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!
July
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July 1, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 1, 7 - 8:30 PM
Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours
Connaught School - 28 Prince St, St. Catharines
July 2, 2 - 7 PM
Ujamaa BBQ Link up | Future Black Female
St. Patrick’s Park, 64 Catherine St, St. Catharines
July 2, 6 - 8 PM
Arrival Celebration - Freedom Walk 2026 (from Maryland to Canada, retracing the Underground Railroad) | Niagara Bound Tours
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway
July 2, 6 - 8 PM
Create to Donate | Niagara Palestine Coalition
The Hobby Shop, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
July 3, 11 AM - 3 PM
Solidarity with Kashechewan rally & walk
Walk starts at 4835 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls, Ave & ends at Niagara Falls City Hall at 4310 Queen St., Niagara Falls
July 3, 2 - 5 PM
Meet & Greet with Our New Indigenous Language Program Coordinator! | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie, ON
July 3, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 5, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
July 5, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Rallies for 24/7 Urgent Care | Niagara Health Coalition & SOS Fort Erie
Port Colborne Hospital, 260 Sugarloaf St, Port Colborne
July 5, 11 AM - 9:30 PM
World Music on the Beach | Niagara Jazz Festival
Lakeside Park, 1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines
July 5, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Rallies for 24/7 Urgent Care | Niagara Health Coalition & SOS Fort Erie
Douglas Memorial Hospital, 230 Bertie Street, Fort Erie
July 5, 2 - 4 PM
July Social | Radical Care Collective
Montebello Park, St. Catharines
July 6, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Everyone is Trans: Leslie Feinberg & the Reconstruction of Queer History | The Feminist Lecture Program
Online
July 6, 6:30 PM
MPP Wayne Gates’ Public Town Hall - Ford’s Ferris Wheel | MPP Wayne Gates
Club Italia Events Centre, 2525 Montrose Rd, Niagara Falls
July 6, 8:30 - 10 PM
BIPOC Youth Community Circle: Experiences with Healthcare in BC | Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy Network (CREAN)
Online
July 8, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 8, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 8, 6 - 8 PM
What do I do when … I find someone who might be experiencing an overdose? | Niagara Movement School
Fine Grind Cafe, St. Catharines
July 8, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Centering Afrocentric Perspective & Indigenous Perspective in Child Welfare | The Child Welfare TRUTH-Telling Collective
Online
July 8, 7 - 8 PM
LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara
Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines
July 8, 7 - 8 PM
Find Your Role in the Work With Mariame Kaba (Learn To Do #1) | Life is a Sacred Text
Online
July 9, 12 PM
What happens when care gets taken away? Stories of sanctuary and loss | Substance Use Heath Network
Online
June 9, 12 - 1:30 PM
Pop Up Produce Market | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
July 9, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Watercolour Painting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 9, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 9, 5 - 6:15 PM
Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details
July 9, 6:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines
July 10, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 12, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
July 13, 5:30 - 8 PM
Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock
Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details
July 14, 6 - 8 PM
July Harm Reduction 101 & Overdose Response | Thrive for Change
Online
July 14, 7 - 8:30 PM
Monthly Peer Discussion Meetup | PFLAG Niagara
145 Queenston St. Catharines
July 14, 7 - 9 PM
Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition
Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street
July 15, 2 - 3 PM
LGBTQ+ Toolkit for HR Professionals | Pride UK Training and Consultancy
Online
July 15, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 15, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 15, 6 - 8 PM
Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details
July 15, 8 PM
Stewards' Workshop: Assertive Grievance Handling | Labor Notes
Online
July 16 | 12:30 PM
How to Remove AI from Your Digital Platforms | ODLAN
Online
July 16, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Improv Play | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 16, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 16, 7 PM
Monthly Meeting | Haig Neighbours
Optimist Club, 8 Napier St. St. Catharines
July 16, 7 - 8 PM
How to Save Lives with Naloxone: Virtual Overdose Prevention Training | St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester A Division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center.
Online
July 17, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 17, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 17, 7 - 8:30 PM
Walking Tour - Merritton: From "Welland City" to Merritton | St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
10 Hastings St, St. Catharines
June 18, 11 - 6 PM
Camp Coyote Bones | Coyote Bones Collective
Heartland Forest, 8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls
July 18, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie
July 18, 10:30 AM
99th Jay Treaty Border Crossing Celebration of Rights
Location: Go to Upper Mtn Road, travel east to Susie’s Lane Rd. Turn left at sign ”7 Clan Group”
July 18, 6 PM
Summer Camp Carnage! | Niagara Roller Derby
Haig Bowl Arena, 17 Beech St., St. Catharines
July 21, 3:30 - 6 PM
Arts & Crafts Night | Black Student Success Centre
Black Student Success Centre (TH 131), Brock University
July 21, 6 PM
How to fight data centers webinar - Campaigns 101 | Honour the Earth
Online
July 22, 8 - 9 AM
Knowledge Exchange: Anti-Racism and Decolonisation with Maya Sharma | Museums Galleries Scotland
Online
July 22, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 22, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 22, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 22, 6 - 8 PM
Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details
July 23, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Hand Felting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 23, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 23, 6 - 7:30 PM
2S&LGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
Location varies: details will be provided after registration
July 23, 6 PM
How to fight data centers webinar - Data Center Interventions | Honour the Earth
Online
July 23, 6:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines
July 24, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 24, 11 AM - 3 PM
World Hepatitis Day Community Awareness Event + Niagara Free Store | Niagara Health System - Hepatitis C Care Clinic
Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St, St. Catharines
July 24, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
July 25, 9 - 11 AM
Laura Secord Trail Hike | Niagara Falls Public Library
Firemen's Park, 2275 Dorchester Road, Niagara Falls
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July 25, 10 AM - 2 PM
Harriet Tubman 175th Anniversary Arrival STC & Commemorative Walk | Matter of Black & Tubman Tours Canada
James Street (Between King & Church St.) St. Catharines
July 25, 2:30 - 4 PM
Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group
131 Richmond St., Thorold
July 25, 4 - 6 PM
Niagara Activist Gathering | OPIRG Brock
Willow Arts Community, 366 St Paul St, St. Catharines
July 25, 8:30 PM
St. Catharines Glowride | Niagara Glowriders
96 King St Unit 3, St. Catharines
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July 26, 9:50 AM
Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew
July 26, 12 PM - Dusk
Emancipation Day Picnic 2026 | Matter of Black
Lakeside Park, 1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines
July 26, 2 - 3:30 PM
Out + Proud Around the World and Through the Centuries | Out Professionals
Online
July 28, 12 - 1 PM
Building 2SLGBTQIA+ Allyship Into Workplace Culture with The 519 | Pride at Western 2026
Online
July 29, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U
Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University
July 29, 2 - 4 PM
Water Walks - Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie
July 29, 2 - 5 PM
Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE
TH 253B, Brock University
July 29, 6 - 7 PM
Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice
Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details
July 29, 6 - 8 PM
Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details
July 29, 6:30 - 8 PM
Coffee Hang | Fitz Social/ Fitzgerald Neighbours
108 Russell Ave (Community Centre)
July 29, 7:30 PM
Secrets of a Successful Organizer (Online Series) | Labor Notes
Online
July 30, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Songwriting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls
July 30, 4 - 5:30 PM
Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Online
July 30, 12 - 1:30 PM
Niagara Community Legal Clinic | Niagara Falls Public Library
Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls
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July 31, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church
33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines
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