Lecture
Join us for a conversation with 2017 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and world-renowned nuclear ban advocate Setsuko Thurlow.
Cyberspace is a vital, if vulnerable, environment that is being subjected to significant “militarization”. At the same time, its importance for global society is increasingly evident. What are the prospects for cooperative security arrangements that would constrain state action in cyberspace?
Join us for a public lecture by Mohammad Ali Shomali, PhD, the founding director of the International Institute for Islamic Studies in Qum, Iran, and the Director of Islamic Centre of England. In his philosophical presentation, Imam Shomali will address the unity of God and how in Islam, tawhid (unity of God) shapes and forms every aspect of Islamic thought.
Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement invites you to the How Change Happens speaking tour! Learn about poverty and gender inequality from Duncan Green, the author of How Change Happens, as well as the president of the Jamaica Household Workers Union, and the Executive Director of Oxfam Canada.
Ziauddin Yousafzai will share his experiences as a teacher in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. As the father of Malala, the co-recipient of the 2014 Peace Nobel Prize, he knows the impact of violence and oppression. Hear about how her story has inspired girls to seek education and learn about the needs of peace curriculum in the context of unrest and injustice.
Peace and Conflict Studies lecture featuring Distinguished Alumna Lisa Schirch 
Conrad Grebel University C
As the formal Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission comes to an end, thoughts of “what now?” come to mind. Through hearing reflections on South Africa’s post-TRC climate, we can glean wisdom together that will better prepare us for life beyond the Canadian TRC.