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.
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 […]
Save the Date! More details to come.Are you concerned that a number of Ottawa cops are using police databases to target, harass and sexually assault women? Join us for the No Pigs BBQ and Roast! A community gathering to demand the terminations, not resignations of Ottawa Cops! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-police-have-a-sexual-misconduct-problem-a-decade-of-fixes-have-largely-failed-9.7214201 July 27, 2026 Ottawa City Hall 110 […]
Join CPEP, The Justice for Anthony Aust Collective, Mothers Offering Mutual Support, The Ottawa Tranformative Justice Collective, and Prisoner Legal Supports on August 8th from Noon to 3:00 PM in Dundonald Park, August 9th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Spark Beer, and August 10th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in front of […]
Satuday August 9th - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Spark Beer & Pizza: Prisoner Legal Supports will be hosting a panel discussion about Abolition as an international movement with: Dr. Yipeng Ge, Ottawa - Palestinian and Human rights activist and health worker. Calvin Smiley, NYC - abolitionist, scholar, author and long time supporter or prisoners rights. Mona, […]
Monday August 10th - 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre: We will be holding a public vigil and evening of speeches and stories in front of OCDC to commemorate the loss of our loved ones, friends, and comrades whose lives were taken from us while they were in prison. This is open to anyone […]
Queer Death Salon is a virtual 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. Facilitated by hospital […]
As climate change worsens and wildfires intensify, our air quality is going to get worse. Join Horizon and CAFES Ottawa for a workshop on August 11 at 7 PM over Zoom on how to build a DIY air purifier to protect yourself, your family, and your community. We will learn how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal […]
JOIN US for the Ottawa launch of the latest issue of the SftP magazine: The Political Economy of Science. Time: Monday, August 13th, 7pm Location: Kind Space, 400 Cooper As high-tech imperialist war spreads to all four corners of the world and the international working class faces large-scale labour disruption, we must analyze the changing […]
Elbit Systems is the largest arms producer in Israel. Come join us as we learn about Elbit's role in genocide, where Ottawa fits into the larger global supply chain, and how our city can break up with Elbit. Let's connect, let's learn, let's make art. Ottawa is complicit in this genocide and we will continue […]
Queer Death Salon is a virtual 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. Come along for […]
As the light pushes the horizon there is a different rhythm, inspiration arises, temperatures change, we turn on. There is a clarity at sunrise and sunset that is almost absurd. This August we are celebrating this queer energy with poetry and experimental music. Ottawa's Vera Hadzic and PARTYGIRL will each take the stage with this […]
This will be a double elimination tournament with 50 minute games. Teams will have 7-10 players each. Players may sign up individually or as a team. If you are a part of a team, please have one member complete the form and pay the registration fee ($35 per player). Teams with less than 11 players […]
Join us to march for trans rights! The 2026 Ottawa Trans March is coming up on Friday August 28th at 6:00pm, starting at Bank and Waverley. Together, we'll make our voices heard, reject hate and advocate for trans liberation - for freedom, equality and human rights. We invite trans and gender diverse people, the people […]
Join us on Monday, August 31 from 11:00am-1:00pm for International Overdose Awareness Day at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument at 220 Elgin Street in Ottawa. We will be remembering everyone lost to the opioid crisis in Canada as well as focusing on the lives saved by Ottawa's Consumption Treatment Service sites prior to […]
Join us at Kind Space to watch and discuss "Call Her Ganda" (2018), an anti-Imperialist film about the murder of a transgender Filipina woman by a US Marine, and the riotous demands for justice which followed. Money raised will go to the Kapit Bisig Conference against US-Led War, and to the radical Filipino LGBT+ organization […]