Many countries and organizations celebrate Peace Week in and around International Day of Peace on the 21st of September each year. The United Nations theme for Peace Week 2024 is Cultivating a Culture of Peace.
In Waterloo Region the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement at the University of Waterloo hosts this community calendar to help spread the word and connect likeminded people across the region. It showcases a mix of in person and online events happening locally between International Day of Peace and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th.
To add your event to the community calendar submit an event here or email cpacoordinator@uwaterloo.ca.
Be sure to check back closer to the time as the calendar will continue to grow in the lead up to Peace Week 2024!
Signs of Peace: A Retrospective of Peace Posters
JULY 2 TO OCTOBER 31
Featuring over 40 posters from organizations and initiatives connected to Conrad Grebel University College, this pop-up exhibit encourages viewers to reflect on the messaging and design work that goes into inspiring peace action. In an era of abundant digital images, what do we remember - and what can we learn - from this genre of peace communication?
10th Anniversary Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Come celebrate 10 years of inspiring people, projects and peacebuilding and reconnect with others from your time in the Centre for Peace Advancement.
All that Worldly Jazz
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 12:00-8:00PM
A FREE, intimate festival celebrating diverse cultural expressions of Jazz in the charming village of St. Jacobs. Live music, with the flavours of the world, drinks and treats provided by local vendors, and interactive workshops for all ages.
Blanket Exercise
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
COMMUNITY ROOM, 50 KENT AVE. KITCHENER, ON N2G 3R1
This immersive group learning experience, held by Kindred Credit Union and Kairos, explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Conscientious Objector Plaque Unveiling
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
GREBEL GALLERY, 140 WESTMOUNT RD N, WATERLOO ON N2L 3G6
Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario has partnered with the Ontario Heritage Trust to install a commemorative plaque at the site of the Montreal River Alternative Service camp. In 1940, the government of Canada ordered the conscription of men for compulsory service within Canada. Mennonite leaders from across Canada went to Ottawa to negotiate a non-military (“alternative”) form of service. The first Alternative Service camp established in Ontario was at Montreal River, northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. The plaque commemorates these conscientious objectors' service to Canada and their commitment to nonviolence.
21st Annual Pow Wow
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
COLUMBIA LAKE ICEFIELD, FIELD 7
Vendor and Dancer Registration will open July 15, 2024.
Stay tuned for more information!