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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
