Community Events
Local & non-local social justice and activist events, workshops, webinars, organizing meetings, rallies, and more! Click the links for registration and more info.
If you have an event you would like us to share, email communication@opirgbrock.com with details!
June
May 30-June 20, 1 - 5 PM
Unscene Exhibit | Willow Arts Community
15 Artists' Common, MIWSFPA, St. Catharines
June 1, 5 - 6:30 PM
When We Are Kin: Kyle T. Mays in Conversation with Brea Baker | Haymarket Books
Online
June 1, 6:30 - 8 PM
Hamilton Anti-Data Centre Community Meeting (info session & how-do-I-take-action workshop)
155 James St. N, Hamilton
June 1, 7 PM
Peace & Justice Conversations: U.S. Policy of Regime Change in Cuba | NH Peace Action
Online
June 2, 5:30 PM
Community Unity | Niagara Regional Labour Council
Club Capri, 36 Cleveland St., Thorold
June 2, 7 - 8:30 PM
Webinar: Protest and Police Interactions | Legal Centre for Palestine
Online
June 2, 9 - 10:30 PM
Systemic Racism in Canada: The History Parents Need to Know | Moms Against Racism
Online
June 3, 10 AM
Walkathon Challenge | Future Black Female
Lakeview Park, Geneva Street, directly across from Beachview Place Condos
June 3, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
June 3, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 3, 6:30 - 7 PM
PHONE ZAP: Support striking OPSEU workers! | Spring Magazine
Online
June 3, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 3, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
June 3, 8 - 9 PM
War Is Not Green Working Group | CODEPINK: Local Peace Economy
Online
June 4, 12 - 1 PM
Speaking with Pride 2026- Lunch and Learn with with Dr. Ryan Persadie | Brock HRE
Online
June 4, 1 - 3 PM
Niagara Community Legal Clinic Pop Up | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 4, 5 - 7 PM
Opening Reception - Unscene Exhibit | Willow Arts Community
15 Artists' Common, MIWSFPA, St. Catharines
June 5, 11:30 AM - 1 PM
National Accessibility Week: Being a Disability Ally | Brock HRE
CAPA, 130 Lockhart Drive, St. Catharines
June 5, 12 - 3 PM
Community Appreciation Day (+ Niagara Free Store) | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
4790 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 5, 1 - 2 PM
Drop-In: Multiculturalism Day Celebration with Bridges Niagara | St. Catharines Public Library
Atrium Central Branch, 54 Church St, St. Catharines
June 5, 2 - 3:30 PM
Online Discussion: End the 500-Year War Against Africa Now! | World Beyond War
Online
June 5, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 5, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 6, 12 - 2 PM
Drag Brunch with Jaylene Tyme! | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 7, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 7, 2 - 4 PM
4th Annual Pelham Migrant Farm Worker Health Fair (+ Niagara Free Store) | Welland–McMaster Family Health Team
Pelham Community Church, 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick
June 7, 2 - 4 PM
June Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
June 8, 12 - 12:30 PM
National Indigenous History Month Flag Raising | Hadiya'dagénhahs
Flag pole in front of RFP, Brock University
June 8, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
June 9, 10 - 12 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Office Hours | Brock HRE
GSV P2P Space (TH 128A), Brock University
June 9, 7 - 8:30 PM
Monthly Peer Discussion Meetup | PFLAG Niagara
145 Queenston St. Catharines
June 9, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street
June 10, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
June 10, 3 PM
RxT: Reproductive Justice in the Digital Age | Rights x Tech (RxT)
Online
June 10, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 10, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 10, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
June 10, 8 - 9 PM
Dancing with the Unknown: Courage, Fear, and the Local Peace Economy | CODEPINK: Local Peace Economy
Online
June 10, 8 - 9:30 PM
Outspoken: The Joyful Resistance of Queer YA Stories | Kim DeRose
Online
June 11, 12 - 1 PM
Mobilizing Queer & Social Justice Research with ODLAN | Brock HRE
Online
June 11, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Produce Market | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 11, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Pop-Up Market Hosted by Links for Greener Learning | Niagara Falls Public Library
Stamford Centre Library, 3643 Portage Rd, Niagara Falls
June 11, 6:30 - 8 PM
Late Stage, End Stage, Grief & Dying | Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
Online
June 12, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 12, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 13, 8 - 11 AM
TCAG's 2nd Annual Pancake Run | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St, Thorold
June 13, 10 AM
Everything Must Go! NAC Fundraiser & grand opening of NAC's Creative Commons | Niagara Artists Centre
354 St Paul St, St. Catharines
June 13, 10:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Power Glen Walking Tour | Doors Open St. Catharines
62 North Street, St. Catharines
June 13, 12 - 1 PM
B.M.E. Salem Chapel Church Tour (Self-guided tours from 10am-4pm) | Doors Open St. Catharines
62 North Street, St. Catharines
June 13, 5 - 10 PM
Litha Faire Market | Coyote Bones Collective
Market Square, St. Catharines
June 14, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 15, 6 -7 PM
Zine Making | Niagara Falls Public Library
MacBain Family Community Room, 7150 Montrose Rd, Niagara Falls
June 16, 10 - 11 AM
Queer Collage Drop-In | Brock HRE
GSV P2P Space (TH 128A), Brock University
June 16, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
June 16, 1 - 3 PM
Virtual ProPride: Building Queer Futures | Pride at Work Canada
Online
June 16, 2 - 3 PM
Trans & Non-Binary Foundations - Virtual Lunch ’n Learn | Pride in Engineering & Queer Education Foundation
Online
June 16, 6:30 - 8 PM
The People’s Archive teach-in | Kinfolk Tech
Online
June 17, 3 - 5 PM
Voices of Friendship: Miyo-wîcêhtowin in Practice | Portage College Public Legal Education
Online
June 11, 12 - 1 PM June 17, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 17, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 17, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Housing Committee - Meeting | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School, 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
June 18, 10 AM - 1 PM
Indigenous History Month Solstice Celebration | Indigenous Education, Niagara College
Courtyard – Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 135 Taylor Rd, NOTL
June 18, 11 AM - 4 PM
Indigenous Makers Market | Indigenous Education, Niagara College
Cafeteria – Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 135 Taylor Road, NOTL
June 18, 1 - 2 PM
Queer Ecology: How Societal Bias Shapes Nature | Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust
Online
June 18, 2 - 3:30 PM
#RaceAnd DemocracyIs Series: Repairing Place, Rebuilding Power | Race Forward
Online
June 18, 4 - 9 PM
Indigenous Vendor Market | City of Pelham
Peace Park, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill
June 18, 8 - 9:30 PM
Local Peace Economy Writing Workshop | CODEPINK: Local Peace Economy
Online
June 19, 11 AM - 2 PM
Quest Annual BBQ | Quest Community Health Centre
145 Queenston St, St Catharines
June 19, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 19, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 20, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew (check social media for potential detail updates)
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
June 20, 11 AM - 2 PM
Holi Festival of Colour (Free) | Adapt Immigration
Meridian Centre Parking Lot, 1 David S. Howes Way, St. Catharines
June 20, 3 PM
Women & Girls Reproductive Health Talk | HEDUCA Foundation
Online
June 21, 10 AM - 3 PM
Craft Supplies Thrift Sale! | Grantham Optimists Club
188 Linwell Rd, St. Catharines
June 22, 12 - 5 PM
Turtle Island Series: Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism, and Reconciliation | Portage College Public Legal Education
Online
June 23, 12 - 1 PM
#RaceAnd DemocracyIs Series: Justice & Belonging | Race Forward
Online
June 23, 1 - 1:50 PM
Queer Inclusive Pedagogies | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
June 24, 12 - 1 PM
Hike with Us! Bruce Trail Edition | Sustainability at Brock and Brock International
Meet at the tennis courts across from Walker Complex, Brock University
June 24, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
June 24, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 24, 6:30 - 8 PM
Coffee Hang | Fitz Social/ Fitzgerald Neighbours
108 Russell Ave (Community Centre)
June 24, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 25, 1 - 3 PM
Niagara Community Legal Clinic Pop Up | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 25, 3 - 5 PM
Indigenous Identity & Canadian Law | Portage College Public Legal Education
Online
June 25, 6-7:30 PM
2S&LGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
Locations vary, register for details
June 25, 6-9 PM
All-ages Board Games Night | PFLAG Niagara
Phoenix Rising, 325 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines
June 25, 7 - 8 PM
Body Friend by Katherine Brabon Bookclub | Radical Care Collective
Online
June 26, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 26, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 26, 7 - 9 PM
Monthly peer support meeting | Transgender Niagara
Silver Spire United Church 366 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines
June 27,
Wildflower Spring Walk with NPCA | Welland Public Library
EC Brown Conservation, 536 River Rd, Fenwick
June 27, 11 AM - 5 PM
Niagara Pride and Joy | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 28, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 28, 7 - 9 PM
Queer Book Launch & Virtual Author Event: Northern Lights, Northern Lives | Jayme Sojourn Drew
Online