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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March 2, 10 - 11:15 AM
Brock Pride Month: Opening Reception | Brock HRE
RFP 214, Brock University
March 2, 12 - 1:30 PM
OPIRG Collab Lunch (Strategizing Membership Engagement and Outreach) | OPIRG Provincial Network
Online
March 2, 1 - 2 PM
Creating Safer Spaces: How to Support a Friend | Brock HRE
Online
March 2, 1 - 2 PM
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Why YOU Need to Know Them | Brock International
Online
March 2, 2 - 5 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Drop-in: Heartstopper & Colouring | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
March 2, 6 - 8 PM
Indigenous Games Day Roundtable: From 4X to 4R | Hadiya'dagénhahs
RFP 214-215, Brock University
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March 2, 6 - 9 PM
Introduction to Allyship | Niagara District CUPE Council
Online
March 3, 1 - 2 PM
Wikipedia & Open Pedagogy | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
March 3, 1 - 2 PM
ITAL 3P02 Lecture: Representing Blackness in Italy | Brock Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Online
March 3, 2 - 3 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
March 3, 3 - 4 PM
Sexual Violence as tools of Colonialism and Imperialism | Brock HRE
Online
March 3, 3 - 4 PM
Professional Prospectives in the BSSC with Dr. Janelle Joseph PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTIVES IN THE BSSC | Brock Black Student Success Centre
TH131, Brock University
March 3, 4 - 7 PM
2026 Marilyn Rose Lecture Series with Patty Krawec and Cindy Biancaniello | Brock Department of English Language and Literature, the Centre for Canadian Studies & the Humanities Research Institute
STH 203, Brock University
March 3, 6 - 7 PM
Community Café: World Wildlife Day | Brock Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences
Fine Grind Cafe, 37 James St., St. Catharines
March 3, 6 - 8 PM
Drop in Life Drawing | Willow Arts Community
366 St Paul Street, St. Catharines
March 3, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 3, 7 - 8:30 PM
Understanding the Indigenous-led Legal Challenge Against Bills 5 and C-5 Webinar | Ontario Nature
Online
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March 4, 12 PM
OSAP Protest at Brock | Ontario Protest - BrockU
Schmon Tower, Brock University
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March 4, 1:30 - 3 PM
2SLGBTQ+ Caregivers Focus Group | Positive Living Niagara
East Community Room, Quest CHC, 145 Queenston St, St. Catharines
March 4, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 4, 5 - 7 PM
Brock Accessibility Association: Mental Health | Brock Accessibility Association
ST 109, Brock University
March 4, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
March 4, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
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March 4, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 4, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
March 4, 7 - 9 PM
Secrets of a Successful Organizer | Labor Notes
Online
March 5, 10 - 6:30 PM
UHIP Connect: UHIP Card and Coverage Pop-Up | Brock International
Thistle Hallway, Brock University
March 5, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Queer at Brock | Brock HRE
Online
March 5, 11 - 11:50 AM
Accessible Considerations in OER Integration | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
March 5, 12 - 1 PM
Beyond the Binary: Queering Consent in Practice | Brock HRE
Online
March 5, 1 - 1:50 PM
Opening Doors & Breaking Barriers: Advancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization Through Open Education | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
March 5, 2 - 3:30 PM
Women, Feminism and Anarchist Communism | Anarchist Communist Group
Online
March 5, 3 - 4 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
March 5, 3 - 7 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
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March 5, 4 - 7 PM
Trailblazers & Pathfinders Networking Event | Future Black Female
Hilton Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Centre, St Catharines
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March 5, 4:30 - 6 PM
Picket Lines & Power: Women Who Reshaped Work | The Women's History Project
Online
March 5, 5 - 6:15 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
March 5, 6 PM
Abolition Pub-Ed: Dr. Moyo Mutamba and Interpersonal Conflict | Disability Justice Network of Ontario
Online
March 6, 11 - 11:50 AM
Introduction to Pressbooks | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
March 6, 3 - 5 PM
Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
March 6, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
March 6, 6 PM
Abolition Pub-Ed: Thaila Dixon of the Collective of Child Welfare Survivors | Disability Justice Network of Ontario
Online
March 7, 10 AM
Abortion Doulas’ Community Call | Abortion Support Collective
Online
March 7, 12 - 5 PM
Annual Mid-Winter Pow-Wow | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
March 7, 12:30 - 2:30 PM
The Arrival of Tubman 175th Anniversary | Tubman Tours Canada
Salem Chapel BME Church NHS, 92 Geneva St. St. Catharines
March 7, 3 - 5 PM
Niagara Labour Social | Brock Labour Studies and CUPE
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines
March 8, 12 - 1 PM
Unspoken Realities: Women and Reproductive Choices | Nkem Creatives
Online
March 8, 12 - 1:30 PM
Involuntary Treatment: What are we Really Being Asked To Accept? | Moms Stop the Harm
Online
March 9, 12 - 1:30 PM
Give to Gain: A Lunch & Panel on Community Care and Equity | Brock HRE
Sankey Chambers, Brock University
March 9, 2 - 3 PM
Conversation Circle: Life at Brock as an International Student | Brock International
Library Classroom B - ST 230, Brock University
March 9, 2 - 5 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Drop-in: Heartstopper & Colouring | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
March 9, 2:30 - 4 PM
Women for Palestine! | Labour & Palestine
Online
March 9, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
March 9, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Niagara Healthcare Crisis Town Hall | Niagara Health Coalition
5152 Thorold Stone Rd, Niagara Falls
March 10, 11 AM - 12 PM
TA Workshop: Performance and Pedagogy | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
ST 103, Brock University
March 10, 12 - 1 PM
Removing the Barriers: Anti-Ableism and Survivor Support | Brock HRE
Online
March 10, 1 - 2:30 PM
Organizing for Change: How to lead an Anti-Racism Campaign | Brock SJC
TH253B, Brock University
March 10, 2 - 3 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
March 10, 2 - 3 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Safe Disclosure & Support Drop-In | Brock HRE
TH 128, Brock University
March 10, 3 - 7 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 10, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
I Heart Aftercare Workshop | Brock HRE
TH 128, Brock University
March 10, 5 - 6 PM
Reading While Black Bookclub | Black Student Success Centre
TH 131, Brock University
March 10, 6 - 7:30 PM
Social Work to Social Justice: Feminism, Care Work, & Community Building | Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Online
March 10, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 10, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez Circle/Arts Night | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 11, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Transitioning at Brock | Brock HRE
Online
March 11, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
“I Owe you Nothing”: A Discussion on Boundaries in Gift-Giving and Receiving | Brock HRE
TH 128, Brock University
March 11, 2 - 3 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
March 11, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 11, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Queer Show and Tell | Brock HRE
TH 128, Brock University
March 11, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
March 11, 6 - 8 PM
Brock Film Premiere - SIDELINED: The Color of the Game | Brock HRE, Department of Applied Health Sciences, Brock Sports
Sean O'Sullivan Theatre, Brock University
March 12, 12 - 1 PM
All Workers Luncheon – Brock Workers Against Attacks | CUPE 1295, BUFA OSSTF/FEESO, CUPE 4207, BUSU, IATSE
Pond Inlet, Brock University
March 12, 12 - 1 PM
Intersecting Realities: Race, Culture, and Sexual Violence | Brock HRE
Online
March 12, 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Stick With Pride: Allyship Sticker & Pin Pop-Up | Brock HRE
Thistle Chalkboard, Brock University
March 12, 1 - 2 PM
Neurodivergent Series: Advocacy Pathway | Brock SWAC
Kenmore Centre, Brock University
March 12, 6 - 10 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 12, 7:30 - 9 PM
Crip Kinship Book Club (chapters 3, 4, 5) | Radical Care Collective
Online
March 13, 10 AM - 4 PM
Vegan Candy Booth | Plant-based at Brock
Advocacy Corner MCA, Brock University
March 13, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Die Cut (Ellison) leather and vinyl stickers
Makerspace, Brock University
March 13, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
March 13, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Exploring Careers in the Labour Movement Panel and Networking Night | Brock Labour Studies Student Association
Sankey Chambers, Brock University
March 13, 7 PM
Trivia Night Fundraiser | Niagara Health Coalition
Welland Legion Branch 4, 383 Morningstar Ave, Welland
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March 14, 5:15 - 6:45 PM
CUPE Members Free Skating Event | Niagara District CUPE Council
2021 Canada Games Way, Thorold
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March 16, 10 AM - 12 PM
One Planet: Sustainability Takes Centre Stage | Brock International
RFP 214/215, Brock University
March 16, 1 - 3 PM
Heated Rivalry Screening | Brock HRE
TH 128A, Brock University
March 16, 2 - 5 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Drop-in: Heartstopper & Colouring | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
March 16, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Women in Prison: Literature and Anti Carceral Feminism | The Feminist Lecture Program
Online
March 16, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
NDCC March General Membership Meeting | Niagara District CUPE Council
Hybrid: Zoom and at CUPE 4156, 2601 Hwy 20, Unit #1, Fonthill
March 16, 8 - 9:30 PM
Stewards' Workshop: Investigating Grievances | Labor Notes
Online
March 17, 3 - 7 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 17, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 17, 7:30 - 9 PM
Workshop: What to Do When Your Union Breaks Your Heart | Labor Notes
Online
March 18, 10 - 11 AM
Queer Inclusive Pedagogy | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
March 18, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
March 18, 12 PM
REDEFINE Launch - gender-affirming language means to transgender and nonbinary midwifery service-users | REDEFINE+ McMaster Research Group
Online
March 18, 12 - 1 PM
Reimagining Manhood: Masculinity and the Roots of Sexual Violence | Brock HRE
Online
March 18, 2 - 3 PM
Queers Who Consent | Brock HRE
Online
March 18, 2 - 3 PM
Neurodivergent Series: Connecting Your Own Way | Brock SWAC
Kenmore Centre, Brock University
March 18, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 18, 5 - 7 PM
Brock Accessibility Association: Leadership | Brock Accessibility Association
ST 109, Brock University
March 18, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
March 18, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
March 18, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 18, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Housing Committee - Meeting | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School, 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
March 19, 12 - 1 PM
Beyond the Binary: Exploring Sexual Violence in 2SLGBTQ+ Communities | Brock HRE
Online
March 19, 3 - 7 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 20, 11 AM - 12 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
March 20, 12 - 2:30 PM
Women in Palestine Fundraiser | Women in World-Literature
Online
March 20, 3 - 5 PM
Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
March 20, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
March 21, 1 - 3:30 PM
Let’s stop referrals to anti-choice centres | Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
Online
March 22, 12 - 6 PM
Ostara Faire Market: A Spring Equinox Celebration | Coyote Bones Collective
Market Square, St. Catharines
March 23, 11 AM - 3 PM
World Water Day | Brock Environmental Sustainability Research Centre
RFP Atrium, Brock University
March 24, 1 - 1:45 PM
ITAL 3P02 Lecture: Foreigner in my own nation: Rap music as an antiracist tool | Brock Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Online
March 24, 2 - 3 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Safe Disclosure & Support Drop-In | Brock HRE
TH 128A, Brock University
March 24, 3 - 5 PM
Screening of "A Plastic Ocean" | Brock International
International Centre GLB 104, Brock University
March 24, 3 - 7 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 24, 4 - 6 PM
Queer & Disabled - Screening of Special | Brock HRE
TH 147, Brock University
March 24, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 25, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Makerspace, Brock University
March 25, 11 AM - 2 PM
Queer Collage Making: Cut, Paste, and Pride | Brock HRE
TH 128A, Brock University
March 25, 12 - 1 PM
Food, Climate & Conflict: From Control to Annihilation in Gaza | Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Online
March 25, 1 - 2 PM
Beyond the Screen: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Gender & Sexual Violence | Brock HRE
Online
March 25, 1 - 3 PM
The Politics of Coming Out | Brock HRE
Schmon Tower 105 (ST 105), Brock University
March 25, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
March 25, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
March 25, 6 - 8 PM
TDOV Poster making, banner making, & marshal training | Niagara Movement School
Fine Grind Cafe, 37 James St., St. Catharines
March 25, 6 - 7 PM
Civic Responsibility & Activism: Mobilizing Communities for Lasting Change | SAAPRI X SAAJCO
Online
March 25, 6 - 7:30 PM
2SLGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
Location varies: details will be provided after registration
March 25, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
March 25, 7 - 8:30 PM
Wastewater to Wetlands | Wild at Heart Niagara
Grimsby Public Library, 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby
March 26, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Poster Making for Trans Day of Visibility | Brock HRE
WH203, Brock University
March 26, 7:30 - 9 PM
Crip Kinship Book Club (chapters 6,7, 8) | Radical Care Collective
Online
March 27, 12 - 1 PM
The Politics of Reproductive Control and Justice in “Punjabi Canada | Politics of Reproduction Research Group
Online
March 27, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
March 27, 6 - 8 PM
Play Proud: Celebrating Gender Diversity in Sport with Harrison Browne | Brock HRE
ST 216, Brock University
March 27, 7 - 9pm
Trans Day of Visibility Sign Making & Art Event | Niagara Trans Action Coalition & Transgender Niagara
Silver Spire United Church, St. Catharines
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March 29, 11 AM - 3 PM
Free 2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors Symposium | PRISM Halton
Art Gallery of Burlington, 1333 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington
March 29, 1 - 2 PM
The Day The Falls Fell Silent | Niagara Falls Public Library
4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
March 30, 1 - 3 PM
“What Does Pride Mean to You?” | Brock HRE
Thistle Chalkboard, Brock University
March 31, 11 AM - 2 PM
Hard Conversations: Setting Boundaries Before Heading Home | Brock HRE
TH 128A, Brock University
March 31, 5 - 6:30 PM
Trans Day of Visibility March | Niagara Trans Action Coalition
St. Catharines City Hall
March 31, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
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