Events

Peace and Conflict Studies lecture featuring distinguished alumna Lisa Schirch 

Conrad Grebel University College Great Hall.

Reception following the lecture in the Grebel Gallery in the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement. 

Free public event.

Jamie Swift, co-author of Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada in an Age of Anxiety.

Canada's Vimy Ridge war memorial features the statue "Breaking of the Sword." Has this peace message been eclipsed by a glorious, birth-of-a-nation war story? How can we commemorate the tragedy of World War I by emphasizing peace?  

At this public event, Jane Ramseyer Miller, Artistic Director of One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minnesota’s GLBTA chorus and Artistic Director for GALA Choruses, will lead us in singing and reflection. She will inspire us to give thanks for the gift of water that is fundamental for all of life, and will challenge us to commit to the fair and just care of water for all people. Opening and welcome by Blue Sky Singers, a group of First Nations singers. 

How did you arrive here? What is your history on this land? Join the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario for a day of conversation about Mennonite settler stories and Indigenous histories.

The Peace and Conflict Studies program is pleased to welcome you to a special brown bag lunchtime discussion with Paul Rogers on the topic of “Peace Research in a Turbulent World” on Wednesday, November 7^th from 12:00-1:30pm in Conrad Grebel University College, room 2202.

Join us as we uncover the role that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) plays as an instrument of peace. This conference will address disarmament and arms control, the importance of education in conflict and peace times as well as health and disability in armed conflict. We will hear from experts in the field, including academics, practitioners, and representatives from the Canadian Red Cross society.

Conrad Grebel University College and Mennonite Central Committee Ontario are excited to be hosting Ray & Vi Donovan from the United Kingdom as guest speakers for Restorative Justice Week in November.  As parents of an 18 year old boy murdered in the street 16 years ago, they work passionately to give voice to a restorative justice approach, through education and creating system change in areas such as policing and probation.