Punch Up Collective

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

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

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

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

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

Collaborative zine making night at the Ottawa Trans Library
2025-10-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 3C8, Canada
Come work on zines with us as we work on the next issue of The Dragon Flyer, the Ottawa Trans Library’s community zine. Write, draw, scan, cut, and paste with us on our community zine or your own project, or just come hang out with us. We are collecting stories, jokes, poems, art, and more from the trans and non-binary community in Ottawa and our friends and families.
The zine workshop is a collaborative event to discuss, share, and work on zines together.
Come tell your story.We will provide paper, templates, and whatever art supplies we have. No experience necessary. All ages welcome, children under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Masking the day of the event is encouraged. Accessibility note: There are two stairs at the door entrance. We have a ramp we can bring out for the door on request. There’s a washroom but it’s not large enough for many mobility devices.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

October Chain Fast for Palestinian Family Reunification: Issue Visas and Arrange Evacuations NOW
2025-10-01 08:00 - 2025-10-21 17:00
From October 1 to October 21, please pick a day to fast (according to your own tradition of fasting) to demand the immediate evacuation from Gaza of all remaining 3,700 Palestinian applicants for Canadian visas and the finalization of all 2,500+ applications for Palestinian genocide survivors still stranded in Egypt. During your fast day, we ask you to:
• Make a selfie with a message (such as Fasting for Palestinian Family Reunification or “Fasting for Urgent Gaza Evacuation”) that you can share with us and on your social media;
• Write a letter and make a call to your MP and the appropriate government officials (samples below) demanding immediate evacuation of all remaining visa applicants from Gaza;
• Share on social media the story of one of the families hugely impacted by the negative impacts of this program (we will pair you with a family and provide pictures and text to share). We can also directly connect you with that particular family to stay in touch with them afterwards and continue advocating for their right to be free of the genocide and joined with their loved ones in Canada.
To pick a date to fast, please email a preferred date, your name and town/city to be shared on our website, to the Canadian Palestinian Family Reunification Project of the Rural Refugee Rights Network at tasc@web.ca
Each day of the chain fast will represent one of the 21 months that Canada’s None is Too Many Gaza temporary residence visa (TRV) program has been in effect, 20 months of deliberate institutional inaction and lethal obstacle creation, with hundreds of lives lost waiting on Canadian visas. The final week of the chain fast coincides with the return of MPs to Parliament.
Canada does have the capacity to evacuate visa applicants from Gaza. But it has only directly assisted in the evacuation of fewer than 2% of the 5,000 applicants, and in late July evacuated 11 Canadian citizens through the Karem Abu Salem crossing. We engage in this fast to highlight the urgent need to evacuate the remaining 98% of applicants.
The punishingly slow pace of visa processing for Gazans – a paltry average of 2 applications completed per day, with a lethal waiting time for some of over a year – stands in stark contrast to the Canada–Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program. During CUAET’s first year, Canada welcomed 129,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion and approved over half a million visas (an average of 1,400 applications per day), usually within a two-week turnaround. Canada waived security screening for those aged up to 17 and over 61, and dropped a required medical exam despite the Ukrainian population’s much higher risk of carrying tuberculosis, which Ottawa conceded “posed potential health risks to Canada.”
Similarly, Canada welcomed over 8,000 Israeli visa holders during 2024. Palestinian Canadians and refugee advocates point to such figures as clear proof of a painful, discriminatory double standard that fails to adequately respond to what Canadian officials acknowledge are “catastrophic conditions” in Gaza.
The Gaza TRV program eerily echoes one of the most shameful periods of Canadian history, the None is Too Many policies designed to keep Jews fleeing genocide out of Canada during the 1930s and 1940s. Almost 79 years after Canada turned away a boat packed with Jewish refugees (the St. Louis), then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an apology, noting 254 St. Louis passengers were murdered upon their forced return to Europe, and declaring: “By issuing this apology, it is my sincere hope that we can shine a light on this painful chapter of our history and ensure that its lessons are never forgotten.”
Sadly, different lessons were learned by different people. For those in the government who historically and to this day wrongfully treat certain groups of people with suspicion, the lesson is that they can get away with racist exclusion as long as there is no public outrage. Hence, we have seen Public Safety Canada agencies like CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency) and CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) treat every last Palestinian from Gaza as a potential risk instead of viewing them through the humanitarian lens of families escaping the worst horrors imaginable. That is why actions like the Chain Fast are so important: another reminder of the many people across this land who stand in solidarity with and recognize the humanity of these Palestinian families.
Organized by the Rural Refugee Rights Network’s Canadian Palestinian Family Reunification Project
More info at tasc@web.ca

Orange Shirt Day
2025-09-30
In honour of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we invite you to learn about Canada’s history in the spirit of truth and reconciliation, reflect on the legacy of the residential school system, and take action.
The Caring Society is pleased to partner again with Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G) and Beechwood Cemetery to offer another year of activities to honour Orange Shirt Day on September 30, 2025.
We will be offering Reconciling History walking tours and other activities to learn about the past and take action toward reconciliation.

Rise Up for Gaza: Art Build
2025-09-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us for an art build at Mac Hall in Bronson Center in preparation for the October 4 march!
As we approach the two-year mark of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, we stand firm in our commitment to the struggle for Palestinian liberation and an end to occupation. This art build is a chance to come together, create signs and banners for the march, and help us prepare for the day of action on October 4.
Come make art, connect with the community, and talk with organizers about how you can get more involved in the movement for Palestine. All are welcome!

Tenant organizing - Fight to win
2025-09-28 14:00 - 17:00 | 135 Eddy street, Gatineau, 135 Eddy street, Gatineau, J8X 2W7
Tenants are getting choked by extremely high rents, bad landlords and worsening housing. But many are saying ENOUGH!
They are organizing together and fighting to win. Come learn how they do it and how you, too, can do it! Bring a friend!
Speakers to be announced!
– The 135 Eddy street is accessible to wheelchairs
– Food will be offered
– French-English translation will be available
Register here! : https://cryptpad.fr/form/…
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This event is part of the Fight to win series. Things are bad, we’re living crisis after crisis. And yet, there are people fighting to make their lives better, and winning. This series of events looks at how it’s being done so that you and the people around you have a better idea of where to start, and where it could lead you.
This series is possible thanks to the support of the Association pour la défense des droits sociaux – Outaouais : https://www.facebook.com/ADDSGatineau

Pique
2025-09-27 14:00 - 2025-09-28 02:00 | Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2, Canada
Usher in the fall season with another bold and forward-thinking edition of Pique, coming up on September 27, 2025 at Arts Court. Showcasing experimental and underground music, art, and performance, the quarterly festival features global innovators, local creators, and underground legends converging in downtown Ottawa’s Arts Court complex for a single-day blowout.
Taking place indoors and outdoors across 10 stages and spaces, Pique’s programming has something for everyone: from thought-provoking dialogues to ethereal electronic performances to multi-arts convergences, and even puppet dance parties. Joining forces with the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) to co-produce multidisciplinary and interactive programming, Pique brings together diverse artistic communities to explore, experiment and connect. Animating a club, a cinema, theatre and dance studios with bold, boundary-pushing presentations, Pique offers an immersive multidisciplinary experience that transforms the Arts Court into a playground for the avant-garde.
Plus, Topique, the forum for the exchange of forward-thinking ideas at Pique, returns this fall with a series of artist talks and group sessions focused on building an equitable future music industry.
With 20+ artists and 10 stages and exhibition spaces, indoors and outdoors, there is so much to experience at Pique!

Information for the people
2025-09-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
When institutions like government departments, municipalities, and universities make decisions, the public in whose name those decisions are made are often left in the dark about *why* and *how* they were made. Researchers, journalists, and activists who want to shed light on the operations of public institutions have to rely on federal and provincial legislation allowing them to request access to documents.
In this workshop, hosted by Science for the People Ottawa and Carleton PIRG, participants will learn how the access to information / freedom of information systems in different Canadian jurisdictions work (or don’t!) and will be guided through the process of submitting their own requests for documents.
Bring a laptop, ideas for documents you’re interested in requesting from public institutions, and a credit card (for application fees, usually $5 per request) if you’d like to put what you learn right into practice!
🗓️ Friday, 26 September, 5:00 pm
📍Loeb A220, Carleton University

Steps Toward Reconciliation: A7G Walking Tour of Ottawa
2025-09-26 16:00 - 18:00 | 350 Sparks Street, 350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R0A4, Canada
This guided walk, led by Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G), follows a route through downtown Ottawa that highlights how non-Indigenous people and the federal government have shaped residential school policy and colonial legacies. At each stop, we connect historical truths with the work of addressing ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples today.
Everyone is welcome, those who are Gathering attendees as well as the wider community.
Why this during Resource Movement’s National Gathering?
We want the Gathering to begin by grounding ourselves in history and responsibility on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory.
Route & pace
Approximately 2km on city sidewalks at a relaxed group pace, with several short stops for stories and discussion. Begins near First Nations Child & Family Caring Society on Sparks St. and concludes at Adaawewigamig (ByWard Market).

National rally to end corporate abuse
2025-09-26 12:00 - 14:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
For many years, Canadian companies have been linked to widespread violations of human rights, workers’ rights, and serious environmental destruction throughout their global operations and supply chains.
Workers and communities around the world have called on the Canadian government to hold our companies accountable. But Canada is dragging its feet.
In this “hinge” moment, Canada can chart a new course: rebalancing unchecked corporate power with new rules that require companies to listen to workers and communities, prevent harms before they occur, and provide long-awaited justice to people who have been harmed. A growing number of countries around the world have adopted, or are considering, legislation that does just this.
On Friday, September 26, at 12pm, please join us on Parliament Hill in Ottawa as we rally in solidarity with impacted communities around the world to change the systems that enable corporate impunity.
We will deliver to the government over 40,000 signed action cards calling for Canada to introduce comprehensive legislation that ensures Canadian companies respect human rights and the environment globally. An interactive art installation will highlight the urgent need for action in Canada while celebrating bonds of global solidarity and years of grassroots mobilization by Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

Living With Drones
2025-09-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Kailash Mital Theatre, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S5B6, Canada
Living with Drones is an interactive live journalism show about the devastating and traumatic impacts of Israel’s use of drones in the besieged Gaza strip. By tying together personal narratives and documentation about the on-the-ground reality of this genocide, this show weaves a compelling narrative that asks audiences to engage with violations of humanitarian and international law in Gaza since October 2023.
Employing the war diary narrative, the show takes audiences into the day-to-day experiences of life in Gaza while drawing parallels between previous wars and the continued assault on Gaza today. Living with Drones asks audiences to consider their role as citizens of the world, offering opportunities for collaboration and engagement through a curated series of calls to action.
All profits from ticket sales for this performance will be donated to PSSAR (Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk) to support more students from Gaza in securing fully-funded opportunities for graduate studies in Canada. To date, PSSAR has assisted 102 Palestinian students and is striving to support even more in 2025. Their support covers application and visa fees, and they collaborate with partners to fund flight tickets, settlement costs, and additional expenses. To learn more, please visit https://pssar.ca.
➤ If you would like to make a donation to PSSAR in addition to purchasing your ticket, please select the “Donation to PSSAR” option when checking out.
➤ If price or mobility is a barrier, please email stitchedlive@gmail.com. If purchasing a Student Ticket, please be prepared to present student identification upon arrival.

People are Dying 'Cause You're Not Deciding: Issue Palestinians Visas to Evacuate from Gaza NOW
2025-09-24 11:00 - 13:00 | 300 Slater Street.
Join us at our weekly Wednesday vigil top protest Canada’s shameful None is Too Many Palestinian visa policy. To date, fewer than 2% of applicants have been directly evacuated from Gaza in over 20 months. Meet at Immigration HQ, 300 Slater, at Kent, every Wednesday from 11 am to 1 pm).
20 months into the Canadian Ukraine visa policy, 209,938 had been welcomed to Canada. 20 months into the Gaza program, the number stands at 886. Ukrainian processing times averaged two weeks (not 20 months), and on average 1400 visas were processed daily, versus 1.5 daily for Palestinians from Gaza. (Notably, Afghans living in Ukraine had a much harder time evacuating and getting to Canada).
Yes, it was fantastic that we welcomed Ukrainians, and it showed that when there is political will, the immigration system can work expeditiously. But for those fleeing the unimaginable in Gaza, every single file is being wrongfully treated as suspect, guilty until proven otherwise, which has had lethal results in hundreds of cases.
That’s why we need to continue with public pressure to evacuate on an urgent basis all remaining 3700 applicants from Gaza and approved over 2500 visas for those stranded in Egypt.

#PuebloXinkaDijoNo: Canada Must Respect Indigenous Self-Determination in Guatemala
2025-09-23 17:30 | University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N6N5, Canada
Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa, Room 5028

Two Xinka women leaders, Marisol Guerra and Marta Muñoz, will visit Ottawa to raise awareness about their struggle for self-determination and the health of their communities.

The Xinka Indigenous People of Guatemala have denied consent for the restart of Canadian Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine in southern Guatemala. They are now calling for its permanent closure. The company and Canadian authorities must respect their decision.

Speakers:
-Marisol Guerra (Xinka delegate)-Marta Muñoz (Xinka delegate)-Karine Vanthuyne (FSS, uOttawa)-Marie-Christine Doran (FSS, uOttawa)

Join us in person to learn more and to support the efforts of Indigenous Xinka women to take their struggle for self-determination to Canada.

Event hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Observatory on Violence, Criminalization and Democracy at the University of Ottawa.
In partnership with:
Americas Policy Group coalition (APG)
Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA)
Comité pour les droits humains en Amérique latine (CDHAL)
MiningWatch Canada
Inter Pares
Kairos
Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University
Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Carleton University

2025 Ottawa/Gatineau DRAW THE LINE March
2025-09-20 11:00 - 18:00
JOIN US FOR THE 2025 OTTAWA-GATINEAU DRAW THE LINE MARCH Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Ottawa Contingent Meeting Point: Corner of Elgin & Wellington Gatineau Contingent Meeting Point: Maison du Citoyen
We’re drawing the line — for People. For Peace. For the Planet.The 2025 Ottawa-Gatineau DRAW THE LINE March is part of a global mobilization and national day of action to stand united for justice in every part of our lives. This movement goes beyond climate — we stand together with Indigenous, migrant, economic, racial, and anti-war movements building a better future by: Building a renewable future Upholding Indigenous sovereignty Fighting for migrant justice Standing up for peace and democracy Investing in people and public services
Join the CoalitionThis March is being organized by a growing coalition of dedicated organizations working in solidarity. We invite your organization to join us as: a Coalition Member-actively involved in strategy, planning, and joint actions as formal core partners; a Supporter-offering strong backing through resources, influence, or platforms but not engaged in day-to-day organizing; or an Endorser-publicly supporting the cause with no ongoing involvement. If If interested, please fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/dpoGTnGPonLxTG5X6

Get Involved – HOW TO PLUG IN to help with Mobilization and/or Organization: https://docs.google.com/…/1JPXxIkGnTwu0Bc7KW2SO…/edit…

Bring your community March with us to demand bold action

Follow us & stay updated on our socials: https://linktr.ee/fffottawa
Sign up for email updates: https://www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org/get-involved/
Visit this event page and our webpage for updates coming very soon! https://www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org/
Reach out: fridaysfutureottawa@gmail.com

Draw The Line Mass Bike Ride
2025-09-19 18:00 | Confederation Park, Elgin at Laurier, across from City Hall, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5J2, Canada
Ottawa–Gatineau DRAW THE LINE Mass Bike Ride
As we build momentum toward the Ottawa–Gatineau DRAW THE LINE March on Saturday, September 20, 2025, join us for a special Critical Mass bike ride!
Friday, September 19 — 6:00 PM “Draw The Line Mass Bike Ride” – the ride is in support of the Draw The line Mobilization.
Starting Point: Fountain at Confederation Park (if it’s raining right at 6:00 PM, meet across the street under the awnings at Ottawa City Hall).
What to Expect – This is a Critical Mass style ride — meaning we don’t follow a pre-planned route. Instead: The people at the front decide where to go Riders rotate leading during the ride At intersections, we adapt depending on our numbers Remember: “We aren’t blocking traffic, we ARE traffic!”
The September 19 ride is where we go BIG — hundreds of us on bikes, taking back the streets the night before thousands march through Ottawa and Gatineau.
Get Involved Got panniers, a cargo bike, or another way to help carry signs? Email us at fridaysfutureottawa@gmail.com Help spread the word! Use our posters, graphics, and email text here: http://tinyurl.com/s19bikepromo Full background info: FridaysForFutureOttawa.org Let’s ride together for Climate Justice, Indigenous Sovereignty, Migrant Justice, Peace, and Strong Public Services.
Solidarité!

Book Launch: Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes by Laura Hall
2025-09-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada
Join us for the Ottawa launch of Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes with local author Laura Hall, in conversation with fellow Carleton University prof Alexis Shotwell!

Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes traces connections between Indigenous representations, gender, and sexuality within iconic horror classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th. The savage killer, the romantic and doomed Indian, the feral “mad woman”—no trope or archetype escapes the shadowy influence of settler colonialism. In the end, horror both disrupts and uncovers colonial violence—only to bury its victims once more.

This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30PM, programming begins at 7PM. Books will be available for signing and purchase.

“This is the book I’ve waited my whole movie-geek life for.” – Jesse Wente

“A must read for anyone consuming horror media. Laura Hall masterfully dissects the ways in which settler-colonialism is at the core of sexism, racism, sanism, and white supremacy, and how we see those systems of oppression at work in historical and contemporary horror.” – Jessica Johns

Take Back The Night 2025: Reclaim our power, reclaim the night
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Minto Park, 315 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SAVE THE DATE✨🌘
Take Back the Night is back on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 6 PM!
Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an annual rally and march against sexual and gender-based violence. The community comes together to support survivors, raise awareness, and advocate for safer, healthier communities.
Event Details:
– Rally: Minto Park (102 Lewis St) at 6 PM
– March: Begins at 6:45 PM through Downtown Ottawa
– Accessibility: Accessible bus & ASL/LSQ interpreters provided
Everyone is welcome to join us!
#TBTN #TBTN2025 #Ottawa #OTTEevents #MintoPark #BelieveSurvivors #EndGBV
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RÉSERVEZ LA DATE✨🌘
La Rue la Nuit Les Femmes Sans Peur revient le jeudi 18 septembre 2025 à 18 h!
La Rue la Nuit Les Femmes Sans Peur (TBTN) est un rassemblement et une marche annuels contre la violence sexuelle et basée sur le genre. La communauté se réunit pour soutenir les survivantes, sensibiliser et promouvoir des communautés plus sûres et en meilleure santé.
Détails de l’événement :
– Rassemblement : Parc Minto (102, rue Lewis) à 18 h
– Marche : Début à 18 h 45 à travers le centre-ville d’Ottawa
– Accessibilité : Autobus accessible et interprètes ASL/LSQ disponibles
Tout le monde est lela bienvenue!
#TBTN #TBTN2025 #Ottawa #OTTEevents #ParcMinto #CroireAuxSurvivant·e·s #MettreFinALaVBG

Demonstration to Abolish Anti-Black Racism
2025-09-18 13:00 - 15:00
Black People United for Change, in partnership with organizations across Canada, has come together to form a national coalition demanding urgent legislative change to combat anti-Black racism.
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 1:00 PM on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, we will unite our voices to call for justice, accountability, and systemic reform.
Our coalition is focused on addressing the areas of legislation where anti-Black racism remains deeply entrenched and legally permissible:
Employment Equity – Current frameworks have failed to eliminate workplace discrimination, dismantle systemic barriers to advancement, or ensure equitable representation of Black workers in leadership positions.
Mental Health – Black Canadians face disproportionate barriers to culturally responsive care, compounded by stigma and systemic neglect in healthcare and policy.
Education – From racial streaming to disproportionate discipline, inequitable policies in Canadian schools continue to disadvantage Black students.
The Justice System – Over-policing, racial profiling, and disproportionate incarceration of Black Canadians persist due to gaps and inequities in current laws.
To advance this work, Federal MP Gord Johns has sponsored our national petition, which will be tabled in the House of Commons on September 15, 2025. This petition reflects the voices of Black Canadians nationwide, demanding that systemic anti-Black racism be addressed through meaningful legislative reform.
We are calling on community members, allies, and supporters to stand with us in unity on September 18th as we demonstrate our collective demand for change. Together, we can ensure that Canada’s laws reflect justice, equity, and dignity for all.
If you would like to support this historic action, please consider contributing to our campaign here:
GoFundMe: Stand With Us – Help Bring Our Voices to Parliament Hill – https://gofund.me/9402adb72

Asinabka Festival 14th Edition
2025-09-18 - 2025-09-21 | Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, K1N 7B9
Celebrating Indigenous Arts in Algonquin TerritoryOttawa, Canada • Sept. 18-21, 2025@ Club SAW & Gallery 101
Highlights:•.40+ Indigenous Films• Opening Night Outdoor Film Screenings• Art Gallery Crawl @ Gallery 101 & The Asinabka Office• Indigenous Music Showcase• Indigenous Craft Vendor Market• Filmmaker Q&A’s, Artist Talks, Industry Events, and Free Events
The 14th 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 4 days and with 10 separate film programs, including films in every genre, as well as short films and feature films.
The FULL SCHEDULE & Tickets will be available on our website Soon!:asinabkafestival.org
See the following sites for accessibility and visitor information:https://artscourt.ca/visitor-info-enhttps://g101.ca/gallery101
Chi-Miigwech / Thank You to The Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario, The City of Ottawa, and The Shushkitew Collectivea for their funding and support. We’d also like to thank all of our festival partners including the Arts Court, SAW, DARC, Gallery 101, and Ottawa Festivals

Challenging Power: Corporate Control, Policing, and the Price of Inequality
2025-09-17 20:00 - 21:00 | Spark Beer, 702 Somerset St W, Ottawa
Join authors and activists Sandy Hudson and Nora Loreto for a vital conversation on the forces shaping inequality and injustice in Canada today.
Drawing from their latest books, Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All and Corporate Control: Canada in Decline, Sandy and Nora will unpack the structural roots of economic disparity and state violence. From the outsized influence of corporate power over Canadian democracy to the urgent demand to reimagine public safety beyond policing, this event will explore the deep interconnections between capitalism, governance, race, and social control.
Defund is a fiercely argued, deeply informed examination of why defunding the police is the only way to support a model of security and protection that increases public safety overall Time and again we see police respond to minor calls with escalation, wrongful arrests, even murder. Reform programs are often poorly implemented and their impacts short-lived. Calls to “defund” the police have rung out across the nation, yet the actual meaning of the phrase remains unclear. In Defund, longtime activist and the founder of Black Lives Matter Canada, Sandy Hudson, elucidates what defunding the police actually means and why it matters, by exploring today’s criminal landscape and the patterns and structures that result in safer, well-resourced communities.
In Corporate Control, Nora Loreto dives into the corporate web spun around Canada’s economy, society, and politics. Corporate profits are at a record high, and the divide between the rich and the poor has never been wider. Canadians are struggling with affordability, the housing crisis, and wages that don’t cover basic needs. The combination of these forces is a pressure cooker that politicians have promised to tackle, except they can’t: they are too restricted by corporate power to confront the roots of the problems Canadians face.
Sandy and Nora Talk Politics is one of Canada’s premier news analysis podcasts. With more than 8000 listeners per weekly episode, Sandy and Nora have helped to influence how Canadians look at politics, society, the economy and social movements.
This event is free to attend. Books will be available to purchase from Octopus Books. Thank you to Spark Beer for hosting! Come early to grab a table and enjoy a delicious pizza & pint.

Stim Toy Creation with Be Gay Do Art, featuring Wheelie Productions & ANLFO
2025-09-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Kind Space, 400 Cooper St., suite 9001, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Are you 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️+?
Are you creative?
Then join us to Be Gay & Do Art!
This month, in honor of International Day of the Stim, Be Gay & Do Art, is excited to collaborate with the Autistic and Neurodivergent Liberation Front of Ottawa to make DIY Stim Toys!
BGDA is an all ages drop-in program, so feel free to come and go as needed!
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📅 Wednesday, September 17th
⏰️ 6:00 – 9:00 PM
📍Kind Space (400 Cooper St.)
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Alongside the materials for the DIY Stim Toys, we will have other donated art supplies for folks to use, including collage supplies, jewelry making, painting, and more!
We also encourage folks to bring extra supplies they’d be willing to share (or donate) for those who might want to learn a new art form or try out a new medium!
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Wheelie Productions is committed to accessibility & disability justice. If you require any extra support to attend this event, please reach out.
As part of this commitment, we will be requiring masks for those attending. We ask that all attendees wear a high-quality mask/respirator (KN95 or better) to increase the safety of our space. We will have extra KN95 & N95 masks available for anyone who needs one!
To maintain a masked space, we will have a separate room with extra air purifiers for those who are eating/drinking (thus having to remove their masks!).
More Access Notes:
☆ Kind Space has extra air purification throughout the space.
☆ Kind Space is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to access the space and automatic doors!
☆ There are 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
☆ Quiet space available

From Palestine to the Philippines - Free All Political Prisoners (Education and Letter Writing)
2025-09-17 17:30 - 20:00 | 4040 Nicol Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1S5B6
Please join Students for Justice in Palestine – Carleton, the Ontario Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, the Carleton University Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, and CUPE4600 for their second educational and letter writing event to demonstrate solidarity with these heroic political prisoners in their time of need.
Writing supplies, snacks, and refreshments will be offered!
