Events

On September 21, 2014, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement opened its doors for the first time in celebration of the International Day of Peace. Since then, the CPA has hosted Peace Week to celebrate and promote the pursuit of peace and justice in our community and around the world.

If Trauma Could Echo is a community-based project that acknowledges and grieves the untold stories of trauma collected from students, staff, and faculty at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo. This project accompanies Yasmeen Nematt Alla's exhibit at the Grebel Gallery, Not Traumatic Enough for a Shock Blanket.

On September 23, 2021 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, staff and faculty from Conrad Grebel University College are invited to join the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement and artist Yasmeen Nematt Alla for an evening of reflection and community in honour of Peace Week 2021.

Voices Together: A Celebration of Art and Music explores the complementary nature of visual art and worship in the Mennonite Church. Featuring over a dozen works of art found in Voices Together, the exhibition offers visitors a more intimate view of the art found in this new Mennonite hymnal.

Join Map the System Canada on Friday May 13th for the Map the System Canada Virtual Final, including the winning team from the University of Waterloo campus final. The Canadian Final will be a celebration of the top 6 Canadian MTS teams that have advanced from the Canadian semi-finals.

Join us for this year's X Page Performance, where 10 refugee and immigrant women from Waterloo Region perform their stories.

"The X Page Writing and Performance Workshop" is based on Lynda Barry’s teaching and philosophy. It's the opposite of a blank page: it’s the space where we enter into an image using all of our senses.

Peace Week 2022 will be celebrated this year from September 17, 2022 - September 25, 2022, in alignment with the International day of Peace on September 21, 2022.

Marinus de Groot is hosting a film screening and discussion on how cinematic and other arts can help advance peace as part of Peace Week 2022.

Join us to hear tech entrepreneur, global philanthropist, author and twice Nobel Peace Prize nominee Steve Killelea speak to his book Peace in the Age of Chaos: The best solution for a sustainable future.