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.
Join Labour for Palestine for an online teach-in about Palestine, how we got to the current crisis, and what we as workers and unionists can do to support the struggle for Palestine liberation. The teach-in will build participants' confidence to talk about why Palestine is a workers' issue, and will equip them with tools to […]
In this keynote lecture, Visual AIDS Research Fellow Adam Ash Barbu introduces DARC’s programming for World AIDS Day and Day With(out) Art. Highlighting their current research on the work of artist and activist Hunter Reynolds (1959-2022), Barbu weaves connections between histories of AIDS cultural production. In dialogue with Reynolds’ practice, Barbu frames the bed as […]
Digital Arts Resource Centre and Qu’Art are proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023 by presenting Everyone I Know Is Sick, a program of five videos generating connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability. The program features newly commissioned work by Dorothy Cheung (Hong Kong), Hiura Fernandes & […]
On 6th December 1989, 14 young students at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered. They were murdered because they were women. Each year, we gather to hold a vigil commemorating the victims of the Montreal Massacre, as well as each life taken by violence against women and gender-based violence in our community since the previous […]
“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” Join us for a feminist dance party Friday, December 8th during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence! While this is a time to mobilize and take action, it is also a time to connect with our feminist comrades and celebrate […]
*English below* Samedi le 9 décembre à 10h00 à l'Atelier d'innovation sociale Venez entendre des contes et des histoires pour enfants en compagnie de Cyril Cinder! Il y aura des lectures de contes, de la musique et beaucoup de plaisir Cette activité est pour les enfants et leurs parents et se déroulera en français et […]
Join us this Saturday December 9 at the Human Rights Monument to march together to demand a permanent ceasefire, an end to Canadian support of genocide, and an end to the siege on Gaza and Israeli occupation. The Zionist regime continues to escalate its genocide against our people. We cannot give up! We must continue […]
A building-wide party showcasing underground music and art from across Turtle Island. December 9, 2023 marks the return of Pique winter edition, as it once again transforms the Arts Court into a vibrant hub for its renowned building-wide celebration, spotlighting underground and avant-garde music and art from across Turtle Island. Pique promises to be a […]
This December, please send a season’s greetings card or letter to the new Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to stop the persecution of Ottawa refugee Mohamed Harkat, now entering Year 22 of the struggle to end his deportation to torture and win his long-deserved permanent residence (samples below. No postage needed!). December holidays are rooted […]
Write a letter, change a life Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign transforms the lives of people whose rights have been wronged. Write for Rights supporters are united by their desire to make a difference. In recent years, we’ve seen real change to people’s lives because of your action. From Zimbabwe to Guatemala, activists have […]
Join us Tuesday December 12 at 5:00pm at the Human Rights Monument for a *targeted* weekday march. Our government cannot continue business as usual while the Zionist regime massacres Palestinians every day! Let us march together to demand an end of Canadian support for genocide and call for a permanent ceasefire, an end to the […]
What a year it’s been for Ottawa ACORN! The organizing we've done this year has led to major victories standing up for low-income and working class people! Victories like: Stopping a renoviction at Manor Village! Passing a motion for a Tenant Defense Fund at city council! Lowering the criminal rate of interest for predatory installment […]
