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
Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns (ongoing)
Drop by the Grebel Gallery between now and February to see artist Margruite Krahn's exhibit that 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.
Campus Finals 2025
Hear the five UWaterloo finalist teams present their system maps and research on compelling complex social/environmental issues.
News
Kicking off change
Map the System is back! The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement kicked off Map the System 2025 by hosting a successful launch event introducing participants to this year’s competition.
That's a wrap on 2024!
The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement community experienced an impactful year as we entered our second decade of operation. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments from some of our Core Collaborators and Grebel Incubator start-ups.
Paint as Protest
In streets marked by division, graffiti often emerges as an unfiltered voice of resistance and reflection, yet it can often be overlooked or seen as mere vandalism or decoration. During the 2024 Eby Lecture at Conrad Grebel University College, Professor Eric Lepp invited the audience to look beyond the paint and lend an ear to the voices of those who create it.