BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Punch Up Collective - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Punch Up Collective X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Punch Up Collective REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240825T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240825T193000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240804T172527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240804T172527Z UID:5986-1724608800-1724614200@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Anatomical Venus Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Join us at Perfect Books to launch Courtney Bates-Hardy’s new book\, Anatomical Venus. It’s a visceral collection of poems that invoke anatomical models\, feminine monsters\, and little-known historical figures. \nFeaturing readings by Christine McNair and Margo LaPierre. Hosted by Frances Boyle. \nCourtney Bates-Hardy is the author of Anatomical Venus (Radiant Press\, 2024)\, House of Mystery (ChiZine Publications\, 2016)\, and a chapbook\, Sea Foam (JackPine Press\, 2013). She has been shortlisted for the Elgin Award and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is queer\, disabled\, and one-third of a writing group called The Pain Poets. \nChristine McNair has published two collections of poetry –Conflict (Book*hug\, 2012) and Charm (Book*hug\, 2017). She is the winner of the Archibald Poetry Prize and was shortlisted for the City of Ottawa Book awards. Her hybrid literary non-fiction memoir Toxemia is forthcoming with Book*hug in fall 2024. She works as a book doctor in Ottawa. \nMargo LaPierre is a freelance literary editor and writer of poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-fiction. Her second poetry collection is forthcoming with Guernica in Fall 2025. She won the 2021 Room Poetry Award and the 2020 subTerrain Fiction Award and was shortlisted for Editors Canada’s 2024 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. She is Arc Poetry magazine’s newsletter editor and a member of the Ottawa-based poetry collective VII. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/anatomical-venus-book-launch/ LOCATION:Perfect Books\, 258 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, K2P 1L9 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_9172.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240825T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240825T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240810T200942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T151120Z UID:6106-1724590800-1724616000@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Ottawa Run for Palestine 10th Annual Charity BBQ DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, August 25 @ Vincent Massey Park (sections C & D) for our Annual charity BBQ in collaboration with the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians (APAC)\, the Palestinian Student Associations’ at both Carleton University and Ottawa U and the Palestinian Student Coalition! \nHalal BBQ for sale: prepared and served by Sultan supermarket & meatshop.Join us on August 25\, 2024 (new date!)\, from 1-8 PM at Vincent Massey Park (Sections C and D) for our Annual Charity BBQ\, where all proceeds go towards helping Gaza through numerous Isalmic relief projects.\nEnjoy BBQ (Mashawi) by Sultan Supermarket and Meatshop\, Refreshments and coffee and tea station by Second Cup\,a knafeh station\, Cotton candy and Popcorn for salefacepainting and HennaSports games and activities for the kids\,And most importantly\, a registration station for the Ottawa Run For Palestine 9th Annual 2K\, 5K\, 10K walk/Run taking place on Sep 14th @ Hogs Back Park)\n\nBring your friends and family for a day of delicious food and community spirit.\n**Please note that due to the genocidal war on our people in Gaza\, we will not be holding our yearly dessert competition\, any Palestinian entertainment\, or bouncy castles for our kids We will provide sports activities and coloring stations with a mepeoplessage of hope to the people of Gaza\, in particular to children.It will be an opportunity for our community to spend some time in solidarity\, gather\, heal\, bond\, and reflect.**\nLet’s make a difference together! URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-run-for-palestine-10th-annual-charity-bbq/ LOCATION:Vincent Massey Park\, Heron Road\, Ottawa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/455273283_814974510787002_5107969682012928348_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240824T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240824T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240817T151235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T151235Z UID:6168-1724491800-1724511600@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Justice for Workers Ottawa Summer Camp! DESCRIPTION:Struggling to get your workplace organized? What makes a good organizer? What strategies have been proven to win time and time again? \nWant to learn how to make your efforts unstoppable? \nSkip the sunburn Saturday August 24th and join Justice for Workers Ottawa’s ‘Summer Camp’ at 233 Gilmour St. from 9:30am-3pm for a day full of workshops specific to worker organizing! Learn about building a fighting labour movement\, practical strategies\, writing resolutions\, effective outreach and follow-up\, and much more!! \nProgram: \n9:30am-10:00am:\nWelcome and registration \n10:00am-11:00am:\nHow do we build a fighting labour movement?\nIn order to win demands we need a strong multi-racial working class movement that unites union AND non-union workers. How do we get there? \n11:00am-12:00pm\nRise together!: Transnational labour solidarity\nWorkers’ lives don’t end when they leave the workplace. Sometimes workers deem it necessary to take collective action outside the workplace. What are practical steps workers can take towards this? \n12:00pm-1:00pm\nLUNCH \n1:00pm-2:00pm\nDotmocracy: Justice 4 Workers Demands\nLearn about the 10 demands that guide Justice4Workers in fighting for decent work for unionized and non-unionized workers. \n2:00pm-3:00pm\nBuilding capacity: Effective outreach & follow-up\nIf movements don’t grow they can’t successfully leverage collective power to win their demands. Outreach and follow-up are critical in bringing people into the movement. What are the practical steps we can take to bring people into the fight for decent work? URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/justice-for-workers-ottawa-summer-camp/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Justice For Workers":MAILTO:info@justiceforworkers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240823T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240823T180000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240817T152746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T152825Z UID:6214-1724436000-1724436000@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Ottawa Trans March DESCRIPTION:Please join us on August 23rd at 6pm for the 2024 Ottawa Trans March! \nMore details – including a community meeting to discuss our demands\, speaker announcements and other details will be announced in the coming days and weeks! URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/ottawa-trans-march/ LOCATION:Bank & Gladstone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-17-at-08-26-39-March-for-Trans-Rights-Ottawa-@transmarchottawa-•-Instagram-photos-and-videos.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240820T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240820T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240817T151907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T152107Z UID:6210-1724180400-1724185800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Training Session - Speak out Against LRT Cuts! DESCRIPTION:We need to pack the Transit Commission meeting in September with as many people as possible speaking out against the new LRT schedule cuts! \nLearn how to craft and deliver a public delegation and how to sign up to speak at our training session – R.S.V.P. today! URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/training-session-speak-out-against-lrt-cuts/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240819T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240819T170000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240810T203302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240810T203302Z UID:6121-1724061600-1724086800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Pride is Political: Harm Reduction & Transforming Justice DESCRIPTION:Final workshops: Engaging in Practices of Harm Reduction Using Liberation Frameworks AND/OR Transforming Justice As an Everyday Practice \nAccess considerations: \n😷 Masks required- designated area for eating/ masks off \nWheelchair accessible \nWater/ snacks available \nHybrid event/closed captioning for virtual attendees \n👥 Peer support URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pride-is-political-harm-reduction-transforming-justice/ LOCATION:PSAC Building\, 233 Gilmour Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_821216879_81953346627_1_original.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="OCTEVAW":MAILTO:info@octevaw-cocvff.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240826 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240804T175102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240804T175102Z UID:6044-1723852800-1724630399@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Fierte dans la Capitale Pride 2024 DESCRIPTION:Listen. Learn. Act.  \nCapital Pride’s Four foundational pillars are to Educate\, Advocate\, Celebrate and Connect. For our 2024 festival\, we have decided to highlight our pillar of advocacy\, focusing on listening\, learning\, and taking action. \nListen – To listen is to recognize the importance of acknowledging the diverse experiences within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community\, thus fostering understanding and empathy. This inclusive approach acknowledges intersecting identities and unique challenges\, enhancing solidarity and effective advocacy. \nLearn – to learn is to acknowledge the invaluable contributions and sacrifices of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community\, whose resilience and activism have driven progress. Honoring this legacy preserves our history\, offers inspiration\, and highlights the ongoing struggle for equality and justice. \nAct – to act is to bring attention to the ongoing fight for equality\, justice\, and inclusion by amplifying marginalized voices and advocating for their rights. It encourages active participation in advocacy to create a more equitable society where everyone can live authentically and without fear of discrimination. \nUltimately\, “Listen. Learn. Act.” serves as a call to action for all individuals to actively engage with the past\, listen to the voices of those who have been marginalized\, and work together towards a brighter and more inclusive future. It embodies the spirit of resilience\, activism\, and hope that defines the 2SLGBTQIA+ community’s journey towards liberation and collective empowerment. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/fierte-dans-la-capitale-pride-2024/ LOCATION:Various END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240814T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240814T230000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240810T202955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240810T202955Z UID:6117-1723647600-1723676400@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Pride is Political: Homecoming DESCRIPTION:A space to celebrate and center the voices and existence of QTBIPOC folks. Ending the night with an outdoor screening of Paris is Burning. \n\n\nEvent Schedule \nWednesday\, August 14th\, 2024 \n3 – 4:30 pm Wellness Space \n\n3:00 – 3:45 – Aly\n3:45- 4:30 – Jacqui\n\n4:30 pm – 5 pm break/ chill time  \n\nIndividual activities/ compression time\nJulia\, Amira\, and Mars from YSB hosting\n Face painting\, button making\, art station\n\n5 pm – 9 pm Music provided by Parkdale Park concert series \n8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Banner Making Workshop with Casper (Masks required)  \n9:05 pm – 10:35 pm: Outdoor Film Screening: Paris is Burning (Directed & Produced by Jennie Livingston) URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pride-is-political-homecoming/ LOCATION:Parkdale Public Market\, 366 Parkdale Avenue\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1Y 1G8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_821192339_81953346627_1_original.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="OCTEVAW":MAILTO:info@octevaw-cocvff.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240812T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240812T180000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240810T202532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240810T202532Z UID:6114-1723464000-1723485600@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Pride is Political: Community Care and Outreach DESCRIPTION:Community Care and Outreach Using Anti-Carceral Practices Within Anti-Violence Movements \n12 PM – 2 PM \nThis workshop offers a collaborative space for participants to engage deeply with anti-carceral organizing and co-create effective strategies to counter systems that harm and oppress communities. It explores how institutional systems\, including those that claim to offer care\, can perpetuate harm and co-opt community-based initiatives and movements. By connecting these issues to broader social movements\, such as Pride\, the workshop fosters an interactive environment where participants can engage with the content\, share their experiences\, and collectively develop actionable strategies to advance anti-carceral and abolitionist goals\, focusing on mutual support and care. \n\nCo-create strategies to challenge harmful systems through anti-carceral organizing\nExamine how institutions\, including those offering care\, perpetuate harm and co-opt community initiatives.\nEmphasize mutual aid\, support\, care\, and most importantly\, joy in organizing\n\nAccess considerations: \n😷 Masks required – designated area for eating/ masks off \n♿️ Wheelchair accessible \n💧 🍫 Water/ snacks available \n👂 Peer support and space available \n\n\n\n\nRe-politicizing Queer Activism: Perspectives on Collective Action and Radical Inclusion \n4 PM – 6 PM \nSpeakers: \nMars and Caprice from Youth Services Bureau (YSB) Queer Youth Action Committee \nSinda Garziz from Centretown CHC/ LGBTQIA Newcomer Group \nMenasheh from Queers 4 Palestine \nCommunity Solidarity Ottawa \nJoin us for an engaging panel discussion: \n“Re-politicizing Queer Activism: Perspectives on Collective Action and Radical Inclusion.” \nThis event will delve into the current state of community activism\, advocacy work\, rights-based movements\, anti-fascism\, and their intersections with queer activism. \nTopics include: \n\nPersonal experiences of advocacy and the importance of global solidarity in local movements\n\n\nReflections\, thoughts\, and experiences from various activists\nThe current state of queer organizing and the challenges faced\n\n\nReflections on what works\, what doesn’t\, and how these movements intersect with other social justice causes\n\n\nStrategies for organizing with diverse groups\nThe meaning of collective action\, solidarity\, and what liberation entails\nInclusion of migrant justice perspectives and reflections on representation in activist spaces\nStrategies for engaging younger people in activism\, centring queer joy and advocacy\, and making activism more accessible\n\nJoin us to explore these critical issues and more in an inclusive environment. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pride-is-political-community-care-and-outreach/ LOCATION:Kind Space\, 400 Cooper St.\, suite 9001\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_821215859_81953346627_1_original.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="OCTEVAW":MAILTO:info@octevaw-cocvff.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240811T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240811T170000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240804T172553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240804T172553Z UID:5929-1723384800-1723395600@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Solidarity Softball DESCRIPTION:Softball game to raise fund for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. This event includes the game and a social picnic after. Family and pet (well trained and leashed) friendly event! Bring your own picnic snacks\, drinks will be provided. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/solidarity-softball/ LOCATION:Brewer Park\, Brewer Park\, 210 Hopewell Ave\, Ottawa\, K1S 2Z5 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SolidaritySoftball_Promo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240810T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240810T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240804T173109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240804T173215Z UID:6038-1723287600-1723294800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Prisoners’ Justice Day 2024 DESCRIPTION:Location: Room 215D\, Jock Turcotte University Centre\, 85 University Private (University of Ottawa)\, Ottawa \n\nThis year CPEP\, the Millhaven Lifers’ Liaison Group\, Mothers Offering Mutual Support\, and OPIRG/GRIPO have come together to commemorate Prisoners’ Justice Day (PJD) with a teach-in about its history\, how it has evolved\, and how the demands could be met today.\nWe invite all members of the Ottawa communities to come and talk\, share stories\, experiences\, and learn from each other.PJD has always been a day of mourning and somber reflection for some\, and a day of action and inspiration for others. It is in this spirit that we invite everyone to come together with us\, on this particular day.\nBackground:On August 10th\, 1974\, Eddie Nalon\, a prisoner and advocate\, died in the segregation unit at the Millhaven Institution (a maximum security prison built in 1971 just outside of Kingston\, Ontario). His death sparked outrage among the prisoners at the penitentiary\, as well as hunger strikes\, and prison reform initiatives. On the one year anniversary of his death\, the first Prisoners’ Justice Day was organized\, sparking what has become an international day of condemnation and commemoration of deaths in custody and segregation\, as well as national campaigns for prisoners’ rights across prisons. Many people around the world have been inspired by the political action of these prisoners and organized for a better world.\nOn August 10\, 2024\, we plan to commemorate and reinvigorate the struggle for prisoners’ rights inside and outside prisons\, by talking about the history of PJD and what it meant for people then\, how it has evolved over the years\, what it means for people now\, and what we want it to be moving forward. We also hope that this event can also serve as the first planning meeting for the 50th anniversary of PJD in 2025. If you are someone who thinks deeply about the carceral/police state\, or are interested in how to get involved and explore alternatives to caging humans\, we invite you to join us for a thoughtful discussion amongst community members.\nWe gratefully acknowledge that this event is happening on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Anishinaabe and Algonquin people. We also acknowledge the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island in the criminal justice system. This system also disproprotionately affects many marginalized individuals and negatively impacts all communities. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/prisoners-justice-day-2024/ LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave East\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N6N5\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240806T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240811T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240727T211307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T211307Z UID:5893-1722960000-1723411800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival 2024 DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Indigenous Arts in Algonquin TerritoryOttawa\, Canada • August 6-11\, 2024@ Club SAW\, Arts Court Theatre & Studio\, Gallery 101\, DARC\, Axeneo7\nAsinabka Festival13th EditionAUGUST 6-11\, 2024\nHighlights:•.60+ Indigenous Films @ Arts Court Theatre• Opening Night Outdoor Concert & Film Screenings @ Club SAW• Art Gallery Crawl @ Gallery 101 / DARC / The Asinabka Office• Indigenous Music Showcase @ Art’s Court Theatre & Black Box Studio• Filmmaker Q&A’s\, Artist Talks\, Industry Events\, and Free Events\nThe 13th annual Asinabka Festival is excited to present the best contemporary Indigenous film\, music\, and arts from Canada and around the world. The Festival takes place in person over 6 days and with 17 separate film programs\, including 8 feature films\, and over 50 short films.\nThe FULL SCHEDULE available on our website now!:asinabkafestival.org\nSee the following sites for accessibility and visitor information:https://asinabkafestival.orghttps://artscourt.ca/visitor-info-enhttps://g101.ca/gallery101https://axeneo7.qc.ca/en\nChi-Miigwech / Thank You to The Canada Council for the Arts for their ongoing funding and support. We’d also like to thank all of our festival partners including the Arts Court\, ICCA\, SAW\, DARC\, Gallery 101\, AXENÉO7\, CHUO\, LiVE 88.5\, Carleton University\, Wairoa Festival\, Ottawa Festivals\, and the Embassy of Mexico. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/asinabka-film-media-arts-festival-2024/ LOCATION:DARC Microcinema\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240801T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240801T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240727T210844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T210844Z UID:5890-1722512700-1722517200@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Emancipation Day March/Marche de Jour de l’émancipation DESCRIPTION:August 1 is Emancipation Day\, a time to reflect on the legacy of the enslavement of Black and Indigenous peoples in Canada\, celebrate the strength and perseverance of Black communities across the country\, and demand an end to ongoing anti-Black racism in Canadian society and in the federal public service.\nThe Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will join the Black Class Action Secretariat (BCAS) and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) in a march from the Human Rights monument on Elgin Street in Ottawa to the offices of the Privy Council on the corner of Sparks and Wellington to demand accountability after recent reports detailing the persistent culture of anti-Black racism in the highest civil service office in the country. This is a critical moment in the fight against racism in our society.\nJoin us and bring your colleagues and friends!\nDate: August 1\nLocation: Meet at the Human Rights Monument by Ottawa City Hall on Elgin Street to march over to the Privy Council offices\nTime: 11:45 am\nOther union members and members of the public at large are also invited to join in to show their solidarity for Black federal public sector workers.\n***Le 1er août est le Jour de l’émancipation\, une occasion de réfléchir à l’héritage de l’esclavage des Noir·es et des Autochtones au Canada\, de célébrer la force et la persévérance des communautés noires partout au pays et d’exiger la fin du racisme anti-Noir·es dans la société canadienne et dans la fonction publique fédérale.\nL’Association canadienne des employés professionnels (ACEP) et l’Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada (AFPC) se joindront au Secrétariat du recours collectif noir (SRCN) et à la Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (Coalition des syndicalistes noir·es) pour marcher du Monument des droits de la personne\, rue Elgin à Ottawa\, jusqu’aux bureaux du Conseil privé\, à l’angle des rues Sparks et Wellington\, afin de demander des comptes au gouvernement à la suite de la publication de récents rapports détaillant la culture persistante du racisme anti-Noir·es à la plus haute instance de la fonction publique du Canada. C’est un moment crucial pour la lutte contre le racisme dans notre société.\nJoignez-vous à nous et amenez vos collègues et vos ami·es!\nDate : 1er août\nEndroit : Rendez-vous au Monument des droits de la personne près de l’hôtel de ville d’Ottawa sur la rue Elgin pour marcher jusqu’aux bureaux du Conseil privé.\nHeure : 11 h 45\nD’autres membres de syndicats ainsi que le grand public sont également invité·es à se joindre à la marche pour manifester leur solidarité envers les travailleuses et travailleurs noirs du secteur public fédéral. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/emancipation-day-march-marche-de-jour-de-lemancipation/ LOCATION:Human Rights Monument\, 220 Elgin Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240725T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240725T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240714T230928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T230928Z UID:5795-1721932200-1721937600@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Harmony Circle for Palestine with Albert Dumont and Yipeng Ge DESCRIPTION:Register for the event here:\nhttps://forms.gle/NoHkLqvzhfwseScr5 \nEVENT DETAILS \nJoin us for a conversation about Palestine\, between Spiritual Advisor and Elder Albert Dumont and Dr. Yipeng Ge\, primary care doctor and public health practitioner. In November 2023\, Dr. Ge was suspended from his medical residency at the University of Ottawa for pro-Palestinian social media remarks critical of Israel. A petition demanding his reinstatement received over 65\,000 signatures\, indicating widespread support for Dr. Ge and raising concerns about free speech and the right to criticize government policy without risking professional repercussions. You can read more about this here. \nAfter the formal conversation\, we will open up the meeting for a Sharing Circle where all participants are invited to ask questions or share what is on their heart. \nWith this Harmony Circle\, we want to create a safe space for people\, especially youth\, to: \n* learn more about the current genocide happening in Palestine\n* express their pain at the injustice of the situation\n* feel that they have a voice and are not being silenced\n* dive deep into the practice of unlearning and learning\n* create harmony within our communities \nWe will end the Harmony Circle with concrete social justice actions we can take to help. This is an invitation to do something in a time of great suffering\, devastation and emotional turmoil. \nTo register for this free\, online event\, please fill out this Google form:\nhttps://forms.gle/NoHkLqvzhfwseScr5 \nThe event will take place over Zoom. A link will be sent to you the day of the event. \nSession Standards: \n* This event is for people who are curious\, open to learning and unlearning and believe in social justice\n* There will be zero-tolerance for violent\, abusive\, or racist comments\n* Everyone in attendance agrees that first and foremost\, we stand to defend a human being’s right to live in a peaceful and secure space URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/harmony-circle-for-palestine-with-albert-dumont-and-yipeng-ge/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0029.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240725T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240725T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240627T205322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T205322Z UID:5608-1721930400-1721941200@www.punchupcollective.org 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 and testing 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-3/ LOCATION:Ottawa Trans Library\, 1104 Somerset St. West\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1Y 3C8\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Trans Library":MAILTO:info@ottawatranslibrary.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240720T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240720T143000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240708T204419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T223757Z UID:5729-1721480400-1721485800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Book Club DESCRIPTION:A safespace for queer book lovers and readers! \nWe (usually) meet the 2nd and 3rd Saturday of every month\, our Instagram:\n(openpagesbookclub_)\nposts the updates! URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/lgbtq-book-club/ LOCATION:312 laurier Ave ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot_20240708-153727_Samsung-Notes.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240718T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240718T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240622T012431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240622T012431Z UID:5449-1721325600-1721332800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Cinema for Palestine: Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora DESCRIPTION:DARC is honoured to present Cinema for Palestine\, a screening of films from Cinema Politica’s Fluid Frames from the Palestinian Diaspora collection 🇵🇸 \nJoin us on July 18th to watch the collection\, curated by Palestinian filmmaker Muhammad Nour-Elkhairy\, which features films that explore the refusal of right of return to the Palestinian homeland and the bitter irony of living inside Canada’s settler-colonial state. \nMake sure to attend this FREE screening in the Microcinema to support Palestinian storytellers and independent filmmakers telling these important stories and sharing a look into the experiences of displaced Palestinians. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/cinema-for-palestine-fluid-frames-from-the-palestinian-diaspora/ LOCATION:DARC Microcinema\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FluidFrames-Square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240715T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240715T140000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240714T224225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T225956Z UID:5787-1721044800-1721052000@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Solidarity Rally for Local 1541 Members DESCRIPTION:Enough is Enough! \nCome join Lana Payne\, Unifor Nat President and Samia Hashi\, Ont Reg Dir. in standing in solidarity with our siblings who have been on strike since May 1st. \nBring your flags\, horns and whistles! \nhttps://www.unifor.org/…/solidarity-rally-local-1541… \nhttps://www.unifor.org/…/support-best-theratronics… URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/solidarity-rally-for-local-1541-members/ LOCATION:Best Theratronics\, 413 March Road\, Ottawa\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1541-strike.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240711T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240711T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240510T182219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240615T012106Z UID:4829-1720722600-1720729800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Book Launch: Crossdresser // Accept Yourself Or Die DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of a double volume\, two books in one\, both by trans Ottawa-based writers! \nAbout the book: \nImogen Reid’s Accept Yourself Or Die: From Mormon Missionary to Trans Punk travels from small-town Northern Ontario\, to the Missionary Training Centre in Provo\, Utah\, to basement shows in Ottawa. It’s a story about staying stubbornly human in a world that wants to destroy you\, and also about how weird it is going door-to-door trying to convert people to Mormonism. \nCrossdresser: Growing Up Trans in the 1990s and 2000s\, by Kat Rogue\, explores what it does to a closeted trans girl to grow up saturated in the transmisogyny of 1990s pop culture and to come of age online\, and how she managed to build her own relationship to femininity despite that. It argues that crossdressing\, femme\, and transness are more closely linked than some people think\, and that Ace Ventura: Pet Detective really could have been great without all the transmisogyny. \nThe books are published by Sheer Spite Press back-to-back for a double gut-punch of heartfelt\, angry\, and funny reflections on transfemme coming of age. \nCopies of the book will be for sale\, but the event is free to attend. \nMasks are required and will be provided if you need one! \nThe front door has a portable ramp (29″ wide). Once inside\, the warehouse is a single level with concrete floors. The washroom door is 30.5″ wide\, There is a support rail next to the toilet\, and a wall-hung sink with space under it. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-crossdresser-accept-yourself-or-die/ LOCATION:Venus Envy Warehouse\, 329 Catherine St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1R 5T4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-05-Ottawa-Book-Launch.png ORGANIZER;CN="sheer spite press":MAILTO:lee@sheerspite.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240710T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240710T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102923 CREATED:20240705T203307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T115942Z UID:5698-1720611000-1720616400@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Kebaowek Algonquin First Nation Takes Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to Court to STOP the Near Surface Disposal Facility! DESCRIPTION:As we know\, the so-called Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at Chalk River is actually going to be an above-ground megamound for a million cubic metres of the nuclear industry’s radioactive waste. It’s located is to be less than a kilometre from the Kichi Sibi (Ottawa) River. Kebaowek First Nation says no: it is not a good solution for this toxic waste disposal for MANY reasons\, BUT the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) approved it a few months ago with NO independent environmental or expert design assessment!\n\nYou are requested to join the Kitchissippi-Ottawa Valley and Ottawa chapters of the Council of Canadians at a support rally for Keboawek\, on the opening day of this judicial review hearing:\nWEDNESDAY\, JULY 10\, 2024\, 11:30 AM to 1PMSUPREME COURT BUILDING301WELLINGTON STREET OTTAWA\, ON K1A 0J1\n\nThere will be a media conference\, followed by comments from Indigenous and community leaders.\nNOTE: This is a FEDERAL COURT hearing but it has just been moved to Supreme Court building.\n\n\nWHAT TO BRING: —> your homemade signs about Indigenous rights and nuclear waste concerns—> clothes for the weather—> a bagged lunch (or be prepared to have a late one)\n\nINTERESTED TO CARPOOL from Renfrew County? Email to kitchissippiottawacocchapter@gmail.com if you have a ride to offer or if you need one.\n\nCAN’T MAKE IT ON JULY 10th? Please please please donate whatever you can afford to help Kebaowek with the costs of taking on this court case. RavenTrust is a charitable organization that raises funds for Indigenous Peoples’ cases to “enshrine environmental justice” because “their victories protect us all.” Donations to RavenTrust for the Kebaowek case are tax receiptable: \n\nWANT MORE INFO ON THIS? Visit our website at …If you can’t find what you want to know there\, email us at the address above with your questions or post them below. Thanks\, Miigwetch\, Merci.\n\nMiigwechiwendam: so grateful for the courage and determination of the Original Peoples of the Kichi Sibi watershed\, who are defending their sacred river for all of us. CNL has to come up with a better design and location AFTER it does valid consultation with the First Nations who have never surrendered their homeland here. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/kebaowek-algonquin-first-nation-takes-canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-to-court-to-stop-the-near-surface-disposal-facility/ LOCATION:Supreme Court of Canada\, 301 Wellington Street\, Ottawa\, K1A 0J1 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/449928960_522571293431185_5795404255168056570_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240706T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240706T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240628T200727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T200727Z UID:5630-1720260000-1720278000@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Palestine Solidarity Poster Sale at the Arlington Art Market DESCRIPTION:11x17in prints of all 29 @flyers_for_falastin posters from the Posters for Palestine exhibition at @gongfubao will be for sale \nAll proceeds after production costs will go to the Palestinian Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions Committee to support their work in building a global mass movement to defeat Israeli apartheid \nMore Arlington Art Market info: \nWhen: Saturday July 6\nWhere: Arlington Avenue between Bank and Kent\, and on the Glashan Public School grounds\nWhen: 10am – 3pm URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/palestine-solidarity-poster-sale-at-the-arlington-art-market/ LOCATION:Arlington Art Market\, Arlington Avenue between Bank and Kent\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-28-at-16-02-24-OASIS-@oasisottawa-•-Instagram-photos-and-videos.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240705T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240720T000000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240706T125652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T152141Z UID:5703-1720137600-1721433600@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:LCBO workers are on strike - join a picket in solidarity! DESCRIPTION:The information below is sourced from Horizon Ottawa and Justice for Workers: \n\nHorizon Ottawa: \nShow your solidarity with striking LCBO workers by joining them on the picket!\nOPSEU union members are standing up against the privatization of alcohol sales and fighting for more permanent work. Local workers will be striking at several LCBO stores across the city from 9am to 8pm – use locator tool to find a picket near you:\nhttps://www.campaigndashboard.app/opseuregion4/\nJustice For Workers: \n\nThe Ottawa LBED picket line finder lists picket options. Current priorities include 1980 Bank Street (just south of Walkley) and 1100 Polytek Street especially from midnight to 8am.  Both sites have picket lines 24 hours a day\, seven days a week.  OPSEU 498 covers an area west of the city and has been operating a picket line at Terry Fox and Campeau (small plaza) daily starting at 10:00am. \n\nThe Justice for Workers LCBO toolkit continues to provide great resources for strike support. \nLBED has its own email tool at KeepItPublic.ca plus lots more info and links  about the strike.  Talk to neighbours and friends about the importance of good jobs in every Ontario community\, and the benefits of a crown corporation bringing in $2.5 Billion a year to pay for hospitals\, schools and other services. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/lcbo-workers-are-on-strike-join-a-picket-in-solidarity/ LOCATION:Multiple Locations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240704T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240704T183000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240628T201317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T201317Z UID:5633-1720114200-1720117800@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Support LCBO Workers! Keep LCBO Public! DESCRIPTION:Support LCBO workers! Keep LCBO Public! Join us! URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/support-lcbo-workers-keep-lcbo-public/ LOCATION:LCBO\, 953 Bank Street\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/449165357_487986930404666_4141578677586636523_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Justice For Workers":MAILTO:info@justiceforworkers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240702T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240702T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240628T195905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T200007Z UID:5624-1719943200-1719954000@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Palestinian Tatreez Keychain Workshop DESCRIPTION:Join Oasis and @tatreez_by_yasmen for a Tatreez workshop at kindspace (400 Cooper street) on July 2nd\, 6-9pm. \nEveryone will create their own Palestinian Tatreez Keychain that they can bring home from the event. Please register here so we can bring the right amount of materials for everyone! \nThis will be a PWYC event and all proceeds will be donated to Sudan and Palestine relief funds. This event is masked\, and masks will be provided at the door. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/palestinian-tatreez-keychain-workshop/ LOCATION:Kind Space\, 400 Cooper St.\, suite 9001\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-27-at-17-05-04-OASIS-Join-Oasis-and-@tatreez_by_yasmen-for-a-Tatreez-workshop-at-kindspace-400-Cooper-street-on-July-2nd-6-9pm.-Everyone-will-create-their…-Instagram.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240627T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240627T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240622T015151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240622T015151Z UID:5514-1719514800-1719520200@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Pride Month: Embodying Love as Resilience - Author Kai Cheng Thom DESCRIPTION:Drawing from over 15 years of queer and trans advocacy\, Kai Cheng Thom will offer a revitalizing perspective on the meaning of love in the program called: Embodying Love as Resilience.\nHappy Pride!\nRegister it’s free : https://tinyurl.com/34h5ph26 URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pride-month-embodying-love-as-resilience-author-kai-cheng-thom/ LOCATION:Ottawa Public Library – Nepean Centrepointe\, 101 Centrepointe\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240627T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240627T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240622T013604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240622T013604Z UID:5508-1719513000-1719520200@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Pride CoffeeHouse DESCRIPTION:Pride Event!\nPerformers needed! Members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies welcome. \n16+ event. \nTo attend or perform contact Jessica at youthsysnav@inuuqatigiit.ca. Registration and sign-up required.Brought to you by Inuuqatigiit\, Odawa Native Friendship Centre and Tungasuvvingat Inuit \nFeaturing coffee service\, pastry service URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/pride-coffeehouse/ LOCATION:Little Victories Cafe\, 44 Elgin St\, Ottawa\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/448188290_886981250141181_3886064078115863095_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240627T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240627T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240517T181805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T181805Z UID:4988-1719511200-1719522000@www.punchupcollective.org 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 and testing 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-2/ LOCATION:Ottawa Trans Library\, 1104 Somerset St. West\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1Y 3C8\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Trans Library":MAILTO:info@ottawatranslibrary.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240624T112346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T112346Z UID:5535-1719428400-1719432000@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Nothing to Celebrate: Canada’s role as a settler colonial state from Turtle Island to Palestine DESCRIPTION:To mark Indigenous Peoples Month\, join CAPE for Palestine for a webinar on connections between settler colonialism on Turtle Island and the occupation of Palestine. Every July 1st\, Canadians are told we should celebrate living in so-called Canada. But what is there to celebrate when we see Canadian officials continue to support a genocide? There is no cause for celebration. Nor has there been for years\, as Indigenous leaders have highlighted Canada’s active and ongoing role in genocide against Indigenous peoples.CAPE 4 Palestine recognizes that as public servants\, we have a distinct responsibility to hold our employer\, the Government of Canada\, to account and to understand how settler colonialism operates across borders. We must stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples in so-called Canada and Palestinians fighting for liberation and freedom. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/nothing-to-celebrate-canadas-role-as-a-settler-colonial-state-from-turtle-island-to-palestine/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7449-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="ACEP-CAPE for Palestine &%3B Labour for Palestine":MAILTO:Greerbrabazon@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240609T222300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240609T222300Z UID:5257-1719424800-1719435600@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:DARC's Big Gay Screening DESCRIPTION:IT’S BIG! IT’S GAY! IT’S A CELEBRATION OF 2SLGBTQIA+ FILM\, ONLY AT THE DIGITAL ARTS RESOURCE CENTRE! 🌈 \nDARC is excited to present a FREE screening of short films by queer Canadian artists in honour of pride month! As a proudly female and 2SLGBTQIA+ led organization\, DARC is excited to showcase the work of queer Canadians and bring together the media arts community around an event celebrating and exploring queer stories. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of queer narratives and show your support for talented artists from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/darcs-big-gay-screening/ LOCATION:DARC Microcinema\, 67 Nicholas St\, Ottawa\, K1N 7B9\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.punchupcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Big_Gay_Screening.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240625T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240625T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T102924 CREATED:20240615T012317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240615T012317Z UID:5369-1719340200-1719349200@www.punchupcollective.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: Israelism DESCRIPTION:Join First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa for a screening of the 2023 documentary Israelism. The film follows the changing perspectives of Simone Zimmerman\, co-founder of If Not Now and Eitan\, a former IDF soldier\, exemplifying sweeping grassroots changes among young Jews in response to Israel’s brutal treatment of Palestinian people. ​The screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by Professor Mira Sucharov. \nTuesday\, June 25 – 6:30pm\nFellowship Hall\, First Unitarian\n30 Cleary Ave\, Ottawa \n“Two young American Jews – Simone and Eitan – are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel’s mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes\, they are horrified and heartbroken. They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism\, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. Their stories reveal a generational divide in the North American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives they were raised on.” URL:https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/film-screening-israelism/ LOCATION:First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa\, 30 Cleary Ave\, Ottawa END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR