Our centre and participants
The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement is a dynamic space on the University of Waterloo campus, home to peace-oriented innovators, and established organizations from the regions vibrant peacebuilding field. The common goal of advancing peace collaboratively and creatively is the lifeblood of the Centre for Peace Advancements unique working community. The Centre for Peace Advancement stands as a bridge between campus and community, academics and practice, and faith and justice.
Our ecosystem
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is a leading hub for innovation on a national and global scale. The University of Waterloo has been consistently ranked as Canada's most innovative university by Maclean's university rankings. UWaterloo operates the world's largest co-operative education program, and now supports a wide array of student entrepreneurship opportunities. In addition to being the home of countless cutting-edge tech companies, our surrounding community has nurtured significant social innovations in areas such as restorative justice, poverty alleviation, and refugee resettlement.
Events
Art is Always Conflict Exhibit OPEN
The Grebel Gallery’s latest exhibit features over 50 pieces that invite reflection on the intricate nature of conflict and art. The artwork is created by Elizabeth Ann Wenger (1946-2022), a Mennonite artist who lived and worked in Goshen, Indiana, USA. This exhibit will run from Tuesday, April 1 to Tuesday, June 17.
Tending Tomorrow, Picturing Today Launch Day
Join us for the launch of Tending Tomorrow, Picturing Today, a new gallery exhibit!
Come meet the writer and photographer, and learn about the themes, vision, and artistic process behind their work.
Tending Tomorrow, Picturing Today
This exhibit of photography and prose is an opportunity to intentionally invite the audience to critically observe the impact of our actions on the natural world and re-examine our relationship with the environment and each other. It will be open from Wednesday, July 2 to Tuesday, September 30.
News
Radical Healing: Re-storying Trauma, Resilience and Justice
This spring, the Centre for Peace Advancement hosted Radical Healing: Re-storying Trauma, Resilience and Justice, a transformative graduate course led by Dr. Johonna McCants-Turner. Through arts-based practices, guest speakers, and deep engagement the Centre's spaces, students explored what it means to heal and pursue resilience together.
Welcome to the incubator!
Meet the newest changemakers joining the Grebel Peace Incubator! MEGA uses cultural games to bring people together across generations and foster wisdom through play. Enabled Talent is transforming hiring with an accessibility-first platform that connects people with disabilities to meaningful jobs.
Celebrating National AccessAbility Week 2025
Additional art joins the Grebel Gallery for National AccessAbility Week (May 25–31, 2025). Featuring works by Elizabeth Wenger, Charlotte Hancock, Corn Schattman and grandmother of Zelal Tutak, the exhibit explores visible and invisible disabilities through needlepoint, mixed media, and textile art. On display until June 17.