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!
February
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February 2 | 10 AM - 12 PM
Black History Month & African Heritage Month Launch Event | Brock Black History/ African History Month
RFP Atrium, Brock University
February 2 | 11 AM - 2 PM
Colouring & Collage: Black Joy and Rest | Brock Black History/ African History Month
TH 128A, Brock University
February 2 | 2 - 3:30 PM
2SLGBTQIA+ Drop In: Button Making | Brock SJC
TH 253B, Brock University
February 2 | 7 - 8 PM
Community Café: World Wetlands Day | Brock Department of Mathematics & Science
The Office Tap & Grill, 22 James St, St. Catharines
February 3, 12 - 1:30 PM
OPIRG Collab Lunch (A discussion of how we navigate AI in our activism*) | OPIRG Provincial Network
Online
February 3, 2 - 3 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
February 3, 2 - 4 PM
Days of Significance: Lunar New Year | Brock University Vietnamese Students’ Association (VSA) and the Brock University Chinese Students' and Scholars Association (BUCSSA), Brock International
Goodman Atrium, Brock University
February 3, 3 - 7 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
February 3, 6 - 8 PM
Drop in Life Drawing | Willow Arts Community
366 St Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 3, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 3, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Harriet Tubman in Niagara | Tubman Tours Canada & St. Catharines Public LIbrary
Merritt Branch, 221 Glendale Ave, St. Catharines (in Pen Centre near Dollarama entrance)
February 3, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
February General Membership Meeting & Executive elections | Niagara District CUPE Council
Hybrid - CUPE 4156 (2601 Hwy #20, Fonthill) and on Zoom
February 3, 8 - 9:30 PM
Black History Month: In conversation with Rose-Ingrid Benjamin | Affirming Connections
Online
February 4, 11 AM - 2 PM
Days of Significance: Ramadan & Prayer Bead Making | Brock International
Brock University
FFebruary 4, 12 - 1 PM
GSV Workshop: Creating Safer Spaces with Consent & Disclosure | Brock HRE
Online
February 4, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Brock Pride Planning Committee 2026 | Brock HRE
Online
February 4, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253B, Brock University
February 4, 4:30 - 7:45 PM
Black History Showcase | Welland Public Library
315 Southworth Street, Welland
February 4, 5 - 7 PM
Brock Accessibility Association: Disability Rights | Brock SJC
ST 109, Brock University
February 4, 5 - 8 PM
Community Drum Night | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
February 4, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
February 4, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
February 4, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 4, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
February 5, 12 - 2 PM
Seed Ball Making Workshop | Brock Students for Circular Economy
Theal House, Brock University
February 5, 3 - 7 PM
Community Bash: BHM Kickoff | Brock Black History/ African History Month
Pond Inlet, Brock University
February 5, 4 - 6 PM
Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
February 5, 5 - 6:15 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
February 5, 6 - 10 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
February 6, 12 - 1 PM
Violence, Stigma, and Survival: Understanding GSV Against Sex Workers | Brock HRE
Online
February 6, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
February 6, 6 - 7:30 PM
Opening Statements: Welcome to BLS | BIPOC Law Society
ST 108, Brock University
February 6, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Makerspace, Brock University
February 6, 12 - 1 PM
Navigating Privilege in Environmental Justice and Reproductive Health | Politics of Reproduction Research Group
Online
February 7, 9 AM - 3 PM
Seedy Saturday at Niagara College | Thorold Garden Club
135 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake (NC Greenhouse)
February 8, 12-6 PM
Lonely Hearts Market | Coyote Bones Collective
Market Square in Downtown St. Catharines
February 9, 11 AM - 1 PM
REDress Day Installation: Volunteers Needed! | Hadiya'dagénhahs
TH 145, Brock University
February 9, 2 - 4 PM
Create a Laser-Cut Heart Necklace
Makerspace, Brock University
February 9, 4 - 6 PM
Cybersecurity and Coffee with Hira Aftab (BlackHat Security Solutions) | Brock Cybersecurity Club
MCA 241, Brock University
February 9, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
February 10, 3 - 7 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
February 10, 6 - 8 PM
Drop in Life Drawing | Willow Arts Community
366 St Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 10, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 10, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez Circle/Arts Night | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 11, 10 AM - 2 PM
Niagara College Winter Pop-up Market | Black Owned 905, NCSAC, Community Relations and Events and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
AHI Foyer – Welland Campus, 100 Niagara College Boulevard, Welland
February 11, 11 AM - 12 PM
TA Workshop: TA Toolkit for Supporting Student Mental Health | Centre for Pedagogical Innovation
ST 103, Brock University
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February 11, 12 - 3 PM
Special Gathering to Honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People | Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies
Cairns 207, Brock University
February 11, 1 - 3 PM
Strength in Self-Care: Healing and Resilience After Harm | Brock HRE
Online
February 11, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253B, Brock University
February 11, 5 - 8 PM
Community Drum Night | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
February 11, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
February 11, 6 - 7:30 PM
AIA (Black History Month): "Public Archaeology and History of the Cataract House Hotel: The Underground Railroad at the Niagara River Borderlands" by Doug Perrelli (University at Buffalo) | Brock Black History/ African History Month
Merritt Branch, 221 Glendale Ave, St. Catharines (in Pen Centre near Dollarama entrance)
February 11, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 12, 3 - 4 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
February 12, 3 - 7 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
February 12, 4 - 6 PM
Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
February 12, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
A Journey With Manitoba Black Settlers | Black Manitobans Chamber of Commerce
Online
February 13, 9 AM - 4 PM
PD Day Art Camp at NAC | Paper Bananas and Amber Lee Williams
Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), 354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 13, 9 AM - 4:30 PM
Rewriting the Algorithm: Black Girls Shaping the Future of AI | Future Black Female
Club Roma, 125 Vansickle Rd, St. Catharines
February 13, 10 AM - 4 PM
Red Dress Day | Hadiya'dagénhahs
Pond Inlet, Brock University
February 13, 11 - 1:30 PM
Women in Palestine Fundraiser | Women in World-Literature
Online
February 13, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
February 13, 5 PM
Fanon - Free Screening |
The Film House, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 13, 6:30 PM
Welland Town Hall | Niagara Health Coalition
Welland Civic Square, 60 E Main St, Welland
February 14, 10 AM - 3 PM
Master Gardeners of Niagara Seedy Saturday | Master Gardeners of Niagara
100 Meridian Way, Fonthill
February 14, 11:15 AM - 3 PM
West Niagara Seedy Saturday and Garden Fair | Seed Diversity Canada, Grimsby Public Library, Lincoln Pelham Public Library, West Lincoln Public Library
18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby
February 14, 3 - 5 PM
Awakened Voices Narratives | Centre Wellington Black Committee (CWBC)
Salem Chapel British Methodist Episcopal Church – 92 Geneva St, St. Catharines
February 15, 2 - 4 PM
February Social | Radical Care Collective
Online
February 17, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
“Words That Heal,” a slam poetry workshop with Cassandra Muileboom | Niagara College
NOTL Campus – Room N018, 135 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
February 17, 6 - 8 PM
Drop in Life Drawing | Willow Arts Community
366 St Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 17, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 18, 11 AM - 1 PM
REDress Day Installation: Volunteers Needed! | Hadiya'dagénhahs
TH 145, Brock University
February 18, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
February 18, 6 - 8 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul St, St. Catharines
February 18, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 18, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Housing Committee - Meeting | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School, 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
February 19, 1 PM
Build a Disability Inclusive Workforce with Jobs Ability Canada | ODEN
Online
February 19, 4 - 6 PM
Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
February 19, 6 PM
Annual General Meeting | Haig Neighbours
8 Napier St., St. Catharines
February 19, 7 - 8:30 PM
Story Time Fundraiser Event | Future Black Female
Spotlight Comedy Club – 92 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 20, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Die Cut (Ellison) leather and vinyl stickers
Makerspace, Brock University
February 20, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
February 21, 1 - 5 PM
4th Annual Onstage Variety Show + Vendor Market | Future Black Female & Black Owned 905
Robertson Theatre, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre – 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 21, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
February 23, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
February 23, 1 - 2 PM
From Trust to Trap: Recognizing Grooming, Exploitation, and Human Trafficking | Brock HRE
Online
February 24, 10 - 11 AM
Niagara’s Freedom Trail: Discovering Significant People, Place and Events with Rochelle Bush | Niagara College
Hybrid - Online or NOTL Campus – Room N018, 135 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
February 24, 2 - 3 PM
Makerspace, Brock University
February 24, 3 - 7 PM
Disability & Neurodivergent Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
February 24, 3 - 5 PM
Who Do We See? Black Masculinity Through Media | Brock SJC
TH128A, Brock University
February 24, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
General Members Meeting | CUPE 4207
Online and in-person at Brock University
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February 24, 6 - 8 PM
Drop in Life Drawing | Willow Arts Community
366 St Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 24, 6 - 9 PM
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 24, 7 - 9 PM
Producing Knowledge with Indigenous Research Frameworks | MA Curatorial Practice at the School of Visual Arts
Online
February 25, 10 - 11:30 AM
Days of Significance: Holi Festival of Color | Brock International
Rankin Family Pavilion, Brock University
February 25, 1 - 2 PM
Crossing Cultures: Exploring Sexual Violence in a Global Context | Brock HRE
Online
February 25, 1 - 3 PM
On the Menu: Sexual Racism and the Commodification of the Black Female Body | Brock Black History/ African History Month
TH253B, Brock University
February 25, 3 - 7 PM
General Social Justice Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253B, Brock University
February 25, 5 - 8 PM
Community Drum Night | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
February 25, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
February 25, 6 - 8 PM
Fine Grind Cafe, 37 James St., St. Catharines
February 25, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
February 25, 7 - 8 PM
The Ancestors Are Still Speaking: Studying Black History as a Living Past | DiasporaDNA Story Center
Online
February 26, 10:30 AM
Her Seat at the Table: Shifting the Landscape, from Data to Effective Policy | Future Black Female
RFP 214, Brock University
February 26, 3 - 4 PM
Folklore & Drums: African VS Caribbean | Brock Black History/ African History Month
Black Student Success Centre, Brock University
February 26, 3 - 7 PM
BIPOC Support Drop-In | Brock SJC
TH253, Brock University
February 26, 4 - 6 PM
Two Spirit & 2SLGBTQIA+Gathering Circle | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie
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February 26, 6 - 8 PM
Black History Month Family Movie Night with Niagara LIP | Niagara Falls Public Library
4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
February 27, 9 - 10 AM
Let's Talk About Failure: Legislative Theatre in Action | The People Act: Legislative Theatre
Online
February 27, 12 - 1 PM
Virtual Lunch & Learn: Afro-Caribbean Pathways to Collective Restoration | Brock Black History/ African History Month
Online
February 27, 12 - 2 PM
Black Queer and Feminist Teach- In | Brock Black History/ African History Month
TH 128A, Brock University
February 27, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
February 27, 5 - 7 PM
Black Futures Showcase: Power Moves & Legacy Building | Brock Black History/ African History Month
Market Hall, Brock University
February 27, 5 - 10 PM
Afro-Caribbean Night| Brock Black History/ African History Month
Market Hall, Brock University
February 27, 5:30
Black History Month Film Screening: Brown Girl Begins | Future Black Female
Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), 354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines
February 27, 8 - 9:30 PM
SONGS & STORIES: From Palestine, With Love | Brock Department of Music
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (250 St. Paul St.) St. Catharines
February 28, 3 - 6 PM
Coldest Niagara of the Year - Welland | Open Arms Mission of Welland
Niagara College, 100 Niagara College Blvd, Welland
February 28, 4 - 7 PM
Coldest Niagara of the Year - Fort Erie | Brain Injury Association of Fort Erie
1640 Garrison Rd, Fort Erie
February 28, 4 - 7 PM
Coldest Niagara of the Year - Niagara Falls | Project SHARE
St Paul Catholic High School, 3834 Windermere Rd, Niagara Falls
February 28, 4 - 7 PM
Coldest Niagara of the Year - St. Catharines | Start Me Up Niagara
Pen Centre, 221 Glendale Ave, St. Catharines
February 28, 4 - 7 PM
Coldest Niagara of the Year - West Niagara | YWCA Niagara Region
290 Main St E, Grimsby