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!
June
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May 30-June 20, 1 - 5 PM
Unscene Exhibit | Willow Arts Community
15 Artists' Common, MIWSFPA, St. Catharines
June 1, 5 - 6:30 PM
When We Are Kin: Kyle T. Mays in Conversation with Brea Baker | Haymarket Books
Online
June 1, 6:30 - 8 PM
Hamilton Anti-Data Centre Community Meeting (info session & how-do-I-take-action workshop)
155 James St. N, Hamilton
June 1, 7 PM
Peace & Justice Conversations: U.S. Policy of Regime Change in Cuba | NH Peace Action
Online
June 2, 5:30 PM
Community Unity | Niagara Regional Labour Council
Club Capri, 36 Cleveland St., Thorold
June 2, 7 - 8:30 PM
Webinar: Protest and Police Interactions | Legal Centre for Palestine
Online
June 2, 9 - 10:30 PM
Systemic Racism in Canada: The History Parents Need to Know | Moms Against Racism
Online
June 3, 10 AM
Walkathon Challenge | Future Black Female
Lakeview Park, Geneva Street, directly across from Beachview Place Condos
June 3, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
June 3, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 3, 6:30 - 7 PM
PHONE ZAP: Support striking OPSEU workers! | Spring Magazine
Online
June 3, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 3, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
June 3, 8 - 9 PM
War Is Not Green Working Group | CODEPINK: Local Peace Economy
Online
June 4, 12 - 1 PM
Speaking with Pride 2026- Lunch and Learn with with Dr. Ryan Persadie | Brock HRE
Online
June 4, 1 - 3 PM
Niagara Community Legal Clinic Pop Up | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 4, 5 - 7 PM
Opening Reception - Unscene Exhibit | Willow Arts Community
15 Artists' Common, MIWSFPA, St. Catharines
June 5, 11:30 AM - 1 PM
National Accessibility Week: Being a Disability Ally | Brock HRE
CAPA, 130 Lockhart Drive, St. Catharines
June 5, 12 - 3 PM
Community Appreciation Day (+ Niagara Free Store) | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
4790 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 5, 1 - 2 PM
Drop-In: Multiculturalism Day Celebration with Bridges Niagara | St. Catharines Public Library
Atrium Central Branch, 54 Church St, St. Catharines
June 5, 2 - 3:30 PM
Online Discussion: End the 500-Year War Against Africa Now! | World Beyond War
Online
June 5, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 5, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 6, 12 - 2 PM
Drag Brunch with Jaylene Tyme! | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 7, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 7, 2 - 4 PM
4th Annual Pelham Migrant Farm Worker Health Fair (+ Niagara Free Store) | Welland–McMaster Family Health Team
Pelham Community Church, 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick
June 7, 2 - 4 PM
June Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
June 8, 12 - 12:30 PM
National Indigenous History Month Flag Raising | Hadiya'dagénhahs
Flag pole in front of RFP, Brock University
June 8, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
June 9, 10 - 12 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Office Hours | Brock HRE
GSV P2P Space (TH 128A), Brock University
June 9, 7 - 8:30 PM
Monthly Peer Discussion Meetup | PFLAG Niagara
145 Queenston St. Catharines
June 9, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street
June 10, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
June 10, 3 PM
RxT: Reproductive Justice in the Digital Age | Rights x Tech (RxT)
Online
June 10, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 10, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
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June 10, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
June 10, 8 - 9 PM
Dancing with the Unknown: Courage, Fear, and the Local Peace Economy | CODEPINK: Local Peace Economy
Online
June 10, 8 - 9:30 PM
Outspoken: The Joyful Resistance of Queer YA Stories | Kim DeRose
Online
June 11, 12 - 1 PM
Mobilizing Queer & Social Justice Research with ODLAN | Brock HRE
Online
June 11, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Produce Market | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 11, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Pop-Up Market Hosted by Links for Greener Learning | Niagara Falls Public Library
Stamford Centre Library, 3643 Portage Rd, Niagara Falls
June 11, 6:30 - 8 PM
Late Stage, End Stage, Grief & Dying | Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region
Online
June 12, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 12, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 13, 8 - 11 AM
TCAG's 2nd Annual Pancake Run | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St, Thorold
June 13, 10 AM
Everything Must Go! NAC Fundraiser & grand opening of NAC's Creative Commons | Niagara Artists Centre
354 St Paul St, St. Catharines
June 13, 10:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Power Glen Walking Tour | Doors Open St. Catharines
62 North Street, St. Catharines
June 13, 12 - 1 PM
B.M.E. Salem Chapel Church Tour (Self-guided tours from 10am-4pm) | Doors Open St. Catharines
62 North Street, St. Catharines
June 13, 5 - 10 PM
Litha Faire Market | Coyote Bones Collective
Market Square, St. Catharines
June 14, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 15, 6 -7 PM
Zine Making | Niagara Falls Public Library
MacBain Family Community Room, 7150 Montrose Rd, Niagara Falls
June 16, 10 - 11 AM
Queer Collage Drop-In | Brock HRE
GSV P2P Space (TH 128A), Brock University
June 16, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
June 16, 1 - 3 PM
Virtual ProPride: Building Queer Futures | Pride at Work Canada
Online
June 16, 2 - 3 PM
Trans & Non-Binary Foundations - Virtual Lunch ’n Learn | Pride in Engineering & Queer Education Foundation
Online
June 16, 6:30 - 8 PM
The People’s Archive teach-in | Kinfolk Tech
Online
June 17, 3 - 5 PM
Voices of Friendship: Miyo-wîcêhtowin in Practice | Portage College Public Legal Education
Online
June 11, 12 - 1 PM June 17, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 17, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 17, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Housing Committee - Meeting | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School, 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
June 18, 10 AM - 1 PM
Indigenous History Month Solstice Celebration | Indigenous Education, Niagara College
Courtyard – Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 135 Taylor Rd, NOTL
June 18, 11 AM - 4 PM
Indigenous Makers Market | Indigenous Education, Niagara College
Cafeteria – Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, 135 Taylor Road, NOTL
June 18, 1 - 2 PM
Queer Ecology: How Societal Bias Shapes Nature | Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust
Online
June 18, 2 - 3:30 PM
#RaceAnd DemocracyIs Series: Repairing Place, Rebuilding Power | Race Forward
Online
June 18, 4 - 9 PM
Indigenous Vendor Market | City of Pelham
Peace Park, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill
June 18, 8 - 9:30 PM
Local Peace Economy Writing Workshop | CODEPINK: Local Peace Economy
Online
June 19, 11 AM - 2 PM
Quest Annual BBQ | Quest Community Health Centre
145 Queenston St, St Catharines
June 19, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 19, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 20, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew (check social media for potential detail updates)
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
June 20, 11 AM - 2 PM
Holi Festival of Colour (Free) | Adapt Immigration
Meridian Centre Parking Lot, 1 David S. Howes Way, St. Catharines
June 20, 3 PM
Women & Girls Reproductive Health Talk | HEDUCA Foundation
Online
June 21, 10 AM - 3 PM
Craft Supplies Thrift Sale! | Grantham Optimists Club
188 Linwell Rd, St. Catharines
June 22, 12 - 5 PM
Turtle Island Series: Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism, and Reconciliation | Portage College Public Legal Education
Online
June 23, 12 - 1 PM
#RaceAnd DemocracyIs Series: Justice & Belonging | Race Forward
Online
June 23, 1 - 1:50 PM
Queer Inclusive Pedagogies | Brock Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
Online
June 24, 12 - 1 PM
Hike with Us! Bruce Trail Edition | Sustainability at Brock and Brock International
Meet at the tennis courts across from Walker Complex, Brock University
June 24, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
June 24, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
June 24, 6:30 - 8 PM
Coffee Hang | Fitz Social/ Fitzgerald Neighbours
108 Russell Ave (Community Centre)
June 24, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
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June 25, 1 - 3 PM
Niagara Community Legal Clinic Pop Up | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
June 25, 3 - 5 PM
Indigenous Identity & Canadian Law | Portage College Public Legal Education
Online
June 25, 6-7:30 PM
2S&LGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
Locations vary, register for details
June 25, 6-9 PM
All-ages Board Games Night | PFLAG Niagara
Phoenix Rising, 325 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines
June 25, 7 - 8 PM
Body Friend by Katherine Brabon Bookclub | Radical Care Collective
Online
June 26, 3 - 5 PM
Read & Bead Workshop - Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Rennie Room, 796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
June 26, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
June 26, 7 - 9 PM
Monthly peer support meeting | Transgender Niagara
Silver Spire United Church 366 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines
June 27,
Wildflower Spring Walk with NPCA | Welland Public Library
EC Brown Conservation, 536 River Rd, Fenwick
June 27, 11 AM - 5 PM
Niagara Pride and Joy | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
June 28, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
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June 28, 7 - 9 PM
Queer Book Launch & Virtual Author Event: Northern Lights, Northern Lives | Jayme Sojourn Drew
Online
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