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SUMMARY:Beyond Occupation and Extraction: Palestinian and Venezuelan Voices in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join Climate Commons on March 25 @4PM over zoom for “Beyond Occupation and Extraction: Palestinian and Venezuelan Voices in Conversation” \n\nRegister Here \n\nIn a moment when Donald Trump’s extractivist war machine seems unconstrained by anything other than the price of oil\, and the international order\, long on the rocks\, is finally breaking up\, we must not forget to attend to the myriad forms of life\, resistance\, and even joy that work against and despite neoimperialism in specific places. What can the lived experience of unspeakable violence teach us not about militarism and extractivism but about what can\, should\, and must endure beyond them? In this 90 minute live online dialogue\, scholars from Caracas\, Venezuela and the Gaza Strip share their experiences\, ideas\, fears\, and hopes across the long-discredited but still pernicious orientalist dichotomy of East and West.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/beyond-occupation-and-extraction-palestinian-and-venezuelan-voices-in-conversation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260321T180000
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SUMMARY:Solidarity and Soup: A fundraiser for Nehirowisiw Land Defenders
DESCRIPTION:Join Climate Justice Ottawa for an evening of warm soup and burning solidarity to raise funds in support of Nehirowisiw Aski land defenders blocking logging companies from their traditional territories.\n\nThe event will feature a cozy community dinner featuring a wide variety of soups\, art making\, and screening of two documentaries about the struggle by the land guardians against the forestry industry.\n\nTickets: Available on a sliding scale\, and includes two tokens that can be used to purchase soup or art. More tokens are available for purchase at the event. Please buy your tickets in advance so we can prepare for the number of attendees.\n\nThe Association des Gardiens du Territoire Nehirowisiw Aski is an organization formed by Nehirowisiw women\, made up of matriarchs\, hereditary chiefs\, and land defenders of Nehirowisiw territory to advocate for the revitalization of matriarchal and traditional structures. They have been on the frontlines blockading and protesting the overexploitation of forests in their territory.\n\nThis year\, a winterized camp was set up for continued occupation at what is known as Camp Souveraineté or Camp 134. This allows for the Gardiens and supporters on the territory to have a home base and launch other blockades across their territory. To support the Gardiens and the work they do\, you can provide financial support to keep the camp going\, and follow the blockade @checkpointparent\n\nWhether you can join us or not\, please consider donating to support the Nehirowisiw land defenders by sending an e-transfer to robertechaquan2018@gmail.com
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/solidarity-and-soup-a-fundraiser-for-nehirowisiw-land-defenders/
LOCATION:Atelier of the Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop\, at Saint Paul University\, 65 Clegg Street\, Ottawa\, K1S 1C4
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ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Justice Ottawa":MAILTO:climatejusticeottawa@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T133000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
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SUMMARY:All Out For OSAP Protest
DESCRIPTION:WALKOUT FOR OSAP! The All Out For OSAP Ottawa Coalition are joining colleges\, universities\, high schools across the province to protest to reverse the changes. Protest at Ottawa Provincial Courthouse\, March 24th at 1:30PM to fight back against the cuts to OSAP. Education is a right\, we will not give up the fight.\n \n/// \nGRÈVE POUR LE RAFEO ! La Coalition « Défendons le RAFÉO» d’Ottawa se joint aux collèges\, universités et écoles secondaires de la province pour manifester et exiger l’annulation des changements. Manifestez devant le palais de justice provincial d’Ottawa le 24 mars à 13 h 30 pour lutter contre les coupes budgétaires du RAFEO. L’éducation est un droit\, nous ne renoncerons pas à ce combat.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/all-out-for-osap-protest/
LOCATION:Ottawa Courthouse\, 161 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
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SUMMARY:Myron Rusk 2026 Lecture in Civil Liberties: “Trans Freedom and the Utopian Horizon”
DESCRIPTION:M. E. O’Brien will lecture on the relationship between gender freedom and capitalism. She will begin by identifying the current fascist assault on trans rights across multiple national contexts. After briefly tracing varying current strategies of trans survival\, organizing and flourishing\, she will turn to the role of trans futures and utopian longings in movement work. Drawing on her work in science fiction\, family abolitionism\, and her conceptual framework of “insurgent utopianism”\, O’Brien will identify the kernel of revolutionary desire evoked in trans life. Trans freedom\, she argues\, necessarily includes a push against and beyond the private family\, state regulation of gender and sexuality\, and the generalized market dependency of capitalism. \nBio: M. E. O’Brien is a psychoanalyst and writer in New York City. She has two books\, Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care (Pluto\, 2023) and the co-authored speculative fiction novel Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune\, 2052-2072\, with Eman Abdelhadi (Common Notions\, 2022). She previously completed a PhD in Sociology\, writing on capitalism and NYC queer and trans social movements. She is involved in a number of editing projects\, including Pinko\, a magazine of gay communism.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/myron-rusk-2026-lecture-in-civil-liberties-trans-freedom-and-the-utopian-horizon/
LOCATION:The Grove\, 280-18 Louisa street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T170000
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SUMMARY:Beyond Occupation and Extraction: Palestinian and Venezuelan Voices in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:In a moment when Donald Trump’s extractivist war machine seems unconstrained by anything other than the price of oil\, and the international order\, long on the rocks\, is finally breaking up\, we must not forget to attend to the myriad forms of life\, resistance\, and even joy that work against and despite neoimperialism in specific places. What can the lived experience of unspeakable violence teach us not about militarism and extractivism but about what can\, should\, and must endure beyond them? In this 90 minute live online dialogue\, scholars from Caracas\, Venezuela and the Gaza Strip share their experiences\, ideas\, fears\, and hopes across the long-discredited but still pernicious orientalist dichotomy of East and West. \nJoin Climate Commons on March 25\, at 4PM on Zoom. Register: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/-qZGx2rITcS4abHZtQy2SQ#/registration
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/beyond-occupation-and-extraction-palestinian-and-venezuelan-voices-in-conversation-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T193000
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SUMMARY:Iran and Palestine: Rethinking Liberation Beyond the Binaries of Imperialism and Theocracy
DESCRIPTION:The recent illegal war on Iran by the US and Israel has pushed the political support for Iran and Palestine into a problematically oppositional binary. This binary\, which is aggressively promoted by Zionists and greatly benefits their project of domination and destruction in the region\, has presented imperialist and Zionist forces as the only hope of the people of Iran for liberation from a brutal dictatorship. Meanwhile\, those who support the liberation of Palestinians are pressured to enact their anti-imperialist and anti-Zionism stance by siding with the Iranian regime against its people. In this session\, we will work against this binary\, make a case for Iranian-Palestinian solidarity\, and envision forms of liberation that does not require the oppression of one group for another. \n\n\nWednesday\, March 25\, 6-7:30pm \n\n\nDunton Tower 2017\, Carleton University
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/iran-and-palestine-rethinking-liberation-beyond-the-binaries-of-imperialism-and-theocracy/
LOCATION:Dunton Tower\, Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Dr\, Ottawa\, K1S 5B6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260324T112531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T112531Z
UID:15565-1774465200-1774470600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Staying power book launch
DESCRIPTION:Book launch with Zena Sharman and Alex McClelland\, of Staying Power\, a beautiful and honest journey of care work\, grief\, parenting\, and chosen family in the wake of intergenerational trauma. The book\, which recounts the author’s experiences of raising three children in a four-parent queer family\, asks “If leaving has helped you survive\, how do you learn to stay?”
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/staying-power-book-launch/
LOCATION:Perfect Books\, 258 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, K2P 1L9
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260321T221338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260321T221338Z
UID:15548-1774526400-1774530000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Petro-Politics and the Shifting Terrain of Canadian National Identity
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with Shane Gunster on Petro-Politics and the shifting terrain of Canadian National Identity. We will consider what narratives are produced and circulated in Canada’s petro‑public sphere. This session offers a clear look at how industry influence shapes public debate\, and what it means for climate justice movements working to shift the story. \nRegister: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/92E8TnNUSOOdtzLXHlGDSg#/registration
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/petro-politics-and-the-shifting-terrain-of-canadian-national-identity/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260314T180633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T180633Z
UID:15440-1774548000-1774557000@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Policing Palestine Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Please join legal observer collective 613 Pink Vests for this workshop on policing Palestine solidarity in Ottawa\, featuring presentations and reports from researchers\, lawyers\, and activists with expertise and on-the-ground experience in the Palestine liberation movement. We’ll learn about the criminalization of Palestine solidarity in Ottawa and across Canada\, as well as how the movement has been fighting back and how we can strengthen that response. \nSpeakers include:\n– Jamila Ewais (CJPME Foundation)\, lead author of the recent report Policing Palestine Solidarity: A Crisis of Civil Liberties in Canada (2021-2025)\n– Nora Fathalipour (Nuance Legal)\, criminal defence lawyer\n– Tom Ledgley (Horizon Ottawa)\, coordinator of the “Defend the Right to Dissent” campaign\n– Andrea Stokes (613 Pink Vests)\, legal observer \nFacilitated by Shaheen Lotun (Labour for Palestine). \nMasking is encouraged\, and masks will be available on site. Several air purifiers will be in operation during the event. The venue can be reached by elevator and there are no steps within the space.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/policing-palestine-solidarity/
LOCATION:Kind Space\, 400 Cooper St.\, suite 9001\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T153000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260314T175846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T175846Z
UID:15409-1774706400-1774711800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:NO TYRANTS OTTAWA
DESCRIPTION:Be part of a worldwide protest against Tru*p and the current US administration. \nWe have the power and are claiming it together. No Tyrants. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings in the US. \nWhat began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained international resistance to tyranny\, spreading from small towns to city centres and across every community determined to defend democracy. Our peaceful movement is bigger than ever. \nSilence is not an option. We will defend ourselves\, our communities\, Canada and other sovereign nations against the current US administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. \nOn March 28th\, rise up\, take to the streets\, and say it loud: no tyrants\, thrones\, no crowns\, and no kings in the US. We’re not watching history happen—we’re making it. Join us with your posters\, costumes and creativity. Meet at the York Steps or along Major’s Hill Park. We will be marching around the US Embassy (on level ground.) \nA core principle behind all No Tyrants and No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind\, including those legally permitted\, should not be brought to events.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/no-tyrants-ottawa-2/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indivisible Ottawa":MAILTO:Indivisibleottawa@proton.me
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260329T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260329T140000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260328T013414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T013414Z
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SUMMARY:Greenhouse volunteer hours
DESCRIPTION:Come plant seedlings for Bountiful Beaver\, an agriculture non profit who donates to the foodbank. \nMarch 29th – Greenhouse & Foraging \nCome on out to the greenhouse on Sunday morning at 11 – 2pm for planting \, maple tapping and willow harvesting. Bring your own drinking water and sturdy boots suited for uneven trails. Parking available. 2391 Pépin Ct\, Ottawa. North Greenhouse\, look for the Bountiful Beaver logo .
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/greenhouse-volunteer-hours/
LOCATION:2391 Pepin Ct\, Just Food Community Farm\, 2391 Pepin Court\, Ottawa
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bountiful Beaver":MAILTO:bountifulBEaver@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260404T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260404T170000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260404T233739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T233739Z
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SUMMARY:Community Talk on Israel-Palestine //  Discussion communautaire sur Israël-Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in better understanding the Israel-Palestine issue and concerned by the significant loss of life? \nJoin us for a community talk in Ottawa-Vanier designed to provide a clear and accessible overview of the issue – from its historical roots to the present day. \n📅 Thursday\, April 16\, 2026\n🕒 6:30 pm\n📍 Rockliffe Park Community Centre (380 Springfield Rd) \nThe session includes a short presentation by Dr. Peter Larson\, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel-Palestine\, followed by an open Q&A\, with space for thoughtful questions and respectful discussion. \nThis is a welcoming\, non-judgmental environment for anyone curious\, still forming their views\, or looking to better understand a polarizing issue. \nAll are welcome\, and we strongly encourage you to bring a friend! \nRegister at the link in our bio. \n********** \nSouhaitez-vous mieux comprendre la question israélo-palestinienne et êtes-vous préoccupé·e par les importantes pertes en vies humaines ? \nVous êtes invité·e à une conférence communautaire dans Ottawa–Vanier\, qui proposera un aperçu solide du contexte historique et des principaux développements qui façonnent les événements actuels. \n📅 Jeudi 16 avril 2026\n🕒 18 h 30\n📍 Centre communautaire Rockcliffe Park (380\, chemin Springfield) \nLa soirée débutera par une présentation de 30 minutes par le Dr Peter Larson\, président de l’Ottawa Forum on Israel-Palestine\, suivie d’une période de questions avec amplement de temps pour des échanges réfléchis. \nCet événement se veut un espace accueillant et sans jugement pour toute personne curieuse\, ne sachant pas par où commencer ou souhaitant approfondir sa compréhension d’un sujet souvent polarisant. Tout le monde est bienvenu\, et nous vous encourageons vivement à venir accompagné·e d’un·e ami·e ! \nInscrivez-vous à l’aide du lien dans notre bio. \n*Notez-bien que l’événement se déroulera uniquement en anglais.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/community-talk-on-israel-palestine-discussion-communautaire-sur-israel-palestine/
LOCATION:Rockliffe Park Community Centre\, 380 Springfield Rd\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260404T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260404T170000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260314T184156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T184156Z
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SUMMARY:Collaborative zine making night at the Ottawa Trans Library
DESCRIPTION:Come work on zines with us as we work on the next issue of The Dragon Flyer\, the Ottawa Trans Library’s community zine. Write\, draw\, scan\, cut\, and paste with us on our community zine or your own project\, or just come hang out with us. We are collecting stories\, jokes\, poems\, art\, and more from the trans and non-binary community in Ottawa and our friends and families. \nThe zine workshop is a collaborative event to discuss\, share\, and work on zines together. \nCome tell your story. We will provide paper\, templates\, and whatever art supplies we have. No experience necessary. All ages welcome\, children under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. \nMasking the day of the event is encouraged. Accessibility note: There are two stairs at the door entrance. We have a ramp we can bring out for the door on request. There’s a washroom but it’s not large enough for many mobility devices.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/collaborative-zine-making-night-at-the-ottawa-trans-library-9/
LOCATION:Ottawa Trans Library\, 1104 Somerset St. West\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1Y 3C8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Trans Library":MAILTO:info@ottawatranslibrary.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260404T232628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T232628Z
UID:15952-1775586600-1775595600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Zine Night! Last Generation Canada
DESCRIPTION:Come hang out and make some zines with us! We’ll bring supplies and free vegetarian snacks\, you bring your ideas!
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/zine-night-last-generation-canada/
LOCATION:Avant Garde Bar\, 135 1/2 Besserer Street\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260404T234340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T234340Z
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SUMMARY:QUEER SWANA movie night - This Queer Arab Family\, ed. Elias Jahshan
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to cozy up with some snacks and enjoy a selection of films celebrating Queer SWANA folks and allies. \n** بالعربية أدناه ** \n🌈 QUEER SWANA Shared Meal & Movie Night \nA monthly gathering for queer SWANA folks and allies to come together around a shared meal\, watch a movie\, and discuss it together afterward. \nThis event is held every first Tuesday of the month\, in the welcoming space generously offered by the folks at KindSpace (400 Cooper St.). \nThis special edition of April of our monthly gathering will feature Elias Jahshan\, Palestinian-Lebanese writer and editor\, who is currently touring Canada to launch his new book\, This Queer Arab family.  He will be joining us in person in Ottawa to share readings of excerpts from the new book. The readings will be accompanied by a curated selection of short films that echo and expand on the themes explored in the readings. \nWe know life happens\, conversations run long\, and time in SWANA cultures can be… flexible. The venue is accessible\, and doors open at 6:00 pm. We’ll start gathering at 6:30 pm\, and the readings will begin around 7:15 pm. The conversation will follow at around 8:15 pm. You’re welcome to join for any part of the evening. There’s no pressure to be there for all three. What matters most is showing up with curiosity\, care\, and an open and inclusive mindset. \nWhether this is your first time or your tenth\, queer SWANA folks and allies are welcome in this shared space. \n🕑 Rough program \n6:30-7:15 Shared food and catching up on the latest gossip \n7:15–8:15 Getting cozy together for readings and short films \n8:15–9:00 Sharing thoughts\, feelings\, questions. No right answers required \n9:00-9:30: Book selling and signing dedications \n🍉 About the food \nThis is a shared\, community-style meal. \nIf you’re able to bring food\, please do. Homemade\, store-bought\, sweet\, savoury\, … all sizes and colours are welcome. \nIf bringing food isn’t an option\, you’re invited to contribute what you can (suggested $15). A small team of volunteers will be preparing home-cooked\, grandma-style meals with a lot of love (and yes\, some of us Arab gays really do know our way around a kitchen!). \nNo one is expected to bring both food and money. Come in the way that works for you. \n👥 About the people \nThis is a volunteer-based\, community-powered event. It truly takes a village\, and everyone’s care helps keep the evening warm and welcoming. If you’re able to help out\, whether with food\, setup\, or cleanup\, it’s always appreciated. No\, Mama won’t be here to pick up your plate; but community care goes a long way 😉 \nSeating is limited. If you sign up but are not able to come\, please cancel your registration through your Eventbrite account so that someone else can attend. If you have any questions\, contact movie.night.ottawa@gmail.com or Whatsapp +1 (613) 698-1436. \n🎬 About the book and the short films \nWe aim to announce each month’s movie at least two weeks in advance. There might not be one hundred options to choose from\, but the pool is rich. If you have suggestions\, ideas\, or strong feelings about what we can watch next\, please share. We promise we won’t judge. \nEvent of April 7th\, 2026: Book This Queer Arab Family\, editor Elias Jahshan + short films. \nThe readings are in English.\nThe short films are in Arabic with English subtitles. \n💬 About the Evening \nFollowing the readings and short films\, we will open the floor for discussion. \nThis is an opportunity to engage directly with Elias\, reflect on the themes explored\, and share perspectives. You’re encouraged to come with questions and an open mind.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/queer-swana-movie-night-this-queer-arab-family-ed-elias-jahshan/
LOCATION:Kind Space\, 400 Cooper St.\, suite 9001\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260408T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142709
CREATED:20260328T013651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T013928Z
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SUMMARY:Public Medicare Emergency
DESCRIPTION:How do we stop the attack of two-tier American health care? \nDon’t be fooled – it’s about profits – it’s never been about wait times – join us on April 8 at 7 at the Jim Robillard Union Centre\, 1505 Carling Ave – get the facts.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/public-medicare-emergency/
LOCATION:1505 Carling Ave. Jim Robillard Union Hall
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Health Coalition":MAILTO:ottawahealthco@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260409T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260409T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260404T232332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T232332Z
UID:15948-1775755800-1775761200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Special Relaunch Edition - Climate Hope & Local Wins
DESCRIPTION:New Venue. New Energy. Same Heart. Ready to ditch the climate anxiety for some genuine climate hope? On April 9\, CAFES is excited to host the official relaunch of Green Drinks Ottawa at our new home: The Prescott (379 Preston Street). \nWe are shaking things up with a high-energy format designed to get you connected and inspired. Worried about awkward corner-standing? Don’t be\, you’re in good hands! Come for “Speed-Networking” to meet fellow changemakers\, followed by a round of inspiring “Lighting Talks” featuring local environmental wins. Whether you’re a sustainability pro or just green-curious\, you’ll leave with fresh ideas\, new allies\, and a real way to take action.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/special-relaunch-edition-climate-hope-local-wins/
LOCATION:The Prescott\, 379 Preston St\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260410T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260411T020000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260307T145033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T145033Z
UID:15288-1775854800-1775872800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Laylit
DESCRIPTION:After our last SOLD OUT edition\, Laylit takes over GRIDWRKS and ANNX once again for an unforgettable two-floor dance party! \nLaylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife\, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience. \nEach party takes you on a genre-spanning journey\, highlighting the incredible musical diversity\, depth and richness that comes out of the region. Laylit has established its place on the scene with a signature electronic sound blending shaabi\, dabke\, mahraganat\, Arabic pop and hip-hop with contemporary\, boundary pushing dance music (techno\, breakbeat\, hyperpop…) inspired by New York and Montreal’s thriving underground clubs. Featured in multiple publications including the New York Times and Pitchfork\, Laylit recently celebrated its 5-year anniversary with a tour across multiple North American cities. Laylit values inclusivity and unity across cultures\, languages\, dialects\, religions\, identity and sexual orientations.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/laylit-2/
LOCATION:Gridwrks\, 221 Rideau Street\, Ottawa\, K1N 5X8
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ORGANIZER;CN="Debaser":MAILTO:hello@debaser.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260412T001910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T001910Z
UID:16116-1776006000-1776013200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Against War on Iran and in Solidarity with the Iranian People
DESCRIPTION:Against War on Iran and in Solidarity with the Iranian People\n📍 National Gallery of Canada\n380 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\n🗓 Sunday\, April 12\, 2026 at 3 PM \nThe devastating US-Israeli war on Iran has killed countless innocents and destroyed schools\, hospitals\, universities\, and vital civil infrastructure. It has drastically set the Iranian people’s struggle for liberation back and led to regional instability. We denounce this war and stand in solidarity with Iranian\, Lebanese\, Palestinian\, and all peoples in the region facing imperialist violence and authoritarianism.\nStop the war now! \nOrganized by:\nFeminists for Jina – Toronto\nIranian Collective for Peace and Justice – Canada \nEndorsed by: \n* Association des femmes iraniennes de Montréal\n* Chinese Feminism – Toronto\n* Community Peacemaker Teams – Canada\n* Faculty for Palestine–Carleton\n* Independent Jewish Voices Toronto & York Region\n* International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran\n* Iran solidarity هم یاری\n* Iranian Network for Global Peace and Liberation\n* No More Silence\n* Revolutionary Communist Party\n* Scholar Strike for Liberation\n* Showing up for Racial Justice – Toronto\n* Socialist Project\n* Spring Socialist Network\n* The Third Way for Iran
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/against-war-on-iran-and-in-solidarity-with-the-iranian-people/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T180000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260328T014038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T014038Z
UID:15735-1776097800-1776103200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Enemies of the State: How spying on Indigenous activists became a priority at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice (ICCJ) kindly invites you to attend the ICCJ Winter 2026 colloquium\, “Enemies of the State: How spying on Indigenous activists became a priority at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service”. This event is a joint presentation and conversation between  Brett Forester and renowned Indigenous activist\, author\, and filmmaker Ellen Gabriel. \nEvent date and time: Monday\, April 13\, 2026 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm\nEvent location: RC 4400\, SJC Resource Centre\, Richcraft Hall \nEvent Description: \nHow much time and effort has Canada spent spying on Indigenous activists?  In 2022\, Brett Forester of CBC Indigenous in Ottawa set out to answer that question. It proved easy enough to ask but nearly impossible to answer. It took three years\, four formal access to information requests\, one informal request\, three complaints to the federal information commissioner and one court challenge\, but after all this wrangling we can begin to confirm the long-suspected truth: Snooping on Indigenous peoples has been a priority for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service almost since its inception. \nAfter reviewing more than 1\,000 pages of declassified documents\, Forester found surveillance that began in Labrador in 1988 with Cold War paranoia about Soviet meddling had by 1998 evolved into a national counterterrorism project monitoring Indigenous dissent as a form of domestic extremism. In this talk\, Forester will explain why and how this came to be\, as he offers a behind-the-scenes look at his investigation into more than a decade of CSIS’s self-styled “Native extremism” operations. This event is a joint presentation and conversation between Brett Forester and renowned Indigenous activist\, author\, and filmmaker Ellen Gabriel. \nThis event is co-sponsored with Law and Legal Students\, NPSIA\, Journalism and Communications\, and Indigenous Studies. \nSpace will be limited for this event. Please register using the form on the event page\, linked below. \nEnemies of the State: How spying on Indigenous activists became a priority at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service – Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice \n 
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/enemies-of-the-state-how-spying-on-indigenous-activists-became-a-priority-at-the-canadian-security-intelligence-service/
LOCATION:Richcraft Hall\, Carleton University
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Enemies-of-the-State-vC-ii-2048x1243-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260411T233556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T235613Z
UID:16099-1776103200-1776106800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Bubble By-law Public Delegation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On April 17\, the “bubble” bylaw will be voted on by the Joint Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services and Public Works and Infrastructure Committee\, and we need to make sure councillors fully understand all of the consequences before making their decisions. \nAny form of a bubble bylaw will have a chilling effect on dissent\, and there is nowhere near enough evidence of protests causing real harm to justify cracking down on freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. \nOttawa’s proposal was only made public recently\, but we’ll bring you our analysis at the training session on Monday evening. RSVP today and you’ll receive a Zoom link and further instructions on delegating.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/16099/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260414T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260414T233000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260412T000657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T000657Z
UID:16112-1776162600-1776209400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:ACORN's Safe Apartments March
DESCRIPTION:ACORN is officially launching our Safe Apartments Campaign.\nWhy? Because tenants are still living with disrepair\, mould\, leaks\, holes in roofs\, infestations\, broken elevators — and the list goes on…\nJoin us to take action by targeting a neglectful corporate landlord\, Q Residential\, who continues to ignore serious issues like bedbugs\, cockroaches\, and long-overdue repairs in both 1244 and 1240 Donald St.\n\nEnough is enough. Ottawa tenants need real enforcement from the City. Join us to kick off the campaign by delivering a demand letter and calling Q Residential’s Head Office. This will send a loud and clear message to City Council: THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW!\nBring your neighbours\, friends\, and family — let’s show our power.\n\n\n\n\n\n1239 Donald St\, Ottawa\, ON K1J\, Canada
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/acorns-safe-apartments-march/
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa ACORN":MAILTO:ottawa@acorncanada.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260414T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260411T225754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T225754Z
UID:16038-1776168000-1776171600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:LNG Not in our National Interest
DESCRIPTION:In the midst of global turmoil and yet another war for oil\, here at home our PM Mark Carney is pushing hard to fast track new fossil fuel megaprojects. Billions of public dollars are slated to derisk LNG projects like Ksi Lisims and LNG Canada Phase 2\, projects that worsen climate chaos and violate Indigenous rights. \nPeople across the country are coming together on the week of action on LNG: Not in our National Interest. We must send a clear message to Carney and his ministers that Canadians reject public investments in these projects\, and want to see investments in communities and clean energy. \nJoin Decolonial Solidarity\, Amnesty International and allies in Ottawa at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday\, April 14\, outside Export Development Canada office (150 Slater St.) to deliver our message: LNG is not in the national interest. EDC is one of the biggest government agencies investing in LNG projects. This action is the beginning of a broader organizing effort in Ottawa-Gatineau to stop public investments in LNG.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/lng-not-in-our-national-interest/
ORGANIZER;CN="Decolonial Solidarity Ottawa-Gatineau":MAILTO:decolonialsolidarity.go@protonmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260414T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260412T000106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T000106Z
UID:16107-1776168000-1776171600@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:No Cuts to Care - National Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:From coast to coast\, say NO to cuts to refugee care! \nJoin us on April 14th for the National Day of Action against the IFHP cuts proposed by the federal government! \nStay on the lookout for actions in other cities! ✊🏼\nShare this with friends and people of conscience \n#NoCutsToCare\n#Health4All\n#NoBordersInHealthcare\n#NoCutstoIFHP
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/no-cuts-to-care-national-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Parliament Hill\, Wellington Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1A 0A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260404T231838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T231838Z
UID:15876-1776211200-1781999999@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:POSTER EXHIBITION: Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39
DESCRIPTION:Poster exhibition runs April 15 to June 20\, 2026.\nGongfu Bao Restaurant\, 365 Bank Street\nFree entry\nOrganized by the Education for Liberation Collective \nIn 1930s Spain\, artists\, organizers\, unions\, and leftist political parties produced thousands of stunning posters promoting revolutionary social change and opposing fascism. In 1936\, the Spanish Civil War began when fascists organized a coup to overthrow Spain’s democratically-elected leftist Popular Front government\, composed of a coalition of socialists\, anarchists\, communists\, workers’ organizations and social movements. From 1936-38\, thousands of international volunteers\, including at least 1500 Canadians\, went to Spain to join the Popular Front in the fight against fascism. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy enthusiastically supported the coup\, and the fascists ultimately won\, installing a dictatorship that would last until the late 1970s. \nArt is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39 presents reproductions of more than 25 striking posters that teach us the history of revolutionary Spain and the Spanish Civil War. But these posters are more than just artefacts of the past. They illuminate a history that extends into the present moment and to struggles we continue to fight today\, from opposing fascism\, fighting for gender liberation\, defending children’s genuine health and well-being\, and defending the dignity and well-being of working people to fighting for environmental sustainability\, for public education and art\, and supporting international solidarity. \nThe exhibition also includes reproductions of artefacts from the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion\, the Canadian contingent of the International Brigades that fought against fascism in Spain.\nCurated by Claire Nicolson-Hurtig (@encrenoire.illustration\, Posters for Palestine 2024 exhibition\, member of Education for Liberation Collective) \nPosters are reproduced from the collections of the Fundacion Pablo Iglesias (Madrid\, Spain)\, the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections of Brandeis University (USA)\, and the Centre de Recursos per Aprenentatge i la Investigació at the University of Barcelona (Spain).
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/poster-exhibition-art-is-a-weapon-revolutionary-and-antifascist-posters-from-spain-1936-39/
LOCATION:Gongfu Bao\, 365 Bank St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P1Y2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Education for Liberation Collective":MAILTO:educationforliberation@protonmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260412T000646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T000646Z
UID:16105-1776277800-1776281400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:In Person Organizing Meeting - Shut Down CANSEC
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, April 15th at 6:30pm to organize a collective response against a weapons trade show that must be shut down in our lifetime. \nCANSEC has been taking place in Ottawa since 1988 and as ARMX since 1983. Activists in Ottawa and surrounding communities have always risen up in protest and we will do it again. \nJoin us to demonstrate that people do not accept war\, genocide and bloodshed in the name of national defence. CANSEC makes no one safer. \nPlease register here to receive the meeting location details: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/+G5AjozEys40tmBGT2e9NLQCAwMFc+aKRXbSRZwKLhY/embed/
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/in-person-organizing-meeting-shut-down-cansec/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260416T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260416T160000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260412T000404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T000404Z
UID:16109-1776351600-1776355200@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Resisting CANSEC with Quaker Roots
DESCRIPTION:Join us online on Thursday\, April 16th at 3 pm-4pm Eastern time (8 pm in the UK) when Pete Doubtfire from Quaker Roots in Britain will discuss successes and lessons learned during activism against DSEI – Britain’s biggest arms fair. \nBrent Patterson from Peace Brigades International Canada will also speak to organizing around Canada’s arms fair – CANSEC (May 27-28 in Ottawa) and Mel Burns from CFSC will discuss our plans for Friendly actions during CANSEC. \nRegister for free https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Rm0-n5ATRlmIj0xTAbLf-w
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/resisting-cansec-with-quaker-roots/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260417T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260417T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260328T012908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T012908Z
UID:15731-1776445200-1776452400@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Palestinian Prisoners' Day
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare workers and community members will gather to mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day and to demand the immediate release of thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. \nWHEN: Friday\, April 17\, 2026 at 5:00PM\nWHERE: Human Rights Monument\, Ottawa\, ON\nWHO: Health Workers Alliance for Palestine (HAP)\, alongside the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)\, Ottawa Healthcare Professionals for Palestine (OHCP4P)\, Doctors Against Genocide (DAG)\, Jews Say No to Genocide (JSNTG)\, GLIA Equal Care\, and community supporters are organizing this vigil to demand immediate action. \nThe zionist settler colonial entity has long used incarceration\, forced disappearance and imprisonment as a way to break up Palestinian families and communities. Political prisoners\, who face colonial violence every day are at the forefront of resistance\, and are at the centre of the struggle for liberation. \nOver 9500 Palestinian political prisoners are currently detained\, including over 350 children. Palestinian children are the only children in the world who are prosecuted in military courts without due process or held in administrative detention with no charge at all. There are at least 91 health care workers\, many of whom were abducted directly from hospitals and ambulances\, seized while treating patients and refusing to abandon the wounded. While in prison\, Palestinian political prisoners are subject to torture\, and neglect at the hands of zionist captors including health care workers. Canada and its institutions including the health sector are complicit through diplomatic and material support to Israel. \nThe urgency is compounded by a bill advancing in the Israeli Knesset that seeks to legalize the execution of Palestinian prisoners. \nWe demand\n* Immediate release of all Palestinian political prisoners\, including healthcare workers\n* An end to administrative detention\, torture\, and medical abuse\n* An end to Canada’s complicity in Israeli occupation and genocide\nWe also demand immediate access to legal representation\, family visits\, health care\, and access to water\, food and hygiene.
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/palestinian-prisoners-day/
LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260417T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260411T230546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T230546Z
UID:15981-1776450600-1776457800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Ottawa-Vanier Community Talk on Israel-Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community talk in Ottawa-Vanier designed to provide a clear and accessible overview of the Israel-Palestine issue – from its historical roots to the present day. The session includes a short presentation by Dr. Peter Larson\, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel-Palestine\, followed by an open Q&A\, with space for thoughtful questions and respectful discussion. \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/FoLtrGxJYbCzuEji6
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-vanier-community-talk-on-israel-palestine/
LOCATION:Rockliffe Park Community Centre\, 380 Springfield Rd\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260418T140000
DTSTAMP:20260620T142710
CREATED:20260411T233113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T233113Z
UID:16096-1776506400-1776520800@www.punchupcollective.org
SUMMARY:Earth Day Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come out on Earth Day & celebrate spring!\nThe CCA & CCHC’s annual Centretown Earth Day Festival is taking place in Dundonald Park on Saturday\, April 18\, 2026 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).\nWhat you can look forward to: Games\, arts and crafts\, live performances and educational talks. Dozens of organizations will host booths to offer information and opportunities to get involved. Free refreshments and snacks will be provided.\nWe will also be collecting electronics for a community electronics recycling event in partnerships with @electronicrecyclingassociation. Keep an eye out on our page to confirm what items are accepted\n————-\nVenez fêter le Jour de la Terre et célébrer le printemps !\nLe festival annuel du Jour de la Terre à Centretown\, organisé par l’ACC et le CSCC\, se tiendra au parc Dundonald le samedi 18 avril 2026 (de 10 h à 14 h).\nAu programme : jeux\, activités artistiques\, spectacles et présentations éducatives. Des dizaines d’organisations tiendront des standspour vous informer sur les problématiques locales et des opportunités de participation. Des rafraîchissements seront offerts gratuitement.\nNous collecterons également des appareils électroniques dans le cadre d’une collecte communautaire organisée en partenariat avec @electronicrecyclingassociation. Consultez régulièrement notre page pour savoir quels articles sont acceptés
URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/earth-day-festival/
LOCATION:Dundonald Park\, 516 Somerset St W
ORGANIZER;CN="Centretown Community Association":MAILTO:ccca@centretowncitizens.ca
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