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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bi-weekly meeting for Barrhaven Mutual Aid. This meeting will be to discuss potential actions for us to take as a community and conduct basic feasibility tests
As a longstanding international holiday, May Day is a day to celebrate the collective power of all who labor – paid and unpaid, formal and informal, in care work and field work – all of the activities that sustain us and our community. It’s a day to recommit to forging solidarity across borders against exploitation […]
Queer + Social – DJ del Pilar spinning low-decibel Afrohouse/beats, funk & RnB. We’ll provide some classic board games – feel free to bring your own! Canteen with non-alcoholic drinks, inc beer, cocktails, & seltzers. This is a covid-safer event. ❤️ N95 or equivalent are required. Some free masks (overhead straps) will be available at […]
