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The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) sits at the intersection of a number of fields. Peacebuilding, social innovation, and art for social change all find a home in the work of the CPA and our participants. In pursuit of our mission – to advance expansive and innovative understandings and practices of peace locally and globally – we have dug into these intersection points to see what new possibilities might emerge.

In 2017, Hiroshima survivor and nuclear disarmament advocate, Setsuko Thurlow, received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Yesterday afternoon, Thurlow received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Waterloo. Thurlow addressed an auditorium of Faculty of Arts graduates and their families, sharing her story and encouraging students to join ICAN’s cause, or to seek out a cause of their own.

This morning, the Waterloo Region Record published an op ed written by CPA Director Paul Heidebrecht about the need for, and value of, peace as a defining principle of this Region's growing vision of producing 'tech for good'.

Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to have nominated Setsuko Thurlow for an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree (LLD) from the University of Waterloo for her outstanding contribution to society as an advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament.

Last week, the University of Waterloo hosted its 10^th annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Each year, the conference brings together instructors from a variety of faculties and departments to share research and teaching strategies through interactive workshops and panel discussions.

As an institution that leads in research and innovation, the University of Waterloo is known globally for the strides its students, staff, faculty, and alumni are taking to create worldwide impact.

Last Tuesday evening, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) was abuzz with University of Waterloo students who had come to hear about how startups in the CPA are using technology for good.

Through its relationship with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) has been able to make connections with peacebuilders around the world.

Since its launch in 2014, the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) has designed its programming to engage artists, entrepreneurs, and researchers in an effort to catalyze collaboration.