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
Peace Week 2024
The 2024 Peace Week community calendar is now live!
You can add your event via the submit an event form or reach out by email.
10th Anniversary Celebration
Come celebrate 10 years of inspiring people, projects and peacebuilding and reconnect with others from your time in the Centre for Peace Advancement.
Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns
Artist Margruite Krahn restores and re-imagines hand painted Mennonite house barn floor patterns from the turn of the 20th century. Her work engages with the contrast of home as a sanctuary and a place that holds conflict, alongside changing traditions and practices of beauty.
News
Reflections on the Tamarack Changemaker Experience
As Fatoumatta Camera comes to the end of her Tamarack Changemaker Experience she reflects on what she has learned and how it fits into the bigger picture of her life and peacebuilding journey.
Building inclusive communities
Together GRFS and IDI-KW create inclusive communities through social activities, educational seminars, and artistic and cultural events.
ESGTree raises the profile of sustainable finance in Canada
Grebel Peace Incubator start-up ESGTree played a key role in this year’s Together | Ensemble Conference that was held in Waterloo on May 28 and 29. Organized by Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada, this national event aims to spark progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference brought together experts from universities, governments, and the private sector to explore three high-impact areas for sustainable development: Sustainable Finance, Future Cities & Housing, and AI & Emerging Tech for Eco-Innovation.