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Sep 19, 2026 - Seniors Climate Witness

When: September 19-23
Where: Ottawa

You're invited to join the upcoming information sessions to learn about Seniors' Climate Witness, a week of public witness and nonviolent action in Ottawa, from September 19-23, 2026.

Canada is at a crossroads. Even as fossil fuel-driven wildfires force thousands of people from their homes and harm millions across Canada and around the world, the federal government is considering spending tens of billions of public dollars on new fossil fuel pipelines while backtracking on key climate commitments.

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Sep 18, 2026 - Film: ¡Salud!

When: Friday, September 18th, 7pm
When: 290 Danforth Ave

Join us in Toronto for a screening of the 2006 documentary ¡Salud!

This film takes us into Cuba's public community-focused healthcare system, and their international efforts to introduce free healthcare and medical training to the communities that need it the most.

Stay for a discussion of how the US economic war has ravaged this system, how Canadians can fight back, and why this bolsters the fight for universal healthcare at home.

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Sep 18, 2026 - Climate Film Festival

When: September 18th, 6pm
Where: Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave

Join Toronto Climate Film Festival for a double-feature highlighting the human stories, ecological costs, and critical response strategies driving Canada's wildfires.

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Sep 17, 2026 - Carceral Roots of the Anti-Trans Backlash

When: September 17th, 7pm
Where: Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave

Join Lamble to discuss their new book Unsafe: The Carceral Roots of the Anti-Trans Backlash! With Syrus Marcus Ware.

The twenty-first century "gender wars" have been driven by a powerful and seductive narrative: that safety can be secured through exclusion, surveillance, and the policing of difference. These punitive logics have gained momentum across the political spectrum, fueling an anti-trans backlash and distorting the meaning of safety itself.

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Sep 17, 2026 - Disability Without Poverty townhall

When: September 17, 5pm

We will feature Erica Zacharias as our guest. Articulate and authentic, Erica brings the voice of invisible disabilities forward through her own, lived and living experience. She is building connections and collaborations in the Ottawa community and beyond. Let's learn from her journey today.

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