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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
