Events - 2011

Part of the Peer Education At Renison (PEAR) Fall 2011 series, "The Faces of Social Justice". Joe Mancini has been working with lots of community inspired individuals for many years to develop concepts of "social justice" in the Kitchener area. Many important programs have emerged such as The Working Centre, St. John's Kitchen, Recycle Cyles, supportive transitional housing, Public Access Computers, Community Access Bicycles, as well as the renovation and revitalization of four downtown buildings, all projects growing from The Working Centre's unique philosophy of Access to Tools.

Part of the Studies in Islam Speaker Series 2011. This lecture will explore the influence of an Islamic scholar who shaped the evolution of mathematics from the classical geometry of Euclid to the algebra and analytic geometry of Descartes. Steven Furino is a professor of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. Light refreshments will be served. Free parking in the Renison lot off Westmount Road North. Questions: ipandit@uwaterloo.ca.

"Why Should We Be Studying Japan More, Not Less?". Professor David A. Welch is Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs, CIGI Chair of Global Security and Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo, and also Management Team Leader, Japan Futures Initiative. RSVP to Laura MacKenzie, phone: 519-884-4404 x28690 or email: lmackenz@uwater​loo.ca.

"Cultural Difference between North America and Japanese Work Life". Mr. Hide Takaya is Manager, Automotive Materials and Consumer ​Products, Toyota Tsusho Canada, Inc. All are welcome. For more information, contact Laura MacKenzie, 519-884-4404 x28690.

More information about the open house.

The program will feature a number of speakers: Consul General Eiji Yamamoto, Consulate General of Japan (Toronto); Peter Braid, MP Kitchener-Waterloo; Stephen Woodworth, MP Kitchener; Elizabeth Witmer, MPP Kitchener-Waterloo; and Ken Seilling, Waterloo Regional Chair. There will also be a Mochi making domonstration beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Part of the PEAR (Peer Education At Renison) Fall 2011 series, "The Powers of Music". Scott Fraser, renowned town crier, will come and share his passion for the role with us. Come and hear about his experience, granted by his city, as a 20 year member of the Ontario Guild of Town Criers. He has competed throughout North American and Australia, led the Oktoberfest and the Fourth of July Philadelphia parades. Come and learn about this interesting role. Parking is available; registration is required. Cost is $10 per session (or four sessions for $30).

Part of the PEAR (Peer Education At Renison) Fall 2011 series, "The Powers of Music". Come and learn about our human experience with music from birth forward. This discussion group will offer us all an opportunity to hear about the experience of others and to share our personal experience if we wish to do so. Parking is available; registration is required. Cost is $10 per session (or four sessions for $30). There will be a gathering for lunch in the cafeteria after the event. Please join us! For more information and to register, please contact pear@uwaterloo.​ca or call 519-884-4404 ext.

Part of the Peer Education At Renison (PEAR) Arnason works personally and professionally with the power of music. In this session, she will present musical examples and collaboratively discuss the art of conscious listening to music. A theme in this session will be the ways we can experience music for enlivening our daily lives and enriching our spiritual exploration. She encourages all who would like to attend this session to reflect on their musical history and the role music plays in their lives now. Parking is available; registration is required.

Free admission.

Featuring music from traditional China performed by the Kitchener/Waterloo Chinese Music Ensemble as well as new music created on principles laid down in early China. Special guest: Michael Gould, Shakuhachi performer and teacher. For more information, contact Tracey Antonio at 519-884-4404 ext. 28657; email: tantonio@renison.uwaterloo.ca.

Part of the PEAR (Peer Education At Renison) Spring 2011 series, "Our Relationship with Animals". Pat, a volunteer with National Service Dogs, is raising and training a dog for service in her retirement. Come and meet Pat and her dog, Couper, and learn about what they do. Registration is required; there is a $10 fee (or three sessions for $25). Refreshments will be provided; parking is available. Register early to reserve your place. For more information or to register, please contact: 519-884-4404 ext. 28649 or pear@uwaterloo.ca.

Part of the PEAR (Peer Education At Renison) Spring 2011 series, "Telling Tales". Carol Leigh Wehking and Glenna Janzen of Tongues Wagging Productions ~ Storytelling live in Cambridge, ON and have told stories and taught workshops in Europe, Australia, across Canada and in the U.S. Stories are powerful ties that bind us together and shape us from generation to generation. Come share in the adventure of delving into family stories and folktales, and discover stories as cherished companions for our lives. Registration is required.