[Org4j-announce] Climate actions in Ottawa, upcoming

[Organizing For Justice]

 This message is focused on the current On 2 Ottawa campaign events, but
also has a number of other important upcoming local climate actions, listed
in the events section.

This message is also posted on reddit, if you want a link to easily share:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/comments/168psrr/climate_actions_in_ottawa_upcoming/

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On 2 Ottawa is a non-violent civil disobedience campaign designed to
encourage Canadian governments to take *urgent* and *meaningful* action on
the climate crisis.

Started earlier this year, there is currently a phase of local actions in
Ottawa, August 19th through September 9th.

The actions the past two weeks have already included a number of sit-down
street blockages as well as adding pink paint on Tom Thomson's paiting at
the National Gallery - actions which have resulted in a dozen or so people
arrested in total - as well as a number of marches and ongoing public
education events.

Some campaign members are residents of Ottawa, while others have travelled
here from out west.

There are future plans for further concentrated Ottawa phases of action in
both November and February, to build further pressure and colletive
strength.

Please see the list below of upcoming pre-announced events, to possibly
participate in,
and then below that list for links to learn more about the campaign and
what it is about.

First demand:
"The formation of a permanent, professional national firefighting agency
sized to meet the enormity of the crisis."
Also:
"We are demanding that the government create a legally binding citizens’
assembly, which is a jury-based, randomly selected sample of ordinary
people from all walks of life, so that they can determine how we can
transform our economy to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. This
is the best way to bypass the political and economic elites in Ottawa."


==== On 2 Ottawa EVENTS ====


Climate March (Slow)
- Fri Sept 8th, 5:30-7:00pm starting at Confederation Park

Assemblies (General Assembly Sept 3rd; End-of-Phase Assembly Sept 9th)
- Sun Sept 3rd, 1:00-4:00pm at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 400 Sparks St.
- Sat Sept 9th, 10:00am-1:00pm at Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Ave.

Intro talks ("Canada is Burning, We Can Do Something About It")
- Sun Sept 3rd, 1:30-2:30pm online
- Tue Sept 5th, 5:30-7:00pm at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 400 Sparks St.
- Thu Sept 7th, 5:30-7:00pm at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 400 Sparks St.
- Thu Sept 7th, 8:00-9:00pm online
- Sun Sept 17th, 1:30-2:30pm online

All the above event details are at the on2ottawa webpage:
https://on2ottawa.ca/talks-events


==== OTHER CLIMATE EVENTS ====


Global Climate Strike, Ottawa iteration
Friday Sept 15th, 1:00-3:00pm rally on Parliament Hill
https://www.fridaysforfutureottawa.org
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ottawa-global-climate-strike-september-2023-tickets-681820843497

Critical Mass (Bike) Ride for Climate
Saturday Sept 16th, 10am starting from Canadian War Museum
https://twitter.com/ParkwaysPeople/status/1697614121187811685
** Also:
Kidical Mass: Sept 24th, starting 10am from Canada Aviation & Space Museum
https://www.forourkids.ca/webikeforourkids_ottawagatineau
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kidical-mass-ottawa-tickets-700794895397
Critical Mass 'Last Friday of the Month': Sept 29th, starting 6pm from
Confederation Park
((No link: see "Critical Mass Ottawa" on Facebook, or r/BikeInOttawa on
reddit))

Power Up Day of (Climate) Action
November 4th, across Canada
- First organizing call is on Sept 7th. Contact: Council of Canadians,
dpenner at canadians.org


==== On 2 Ottawa LINKS ====


On 2 Ottawa website: https://on2ottawa.ca/
- Especially take a look at the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.

[Articles:]

Protests and pink paint: What is On2Ottawa?
"Ottawa can expect "continued and sustained disruption" until Sept. 9, said
group activist"
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/civil-disobedience-and-pink-paint-what-is-on2ottawa

On2Ottawa demonstrates the challenges – and dangers — of climate protests
"On2Ottawa is in the middle of a three-week campaign of disruption in the
country's capital"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-on2ottawa-climate-protest-1.6953456

[Podcast:]

Canada is burning. What can be done about it? (with On2Ottawa)
https://rabble.ca/podcast/canada-is-burning-what-can-be-done-about-it-with-on2ottawa/
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