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Faraja
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

"The Armour of God: Waging Peace on a Hostile World" by Faraja - C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest

zoe
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

“The Banality of Change: Talking about Pronouns and Queer Inclusion" by Zoe - C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest

stephan
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

"An Expression of Peace" by Stefan - C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest

rachel
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

"The Fallacy of Peace" by Rachel - C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest

Yasmin Wallace
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

PACS Co-op Profile: Yasmin Wallace

Working in social justice and anti-racism has been an interest for Yasmin since high school. Studying Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) has meant that she can study and take co-ops that are related to her passions and help expand her understanding of challenging topics.  

 

grebel students walking in path in the fall outside
Saturday, March 18, 2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

March Break Open House

Enjoy the benefits of studying at a world class institution while living in a small, friendly community. Explore Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo. Take a tour of residence, learn about your faculty of interest, and sample the famous Grebel cookie!

(Registration coming soon.)

convocation
Sunday, April 23, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Grebel Convocation Celebration

Our Convocation Celebration will take place on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2 pm at the Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building. This celebration is for all students who have or are completing studies and plan to graduate in Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023 or Fall 2023.

Grebel Convocation Celebration will take place at two locations in-person. Students and two of their invited guests will celebrate at The Theatre of the Arts, this event will be professionally filmed and live-streamed back to the Grebel dining room where additional guests will take part in a virtual community celebration. The event will also be available on YouTube for those guests who wish to join from home. 

your wall cannot divide us
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 (all day)

CPA Exhibit Opening: Your Wall Can(not) Divide Us

This interactive exhibition features photos of street art pieces from a range of conflict-affected societies and an opportunity to leave your own ‘mark’. Street art makes an important contribution to understanding local conflict dynamics and visions of peace. Street art tells narratives about everyday concerns and opinions, where multiple and often contradicting narratives by different artists and communities can be publicly viewed. This holds value in situations of conflict and censorship, as art can talk about issues that have no space in the mainstream political discourse.

Street art can have a range of different functions – some are displayed in this collection. These functions can both contribute to peace and social change, but also to foster or underline conflict and division. Functions that can be seen in this exhibit include resistance, political communication, identity expression, memorialisation of events or people, and inspiration.

This exhibition has been curated by the International Consortium for Conflict Graffiti (ICCG) with Peace and Conflict Studies students, Zoe Beilby and Christine Faber.

Joshua Cheon
Friday, January 20, 2023

Student Reflection: Joshua Cheon on Peacebuilding and Pacifism

This past term, several students had the opportunity to go to New York for a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) United Nations (UN) Office Seminar. It was a chance to connect with other students, hear guest speakers from all over the world, and tour the UN headquarters. One of the students who went was Joshua Cheon, a second year PACS (Peace and Conflict Studies) major, who came out of the trip reflecting on what he had learned and experienced. 

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

The Annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest

Abi presenting
The 2022 winner, Abi, presented her speech to the audience.

The annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, established in 1974 by the directors of the C. Henry Smith Trust, offers PACS students an opportunity to discuss peacebuilding and social justice issues on campus. The intercollegiate competition is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Undergraduate students from every Mennonite and Brethren in Christ college in North America, including Canada, are eligible to participate. 

Henry Smith was an American Mennonite historian and professor at Mennonite colleges and the University of Chicago. Overall, he taught history for nearly 50 years at the collegiate level. He is well-known for his numerous books on Mennonite history and his particular attention to the peace commitments of the Mennonite tradition.  

On March 8, 2023, at 7 PM in the Grebel Gallery in the Kindred Center for Peace for Advancement (CPA), PACS is organizing a speech performance and is inviting you to participate. The contest winners will be rewarded with cash prizes of $400 for first place, $300 for second place, and $200 for third place.For more information, reach out to the PACS Academic Advisor.

To learn more about the contest and meet previous PACS or Grebel resident participants, visit this link here.

Application deadline - February 28, 2023