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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!

September

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August 31 - September 13 

OPIRG Brock Board of Directors Nomination Period | OPIRG Brock

 

September 1, 8:30 - 9:30 AM 

[WEBINAR] Pax Silica: The Philippines’ Role in Propping up U.S. Militarism and War | World Beyond War

Online

 

September 1, 11 AM - 1 PM 

Rally - Don’t Let Them Destroy Canadian Public Healthcare | Niagara Health Coalition

MP Chris Bittle's office, 61 Geneva St., St. Catharines

 

September 1, 12 - 12:45 PM 

Every Child Matters Flag Raising | Hadiya'dagénhahs

Bus Loop (RFP), 1812 Sir Issac Brock Way 1812 Sir Issac Brock Way, St. Catherines

 

September 1, 6 - 7:30 PM 

Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 2, 10 AM 

New Perspectives on Histories of Educational Resistance in South Africa | Centre for Education & International Development

Online

 

September 2, 2 PM 

Climate Emergency Centres' Weekly Wednesday Webinar | Climate Emergency Centres Network (UK)

Online

 

September 2, 7 - 8 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

 

September 2, 7 - 8 PM 

LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 2, 7 - 8:30 PM 

Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours

Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines

 

September 3, 3 - 4 AM 

Webinar: Finding Pathways to Collectively Resist Militarism | World Beyond War

Online

 

September 4, 3:30 - 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

September 4, 6 PM 

OPIRG Board Elections Info Session | OPIRG Brock

Online

September 4, 8 PM 

Open Mic | Mahtay Cafe & Lounge

241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 5, 9:50 AM 

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Black Bear Bakery, 30 Church St, St. Catharines

 

September 5, 12 PM 

Art Opening: Stacey Collins | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 6, 9:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 8, 9:30 AM - 1 PM 

New Graduate Student Welcome and Orientation & Tabling Fair | Faculty of Graduate Studies

TH 325 / Guernsey Market, Brock University

 

September 8, 10 - 11 AM 

Life in Niagara Presentation | Brock International

Online

 

September 8, 10 - 11:30 AM  

Legal activism to address gender-based harm in higher education | The 1752 Group

Online

 

September 8, 1 - 5 PM 

Free Store | NC Sustainability & NC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Niagara College Welland Campus Lawn Party 

 

September 8, 6 - 7:30 PM 

Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 9, 12 - 1 PM 

Bead & Read | Hadiya'dagénhahs

Thistle 145, Brock University

 

September 9, 1 - 4 PM 

Student Accessibility Services Open House | Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre

Schmon Tower (ST) room 400, Brock University

 

September 9, 2 PM 

Climate Emergency Centres' Weekly Wednesday Webinar | Climate Emergency Centres Network (UK)

Online

 

September 9, 7 - 8 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

 

September 9, 7 - 8 PM 

LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 10, 1 - 2 PM 

We Are Still Here: A Conversation with Phyllis Webstad | Indigenous Editors Association

Online

 

September 10, 1 - 4 PM  

BIPOC Connections Café | BIPOC Residence Programming - Brock Residence

Pond Inlet, Brock University

 

September 10, 6:50 PM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 11, 7 AM - 12 PM 

Port Colborne Farmers Market 

66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne

 

September 11, 2:30 - 3:30 PM 

Women Resisting Militarism and Climate Imperialism | World Beyond War

Online

 

September 11, 3:30 - 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

 

September 11, 4 - 6 PM 

OPIRG Board Elections Info Session | OPIRG Brock

Fine Grind Cafe, 36 James St., St. Catharines

 

September 11, 8 PM 

Open Mic | Mahtay Cafe & Lounge

241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 12, 11 AM - 12 PM 

Braiding Sweetgrass - (Drop-in) with Louis Harris | West Lincoln Public Library

West Lincoln Public Library - Wellandport Branch, 5042 Canborough Road

 

September 12, 11 AM - 6 PM 

Brock Cares Day of Service: Positive Living Niagara Harm Reduction Kit Making | Brock Cares

Market Hall, Brock University

 

September 9, 7 - 8 PM September 12, 1 PM

Film Screening & Discussion: Artist of Resistance | HeartScapes

Online

 

September 12, 4 - 9 PM 

Welcome Bash | Black Student Success Centre

Jubilee Court, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines

 

September 13, 9:50 AM 

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 13, 2 - 4 PM 

Film Screening - We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes (Fundraiser for the Farmworkers Hub NOTL) | The Farmworkers Hub NOTL

434 Hunter Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake

 

September 13, 2 - 4 PM 

September Social | Radical Care Collective

Montebello Park, St. Catharines

 

September 13, 4 - 5 PM 

Voices from the West Bank | American Friends of PHF

Online

 

September 14, 5:30 - 8 PM 

Public Board Meeting & Adhoc Members Committee | OPIRG Brock

Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details

 

September 14, 6 - 9 PM 

Using our Power at Election Time (OLS) | Niagara District CUPE Council

Online

 

September 15, 12:30 - 2:30 PM 

Rock Painting for Reconciliation | Hadiya'dagénhahs

Jubilee Court, Brock University

 

September 15, 2 - 4 PM 

Green Groups Planning Meeting | Biodiversity & Climate Action Collective Niagara

3350 Merrittville Hwy Unit 9, Thorold, ON

 

September 15, 6 - 7:30 PM 

Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 15, 6:30 - 7:30 PM 

Understanding Perimenopause | Niagara Falls Public Library

Victoria Avenue Library Branch, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls

 

September 15, 7 - 9 PM 

Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition

Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street 

 

September 15, 8 PM 

Online Workshop: Running For Union Office | Labor Notes

Online

 

September 16, 12 - 2 PM 

Welcome Back Social! EDI Student Advisory Committee | Brock HRE

Cairns Atrium, Brock University

 

September 16, 2 PM 

Climate Emergency Centres' Weekly Wednesday Webinar | Climate Emergency Centres Network (UK)

Online

 

September 16, 2 - 2:50 PM 

TA Workshop: Building Community Agreements | Centre for Pedagogical Innovation

Online

 

September 16, 7 - 8 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

 

September 16, 7 - 8:30 PM 

Housing Committee | Queenston Neighbours

Unitarian Congregation of Niagara, 223 Church St., St. Catharines

 

September 16, 7 - 8 PM 

LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 16, 7 - 10 PM 

NQRC 1 Year Anniversary Dance Party | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), 354, St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 17, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 

Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U

Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University

 

September 17, 12 PM 

Trivia Night w/ Zoe | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 17, 12 - 1:45 PM 

Decolonizing Education and Addressing Anti-Black Racism | The Institute of Childhood Trauma and Attachment

Online

 

September 17, 6 - 10 PM 

Niagara Falls Night of Art | Niagara Falls Exchange

5943 Sylvia Pl, Niagara Falls

 

September 17, 6:30 - 9 PM 

Take Back the Night | Niagara Sexual Assault Centre, CARSA

Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines

 

September 18, 7 AM - 12 PM 

Port Colborne Farmers Market 

66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne

 

September 18, 12 PM 

Tech for Palestine Roundtable: Resisting Surveillance in Palestine and Abroad | Tech for Palestine

Online

 

September 18, 3:30 - 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

 

September 18, 7 PM 

Monthly Meeting | Haig Neighbours

Optimist Club, 8 Napier St. St. Catharines

 

September 18, 7 PM 

Fairview Park Sunset Ride | Niagara Glowriders

325 Geneva St, St. Catharines

 

September 18, 8 PM 

Open Mic | Mahtay Cafe & Lounge

241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 19, 9:50 AM  

Homelessness & Housing in Niagara | Niagara Advocacy Coalition

St. George’s Anglican Church, 83 Church St., St. Catharines

 

September 19, 9:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 19, 11 AM - 1 PM 

Every Child Matters | Thorold Indigenous Community Farden

Mel Swart Park, Allanburg, Thorold

 

September 19, 11 AM - 4 PM 

Community Day | CUPE 1287

Firemen’s Park, Niagara Falls, 2275 Dorchester Rd, Niagara Falls

 

September 19, 1 - 5 PM 

Willowbank's 20th Anniversary Celebration - Community Open House

The School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank

14487 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake

 

September 20, 11 AM 

Niagara Caravan to Toronto Rally - Cross-Country Day of Action for Migrant Rights | Migrant Rights Network

61 Geneva St, St. Catharines,

 

September 20, 12 - 6 PM 

Mabon Faire | Coyote Bones Collective

Market Square, 91 King St., St. Catharines

 

September 20, 1 - 3 PM 

Niagara Free Store Volunteering - Item Sorting Day | OPIRG Brock

Please email communication@opirgbrock.com or message 365-855-2768 for details

 

September 21, 6 - 8:15 PM 

AGM, Board Elections, & Community Role Appointments | OPIRG Brock

Online

 

September 21, 8 PM 

Stewards' Online Workshop: Dealing With Difficult Supervisors | Labor Notes

Online

 

September 22, 2 - 4 PM 

Days of Significance: Mid Autumn Festival | Brock International

Global Commons  IC 104, International Centre, Brock University

 

September 22, 6 - 7:30 PM 

Guitar Jam (any skill level) | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 22, 7 - 8 PM 

Part 1: Keeping Ourselves Safe: Indigenous Sovereignty and Abolition | Willow River Centre

Online

 

SSeptember 22, 8 PM 

Online Workshop: Organizing for Health & Safety | Labor Notes

Online

 

September 23, 12 PM 

Grassy Narrows River Run | Free Grassy Narrows

Grange Park, 26 Grange Road, Toronto

 

September 23, 6:30 - 8 PM 

Coffee Hang | Fitz Social/ Fitzgerald Neighbours

108 Russell Ave (Community Centre)

 

September 23, 7 - 8 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details

 

September 23, 7 - 8 PM 

LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 20, 1 - 3 PM 

Walk with Brock | Hadiya'dagénhahs

Residence 8, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Brock University

 

September 24, 2 - 2:50 PM 

TA Workshop: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Learning Spaces | Centre for Pedagogical Innovation

Online

 

September 24, 5 - 8 PM 

Cultivating Indigenous Culture through Songs and Stories | Niagara Falls Museums

The Exchange - Cultural Hub & Market, 5943 Sylvia Pl, Niagara Falls,

 

September 24, 6 PM 

Paint Night with Lila | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 24, 6 - 7 PM 

Women Writing in the Conflict Zone | Her Story Is Collective

Online

 

September 24, 6:50 PM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 25, 7 AM - 12 PM 

Port Colborne Farmers Market 

66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne

 

September 25, 9 AM - 3 PM 

Symposium for Racialized and Immigrant Youth in Niagara | Bridges Niagara’s Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Program & Future Black Female

Robertson Hall, 85 Church Street, St. Catharines

 

September 25, 12:30 - 2 PM 

Film Screening: Indigiqueer | Brock HRE

Online

 

September 25, 3:30 - 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

 

September 25, 6:30 PM 

Trivia Night Fundraiser | CASON

Meridian Centre, 100 Meridian Wy, Fonthill

 

September 25, 7 - 9 PM 

Monthly peer support meeting | Transgender Niagara

Silver Spire United Church 366 St. Paul Street, St.Catharines

 

September 25, 8 PM 

Open Mic | Mahtay Cafe & Lounge

241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 26, 7 AM - 1 PM 

Yard Sale Fundraiser | Niagara Palestine Coalition

Grace Mennonite Church, 677 Niagara St, St. Catharines

 

September 26, 10 AM - 4 PM 

Solidarity is Strength: From the Ontario Days of Action to Building the Fight Against Ford

College St. United Church, 454 College Street, Toronto

 

September 26, 11 AM - 12 PM 

Fight Ford Protest | 50by30Niagara, Niagara Health Coalition & range of other Niagara based groups and activists

Pen Centre, Intersection of Tremont Dr. & Glendale Ave., St. Catharines

 

September 26, 11 AM - 6 PMv 

Camp Coyote Bones - A Summer Camp Themed Market | Coyote Bones Collective & Heartland Forest

Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls

 

September 26, 2 - 3 PM 

An Introduction to the Owls of Southern Ontario: a Presentation by Marcie Jacklin - Centennial | Fort Erie Public Library

Centennial Branch, 136 Gilmore Rd, Fort Erie 

 

September 26, 2:30 - 4 PM 

Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group

131 Richmond St., Thorold

 

September 27, 9:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

 

September 28, 7 - 8 AM 

Webinar: Improving Abortion Care for Patients with Complex Health Needs | Policy Research Unit in Reproductive Health

Online

 

September 28, 4 - 5 PM 

Honeycomb Community Mural | Niagara Falls Public Library

Victoria Avenue Library Branch, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls

 

September 29, 10 AM - 8 PM 

Orange Shirt Day - (Drop-in) | West Lincoln Public Library

West Lincoln Public Library - Smithville branch, 177 West Street, Smithville

 

September 29, 2 - 4 PM 

Film Screening - Bones of Crows | Black Student Success Centre

Black Student Success Centre (TH 131), Brock University

 

September 29, 6 PM

Open Mic | Little Red Coffee & Catering

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

 

September 30, 1 PM 

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes Among Indigenous Communities | Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health

Online

 

September 30, 4 - 5 PM 

Honeycomb Community Mural | Niagara Falls Public Library

Victoria Avenue Library Branch, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls

 

September 30, 4:30 - 7:30 PM 

A Time to Remember, Reflect, and Learn | Welland Public Library

Diamond Trail Branch, 315 Southworth St. S., Welland

 

September 30, 6:15 - 7:15 PM

Unlocking the Past: Tour the Library's Local History Collection | St. Catharines Public Library

Special Collections, Central Library, 54 Church St. St. Catharines

 

September 30, 7 - 8 PM

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

 

September 30, 7 - 8:30 PM

Movie Night: Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again | Grimsby Public Library

Lounge, Grimsby Public Library, 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby

 

September 30, 7 - 8:30 PM

"Land Hath Been the Idol": English Expropriation of Native Land | Partnership of Historic Bostons

Online

© 1988- 2026 by Ontario Public Interest Research Group Brock              Contact Page

 

 

The work of OPIRG Brock primarily takes place on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Wendat, and Chonnonton people and home to many Indigenous people from First Nations from across Turtle Island, Metis, and Inuit people. A key treaty governing this territory is the “Dish with One Spoon” agreement. This treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee binds them to share the territory and protect the land. Subsequent Indigenous nations and peoples, settlers and all newcomers, have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.

 

To learn more about the treaties in your area, we recommend checking out www.native-land.ca

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