See Their Faces, Hear Their Names: Urgently Evacuate Palestinians' Loved Ones from Gaza to Canada
2025-10-01 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | 300 Slater Street.
Join us at our weekly Wednesday vigil to protest Canada’s shameful None is Too Many Palestinian visa policy. To date, fewer than 2% of applicants have been directly evacuated from Gaza in over 20 months. Meet at Immigration HQ, 300 Slater, at Kent, every Wednesday from 11 am to 1 pm).
20 months into the Canadian Ukraine visa policy, 209,938 had been welcomed to Canada. 20 months into the Gaza program, the number stands at 886. Ukrainian processing times averaged two weeks (not 20 months), and on average 1400 visas were processed daily, versus 1.5 daily for Palestinians from Gaza. (Notably, Afghans living in Ukraine had a much harder time evacuating and getting to Canada).
Yes, it was fantastic that we welcomed Ukrainians, and it showed that when there is political will, the immigration system can work expeditiously. But for those fleeing the unimaginable in Gaza, every single file is being wrongfully treated as suspect, guilty until proven otherwise, which has had lethal results in hundreds of cases.
That’s why we need to continue with public pressure to evacuate on an urgent basis all remaining 3700 applicants from Gaza and approved over 2500 visas for those stranded in Egypt.

Intifada Community Bail Fund Benefit
2025-10-02 19:00 | LIVE! on Elgin, 220 Elgin St #2, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L7, Canada, Ottawa, NY, K2P 1L7, United States
Join us on October 2 at Live! on Elgin for a night of music, art, and community. We’re bringing folks together with live music from Jackrabbits and the Jackki Harrt band, live readings from local writers and artists, as well as stories from our activists on the front lines. This is not just a concert, it’s a call to action.
The Ottawa PYM & L4P bail fund supports our comrades who are targeted for speaking up and disrupting business as usual. Your contributions will help us keep fighting these unjust arrests and charges meant to scare our movement into silence.
We will also be hosting a small thrift and art sale, all proceeds will be going to our bail fund on top of our ticket sales.
Buy tickets now for $10 or at the door for $15!!
Special thanks to Live!On Elgin and Frabjous Events
WE KEEP US SAFE.
October 2nd, 2025
220 Elgin Street
7:00pm Doors \ 8:00pm Show
$10+fees in advance \ or $15 cash at the door

Workshop: Getting It Together - Organizing Collectives for the Real World
2025-10-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P1M4, Canada
The Punch Up Collective will be facilitating a “Getting It Together: Organizing Collectives for the Real World” workshop on the afternoon of Saturday, October 4th, 2025. This workshop is for anyone interested in starting a collective, or those keen to discuss how to make a collective they’re already a part of more effective and sustainable.
We live in a frightening and unpredictable period, faced with the growing challenges of climate catastrophe, genocide, ongoing economic austerity and state violence, and emboldened white supremacy. Countering these challenges will take widespread, powerful, and resilient social movements that can sustain themselves over the long haul. But how do we get from here to there, when so many of our organizations and projects seem temporary, ad hoc, and dysfunctional?
Building vibrant, sustainable collectives in our communities is a good place to start. This workshop hopes to help contribute to that conversation in Ottawa. Some topics the workshop will cover include:

what exactly is a collective?
why meaningful anti-oppression analysis and practice is essential for collectives
tools and features of effective collectives
how are collectives structured?
plus plenty of time for discussion and reflection on the experiences of participants

The workshop will last 4 hours (with breaks, of course) and be facilitated by the members of the Punch Up Collective. It will be capped at 35 participants.
Registration
To register, please fill out this form: forms.gle/U7ut3CZZd5r8pkuT7. Because this workshop has limited attendance, we would like people to register by Tuesday, September 30th, by 9am. If you’ve registered but won’t be able to attend, please also tell us that by emailing punchup@riseup.net.
Cost
There is no cost to participate in this event; if you have means, donations to help cover the cost of the room rental ($175) are welcome.
Reading
It’s not necessary but, if you’re a keener who wants to do some advance reading, we wrote a short piece about why we think collectives are great, available here: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/getting-it-together
Accessibility

Masks will be required for this workshop and we will have some on hand if you need one.
The room where the workshop is taking place is on the second floor. There is an elevator.
The first floor has gender-segregated wheelchair accessible washrooms. On the 2nd floor, there is a washroom that is wheelchair accessible and unisex (gender neutral).
We request all participants refrain from wearing scents to better allow people with chemical sensitivities to attend.
If you have any accessibility needs not listed here, please get in touch with us.

About Punch Up Collective
Punch Up is a small anarchist collective based in Ottawa, Ontario, on unceded Algonquin land. A more detailed description of the collective is available on our website: punchupcollective.org

Rise Up For Gaza: International Day of Action
2025-10-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
OTTAWA TWO YEARS OF GENOCIDE: RISE UP FOR GAZA.

On October 4th, we will take the streets and shut it down. We are making it clear: the people of the world stand with Gaza, and demand a total arms embargo and sanctions against Israel.
As we mark two years of genocide, we recall our responsibility to the people of Gaza, who have resisted an all-out war on their lives for over 700 days. In confronting those who continue to make this genocide possible, we affirm that the United States, Canada, Europe, and Arab states bear full complicity in Zionism’s crimes. The time is now to link arms, reenergize ourselves and our people, and stop the world for Gaza.
We will not rest until the genocide is brought to an end, until those who bear responsibility are made to answer for their crimes, and until Palestine is free.

Collaborative zine making night at the Ottawa Trans Library
2025-10-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 3C8, Canada
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.
The zine workshop is a collaborative event to discuss, share, and work on zines together.
Come 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.
Masking 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.

Evacuate Before It's Too Late: Canada Must Issue Visas to Save Palestinians' Loved Ones in Gaza
2025-10-08 11:00 - 13:00 | 300 Slater Street.
Join us at our weekly Wednesday vigil to protest Canada’s shameful None is Too Many Palestinian visa policy. To date, fewer than 2% of applicants have been directly evacuated from Gaza in over 20 months. Meet at Immigration HQ, 300 Slater, at Kent, every Wednesday from 11 am to 1 pm).
20 months into the Canadian Ukraine visa policy, 209,938 had been welcomed to Canada. 20 months into the Gaza program, the number stands at 886. Ukrainian processing times averaged two weeks (not 20 months), and on average 1400 visas were processed daily, versus 1.5 daily for Palestinians from Gaza. (Notably, Afghans living in Ukraine had a much harder time evacuating and getting to Canada).
Yes, it was fantastic that we welcomed Ukrainians, and it showed that when there is political will, the immigration system can work expeditiously. But for those fleeing the unimaginable in Gaza, every single file is being wrongfully treated as suspect, guilty until proven otherwise, which has had lethal results in hundreds of cases.
That’s why we need to continue with public pressure to evacuate on an urgent basis all remaining 3700 applicants from Gaza and approved over 2500 visas for those stranded in Egypt.
You can also join the Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification at https://rrrncanada.blogspot.com/2025/09/join-october-chain-fast-for-palestinian.html
Organized by the Rural Refugee Rights Network and Canadian Palestinian Family Reunification Project
More at tasc@web.ca

Rallies of Allies for Court Support - Solidarity with Kebaowek
2025-10-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Federal Court of Canada, 90 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada
The Federal Court of Appeal will hear our case on October 8– the first major test of Canada’s UNDRIP Act, following the decision of Justice Blackhawk. The Kebaowek First Nation has recently achieved two major victories in Federal Court: in February, Justice Julie Blackhawk ruled that the CNSC had failed its constitutional duty to consult and ordered renewed consultations under UNDRIP; and in March, Justice Russel Zinn found that CNL had violated the Species at Risk Act by failing to assess alternative sites for the NSDF, thereby endangering numerous species.
Rather than comply with these rulings, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have chosen to appeal, showing disregard for reconciliation and the rule of law.
This fight is bigger than one Nation. The Ottawa River is a shared lifeline for Quebec, Ontario, and beyond. More than 140 municipalities have already passed resolutions supporting Kebaowek’s efforts. Now, it is time to amplify our united voice and make clear that this project has no social license.
Your presence will help demonstrate that communities, civil society, and leaders across sectors stand firm: protecting water, biodiversity, and Indigenous rights is non-negotiable.
From 12:00 PM till 2:00 PM (ET), a rally of citizens and allies will be held in front of the Court of Appeal to show strong public support for Kebaowek and to highlight the risks the project poses to the Ottawa River, drinking water, public health, and Indigenous rights. We invite you to stand with us with banners in solidarity.
A live broadcast of the hearing will also be available. To register to the livestream of the hearing : https://www.fca-caf.ca/…/hearings/upcoming-hearings/71

Film Screening: Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019)
2025-10-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Ontario
Bring friends & watch award-winning film “Gaza Fights for Freedom” with rare archival footage of the historic Great March of Return in 2018.
Come join us for a powerful evening in DMS Room 1160 at 55 Laurier Ave E to watch this eye-opening documentary. Witness the resilience and struggles of the people of Gaza as they fought in 2018 for their freedom. This in-person event promises to be a thought-provoking experience that will leave you inspired and informed. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about the ongoing situation in Gaza. See you there!
55 Laurier Avenue East Room 1160 Ottawa, ON K1N 9B9

CAFES Concert Series: 'Wanting to Start Again' (Glebe)
2025-10-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Glebe – St James United Church, 650 Lyon Street South Ottawa, ON K1S 3Z7
Join us for a powerful musical experience to reflect on the personal impacts of climate change and inspiration to start again.
Join CAFES and our co-host, Glebe -St. James United Church, for an evening of music and reflection on our environment. This Climate Concert Series brings together a duo of talented musicians to help us navigate the personal impact of climate change and inspire us to keep ‘starting again’. Let the music transport you to a place of hope and renewal as we come together in community.
Inspired by immigrant stories, the climate crisis, and discovering identity, this interactive contemporary music concert features works by Fu-Tong Wong, Nick Bentz, Fazil Say, Joe Hisaishi/ Wesley Chu & Kevin Lau.
Don’t miss this unique and powerful experience, get your tickets today! Visit Eventbrite to buy your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/climate-concert-series…
We can’t wait to see you there!
*If you’d like to attend this concert but the ticket price is a barrier, please reach out to info@cafesottawa.ca
CAFES extends its gratitude to the Glebe -St James United Church for co-hosting this event and helping to bring this concert to the community!
We will also be offering this concert in the following areas:– Manotick (October 19): https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/climate-concert-series…– Carp (October 18): https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/climate-concert-series…

Rally for Democracy/no to Bill 33
2025-10-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Ottawa Catholic School Board, 570 West Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attention Ottawa-area #CatholicTeachers, education workers, parents, and communities!CUPE 2357 and OECTA Ottawa are holding a rally on October 14 to say:NO to #Bill33YES to stronger local voices and stronger #OntEd schools

Vigil for Gaza
2025-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
Join Independent Jewish Voices, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Carleton University Human Rights Society, and the Carleton University Students Association for a Vigil for Gaza. (See Instagram slides for event schedule)

Location: Vincent Massey Park, Right across the foot bridge next to Richcraft Hall

Keynote speaker: His Excellency Rieaz Shaik, South African High Commissioner

NO TYRANTS - Ottawa
2025-10-18 14:00 - 15:30 | US Embassy, 490 Sussex St, Ottawa
NO TYRANTS/NO KINGS is an international day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve threatened Canada’s sovereignty, disrupted international trade, detained tens of thousands of people (including Canadians) in ICE concentration camps, cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.
On October 18, Indivisible Ottawa is STANDING UP and saying NO TYRANTS in solidarity with Indivisible Abroad, concerned Canadians and allies around the world. Say NO to Donald Trump and authoritarianism. Fascism is a serious threat not just in the US, but worldwide. It is imperative that we make a stand against fascism in our nation’s capital. Meet at the York St Steps next to the US Embassy.
A core principle behind all 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.

Sexual Bereavement - Queer Death Salon
2025-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Let’s gather and engage with our questions and feelings about:
-sex after the death of a loved one.
-the disenfranchised grief of polyamorous and kinky relational loss.
-how pleasure and erotic energy can support our mourning.
-changes in desire as death approaches for ourselves or a loved one.
-cultural expectations of how a widow should act and our internalized stories about that.
-anything sex/pleasure and bereavement related.
No question is too taboo.
Jess will invite folks to participate in embodiment exercises, freewrite and consider the ways they want to be in relationship to their sexual expression within their (anticipatory) grief.
Jess DeVries is a queer somatic sex coach and grief worker. She primarily serves the queer/trans community supporting folks in reclaiming body autonomy and to inspire curiosity about pleasure and sexual expression, guiding folks to define and pursue pleasure on their own terms. She is a grief advocate who regularly facilitates spaces for people to grieve, inviting the wisdom of the body to guide the grief process.
Within the realms of grief, she has trained with Being Here, Human – as well as – Shauna Janz of Sacred Grief. Her grief work is held by connections to her ancestors, mugwort, hawthorne, rose, connection to her pussy, and many many tears. Within the realms of pleasure and embodiment, she has trained in Somatic Sex Education and Sexological Bodywork at the ISSSE – as well as – the Somatica Method with the Somatica Institute. Her pleasure work is held by delighting in sights, smells, and tastes, a dirty imagination, and sharing touch with human and non-human kin.
Jess provides 1:1 sessions online or by phone. She also facilitates workshops, grief circles, and rituals online for queer folks, ex-Christians, and Covid realist communities.

ABC de l'économie sociale - Formule 5@7 | Mois de l'économie sociale
2025-10-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Coopérative de développement régional, 75 Eddy, Gatineau, J8X 2W1
Envie d’une discussion autour de l’économie sociale afin de démystifier ce type de développement territorial?
30 minutes de présentation, 30 minutes de questions. Et une heure de réseautage et de célébration de l’économie sociale
Formation gratuite d’une heure ouverte à toutes les personnes curieuses, entrepreneures ou non.
Lien d’inscription
https://airtable.com/app1zPNwSVOYdYd7Z/pagTbAu1TUkSlZCPl/form?prefill_Activites=recrNj8zTLgMOCc0A&hide_Confirmation=true

Ottawa Queen's Park On Notice Rally!
2025-10-23 11:00 - 13:00 | 347 Preston St
In October, Ontario MPPs will be returning to Queens Park. So our community coalition of food banks, tenant unions, housing advocates, disability rights activists, and legal clinics are coming together for a BIG rally to welcome MPPs back to work! Together, we are urging the Provincial Government to make their first priority:
1 – Raising the rates of ODSP and OW2 – Freezing the rent
In solidarity with our community coalition’s BIG rally on Oct 23rd at Queen’s Park in Toronto, Ottawa ACORN is organizing a solidarity action at the local office for the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services!
Meet us at 11AM at 347 Preston St (Preston Square) to make our voices heard!
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/HiUha2bo476sAMxy6(RSVPs are not required but encouraged – all are welcome!)

From Turtle Island to Palestine: Challenging Canada’s Perpetuation of Settler-Colonial Violence 🇵🇸 🧡
2025-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N6N5, Canada
This event by F4P Ottawa, IJV Carleton, and INSAF uOttawa invites members of the community to learn about Canada’s complicity in the violent dispossession, ethnic cleansing, and genocide of the people of Palestine and to discuss how we can learn from Indigenous experiences and resistance to challenge entrenched institutional settler-colonial practices.
Canadian institutions, including the Government of Canada, Canadian universities, and Canada’s corporate media, continue to deny Israel’s destruction of Gaza, unconscionable forced starvation, and innumerable other war crimes against Palestinians.
Panelists
– Dr. M. Muhannad Ayyash, Professor of Sociology, Mount Royal University
– Dr. Nadia Abu-Zahra, Professor of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa
– Dr. Veldon Coburn, Associate Professor and Faculty Chair of Indigenous Relations, McGill University
Moderated by: Dr. Jeremy Wildeman, Fellow, Human Rights Resource and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa
Remarks by: Elder Albert Dumont, Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi
📍Location: Lamoureux Hall (LMX), University of Ottawa
🔗Register at f4pottawa.eventbrite.ca

Street medics workshop - Fight to win series
2025-10-26 13:00 - 17:00 | 135 Eddy street, Gatineau, 135 Eddy street, Gatineau, J8X 2W7
The system is failing us. Poverty is spreading, and the overdoses crisis is here to stay. The best way out is to help each other.
The workshop will teach :
– The basics of first aid;
– How to help people who have overdosed;
– How to help people who have been injured during protests and in your community;
It will be led by experienced individuals from Quebec and Ontario.
– The 135 Eddy street is accessible to wheelchairs
– Food will be offered
– The event is bilingual
**The workshop will take 3 to 4 hours**
For more information: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/zwQ57M5MSuXljtVJsE-Tt+tTtDG8nKpTV0KUTmp-htQ/

Centretown Tenant Power Official Launch
2025-10-26 13:30 - 15:30 | Ontario
Are you a tenant in Centretown? Are you tired of feeling powerless against rising rents and bad landlords? Join Centretown Tenant Power (CTP) in building our own power to challenge landlords and the exploitative housing system!
Inspired by our neighbours, the Tenants of Sandy Hill (TOSH), we recognize the need for neighbourhood-based tenant organizing that is responsive to conditions in Centretown.
Join us at our official launch the afternoon of October 26 to find out how we plan to build tenant power in Centretown, and how you can get involved!
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXq6p10W9rOXpLvhJLTrzZK7_r8VhEeTGPAIkph_om_dLybQ/viewform

Film screening: The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
Join us for a powerful documentary screening of “The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya”, about the imprisonment of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a prominent doctor and chief of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza who has been detained in Israeli prison for over 10 months.
We will also be holding a discussion with Carleton University Professor Iyas Abu-Hajiar, who will be sharing his lived experiences in Gaza and his work in supporting hospitals.
When: Monday, October 27th at 6pm
Location: Nideyinàn 231 (Porter Hall), Carleton University
Registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqx9zd1AzKCI_8pZNkUSCWFBWfGR9fVrduYWYFAb74u784Zw/viewform

Book launch: We're Coming for You and Your Rotten System:
2025-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada
The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is honoured to welcome longtime organizer Jonathan Rosenblum to Ottawa for the launch of his brand new book, We’re Coming for You and Your Rotten System: How Socialists Beat Amazon and Upended Big-City Politics.
“Jonathan Rosenblum’s illuminating account of Kshama Sawant’s decade as Seattle’s first and only socialist city councilmember … is a model for how to build working-class power through class struggle.” —Robin D.G. Kelley
Monday Oct 27th, 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave.
Read more & RSVP

Science for the People 'Canada' The Social Production of Science online reading group
2025-10-27 20:00 - 21:30 | Online
This reading group continues SftP’s tradition of running a reading group alongside our local organising, and the goal of this series is to better link our collective education with collective action, bringing together members to deepen our shared understanding of science, power, and liberation.
Developed and maintained by the Science for the People – New Haven Chapter, this curriculum investigates how Marxism, science, and capitalism intersect — and how these forces shape both knowledge and the material conditions of our world. Through discussion and reflection, we’ll consider what it means to reclaim science as a tool for social transformation.
Science for the People ‘Canada’ has grown, both in number of chapters and membership, and now is a crucial moment to clarify our strategic goals and direction. This series is one way we can do that together.
All members, new and old, are warmly invited. Each module will include two readings; participants are encouraged to complete both, and facilitators will provide summaries to guide discussion. Note:
To help foster an atmosphere of comradely curiosity:
Please come prepared with:
– One open-ended question about the readings to share with the group
– One response or connection to organizing you have done or would like to do locally
Module meetings will occur monthly on Monday evenings at 8pm EST.
Follow Register link for more details!

Seeking Justice for Hassan Diab. Almost 20 years of Violated Human Rights
2025-10-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa
The keynote speaker is Alex Neve, 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer and the former Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada.
There will also be a presentation by Don Bayne, Lawyer for Hassan Diab who will speak about the sham French trial, held in absentia, the declared Dr. Diab guilty.
There will be a Q & A.

Policing Black Lives (2nd ed) - Book launch with Robyn Maynard
2025-10-29 19:00 - 21:00 | SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N7B9, Canada
WHO AND WHAT?
Join us for an evening with award-winning and best-selling author and scholar Robyn Maynard (@policingblack) as she launches the revised and expanded edition of her book “Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present” (published @fernpub) on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory | in Ottawa.
Following her talk, she will be joined by local anti-Black racism and police defunding organizers Nhora Aust (@justiceforanthonyaust), Robin Browne (@black_hubnoir), and police violence survivor Anthony Marriott for a roundtable discussion moderated by Sheryl-Ann Simpson (Planning for Abolition) on the state of Black freedom struggles and their visions for futures beyond surveillance, policing, and imprisonment.
WHY?
While all levels of government across the country have committed to ending anti-Black racism, it persists, including through increased investments in institutions and practices such as policing and imprisonment. In a local context where the Ottawa Police Service is proposing a massive 6.5% / $25 million increase to their operating budget for 2026 and is trying to get their cops back in schools, and at a time when children warehoused at the William E. Hay youth detention centre routinely face harm and the Government of Ontario has announced a series of jail infrastructure projects that, if all built, will increase our province’s human caging capacity by 1,601 beds to the tune of nearly $3 billion for construction alone, there is a need to collectively reimagine what is possible and organize towards achieving real safety and liberation for all.
EVENT ORGANIZERS:
@cpepgroup, @cappontario & the #NOPE | No Ontario Prison Expansion campaign
EVENT CONTACT:
justin.piche@uottawa.ca

Political Ecology with Dr. Karena Shaw (Zoom)
2025-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us on October 30 as we welcome Dr. Karena Shaw to discuss political ecology and her most recent research.
Register: https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/U5mu565bSIeAQ91Ndl1UEg#/registration

ACORN's Renoviction Bylaw Consultation with City Staff
2025-10-30 18:00 - 19:00 | 404 McArthur Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Landlords in Ottawa are kicking out long-term tenants under the false excuse of “renovations”— just to jack up the rent. That’s a renoviction! Thanks to tenant organizing by ACORN members across the province, Ottawa is finally developing a bylaw. So, to make sure this bylaw protects us where it counts, ACORN is consulting with the City on October 30th at 6PM. Come out to tell the City what YOU think should be in a Renoviction Bylaw and fill out this questionnaire: http://bit.ly/4nFMKPp BEFORE OCT. 30TH, 2025 to fight for tenant protections and affordable housing!

Book launch: Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa
Join Carleton University’s Department of History for a talk by Cynthia Miller-Idriss as she discusses her latest book, Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.
What two things do most violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, homophobes, or transphobes. Yet, despite all evidence, misogyny is barely acknowledged by the media. Miller-Idriss, a leading expert on extremism, addresses this crucial oversight head-on.
Thursday Oct 30th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St.
Read more & RSVP

Ottawa South Chapter to Protest Hazelview Properties
2025-11-04 13:00 - 14:00 | 2850 Cedarwood Drive, 2850 Cedarwood Drive
Renters who live in Hazelview Properties run rentals are fighting back against lack of repairs, frequent elevator shutdowns, pest issues and more!

Film Screening: The Encampments
2025-11-05 19:00 - 21:15 | University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N6N5, Canada
An urgent look at America’s student movement, sparked at Columbia University, as students protested ties to the genocide in Gaza.

Join us for a free screening of “The Encampments”a film which offers an urgent, intimate portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Colombia University, as students protested their universities’ ties to the genocide in Gaza. Screening to be followed by a panel.
Location: Tabaret Hall (TBT) Room 333, University of Ottawa, 550 Cumberland St.
Time:7pm
Screening sponsored by: Faculty for Palestine – University of Ottawa, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Carleton, Insaf uOttawa, and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Carleton
Film and event will be in English

All Out for El-Fashir
2025-11-07 17:30 - 19:30 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
No business as usual while El-Fashir and Darfur face genocidal violence at the hands of the Emirati and American backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The last couple of days have seen some of the most brutal and unimaginable violence carried out in the name of the RSF’s campaign of ethnic cleansing and the larger imperialist war on Sudan.
WE MUST STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF EL-FASHIR, DARFUR, AND SUDAN.

Speed Dating and Speed Friending for Progressives (Fall Edition!)
2025-11-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Nostalgica Pub, 601 Cumberland St,
Mark your calendars!
More details to come soon
