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Friday, December 2, 2016

Restorative justice: A tradition of innovation

By Michelle Jackett, the coordinator of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement. This article appeared in the December 2nd edition of The Record.

The Canadian government is committed to making our country a global innovation leader. And so perhaps it isn’t surprising that Correctional Services Canada has embraced the theme “Inspiring Innovation” for Restorative Justice Week 2016.

This is something Waterloo region can get on board with!

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Whole of government, revisited?

By Paul Heidebrecht, the director of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement. This article originally appeared in the October 3rd edition of The Hill Times.

WATERLOO, ONT.—At the recent Waterloo Innovation Summit, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains stressed that the Canadian government has an important role to play in helping homegrown startups scale up. One new area of focus is for the government to drive research and development by becoming a customer for new products and services.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 4:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Incubating Peace: A New Face in K-W's Innovation Ecosystem

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Epp Peace Incubator program.  Refreshments will be served; free parking will be available at Grebel. Brief remarks will be given at 5:00 PM.

Monday, September 21, 2015 12:00 am - Saturday, September 26, 2015 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Peace Week 2015

Peace WeekIn celebration of the International Day of Peace, Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to be organizing Peace Week - a week of events to acknowledge and raise awareness for several peace related issues.

Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival from June 9 to 12 2016
Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:00 am - Sunday, June 12, 2016 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival

Mennonites are known across the globe for their historic peace positions and, more recently, for proactive conflict transformation and peacebuilding activity.  This conference and festival will bring together academics, practitioners, artists, and church workers from around the world, to dialogue and reflect on Mennonite peacebuilding accomplishments, failures, challenges, and opportunities in varied international settings, past and present.