In 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.
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.
The MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement and Conrad Grebel will be hosting an informational MCC Canada event on November 16th at 7:00 PM.
The MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement is excited to announce our Winter 2016 Grebel Gallery exhibit, As the women sew: Community quilts of Mampuján, Colombia.
This exhibit explores story-telling through art by people now living in Iraqi Kurdistan as a result of displacement. Iraqi Kurdistan (northern Iraq) hosts a diverse group of people brought together in a very small geographical area.
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.
Yellow Bellies is an historical drama that highlights the experiences and public response to Mennonite Conscientious Objectors during WWII.
Join Project Ploughshares and the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement in celebrating World Refugee Day on June 29th from 5 - 7 PM in the Grebel Gallery.
Speakers:
Paul C. Heidebrecht
Director, MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement
Opening remarks
This exhibit celebrates everyday acts that deepen our sense of community and empower us to collectively change the world for good. Photographers from Waterloo Region and beyond have captured moments of caring, working together, laughing together, and acting together with purpose – the fabric of community life and collective impact.