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Bi-weekly meeting for Barrhaven Mutual Aid. This meeting will be to discuss potential actions for us to take as a community and conduct basic feasibility tests
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| 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, | 1 event, -  As a longstanding international holiday, May Day is a day to celebrate the collective power of all who labor – paid and unpaid, formal and informal, in care work and field work – all of the activities that sustain us and our community. It’s a day to recommit to forging solidarity across borders against exploitation […] | 1 event, -  Queer + Social – DJ del Pilar spinning low-decibel Afrohouse/beats, funk & RnB. We’ll provide some classic board games – feel free to bring your own! Canteen with non-alcoholic drinks, inc beer, cocktails, & seltzers. This is a covid-safer event. ❤️ N95 or equivalent are required. Some free masks (overhead straps) will be available at […] | 1 event, - We are pleased to invite you to a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary, "No Other Land", followed by a community-led panel discussion to unpack the film’s powerful themes and explore what they mean in the context of Palestine today. Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 Location: Saint Paul University Amphitheatre, 233 Main Street, Ottawa Doors […] | 1 event, - Please join us for a free screening of YINTAH , the documentary about a decade of Wet'suwet'en resistance. When: May 4th 2025 from 1-4 PM Where: The Grove - 18 Louisa St Unit 280. This event will be mask-mandatory. We ask that any eating or drinking take place outside of the space/in the hallway. KN95/N95 […] |
| 4 events, -  The Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition invites all community members to our annual Red Dress Day Gathering. This event honours the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and brings the community together in remembrance and advocacy. The gathering will feature educational displays, art installations, commemorative activities, and creative projects to […] - Opening prayers by Elder Louella Tobias with smudging available Guest Speakers including Indigenous Honouring Drumming Spirit Wolf Singers and Indigenous Honouring Dancers Amanda Fox and Randy Kakegamick Complimentary light dinner and beverages including bannock and wild rice salad by Charleen Lockyer All are welcome to wear their Ribbon Skirts and Red dresses, scarves, etc. Please […] | 1 event, - Join us for a virtual gathering for people who have lost someone or multiple people to overdose and tainted supply and who are loooking to share space with people who have experienced similar circumstances. These kinds of losses carry particular griefs related to stigma, invalidation of the loss, failure to 'save' a loved one, guilt, […] Free – $30 | 1 event, -  For this Harmony Circle, Algonquin Spiritual Advisor Albert Dumont will be joined by Moriel Rothman-Zecher, Jerusalem-born novelist and poet. Moriel is the author of "Sadness Is A White Bird", a heart-breakingly beautiful book that tells the story of a young man who is preparing to serve in the Israeli army while also trying to reconcile […] Free | 1 event, - It's that time of year again, friends! Please join us Thursday, May 8 at 12PM at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa to show up loud and proud for abortion rights and bodily autonomy. On the heels of the federal election, we saw 42 anti-choice Members of Parliament re-elected and we’re not backing down. While […] | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 3 events, - Join us on Monday, May 12th from 11:30am to 1pm for a fun, family-friendly rally for climate justice on Parliament Hill! The demonstration is the culminating point of the two-day bike Pilgrimage for the Planet coming from Montreal to demand Canada sign onto the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) – to end expansion of all fossil fuel projects. […] - Members of the Defend Dissent Coalition have been meeting to organize opposition to a proposed “bubble by-law” in Ottawa. City staff are currently studying options for banning protests within a certain distance of “vulnerable social infrastructure” like schools, healthcare facilities, and religious buildings using a similar by-law recently passed in Vaughan as a model. Organizations […] - Join us in Ottawa or online! // Joignez-vous à nous à Ottawa ou en ligne ! We are pleased to invite you to an evening of reflection, celebration and inspiration with social justice activists—to mark Inter Pares’ 50th anniversary! Ottawa Art Gallery | Alma Duncan Salon May 12 | 7 – 9 p.m. EDT Doors […] | 1 event, -  Join us for the launch of Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left by author, social justice activist, and labour studies prof David Camfield. David will be joined in conversation by queer activist and labour organizer Genevieve Latour. Tues May 13th, 7pm-8pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave. RSVP via email: events@octopusbooks.ca An […] | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, -  Join us for a community event (panel discussion with invited speakers) to learn about queer and trans solidarity with Palestine! May 16, 2025 • 7pm - 9pm Doors open at 6:30pm St. Paul University Amphitheatre, 233 Main St. Featuring: Maša Davidovic (Ottawa) Maria Fakhouri (Ottawa) Natalie Kouri-Towe (Montreal) Speakers at this event will address the […] | 2 events, - Community Solidarity Ottawa will share its current methodology for neutralizing far right agitators at events, and protecting event attendees. There will be an opportunity for general discussion among attendees, allowing them to ask questions, discuss current trends in far right tactics and rhetoric, and exchange tips and tricks for neutralizing their attempts to harass and […] - Join us on Saturday May 17 at 2pm at the Human Rights Monument to mark the 77th year of ongoing Nakba under apartheid israel's genocidal conditions. For 77 years, the Palestinian people have been subjected to genocide, siege, occupation, and forced displacement, enduring brutality at the hands of the zionist colonial project. In the past […] | 1 event,  Join us for a screening and discussion of the 2013 documentary The Lab that dives into the weapons industry of “israel”. This will be a hybrid event with an option to gather in person in Ottawa, or join virtually. We will show the documentary and close with a discussion. Masks will be made available. To […] |
| 0 events, | 1 event,  Panelists: John P Portelli, Editor Firoze Manji, Publisher Leila Marshy and other contributing poets Prof. Nahla Abdo Moderated by Adrian Harewood | 0 events, | 3 events, Learn about Ottawa’s radical history on a walking tour Take your radicalism outdoors this summer so you and your friends can learn from previous generations of troublemakers on a radical historical walking tour. My name is Brian McDougall. Since 2014, I’ve given hundreds of radical tours to visitors, residents, and local activists. Why do we […] -  Researchers from No Tech for Apartheid and Science for the People Canada have documented the use of science and technology in the production of military equipment currently being deployed against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Canadian companies are manufacturing parts for the F-35 jets currently being used to bomb Gaza, while tech giants like Microsoft, […] -  Join filmmakers and people with lived experience of working in Ontario prisons for a viewing and panel discussion of Working for Freedom. Cost: pay what you can (proceeds go to Prisoner Legal Supports) | |||
| 4 events,  Join us May 28 at 7 am at the EY Centre to protest yet another display of imperialism and war profiteers hell bent on perpetuating genocide and destruction of the earth. For them, mass murder is a lucrative business, and governments, like Canada, pave the way. We (not the threat) will protest weapons companies (actual […]  Landlords are cashing in on green retrofit funding, low- and moderate-income tenants are once again left behind—facing sky-high rents, no AC, broken windows, and unaffordable energy bills. On May 28th, ACORN members will take action nationwide to demand real climate justice for tenants. What we’re calling for:- Full Rent Control in every province- A national […]  New date!! (Due to weather) Join us for a teach-in to explore the rich and ever-growing history of solidarity between the environmental and labour movements. We will be sharing stories from historians, labour and climate activists of successful or ongoing campaigns that build a sustainable future and worker power. We’ll have a bake sale with […] | 2 events, Taking place over TWO SESSIONS May 29th and May 30th from 7-9 pm eastern each day. Facilitated by Jeffrey Canton and Hosted by Queer Community Deathcare We often share anecdotes about our daily experiences as 2SLGBTQIA+ without realizing their potential as stories. This workshop will teach you how to transform these "moments of being" into […] $50 – $200 | 3 events, 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 […] -  Join us for a celebration of song and social justice!Guest Performer MARIA HAWKINSAdmission - $5 - $20 Pay what you can. Benefiting the Ottawa Food Bank |