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

Climate Change in the Congo

University of Ottawa 75 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join UOttawa and ICCCASU on August 22 from 9am-4pm EST (University of Ottawa) for an impactful discussion on the consequences of climate change in the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R. Congo), focusing on renewable energy and climate financing solutions in urban areas. This event is of great significance for anyone engaged in climate change discourse, energy planning, […]

Ottawa March for Trans Rights 2023

Intersection of Bank St. and Laurier Ave 174 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Anti-trans hate is on the rise. We are asking trans and gender diverse folks, the people who love and support them, and other allies to join us in this year's March for Trans Rights! Friday August 25 at 5:30pm Intersection of Bank/Laurier Organized by a group of local trans and gender diverse people, our goal […]

Critical Mass bike ride

Confederation Park, Elgin and Laurier Ottawa

Confederation Park Friday August 25, Departure at 6pm People on bikes are people too! Whose streets? Our streets! We're not blocking traffic, we are traffic! No route, no leader, just fun. Same place, same time, last Friday of every month. Ride slow, stick together! Take the lane - safety in numbers. No route, whoever is […]

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Ottawa Run for Palestine Annual Charity BBQ

Vincent Massey Park Heron Road, Ottawa

Join us on Sunday, August 27 @ Vincent Massey Park (sections BCD) for the biggest BBQ of the season in collaboration with the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians (APAC), the Palestinian Student Associations' at both Carleton University and Ottawa U and the Palestinian Student Coalition! Halal BBQ for sale: prepared and served by Sultan supermarket […]

Day of Action for Affordable Housing

Alexander Community Center 960 Silver St, Ottawa

Ottawa is in crisis. For every 1 unit of affordable housing that is built, 7 are lost, and over 150 people sleep on the street every night. Yet, our city council only approved $16 million on building new affordable homes. We know we can do better - Currently the city spends $40 million on shelters, […]

Canada Is Burning: We can do something about it

St. Peter's Lutheran Church 400 Sparks St.

Life as we know it is falling apart. Extreme weather events and mass species extinction cover the globe. The government has failed to implement the radical change we need, we are facing the unraveling of the ecological, social and economic systems that underpin our lives. Don't be a dupe to the government's smoke and mirrors! […]

International Day of Protest Against ABA

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

August 31st is the International Day of Protest Against ABA, a day of action for Autistic self-advocates to stand in opposition to Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy. ABA was pioneered in the 1960s by Ole Ivar Løvaas, a psychologist who also published work developing gay conversion therapy. Since Autistic people are disproportionately 2SLGBTQIA+ and ABA […]

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International Overdose Awareness Day

Dundonald Park 516 Somerset St W

The Solidarity Alliance of People Who Use Drugs (SAPWUD) is hosting their first annual candlelight vigil to honour the many lives lost to so-called Canada's genocidal war on people who use drugs.  Dundonald Park (516 Somerset St W, Ottawa) from 8 pm to 10 pm on August 31st, 2023.

Canada is Burning: Slow March

Confederation Park, Elgin and Laurier Ottawa

Come out for a march! Call for stronger government action to address the climate crisis. Meet at Confederation Park at 5:30pm, and join us for a social afterwards.

2023 Ottawa Labour Day March and Picnic

Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier, Ottawa

March leaves Ottawa City Hall (Lisgar Street side) at 12:00pm (Noon). Heads West on Lisgar Street to Elgin Street, then South on Elgin Street to Gladstone Avenue, then West on Gladstone Avenue ending at McNabb Park (corner of Bronson and Gladstone). Picnic at McNabb commences when March participants arrive (approx. 12:45pm).

The Leveller Story Meeting

Online

Do you want to be involved in power-challenging, community-based journalism? The Leveller is a left-leaning newspaper covering campus issues, the city of Ottawa, and the wider world. Our aim is to provide news and analysis in support of people everywhere who are fighting oppression. We are a democratic organization, and we side with people over […]

Habiba Cooper Diallo presents #BlackInSchool

Octopus Books 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada

Join Octopus Books for an insightful evening with Habiba Cooper Diallo, author of #BlackInSchool. Habiba will be joined in conversation with Letitia Taylor in an event co-hosted by Parents for Diversity. Thurs. September 7, 7pm - 8:30pm Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave., Ottawa A critical perspective on anti-black racism in the education system from the […]