On Saturday, November 28 from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Grebel students are hosting the Make-A-Difference Market. Come and enjoy local and fair-trade vendors, music, and food! Conrad Grebel University College Atrium, 140 Westmount Road North. peace@grebelife.com
The MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement and Conrad Grebel will be hosting an informational MCC Canada event on November 16th at 7:00 PM.
2015-2016 Lecturer:
Dr. Janneken Smucker
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Public Lecture, Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University College
“Unexpected Intersections: Amish, Mennonite, and Hmong Textiles and the Question of Authenticity”
Scotland's most celebrated composer, Sir James MacMillan will be the 2016 Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar. His musical language is flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, Catholic faith, social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavian and Eastern European music.
Professor Troy Osborne speaks on
"The Bottle, the Dagger, and The Ring: Church Discipline and Dutch Mennonite Identity in the Seventeenth Century."
Join the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement in celebrating their Fall 2015 Grebel Gallery exhibit. Hear from the artist, Shannon Moroney, about her journey through trauma toward hope and from Chris Cowie, Executive Director of Community Justice Initiatives, about how he sees resilience in his work at CJI.
2015-2016 Lecturer:
Dr. Janneken Smucker
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Lecture and Dinner to support the Mennonite Archives of Ontario and Mennonite Studies at Conrad Grebel.
Tickets are $75 ($45 Charitable receipt). Contact Alison Enns (519) 885-0220 x 24217 or aenns@uwaterloo.ca
This is a "must hear" event for anyone interested in "World Music". This percussion ensemble will perform a selection of very intricate pieces from the Island of Bali, Indonesia. Directed by Dr. Maisie Sum, with Artist-in-Residence I Dewa Made Suparta. All ages welcome. This concert is also an International Education Week Event.
Join us in exploring music of inspiration and peace, a collection of traditional and not-so-traditional choral works with guest vocalists and musicians sharing some of their most beloved music with us. Seasonal selections include excerpts from world-famous works including Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams and A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten. These will be contrasted with modern works including sections of The Requiem For Peace by Larry Nickel and Snow Angel by Sarah Quartel, and high-energy works such as Celtic Mouth Music and others.