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.
Events
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Taste of Grebel
Rempel Reception
Grebel Alumni and Friends are invited to a reception hosted by John Rempel and the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC)
Featuring Al Armstrong’s "Big Al, Proprietor" and special guest Big Rude Jake
Book Launch - "Seeking Places of Peace" (Global Mennonite History- North America)
Come celebrate the book launch of "Seeking Places of Peace: Global Mennonite History - North America" by Royden Loewen and Steven M. Nolt. Overseen by historians John A. Lapp and C. Arnold Snyder, this North American Mennonite history book is the fifth and final volume in the Global Mennonite History Series sponsored by Mennonite World Conference.
Arnold Snyder will provide a short overview of the project. Royden Loewen will also be in attendance.
Copies will be available.
"Seeking Places of Peace" - 400 pages, paperback, $11.95
Free Public Presentation with Gordon Matties, Canadian Mennonite University
What About Joshua?
MCEC invites you to a free public presentation by Gordon Matties from Canadian Mennonite University on Thursday, February 21, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at Conrad Grebel University College. The book of Joshua has been used to support war, conquest, and genocide. “In a time of religious justification for terrorism and counterterrorism, Joshua may well be a book for our time!” – Gordon Matties.
****NOTE: this event will be in the Great Hall*****
Noon Hour Concert: Toronto Percussion Ensemble
Percussionists Beverley Johnston, David Campion, Mark Duggan, and Conrad Grebel instructor John Brownell will be performing contemporary works for percussion, as well as traditional drumming pieces.
Noon Hour Concert: Jazz Saxophone
Mary Petrich, noted saxophonist from Arizona, will be playing new music composed by Carol Ann Weaver and others.
Side by Side: Mennonite Stories of the First World War
Featuring Laureen Harder-Gissing
Faculty Forum - Reinventing Humanities Research, Teaching through Civic Engagement
Carol Muller (Sawatsky Visiting Scholar) - A report on music, research, teaching and civic engagement in Penn's neighbourhood, West Philadelphia.
An Evening with Bruce Cockburn
Join Grebel alumni, students, friends, and community members for an intimate evening with Bruce Cockburn, a musician and social activist who has inspired many generations of Grebel students and alumni.
Tickets are SOLD OUT!