[KWPeace-groups] Next KW Peace Meeting: June 16, 6-8pm

[Bob Jonkman]

Hi Everyone: I just wanted to send Emily's reminder to the KWPeace
Groups mailing list about tonight's potluck dinner for organizers of
Kitchener-Waterloo peace and social justices organizations.  My
apologies if this is a duplicate message...

http://kwpeace.ca/kw-peace-meeting-thursday-16-june-2016-6-8pm/

--Bob Jonkman
KW Peace Web & Mailing List Admninistrator


On 2016-06-15 03:36 PM, Emily Mininger wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> Last minute reminder that our potluck is tomorrow! If you haven't already,
> let me know if you can make it. If you can't make it but would be
> interested in being involved in our "Perspectives on Peacemaking" event
> (described below), let me know that as well.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Emily
> 
> 
> *From:* Emily Mininger [mailto:e.mininger at gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 04, 2016 9:48 AM
>>> *Subject:* Next KW Peace Meeting: June 16, 6-8pm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> The next KW Peace potluck meeting will be June 16th from 6-8 pm in the
>>> Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church's Peace and Justice room (different room
>>> than before).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please bring a dish to share!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you haven't been posting your events to the KW Peace calendar, please
>>> consider checking it out! We want to advertise the KW Peace calendar to the
>>> public, so it'd be ideal to have lots of events posted. If you need help
>>> with the website, please contact Bob Jonkman - bjonkman at sobac.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At our last KW Peace Potluck meeting, we had discussed holding a one day
>>> conference event, hosted by the members of this group and open to other
>>> group members as well as members of the public. This would be a unique
>>> opportunity to work together each other and share our work and ideas! We're
>>> really excited about this idea, and hope that you'll be excited too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The focus of this event would be "Perspectives on Peacemaking," and we
>>> invite groups to share about how they are making peace in our local or
>>> global community. We define peace in the broad holistic sense, so any work
>>> that improves our community and contributes to social justice is included.
>>> The main purpose of the event would be highlighting the great work that
>>> goes on in our community, learning from each other, as well as giving
>>> people practical ways to get involved and make a difference.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tentatively we are thinking our event would include longer presentations
>>> (30 mins to 1 hour), round table discussions, and short (2-5 min)
>>> presentations. During the longer presentations, a group or speaker might
>>> share an issue that is relevant to our community, how they address the
>>> issue, and how people can get involved. The round table discussion would
>>> have pre-selected questions that you discuss with people around you, in
>>> order to facilitate sharing of ideas and information. The short
>>> presentations would give a group an opportunity to just briefly say some
>>> kind of announcement or message they want to get out to this audience. We
>>> would also have table space available for displays or other types of
>>> publicity materials (brochures, business cards, etc)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please let us know if you are interesting in helping with the planning
>>> and facilitating of this event, presenting a long or short presentation, or
>>> having table space for materials.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Additionally, if you are not interested in participating in the KW Peace
>>> initiatives, please let me know and I can take you off the list.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>> Emily
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Emily Mininger
>>>
>>> PeaceQuest KW Affiliate Facilitator
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Email: e.mininger at gmail.com
>>>
>>> Phone: 519-568-3879
>>>
>>> Twitter: @PeaceQuestKW
>>>
>>> Facebook: facebook.com/peacequest.ca
>>>
>>> Website: peacequest.ca
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Emily Mininger
>> PeaceQuest KW Affiliate Facilitator
>>
>> Email: e.mininger at gmail.com
>> Phone: 519-568-3879
>> Twitter: @PeaceQuestKW
>> Facebook: facebook.com/peacequest.ca
>> Website: peacequest.ca
>>
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