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.
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join Labour for Palestine & ACEP-CAPE for Palestine for a webinar featuring South Africa's High Commissioner to Canada Riaz Moe Shaik, former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk, and Dr. Katherine Nastovski on international solidarity, labor activism, and civil society resistance for the Palestinian liberation movement. Speakers will cover a range of topics to empower us […]
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. February’s Queer Death […]
Join a Valentine's Day Vigil at Global Affairs Canada (125 Sussex Ave.) to free two dozen Canadian Muslim men, women and children are illegally detained under conditions akin to torture in "Guantanamo in the Desert," a vast sandscape of arbitrary detention camps and prisons holding over 50,000 detainees, over half of them children. While Canada […]
In the spirit of Black History Month, our speaker, Patrick Kabeya, will delve into the transformative power of storytelling and explore the unique perspective of being an African creator. From ancient oral traditions to modern mediums, we will celebrate the rich tapestry of African narratives and examine the role of creators in shaping and reclaiming […]
Space is limited, so register by sending an email to tasc@web.ca We will send location details (we will be in an accessible space) after you have registered. Please let us know specific issues you would like to have covered in the workshop. We’ll send some video clips to help get you prepared for the day. […]
This event is organized by the Amnesty Ottawa-Gatineau Community Group to explore the oppressive and discriminatory system of apartheid implemented by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The public is welcome to join in-person (312 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa) or online (https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6ON1F4OOR8O8_WtYTa3GWw) on 18 FEBRUARY 2024 at 6pm EST. Our wonderful panel of speakers from […]
A Book Launch and Discussion on the obstacles preventing the repatriation from Northeast Syria of over two dozen arbitrarily detained Canadian Muslim men, women, and children. With: Sally Lane, whose son Jack Letts has been wrongfully defamed by an inflammatory UK media and illegally held almost 7 years under conditions the UN calls “akin to […]
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event, taking place February 18-24, 2024. This week provides Canadians with the opportunity to discuss book challenges, censorship, representation in literature, intellectual freedom, access to information and the literary community’s and library's role. It serves as an opportunity to reaffirm Canadians commitment to intellectual freedom and the fight […]
We are honoured to have many invited singers joining us from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Unceded Algonquin Territory to honour us with songs for our 7th annual ceremony. We are extremely proud to be able to offer this for the community once again and would like say Miigwetch to all of our funders and sponsors for […]
We (Gazan Canadian League) are holding a peaceful, silent vigil at the O'Connor and Wellington entrance to the House of Commons at Parliament Hill, Ottawa in support of Palestinian Canadians seeking reunification with their families from Gaza. Our family members in Gaza are dying and the Canadian government is not doing enough to bring them […]
Join Professor Krys Maki for an exciting conversation with organizer and author Aric McBay. They’ll discuss Aric’s new novel Inversion, social movements in science fiction, and how utopian writing can help us imagine better futures. “On a mysterious green world renewed by fire, vibrant collectivist communities have long lived in harmony with both its strange […]
WE WILL NOT STAND IDLE. We will be gathering in solidarity at the annual Canadian Nuclear Association conference outside of the Westin Hotel in Ottawa from February 28th through March 1st from 9-5 to make it loud and clear to the Canadian nuclear industry and energy ministers present that we do not consent to the […]
In recognition of International Women's Day, please join the Ottawa Peace Council on Wednesday February 28th at 6:30pm at McNabb Community Centre (180 Percy St) for a discussion on women in the peace and climate justice movement! Guest speakers: Garrett Halas (The importance of Alexandra Kollontai, one of the key founders of IWD) and Tamara […]
On February 29th join Gary Kinsman, Laura Hall, and River Rossi for a book launch and discussion about Kinsman's third edition of The Regulation of Desire: Queer Histories, Queer Struggles. This launch for the 3rd edition of The Regulation of Desire covers what has happened since the 2nd edition was published in 1996, including the […]
Gary Kinsman and Patrizia Gentile present a discussion on Carleton University's role in the Canadian war on queers. The presentations link the launch of the 3rd edition of The Regulation of Desire: Queer Histories, Queer Struggles with a focus on one of the Department of Psychology's former chairs and the developer of the fruit machine, […]
