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.

How to Abolish Prisons – Ottawa book launch

Club SAW 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa

Come check out the Ottawa launch of How to Abolish Prisons featuring Rachel Herzing, Justin Piché, and special guests on Saturday, May 4th from 11:00am to 12:30pm at Club SAW, 67 Nicholson St., Ottawa. Books will be sold by Octopus Books. Proceeds from CPEP merch sales will go towards the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison […]

Free

A New World In Our Hearts May Day Picnic

Jack Purcell Community Centre 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

This event will go ahead RAIN or SHINE! We hope to hold this event outside but if the weather looks dicey, we have a lovely room inside Jack Purcell ready to go. Join Punch Up Collective and your favourite radicals in Ottawa for an picnic to celebrating May Day and our collective struggles for a […]

Red Dress Day 2024 – Ottawa Community MMIWG2S+ Feast and Giveaway

Strathcona Park 25 Range Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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 […]

Rally for Choice

Parliament Hill Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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 […]

Harmony Circle for Palestine

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 […]

free

Foggy: Palestine Solidarity, Cinema & The Archive

DARC Microcinema 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, MT, Canada

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 […]

Free

Rainbow Week of Action March & Rally

Confederation Park, Elgin and Laurier Ottawa

Capital Pride and Queer Momentum are organizing a rally and march to Parliament Hill as part of the National Rainbow Week of Action. This rally joins more than 30 activities across the country to oppose rising hate and speak out for a more free and equal Canada.  

CAPE art build for rally

Canadian Association of Professional Employees 350 Albert Street, Suite 1800, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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. […]

Ottawa: Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage

Minto Park 315 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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 […]

Rally for remote work rights to support stronger communities

Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier, Ottawa

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 […]

Chili Cook-Off: Fundraiser for the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison

Social Innovation Atelier 95 Clegg St, Ottawa

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 […]

$15 – $25