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:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD 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:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa167e4a4 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:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa16821f2 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:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa1683083 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 ݮƵ.\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' ݮƵ 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' ݮƵ 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:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa1683e15 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:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa168495b 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\nݮƵ? 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 ݮƵ\, 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:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa16854ab 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:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa168ab4b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210330T193000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210330T193000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/unmute-virtual-forum -theatre-production-theatre-beat SUMMARY:Unmute -- A Virtual Forum Theatre Production by Theatre of the Beat CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nJoin Peace and Conflict Studies and the Kindred Cre dit Union Centre\nfor Peace Advancement on TUESDAY\, MARCH 30\, 7:30PM-9:3 0PM for a\nvirtual production of “UNMUTE” by Theatre of the Beat. Unmu te is a\nforum theatre piece that addresses the rise of domestic violence and\ngender-based assault during COVID-19. While a family’s life may see m\nnormal from the other side of the screen\, abuse is lurking behind\nclo sed doors. Immerse yourself in this important and timely piece that\ngives audience members the chance to rehearse scenarios for real life.\n DTSTAMP:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa168b6de DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180321T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180321T160000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/c-henry-smith-orator ical-peace-speech-contest SUMMARY:C. Henry Smith Oratorical Peace Speech Contest CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe Peace Speech contest was established in order t o foster continuing\nthought and dialogue about peace issues. Each year\, Conrad Grebel\nUniversity College has had several students participate in this event.\nThese speeches will be judged and CASH PRIZES will be awarded . Many of\nthem have gone on to great success in the bi-national contest.\ nSubmissions must be in by FRIDAY\, MARCH 16TH @ 4:00PM to Rachel Reist\n( rreist@uwaterloo.ca or the PACS Office) or to Ed Janzen\n(ejjanzen@uwaterl oo.ca or the Student Services Office).\n DTSTAMP:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa168c0cb DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150919T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150919T190000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/film-screening-resis tencia-fight-aguan-valley SUMMARY:Film Screening: Resistencia - the fight for the Aguan Valley CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\n[RESISTENCIA - THE FIGHT FOR THE AGUAN VALLEY]\n\nF ILM SCREENING OF _\"RESISTENCIA: THE FIGHT FOR THE AGUAN VALLEY\" _\n\n_Re sistencia_ tells the story of [FNRP in front of congress]\n DTSTAMP:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682faa168cc66 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150919T000000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150926T000000 URL:/peace-conflict-studies/events/peace-week-2015 SUMMARY:Peace Week 2015 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\n[Peace Week Conrad Grebel University College]\n\nIn celebration of the International Day of Peace (September 21)\,\nConrad Gr ebel University College is pleased to be organizing Peace\nWeek - a week o f events to acknowledge and raise awareness for peace\nrelated issues.\n DTSTAMP:20250522T224958Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR