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.
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If you have an event you would like us to share, email communication@opirgbrock.com with details!
March
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April 1, 12 PM
Stop the Cuts to Refugee Healthcare Phone Zap & Webinar! | Migrant Rights Network
Online
April 1, 12 - 1 PM
Reclaiming Power and Place for Indigenous Voices | Hadiya'dagénhahs & Brock HRE
ST 108, Brock University
April 1, 1 - 2:30 PM
Deep Roots, Quieted Stories: Black History & Heritage in Nova Scotia | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
April 1, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
April 1, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
April 1, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 1, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
April 2, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
April 2, 3 - 7 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
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April 2, 5 - 6:15 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
April 3, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
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April 5, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 6, 12 - 2 PM
Vibrations from Gaza (2023) Film Screening and Panel Discussion | PACHRED & SJRI Women & Gender Studies
Sankey Chambers, Brock University
April 7, 12 - 1:30 PM
OPIRG Collab Lunch (Kicking off the growing season: Exploring our Community Gardens and Food Justice initiatives) | OPIRG Provincial Network
Online
April 7, 2 - 3:30 PM
Palestine - 1: Reimagining the Nakba through Speculative Fiction | Comma Press
Online
April 7, 5:30 PM
Political Action Committee Meeting | Niagara Regional Labour Council
1 Ormond St. South, Thorold
April 7, 6pm
OSAP Roundtable | MPP Wayne Gates
Victoria Branch, Niagara Falls Public Library
April 7, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 7, 7 - 8 PM
Celebrate National Caregiver Day | Ontario Caregiver Organization
Online
April 8, 10:30 AM
International Day of Pink - Positive Space – Creating 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive and Affirming Environments | Niagara College
Online or Welland Campus, 100 Niagara College Blvd, Welland
April 8, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
April 8, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
April 8, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 8, 7 - 8:30 PM
Surviving Slavery: The Sale of Indigenous People | Stolen Relations Project
Online
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April 9, 5 - 7 PM
Monthly meetup for transgender, nonbinary, gender queer or questioning folk | Infinite Identity Collective
Mahtay Café, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
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April 9, 6 - 8 PM
Indigenous Climate Justice and Meaningful Approaches with Serena Mendizabal | Sustainability NC
The Armoury at the NOTL campus, 135 Taylor Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake
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April 9, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
St. Catharines Town Hall Meeting - Restore & improve our hospital services | Niagara Health Coalition
415 Linwell Ave., St. Catharines
April 9, 7:30 - 9 PM
Crip Kinship Book Club (chapters 9,10, epilogue) | Radical Care Collective
Online
April 10, 10:30 - 11:30 PM
Die Cut (Ellison) leather and vinyl stickers
Makerspace, Brock University
April 10, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
April 12, 2 - 4 PM
April Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
April 13, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
April 14, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Social Sciences Symposium Series - Food: exploring issues of production, distribution, access and consumption | Brock Faculty of Social Sciences
Online
April 14, 2 - 3 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
April 14, 6 - 7 PM
Craft Connect - Seed Bookmarks | NOTL Public Library
Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, 10 Anderson Ln NOTL
April 14, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 14, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez Circle/Arts Night | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 15, 4:30 AM
International Palestinian Prisoners’ Day Webinar | Australia Palestine Advocacy Network
Online
April 15, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Systems Thinking for Social Changemakers | Humanitarian Changemakers Network
Online
April 15, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
April 15, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 15, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Housing Committee - Meeting | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School, 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
April 16, 7 - 8 PM
Boundary Setting – Supporting Caregiver Emotions and Well-Being | Ontario Caregiver Organization
Online
April 17, All Day (9 AM sacred fire lighting)
Sacred fire for the community and Heather Winterstein Baa | Niagara Regional Native Centre
382 Airport Rd, NOTL
April 17, 11 - 11:30 AM
Self-Doxxing and Defending Your Organization’s Identity Against Bad Actors | TechSoup
Online
April 17, 12 PM
Harm Reduction Letter Writing Drop-In | Students for Harm Reduction
Brock University, Room TBD
April 17, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
April 18, 8 AM - 12 PM
Earth Day Extravaganza | City of Welland
Welland Farmer’s Market, 70 Young St., Welland
April 18, 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Animal Sanctuary Volunteering Day | Plant-based at Brock
The Ass Menagerie Sanctuary, 12550 Daley Ditch Rd, Wainfleet, Ontario
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April 18, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
April 18, 3 - 5 PM
2026 Healthcare Public Forum | Fort Erie Health Care SOS
Fort Erie Leisureplex Banquet Hall 3 Municipal Centre Dr, Fort Erie
April 19, 12 - 3 PM
EcoFest: Turtle Parade and Native Tree Giveaway | Ontariogreen Conservation Authority
Fleming Centre (foyer), 5020 Serena Drive, Beamsville
April 20, 12 - 1 PM
Book Talk with Dr. Avery Dame-Griff - How the internet has shaped trans identity & activism! | ODLAN
Online
April 20, 7 - 8:30 PM
Frog Identification Workshop | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
April 21, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Addressing Microaggressions in the Classroom: Tools for Faculty and Instructors | Brock Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Welch Hall 147, Brock University
April 21, 2 - 3:30 PM
Native Plant ID and Bingo | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
April 21, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 21, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
What’s blooming now? Phenology Workshop and Volunteer Sign up | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
April 22, 10 AM - 1 PM
Earth Day Outdoor Clean Up | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
April 22, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Celebrate Earth Day: How To Make Your Life More Sustainable | Welland Public Library
50 the Boardwalk, Welland
April 22, 5 - 7 PM
Reduce, Reuse, Re-Craft! | Welland Public Library
50 the Boardwalk. Welland
April 22, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Earth Day Clean-up outdoors at Heartland Forest | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
April 22, 4 - 7 PM
Community Clean Up | Niagara Falls
MacBain Community Centre, 7150 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls
April 22, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
April 22, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
April 22, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 22, 8 - 9 PM
AIA Archaeology Hour: "Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix" by Justin Dunnavant (University of California, Los Angeles) | Brock Department of Classics & Archaeology
Online
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April 23, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Eco Leaders Youth Summit | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
April 24, 10 AM - 3 PM
Empowering Black Families, Breaking the Cycle Conference (Day 1 ticketed) | Future Black Female
Brock University
April 24, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
April 24, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
April 24, 6:30 - 8 PM
Nature Photo Workshop | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
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April 24, 7 - 9 PM
Monthly peer support meeting | Transgender Niagara
Silver Spire United Church 366 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines
April 25, 10 AM - 3 PM
Empowering Black Families, Breaking the Cycle Conference (Day 2 free) | Future Black Female
Brock University
April 25, 11 AM - 2 PM (Solar Gazing) & At Dusk (Stargazing)
International Astronomy Day! | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
April 25, 11 AM
Rally to Stop the Privatization of Our Hospitals | Niagara Health Coalition
221 Glendale Ave., St. Catharines
April 25, 1:30 PM
Rally to Stop the Privatization of Our Hospitals | Niagara Health Coalition
64 Clarence St., Port Colborne
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April 25, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
April 26, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 28, 7:30 AM - 5:15 PM
National Day of Mourning in Canada to remember and honour those who have died, been injured or suffered illness in the workplace | Niagara Regional Labour Council
Locations throughout Niagara
April 28, 1 - 2 PM
A history of environmental activism with Mayday Rooms | Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Online
April 28, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
April 29, 12 PM
Women in Conflict Zones | World Beyond War
Online
April 29 - 4 - 7 PM
NACCO Movie Night | Niagara African Caribbean Culture Organization (NACCO) and Niagara Falls Public Library (NFPL)
Victoria Branch, Niagara Falls Public Library
April 29, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
April 29, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
April 29, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines