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

Emergency Rally for Trans Youth

Sir John A MacDonald building 144 Wellington St., Ottawa

All children and youth deserve access to life-saving, gender-affirming care and support. Unfortunately, Alberta premier Danielle Smith seems to disagree. Recently, she proposed the most restrictive anti-trans laws in Canada targeting trans youth. Parents, youth, and caring community members are speaking up in opposition to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's egregious restrictions on the rights and […]

Online Book Launch Discussion for the 3rd Edition of The Regulation of Desire

I invite you to attend this on-line launch event and discussion for the 3rd edition of The Regulation of Desire: Queer Histories, Queer Struggles organized by the Historical Materialism Sexuality and Political Economy Network. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hmspen-book-launch-gary-kinsman-s-the-regulation-of-desire-3rd-ed-tickets-806787030727?aff=oddtdtcreator Tuesday 6th February 2024 20.30 GMT/ 15.30 EST/15.30 EDT  3:30pm in Ontario. Historical Materialism Sexuality and Political Economy Network Presents.... A […]

Labour Action and Palestine Solidarity

214 Teraanga Commons (formerly Residence Commons) Carleton University, Ottawa

CUPE 4600 and Labour For Palestine - Ottawa will be hosting an educational event for union members. Come learn about the importance of union solidarity in the fight for Palestinian human rights. Why is Palestine a labour issue? What can unionized workers do to support Palestinians? What has the role of unions been in the […]

#profitdoesntcare: Rally for public health care

Terry Fox Statue (Wellington and Metcalfe) 90 Wellington Street, Ottawa

Join us on Parliament Hill on February 13, 2024 to send a loud message to our leaders: our public health care system needs to be protected and expanded. Join more than one hundred health care workers, labour and community activists, and patient advocates fighting to save Canada’s public health care system as part of the […]

International Solidarity for Palestine: Lessons from Law and Labour

webinar

Join Labour for Palestine & ACEP-CAPE for Palestine for a webinar featuring South Africa's High Commissioner to Canada Riaz Moe Shaik, former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk, and Dr. Katherine Nastovski on international solidarity, labor activism, and civil society resistance for the Palestinian liberation movement. Speakers will cover a range of topics to empower us […]

Free

Queer Death Salon – Loss by overdose or tainted supply

Online

Queer Death Salon is a virtual community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. February’s Queer Death […]

Free – $30

Bring Them Home: Free the Canadian Muslim Men, Women and Kids Illegally Detained in NE Syria

Foreign Affairs Canada Ottawa

Join a Valentine's Day Vigil at Global Affairs Canada (125 Sussex Ave.) to free two dozen Canadian Muslim men, women and children are illegally detained under conditions akin to torture in "Guantanamo in the Desert," a vast sandscape of arbitrary detention camps and prisons holding over 50,000 detainees, over half of them children. While Canada […]

DARC Night School: Being Masters of Our Stories

Digital Arts Resource Centre 67 Nicholas St.

In the spirit of Black History Month, our speaker, Patrick Kabeya, will delve into the transformative power of storytelling and explore the unique perspective of being an African creator. From ancient oral traditions to modern mediums, we will celebrate the rich tapestry of African narratives and examine the role of creators in shaping and reclaiming […]

Free

Nonviolent Direct Action, Creative Protest and Planning Effective Campaigns Workshop

Space is limited, so register by sending an email to tasc@web.ca We will send location details (we will be in an accessible space) after you have registered. Please let us know specific issues you would like to have covered in the workshop. We’ll send some video clips to help get you prepared for the day. […]

Free

Voices Unveiled: Unpacking Israel’s Apartheid

312 laurier Ave

This event is organized by the Amnesty Ottawa-Gatineau Community Group to explore the oppressive and discriminatory system of apartheid implemented by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The public is welcome to join in-person (312 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa) or online (https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6ON1F4OOR8O8_WtYTa3GWw) on 18 FEBRUARY 2024 at 6pm EST. Our wonderful panel of speakers from […]

Free

Reasonable Cause to Suspect: Book Launch and Discussion on a Hidden Human Rights Case

First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa 30 Cleary Ave, Ottawa

A Book Launch and Discussion on the obstacles preventing the repatriation from Northeast Syria of over two dozen arbitrarily detained Canadian Muslim men, women, and children. With: Sally Lane, whose son Jack Letts has been wrongfully defamed by an inflammatory UK media and illegally held almost 7 years under conditions the UN calls “akin to […]

Freedom to Read 2024: Discussion with Author Lawrence Hill

Ottawa Public Library - Nepean Centrepointe 101 Centrepointe, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event, taking place February 18-24, 2024. This week provides Canadians with the opportunity to discuss book challenges, censorship, representation in literature, intellectual freedom, access to information and the literary community’s and library's role. It serves as an opportunity to reaffirm Canadians commitment to intellectual freedom and the fight […]