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:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 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 BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fdd9c3 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:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe1069 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:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe1d64 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240921T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240921T180000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/10th-anniversary-cel ebration SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Celebration CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advanceme nt will celebrate\nit's 10 year anniversary on International Day of Peace\ , September\n21st. This also marks the kick off for Peace Week 2024\n[htt ps://uwaterloo.ca/centre-peace-advancement/events/peace-week].\n\nCome rec onnect with friends and colleagues from your time at the CPA\nand learn ab out current projects and future directions. The event will\nbe interactive and family friendly\, more details to come closer to the\ndate.\n\nIf you know you can make it\, please RSVP here\n[https://airtable.com/appDnl6GU 16Tj1puI/shrHZiiG4DOxAAzYt]. See you\nthere!\n DTSTAMP:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe2748 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:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe30e8 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250312 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250313 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/annual-c-henry-smith -peace-oratorical-contest-0 SUMMARY:The Annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest\ , established in\n1974 by the directors of the C. Henry Smith Trust\, offe rs Peace and\nConflict Studies (PACS) students and Grebel residents/assoc iates an\nopportunity to discuss peacebuilding and social justice issues o n\ncampus and beyond. The intercollegiate competition is administered by\n the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee\n(MCC) . Undergraduate students from every Mennonite and Brethren in\nChrist coll ege in North America\, including Canada\, are eligible to\nparticipate.   \n\nHenry Smith was an American Mennonite historian and professor at\nMe nnonite colleges and the University of Chicago. Overall\, he taught\nhisto ry for nearly 50 years at the collegiate level. He is well-known\nfor his many books on Mennonite history and his attention to the peace\ncommitmen ts of the Mennonite tradition.   \n\nOn MARCH 12\, 2025\, FROM 7 PM TO 8 PM at Grebel\, the PACS Department\nand the Grebel Chaplaincy’s Offic es are organizing a speech\nperformance and inviting you to participate. T his year marks the 50th\nAnniversary of this peace speech competition\, an d for that reason\, we\nhave increased the cash prizes for the winners. Th e stakes have never\nbeen this high! The contest winners will be rewarded with cash prizes\nof $1000 FOR FIRST PLACE\, $500 FOR SECOND PLACE\, AND $300 FOR THIRD\nPLACE. For more information\, reach out to the PACS Acad emic\nAdvisor. \n\nTo learn more about the contest and meet previous PACS or Grebel\nresident participants\, visit this link here. \n\nApplicatio n deadline - February 28\, 2025.\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe3ae9 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231027T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231027T120000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/bridge-2023-honourin g-lives-missing-and-murdered-indigenous SUMMARY:Bridge 2023: Honouring the Lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous \nWomen\, Girls\, and Two Spirit People CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nPlease participate in _Bridge__: Honouring the Liv es of Missing and\nMurdered Indigenous Women\, Girls\, and Two Spirit Peop le\, _an annual\ninstallation for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Base d Violence at\nthe University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.\n\n* OPENING CEREMONY ON FRIDA Y\, OCTOBER 27 AT 10:00 AM\n * CLOSING CEREMONY ON FRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 10 AT 10:00 AM\n\nBoth ceremonies will take place at the Ceremonial Fire Ground s and the\nbridge between Environment 3 and United College and will be fol lowed\nby a catered Soup Lunch and Creative Reflection.\n\nAll are invited to stay for a Soup Lunch\n[/united-college/soup-and- bannock-days] hosted by\nthe Shatitsirótha' À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) and\nsupported by the Department of Communication Arts after the Opening\nand Closing Ceremonies from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Al McDonald is\nreturning as the Ceremonial Fire Keeper. \n\nWorking with Shatitsiró tha' À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Indigenous Student Centre\n(WISC)\, the Office of Indigenous Relations (ORI)\, the Sexual Violence\nPrevention Response Office (SVPRO) \, and 16 Days of Activism Against\nGender-Based Violence\, Dr. Sorouja M oll initiated _Bridge_ in\n2015 to create a space for all University co mmunity members to learn\nabout the crisis as they reflect upon their resp onsibilities and share\nin speaking the names of the lives taken to honour and remember as the\nred fabric is tied to the bridge between Environment 3 and United\nCollege.\n\nFor the Opening Ceremony\, we are requesting vo lunteers to read the\nnames — please contact Sorouja Moll. \n\nThe ges ture to name\, remember\, and honour the 5000+ missing and\nmurdered Indig enous Women\, Girls\, and Two Spirit People across the\nmany nations in Ca nada is an active engagement in learning about the\ndepth of the crisis in Canada while resisting and (en)countering the\nexisting silence that cont inues to shroud it. Originally installed in\nMontreal in 2009\, as _The W riting Names Project_\, Moll's\nresearch-creation initiative is a counter- memorial and is part of a\nmeaningful and sustained collaborative intercul tural praxis between\nIndigenous and non-Indigenous communities. \n\nWatc h the_ Bridge: Honouring the Lives of Missing and Murdered\nIndigenous Wo men\, Girls\, and Two Spirit People 2019 _video_._\n[https://youtu.be/Zu2 t6LifQl0]\n DTSTAMP:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe4597 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:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe5073 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®ÊÓƵ? 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®ÊÓƵ\, 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:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe5917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230308T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230308T200000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/annual-c-henry-smith -peace-oratorical-contest SUMMARY:The Annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\n-------------------------\n\n [Abi presenting]\n\n The 2022 winner\, Abi\, presented her speech to the audience. \nThe annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest\, established in\n1974 by the dir ectors of the C. Henry Smith Trust\, offers PACS\nstudents an opportunity to discuss peacebuilding and social justice\nissues on campus. The interco llegiate competition is administered by\nthe Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee\n(MCC). Undergraduate students from eve ry Mennonite and Brethren in\nChrist college in North America\, including Canada\, are eligible to\nparticipate. \n\nHenry Smith was an American Me nnonite historian and professor at\nMennonite colleges and the University of Chicago. Overall\, he taught\nhistory for nearly 50 years at the colleg iate level. He is well-known\nfor his numerous books on Mennonite history and his particular\nattention to the peace commitments of the Mennonite t radition.  \n\nON MARCH 8\, 2023\, AT 7 PM IN THE GREBEL GALLERY IN THE KINDRED CENTER\nFOR PEACE FOR ADVANCEMENT (CPA)\, PACS is organizing a sp eech\nperformance and is inviting you to participate. The contest winners\ nwill be rewarded with CASH PRIZES OF $400 FOR FIRST PLACE\, $300 FOR\nSE COND PLACE\, AND $200 FOR THIRD PLACE.For more information\, reach out\nto the PACS Academic Advisor.\n\nTo learn more about the contest and meet p revious PACS or Grebel\nresident participants\, visit this link here\n[/pe ace-conflict-studies/scholarships-awards-and-contests/c-henry-smith-peace- oratorical-contest].\n\nAPPLICATION DEADLINE - February 28\, 2023 \n DTSTAMP:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6830541fe9fef DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220926T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220926T173000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/indigenous-speakers- series-presents-jani-lauzon-and-kaitlyn SUMMARY:Indigenous Speakers Series presents Jani Lauzon and Kaitlyn Riordan CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nOn Monday\, Sept. 26\, we’re proud to present Ja ni Lauzon\, director\nand playwright\, and Kaitlyn Riordan\, playwright\ , whose co-created\nplay _1939\n[https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn /PlaysAndEvents/Production/1939?gclid=CjwKCAjwsfuYBhAZEiwA5a6CDEcrpFqcayKF FdLpy7aSmfex6k84USBzUkzfMbj1SqFVGcJFzgSY7xoCdaIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds]_ is \ncurrently running at the Stratford Festival.\n DTSTAMP:20250523T105527Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR