “parental rights,” this is nothing more than yet another anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate rally.
Many of the people behind this hateful protest are familiar faces from previous anti-2SLGBTQIA+ mobilizaions in Ottawa – homophobic and transphobic activist Kamel El-Cheikh, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate group Save Canada, as well as the usual gathering of homophobic convoy activists and other far-right networks.
Given the recent policy changes in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick targeting trans youth, and recent comments from Doug Ford as well as Education Minister Steven Lecce floating similar policies in Ontario, it is important that we come together at this time to show that the voices of these homophobic and transphobic bigots do not represent the majority and do not represent our community.
That’s why, at the same time as they are gathering on Parliament Hill, we are going to be gathering in front of the Supreme Court of Canada to show our support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and our opposition to the so-called “parents rights” agenda that is nothing more than thinly veiled homophobia and transphobia.
We’ve beaten the far right before, and with your support, we can do so again.
We will be joined by our allies from Horizon Ottawa, the Ottawa District Labour Council, as well as a number of unions and community groups who have come together to send a message of solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
As always, review the Safety Plan to see how to best keep yourself and your friends safe. In particular:

Do not give interviews to far right media outlets or “independent journalists”
Don’t debate far-right trolls. Drown them out with chants and noise! Especially if they are filming or livestreaming and looking for content.
Do not film supporters without their permission, and do not livestream. Do film the far right, fake journalists, and the police in order to protect yourself and your friends.
Protect your identity. Mask up, and use signs, flags, umbrellas, etc., to protect yourself from being photographed by far right activists or fake news outlets.
Do not talk to the police
Maintain situational awareness, and watch each others’ backs
Try to arrive and leave as a group
Check the weather, drive safely and dress appropriately! Give yourself plenty of time to arrive!

We are also encouraging people to contact their representatives – in particular school trustees and MPPs – to express their support for gender-affirming policies and inclusive education, and their opposition to any policies that would forcibly out trans youth.
For additional information on who is behind these anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate rallies, please see our (parody – but informative!) website 1 Million March for Children.

You're Invited: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism Book Launch
2023-09-20 16:00 - 18:00 | ON
The Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University, and the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives are excited to announce a book launch for David Livingstone’s 2023 Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism: Class, Class Consciousness, and Activism in the “Knowledge Economy “, published by Fernwood Press.
The event will be held on September 20, 2023, from 4 pm to 6 pm in the Senate Room, Rm 608, Pigiarvik, with remarks from Dr. Livingstone and a conversation on the book stimulated by activist readers from the Ottawa community. Please RSVP here: https://carleton.ca/politicaleconomy/fall-2023-ipe-book-launch/
Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism is a pathbreaking study of the changing class makeup of the Canadian, other G7 and Nordic labour forces since the 1980s, documenting especially the rise of non-managerial professional employees. The book provides unprecedented tracking of the links between employment classes and higher levels of class consciousness, including the often hidden political consciousness of corporate capitalists as well as the extent of oppositional and revolutionary consciousness among non-managerial workers. The large differences exposed between class conscious capitalists and these non-managerial workers on issues of poverty reduction and global warming reveal the strategic roles these key class agents play in actions to defend or transform advanced capitalism. The most concerted evidence-based study to bring class back into grasping the intimately linked ecological, economic and political crises we now face. The TPAC book is now available for order: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/tipping-point-for-advanced-capitalism.

OPIRG-Carleton RadFrosh: Activism, Investigative Work Needed In Face of Challenging Consumer and Community Issues
2023-09-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Ken Rubin will first talk about several challenging key consumer and community issues to be met and then provide examples of his investigative and FOI experiences. This will be followed by questions and a discussion on why activism and investigative work matter.
Ken Rubin is an Ottawa investigative public interest researcher, a citizens’ advocate, an author, a civil libertarian, and an organic farmer. He is a very well known commentator on the access and privacy legislation in Canada. He has filed and analyzed thousands of requests for public and personal information. His work has resulted in hundreds of media stories. He has written and published many articles and reports on government secrecy and privacy and surveillance practices. He has acted as an access consultant to a variety of media, public interest groups, political parties, labour unions, research groups, trade associations, and individuals. Many of his Federal Court actions for freedom of information are referred to as benchmark cases. He has helped promote improvements in freedom of information and privacy protection legislation in Canada, including amending the federal access act to penalize officials for record alteration violations. He has appeared before numerous parliamentary committees and is a columnist for the Hill Times. For over 50 years, he has been involved in a wide range of regional and national public actions that include food and air safety, health and environmental protection issues and telecommunications.
Register online here: https://bit.ly/InvestigativeWork

Take Back the Night Ottawa
2023-09-21 18:45 | Minto Park, 315 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an annual rally and protest against sexual and gender-based violence. The community comes together to celebrate, support and empower survivors, while creating safer communities and healthier relationships through awareness, activism and advocacy.

#TBTN2023 Ottawa will start with a rally in Minto Park (102 Lewis St) on 6pm. The march will start at 6:45 through Downtown Ottawa and end with an Info fair at Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Ave W)
An accessible bus and ASL/LSQ interpreters will be available, so we welcome everyone to join us!

Kidical Mass Ottawa
2023-09-24 09:30 - 12:00 | Sylvia Holden Children’s Park, 641 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Canada
Experience the joy of biking through the eyes of children and join the worldwide movement calling for child-friendly streets
Kidical Mass is an international movement inspired by ‘critical mass’ events held to emphasize the number of people who want to ride bikes and to demand infrastructure improvements. Kidical mass expands on that idea with a focus on children and families. These events celebrate the joy of biking while calling for a need to create streets that are safe for kids and therefore safe for everyone. We believe children should be able to safely and independently travel to school, parks, sports, and other destinations. With climate change already impacting the lives of children, safe streets for kids also means seriously addressing the climate emergency. There are measures – both big and small – that cities like Ottawa can pursue to make this possible (some of our ideas are below).
This event is hosted by Bike Ottawa, For Our Kids Ottawa-Gatineau and School Streets Ottawa in collaboration with other kidical mass events taking place around the world on the weekend of September 23-24. Join more than 150,000 other people celebrating the joy of children and biking and the need to make streets safer for kids.
Schedule
9:30 – 10:00: Meet at Sylvia Holden Children’s Park (641 O’Connor Street), decorate bikes, dance, chalk, and bubbles
10:05-11:00: Ride begins – We will ride along Queen Elizabeth Drive (closed to cars) to Confederation Park (3.2km)
11:00 – 12:00: Prize draw, activities and play at the park. Participants are encouraged to bring snacks or picnics.
Everyone is welcome! We hope to have participants of all ages, abilities, and caretaking responsibilities (that means you too grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, and community members who love kids!). Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult and are welcome to ride their own bikes or on board with another rider. We will be travelling at a very slow pace. Whether your child is a pro on two wheels or just starting out, this event is perfect for riders of all ages and skill levels. Don’t forget to bring your helmets!
Bright colourful clothing and accessories are encouraged. We will have some bike decorations, but you are encouraged to bring your own as well! Let’s come together as a community, promote cycling, and create lasting memories. So mark your calendars and get ready for a wheely good time at Kidical Mass Ottawa !
Registration is not required, but it is encouraged so we can get in touch if there are any updates to the event (e.g., weather issues, travel disruptions, etc.)
We are seeking volunteers and donations (prizes, snacks, bike decorations, and services including videography/photography and children’s entertainment). Are you a bike-friendly or kid-friendly individual or business that would like to be involved with this event? Please reach out to us at kidicalmassottawa@gmail.com.
About the Event Hosts:
Bike Ottawa is a not-for-profit volunteer-based advocacy group. We believe riding a bike in Ottawa should be a fun, safe, and easy choice for all ages and abilities. We are committed to advocating for a vibrant and equitable Ottawa where active transportation plays an important role in year-round mobility.
For Our Kids Ottawa Gatineau is a community of parents, grandparents and families who are concerned about climate change. We organize family-friendly activism and information activities and provide a space to connect and take action together. We strive to be a welcoming place for all parents, guardians, grandparents, caregivers, and community members to connect and act together. This summer we hosted several “We Bike For Our Kids” events encouraging families to bike for transportation.
School Streets Ottawa is a coalition of local volunteers along with supporting organizations who advocate for kids to have healthy and safe ways to get to school. Our mission is to have more students using travel modes that are active, safe, and sustainable.
Questions about the event can be sent to kidicalmassottawa@gmail.com

Rally to Fix Public Transit
2023-09-26 11:30 - 14:00 | Marion Dewar Plaza, 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P1J1, Canada
Join Free Transit Ottawa, Ottawa Transit Riders, Horizon Ottawa, and Ecology Ottawa for a Rally to Fix Public Transit.
We’re calling on City Council to deliver transit that’s accessible, affordable, reliable, and frequent.
Featuring live music and speakers from community and labour groups, including

Nick Grover — Free Transit Ottawa
Dan Rutabingwa Gakire — Ecology Ottawa
Rory Lewis — Ottawa Transit Riders
Horizon Ottawa
Alex Silas, Regional VP — PSAC
Alex Miller — CAPE Solidarity Caucus
ACORN Ottawa

Marion Dewar Plaza (110 Laurier W), September 26 from 11:30 am to 2 pm.

Critical Mass bike ride
2023-09-29 18:00 | Confederation Park, Elgin at Laurier, across from City Hall, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5J2, Canada
How the ride works:
1. Show up before 6
2. Start circling the fountain at 6pm, and follow whoever leaves first
3. Ride around slowly on streets without bike lanes, take up the entire car lane. If it’s a 2-lane road, stick to just one lane unless it’s a big group.
4. Whoever is in front leads the group, but also places their bike to block cars when the group is crossing an intersection
5. The group must stay together for safety – it’s literally the name of the ride. If a traffic light turns red after the leaders, the tail of the group must run the light. If the light is red when the leaders get to it, stop and wait. There is no rush, no reason to run lights unnecessarily.
6. Be super friendly, make friends, have fun, smile and wave at drivers, and maybe just accept that rain isn’t so bad on a hot day

Orange Shirt Day
2023-09-30 | Beechwood Cemetery and Downtown Ottawa
In honour of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Caring Society, in partnership with Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G) and Beechwood Cemetery, will once again host Orange Shirt Day 2023 on Unceded Algonquin Territory (Ottawa, Ontario).
We invite you to learn about Canada’s history in the spirit of truth and reconciliation, reflect on the legacy of the residential school system, and take action.
See the event page link for full activities: https://fncaringsociety.com/orange-shirt-day

The Leveller Story Meeting
2023-10-04 19:00 - 20:00 | 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.
We’ve started writing, editing and publishing for the new Volume 16 starting in September. We’re in need of contributors for October and beyond. We pay per contribution, whether its writing, editing, illustrating or photojournalism for articles.
More information at https://leveller.ca/story-meeting/

Dupil Collective Fall Concert Fundraiser
2023-10-13 18:30 - 21:30 | The Origin Arts & Community Centre, 57 Lyndale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 2M6, Canada
This is a concert fundraiser for the Dupil Collective. To purchase a ticket for this concert, please email us at dupilcollective@gmail.com. We will also be taking donations at the door. To learn more, or donate if you’re unable to attend, visit our GoFundMe page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-felix-lukayo-go-to-their-ancestral-home

Felix and Lukayo will play a variety of covers in a folk punk style (some instruments will include the ukelele, autoharp, and bamboo zither), while also sharing original poetry and stories. We will also have our merch table set up where you can pick up art collage buttons, poetry pins, felted ghosts, necklaces, pendants, charms, scratch off fortunes, art prints, and zines. On top of a Halloween Market, there will be a clothing swap!

Accessibility Notes:
Masking and hand sanitization is requested, as well as minimizing scented products as much as possible. There is a ramp available into the venue, as it is one step to get into it usually. The bathroom is on the same floor. The stage is slightly elevated. There is a variety of seating (chairs, couches, benches). Please notify us if you need priority seating or other accommodations.

Yes No Wave showcase: Gabber Modus Operandi, Rani Jambak, Linsey Wellman + screenings, dinner - Indonesian avant-garde electronic music and video
2023-10-16 17:00 - 23:00 | Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, K1N 7B9
A Yes No Wave label showcase curated by Aki Onda and Wok the Rock, featuring performances by:
Gabber Modus Operandi
Rani Jambak
Linsey Wellman
presented with support from SAW
plus video works by:
Natasha Tontey
Riar Rizaldi
presented with support from Artengine
Curated by Aki Onda and Wok the Rock
+ Communal meal prepared by Djakarta Taste
Purchase a dinner ticket add-on for $15 + fees to join us for a meal of mie goreng (Indonesian fried noodles) with your choice of meat, shrimp or vegan. Pre-order is required. See Eventbrite ticket options above to purchase.
Schedule
5:00-6:30 pm – screening of works by Natasha Tontey and Riar Rizaldi (FREE) in Artengine
7:00-8:00 pm – Communal meal: mie goreng (Indonesian noodles)* from Djakarta Taste in Artengine
8:00-11:00 pm – performances by Gabber Modus Operandi, Rani Jambak and Linsey Wellman in Club SAW
*add-on dinner ticket required
About the program
A touring showcase of music and video works from Indonesia represented by the Yes No Wave label run by the interdisciplinary artist and producer Wok the Rock. The tour is presented by Send + Receive Festival, Winnipeg; Music Gallery, Toronto; Debaser, Ottawa; Art in the Margins, Montréal; and Western Front, Vancouver between Oct 12 – 19, 2023.
Based in the Javanese cultural hub Yogyakarta, Yes No Wave Music is an online label and platform to nurture Indonesian artists and promote their activities internationally. Founded by Wok the Rock in 2007, the label is run with a DIY ethos to build a post-capitalist alternative to music industry norms. All music on the label is free to download, distribute, and even remix, reflecting the Indonesian social value of sharing communal resources, and the necessity for artists to develop their activities in spite of nominal government support and funding. In 2010, Wok and Timothy O’Donoghue initiated the monthly concert series Yes No Club traveling throughout Southeast Asia and beyond. He subsequently co-curated Nusasonic in 2018-2022. These efforts fostered the international success of artists such as Senyawa, Gabber Modus Operandi, Raja Kirik, and Asep Nayak.
Since moving to Yogyakarta to study graphic design as a teenager, Wok’s cultural activism has continued to grow over the past two decades. He co-founded art space Ruang MES 56, curated the Biennale Jogja XIII in 2015, and organized numerous community art projects. This informs his unique interdisciplinary practice of crossing boundaries of music and visual art.

Opposing Canadian pipeline projects: Indigenous solidarity across borders
2023-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N6N5, Canada
Join us for a public talk bringing together Indigenous delegates from Puebla/Hidalgo, Mexico and Wet’suwet’en Territory. These delegates represent communities affected by gas pipelines being built by TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) with support from the Canadian government who are pushing back in defence of the land. The event will feature film presentations from each community’s struggle as well as a facilitated discussion. Light refreshments will be available.
This event is organized by Above Ground (a project of MakeWay) and Peace Brigades International Canada. We are grateful for the financial support of the University of Ottawa’s Laboratory for Engaged Research and Research Centre on the Future of Cities. We also acknowledge a number of other academics and civil society groups that have made this event possible.
Registration: Registration is required. You can do so here.
Languages: The event will be held in both English and Spanish. English-Spanish interpretation will be provided.

Location: Faculty of Social Sciences building, room 4007. University of Ottawa. 120 University Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 9A7.

Accessibility: The room is located on the 4th floor of an accessible building. We will have spaces in the room available to attendees to sit in their mobility devices. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sign language interpretation. Please let us know if you have other accessibility requirements.

We encourage participants to wear masks and to please stay home if you are unwell and suspect that you may be contagious. We will have masks available at the event.
If you have any questions or issues with registration, please contact Georgina Alonso at galonso@aboveground.ngo.

When Political and Judicial Factors Collide: Dr. Hassan Diab tells his story
2023-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
October 19, 2023 @12pm noon to 1pm in the Tory Building, Room 360, Carleton University and on Zoom (registration in advance required for Zoom webinar). Free.
This is a public lecture by Hassan Diab. Presented by the Foundations in Community Engagement course (SOCI/ANTH 2180) and the Hassan Diab Support Committee. No registration required to attend in person. To attend on Zoom, register in advance: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UA_WG8b9Q0qrWsZgTzuvmQ
In 2008, Dr. Diab, a sociologist teaching at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, was unjustly accused of being the perpetrator of a horrendous antisemitic bombing outside a synagogue in Paris in 1980. In 2014, Dr. Diab was extradited from Canada to France, where he spent over three years in prison. In 2018, Hassan was released after two French investigative judges, who thoroughly examined the case, concluded that there is no evidence to justify a trial. They dropped all charges and released Hassan unconditionally.
Dr. Hassan Diab will talk about how political realities in France subsequently resulted in a wrongful conviction. A 3-week trial in April 2023, that brought forward no new evidence and relied on secret intelligence, declared Hassan guilty. He is at risk of being extradited a second time to France for a crime he did not commit. Hassan’s case has been instrumental in prompting a Parliamentary review of Canada’s Extradition Law.

For more information: JusticeforHassanDiab.org

In-Person Intro Talk: Stop Canada Burning Down
2023-10-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
Canada is burning and life as we know it is falling apart. Extreme weather events and mass species extinction cover the globe. And government has failed to implement the radical change we need.
In this talk, we will tell the truth about the state of the climate – including the hard truths that people in power don’t want you to know.
And most importantly, we will talk about the social science of radical change and how YOU can make it happen! There is a long history of movements that have forced those in power to make change – through bottom-up people power.
You will get the chance to connect with people who are involved in the movement. People who have been arrested, have done hunger strikes, and have risked a lot to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience – following in the footsteps of movements of the past, like the civil rights movement and movements for the right to vote.
Come learn about what YOU can do – and what we all MUST do – to avoid the worst effects of climate breakdown and create a livable future.

Online Intro Talk: Stop Canada Burning Down
2023-10-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Online
Canada is burning and life as we know it is falling apart. Extreme weather events and mass species extinction cover the globe. And government has failed to implement the radical change we need.

In this talk, we will tell the truth about the state of the climate – including the hard truths that people in power don’t want you to know.
And most importantly, we will talk about the social science of radical change and how YOU can make it happen! There is a long history of movements that have forced those in power to make change – through bottom-up people power.
You will get the chance to connect with people who are involved in the movement. People who have been arrested, have done hunger strikes, and have risked a lot to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience – following in the footsteps of movements of the past, like the civil rights movement and movements for the right to vote.
Come learn about what YOU can do – and what we all MUST do – to avoid the worst effects of climate breakdown and create a livable future.
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoce2grjgiH9ERJkCiPIap_xjTJe_r6s4r

L'heure du conte drag // Drag Story Time avec Adrianna Exposée
2023-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
*English below*
Samedi le 21 octobre à 10h00 à l’Atelier d’innovation sociale
Venez entendre des contes et des histoires pour enfants en compagnie d’Adrianna Exposée! 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.
À propos de l’Atelier: L’Atelier est un OBNL et espace bilingue inclusif (physique et virtuel) de collaboration, de formation, de partage de savoirs et de soutien aux innovations sociales. Notre organisme lutte contre les inégalités sociales et les différentes formes d’oppression. Organisme orienté vers les membres, ces derniers.ères sont des acteurs et actrices du milieu de l’innovation sociale: étudiant.e.s, chercheurs.euses, praticiens.nes, entrepreneur.e.s et communautés locales.
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Saturday, October 21st at 10AM at the Atelier
Come and hear children’s tales and stories with Adrianna Exposée! 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.
About the Atelier: The Atelier is a not-for-profit, member-based organization. We are an inclusive bilingual space (physical and virtual) for collaboration, training, knowledge-sharing, and support for social innovations. Our organization fights against social inequalities and different forms of oppression. Our members are stakeholders in the field of social innovation: students, researchers, practitioners, entrepreneurs and local communities.

Protect Trans Kids (again)! Rally against anti-2SLGTBQIA+ hate!
2023-10-21 11:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Once again, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ activists are planning to rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on October 21st, as well as in cities all across the country in a coordinated campaign against 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in the education system.
While they claim to be in support of “parental rights,” this is nothing more than yet another anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate rally, and the policies they advocate for would bring harm to 2SLGBQIA+ and in particular trans youth.
Local protests are being led by Kamel El-Cheikh, a virulently homophobic far-right activist who has threatened to “come after all your pride events” and “take all your pride flags down” on livestreams. Kamel also regularly accuses 2SLGBTQIA+ people of being pedophiles and perverts.
These protests come as Saskatchewan recently tabled a bill invoking the notwithstanding clause to pass anti-trans legislation that a judge had already found would cause irreparable harm. Recent comments from from Doug Ford as well as Education Minister Steven Lecce have floated similar policies in Ontario, making it that much more important that we show our opposition to the anti-2SLGBTQIA+ agenda being pushed by the far right..
Only a few weeks ago, we came together and showed that the voices of these homophobic and transphobic bigots do not represent the majority and do not represent our community. We must come together once again anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate being pushed by the far right.
That’s why, on October 21st, we are going to be gathering in front of the Human Rights Memorial to show our support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and our opposition to the so-called “parents rights” agenda that is nothing more than thinly veiled homophobia and transphobia.
As always, review the Safety Plan to see how to best keep yourself and your friends safe. In particular:

Do not give interviews to far right media outlets or “independent journalists”
Don’t debate far-right trolls. Drown them out with chants and noise! Especially if they are filming or livestreaming and looking for content.
Do not film supporters without their permission, and do not livestream. Do film the far right, fake journalists, and the police in order to protect yourself and your friends.
Protect your identity. Mask up, and use signs, flags, umbrellas, etc., to protect yourself from being photographed by far right activists or fake news outlets.
Do not talk to the police
Maintain situational awareness, and watch each others’ backs
Try to arrive and leave as a group
Check the weather, drive safely and dress appropriately! Give yourself plenty of time to arrive!

We are also encouraging people to contact their representatives – in particular school trustees and MPPs – to express their support for gender-affirming policies and inclusive education, and their opposition to any policies that would forcibly out trans youth.
For additional information on who is behind these anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate rallies, please see our (parody – but informative!) website 1 Million March for Children.
Please promote this event to your networks! If you are able to assist on the day of the event, please contact us at communitysolidarityottawa@gmail.com

ALL OUT FOR GAZA
2023-10-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
It’s time to mobilize again.
This week ALONE “Israel” has murdered more than 800+ innocent Palestinians in Gaza. We need to let our government know that we will not be silenced and allow them to be complicit in the ethic cleansing of Palestinians.
THE SIEGE ON GAZA MUST END NOW.
Bring your friends, family and everyone you can. OTTAWA IS HERE TO SHOW UP. See you Sunday.

Canada is Burning: Slow March
2023-10-23 17:00 | Patterson Park, Bank St. & Patterson Ave, Ottawa, Canada
Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 5:00 pm (gather) and 5:30 pm (march) at Patterson Park, Bank Street and Patterson Ave (south-east corner).
Come out for a march! Call for stronger government action to address the climate crisis. Meet at Patterson Park at 5:30pm.
For more information, email Francine@on2ottawa.ca

Enby Manifesto Book Launch
2023-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 3C8, Canada
Come celebrate the launch of Danny McLaren’s poetry chapbook The Enby Manifesto from Porkbelly Press at the Ottawa Trans Library. Evening will include a poetry reading, Q&A, and an opportunity to buy copies.
Danny McLaren is a neurodivergent, Jewish, queer, trans and non-binary writer and poet living in Katarokwi, what is colonially known as Kingston, Ontario. They have an MA in Gender Studies from Queen’s University. They write about living queerly, loving their friends, and their own trans body. They can be found on twitter @dannymclrn. The Enby Manifesto, their second chapbook, is part love letter, part manifesto, part dream for the transgender future.

Book launch: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem with Dean Beeby
2023-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada
Join Ottawa author and investigative journalist Dean Beeby for the launch of Mass Murder, Police Mayhem: The Mass Casualty Commission, a layperson’s guide to the report that explains how the senseless tragedy in Portapique happened, and how we can prevent such violence in the future.
In this book, Beeby distills the extensive research of the Mass Casualty Commission into a readable account of exactly what happened during 13 chaotic hours when 22 Nova Scotians were murdered in April 2020.
Hosted by Octopus Books. Part of the Authors Unbound Ottawa literary series.

STAND WITH THE GLOBAL GENERAL STRIKE FOR PALESTINE
2023-10-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
JOIN US in a solidarity rally with those participating in the global general strike for Palestine. We are Canadian workers who oppose the occupation and believe that the labour movement should unequivocally back Palestinian calls for a ceasefire.
We are an alliance of Canadian workers who:
• ARE AGAINST THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA.
• CONDEMN THE REPRESSIVE ACTIONS OF WESTERN STATES.
• DEMAND RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF PALESTINIANS.
We advocate for the right of every labour movement member to freely express their support for ending the Gaza blockade. We wholeheartedly support all workers and labour leaders who face backlash for boldly championing an end to the occupation.

Book Launch: It's All about the Land with Taiaiake Alfred
2023-10-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Know History office, 384 Bank Street #SUITE 300, Ottawa
Join us to celebrate the release of It’s All about the Land, the newest book written by renowned Kahnawa:ke Mohawk activist and scholar, Taiaiake Alfred.
Register your attendance
Illuminating the First Nations struggles against the Canadian state, the book exposes how racism underpins and shapes Indigenous-settler relationships, and explains how the Canadian government’s reconciliation agenda is a new form of colonization that is guaranteed to fail.
Rooted in ancestral spirit, knowledge, and law, It’s All about the Land presents a passionate argument for Indigenous Resurgence as the pathway toward justice for Indigenous peoples.

Ottawa Trans Joy Quilt Project
2023-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 3C8, Canada
The highly anticipated culmination to the Trans Joy Quilt Project will happen from 2 to 4 pm during regular library hours at the Ottawa Trans Library. The Friendly Local Quilt Queers, the originators behind this great idea in community building, will bind the quilt into a finished piece of textile art. We can’t wait to see the result and hear the stories behind the individual squares. The finished quilt will be on display at the library.

Ottawa united for Gaza
2023-10-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
Over 6500 Palestinians including 2700+ children have been killed by the Israeli military in the 19 days and 1.5 Million Palestinians have lost their homes.
Join us to continue raising our voices and continue the fight against injustice. We demand a call for a ceasefire and an end to the siege on Gaza.
THE GENOCIDE OF PALESTINIANS MUST END!
THE SEIGE ON GAZA MUST END!
📍: Parliament Hill
🗓️: Sunday October 29
🕛 : 2PM
This Sunday, bring your friends, your family and spread the word.
