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

Critical Mass Ride For Climate

Canadian War Museum 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Rain or shine. Join hundreds of others in this fun ride through Ottawa / Gatineau to celebrate cycling as meaningful climate action & demonstrate the need for safe active transport infrastructure.

Prime Minister Trudeau, get it done! Regularize everyone!

Parliament Hill Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa is joining the actions taking place across the country to demand equality, justice and permanent resident status for all! Please RSVP now so we can share the plans with you! If you are not in Ottawa, please scroll below to see the full list of actions. We are marching because in this crisis of […]

SEARCH THE LANDFILL International Day of Action

Parliament Hill Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

We are hosting a SEARCH THE LANDFILL International Day of Action. The main theme is Search The Landfills but we welcome all causes. As we continue this fight we realize that our sisters laying in the garbage dump, is the last genocidal act that the government can commit against us. Each year since arrival of […]

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

Supreme Court of Canada 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa

This coming Wednesday, September 20th, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ activists plan to rally on Parliament Hill as well as in a number of cities across the country for a so-called “Million Person March.” While they claim to be in support of “parental rights,” this is nothing more than yet another anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate rally. Many of the people behind […]

You’re Invited: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism Book Launch

The Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University, and the Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives are excited to announce a book launch for David Livingstone's 2023 Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism: Class, Class Consciousness, and Activism in the "Knowledge Economy ", published by Fernwood Press. The event will be held on September 20, 2023, from 4 […]

OPIRG-Carleton RadFrosh: Activism, Investigative Work Needed In Face of Challenging Consumer and Community Issues

Online

Ken Rubin will first talk about several challenging key consumer and community issues to be met and then provide examples of his investigative and FOI experiences. This will be followed by questions and a discussion on why activism and investigative work matter. Ken Rubin is an Ottawa investigative public interest researcher, a citizens’ advocate, an […]

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Take Back the Night Ottawa

Minto Park 315 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an annual rally and protest against sexual and gender-based violence. The community comes together to celebrate, support and empower survivors, while creating safer communities and healthier relationships through awareness, activism and advocacy. #TBTN2023 Ottawa will start with a rally in Minto Park (102 Lewis St) on 6pm. The march will […]

Kidical Mass Ottawa

Sylvia Holden Children’s Park 641 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Canada

Experience the joy of biking through the eyes of children and join the worldwide movement calling for child-friendly streets Kidical Mass is an international movement inspired by ‘critical mass’ events held to emphasize the number of people who want to ride bikes and to demand infrastructure improvements. Kidical mass expands on that idea with a […]

Rally to Fix Public Transit

Marion Dewar Plaza 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join Free Transit Ottawa, Ottawa Transit Riders, Horizon Ottawa, and Ecology Ottawa for a Rally to Fix Public Transit. We're calling on City Council to deliver transit that's accessible, affordable, reliable, and frequent. Featuring live music and speakers from community and labour groups, including Nick Grover — Free Transit Ottawa Dan Rutabingwa Gakire — Ecology […]

Critical Mass bike ride

Confederation Park Elgin at Laurier, across from City Hall, Ottawa, ON, Canada

How the ride works: 1. Show up before 6 2. Start circling the fountain at 6pm, and follow whoever leaves first 3. Ride around slowly on streets without bike lanes, take up the entire car lane. If it's a 2-lane road, stick to just one lane unless it's a big group. 4. Whoever is in […]

Orange Shirt Day

Beechwood Cemetery and Downtown Ottawa

In honour of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Caring Society, in partnership with Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G) and Beechwood Cemetery, will once again host Orange Shirt Day 2023 on Unceded Algonquin Territory (Ottawa, Ontario). We invite you to learn about Canada’s history in the spirit of truth […]

The Leveller Story Meeting

Online

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. We've started writing, editing and publishing for the new Volume 16 starting in September. We're in […]

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