Saturday, November 4, 2017 10:00 am
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Media
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
"Painting a Picture of Dignity" Launches in Grebel Gallery
Tomorrow, September 21, marks the International Day of Peace and World Alzheimer’s Day. Although not typically connected, both peace and Alzheimer’s disease deeply touch the lives of many Canadians. In fact, many of us are grappling with the complexities of both!
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Epp Peace Incubator member competes for $1 million at Hult Prize 2017
EPOCH, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement’s newest Epp Peace Incubator member, overcame daunting odds to compete for $1 million at the 2017 Hult Prize Global Finals held at the United Nations in New York City on September 16.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Bauman Family gift focuses on Mentorship and Peace Incubation
Peace has been an important value in the lives of Aden and Joanne Bauman and their sons Barry, who passed away in 2016, and Michael. Lifelong members of the Elmira Mennonite Church, Aden and Joanne were fixtures in the community at their Arthur street jewelry store. “Peace is a Mennonite thing,” observed Joanne.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Landmine Boys change name to Demine Robotics
From a student design project to solving global issues, the Landmine Boys are changing their name to Demine Robotics. As Richard Yim and co-founder Christian Lee expand their social venture, they continue to work to achieve their mission to create a future without landmines.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 7:30 pm
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Peace Incubator Showcase
Thursday, September 21, 2017 4:00 pm
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Painting a Picture of Dignity Exhibit Launch Reception
Join us on September 21, the International Day of Peace and World Alzheimer's Awareness Day, to celebrate the launch of this exhibit. Painting a Picture of Dignity explores the theme of dignity from the lens of people who are experiencing Alzheimer's and dementia.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
World Refugee Day an occasion to celebrate Waterloo region's dynamic innovation ecosystem
As many are aware, World Refugee Day took place this past Tuesday, June 20. On Wednesday, CPA Director, Paul Heidebrecht, wrote a letter to the editor of the Waterloo Region Record reflecting on
the demonstrated potential of this region to innovate solutions to the refugee crisis. Perhaps most significantly, he called readers to continue our innovative legacy, noting the desperate need for more breakthroughs, considering the complexity and scale of the problem.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
WorldVuze: Next 150 Initiative
At the beginning of May, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) welcomed our newest member, Julia Coburn, cofounder of WorldVuze, to our Epp Peace Incubator program. WorldVuze is a free online platform where K-12 students worldwide can safely share and explore a diversity of perspectives on topics posted by classrooms, nonprofit organizations, or experts.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Registration open for Engineering and Peace
In the Fall of 2017, CPA Director Paul Heidebrecht will once again be teaching a special topics course in Peace and Conflict Studies on Engineering and Peace. Meeting weekly on Wednesday evenings, this course is built on the conviction that the kinds of problems engineers seek to address, and the ways they seek to address them, should matter for anyone interested in advancing peace in the world.
As past students have noted:
"This course put my work as an engineer in context! I think that by taking this course, I grew both as an engineer and as a person."