Peace Week

Peace Tree Community Art Project

The Ripple Effect Education (TREE), is hosting a hands-on, participatory, Peace Tree Community Art Project, located in the Atrium at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo. All students, visitors, staff, and faculty are encouraged to take part. Folks can stop by the table/display from the morning of Monday, September 19th through to the afternoon of Friday, September 23rd. There will be supplies and clear instructions for how you can be a part of the community art piece.

The X-Page Storytelling Workshop

free

In the X-Page space, you will craft and share stories to celebrate our differences that make up the mosaic of the Canadian experience. It is the hope that sharing our stories will promote peace, understanding and acceptance.

Virtual visit: Responding to crisis and conflict in Ukraine

free

More than one-quarter of the Ukrainian population have been forcibly displaced. During this virtual visit, MCC staff on the ground in Ukraine and in North America will report on MCC's current response and share anticipated plans for the future.

Virtual Tour of the Mohawk Institute Residential School

free

In recognition of National Truth and Reconciliation Day, we will be joining a virtual tour with the Woodland Cultural Centre. This guided tour of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School, gives the history of the school from when it opened in 1831, until it closed in 1970. We mourn the children who died at residential "schools" across the country and recognize that there cannot be reconciliation without action and change.

Sitting with the Truth

free

MCC invites you to visit the Sitting with the Truth display. Sitting with the Truth is a journey of pain resilience and apology. Along the way, you will hear stories from survivors and staff of Mennonite-run residential schools.

This self-directed learning opportunity includes a facilitator who will be available to answer questions and help guests move through the display.

We hope that this journey will stimulate rich conversations and learnings.

September 21 11-4 pm in the Lower Atrium at MCC, 50 Kent Avenue, Kitchener.

Shalom For All Creation - An Ecotheology Learning Retreat

$40

Join Wendy Janzen, MCEC Eco-Minister, for a half-day ecotheology learning retreat. This will be an online session interspersed with two blocks of outdoors reflection time in your location. Teaching blocks will introduce tools for reading the Bible with an ecological lens and reading the ‘Book of Creation’ as a revelation of God, with opportunity to put these into practice. Have your Bible handy and bring a text you would like to work with (ie, sermon prep), wear your comfy clothes, and have a favourite beverage on hand to get into the retreat mindset. 

Unmasking, Breathing, Moving Forward

free

View the Centre for Peace Advancement's newest Grebel gallery exibit, Unmasking, Breathing, Moving Forward, from September 6 to December 16, 2022. This exhibit is comprised of 17 Black, Indigenous, and racialized artists responding to their experiences during COVID-19. Unmasking aims to offer insights into a way forward that is perceptive to marginalized voices.

Join us on September 21, 2022 @7pm EST for the launch of Unmasking, Breathing, Moving Forward exhibit at the Grebel Gallery.

Training Active Bystanders Workshop

$20

*POSTPONED* keep an eye on the MCC website for the new date!

Training Active Bystanders (TAB) empowers bystanders and gives them the competencies they need if they decide to take action when they witness something they feel is unfair, or wrong, or troubling. TAB helps participants to: analyze situations where harm may be occurring, recognize when they are bystanders, evaluate the consequences for everyone involved, and interrupt harm doing and generate positive actions by others.

PACS-Grebel MCC Blanket Exercise

free

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. It engages people’s minds and hearts in understanding why the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples is often broken and how we can take action together.

War, Peace & Film

free

Martin de Groot is hosting a film screening and discussion on how cinematic and other arts can help advance peace as part of Peace Week 2022. The screening will include samples of 2 or 3 films that are relevant to the theme of peace plus a 40-minute documentary about the Soviet War & Peace. Follow up events to follow for those interested.

Against the Grain: Mennonite Archives, Indigenous Histories

free

This exhibit invites viewers to practice reading documents of Indigenous and Mennonite encounter against the grain. In the gallery area these include newspapers, maps, and documents from Mennonite involvements in Indigenous communities.  Inside the library are two more displays, discussing settler narratives and land grants.

Generally 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday. An appointment in advance is recommended.

Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238

Email: marchive@uwaterloo.ca

Racial Equity Waterloo Region

RacialEquity Waterloo Region's website helps people learn about racism and discrimination in all their forms and take action to end racism in Waterloo Region. it includes resources about reporting hate incidents, anti-racism reads, tv shows, movies, social justice activities, local community groups involved in anti-racism work, and more! Do you have a resource that we should add to the page? Email us! Asyed@regionofwaterloo.ca

WISC Pow Wow 2022

free

The Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre is proud to present the 19th Annual Traditional POW WOW!! Indigenous drumming, singing, dancing, food/craft vendors and more!!

SAVE THE DATE!!
Saturday September 24th, 2022
@ Waterloo Park, Waterloo ON
Cost: Free
Vendors Open: 10am
Grand Entry: 12pm
Closing: 5pm
Family Friendly•Drug/Alcohol Free Event
All are welcome!!

For more information or to register as a vendor please contact Christina Restoule: uw.wisc.powwow@gmail.com