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
Foundations in Systems Thinking
The workshop will introduce you to holistic thinking tools such as system mapping and the Impact Gaps Canvas.
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
10 years of catalyzing collaboration
On Saturday, September 21, the International Day of Peace, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement celebrated its 10th anniversary. The event not only celebrated a decade of achievements but also reignited people's commitment to advancing peace locally and globally.
Peace in Action: Inspiring Stories from the Grebel Peace Incubator
The Grebel Peace Incubator in the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement has mobilized a diverse range of peace-related start-ups in the Waterloo Region over the past decade. Tech companies like GeoMate and well-known charities like Theatre of the Beat and The Ripple Effect Education (TREE) are among the thirty-two initiatives that have benefited from the incubator’s mentorship, funding, and learning community.
Celebrating an impactful decade of peacebuilding
With the Centre’s 10th anniversary approaching on September 21, 2024, we reflect on a decade of peacebuilding at the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement. This event, taking place on the International Day of Peace event at Conrad Grebel University College, will feature impactful talks, interactive discussions, and reflections on the Centre’s transformative role in fostering global peace and collaboration.