[KWPeace-groups] Promotion for October 1st

[Bob Jonkman]

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Emily wrote:
> Poster without logos was previously sent out; let me know if you
> need it again.

The poster is available at:

http://kwpeace.ca/perspectives-on-peace-poster/


Full-size image of poster (211 kBytes, 1443 × 2048) can be downloaded at:

http://kwpeace.ca/wp-content/uploads/Perspectives-on-Peace-poster.jpg

I extracted just the logo for the event, available at:

http://kwpeace.ca/eventsmanager/perspectives-on-peace-local-approaches-for-positive-change/perspectives-on-peace-logo-888x888/

Full size image of logo (183 kBytes, 888 x 888) at:

http://kwpeace.ca/wp-content/uploads/Perspectives-on-Peace-logo-888x888.jpg



On 2016-09-06 10:29 PM, Emily Mininger wrote:
> Laura,
> 
> I agree we need to start pushing publicity. I'd suggest this blurb
> with your updates.
> 
> KW Peace presents: Perspectives on Peace: Local Approaches to
> Positive Change
> 
> KW Peace invites local groups and community members working for 
> positive change in the Kitchener Waterloo Community to join us for
> a day of sharing, collaboration, and action.
> 
> There's so much positive action happening in KW and we want to 
> celebrate it by getting together and learning from each other!
> Come prepared to be inspired by the incredible people working our
> out community, and share your own work and passions to inspire
> others. Although our work may seem very different on the surface,
> all of us are working to improve life for those around us, battle
> injustice, and create positive change in Kitchener-Waterloo.
> 
> The event will begin with Keynote Speaker Dr. Simon Dalby, CIGI
> chair, whose work focuses climate change, political ecology,
> geopolitics, global security, environmental change, militarization,
> and the spatial dimensions of governance. Then after the speaker we
> will have sharing by local groups about their goals and projects,
> and collaborative visioning for the future of our community.
> 
> Space is limited, Register soon! Registration is required to
> facilitate our planning for dinner. Dinner is by pay what you can
> donation with a suggested donation of $10. Any funds raised beyond
> our expenses will be donated.
> 
> This event is put on by KW Peace, a collective of peace and social 
> justice groups passionate about working together and finding ways
> to encourage collaboration in our community. Please visit our
> website at kwpeace.ca, where we also have an event calendar that
> advertises events related to peace and social justice. Check out
> what's happening, or post your own events!
> 
> To register, please fill out the form at kwpeace.ca. Contact Emily 
> Mininger (e.mininger at gmail.com) if you have any questions.
> 
> Poster without logos was previously sent out; let me know if you
> need it again.
> 
> I will be writing and distributing a press release.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Emily
> 
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>
> wrote:
> 
> I put "Perspectives on Peace" on the calendar last week Monday:
> 
> http://kwpeace.ca/event/perspectives-on-peace-local- 
> approaches-to-positive-change/?instance_id=1804
> 
> and the Twitter announcement is at 
> https://twitter.com/kwpeace/status/770167049662365700 (admittedly
> less than spectactular).
> 
> The Facebook event is at 
> https://www.facebook.com/events/499727313556916/ on which Emily 
> provided the following blurb (below)
> 
> Today I gave the event a registration page:
> 
> http://kwpeace.ca/eventsmanager/perspectives-on- 
> peace-local-approaches-for-positive-change/
> 
> I haven't opened registrations yet; I'd like to hear how well the 
> registrations for the Potluck Planning Meeting went so that we can 
> decide whether we use this software, "EventsManager".
> 
> If anyone would like to evaluate the EventsManager software (ie. 
> manage the list of attendees) let me know. If you find it useful
> then you can use it for your own group's bookings -- that's why we
> have a shared KWPeace calendar, after all!
> 
> --Bob.
> 
> 
> ===== Blurb: https://www.facebook.com/events/499727313556916/
> =====
> 
> KW Peace presents: Perspectives on Peace: Local Approaches to
> Positive Change
> 
> KW Peace invites local groups and community members working for 
> positive change in the Kitchener Waterloo Community to join us for
> a day of sharing, collaboration, and action.
> 
> There's so much positive action happening in KW and we want to 
> celebrate it by getting together and learning from each other!
> Come prepared to be inspired by the incredible people working our
> out community, and share your own work and passions to inspire
> others. Although our work may seem very different on the surface,
> all of us are working to improve life for those around us, battle
> injustice, and create positive change in Kitchener-Waterloo.
> 
> The event will begin with Keynote Speaker Dr. Simon Dalby, CIGI
> chair, whose work focuses climate change, political ecology,
> geopolitics, global security, environmental change, militarization,
> and the spatial dimensions of governance. Then after the speaker we
> will have sharing by local groups about their goals and projects,
> and collaborative visioning for the future of our community. Dinner
> is provided by pay what you can donation.
> 
> This event is put on by KW Peace, a collective of peace and social 
> justice groups passionate about working together and finding ways
> to encourage collaboration in our community. Please visit our
> website at kwpeace.ca, where we also have an event calendar that
> advertises events related to peace and social justice. Check out
> what's happening, or post your own events!
> 
> To register, please fill out the form at kwpeace.ca. Contact Emily 
> Mininger (e.mininger at gmail.com) if you have any questions. =====
> end of blurb =====
> 
> 
> On 2016-09-06 09:53 AM, laura at divestwaterloo.ca wrote:
>>>> Hi Everyone, we need to get promoting our event for October
>>>> 1st! We should be sending out to our lists today or tomorrow
>>>> at the latest... has anyone prepared some standard text?  I
>>>> would like to get my stuff out today if possible as I have
>>>> today off work and I won't have any time the next couple of
>>>> days...
>>>> 
>>>> Also - I would like to say something like "Space is limited, 
>>>> register soon! Registration is required t facilitate our
>>>> planning for dinner. Registration includes dinner and is 'pay
>>>> what you can' with a suggestion of $10.  Any funds raised
>>>> beyond our expenses will be donated to ...." I would like to
>>>> suggest Amnesty International  - because Simon's talk will
>>>> likely be about peace and conflict and climate change... so I
>>>> thought that would be appropriate... but please make other
>>>> suggestions...
>>>> 
>>>> Hoping/understanding that our friends with Amnesty would help
>>>> to promote as well...
>>>> 
>>>> What do you think?
>>>> 
>>>> laura
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