Welcome to Radical Events Ottawa! Learn more about the list here. See the full calendar here.
Please Note: Events listed on this calendar are not organized by the Punch Up Collective unless otherwise noted in the event details.
As part of phase 2 and 3 of The Zine Scene: Tools for Social Change Project, Laughing Radish, Shenkman Arts Centre and Arts Ottawa will be hosting The Zine Scene Market, a zine and small press market celebrating independent publishing works in Ottawa. This market will officially launch our community collection of zines on various […]
*Hosted by community members* Come join us for an afternoon of community building, connecting and sharing ideas. Whether you’ve been organizing for a while or just have ideas, this is a space to meet others, have real conversations, and think together. 📍 Vincent Massey Park (Section A) 🗓️ Sunday, July 20 🕐 2–7 PM There […]
Tenants across Ontario are reaching a BOILING POINT. As heatwaves get longer and more dangerous, thousands of tenants are being forced to suffer through sweltering apartments without A/C, all while landlords dodge responsibility — and the provincial government stands by and does nothing. That’s why Ontario ACORN is bringing tenants together for a virtual meeting […]
Join us at Ottawa Public Library – Main Library Auditorium on July 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM for a free, public, and timely discussion on Indigenous perspectives of colonization and how to fight back with Mi’kmaw land defender Sakej Ward. This event is held in collaboration with the Anishinabe Moose Committee, a grassroots Anishinabe-led committee […]
Join us at the Ottawa offices of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for a peaceful vigil to demand that Canada immediately complete the processing of all remaining visa applications for the Gazan loved ones of Palestinians in Canada and implement an emergency action plan for their evacuation. Since the Gaza Temporary Visa program was implemented […]
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 […]
Join us Wednesday, August 6 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Ottawa offices of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (300 Slater Street, at Kent) for a peaceful vigil to demand that Canada immediately complete the processing of all remaining visa applications for the Gazan loved ones of Palestinians in Canada and implement an […]
Pride is Political is back from August 8–10, 2025 at Carre de la Francophone de Vanier Square (282 Dupuis St, Algonquin Territory)! Pride is Political is a series of events that centre the political roots of Pride through art, movement, and dialogue. We honour the resistance and contributions of QTBIPOC, disabled people, and sex workers […]
Join us on Saturday, August 9 @ 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! Halal BBQ for sale: prepared and served by Sultan supermarket […]
Please join us at the Human Rights Memorial on Elgin Street as we mourn the loss of countless prisoners whose lives have been taken from us by the Canadian Carceral System, and as we celebrate the courage of prisoners who chose to fight it. Prisoners' Justice Day, which grew to become International Prisoners' Justice Day […]
Prisoners' Justice Day is an annual day of solidarity and healing that is held on August 10th each year in carceral and community spaces since 1975 to protest deaths in custody and harmful conditions of confinement. This is also a time to recognize human rights for incarcerated people. Each year since 2000, the Prison for […]
Thanatophobia is the fear of death. It can involve fear of the dying process (often a fear of pain or discomfort), fear of the afterlife (or lack thereof), fear of being forgotten, fear that life is meaningless, and fear of missing out! This month we will be talking about our fears around our own deaths, […]
