Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS) is hosting a family-friendly feast and giveaway at Strathcona Park to commemorate Red Dress Day on Sunday, May 5, 2024 from 11 am to 2 pm. This grassroots event supports local families and community members impacted by the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and […]

Here we go again, folks! It’s that time of year when we get together to stand up for choice and reproductive rights! Please join us Thursday, May 9 on the west side of Parliament Hill in Ottawa at 12pm as we loudly share our support for safe access to reproductive services. As we like to […]

World-Changing Kids is proud to host the third Harmony Circle for Palestine on May 13, Monday, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. "Join us for a conversation about Palestine, between Spiritual Advisor and Elder Albert Dumont and Moriel Rothman-Zecher, an American-Israeli writer, poet, and novelist. Born in Jerusalem, Moriel graduated from Middlebury College with a […]

How can family memories inform solidarity? How can avant-garde voices engaging the past contribute to activism today? How can private archives queer public histories? How do yesterday’s photographs become tomorrow’s pictures? DARC is proud to present “Foggy: Palestine Solidarity, Cinema & The Archive” in collaboration with Cinema Politica. “Foggy” is a collection of recent short […]

Everyone is welcome, especially people who care about children, and child care. This webinar will fill you in on the context right now, as we begin to build a new public service. We will also talk about what organizing and advocacy can look like, here on the local level. Our guest speaker is Liz Adamson, […]

CAPE will be hosting an art build on Tuesday, May 21, from 4 to 7 pm to create signs and posters for the rally for remote rights. Please join us to help us prepare to drive home the message to Minister Anand and city leadership that remote work directly benefits this city and its residents. […]

Join church leaders on the last leg of their pilgrimage and in a public prayer vigil for at Parliament Hill on the morning of Wednesday, May 22. Pray with us for peace in Palestine and Israel and join the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage movement. Register at: https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=373 8:00 AM Gathering in Minto Park 8:30 AM Opening […]

On Thursday, May 23, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is hosting a public breakfast with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, who recently announced a plan to force workers back to the office three days per week. This announcement followed statements from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and business leaders who deemed this the best strategy to rescue […]

Join us for our Chili Cook-Off fundraiser on Thursday, May 23 at 6:00pm at the Social Innovation Atelier, 95 Clegg St. You're in for a night of delicious chili and friendly competition, all in support of the fight to stop the Ford government's planned Kemptville prison. Chili dishes made by various Ottawa-area community groups will […]