Saturday June 28th, 2025 10 am – 4 pm.
Jack Purcell Community Centre
MASKS MANDATORY AND PROVIDED
Schedule
10 am – Intro/FAQ about anarchism
Are you curious about anarchism? This discussion will touch on what anarchists of many different stripes have done, believe, and work on today. We’ll give an introduction, answer some frequently asked questions about anarchism, and have lots of time for conversation.
11-12:30: Angela Collective workshop (room 201)
This workshop will help people install linux as windows 10 reaches End of Life and many people are being forced to replace perfectly good computers. Additionally we will be discussing cybersecurity for anarchists and leftists.
12 pm: Liberation Studies Reading Circle
Liberation Studies Reading Club is a no-book-assigned discussion group on books/topics related to liberation movements, social justice, anti-establishment and more.
1pm: Moonlight Outreach Workshop
This workshop will give an introduction to street medic collectives, some basics of care in protests & community outreach, practicing scenarios.
1 pm: Ad Astra Kids Art Jam (room 201)
Making art for protests + parties. This workshop is focused on kids 5 – 12; we’ll have a bunch of recycled materials, paints, markers, etc. to make gear for costumes, protests, and parties. We’ll workshop making signs, outfit decorations, shields, puppets, and more.
2pm: Indigenous anarchism
This discussion is focused on rethinking anarchism and organizing from within Indigenous and decolonial perspectives. ‘It is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of settler colonialism’, Veracini argues. this is one problem to address in our discussion.
3pm: Protest songs
At this workshop, we will learn and practice singing various protest songs, and learn some of the history and tactics behind their use and creation. Analog instruments are welcome, though you may have to look up the tabs yourself. All voices and skill levels welcome. Songs may feature detailed descriptive lyrics about experiences of oppression.
4pm: Music in the park with Matty Grace
The Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair is run by a group of local anarchists and anarchic-organizers who are interested in cultivating a culture of autonomous and decentralized organizing in so-called ottawa. Our fair will have a mixture of literature (books, zines, etc.) relevant to anarchism/anti-oppression/organizing, community-run workshops & skillshares, and tabling from autonomous community groups and organizers.
We acknowledge that as settlers on these stolen, unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe lands we represent part of the problem and are committed to operating in solidarity with Indigenous resistance and organizing however we can. Additionally, we acknowledge the ways that power structures such as colonialism, racism, classism, misogyny, ableism, and queerphobia replicate themselves both inside and outside of activist spaces. As a collective, we aim to make this event as accessible as possible to those left behind by the state and mainstream society. More details about our specific commitments and agreements for the space will be released soon on our website.