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!
August
August 1, 1 - 3 PM
Artist Spotlight: TBA | Little Red Coffee & Catering
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
August 1, 6 - 9 PM
Asian Water Lantern Festival | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Chippawa Park Pond, 90 First Ave, Welland
August 1 - 2
Niagara Fiesta Extravaganza - Filipino-Canadian Summer Festival | Ontario Festival Of Culture, Arts, and Sports
Fireman’s Park, 2275 Dorchester Rd, Niagara Falls
August 2, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 2, 2 - 4 PM
July Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
August 4, 5 AM
Anti-Muslim Hostility on Campus | British Muslim Trust
Online
August 4, 6 - 7:30 PM
Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
August 5, 9 AM
Community Gardening | Niagara Regional Native Centre
382 Airport Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 5, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
August 5, 6 PM - dusk
Free Summer Concert Series in the Park | City of St. Catharines
Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St., St. Catharines
August 5, 7 - 8 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
August 5, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 5, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Room 307, Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
August 5, 8 - 9:30 PM
In-Person Community Advocacy Training | Summer Advocacy Training - Action Corps
Online
August 6, 12:15 - 1 PM
AI Use Policy Development for your Non-Profit Webinar | ODLAN
Online
August 6, 1:30 PM
Art & Activism: Creative Practices in Times of Crisis | Creatives of Colour
Online
August 6, 6:50 PM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St., St. Catharines
August 7, 11 AM - 12 PM
Understanding Your Lease in Ontario: Tenant Rights | Brock International
Online
August 7, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
August 7, 5 - 7 PM
AI and the Racial Experience in Canada & Advocacy | CanAfro Institute
Online
August 7, 8:30 PM
Niagara Falls Glowride | Niagara Glowriders
Start and Finish at the Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
August 8, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Walk | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Black Bear Bakery, 30 Church St., St. Catharines
August 8, 12 - 6 PM
Summer in the City Market | Maker’s Union
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 9, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 10, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
August 10, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
August 10, 2 - 3:15 PM
UNSAFE: S. Lamble and Dean Spade on the Anti-Trans Backlash | Haymarket Books
Online
August 10, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
August 10, 7 - 10 PM
Livestream for the 51st Prisoners’ Justice Day with Hosts El Jones & Desmond Cole | Criminalization & Punishment Education Project (CPEP)
Online
August 11, 2 - 3:15 PM
Tending to Our Wounds: Edna Bonhomme in Conversation with Edwidge Danticat | Haymarket Books
Online
August 11, 6 - 7:30 PM
Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
August 11, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street
August 12, 9 AM
Community Gardening | Niagara Regional Native Centre
382 Airport Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 12, 12 - 1 PM
Hike with Us! Bruce Trail Edition | Brock International
Meet at the tennis courts across from Walker Complex, Brock University
August 12, 4 - 8 PM
Stroll Evening Market Series | Ceili by Pretty Potions
9 Front St. S., Downtown Thorold
August 12, 6 PM - dusk
Free Summer Concert Series in the Park | City of St. Catharines
Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St., St. Catharines
August 12, 7 - 8 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
August 12, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 12, 8 - 9:30 PM
Advocacy in Election Season Training | Summer Advocacy Training - Action Corps
Online
August 13 | 3 PM
Beyond Research Reports! - Organizing Climate Futures - Online Speakers Series | Indigenous Climate Action
Online
August 13, 6:50 PM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St., St. Catharines
August 14, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
August 14, 5 - 7 PM
AI Governance, Ethics & Policy | CanAfro Institute
Online
August 15, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
August 15, 11 AM - 4 PM
Garden Party | Haig Neighbours
Haig Community Garden, 91 York St.. St. Catharines
August 15, 12 PM
Sanction Israel Now- Campaign Launch | Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), Just Peace Advocates (JPA), and Independent Jewish Voices (IJV)
Online
August 15, 12 - 6 PM
Disability Pride Appreciation Market | Niagara Queer Markets
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 15, 12 - 1 PM
History Is Queer | Bookstore Romance Day
Online
August 15, 1 - 3 PM
Open Sew: Popup Sewing Studio | Terry Zee Studio & {pocket}CHANGE
393 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 15, 3 PM
Refuse to Fly Killer Drones | War Industry Resisters Network
Online
August 15, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Across the Page, Across Canada: A Community Reading and Discussion | PilipinxPages
Online
August 18, 5 AM
Anti-Muslim Hostility on Campus | British Muslim Trust
Online
August 18, 2 - 3 PM
Material Histories: Knitting, Labour, and Gendered Practice | Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh
Online
August 18, 6 - 7:30 PM
Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
August 18, 6 - 8 PM
Building a Labour & Community Response to the Far-Right | Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre
51 Adair Ave S., Hamilton, ON
August 18, 7:30 PM
Workshop: What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart | Labor Notes
Online
August 19, 9 AM
Community Gardening | Niagara Regional Native Centre
382 Airport Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 19, 6 PM - dusk
Free Summer Concert Series in the Park | City of St. Catharines
Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St., St. Catharines
August 19, 7 - 8:30 PM
Housing Committee | Queenston Neighbours
Unitarian Congregation of Niagara, 223 Church St., St. Catharines
August 19, 7 - 8 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
August 19, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 19, 8 - 9:30 PM
Media & Communications Training | Summer Advocacy Training - Action Corps
Online
August 20, 12:30 - 1 PM
How to Remove AI from Your Browser | ODLAN
Online
August 21, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
August 22, 12 - 3 PM
Gathering in Good Ways: Community Picnic and Strategic Planning Gathering | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
August 22, 2 - 5 PM
Willow Arts 10th Birthday Party & Fundraiser | Willow Arts Community
Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St., St. Catharines
August 22, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
August 23, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 23, 12 - 6 PM
Summerween | Coyote Bones Collective
Warehouse Concert Hall, 11 Geneva St., St. Catharines
August 23, 3 PM
Potluck & Fundraiser in support of Israeli Conscientious Objectors Refusing Military Service in Occupied Palestine and Lebanon | Refuser Solidarity Network & Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine
36 Sunnylea Dr., St. Catharines
August 25, 6 - 7:30 PM
Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
August 25, 7 - 8:30 PM
Therapy is Political Speaker Series featuring Kamakanoe Ornellas | Therapists 4 Palestine
Online
August 26, 9 AM
Community Gardening | Niagara Regional Native Centre
382 Airport Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 26, 10 AM - 12 PM
Integrating Anti-Racist Approaches into Pedagogical Design | Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University
Schmon Tower 103, Brock University
August 26, 4 - 8 PM
Stroll Evening Market Series | Ceili by Pretty Potions
9 Front St. S., Downtown Thorold
August 26, 7 - 8 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
August 26, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 26, 8 - 9:30 PM
Connecting with Action Corps Training | Summer Advocacy Training - Action Corps
Online
August 27, 6:50 PM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St., St. Catharines
August 28, 12 - 1:15 PM
Practical First Steps for Organizing Your Teach-In | NSTI Organizer Workshop Series – Session 3
Online
August 28, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
August 29, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Walk | Niagara Queer Run Crew
SPROUT Plant Parlour, 149 King St., Port Colborne
August 29, 11 AM
Fight Ford Protest | 50by30Niagara, Niagara Health Coalition & range of other Niagara based groups and activists
Pen Centre, Intersection of Tremont Dr. & Glendale Ave., St. Catharines
August 29, 12 - 6 PM
Summer in the City Market | Maker’s Union
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 30, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
August 30, 12:30 PM
YELLOW: A Sacred Space Centering Asian Voices | Maureen P. Medina
Online
August 31, 1:30 PM
International Overdose Awareness Day | Positive Living Niagara & OPIRG Brock
Location TBA
August 31-September 13
OPIRG Brock Board of Directors Nomination Period | OPIRG Brock
More details coming soon!