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Events listed on this calendar are not organized by the Punch Up Collective unless otherwise noted in the event details.

Protect Trans Kids (again)! Rally against anti-2SLGTBQIA+ hate!

Human Rights Monument 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Once again, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ activists are planning to rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on October 21st, as well as in cities all across the country in a coordinated campaign against 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in the education system. While they claim to be in support of “parental rights,” this is nothing more than yet another anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate […]

ALL OUT FOR GAZA

Human Rights Monument 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

It’s time to mobilize again. This week ALONE “Israel” has murdered more than 800+ innocent Palestinians in Gaza. We need to let our government know that we will not be silenced and allow them to be complicit in the ethic cleansing of Palestinians. THE SIEGE ON GAZA MUST END NOW. Bring your friends, family and […]

Canada is Burning: Slow March

Patterson Park Bank St. & Patterson Ave, Ottawa, Canada

Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 5:00 pm (gather) and 5:30 pm (march) at Patterson Park, Bank Street and Patterson Ave (south-east corner). Come out for a march! Call for stronger government action to address the climate crisis. Meet at Patterson Park at 5:30pm. For more information, email Francine@on2ottawa.ca

Enby Manifesto Book Launch

Ottawa Trans Library 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Come celebrate the launch of Danny McLaren’s poetry chapbook The Enby Manifesto from Porkbelly Press at the Ottawa Trans Library. Evening will include a poetry reading, Q&A, and an opportunity to buy copies. Danny McLaren is a neurodivergent, Jewish, queer, trans and non-binary writer and poet living in Katarokwi, what is colonially known as Kingston, […]

Book launch: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem with Dean Beeby

Octopus Books 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada

Join Ottawa author and investigative journalist Dean Beeby for the launch of Mass Murder, Police Mayhem: The Mass Casualty Commission, a layperson's guide to the report that explains how the senseless tragedy in Portapique happened, and how we can prevent such violence in the future. In this book, Beeby distills the extensive research of the Mass Casualty […]

STAND WITH THE GLOBAL GENERAL STRIKE FOR PALESTINE

Human Rights Monument 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

JOIN US in a solidarity rally with those participating in the global general strike for Palestine. We are Canadian workers who oppose the occupation and believe that the labour movement should unequivocally back Palestinian calls for a ceasefire. We are an alliance of Canadian workers who: • ARE AGAINST THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA. • CONDEMN […]

Book Launch: It’s All about the Land with Taiaiake Alfred

Know History office 384 Bank Street #SUITE 300, Ottawa

Join us to celebrate the release of It's All about the Land, the newest book written by renowned Kahnawa:ke Mohawk activist and scholar, Taiaiake Alfred. Register your attendance Illuminating the First Nations struggles against the Canadian state, the book exposes how racism underpins and shapes Indigenous-settler relationships, and explains how the Canadian government's reconciliation agenda […]

Ottawa Trans Joy Quilt Project

Ottawa Trans Library 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The highly anticipated culmination to the Trans Joy Quilt Project will happen from 2 to 4 pm during regular library hours at the Ottawa Trans Library. The Friendly Local Quilt Queers, the originators behind this great idea in community building, will bind the quilt into a finished piece of textile art. We can't wait to […]

Ottawa united for Gaza

Parliament Hill Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Over 6500 Palestinians including 2700+ children have been killed by the Israeli military in the 19 days and 1.5 Million Palestinians have lost their homes. Join us to continue raising our voices and continue the fight against injustice. We demand a call for a ceasefire and an end to the siege on Gaza. THE GENOCIDE […]

LGBTQ+ Experiences: Atmospheres of Violence and Miss Major Speaks

Octopus Books 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada

Join Eric A. Stanley & Toshio Meronek in conversation as they present their books on Trans and Queer experiences in America. Wednesday, November 1, 7:00 PM Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave., Ottawa Advances in LGBTQ rights in the recent past—marriage equality, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and the expansion of hate crimes legislation—have […]

Logan Staats & Trevor Alguire Concert Fundraiser to Stop Ford’s Prison

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa

JOINING FORCES: A Fundraising Concert to Stop Ford's Kemptville Prison. Join us for an incredible evening of music on Fri, Nov 3, 2023. Taking place at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (CDCC), and inside the historic and beautiful Sanctuary concert space, audience members are in for a rare musical concert experience with an intimate performance by […]