Ongoing: Virtual Community Education on Gandhi’s Principles:
– Newsletters (Monthly)
– Gandhi’s Vows for Kids
– Gandhi’s Vows for Youth
– Gandhi’s Vows for Everyone
– Gandhi’s Vows for Business
– Inner Peace Journey Workshop

January 18, 2026 – Peace and Compassion Forum [Talk by Melanie Elliott on “The Ripple Effects of Kindness” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

February 21, 2026 – Peace and Compassion Forum – Paul Maillet on “Gandhi’s Approach to Peace in a World of Conflict” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

March 14, 2026 – Peace and Compassion Forum – Lalith Gunaratne on “Mindfulness and Gandhian Wisdom in Action” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

Ongoing: Virtual Community Education on Gandhi’s Principles:
– Newsletters (Monthly)
– Gandhi’s Vows for Kids
– Gandhi’s Vows for Youth
– Gandhi’s Vows for Everyone
– Gandhi’s Vows for Business
– Inner Peace Journey Workshop

February 1, 2025 – Gandhi Memorial 2025 [Talk by Mr. William van Geest on “Ecology Ottawa on Greening Canada’s Capital] [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

February 15, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks – Lalith Ananda Gunaratne on “Fearlessness: Overcoming Personal and Social Challenges… Courage in Action” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

March 16, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks – Dr. Bhuvanesh Awasthi on “Truth as a Way of Life – Living Authentically in a Complex World” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

April 12, 2025 – Bhajan Bliss Vocal Music Concert featuring Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

April 27, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks –Dr. Navita Viveky on “Food and Mindful Living – Control of the Palate (Asvada) for Health and Balance”,  [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

May 31, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks –Dr. Priya Gaba on “Personal Peace and Inner Harmony – Meditation and Reflection: The Core of Gandhi’s Philosophy” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

June 15, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks –Manjit Basi on “Non-Violence: A Path to Conflict Resolution – Transforming Aggression into Understanding” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

July 26, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks – Ardy Vergaegen on “Power of Equality of Religions (Faiths)” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

August 30, 2025 – Gandhi Jayanti 2025 Cultural Program [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

September 13, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks – Melanie Elliott on “The Ripple Effect of Kindness: Acts of Kindness as Catalysts for Change” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

September 27, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks – Prasanna Sivapiragasam on “Environmental Sustainability: Living in Harmony with Nature” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

October 2, 2025 – Gandhi Jayanti 2025 Garlanding of Gandhi’s Statue [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

October 18, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks –Dr. Pradeep Merchant, C.M. on “The Legacy of Gandhi in the Modern World… Gandhi’s Relevance in the 21st Century” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

November 8, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks –Kameshwar Mishra, CPA on “Simplicity in a Material World… The Joy of Non-Possession (Aparigraha)” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

December 13, 2025 – Gandhi’s Legacy Talks – Punita Patel on “Community Leadership – Leading with Gandhi’s Values: Empowering Communities Through Truth, Non-Violence, and Inclusivity” [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

Ongoing: Community Education on Gandhi’s Principles

November 17, 2024 – M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture [Speakers/Panelists: Professor Alex Damm and Dr. Noel Salmond] on “From Ahimsa to Activism: Gandhi’s Principles in the Canadian Context”  [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

October 24, 2024 – Tree Planting at Summerside West Stormwater (760 lakeridge Drive, Orleans).  [Photo Gallery] [Poster]

October 19, 2024 – Gandhi Jayanti Cultural Program [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

October 5, 2024 – Gandhi Jayanti 2024 (Garlanding of Statue) [Video] [Photo Gallery] [P.oster]

August 10, 2024 – William Commanda’s Vision: A Legacy of Peace and Environmental Stewardship [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

June 8, 2024 – Earth’s Promise – Sustainability Solutions for a Brighter Future [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

June 1, 2024 – Sewa at Soup Kitchen (Shepherds of Good Hope). [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

May 25, 2024 – Reflections and Action for Inner Peace – A guided self-reflection and attentional training session to promote inner peace and understanding, led by Dr. Bhuvanesh Awasthi. [Vide.o] [Poster]

May 4, 2024 – Park Cleaning Drive – Picked up litter in the Dragon’s Water Park in Barrhaven (424 Chapman Mills Drive). [Photo Gallery] [Poster].

February 2, 2024 – Gandhi Memorial Day 2024 – Keynote Talk on “Notes from the  Climate Struggle” by Bill McKibben, Environmentalist. [Video] [Photo Gallery] [Poster] [Press Release]

October 1 2023 – Gandhi Jayanti 2023 & M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2023:  Dr. Jagmohan Humar on “The Impact of Jain Religious Tradition on Gandhi” [Video] [Photos]

October 2, 2022 – Gandhi Jayanti 2022 + M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture:  “Peace in a Piecemeal World” by Jaya Row

August 27, 2022 – Mega Charity Event

Feb 25, 2022 – The Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council of Ottawa is deeply troubled by the events unfolding in Ukraine, and strongly condemns Russia’s unjustified invasion of the country. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent struggle to fight oppression and tyranny, we stand in solidarity with all who seek peace and justice in the world.  

October 2, 2021 – Gandhi Jayanti 2021 + M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture: “Mahatma Gandhi and Islamic Nonviolence” Panelists: Mr. Faisal Khan, Dr. Muhammad Al-Ninowy, and Dr. Jeffry Halverson (Videos + Slide Show)

February 20, 2021 – Lecture: “Turning the Tide on Nonviolence in Education by Jill Carr-Harris” (All Event Videos)

October 3, 2020 – Gandhi Jayanti 2020 & M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2020 >> Panel Discussion on “Mahatma Gandhi – Beyond the Civil Rights Movement (Panelists: Dr. Clayborne Carson & Dr. Faisal Devji)” 

October 5, 2019 – Gandhi Jayanti (150th) & M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2019 by Dr. Vinay Lal on “Gandhi and Human Rights” 

October 2,  2019 – Gandhi Day Proclamation by Mayor Jim Watson

August 10, 2019 – Panel Discussion: Gandhi’s relevance in the Modern Times (Dr. J. Humar & Miss Manvitha Singamsetty – Moderator: Dr. Rao Nanduri)

June 15, 2019 – Public Lecture – Jai Jagat: A 10,000 Km March from New Delhi to Geneva by Jill Carr-Harris (Ekta Parishad)

May 13, 2019 – Panel Discussion: Democracy: Non-violent struggles for recognition (Panelists: Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Ebrahim Ebrahim, & Rajmohan Gandhi)

Oct 2, 2018 – Gandhi Jayanti 2018 (150th year commemoration) Charity Dinner with a talk on “Gandhi and the Human Rights to Peace” by Douglas Roche  [Photo Gallery]

Sept 30, 2018 – Gandhi Jayanti  & 2018 M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture by Prof. Taiaiake Alfred on “Reflections on Gandhi, the Great Law of Peace and Indigenous Resurgence”

April 28, 2018 – GLAD Cleaning the Capital Campaign

Oct 1, 2017 – Gandhi Jayanti and M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2017 by Dr Bindu Puri on “Samdarshana and Sambhava: Gandhi on the Plurality of Religions” 

June 23, 2017 – Panel Discussion: Mahatma Gandhi Today

April 21, 2016 – Public Lecture: A Centre for Peace (A Vision for the sacred Islands in the Ottawa River) by Douglas Cardinal, Archiect

Sept 27, 2015 – Gandhi Jayanti and M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2015 by Dr. Noel Salmond on “The Mahatma, the Pope, and the Planet – Gandhian Reflections on the Pope’s Recent  Letter on Environment”

Jan 30, 2015 – Gandhi Memorial Day: Film by Director Alanis Obomsawin “Trick or Treaty”

Sept 28, 2014 – Gandhi Jayanti and M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2014 by Dr. Arvind Sharma on “Gandhi’s Solution to Religious Conflicts” 

May 8-11, 2014 – Non-Violence Conference (A weapon of the Strong) at St. Paul University

Sept 29, 2013 – M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2013 by Prof. Vinay Lal on “Gandhi’s Religion and the Politics of Hinduism”  [Transcript]

Jan 31, 2013 – Gandhi Memorial Day (Talk on ‘Gandhi as Social Visionary: The Grassroots Work of Ekta Parishad’ by Paul Schwartzentruber) [Transcript]

Oct 14, 2012 – M. K. Gandhi Annual Lecture 2012 by Dr. Anthony J. Parel on “In Search of Pax Gandhiana” [Transcript]

Feb 5, 2012 – Gandhi Memorial Day [Film by Richard Attenborough : “Gandhi – His triumph changed the world forever”]

Oct 2, 2011 – Gandhi Jayanti & Unveiling of Gandhi’s Statue (with a Talk by Dr. Noel Salmond on “Encountering Gandhi on the Rideau River​”]

Jan 30, 2011 – Gandhi Memorial Day [Film by Teri C McLuhan “The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, A Torch for Peace”]

Oct 10, 2010 – Seminar: Mythic Origins of Non-Violence by Mr. Devdutt Pattanaik

Oct 2, 2010 – Gandhi Jayanti [with a talk by Dr. Lawrence Carter on “Six Essential Principles of Gandhian Non-violence”] [Cultural Programs]

Sept 27, 2009 – Gandhi Jayanti [Talk by Dr. Harsh Dehejia on “The Influence of Vaishnavism on Mahatma Gandhi”]

Oct 4, 2008 – Gandhi Jayanti [Talk by Prof. Trichur Rukmani on “Gandhi and Women”] [Synopsis of the Talk]

Sept 29, 2007 – Gandhi Jayanti [Talk by Dr. Paul Younger on “Gandhi, Religion & Non-violence”] [Speech Transcript]

Feb 25, 2007 – Gandhi Memorial Day [Talk by Dr. Noel Salmond on “Gandhi and the Question of the Worship of Images”]  [Photo Gallery]

Sept 30, 2006 – Gandhi Jayanti Celebration:
   – Talk by Prof. Trichur Rukmani on “Gandhiji’s Ideals: Truth and Non-Violence, Religion and Non-Violence” [Transcript]
   – Talk by Prof. Richard Mann on “Gandhi and the Media”
   – Talk by Dr. Somesh Bhargava on “Gandhiji’s Concept and Dream of Ram Rajya”
   – Talk by Dr. Noel Salmond on “Mahatma Gandhi’s Reverence for Nature and its Relevance to Environment.”