#Solidarity: Expression through the Arts
#Solidarity: Expression through the Arts will be a combination of art, music, poetry and drama to show solidarity for those suffering from ongoing conflicts and struggles.
#Solidarity: Expression through the Arts will be a combination of art, music, poetry and drama to show solidarity for those suffering from ongoing conflicts and struggles.
John Paul Lederach, widely known for his work on conflict transformation, will speak on his latest work, which reflects on compassion. He will explore the question: how do you accompany, alleviate suffering and create space for the creative emergence of the person again after tremendous loss?
Join Music, PACS, MTS, MPACS, and Grebel residence students to celebrate their graduation from Waterloo. All friends and family of graduating students are welcome!
Reading from "Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman" followed by Q&A.
There will be door prizes, books for sale and refreshments.
This event is part of a guest author events hosted by the uWaterloo Bookstore.
Event Sponsors:
Dr. Yasmin Saikia is the Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies and Professor of History at the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University. Her recent book Women, War and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971 (2011) has won numerous awards and been the subject of an international speaking tour.
green light arts, in-association with the UWaterloo Department of Drama and Speech Communication, are proud to present the Canadian premiere of THE AMISH PROJECT by Jessica Dickey, directed by Matt White at Studio 180 Theatre, Hagey Hall.
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?
In celebration of the International Day of Peace (September 21), Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to be organizing Peace Week - a week of events to acknowledge and raise awareness for peace related issues.
Resistencia tells the story of