BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:683031905e09a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241130T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241130T163000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/make-difference-mad- holiday-market SUMMARY:Make a Difference (MAD) - Holiday Market CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nMAKE A DIFFERENCE (MAD) HOLIDAY MARKET: SHOP\, SUPP ORT\, AND GIVE BACK!\n\nJoin us on NOVEMBER 30TH from 10:00 A.M. TO 4:3 0 P.M. at CONRAD\nGREBEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE for our \"Holiday Make a Di fference\" event!\nThis festive gathering brings together local vendors an d artisans for\na day of community\, shopping\, and giving back. Discover unique gifts\nand support small businesses while helping us make a positiv e impact\nthis holiday season.\n\nIn addition to our vendor market\, we’ ll have a silent auction and\na DOOR PRIZE you can enter by making a MO NETARY DONATION OR\nCONTRIBUTING AN ITEM FROM THE ONEROOF YOUTH SERVICES KW\n[https://www.oneroof.org/] WISHLIST at the entrance. Your\ncontribut ions will go toward supporting _oneROOF Youth Services_ and\nhelping KW Youth in need this winter.\n\nFind information about what _oneROOF Youth Services_ needs most\nhere: Donate Items — oneROOF Youth Services\n[ht tps://www.oneroof.org/wishlist]\n\nEVENT DETAILS:\n\n* DATE: November 30\ , 2024\n * TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.\n * LOCATION: Conrad Grebel Univ ersity College\n * HIGHLIGHTS: Vendor booths\, silent auction\, door priz e entry with\ndonation\, holiday treats\, and more!\n\nBring your holiday spirit and a desire to make a difference in the\nlives of youths at oneRoo f. We look forward to seeing you there!\n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830319061a5a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T193000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T210000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/paint-protest-eby-le cture SUMMARY:Paint as Protest | Eby Lecture CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nREADING SOCIO-POLITICAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH GRAFFIT I AND STREET ART IN\nCONFLICT-AFFECTED SOCIETIES.\n\nStreet art and graffi ti can provide socio-political commentary and\nrich insight into societies \, cultures\, social issues\, trends\,\npolitical discourse\, and spatial and territorial identities and\nclaims. Through his field research in Cypr us\, Northern Ireland\, and\nCanada\, Dr. Eric Lepp will engage with graff iti as a spatial and\ntemporal resource in societies undergoing social and political\ntransformation.\n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68303190623ce DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240921 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241001 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/peace-week-2024 SUMMARY:Peace Week 2024 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe 2024 Peace Week community calendar\n[https://u waterloo.ca/peace-week/] is now live!\n\nIf you're hosting a peace relate d event between 21st September\n(International Day of Peace) and 30th Sept ember (National Day of Truth\nand Reconciliation) that you'd like us to fe ature\, let us know via\nthe submit an event form\n[https://airtable.com/ apptWwFPdJEGMrbPb/shrh2OQl7Ysh0veqz] or reach\nout by email.\n\nEnjoy a peaceful summer and see you in September!\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830319062c15 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230921T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230921T130000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/mpacs-thursday-talk- research-series SUMMARY:MPACS Thursday Talk: Research Series CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nTo mark the International Day of Peace on September 21\, 2023\, Cesar\nJaramillo\, Executive Director at Project Ploughshares \, will give a\ntalk entitled _From the Cuban Missile Crisis to Today: Nu clear\nWeapons 60 Years On_. Hosted as part of the MPACS Thursday Talk:\nR esearch Series and in celebration of Grebel's 60th Anniversary\, this\nta lk will engage important questions related to nuclear weapons and\nnon-pro liferation.\n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68303190633d1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230922T084500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230922T163000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/skanikonra-indigenou s-governance-event SUMMARY: Ska'nikòn:ra - An Indigenous Governance Event CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\n The event is at the Balsillie School of Internat ional Affairs\ncalled _Skanikòn:ra: Indigenous Governance and the Future of\nLeadership\n[https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/skanikonra-indigeno us-governance-and-the-future-of-leadership/]. _This\nevent is free to att end and will be a full day of learning and\nconnection for both Indigenous and settler attendees. It will be\nbringing together Indigenous leaders\, scholars\, and knowledge keepers\nto present on topics related to Indigen ous governance.\n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830319063b60 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230921 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230929 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/speak-your-peace-exp loring-questions-justice-and-peace SUMMARY:Speak Your Peace: Exploring Questions of Justice and Peace Together CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nIn celebration of Peace Week 2023\, the PACS Depart ment invites you to\nshare your thoughts in response to a set of questions displayed in\nGrebel’s Upper Atrium. Questions will be displayed from S eptember\n21st to September 28th\, 2023\, inviting participants to visuall y and\ncreatively represent their responses. Be part of our shared\nexplor ation of justice and peace by adding your voice.\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68303190642e2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230920T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230920T140000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/urgency-social-justi ce SUMMARY:The Urgency of Social Justice CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nAre you invested in supporting the social justice a ctivities\,\nprograms\, services\, and advocacy groups here at the Univers ity of\nÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ? Would you like to see these initiatives and advocacies c ome\nto life through art\, music\, poetry\, and other expressions? Come ou t to\nthe Urgency of Social Justice event to support and experience the\ns truggles and victories of social justice and advocacy groups at the\nUnive rsity of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ\, and to have fun witnessing the various short\nspeeches and performances by students\, faculty\, staff\, and advocates.\nThere wi ll also be displays\, information stations\, research\npresentations\, cho ir\, and much more! This event is being hosted with\nthe goal of sparking conversations about social issues including\, but\nare not limited to\; an ti-racism\, decolonization\, gender and sexuality\,\nclass and economic in equality\, truth and reconciliations\, and human\nrights.\n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830319064a38 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230318T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230318T170000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/march-break-open-hou se-0 SUMMARY:March Break Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nEnjoy the benefits of studying at a world class ins titution while\nliving in a small\, friendly community. Explore Conrad Gre bel\nUniversity College and the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ. Take a tour of\nre sidence\, learn about your faculty of interest\, and sample the famous\nGr ebel cookie!\n\n(Registration coming soon.)\n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830319065178 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230423T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230423T160000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/grebel-convocation-c elebration SUMMARY:Grebel Convocation Celebration CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nOur Convocation Celebration will take place on SUND AY\, APRIL 23\, 2023\nAT 2 PM at the THEATRE OF THE ARTS\, Modern Language s Building. This\ncelebration is for all students who have or are completi ng studies and\nplan to graduate in Fall 2022\, Winter 2023\, Spring 2023 or Fall 2023.\n\nGrebel Convocation Celebration will take place at two loc ations\nin-person. Students and two of their invited guests will celebrate at\nThe Theatre of the Arts\, this event will be professionally filmed an d\nlive-streamed back to the GREBEL DINING ROOM where additional guests\nw ill take part in a virtual community celebration. The event will also\nbe available on YouTube for those guests who wish to join from home. \n DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68303190658e5 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230125 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230126 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/cpa-exhibit-opening- your-wall-cannot-divide-us SUMMARY:CPA Exhibit Opening: Your Wall Can(not) Divide Us CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThis interactive exhibition features photos of stre et art pieces from\na range of conflict-affected societies and an opportun ity to leave\nyour own ‘mark’. Street art makes an important contribut ion to\nunderstanding local conflict dynamics and visions of peace. Street art\ntells narratives about everyday concerns and opinions\, where multip le\nand often contradicting narratives by different artists and\ncommuniti es can be publicly viewed. This holds value in situations of\nconflict and censorship\, as art can talk about issues that have no\nspace in the main stream political discourse.\n\nStreet art can have a range of different fu nctions – some are\ndisplayed in this collection. These functions can bo th contribute to\npeace and social change\, but also to foster or underlin e conflict and\ndivision. Functions that can be seen in this exhibit inclu de\nresistance\, political communication\, identity expression\,\nmemorial isation of events or people\, and inspiration. \n\nThis exhibition has bee n curated by the International Consortium for\nConflict Graffiti (ICCG) wi th Peace and Conflict Studies students\, Zoe\nBeilby and Christine Faber.\ n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68303190660bf DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230425 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230426 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/cpa-exhibit-opening- your-wall-cannot-divide-us SUMMARY:CPA Exhibit Opening: Your Wall Can(not) Divide Us CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThis interactive exhibition features photos of stre et art pieces from\na range of conflict-affected societies and an opportun ity to leave\nyour own ‘mark’. Street art makes an important contribut ion to\nunderstanding local conflict dynamics and visions of peace. Street art\ntells narratives about everyday concerns and opinions\, where multip le\nand often contradicting narratives by different artists and\ncommuniti es can be publicly viewed. This holds value in situations of\nconflict and censorship\, as art can talk about issues that have no\nspace in the main stream political discourse.\n\nStreet art can have a range of different fu nctions – some are\ndisplayed in this collection. These functions can bo th contribute to\npeace and social change\, but also to foster or underlin e conflict and\ndivision. Functions that can be seen in this exhibit inclu de\nresistance\, political communication\, identity expression\,\nmemorial isation of events or people\, and inspiration. \n\nThis exhibition has bee n curated by the International Consortium for\nConflict Graffiti (ICCG) wi th Peace and Conflict Studies students\, Zoe\nBeilby and Christine Faber.\ n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250523T082800Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR