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!
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October​
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October 1, 1 - 2 PM
Die Cut (Ellison) leather and vinyl stickers
Makerspace, Brock University
October 1, 3 - 8 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In! | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 1, 5 - 7 PM
Reproductive Justice and Harm Reduction: Approaches to the Child Welfare System | Aunties on the Road: Indigenous Full Spectrum Doula Collective
Online
October 2, 11 - 12 AM
National Custodian Day | Brock Facilities Management
Pond Inlet, Brock University
October 2, 12 - 1 PM
GSV Workshop: Creating Safer Spaces with Consent & Disclosure | Brock HRE
Online
October 2, 3 - 8 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 2, 4 - 5 PM
2SLGBTQIA + Working Group Meeting | PACHRED
Online
October 2, 5 - 7 PM
Beyond Alarm, Toward Action | Niagara Movement School
241 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Mahtay Cafe
October 2, 7 - 9 PM
The Family Function: Aunties & Uncles Edition | BrockU Black Student Association & Brock East African Student Community
ST 107, Brock University
October 2, 7:30 - 9 PM
Disability Visibility Book Club (part 4) | Radical Care Collective
Online
October 3, 12 PM
Techno-fat Embodiments of Fertility and Reproductive Care | Politics of Reproduction Research Group
October 3, 5 - 8 PM
Brock Accessibility Association Club Welcome Event | Brock Accessibility Association
Residence 8 Atrium, Brock University
October 3, 2:30 - 5:30 PM
Days of Significance: Mid Autumn Festival | Brock University Chinese Students' and Scholars Association
International Centre GLB 104, Brock University
October 3 , 7 PM
One Book One Niagara - Edward Y.C. Lee (The Laundryman’s Boy)
First Ontario Performing Arts Centre
October 4, 7:30 AM
Sisters In Spirit Annual Vigil and Walk - St. Catharines | Willowbank Community
14487 Niagara River Pkwy, Niagara on the Lake (Willowbank School)
October 4, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sisters In Spirit Annual Vigil and Walk - St. Catharines | Willowbank Community
St. Catharines City Hall, walk to Harvestfest at St. Barnabas Church
October 4, 11 AM - 2 PM
Queenston Harvestfest & Niagara Free Store | Queenston Neighbours
33 Queenston St. St. Catharines at St. Barnabas Anglican Church
October 4, 2PM
Two Years of Genocide - Rise up for Gaza | Palestinian Youth Movement
Yonge and Dundas (Sankofa Square), Toronto
October 4, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Welland that Was: Welland's Historical Buildings | Welland Public LIbrary
Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St., Welland
October 5, 1-2
MAR Shift: Is it Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation? | Moms Against Racism (Canada)
Online
October 5, 2 - 3:30 PM
“Life Chain” Counterprotest | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
October 6, 4 - 7 PM
4th Annual Open House | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
October 6, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
October 7, 12 - 1 PM
Invisible Wounds: Recognizing Trauma After Gender and Sexual Violence | Brock HRE
Online
October 7, 12 - 2 PM
ZAP’d! Launching our Zine Archive Project | OPIRG Brock, OPIRG Provincial
Online, registration required
October 7, 3 - 8 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 7, 4 PM
Killing the Story: Journalists speak on Palestine in U.S. newsrooms | Prism
Online
October 7, 5 PM
Supporting Black and Latina Trans Women in the Workplace - Virtual Training | Chicago Therapy Collective
Online
October 8, 3 - 8 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In! | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 8, 5 -6 PM
Art and Resistance in "Power Born of Dreams" | International Book Club with author Mohammad Saba'aneh
Online
October 9, 12 - 1 PM
Strength in Self-Care: Healing and Resilience After Harm | Brock HRE
Online
October 9, 12 - 1 PM
Bordering/mothering online book launch | Social Scientists Against the Hostile Environment
Online
October 9, 12:30 - 2:30 PM
You First - PWYC Cultural Food Market
TH 131 Across Market Hall, Brock University
October 9, 1 - 2 PM
Out & Proud & Safe Online | ODLAN
Online
October 9, 3 - 8 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 14, 11 AM - 12 PM
Die Cut (Ellison) leather and vinyl stickers
Makerspace, Brock University
October 14, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez Circle/Arts Night | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
October 15, 2 - 3 PM
Permanent Residency Pathways Q&A hosted by IRCC | Brock International
Online
October 15, 2 - 3:30 PM
Online socialist feminist book club: Caliban and the witch | Workers' Liberty
Online
October 16, 10 - 11 AM
Applying for a Study Permit Extension | Brock International
Online
October 16, 5 - 7 PM
Refusing to Abandon | Niagara Movement School
241 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Mahtay Cafe
October 16, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Secrets To Scholarships | BridgesEDU Scholarships
Stamford Centre Library, McBain Community Centre
October 17, 1 - 2 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
October 18, 9 AM - 2 PM
OSSTF Brock University Support Staff Food Drive | OSSTF BrockU Support Staff & BUFA
221 Glendale Avenue, St. Catharines (Zehrs at Pen Centre)
October 18, 9 - 4 PM
Troublemakers School in Toronto | Labour Notes and Justice for Workers
310 Danforth Ave, Toronto
October 18, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
October 19, 10 AM - 5 PM
Banned Book Exhibit | Grimsby Books
4 Ontario Street, Grimsby
October 20, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market! | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavilion (RFP), Brock University
October 20, 2 - 3 PM
Dollars and Sense: Financial Literacy for International Students | Brock International & SWAC
Online
October 20, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Not Your Average Reading Club | Lydia Collins
Mahtay Cafe
October 21, 11 AM
Critical Classrooms: Intersectionality and Responsive Teaching | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
October 21, 1 - 2 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
October 21, 3 - 8 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 22, 3 - 5 PM
Bead and Bonds: A Bracelet Making Workshop | Black Student Success Centre
TH 131, Brock University
October 22, 3 - 8 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In! | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 23, 3 - 8 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 24, 3 - 4 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
October 25, 10 - 12 PM
Pumpkinfest | Heartland Forest
8215 Heartland Forest Road, Niagara Falls
October 25, 12 PM
Microaggressions & Hot Moments! | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
October 25, 4:30 - 9 PM
Handmade Halloween + Niagara Free Store items drop-off | Shop Small Maker Community (Cozy Bones & Ruby Red Beautiful)
Market Square, St. Catharines
October 27, 5 - 7 PM
Online drop-in, crafting, homework & co-working session | OPIRG Brock
Online
October 27, 5 - 7 PM
Care is Fundamental | Niagara Movement School
241 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Mahtay Cafe
October 28, time TBD
Information Event and Social | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Location TBD
October 28, 5:30 - 7 AM
Campaigning for Change [Online Workshop] | Humanitarian Changemakers Network
Online
October 28, 3 - 4 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
October 28, 3 - 8 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 29, 3 - 8 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In! | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
October 29, 4 - 6 PM
NACCO Movie Nights | NACCO
Victoria Branch, Niagara Falls Public Library
October 29, 6 - 8 PM
Labour Studies Campfire Social | Labour Studies Student Association
Alphie's Trough, Brock University
October 30, 3 - 4 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
October 31, 1 - 2 PM
Makerspace, Brock University