Social Production of Science Reading Group
2026-04-27 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
How is science knowledge communicated and circulated? How does these norms effect what is considered Science?
In this month’s module of the Social Production of Science reading group, we bring you “The Circulation of Science”. Here we will discuss the scientific journal, the scientific conference, and the peer review and granting process as methods of sharing scientific knowledge, establishing, and gatekeeping what is considered Science. We will also look to these places as site of intervention.
Our discussion for Module 4 of the Social Production of Science series will take place on Monday, April 27th at 8 pm EDT on zoom.
We will be discussing three readings:
• Scientific Autonomy, Public Accountability, and the Rise of “Peer Review” in the Cold War United States, by Melinda Baldwin
• The Social Construction of Two Biologists’ Proposals by Greg Myers
• The art of gathering: histories of international scientific conferences by Bigg et al.
Register at the link in our bio to get access to the readings and sign up for updates! We will send out emails with the discussion questions and zoom links.
All members, new and old, are invited to join this online reading group exploring The Social Production of Science curriculum. 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.

Summertime Radical Historical Walking Tours
2026-04-30 08:00 - 2026-09-30 17:00 | City of Ottawa-Gatineau streets
Ottawa radicals have been fighting for greater social justice for more than 200 years. This summer you can learn more about past protests, strikes, and campaigns during a radical historical walking tour.
My name is Brian McDougall. Since 2014, I’ve given hundreds of tours about Ottawa-Gatineau’s radical past for tourists, residents, and local activists. I believe that historically informed activists are more effective.
Why do we need to know our history? It’s true that history doesn’t repeat itself and can’t provide us with ready-made formulae to guide us today. But knowing how past generations of radicals fought for social justice – stories our rulers either rewrite or suppress – helps to sharpen our ability to think through the strategic and tactical issues we face today.
What kinds of struggles have Ottawa-Gatineau’s radicals mounted in the past? What strategies did they adopt? When did they win and why did they often lose? Those are some of the questions I pose while doing the nine tours offered through Peoples’ History Walking Tours.
Current tours:
• Building the Rideau Canal and the making of the Ottawa working class
• Protest, strike, and rebellion in the history of Canada’s capital
• An unauthorized history of Parliament Hill: From Indigenous land to headquarters of Canada’s elite
• Indigenous peoples and colonialism in the history of Canada’s capital
• From sacred site to industrial wasteland: colonialism and class struggle in the Chaudière District
• More than taverns and brothels: French Canadian, Irish, and Jewish struggles against oppression in Lowertown
• The rise and fall of federal public service militancy in Ottawa-Gatineau, 1965-2023
• Colonialism and resistance in Canada’s capital: lessons from Indigenous, Irish, Black South African, and Palestinian struggles
• Failure to revolt? Why Winnipeg had a general strike in 1919 while Ottawa’s was aborted
How good are the tours? In 85 reviews on Trip Advisor, 79 tour participants rated their experience 5 stars out of 5. You can read their comments here: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g155004-d7035441-Reviews-Peoples_History_Walking_Tours-Ottawa_Ontario.html
What does a tour involve? Tours are given in English, last from 3 to 3.5 hours, and take place in the center of Ottawa, May through September. Tours are organized on demand, for four or more people.
Who leads the tours? I do. I’m a former university teacher and federal public servant, long-time socialist, trade unionist, and social justice activist in Ottawa-Gatineau. I’m currently active in my trade union, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (Palestine solidarity caucus and the National Education Committee) and with the Tempest Collective – an American/Canadian socialist group.
How much does a tour cost? Tours cost $35 per person and require a minimum of four participants. Groups can be as large as 20, with those of 10 or more eligible for a discount.
How do you book a tour? Organize a group and select a preferred day and time. (Tours are organized on demand.) Then send me an email brian.phwt@gmail.com or book through my website https://ottawahistorytours.com
Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions or want to book a tour.

Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair - call for tables/workshops
2026-05-01 00:00 - 2026-05-08 23:59 | Online
Table and workshop applications now open until May 8th!
Table applications: https://my.liberaforms.org/ottawa-anarchist-book-fair-2026-vendor-application
Workshop applications: https://my.liberaforms.org/oabf-2026-workshop-application
The Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair is run by a group of local anarchists and anarchic-organizers who are interested in cultivating a culture of autonomous and decentralized organizing in so-called ottawa. Our fair will have a mixture of literature (books, zines, etc.) relevant to anarchism/anti-oppression/organizing, community-run workshops & skillshares, and tabling from autonomous community groups and organizers.
We acknowledge that as settlers on these stolen, unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe lands we represent part of the problem and are committed to operating in solidarity with Indigenous resistance and organizing however we can. Additionally, we acknowledge the ways that power structures such as colonialism, racism, classism, misogyny, ableism, and queerphobia replicate themselves both inside and outside of activist spaces. As a collective, we aim to make this event as accessible as possible to those left behind by the state and mainstream society. More details about our specific commitments and agreements for the space will be released soon on our website.
https://ottanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org/

Pack the Court & Rally in Support of the Polat 4
2026-05-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Ottawa Courthouse, 161 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Canpolat Sahin, owner of Polat Construction, will be standing trial for sexual assault. We plan on letting him know how we feel about his actions against women, and his former employees who are owed almost $150k.
Join us on May 1, 2026 at the Ottawa Courthouse to stand with migrant construction workers!

Marche du 1er mai 2026 en Outaouais
2026-05-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Place De La Cite, 500, boulevard de la cite, Gatineaue, Quebec, Canada
En fin de mandat et à un niveau de popularité très bas, le gouvernement de la Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) continue sur sa lancée de l’austérité, des coupures et adopte des projets de lois nuisibles pour les travailleuses et travailleurs. Il coupe dans les services publics, les programmes sociaux et attaque les droits des travailleuses et travailleurs. Au fédéral on multiplie les compressions budgétaires et coupures dans les services publics… que restera-t-il du filet social?
Le 1er mai, nous marcherons à partir de la place de la cité à Gatineau pour reprendre notre pouvoir collectif et pour une vie digne! Nous serons en lutte contre la richesse indécente, les abus de pouvoir et l’exploitation économique!
Mobilisons-nous en Outaouais pour la journée internationale des travailleuses et travailleurs!
Des hots dogs et des breuvages seront servis sur place! (option végane disponible)

May Day March - Ottawa
2026-05-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Confederation Park, Elgin and Laurier, Ottawa
May Day March
Friday May 1st, 2026
Time: Gather at 5:00, march departs promptly at 5:30pm, returns at 7:00pm
Start Location: Confederation Park (Elgin St. @ Laurier Ave W – map link)
Route: More info to come soon
Ottawa, unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabeg territory
May Day is a day to unite and celebrate the collective power of all who labour – paid and unpaid, formal and informal, in all types of work and activities that sustain us and our communities. As a longstanding international holiday, it is a day to build our movements while forging solidarity across borders against exploitation and dispossession.
Each day the world gets scarier. We are seeing a global rise in right-wing authoritarianism. Immigrant communities are facing violent detentions and deportations. Trans people are being targeted. New wars are being waged and threatened around the world as Palestine continues to endure unspeakable horrors. Cuba is being denied essential access to necessities of life and many countries are under threat of economic collapse and massive job losses. The rich keep getting richer and billionaires are flying to space while the ecological crisis is intensifying and the cost of living continues to rise. It doesn’t have to be this way!
Collective struggle is the way forward. May Day is a moment when, in strength and joy, we come together in our shared fight to shape the conditions of our lives and world.
In preparing for May Day 2026, the May Day Organizing Committee is guided by our Basis of Unity: https://www.maydayottawa.org/basis-of-unity/
Organizations that agree with the May Day March Basis of Unity are invited to endorse this year’s March. If your organization would like to endorse the march, contact us at info@maydayottawa.org.

Mayday 2026 Historical Walking Tour: Popular Rebellions Throughout Ottawa’s History
2026-05-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Major’s Hill Park, Mackenzie Ave, Ottawa, K1N 6Z4
On May 1st, 1911, the Socialist Party of Canada organized Ottawa’s first public celebration of Mayday with a rally and speakers in Major’s Hill Park.
To commemorate the 125th anniversary of that event, the Ottawa branch of the Tempest Collective – an American/Canadian socialist group – is offering a free historical walking tour, starting from Major’s Hill Park. Join us to learn about seven of the most dramatic protests and strikes in Ottawa’s history, moments when the struggle intensified into serious rebellions.
Led by Brian McDougall, from Peoples’ History Walking Tours, the tour will visit the sites of those seven episodes of mass struggle. Each of those moments surpassed the limitations of ‘normal’ strikes and protests to reveal the possibility of system change. In doing so, they raised political questions that remain critical today.
• How can we overcome the racial divisions in the working class?
• How much capacity do the unorganized have to strike?
• How do you build a general strike?
• How does the ruling class co-opt protest movements?
• What can rank and file workers do to overcome the conservatism of their union leaders?
• How can single issue movements and campaigns attract support from other groups?
The tour will last about three hours, and will end with a visit to a nearby pub. For more details and information about the time and meeting place, send an email to brian.phwt@gmail.com. Make sure to include your phone number in case of last minute changes to the plan.
For more information about the Tempest Collective in Ottawa, email us at socialisminthecapital@gmail.com
Make sure to read our webzine at Tempest Collective: https://tempestmag.org/

FUNDRAISING BBQ!
2026-05-03 12:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
SHUT DOWN CANSEC + FIGHT FORD
Fundraiser BBQ!!
Featuring:
Halal and veggie dogs
Bike tune ups
Games
Raffle
KIDS EAT FREE

A Lesson on Learning Linux
2026-05-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Kind Space, 400 Cooper St., suite 9001, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ottawa Anarchist Book Fair, Science for the People, and the Angela Collective are excited to present a lesson on learning Linux!
During this event you will learn the basics of Linux, why you should consider switching, how to do so, and more beginner advice and recommendations from experienced linux users!
Tired of getting advertisements on windows? Considering buying a new computer to run Windows 11?
Join us on May 3rd and consider Linux with us!
📅 May 3rd, 2026
⏰️ 1-4PM
📍Kind Space
♿️♿️♿️
Access Notes
☆ Masks Required (KN95 +) and Provided.
☆ Air purifiers throughout the space.
☆ Wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to access the space and automatic doors!
☆ Both gendered, stalled washrooms and accessible non-gendered washrooms.
☆ Accessible by public transit (#11, #6 & #7) with paid on street parking (subject to availability!)
☆ Low/no-scent space

Arab Youth Social Gathering
2026-05-03 15:00 - 19:00 | Mirage Cafe, 2444 Wildwood Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a social gathering of community and culture for Arab youth on Sunday, May 3rd from 3 PM to 7 PM at Mirage Cafe.
All profits from ticket sales will go directly to supporting displaced Gazzawi families right here in our city.
The past two years have shown that our effectiveness as a movement comes down to our unity as a community. It’s because we are a community that we’ve mobilized mass actions, organized arms embargo campaigns, and fundraised thousands of dollars for Gaza.
This evening gathers Arab youth together through trivia, live performances, food, and tarneeb competitions! Food will be catered by local Gazzawi businesses (shisha available for purchase after 5:30 PM).
Info and tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/darna-arab-youth-social-gathering-tickets-269819

ART BUILD FOR SHUT DOWN CANSEC
2026-05-04 16:30 - 21:30 | Kind Space, 400 Cooper St., suite 9001, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Join us to build our signage, banners, and posters for the Shut Down CANSEC event on May 28th!!!
We are prepping to send very strong messages of resistance to the weapons manufacturers and devils of doom.
We will provide supplies, but please feel very free to join us with you own additional poster boards, cardboard, markers and paints!
For security reasons, please register beforehand through this link;
https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/3/form/view/eb55c604d492d031995584c99dd53e13/embed/

Stop the Cuts at the Ottawa Hospital/Arretons l'hémorragie à L’Hôpital d'Ottawa - CUPE 4000 manif
2026-05-05 11:30 - 13:30 | The Ottawa Hospital, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario
In response to a budget deficit caused by government underfunding, the Ottawa Hospital is eliminating 400 frontline positions – mainly nurses, PSWs, & clerical workers. Help us save jobs and protect public health care!
Join us on Tuesday, May 5 at 11:30 a.m., at The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus, to show your solidarity. Bring your energy, your support, and your voice.
En raison d’un déficit budgétaire causé par le sous-financement du gouvernement, L’Hôpital d’Ottawa va éliminer 400 emplois de premiére ligne – principalement des PSSP et de membres du personel infirmier et administratif. Sauvons ces emplois et protégeons notre systeme de santé public!
de- Joignez vous à nous le mardi 5 mai à 11 h 30, au Campus Civic de L’Hôpital d’Ottawa, pour montrer votre solidarité. Apportez votre énergie, votre soutien et votre voix.

FSIS & MMIWGT2S Speaking Out
2026-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
21 years later on Parliament Hill.
MMIWGT2S Families speaks to Media.
More info to come.

Calling All Tenants!
2026-05-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P1M4, Canada
Join Centretown Tenant Power (CTP) for our 4th General Meeting where we’ll teach you how to create your own tenant committee right where you live. We’ll celebrate our recent march in May Day and share an exciting update about the formation of the Toronto Tenant Union (TTU). You’ll leave inspired after hearing all the work already underway by tenants in your city to fight back against AGI’s* and bad landlords!
All tenants from across Ottawa are welcome, the tenants united, will never be defeated!
Date: Saturday, May 9 2026
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 PM
Location: Jack Purcell Community Centre, Room 201
*AGI’s: Above Guideline Rent Increase

Los Canadienses Screening and Discussion - May 9
2026-05-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St, Ottawa, K2P 0G6
Join us for a screening of the documentary Los Canadienses (The Canadians) (1976) followed by an interactive discussion about antifascism.
7pm – Doors open
7:15pm – Screening
8:15pm – Break
8:30pm – Discussion
10pm – End of event
This event is taking place within the context of the exhibition Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39, on at Gongfu Bao Restaurant, 365 Bank Street, until June 20.
About the Film: Los Canadienses (The Canadians) is a 1976 National Film Board (NFB) documentary about the Canadian volunteers who joined the International Brigades who fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War. The film uses archival footage from Canada and Spain, and has won multiple awards, including a BAFTA for Best Documentary in 1977. Read more and preview the film at www.nfb.ca/film/los_canadienses
Runtime: 57 minutes, 31 seconds.
About the Discussion: After the screening, we’ll facilitate an interactive discussion about antifascism and the connections between the film and the realities of the present day.
Accessibility Info
– Masks will be required and provided.
– Air purifier in space.
– We will pop the windows open if possible.
– The main accessible entrance and ramp is at 290 Lisgar Street on the north side of the building.
– A second emergency exit and accessible ramp is located at 355 Cooper Street on the south side of the building.
– There is elevator access to all four floors.
– On site parking is available, and the venue is easily accessed by public transit

ART BUILD FOR NAKBA DAY PROTEST
2026-05-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us at Mac Hall in the Bronson Centre at 6:30 PM on Monday, May 11th for poster making in preparation for our Nakba Day protest.
Paint, cardboard and light refreshments will be provided!
On Saturday, May 16th at 2 PM on Parliament Hill, we will lead a mass demonstration to demand an end to the ongoing Nakba and to affirm that we will struggle until full liberation and return.
DATE: Monday, May 11th
TIME: 6:30 PM
PLACE: Mac Hall, Bronson Centre (211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 5H6)

Bids for Care: A Way To Practice Care
2026-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities.
In this interactive workshop, participants will explore and practice the concept of “Bid for Care” as a foundational element for building responsive and supportive communities. Drawing on principles of radical mental health and community care, participants will learn practical strategies for recognizing bids for care, assessing personal capacity to respond, and cultivating a culture of mutual support.
oumou is a Senegalese-Guinean, multi-hyphenate polycreative – therapist(ish), coach, disruptor, zinester, writer, speaker, consultant and facilitator of spaces for radical learning. oumou is a two-time graduate of Syracuse University and a former adjunct professor at the same school. she is the creator of RMHFA, a workshop that is slowly but surely changing the care and mental health landscape.

Planning to Be Good to Each Other - A Discussion on Preventing Harm by Building Infrastructure in Movements
2026-05-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
Powerful and profound work continues to be done on how to respond interpersonal harm within social justice groups after it happens. But are there things we can do to create an environment within our organizations that limits the likelihood of harm occurring in the first place? All Ottawa-area organizers and activists are invited to a discussion facilitated by the Punch Up Collective exploring this idea.
This event is for anyone interested in building social justice groups that are less hospitable to interpersonal harm and more generative of trust, intentionality, and effectiveness. We will present our recent Briarpatch article “Planning to Be Good to Each Other” and facilitate a discussion about infrastructures and practices that might help prevent harm.
Content Warning: This event will involve a facilitated discussion about preventing harm withing social justice groups. While the intention is not to focus on specific harmful events or behaviours as part of the event, participants should be aware that issues of harm and trauma, in a variety of forms, may be discussed.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
6:30-8:00pm (doors open at 6:15pm)
Ottawa location to be shared with registered participants
Number of participants: 35 (max)
Registration
To register, please fill out this form. Because this event has limited attendance, we would like people to register by Friday, May 8. If you’ve registered but won’t be able to attend, please also tell us that by emailing punchup@riseup.net.
Reading
It’s not necessary but we encourage people attending this event to read the article upon which it is based.
Accessibility

Masks will be required for this workshop and we will have some on hand if you need one. We will have at least two air purifiers running in the space.
The workshop is taking place in a space that is accessible by ramp.
There is a washroom that is wheelchair accessible.
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.

Nakba Day Protest
2026-05-16 14:00 - 17:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
On Saturday May 16th at 2 PM on Parliament Hill, we will lead a mass demonstration to demand an end to the ongoing Nakba and to affirm that we will struggle until full liberation and return.

Since the Nakba 78 years ago, the US-backed Zionist project has continued to wage a war of extermination on the Palestinian people, culminating in the last two years of genocide in Gaza. Emboldened by the genocide they are still committing in Gaza, the US and Israeli war machine has expanded the scope of their imperial war to Lebanon, Iran and the entire region.

UNITY, LIBERATION, RETURN.

Land and Freedom Screening - May 22
2026-05-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa
Join us to watch the gripping story of a young man who joins the antifascist International Brigades in Spain in 1937.
On May 22, join the Education for Liberation Collective for a screening of the gripping feature film “Land and Freedom.” This event is taking place within the context of the exhibition Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39, on at Gongfu Bao Restaurant, 365 Bank Street, until June 20.
7pm – Doors open
7:30pm – Screening
10pm – End of event
About the Film: “Land and Freedom” (1995) tells the fictional story of David Carr, a worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who decides to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. The film’s story closely recalls George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia (1938), his memoir of his time in the International Brigades.
Runtime: 109 minutes
Accessibility Info:
– Masks will be required and provided.
– Air purifier in space.
– We will have the windows open if possible.
– The main accessible entrance and ramp is at 290 Lisgar Street on the north side of the building.
– A second emergency exit and accessible ramp is located at 355 Cooper Street on the south side of the building.
– There is elevator access to all four levels of the building.
– Onsite parking is available, and the venue is easily accessed by public transit

Ottawa Defence Fund Fundraiser
2026-05-24 11:00 - 19:00 | Gongfu Bao, 365 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P1Y2, Canada
Shut Down CANSEC is hosting a fundraiser for the Ottawa Community Defence Fund, featuring a pop-up cafe by Hochi Matcha!
Come on out to the Gongfu Bao patio at 365 Bank St on May 24th from 11 AM to 7 PM, all proceeds are going to the defence fund in preparation for Shut Down CANSEC 2026.
Also happening:
👕 Pop-up clothing sale
Menu
🌭 Hotdogs and chips (halal and vegan options)
🍵 Specialty matcha lattes by @hochi.matcha
🗓️ Sunday, May 24th
🕚 11 AM – 7 PM
🍵 Pop-up cafe time: 12 PM – 6 PM
📍 365 Bank St, Ottawa
Bring a friend, see you then!
*Correction: the defence was launched in January 2024

Against Canadian Imperialism: Uniting for Socialism
2026-05-26 - 2026-05-27 | Ontario
On May 26th, 2026, the International League of People’s Struggle in Canada will host a national political conference titled Against Canadian Imperialism: Uniting for Socialism in Ottawa, on the first day of its 6th National Assembly. It will be followed by the participants joining the protests against CANSEC (arms and weapons convention/trade show) and Community Caucuses in Ottawa over the next two days to build a strong united front against our common enemy. The aim of the conference is to unite people’s struggle across Canada and build common lines of action and concrete solidarity. There will be speakers, organizing, and people participating from other cities to Ottawa and it will be an opportunity to energize the anti-imperialist movement across Canada.
You can register here: https://bit.ly/4uY5TAw
You can reach out to ilps.canada@gmail.com if you have any questions or if you want to provide any support, for example, funds, volunteering time, etc.
More information:
6th National Assembly of the International League of Peoples struggle and conference “Against Canadian Imperialism: Uniting Toward Socialism” will take place from May 26 – May 28th in Ottawa, ON. The conference aims to strengthen unity among people’s movements across the country and deepen our collective understanding of Canada’s role in the global imperialist system.
Through plenary discussions the conference will center the current conditions and struggles of people and movements within Canada. It will aim to highlight the urgency of building solidarity among workers, migrant workers, Indigenous peoples, students, and communities resisting exploitation and impact of the Canadian project of profit over people. The conference will bring together grassroots organizations, labour organizers, neighbourhood defence groups and unions, and individuals committed to fighting for a better future for all. Discussions will focus on the material impacts of Canadian imperialism at home – the exploitative working conditions, the unaffordable cost of living, the exploitation of migrant workers, the housing system, and the erosion of dignity of life for the working class.
At the same time, it will expose Canada’s imperialist role abroad through its military alliances, weapons trade, and political and economic support for fascist, Zionist, and reactionary regimes worldwide.
Therefore, with the foundation of the working class struggle, the conference seeks to advance a unified movement against Canadian imperialism and to build stronger international solidarity with people everywhere resisting the same global system of oppression.
Please register and pay a registration fee of $100 CAD to receive an email detailing the address for the events and further details on the program.
The registration fee will include food, drinks and cover expenses for the venue during the 3 day conference and assembly. The registration fee does not include accommodation and transportation expenses. E-transfers can be sent to ilps.canada@gmail.com

Webs of the universe: A Pet Grief Workshop
2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities
With your pet depicted at the center, participants are asked to draw the universe of webs showing the experiences, support and feelings your pet brought into your lives. We will then move to the present moment, imagining what we can access today to continue their memory. What new webs can be built? How can you continue to honor their life? How would they want you to live? Attendees will then break into smaller groups to share their grief and imaginings together.
This workshop is in memory of Tobie’s soul dog, Peach (Petey)
Tobie (they/them/iel) is a white settler located in Tio’tia:ke (Montreal). They are a disabled coach, facilitator, weaver, builder, caregiver and disruptor with mutual aid, animals, the outdoors and art at the center of their life. Tobie has never not had a dog and other pets from the day they were born, they are the main thread through their life.

"Fund Healthcare, Not Warfare" Ottawa Bus Tour
2026-05-27 14:30 - 16:00 | 350 Albert Street, 350 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Join our “Fund Healthcare, Not Warfare” Ottawa Bus Tour to call for public money to support healthcare, not conflict. Together, we’ll travel around Ottawa and learn more about how the fight for public healthcare and against militarism are intertwined. Space is limited, so get your ticket now!
This 90-minute bus tour, organized by the Council of Canadians and the Shut Down CANSEC campaign, will include brief stops at Ottawa-area institutions that are profiting from the unprecedented billions being spent on weapons systems, like the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), Lockheed Martin, and the CANSEC “defence, security and emerging technology” arms show at the EY Centre.
We’ll also hear from health care workers, federal civil servants and others who are facing the brunt of budget cuts to made to pay for this agenda of corporate welfare-through-warfare, at locations like Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Ottawa Hospital.
Speakers on this bus tour will include Amy Roberts, a Registered Nurse and the president of the Ontario Nurses Association Local 83, which represents nurses at the Ottawa Hospital, Nik Barry-Shaw, trade and privatization campaigner for the Council of Canadians and Brent Patterson of Peace Brigades International and the Shut Down CANSEC campaign.
The tour is endorsed by the Ottawa Health Coalition, the Canadian Friends Service Committee and the Ottawa chapter of the Council of Canadians.
Register to reserve your seat, get schedule details, and receive updates before departure.

Shut Down CANSEC
2026-05-28 07:00 | EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Shut Down CANSEC campaign is calling for 1,000 PROTESTORS to stand up against a global trade show of genocide, occupation, destruction and theft of land.
Make arrangements now to join us in Ottawa to stop the genocidal supply chain and demand to SHUT DOWN CANSEC. As we approach 1,000 days of genocide, we cannot continue to allow companies to conduct business as usual. Stand up against the companies and elected leaders at CANSEC who are there for one thing: to defend an industry of genocide.
CANSEC is an annual weapons trade show that has taken place in Ottawa since 1989 as ARMX and as CANSEC since 1998. CANSEC is promoted as “Canada’s leading defence, security and emerging technology event” when in reality, it is a marketplace for mass death. The companies invited to this event fuel genocide, occupation, theft and destruction of land from Palestine to Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Congo, the Philippines, and Wet’suwet’en territory.
It is through international deals and partnerships that take place at events like CANSEC that the Zionist entity is able to continue attacking Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, and Yemen. Take action, Join us now!

Food, not bombs! De la bouffe, pas des bombes!
2026-05-30 12:00 - 14:30 | Parc Fontaine, 120, rue Charlevoix, Gatineau
It’s no secret that food prices are skyrocketing. At the same time, while many people can’t afford to eat, world leaders seem to have a lot of money to spend on the military.
But everyone should be able to have food on their plate. That’s why we’ll be giving out food, at noon on May 30th, in Parc Fontaine, in Gatineau.
Come meet your neighbours and have a chat! Together, we can feed ourselves and make a difference.
*Vegetarian and vegan food will be served.
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Ce n’est un secret pour personne : les prix de la nourriture monte en flèche. Pendant ce temps, alors que beaucoup de gens n’ont pas les moyens de se nourrir, les dirigeants du monde ont beaucoup d’argent à mettre dans l’armée.
Mais tout le monde devrait pouvoir avoir de quoi manger dans son assiette. C’est pourquoi nous distribuerons de la nourriture le 30 mai à midi, au Parc Fontaine, à Gatineau!
Venez rencontrer et discuter avec les gens de votre quartier ! Ensemble, nous pouvons nous nourrir et faire une différence.
*Des plats végétariens et végétaliens seront servis.
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Cet événement est organisé par plusieurs personnes alliées de « Lutter pour gagner ».
The event is organized by many of “Fight to win”‘s allies.

NO AUTOCRATS/NO TYRANTS
2026-05-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us on Saturday, May 30 from 1-3 for a grassroots protest against autocratic political leaders and in defense of democracy. Protest will start at the monthly Fight Ford rally at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights on Elgin Street then march with “Signs of Democracy” to the weekly protest against Trump at Major’s Hill Park. Bring your signs, your chants and your outrage at the cruelty, lack of transparency, cronyism, reduced funding for essential services and power grabs occurring at Queens Park and Washington, DC. Sponsored by CANTIFA, Fight Ford (Ottawa) and Indivisible Ottawa.

Just Voices Spring Concert
2026-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, 30 Cleary Ave, Ottawa
JUST VOICES
Just Voices is a community-oriented activist choir in Ottawa, on unceded Algonquin territory. We use our voices to inspire social change and contribute to movements for social and environmental justice, racial and gender equality, and struggles against violence, war and poverty.

CHRIS MACLEAN
As a performing Singer–Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Chris’s career spans 30+ years of composing and performing Contemporary Folk/Roots; World; and, more recently, Vocal Improvisation; and has taken her across the globe. She has 3 recordings of original compositions, and is featured on several others, including 2 releases with Indo-Canadian fusion ensemble, Galitcha and the acoustic trio, Frida’s Brow. Chris currently performs solo; in the Contemporary Roots trio Bray & MacLean; and as one third of the acoustic trio, The Paugan Dames based in Wakefield, QC.

Exhibition Tour - Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary & Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39
2026-05-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Gongfu Bao, 365 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P1Y2, Canada
Join us for a guided tour of the exhibition Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary & Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39
Sunday May 31
Sunday June 14
2-3pm at Gongfu Bao, 365 Bank Street
Free (donations gladly accepted)
Masks required and provided
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
In 1930s Spain, artists, organizers, unions, and leftist political parties produced thousands of stunning posters promoting revolutionary social change and opposing fascism. Art is a Weapon: Revolutionary and Antifascist Posters from Spain 1936-39 presents reproductions of 25 striking 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.
The exhibition also includes reproductions of artefacts from the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, the Canadian contingent of the International Brigades that fought against fascism in Spain.
Curated by Claire Nicolson-Hurtig (@encrenoire.illustration, Posters for Palestine 2024 exhibition, Education for Liberation Collective)
Posters 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).
More info: @education.for.liberation on Instagram
Email: EducationForLiberation (at) protonmail.com

"Confronting the Resurgent Right" book launch
2026-06-04 18:30 - 20:30 | PSAC Building, 233 Gilmour Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
This new book examines the threat of an emboldened right in Canada and delves deep into our local experience with the so-called “Freedom Convoy”, while setting out strategies for resistance. Called “Confronting the Resurgent Right“, the book offers a deep dive into the different currents and shared agenda of the right — and our collective experience to date and lessons to be learned in countering their strength.
Edited by Miriam Edelson, this collection of essays by academics and activists brings together personal histories and inter-sectional analysis to deepen our understanding of the peril and help build more inclusive and durable ways to challenge regressive forces that promote hate.
Speakers will include chapter contributors Alex Silas, reflecting on the Battle of Billings Bridge; Emily Quaile, talking about anti-fascist organizing and CSO’s defense of queer rights; Robert Fox, on the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation; and Miriam Edelson. Jackie Neapole, who collaborated with Miriam on a chapter examining the neoliberal attack on the Canadian women’s movement, will chair the session. There will also be time for questions, discussion, and reflection on next steps. Complimentary refreshments provided.
