Peace Week, September 16 - 22, 2019

Training Active Bystanders

$10

Active Bystander Training provides participants the opportunity to see themselves as potential Active Bystanders who can intervene when they are witness to abusive, isolating or stigmatizing behaviour. The training teaches them about pro-social behaviour, making them more aware of why they may be hesitant to intervene and encourages them to consider taking action in the future. The program focuses on behaviours relating to interpersonal violence (such as abuse, bullying/hazing, physical violence, dating/relationship violence, and sexual violence) and signs of loneliness or emotional distress.

Join Mennonite Central Committee for this important training!

Other training dates: Fri Sep 13, 1:30-5:00 and Sun Sep 15, 2:00-5:30

$5 Basics Class at Queen Street Yoga

$5

Proceeds from Queen Street Yoga's Sunday $5 Basics classes in September and October will be given to the Healing of the Seven Generations. This is a beginner-friendly yoga class. This class is $5 with no one turned away due to lack of funds. 

Sundays from 4pm-5pm starting Sept 8 (no class on Thanksgiving Sunday), 44 Queen Street South.

Growing Family: Design & Desire in Mennonite Genealogy

free

What does genealogy have to do with peace? Connection, healing, inclusion, and identity are some common themes.

Growing Family is an exhibit from the collections of the Mennonite Archives of Ontario about family and the art of remembering. During Peace Week, special captions reflecting on peace themes will be added to the display. Tours are self-guided. Guided tours can be arranged by contacting the Archivist, Laureen Harder-Gissing lharderg@uwaterloo.ca. Location: Milton Good Library and Mennonite Archives of Ontario (3rd floor, Conrad Grebel University College)

HeForShe Get Free Tour: Campus Rally & President's Lecture

free

The University of Waterloo is the first stop on the Canadian University Get Free Tour hosted by UN Women. The programming will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a campus rally to welcome the HeForShe tour bus and special guests. Join us for music, refreshments and HeForShe giveaways.

The Get Free Tour will proceed with a high impact President’s lecture starting at 10:30 a.m that is aimed at discussing the male imperative in gender equity. Panelists will contribute future-oriented, local and global social justice perspectives related to youth engagement, sexual violence and pay equity.

Indigenous Speakers Series presents Jesse Thistle

The Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents Jesse Thistle, Métis-Cree-Scot scholar, teacher, author -- and a Waterloo Arts alumnus. His work is focused on intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people, and also reflects on his own past struggles with addiction and homelessness. Jesse is widely recognized in the scholarly community and beyond -- especially with the recent publication of his memoir From the Ashes (Simon and Schuster Canada).

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free

In celebration of Peace Week 2019, the Peace and Conflict Studies department is hosting Career Paths in Peacebuilding, a panel and Q&A on pursueing a career in peace and conflict. Come out to this free event if you are a student (undergraduate or graduate), worker, activist, entrepreneur, etc., interested in working in the field of peacebuilding. Four panelists with diverse expertise will talk about there experience entering the field, lessons learned, and hear and respond to questions from the audience.

Designing Humanitarian Goods: Refugee Shelter in a Logistical World

free

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Join the Balsillie School of International Affairs for a lunch and learn presentation on "Designing Humanitarian Goods: Refugee Shelter in a Logistical World" with Elisa Pascucci, Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher at the EuroStorie Centre of Excellence, Faculty of Humanities, University of Helsinki.

A Christian's Perspective on the Islamic Notion of Service

free

Join Intercultural Dialogue Institute: Kitchener-Waterloo for an intercultural lecture and book launch! Dr. Jon Pahl will be sharing about his book, Fethullah Gulen: A Life of Hizmet.

March of 1,000 Umbrellas

$10

Join us on Friday, September 20th as we kick off United Way Waterloo Region Communities’ 2019 fundraising campaign with a vibrant celebration of local love.

One Sky Festival

free

Join us to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the One Sky Festival at Renison University College. This FREE community event is perfect for families and will include live music, dance performances, local delicacies, and face painting!

Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement Fifth Anniversary

free

On September 21, we will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement. We invite you to join us in remembering the impacts from the past five years, reconnecting with individuals and organizations that have collectively shaped our work, and re-imagining what it means to advance peace in Waterloo region beyond.

10,000 Steps for Shalom

Join us on Saturday, September 21st for Shalom’s annual 10,000 Steps event! Each year, friends and family come together to walk or run down the Iron Horse Trail to raise funds for Shalom and spread a message of hope and positivity. Whether you come with friends, family, or on your own, this is a meaningful opportunity to “hold the hope” and offer your support for those who are struggling.

Doors Open Waterloo Region with Mennonite Central Committee

free

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is taking place in the 2019 Waterloo Region Doors Open event and showcasing our home - 50 Kent!

50 Kent is home to organizations that share the values of peace, community and generosity – including, among others, MCC, Thrift on Kent, and Kindred Credit Union. It is particularly appropriate that Doors Opens takes place on International Peace Day!

Learn how environmental sustainability was built into the entire building design and how MCC is responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice globally and locally.

Guided behind-the-scenes tours will stop at the donation sorting facility, the beautiful second floor, and the 774-panel, 200-kilowatt rooftop solar array.

Tours take place every 30 minutes. 

An Evening of Peace 2019

SAVE THE DATE!

The Liberation will again be recognizing the International Day of Peace on September 21, as part of Peace Week, with another installment of "An Evening of Peace". This year we are proud to be teamed up with Rhythm & Brews Brewing Company, and are looking forward to releasing details as we move closer to the day.

Time: To be confirmed