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!
July
July 1, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 1, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
July 2, 2 - 7 PM
Ujamaa BBQ Link up | Future Black Female
St. Patrick’s Park, 64 Catherine St, St. Catharines
July 2, 6 - 8 PM
Arrival Celebration - Freedom Walk 2026 (from Maryland to Canada, retracing the Underground Railroad) | Niagara Bound Tours
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway
July 2, 6 - 8 PM
Create to Donate | Niagara Palestine Coalition
The Hobby Shop, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
July 3, 11 AM - 3 PM
Solidarity with Kashechewan rally & walk
Walk starts at 4835 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls, Ave & ends at Niagara Falls City Hall at 4310 Queen St., Niagara Falls
July 3, 2 - 5 PM
Meet & Greet with Our New Indigenous Language Program Coordinator! | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie, ON
July 3, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 5, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
July 5, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Rallies for 24/7 Urgent Care | Niagara Health Coalition & SOS Fort Erie
Port Colborne Hospital, 260 Sugarloaf St, Port Colborne
July 5, 11 AM - 9:30 PM
World Music on the Beach | Niagara Jazz Festival
Lakeside Park, 1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines
July 5, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Rallies for 24/7 Urgent Care | Niagara Health Coalition & SOS Fort Erie
Douglas Memorial Hospital, 230 Bertie Street, Fort Erie
July 5, 2 - 4 PM
July Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
July 6, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Everyone is Trans: Leslie Feinberg & the Reconstruction of Queer History | The Feminist Lecture Program
Online
July 6, 6:30 PM
MPP Wayne Gates’ Public Town Hall - Ford’s Ferris Wheel | MPP Wayne Gates
Club Italia Events Centre, 2525 Montrose Rd, Niagara Falls
July 6, 8:30 - 10 PM
BIPOC Youth Community Circle: Experiences with Healthcare in BC | Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy Network (CREAN)
Online
July 8, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 8, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 8, 6 - 8 PM
What do I do when … I find someone who might be experiencing an overdose? | Niagara Movement School
Fine Grind Cafe, St. Catharines
July 8, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Centering Afrocentric Perspective & Indigenous Perspective in Child Welfare | The Child Welfare TRUTH-Telling Collective
Online
July 8, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
July 8, 7 - 8 PM
Find Your Role in the Work With Mariame Kaba (Learn To Do #1) | Life is a Sacred Text
Online
July 9, 12 PM
What happens when care gets taken away? Stories of sanctuary and loss | Substance Use Heath Network
Online
June 9, 12 - 1:30 PM
Pop Up Produce Market | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
July 9, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Watercolour Painting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 9, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 9, 5 - 6:15 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
July 9, 6:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines
July 10, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 12, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
July 13, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
July 14, 6 - 8 PM
July Harm Reduction 101 & Overdose Response | Thrive for Change
Online
July 14, 7 - 8:30 PM
Monthly Peer Discussion Meetup | PFLAG Niagara
145 Queenston St. Catharines
July 14, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street
July 15, 2 - 3 PM
LGBTQ+ Toolkit for HR Professionals | Pride UK Training and Consultancy
Online
July 15, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 15, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 15, 6 - 8 PM
Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details
July 15, 8 PM
Stewards' Workshop: Assertive Grievance Handling | Labor Notes
Online
July 16 | 12:30 PM
How to Remove AI from Your Digital Platforms | ODLAN
Online
July 16, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Improv Play | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 16, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 16, 7 PM
Monthly Meeting | Haig Neighbours
Optimist Club, 8 Napier St. St. Catharines
July 16, 7 - 8 PM
How to Save Lives with Naloxone: Virtual Overdose Prevention Training | St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester A Division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center.
Online
July 17, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 17, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 17, 7 - 8:30 PM
Walking Tour - Merritton: From "Welland City" to Merritton | St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
10 Hastings St, St. Catharines
June 18, 11 - 6 PM
Camp Coyote Bones | Coyote Bones Collective
Heartland Forest, 8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
July 18, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
July 18, 10:30 AM
99th Jay Treaty Border Crossing Celebration of Rights
Location: Go to Upper Mtn Road, travel east to Susie’s Lane Rd. Turn left at sign ”7 Clan Group”
July 18, 6 PM
Summer Camp Carnage! | Niagara Roller Derby
Haig Bowl Arena, 17 Beech St., St. Catharines
July 21, 3:30 - 6 PM
Arts & Crafts Night | Black Student Success Centre
Black Student Success Centre (TH 131), Brock University
July 21, 6 PM
How to fight data centers webinar - Campaigns 101 | Honour the Earth
Online
July 22, 8 - 9 AM
Knowledge Exchange: Anti-Racism and Decolonisation with Maya Sharma | Museums Galleries Scotland
Online
July 22, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 22, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 22, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 22, 6 - 8 PM
Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details
July 23, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Hand Felting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 23, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 23, 6 - 7:30 PM
2S&LGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
Location varies: details will be provided after registration
July 23, 6 PM
How to fight data centers webinar - Data Center Interventions | Honour the Earth
Online
July 23, 6:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines
July 24, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 24, 11 AM - 3 PM
World Hepatitis Day Community Awareness Event + Niagara Free Store | Niagara Health System - Hepatitis C Care Clinic
Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St, St. Catharines
July 24, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 25, 9 - 11 AM
Laura Secord Trail Hike | Niagara Falls Public Library
Firemen's Park, 2275 Dorchester Road, Niagara Falls
July 25, 10 AM - 2 PM
Harriet Tubman 175th Anniversary Arrival STC & Commemorative Walk | Matter of Black & Tubman Tours Canada
James Street (Between King & Church St.) St. Catharines
July 25, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
July 25, 4 - 6 PM
Niagara Activist Gathering | OPIRG Brock
Willow Arts Community, 366 St Paul St, St. Catharines
July 25, 8:30 PM
St. Catharines Glowride | Niagara Glowriders
96 King St Unit 3, St. Catharines
July 26, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
July 26, 12 PM - Dusk
Emancipation Day Picnic 2026 | Matter of Black
Lakeside Park, 1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines
July 26, 2 - 3:30 PM
Out + Proud Around the World and Through the Centuries | Out Professionals
Online
July 28, 12 - 1 PM
Building 2SLGBTQIA+ Allyship Into Workplace Culture with The 519 | Pride at Western 2026
Online
July 29, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
July 29, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 29, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 29, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 29, 6 - 8 PM
Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details
July 29, 6:30 - 8 PM
Coffee Hang | Fitz Social/ Fitzgerald Neighbours
108 Russell Ave (Community Centre)
July 29, 7:30 PM
Secrets of a Successful Organizer (Online Series) | Labor Notes
Online
July 30, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Songwriting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 30, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 30, 12 - 1:30 PM
Niagara Community Legal Clinic | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
July 31, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines