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In celebration of Peace Week 2023, the PACS Department invites you to share your thoughts in response to a set of questions displayed in Grebel’s Upper Atrium. Questions will be displayed from September 21st to September 28th, 2023, inviting participants to visually and creatively represent their responses. Be part of our shared exploration of justice and peace by adding your voice.

To mark the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2023, Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director at Project Ploughshares, will give a talk entitledÌýFrom the Cuban Missile Crisis to Today: Nuclear Weapons 60 Years On. Hosted as part of the MPACS Thursday Talk: Research Series and in celebration of Grebel's 60^thÌýAnniversary, this talk will engage important questions related to nuclear weapons and non-proliferation.

ÌýThe event isÌýat the Balsillie School of International Affairs calledÌý.ÌýThis event is free to attend and will be a full day of learning and connection for both Indigenous and settler attendees. It will be bringing together Indigenous leaders, scholars, and knowledge keepers to present on topics related to Indigenous governance.

Please participate inÌýBridge: Honouring the Lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People,Ìýan annual installation for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

• Opening Ceremony onÌýFriday, October 27 at 10:00 AM
• Closing Ceremony on Friday, November 10 at 10:00 AM

Both ceremonies will take place at the Ceremonial Fire Grounds and the bridge between Environment 3 and United College and will be followed by a catered Soup Lunch and Creative Reflection.

All are invited to stay for aÌýSoup LunchÌýhosted by the Shatitsirótha' À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) and supported by the Department of Communication Arts after the Opening and Closing Ceremonies fromÌý12:30 toÌý1:30 PM. Al McDonald is returning as the Ceremonial Fire Keeper.Ìý

Working with Shatitsirótha' À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Indigenous Student Centre (WISC), the Office of Indigenous Relations (ORI), the Sexual Violence Prevention Response Office (SVPRO), and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Dr. SoroujaÌýMoll initiatedÌýBridgeÌýin 2015Ìýto create a space for all University community members to learn about the crisis as they reflect upon their responsibilities and share in speaking the names of the lives taken to honour and remember as the red fabric is tied to the bridge between Environment 3 and United College.

For the Opening Ceremony, we are requesting volunteers to read the names — please contactÌýSorouja Moll.Ìý

The gesture to name, remember, and honour the 5000+ missing and murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People across the many nations in Canada is an active engagement in learning about the depth of the crisis in Canada while resisting and (en)countering the existing silence that continues to shroud it. Originally installed in Montreal in 2009, asÌýThe Writing Names Project, Moll's research-creation initiative is a counter-memorial and is part of a meaningful and sustained collaborative intercultural praxis between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.Ìý

TheÌýGrebel GalleryÌýinvites the public to meet artist Mary Kavanagh as she presents her exhibition,ÌýTrinity, Then and Now.ÌýThis stirring exhibition examines the long-lasting impacts of the Trinity atomic bomb test, which took place on July 16, 1945 in the desert of New Mexico. Mary has dedicated her work to the investigation of the legacy of nuclear testing.

Come to the Gallery on November 8 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm to join Mary and the community for an evening of conversation, connection, and reflection.

Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Explore the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and Grebel

Grebel is home to a vibrant residence and academic community made up of students across all faculties and programs at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

Prospective students, families, and teachers are invited to visit Grebel to meet current students, staff, and faculty to learn about the residence and academic programs. Learn about student life at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and tour the wider campus.

Take a tour of residence, learn about your faculty of interest, and sample the famous Grebel cookie!

Register in advance and receive information on in-person sessions, presentations, and how to plan your time on campus. (Coming soon)

Free Parking

Grebel's convenient parking is free for the day! Enter off of Westmount Road North.

Stop by for lunch

Get a taste of Grebel's menu by purchasing an all-you-can-eat lunch ticket for $10.

Tours with current students

Let current students show you around the Grebel campus, including residence rooms and facilities.

Meet Faculty

Meet Grebel faculty in Peace and Conflict Studies, Music and Mennonite Studies. They're happy to answer your program questions!

Make a Difference (MAD) Market is a one-day artisan and craft holiday market held at Conrad Grebel University College on December 2, 2023. Hosted by the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) Undergrad Society, all funds collected from participating vendors, the silent auction, and the suggested $2 entry contribution will be donated toÌý, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Fill your car with family and friends to make a difference while shopping for this holiday season!

Details

Suggested at the door donation: $2

Free parking.

All organizational profits (entry donation, silent auction, vendor fees) will be donated toÌý.

Call for Vendors & Silent Auction Donations

Are you a local artist or craftsperson who would like to participate as a vendor?

Now taking vendor applications! All interested should contactÌýIsabellaÌýby November 3rd for a vendor application package. Space is limited.

Donate to the Silent Auction!

Would you like to contribute items to the silent auction, or sponsor a basket? ContactÌýIsabellaÌýfor more information.

A Better Tent City

From theÌýÌýwebsite:

ABTC began as a low barrier/housing first approach to provide an opportunity to move people experiencing homelessness from dangerous conditions on the streets into a more safe and supportive community with protection from the environment, access to hygiene and sanitation facilities, and connection to services and healthcare on a path to stable housing.

Learn more aboutÌýÌýIIÌý

The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement will celebrate it's 10 year anniversary on International Day of Peace, September 21st. This also marks the kick off forÌýPeace Week 2024.

Come reconnect with friends and colleagues from your time at the CPA and learn about current projects and future directions. The event will be interactive and family friendly, more details to come closer to the date.

If you know you can make it, pleaseÌý. See you there!

Reading socio-political experiences through graffiti and street art in conflict-affected societies.

Street art and graffiti can provide socio-political commentary and rich insight into societies, cultures, social issues, trends, political discourse, and spatial and territorial identities and claims. Through his field research in Cyprus, Northern Ireland, and Canada, Dr. Eric Lepp will engage with graffiti as a spatial and temporal resource in societies undergoing social and political transformation.

Make a Difference (MAD) Holiday Market: Shop, Support, and Give Back!

Join us onÌýNovember 30thÌýfromÌý10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.ÌýatÌýConrad Grebel University CollegeÌýfor our "Holiday Make a Difference" event! This festive gathering brings together local vendors and artisans for a day of community, shopping, and giving back. Discover unique gifts and support small businesses while helping us make a positive impact this holiday season.

In addition to our vendor market, we’ll have a silent auction and aÌýdoor prizeÌýyou can enter by making aÌýmonetary donation or contributing an item from theÌýwishlistÌýat the entrance. Your contributions will go toward supportingÌýoneROOF Youth ServicesÌýand helping KW Youth in need this winter.

Find information about whatÌýoneROOF Youth ServicesÌýneeds most here:Ìý

Event Details:

• Date:ÌýNovember 30, 2024
• Time:Ìý10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Location:ÌýConrad Grebel University College
• Highlights:ÌýVendor booths, silent auction, door prize entry with donation, holiday treats, and more!

Bring your holiday spirit and a desire to make a difference in the lives of youths at oneRoof. We look forward to seeing you there!