Events

Join us in making a Community Blanket on International Working Women’s Day. Bring your own square (crochet, sew, or knit a 5x 5 inch square) / or make one at the event! We will sew them together as a symbol of our connectedness and strength as a community. Migrante Ottawa, the International Migrants Alliance (IMA), […]

Combining political education and interactive work, we will reflect on the parallels between the South African and Palestinian struggle, ground ourselves in the ongoing fight for divestment, and strategize ways to organize collectively on campus today. Featuring Kevin Skerrett, who was part of the student group that successfully pushed the university to divest from companies […]

This film documents a process of redress undertaken by Dr. Dylan Robinson (Stó:lō/Skwah) and members of the Nisga'a Nation (Keane Tait, Michael Dangeli) with the Canadian Opera Company for their 2017 production of Louis Riel, which contains the unauthorized use of a Nisga'a Limx ooy song belonging to the House of Sgat'iin. This documentary explores […]

This event explores how carceral bureaucracies and corporate telecommunications interests have transformed family contact into a profit center, from Adams County's groundbreaking "Right to Hug" class action to jail policies across the United States that replace in-person visits with costly, glitchy, and surveilled video calls. The following questions frame the core issues to be addressed […]

Members' gathering in front of MP Marie-France Lalonde's office With other SCAN Ottawa members, you can let MPs know that climate action must be a priority. There will be signs to share or bring your own. Join us and be sure to stay afterwards for some social time at a nearby cafe. Bring a friend!

In this lecture, Professor Dylan Robinson will argue that public art plays a significant role in the formation of settler subjectivity and indigenous resurgence by focusing on non-human forms of vocal address and in particular, the sensory appeals of public art. Location: College of the Humanities (Patterson Hall 303) @ Carleton University

Join us for a teach-in on Divestment for a Just Transition. Student groups will explore how divestment can support climate justice, Palestinian solidarity, and affordable education. March 11 | 7-9 pm | UCU 215📍 /// Joignez-vous à nous pour un teach-in sur le désinvestissement pour une transition juste. Des groupes étudiants discuteront de la façon […]

Ian Angus is a socialist and ecosocialist activist in Canada. He is the editor of the ecosocialist journal Climate and Capitalism. He will present his latest book, The War Against the Commons. "Mass opposition to dispossession has never ceased. This dramatic account provides new insights into an opposition that ranged from stubborn non-compliance to open […]

Please join us for an evening celebration of International Women’s Day 2026, jointly hosted by the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW) and the Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) at the University of Ottawa. Registration is required. Inspired by the 1981 “Community Festival Against the Klan” organized by the Riverdale Action Committee Against […]

We’re hosting a fundraiser filled with food, music, art, speeches and more to raise funds for essential food, medicine and supplies to Cubans in need during their current crisis through our friends at the Student Christian Movement.

“Pat, the evasive, androgynous SNL character played by Julia Sweeney, was a ubiquitous presence in the pop culture ether of the 1990s. As a kid, filmmaker Ro Haber grappled with a strange obsession with Pat — a character whose popularity hinged on them making others wildly uncomfortable with their refusal to adhere to strict gender […]