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!
May
May 1
May Day - International Workers’ Day
May 1, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
May 1, 5 - 9:30 PM
Club LaSalle Open House - Niagara Folk Arts Festival | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Club LaSalle, 111 Arthur Street, St. Catharines
May 3, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 3, 12 - 6 PM
Beltane Faire Celebration | Coyote Bones Collective
Market Square, St. Catharines
May 3, 1 - 4 PM
Islamic Society of St. Catharines Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Masjid Al Noor, 117 Geneva Street, St. Catharines
May 5, 5:45 AM
Sunrise Ceremony | Niagara Regional Native Centre
Willowbank School of Restoration, 14487 Niagara River Pkwy
May 5, 2 - 4:30 PM
Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project Open House - St. Catharines | City of St. Catharines
Club LaSalle - 111 Arthur Street, St. Catharines
May 5, 5 PM
MMIW - A Walk in Honour - Welland | Niagara Regional Native Centre
8 Merritt Island, Welland
May 5, 5:30 PM
May 5th Walk - National Day of awareness for MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ | Niagara Regional Native Centre
Marilyn I Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts, 15 Artists Commons, St. Catharines
May 5, 7 - 8:30 PM
Organizing the Arts: Inside the Scotiabank/Elbit Divestment Campaign | No Arms in the Arts
Online
May 5, 7:30 PM
Workshop: What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart | Labor Notes
Online
May 6, 11 AM - 2 PM & 5 - 8 PM
Bridges Niagara Open House | Bridges Niagara
The Robby, 85 Church Street, St. Catharines
May 6, 1 - 3 PM
The Weight of Care: Conversations for Caregivers | Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
Online
May 6, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
May 6, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 6, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
May 7, 12 PM
Community Belongs Here w/ the Niagara Free Store | Positive Living Niagara & OPIRG Brock
105 Queenston St., St. Catharines
May 7, 5 - 6:15 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
May 8, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
May 8, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
May 8, 4 - 8 PM
Canadian Polish Society Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Polish Club, 43 Facer St., St. Catharines
May 9, 1 - 4 PM
Women with Wings Exhibit Opening Reception | Bridges Niagara
Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), 354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines
May 9, 10 - 11:30 AM
Hot Cargo Kills Day of Action | Labour for Palestine
Sterling Street and Forsyth Ave North, Hamilton
May 9, 1 - 5 PM
St. John Ukrainian Church – Ukrainian Community Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
St. John Activity Centre, 91 Lakeshore Rd., St. Catharines
May 9, 3 - 4:15
Webinar: Stop Using Drone Warfare to Perpetrate Genocides in Palestine and Sudan | World Beyond War
Online
May 9, 8 PM - Late
PWYC World Collage Day Party | Paper Bananas
Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), 354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines
May 10, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 10, 11 AM - 3 PM
Plants for Palestine Plant Sale | Niagara Palestine Coalition
401 St Paul St, St Catharines
May 10, 11 AM - 2 PM
Deadline for submitting art to build a community tribute to Palestine for Nakba Day | Naigara Palestine Coalition
401 St Paul St, St Catharines
May 10, 2 - 4 PM
May Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
May 10, 2 - 7 PM
Niagara Hindu Samaj Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Niagara Hindu Samaj, Shiv Mandir, 5284 Second Avenue, Niagara Falls
May 10, 4 - 7:30 PM
Migrant Workers Celebration Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
The Farmworker Hub, 1570 Niagara Stone Rd., Virgil, ON
May 11, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
May 11, 7 - 9 PM
Monthly Meeting | NALE
Online, email nale.niagara@gmail.com for details
May 12, 4:30 - 8:30 PM
Club Heidelberg Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Club Heidelberg, 569 Lake Street, St. Catharines
May 12, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 12, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez Circle/Arts Night | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 12, 7 PM
Søren Pihlmann: Make Materials Matter | The Film House
The Film House, FOPAC, 250 St. Paul Street
May 13, 9 AM - 3:30 PM
8th Annual Harm Reduction Symposium-It's Time to Listen | Regional Harm Reduction Taskforce
Online
May 13, 3 - 4:30 PM
From Iman to Impact: how Muslim women respond to global injustice | Human Aid & Advocacy
Online
May 13, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
May 13, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 15, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
May 15, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
May 15
Nakba Day Gallery Exhibit | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Niagara Islamic School, 140 Haig St, St. Catharines
May 15, 12 - 1:30 PM
Indigenous Queer Urban Studies: Indigenous Cities of Care and Resilience | Design Corps
Online
May 15, 5 - 7 PM
Free Market & Bike Parade with the Niagara Free Store | Carousel Players’ Children’s Festival
Silver Spire United Church Parking Lot
May 16, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
May 16, 11 AM - 5 PM
Canadian Polish Society Open House | Bridges Niagara
Polish Club, 43 Facer St., St. Catharines
May 16, 1 - 5 PM
Canadian Slovak League Br#31 Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 91 Lakeshore Road, St. Catharines
May 17, 9 AM
Coffee & a Walk | Infinite Identity Collective & Queer Run Crew
Mom’s Breakfast & Lunch, 186 Westchester Crescent
May 17, 11 AM - 5 PM
Filipino-Canadian Association of Niagara (FCAN) Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Merritton Community Centre, 7 Park Avenue, St. Catharines
May 17, 12:30 - 4:30 PM
Club Heidelberg Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Club Heidelberg, 569 Lake Street, St. Catharines
May 17, 2 PM - 7 PM
Armenian Community Centre of St. Catharines Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Armenian Community Centre or St. Catharines, 156 Martindale Road, St. Catharines
May 17, 4 - 7 PM
Voices from the West Bank | American Friends of Palestinian House of Friendship
Online
May 18, 1 - 6 PM
Lipa Park Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Lipa Park, 2850 Oille Street, Pelham
May 19, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 20, 1 - 2:30 PM
International Solidarity, Labour Movements and the Struggle for Palestine | RC47
Online
May 20 - 22, 2 PM (on Wednesday) - 9 PM (on Friday)
Connecting Paths: The 15th National Conference on Critical Perspectives in Criminology and Social Justice | Department of Sociology & Criminology at Brock University and the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies’ Centre for Research into the Processes, Outcomes, and Impacts of Incarceration (CRPOI), in collaboration with the National Steering Committee of Critical Perspectives
Brock University, main campus (Wednesday-Friday) and MIWSFPA (Friday evening)
May 20, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
May 20, 6:30 - 8 PM
Driving and Dementia | Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
Online
May 20, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 21, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Accessible Promo Materials and Events | Brock Human Rights & Equity
ST 109, Brock University
May 21, 7 - 8 PM
Digital Accessibility - Global Accessibility Awareness Day | Radical Care Collective
Online
May 22, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
May 22, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
May 22, 4 - 8 PM
Greek Community of Niagara Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Greek Community Centre, 585 Niagara Street, St. Catharines
May 22 - 24
OPIRG Community Activist Training Weekend | OPIRG Provincial Network
University of Guelph & online options
May 23, 10 - 11 AM
Unlocking the Past: Tour the Library's Local History Collection | St. Catharines Public Library
Special Collections, Central Library, 54 Church St, St. Catharines
May 23, 2 - 3:45 PM
National Film Board of Canada Screening: Incandescence (2024) | St. Catharines Public Library
Mills Room, Central Library, 54 Church St, St. Catharines
May 23, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
May 23, 1 - 6 PM
Croatian National Centre Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Croatian National Centre Niagara, 1416 Line 3 Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 23, 3 - 8 PM
Greek Community of Niagara Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Greek Community Centre, 585 Niagara Street, St. Catharines
May 24, 12 - 3 PM
Bulgarian Community Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
St.John of Rila Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church, 4871 Willmott Street, Niagara Falls
May 24, 4 - 8 PM
SOFIFRAN Open House | Niagara Folk Arts Festival
Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, 100 Garnet Street, St. Catharines
May 25, 7 - 8 PM
Virtual Lecture Series - The Changing Nature of Animal-based Tourism: Moving from Illiteracy to Literacy? | Brock Department of Geography & Tourism Studies
Online
May 26, 1 - 2 PM
Psychological Health and Safety in Practice: Assessing Risk, Understanding Hazards, and Reducing Harm | Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA)
Online
May 26, 6:30 - 8 PM
Care in the Later Stages | Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
Online
May 26, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 27, 4 - 7 PM
Spring Celebration | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
May 27, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
May 27, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
May 28, Leave at 6:37 AM (rally at 12 PM in Toronto), return by 7:31 PM
Free train to Toronto for Stop Doug Ford’s hospital privatization train wreck | Niagara Health Coalition
Niagara to Toronto, and return trip of Toronto to Niagara
May 28, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
May 28, 7 - 8 PM
Body Friend by Katherine Brabon Bookclub | Radical Care Collective
Online
May 28, 7 PM
Uncloseted Comedy | Rae Lockdust
Spotlight Comedy Club, 92 St. Paul St. St. Catharines
May 29, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
May 29, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
May 29, 7 - 9 PM
Monthly peer support meeting | Transgender Niagara
Silver Spire United Church 366 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines
May 30, 1 - 5 PM
First day of the Unscene Exhibit | Willow Arts Community
15 Artists' Common, MIWSFPA, St. Catharines
May 30, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Pollinator Workshop | Welland Public Library
Program Room, 800 Niagara Street, Welland
May 31, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines