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

Say No to the PRGT Pipeline

sidewalks adjacent to RBC branch at 99 Bank St. 99 Bank St, Ottawa

Decolonial Solidarity invites you to stand up to Trump in support of Land Defenders opposing the PRGT pipeline. Join us to Say NO! to LNG expansion and to tell RBC not to finance the PRGT pipeline. This project does not have consent of the Gitxsan and Gitanyow Nations. Developing more pipelines and LNG infrastructure would […]

Hands Off! Ottawa CANADA Fights Back

Major's Hill Park and US Embassy Sussex Drive, Ottawa

MEET at 1:30 at the steps next to the US Embassy on Sussex Street, walk around the Embassy and join up with the Rally at Major's Hill Park to say - No to the 51st State! - No to Trump and Musk - Yes to Democracy This mass mobilization day is our message to the […]

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 […]

The Leveller April Story Meeting

Online

Do you want to be involved in power-challenging, community-based journalism? Community members and students are welcome to our Story Meetings! We pay per story, as well as photojournalist, illustration and editing contributions. Story Meetings are where you can pitch article ideas, help brainstorm content, or be assigned a story. They’re also a way to learn […]

Book Launch: The Poilievre Project, by Martin Lukacs

Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre 101 Lyon St N, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join journalist Martin Lukacs and Press Progress publisher Romy Garrido in the Chaudiere Room at the Delta Hotel for a conversation about the 2025 federal election and Martin’s new book "The Poilievre Project: A radical blueprint for corporate rule." The book reveals the playbook behind the Conservative leader’s rise and exposes his radical vision for […]

STOP THE GENOCIDE! National March on Ottawa 2025

Parliament Hill Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

For over 16 months, Gaza has endured a relentless genocide carried out by the Zionist occupation, fully backed by the U.S. and its allies, including Canada. Even after a so-called ceasefire was announced, the Zionist occupation continued its assault, imposing a total blockade on March 1st, cutting off all food and aid, and launching a […]

Barrhaven Mutual Aid Meet and Greet

The inaugural meeting of the Barrhaven Mutual Aid organization, dedicated towards interconnected reliance within the Barrhaven and South Nepean area. Join us to start rebuilding community and fostering real change from the ground up.

Free

Queer Death Salon – Loss by Suicide

Zoom

Join us for a virtual gathering for people who have lost someone or multiple people to suicide and who are loooking to share space with people who have experienced similar circumstances. Loss by suicide brings particular griefs related to stigma, invalidation of the loss, failure to 'save' a loved one, guilt, confusion, anger and more. […]

Free – $30

My Thievery of the People: Ottawa Launch

Octopus Books 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Canada

Join us for the Ottawa launch of My Thievery of the People, a short-story collection by former Ottawa resident Leila Marshy. Marshy's distinctive style and untamed strength guides the reader in an electrifying high-wire act through the inner lives of refugees, queers in love and grief, wives, workers, and so many others fighting their way out from […]

Our Power Our Planet: Working Together for the Next Generations

Knox Presbyterian 120 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

SCAN Earth Day event with the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg - Nagadjitòdjig Akì Land Guardians. Part of Canada wide Seniors for Climate events. After an opening by Claudette Commanda, the Guardians will talk about their work and how it could inform urban Ottawa. The second speaker will be our newly elected MPP Catherine McKenney. There will […]

Author Meets Readers – Criminalized Lives: HIV and Legal Violence

Irene's Pub 885 Bank St, Ottawa, ON

Register here: https://fpga.youarein.ca/author-meets-readers-apr24 Canada has been known as a hot spot for HIV criminalization where the act of not disclosing one’s HIV-positive status to sex partners has historically been regarded as a serious criminal offence. Criminalized Lives describes how this approach has disproportionately harmed the poor, Black and Indigenous people, gay men, and women in […]

Global Day of Action for Gaza

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

OTTAWA GAZA IS CALLING WE MUST ANSWER Friday April 25, 2025 Human Rights Monument 5:30pm Join us on Friday, April 25, at 5:30 at the Human Rights Monument to answer the global call to action from the journalists, doctors, and civil society of Gaza. For 18 months, the people of Gaza have been subject to […]