Archives: Local Activism

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Seminar: Community-Led Food Sovereignty And Climate Change Research In Nunavut (Apr 22)

Join for a dynamic group discussion and to share insights with Dr. Amy Caughey. Over the past 20 years, Amy has been privileged to work with communities in Nunavut to support prenatal nutrition, diabetes education, and food sovereignty. She has learned about Inuit community health and country food from Inuit women and their families,... More

Monday, April 14, 2025

Wetlands: Mother Nature’s Kidneys (Apr 22)

Wetlands: Mother Nature’s Kidneys – A Community Forum hosted by the Friends of Stittsville Wetlands When: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 (Earth Day!) from 7 PM – 9:30 PM Where: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 2 Mulkins Street, Stittsville or Facebook Livestream Please join us for our first in a series of annual community forums to... More

Monday, April 14, 2025

Last Generation: Voices of Resistance: Science and Action (Apr 17)

Hosted by Last Generation Canada: Voices of Resistance: Science and Action THURSDAY APRIL 17 AT 6PM EST  Join us as we welcome two incredible guests, Tzeporah Berman, Founder and Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Dr. Peter Carter, Founder of the Climate Emergency Institute and expert reviewer for the IPCC. Dr. Peter... More

Monday, April 14, 2025

Food Futures: Earth Day Mixer (Apr 26)

When: April 26th, 5-9:30pm Where: 2391 Pepin Court Join Food Futures for our Earth Day Mixer at the Just Food Community Farm! Joy belongs in our climate futures. Come gather with Ottawa's youth climate justice community to fuel our fight for a better future by celebrating wins with food, art and live music! Buy tickets... More

Monday, March 31, 2025

Art Exhibition: Flutterings (Apr 24-May 10)

Join us for the opening of Flutterings, a residency showcase exploring the delicate relationship between humans and insects. This work memorializes monarch butterflies and invites reflection on the fragility of life and the urgent need for sustainable cohabitation with more-than-humans. Open reception: April 24 from 6 to 8 PM Exhibition: April 24-... More

Monday, March 10, 2025

Ottawa Tool Library: Repair Café (Apr 12)

Saturday, April 12 - Sponsored by the City of Ottawa Hosted by the Ottawa Tool Library Jean Pigott Place, City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue West 10 am to 2 pm Throw it away? No way! Fix it at the Repair Café! Repair Cafés are an international concept that has come to the National Capital... More

Monday, March 10, 2025

Care 101: Building Cultures of Care in Organizing Spaces (Mar 19)

Mar 19, 2025 07:00 PM Hosted by the Climate Justice Organizing Hub: "If we want to build a society that puts care before profit, we need to put the practice of care before productivity in our personal lives and climate justice organizing. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn about care needs, medical/social models... More

Monday, March 10, 2025

Hungry Translations: Feminist Retellings for Justice with Richa Nagar (Mar 12)

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Monday, February 24, 2025

Opening Art Exhibition – Finding New Ways to Connect with the Land (Feb 22– Apr 18)

"Join for an exhibition of photographs designed to inspire new ways of connecting with the land. Starting last weekend at the Shenkman, with a formal opening on March 5th, CORRESPONDENCES showcases the work of ten artists from across Canada as they explore how our relationship with our home can be seen with fresh eyes.  CORRESPONDENCES... More

Monday, February 17, 2025

Voices from the frontlines: Youth Resisting Extraction (Feb 24)

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en Youth will deliver an update from the frontlines on their territories, where they are resisting fossil fuel and LNG build-out, in particular the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission and Coastal Gaslink Pipeline phase 2. The webinar will include a call to action for students, youth,... More

Monday, February 3, 2025

Come Witness Hearing on Judicial Review of Chalk River Nuclear Waste Facility (Feb 5 & 6)

"A third judicial review concerning the Near-Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) of nuclear waste in Chalk River is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5th 9:30am to noon, and Thursday, February 6th, 2025 at the Supreme Court building (East Room) on Wellington St in Ottawa. The Kebaowek First Nation, Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area,... More

Monday, February 3, 2025

Gen Z vs. Billionaires: How We Can Fight Back & Save Our Future (Feb 5)

Join 350.org and All of Us for an Action Call: Wednesday, February 5 Young people are inheriting a broken system. While we face the skyrocketing cost of living, a climate crisis, and increasing threats to our basic human rights, billionaires and big corporations continue to rake in record profits at our expense. Join us for... More

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