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

Collaborative zine making night at the Ottawa Trans Library

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

Come work on zines with us as we work on the next issue of The Dragon Flyer, the Ottawa Trans Library’s community zine. Write, draw, scan, cut, and paste with us on our community zine or your own project, or just come hang out with us. We are collecting stories, jokes, poems, art, and more […]

Join the Chain Fast to Free the Canadian Captives June 1 to 19, 2024

“Feed the Hungry. Visit the Sick. Set Free the Captives.” – Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) (Details on how to join the fast for a day or more are below, as are actions you can take even if you are not fasting! Pick a date between June 1 and 19 to fast and email […]

Toronto Living With AIDS Book Launch & Screening

DARC Microcinema 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, MT, Canada

Join author Ryan Conrad and HIV/AIDS activist Darien Taylor for the launch of Conrad's new anthology titled Toronto Living With AIDS. This publication investigates an extraordinary moment in the histories of both activist media and AIDS activism: the creation of a community-driven video series about HIV/AIDS for public-access cable television in Toronto at the beginning […]

25 Years of Building Mining Justice

NCC River House 501 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

MiningWatch is turning 25! Join us for our in-person conference in Ottawa on June 7, which will be a special opportunity to reflect on where we were when MiningWatch Canada first formed 25 years ago and the challenges posed by a global intensification of mining today. We set out to bring people together to exchange […]

Pique

Club SAW 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa

The summer edition of Pique, the seasonal festival series that takes over the downtown Arts Court building complex, is always the largest and most dynamic of the year, and the 2024 summer edition is no exception. Held indoors and outdoors, Pique takes over three floors, nine stages and exhibition spaces, and half of Daly Avenue. […]

$25

Genderverse Mini-FurCon Summer 2024

Kind Space 400 Cooper St., suite 9001, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Are you a trans, gender-diverse, or questioning furry? Do you have a bit of non-cis in your mostly-cis pie chart? Maybe you're not sure, or maybe you're a close, invested supporter? We'd love to welcome you back to our THIRD mini-con! We'll have music, zine making, chocolate tasting, friends-making, and lots more! You won't want […]

Book Launch: North of Nowhere with Marie Wilson

National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa

Join us for a special event at the National Gallery of Canada to celebrate the launch of North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, featuring author Marie Wilson in conversation with Duncan McCue. Monday, June 10, 6pm-8pm National Gallery auditorium, 380 Sussex Dr, Ottawa Free event. No registration needed. In English with […]

Free

Discussing Making Love with the Land with Joshua Whitehead

Rossy Pavilion 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Update: The live event is sold out, but you can access the live stream: https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/36739 Our Stories: Indigenous Book Club is back for Indigenous History Month and you’re invited to join in! In partnership with Ottawa Public Library, this session features Making Love with the Land. On June 11 at 7pm EDT, join us for […]

Climate Justice, Imperialism, and Palestine

Social Innovation Atelier 95 Clegg St, Ottawa

Palestine is a climate justice issue.As we witness the genocide of Palestinians unfold in real time, it is essential that our movements broaden as we build toward a just future for all. That means learning about the connections between the struggle for climate justice and the fight against imperialism and settler colonialism, from Turtle Island […]

Antifascist Theory and Practice: A Double Book Launch for Three Way Fight and Genealogies of Antifascism

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

An evening of discussion with Xtn Alexander, D.Z. Shaw, and Rob Luzecky. Three Way Fight: Revolutionary Politics and Antifascism, edited by Xtn Alexander and Matthew N. Lyons, brings together more than thirty essays, position statements, and interviews from the Three Way Fight website and elsewhere, spanning from the antifascist struggles of the 1980s and 1990s […]

Free

Harmony Circle for Palestine with Spiritual Advisor Albert Dumont and Friends

Online

Join us for a conversation about Palestine, between Spiritual Advisor and Elder Albert Dumont and Sarena and David from the United Jewish People's Order / Morris Winchevsky School. You can find out more about them on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/WinchevskyCtr After the formal conversation, we will open up the meeting for a Sharing Circle […]

Book Launch: A Communist for the RCMP by Dennis Gruending

Ottawa Mennonite Church 1830 Kilborn Ave., Ottawa

Join us for the launch of A Communist for the RCMP, Dennis Gruending's exposé of Canada’s nefarious and disruptive surveillance practices. Dennis will be joined in conversation by writer and a former Canadian diplomat Geoff White. Monday, June 17 starting at 7:00pm Ottawa Mennonite Church, 1830 Kilborn Ave., Ottawa Refreshments will be served In 1941, […]