Solidarity Dance Party Fundraiser for OCTEVAW
2023-12-08 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.”
Join us for a feminist dance party Friday, December 8th during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence! While this is a time to mobilize and take action, it is also a time to connect with our feminist comrades and celebrate our collective efforts. Burn up the dancefloor with DJ Avenue and DJ del Pilar as we celebrate and honour the often unacknowledged and unpaid work of the activists who keep our movements thriving!
All ticket sales will support the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW)!
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7:00 pm-8:00 pm – Come mingle and meet other feminist organizers, workers, advocates, and rabble-rousers. Bring some swag or materials from your organization to share.
8:00 pm-12:00 am – Dance party!
Tickets are $12.00 per person https://bit.ly/3QFgmPc
If ticket prices are a barrier, please email us at feministsolidaritynetwork@gmail.com and we will put a ticket aside for you at the door.
About the DJs
DJ Avenue loves making waves with her eclectic mix of 90s and 00s throwbacks, soca, afrobeats, reggaeton, and the hottest top 40 tracks. With her infectious energy, DJ Avenue captivates audiences, creating an inclusive and vibrant atmosphere where everyone can come together and express themselves. She fearlessly breaks boundaries, champions diversity, and uses her platform to advocate for justice. Prepare for an unforgettable journey as DJ Avenue takes you on a transcendent, sonic adventure through genres.
DJ del Pilar is a Queer Afro-Latine DJ and vocalist. A longtime performer and event producer, DJ del Pilar brings the beats to stages big and small, and in the past few years has graced the decks at the NAC, House of Paint, Bluesfest, and opening for Mixmaster Mike. DJ del Pilar is also the co-founder of Ottawa’s longest-running and coziest queer dance party, Homo Phono! Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, she has been heavily influenced by old-school hip hop, funk, disco, and house music, putting a fresh spin on dance floor classics.
About the Venue
L’Atelier is an accessible community social justice hub space located at 95 Clegg Street. It is an inclusive safe space. Our work takes place on the traditional, unceded, and unsurrendered territories of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg people.
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“Si je ne peux pas danser, je ne veux pas faire partie de votre révolution.”
Rejoignez-nous pour une soirée dansante féministe le vendredi 8 décembre pendant les 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre. Il s’agit d’une période de mobilisation et d’action, mais également d’un moment de connexion avec nos camarades féministes et une occasion de célébrer nos efforts collectifs. Enflammez la piste de danse avec DJ Avenue et DJ del Pilar pour célébrer et honorer le travail souvent non reconnu et non rémunéré des activistes qui assurent l’épanouissement de nos mouvements!
Toutes les ventes de billets appuieront la Coalition d’Ottawa pour l’élimination de la violence faite aux femmes (COCVFF)!
19 h – 20 h – Venez rencontrer d’autres organisatrices, travailleuses, militantes et militantes féministes. Apportez du matériel de votre organisme à partager.
20 h 00-12 h 00 – Soirée dansante!
Le prix des billets est de 12$ par personne https://bit.ly/3QFgmPc Si le prix des billets est un obstacle, envoyez-nous un courriel à feministsolidaritynetwork@gmail.com et nous mettrons un billet de côté pour vous à la porte.
À propos des DJ
DJ Avenue adore faire des vagues avec son mélange éclectique des années 90 et 00, de soca, d’afrobeats, de reggaeton et des meilleurs titres du top 40. Avec son énergie contagieuse, DJ Avenue captive le public en créant une atmosphère inclusive et vibrante où tout le monde peut se rassembler et s’exprimer. Avec son assurance assumée, elle brise les frontières, défend la diversité et utilise sa plateforme pour militer en faveur de la justice. Préparez-vous à un voyage inoubliable: DJ Avenue vous emmène dans une aventure sonore transcendante à travers les genres.
DJ del Pilar est une DJ et chanteuse afro-latine queer. Interprète de longue date et productrice d’événements, DJ del Pilar fait vibrer autant les espaces intimistes, que les grandes scènes. Au cours des dernières années, iel s’est produite au CNA, au House of Paint, au Bluesfest, et a fait la première partie de Mixmaster Mike. DJ del Pilar est également le cofondateur de la soirée de danse queer d’Ottawa la plus chaleureuse et la plus ancienne, Homo Phono! Ayant grandi dans les années 80 et 90, elle a été fortement influencée par le hip-hop, le funk, le disco et la musique house de la vieille école, ce qui elle permet de donner une nouvelle twist aux classiques des dance floor.
À propos du lieu
L’Atelier est un espace communautaire de justice sociale accessible situé au 95 Clegg Street. C’est un espace sûr et inclusif. Notre travail se fait sur les territoires traditionnels, non-cédés et non-abandonnés du peuple Algonquin Anishnaabeg.

L'heure du conte drag // Drag Story Time avec Cyril Cinder
2023-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
*English below*

Samedi le 9 décembre à 10h00 à l’Atelier d’innovation sociale
Venez entendre des contes et des histoires pour enfants en compagnie de Cyril Cinder! Il y aura des lectures de contes, de la musique et beaucoup de plaisir Cette activité est pour les enfants et leurs parents et se déroulera en français et en anglais.

Détails à propos de l’accessibilité:

Para Transpo dépose les passagers.ères à l’entrée principale
Près des arrêts d’autobus d’OC Transpo
Toilettes non genrées et accessible aux fauteuils roulants
Table à langer dans une des toilettes
Espace sans odeur

Si vous avez des besoins d’accès spécifiques autres que ceux énumérés ci-dessus, veuillez nous en faire part et nous essayerons de trouver une solution afin de les satisfaire.

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Saturday, December 9th at 10AM at the Atelier
Come and hear children’s tales and stories with Cyril Cinder! There will be story readings, music and lots of fun This activity is for children and their parents and will take place in French and English.

Accessibility Details:

Para Transpo drops off at the main entrance
Close to OC Transpo bus stops.
Gender-neutral/wheelchair-accessible washroom
A changing table in one of the washrooms
Scent-free space

If you have specific access needs beyond what is listed above, please let us know and we will work together to meet them.

All out for Gaza
2023-12-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us this Saturday December 9 at the Human Rights Monument to march together to demand a permanent ceasefire, an end to Canadian support of genocide, and an end to the siege on Gaza and Israeli occupation.
The Zionist regime continues to escalate its genocide against our people. We cannot give up! We must continue to show up for our people in Gaza!

Pique
2023-12-09 17:00 - 2023-12-10 02:00 | Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, K1N 7B9
A building-wide party showcasing underground music and art from across Turtle Island.
December 9, 2023 marks the return of Pique winter edition, as it once again transforms the Arts Court into a vibrant hub for its renowned building-wide celebration, spotlighting underground and avant-garde music and art from across Turtle Island. Pique promises to be a destination for uncovering groundbreaking and future-oriented artists.
This edition of Pique will be an occasion for experimentation and celebration as always, but with an added emphasis on conscious socio-political engagement. With programming focused on dancefloor accessibility, imagining post-carceral futures, and facing the climate emergency, this edition of Pique asks audience members to not only envision a world that is more fair and inclusive, but also the journey towards it, from the demonstration to the dancefloor.
The all-ages event presents more than 20 artists across 10 stages and exhibition spaces, including groundbreaking audio/visual performances, interactive installations, media art presentations, and more. As always, tickets to Pique are financially accessible to all community members, at a sliding scale of $25-50 suggested, or pay-what-you-can by registration.

Send Holiday Cards for Moe Harkat’s Freedom: Stop His Deportation to Torture
2023-12-10 - 2023-12-21
This December, please send a season’s greetings card or letter to the new Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to stop the persecution of Ottawa refugee Mohamed Harkat, now entering Year 22 of the struggle to end his deportation to torture and win his long-deserved permanent residence (samples below. No postage needed!). December holidays are rooted in freeing the captives, bringing good news to the poor and brokenhearted, and liberation of the oppressed. You can send the greetings postage-free, and it will have far more impact in the age of electronic communication.
Further details: https://www.change.org/p/help-stop-my-husband-s-deportation-to-torture/u/32147363

Write for Rights
2023-12-10 13:00 - 17:00 | 312 laurier Ave
Write a letter, change a life
Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign transforms the lives of people whose rights have been wronged.
Write for Rights supporters are united by their desire to make a difference. In recent years, we’ve seen real change to people’s lives because of your action. From Zimbabwe to Guatemala, activists have been released and justice delivered.
This year’s campaign features people from around the world, all connected because their human rights have been violated. Some by their governments, others by the police, or by big corporations. All because of who they are and what they do.
Together, we can fight for their rights.
Join Write for Rights today.

Emergency Protest Stop the Genocide: All Out for Gaza
2023-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us Tuesday December 12 at 5:00pm at the Human Rights Monument for a *targeted* weekday march. Our government cannot continue business as usual while the Zionist regime massacres Palestinians every day!
Let us march together to demand an end of Canadian support for genocide and call for a permanent ceasefire, an end to the siege on Gaza, and an end to the occupation!

Ottawa ACORN's People Power Party
2023-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church Ottawa, 120 Lisgar, Ottawa, Canada
What a year it’s been for Ottawa ACORN! The organizing we’ve done this year has led to major victories standing up for low-income and working class people! Victories like:
Stopping a renoviction at Manor Village!
Passing a motion for a Tenant Defense Fund at city council!
Lowering the criminal rate of interest for predatory installment loans from 47% to 35%!
To celebrate, we’re throwing a People Power Party! On December 15th, you’re invited to celebrate YOUR accomplishments!
Join us Friday, December 15th at 6:30pm for a potluck, ACORN trivia, awards, prizes, and a whole lot more!
Call the ACORN office at (613) 746-5999 ext. 2 or stop by the office at 404 McArthur Ave to get your tickets today!
Tickets for members are $10 in advance or $15 at the door so we encourage people to get them beforehand to save their seat!

Ottawa for Gaza
2023-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
OTTAWA – ALL OUT FOR GAZA: Join us this Sunday December 17th on Parliament Hill at 2pm to demand
1. An immediate ceasefire,
2. Lifting the siege on Gaza
3. An end to Canada’s funding of Israel’s war crimes, genocide, and colonization of Palestinian land.
Bring your family and friends and let’s show the world that we are not just people in solidarity with Palestine, we are a movement that will continue to rise until all our demands are met.

Call to Action in support of Palestine - Pressure MP Greg Fergus
2023-12-18 15:15 - 17:00 | Greg Fergus MP Office, 179 Prom. du Portage Suite 301, Gatineau
🚨CALL TO ACTION🍉

Folks in Hull – Aylmer and the outaouais hills are answering the Palestinian Youth Movement’s call for action on Dec 18 by pressuring our member of parliament.

Join us for a rally outside of Hull-Aylmer MP and Speaker of the House Greg Fergus’ office in Hull on Monday December 18th at 3:15PM. Bring noise makers, banners & signs!

Join this whatsapp group for more details. https://chat.whatsapp.com/ICns6xvU0nNJANM6sukFgx

Faith and Climate Action: Canada is Burning Talk
2023-12-19 16:30 - 17:45
Join Rev. Dr. Jessica Hetherington, United Church minister and ecotheologian, and Laura Sullivan, spokesperson for Last Generation Canada, for a talk entitled “Canada is Burning” on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, from 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm on zoom. Please register here. A great opportunity to discuss faith-based nonviolent direct action in response to the climate emergency and Last Generation Canada‘s next wave of action in early 2024.

Queer Death Salon – Grieving Genocide
2023-12-19 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 virtual 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 December, our discussion topic is once again Grieving Genocide.
There are currently multiple active and ongoing genocides happining around the world, and many of us have been awoken to that reality by the heart-wrenching first-hand accounts being shared by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, under ongoing “Israeli” occupation.
This session is for 2SLGBTQIA+ people who are impacted by all forms of grief for these mass deaths.
Some questions to consider:
How easy or difficult is it for me to connect to my grief?
How are the people around me showing up to this moment?
How is my grief (in)validated by the media and my communities?
What avenues are available for me to express my grief?
How am I supported in my grief?
Do I have strategies for catalizing grief into action?
Participants are invited to bring related questions and stories of their own.

Weekly Climate Prayer Vigil on Parliament Hill
2023-12-21 12:00 - 12:30 | Parliament Hill, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A9, Canada
Join people from diverse faiths for a weekly climate prayer vigil on Parliament Hill at the Centennial Flame. Thursdays noon-1 pm. We will be praying for the Canadian federal government to stop all subsidies and other financial support for the fossil fuel industry. An initiative started by Reverend Jessica Hetherington.

Ottawa Solidarity for Gaza New Year's Eve vigil
2023-12-31 23:00 - 2024-01-01 00:00 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
While thousands of people are getting ready to celebrate the New Year, we will be at the Human Rights Monument on New Year’s Eve to remind ourselves that there is nothing to celebrate when a genocide unfolds before the eyes of the entire world. We will be here to tell the people of Gaza that we have not forgotten them and that we share their suffering. We will gather to commemorate the tens of thousands of innocents killed in Gaza, and the only countdown we will accept is the one towards achieving a permanent ceasefire and the end of their occupation. Bring your flags, koufeyyes and signs & stand with us in solidarity for the people of Palestine
#Countdown2Ceasefire

OPIRG-Carleton Bursary and Grant Period - Deadline Extended
2024-01-08 08:00 - 2024-02-07 23:30 | Online
OPIRG Carleton, your social justice resource center on campus offers student and community bursaries and grants to support student research and accessibility needs. This year we are offering the following grants and bursaries:
Terry Cottam Graduate Research Bursary
Undergraduate Student Bursary
Indigenous Student Bursary
International Student Bursary
First Generation Student Bursary
Caregiver Student Bursary
Accessibility Research Grant
Emergency & Legal Name Change Grants
Applications will be available on our website and in our office starting January 8 and due February 7th. For more questions and to submit applications, email admin@opirgcarleton.org

OPIRG-Carleton Working Group Applications - Deadline extended
2024-01-08 08:00 - 2024-02-07 23:30 | Online
Working groups are collectives—groups of people working together towards a common goal while sharing responsibilities and decisions equally. They function autonomously with funding and programming support as needed from OPIRG – Carleton. Together with our volunteers, working groups are the heart of OPIRG-Carleton.
New and existing working groups can fill out applications on our website and in our office starting January 8 and ending February 7, 2024. For more questions and to submit applications, email admin@opirgcarleton.org

L'heure de conte drag/Drag Story Time avec La Dorris
2024-01-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St, Ottawa
*English below*
Samedi le 13 janvier à 10h00 à l’Atelier d’innovation sociale
Venez entendre des contes et des histoires pour enfants en compagnie de LaDorris! Il y aura des lectures de contes, de la musique et beaucoup de plaisir Cette activité est pour les enfants et leurs parents et se déroulera en français et en anglais.
Détails à propos de l’accessibilité:
– Para Transpo dépose les passagers.ères à l’entrée principale
– Près des arrêts d’autobus d’OC Transpo
– Toilettes non genrées et accessible aux fauteuils roulants
– Table à langer dans une des toilettes
– Espace sans odeur
Si vous avez des besoins d’accès spécifiques autres que ceux énumérés ci-dessus, veuillez nous en faire part et nous essayerons de trouver une solution afin de les satisfaire.
Lien pour y participer gratuitement: https://tinyurl.com/4958uwu9
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Saturday, January 13th at 10AM at the Atelier
Come and hear children’s tales and stories with LaDorris! There will be story readings, music and lots of fun This activity is for children and their parents and will take place in French and English.
Accessibility Details:
– Para Transpo drops off at the main entrance
– Close to OC Transpo bus stops.
– Gender-neutral/wheelchair-accessible washroom
– A changing table in one of the washrooms
– Scent-free space
If you have specific access needs beyond what is listed above, please let us know and we will work together to meet them.
Link to register for free: https://tinyurl.com/4958uwu9

Worker to Worker solidarity: The role of unions in fighting Israeli apartheid
2024-01-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join us for this important webinar. It’ll be made up of panel presentations and discussion with labour activists and organizers from Palestine, Europe, US and Canada on building a worker-led movement against Israeli apartheid.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/WN_tT2e6F-VSM-mehCYtoEsaQ….

Ottawa: 100 Days of Genocide
2024-01-15 15:30 | Human Rights Monument, 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us this Monday the 15th of January at 3:30pm at the Human Rights Monument to demand liberation and justice for the Palestinian people in a targeted march.
As we reach 100 days of the genocide against the Palestinians, we stand firm in our calls for an immediate ceasefire, the end of the siege on Gaza, and an end to Canadian complicity in the unfolding genocide.
Despite City of Ottawa Bylaw’s tactics of intimidation, we remain committed to the cause and will continue to fill the streets until our demands are met.

The Leveller Story Meeting
2024-01-15 19:00 | Online
Do you want to be involved in power-challenging, community-based journalism?
Story Meetings are where you can pitch article ideas, help brainstorm content, or be assigned a story. They’re also a way to learn about the Leveller and introduce yourself.
Learn how to get involved and sign up to our newsletter as a contributor for updates in you inbox.
Our next story meeting is Monday, 15 January at 7pm on Jitsi!

RESOLUTION 2024
2024-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Court Theatre, 10 daly ave, Ottawa, K1N 7B9, Canada
Resolution is a public screening featuring a selection of works created by DARC members during the previous year.
Join us in Arts Court Theatre on Thursday, January 26th at 7PM. Artists will be in attendance to participate in a brief Q&A with the audience followed by a reception at Arts Court Studio.
RESOLUTION 2024 features works by Sarah Blumel and Anisa Cameron, Alexander Cruz, Jason Dai, Conor Devries, Chantal Gervais, Rachel Gray, Tyler Nykilchyk, Conrad Osei-Bonsu, and Miles Rufelds.

Moving from Despair to Community: Early Childhood Educators and Palestine
2024-01-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Online
Thursday, January 18th
7:30pm – 8:30pm EST
Register on Zoom
We, the Early Years Liberation Collective, are offering a safe space for the early years
community to be in solidarity for a Free Palestine.
We are a group of educators, advocates, activists, and creators who are all part of the early
years community. Our work is grounded in our values as early childhood educators, joining in
the struggle against inequity, powerlessness, and oppression. Our goal is to create life-affirming
conditions within our communities and our global world, through collective action and education.
Description:
In the face of the unyielding genocide of Palestinians, our commitment to a free Palestine
remains unwavering.
We have seen an entire climate emerge to silence pro-Palestine activism. This is not a new
occurrence, but has been getting stronger and increasingly visible. From the criminalization of
resistance and peaceful demonstration, the implementation of shadow bans on social media,
people being put on lists for speaking out, the strain on relationships, to the silence in
classrooms, playrooms, and at dinner tables. The suppression of solidarity and the risks we
encounter are undeniably real. Amidst these risks, we find ways to resist, care, gather in
community, learn and unlearn, take collective action, and speak the truth to reclaim power, while
holding an ethic of care, equity, and justice in our practice.
As witnesses to the genocide in Palestine, which has been visible on social media for many
months, it may be possible that feelings of hopelessness and despair contribute to a decrease
in motivation to advocate for positive change and the feeling that what we are doing might not
be making a difference.
Through this session, we want to convey the importance of ongoing engagement with advocacy
for a free Palestine, and emphasize that this must be a collective effort to stand against
oppression and injustice. We will offer some ideas for action to advocate for a free Palestine,
and encourage participants to imagine their own advocacy actions. Our intention is that
participants leave the session with a greater sense of community, a curiosity to seek further
knowledge, and the motivation to continue supporting Palestinian liberation.
This session will address ways that our ECE values, which regard all children as precious, can
serve as instruments of change, while providing a different narrative that challenges the
common messaging and misinformation about Palestine.
We invite you to join us to learn together and gather in community on January 18th from 7:30 –
8:30 pm. EST on Zoom. Register here!

Potluck for Palestine
2024-01-19 18:30 | Happy Goat Coffee Company, 35 Laurel Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Please join us in enjoying some food and raising some money for Palestinian Youth Movement – Ottawa.
As you may be aware, in a clear attack on Freedom of Expression (Section 2, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) Ottawa Bylaw has handed out almost $6000 in tickets for the use of small megaphones at recent demonstrations. We condemn this futile attempt to chill Palestinian solidarity in our city.
PWYC/Donation
All proceeds to Palestinean Youth Movement’s legal defense against Ottawa Bylaw
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

Queer Death Salon - Covid Grief
2024-01-23 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.
This month, Kirthan from That Good Night is accepting my handover and is facilitating the topic of Covid Grief from an anti-carceral, anti-capitalist, pro-liberation lens.

Free training in non-violent direct action and upcoming climate protests
2024-02-03 09:00 - 17:00
Learn more about nonviolent direct action and Last Generation Canada’s next round of nonviolent climate protests which will take place in Ottawa between February 5 and 16. Join Last Generation Canada for a free, one-day nonviolent action training session on either Saturday February 3 (location TBA) or Saturday February 10 (Ottawa Quaker House, 91a Fourth Avenue) at 9 am – 5 pm. Visit lastgenerationcanada.ca or contact Michael Polanyi at michaelfdpolanyi@gmail.com for more information.

IJV Ottawa presents Israelism
2024-02-04 18:00 - 21:30 | Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, K1N 7B9
Independent Jewish Voices Ottawa is pleased to present the 2023 documentary film Israelism.
Join us for a screening of the film, followed by a Q+A with the director!
When: Sunday, February 4, 2024. Doors open at 6pm, film begins at 6:30pm.
Where: Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St., Ottawa ON.
Tickets: Sliding scale by donation from $0-$18, with proceeds going towards event expenses. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ijv-ottawa-israelism-screening-tickets-804953506607
Accessibility Information: The main entrance to Club SAW is wheelchair accessible and has an automatic door. The three public bathrooms in Club SAW are all-gender. There is a wheelchair accessible bathroom equipped with an automatic door. For community safety and to ensure inclusion, we ask that masks be worn at this event. Masks will be provided
About the film: When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity. ISRAELISM uniquely explores how Jewish attitudes towards Israel are changing dramatically, with massive consequences for the region and for Judaism itself. www.israelismfilm.com
We hope to see you there!
IJV Ottawa

Emergency Rally for Trans Youth
2024-02-05 16:45 - 19:00 | Sir John A MacDonald building, 144 Wellington St., Ottawa
All children and youth deserve access to life-saving, gender-affirming care and support. Unfortunately, Alberta premier Danielle Smith seems to disagree. Recently, she proposed the most restrictive anti-trans laws in Canada targeting trans youth.
Parents, youth, and caring community members are speaking up in opposition to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s egregious restrictions on the rights and freedoms of transgender youth and their families, her restrictive policies on sexual health education and interference in families’ healthcare.
Smith is coming to Ottawa on February 5th to speak at a right-wing event. Let’s show her that we won’t tolerate this assault on the rights and freedoms of transgender youth and their families.
Please join us and many other community advocates and organizations as we let Danielle Smith know how we feel about her egregious attacks on trans youth and families!
Please arrive early if you can, and please share this callout far and wide! The more people who are there earlier, the stronger our message will be!
If you are available to volunteer (we still need folks as marshals and to serve in care roles), please contact us at communitysolidarityottawa@gmail.com
As always, review the Safety Plan to see how to best keep yourself and your friends safe. In particular:

Do not give interviews to far right media outlets or “independent journalists”
Don’t debate far-right trolls. Drown them out with chants and noise! Especially if they are filming or livestreaming and looking for content.
Do not film supporters without their permission, and do not livestream. Do film the far right, fake journalists, and the police in order to protect yourself and your friends.
Protect your identity. Mask up, and use signs, flags, umbrellas, etc., to protect yourself from being photographed by far right activists or fake news outlets.
Do not talk to the police
Maintain situational awareness, and watch each others’ backs
Try to arrive and leave as a group
Check the weather, drive safely and dress appropriately! Give yourself plenty of time to arrive!

Online Book Launch Discussion for the 3rd Edition of The Regulation of Desire
2024-02-06 15:30 - 17:30
I invite you to attend this on-line launch event and discussion for the 3rd edition of The Regulation of Desire: Queer Histories, Queer Struggles organized by the Historical Materialism Sexuality and Political Economy Network.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hmspen-book-launch-gary-kinsman-s-the-regulation-of-desire-3rd-ed-tickets-806787030727?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tuesday 6th February 2024
20.30 GMT/ 15.30 EST/15.30 EDT 3:30pm in Ontario.
Historical Materialism Sexuality and Political Economy Network Presents….
A Book Launch Discussion of Gary Kinsman’s Third Revised Edition of
The Regulation of Desire: Queer Histories, Queer Struggles
https://www.concordia.ca/press/regulationofdesire.html
Save 20% by using the code “Kinsman20” at checkout!
Gary Kinsman will be in Conversation with OmiSoore H. Dryden and Alan Sears
Gary Kinsman is a queer liberation, anti-oppression, Palestine solidarity, and anti-capitalist activist and the co-author of The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual Regulation. He is a member of the No Pride in Policing Coalition, Scholar Strike Canada and Queers4Palestine – Toronto.
OmiSoore H. Dryden is the James R. Johnston Endowed Chair of Black Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and the co-editor of Disrupting Queer Inclusion: Canadian Homonationalisms and the Politics of Belonging.
Alan Sears is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is a long-time queer socialist activist. His books include The Next New Left: A History of the Future; The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century (co-authored with James Cairns); and Retooling the Mind Factory: Education in a Lean State.
In solidarity,
Gary

Labour Action and Palestine Solidarity
2024-02-07 16:00 - 18:00 | 214 Teraanga Commons (formerly Residence Commons), Carleton University, Ottawa
CUPE 4600 and Labour For Palestine – Ottawa will be hosting an educational event for union members. Come learn about the importance of union solidarity in the fight for Palestinian human rights.
Why is Palestine a labour issue? What can unionized workers do to support Palestinians? What has the role of unions been in the fight against apartheid? Find out on February 7th!

#profitdoesntcare: Rally for public health care
2024-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Terry Fox Statue (Wellington and Metcalfe), 90 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1P 5L1
Join us on Parliament Hill on February 13, 2024 to send a loud message to our leaders: our public health care system needs to be protected and expanded.
Join more than one hundred health care workers, labour and community activists, and patient advocates fighting to save Canada’s public health care system as part of the Canadian Health Coalition’s lobby days. With three weeks to go before the deadline to table pharmacare legislation, we must turn up the heat in MP offices, at their doorstep, and in the street.
Join us for a rally for pharmacare now and an end to health care privatization!
