[KWPeace-groups] 16 Upcoming Events for Peace, Earth and Justice in KW and beyond...

[Dwyer Sullivan]

Hi Tamara,

I too want to add my thanks to you for providing just a thorough list of
events.  I don't know how you find the time to be so thorough in the midst
of your studies - but THANK YOU VERY  MUCH.

Peace, Dwyer

On 10 July 2018 at 23:28, Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:

> Dear Peace Friends,
> I’m studying all summer for these exams that I have to write in September
> so I apologize for not being able to make many meetings and events.
> -Tamara
>
>
> 16 Upcoming Events for Peace, Earth and Justice!
>
> Please feel free to circulate – thank you.
>
>
>
> (1)
>
> KW KINDER MORGAN TOWN-HALL and “Directly Affected” Film Screenings
>
> Wednesday, July 11, 6:00 PM
>
> Auditorium, Kitchener Public Library Central Branch
>
> 85 Queen St N, Kitchener
>
> Join us for the KW premiere of Directly Affected: A Pipeline under
> Pressure, a film that details the known risks posed by the expansion of
> Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline–risks to people and our planet.
> Following the film, Chief Myeengun Henry (Chippewas of the Thames) and Dr.
> Angela Carter (BSIA Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of
> Political Science at UW) will reflect on the film and lead a discussion
> about the Canadian government’s buyout of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and
> tanker project. Members of Parliament from Kitchener and Waterloo will be
> invited to attend the town-hall and participate in the discussion. Join us
> for an engaging film, great food and an important conversation! Doors open
> at 5:45 p.m.
>
> RSVP if you are ready to speak up on the Big Oil buy out.
>
> More info and to Sign Up: http://act.350.org/event/
> screenings-town-halls-km-buyout/14413/signup/
>
>
>
> (2)
>
> FILM SCREENINGS: Won't You Be My Neighbor? at the Princess Twin
>
> Playing from Weds July 11 to Thursday July 19 at the Princess Twin Theatre
> in Waterloo
>
> This is supposed to be an amazing documentary!
>
> For over thirty years, Fred Rogers entertained, educated, and nurtured
> children and adults alike with his seminal public television show Mister
> Roger's Neighborhood. With a gentle mixture of discussion, song, and low-fi
> puppetry, Rogers taught love and kindness to generations, becoming a unique
> mainstay of American television. This new documentary from 20 Feet From
> Stardom director Morgan Neville explores and celebrates the life and legacy
> of Mister Rogers. Through archival footage and interviews, it chronicles
> Rogers' inauspicious origins, as well as his show's growth into a major
> cultural force that somehow managed to keep its humility. Fresh from the
> Sundance Film Festival, Won't You Be My Neighbor comes when Rogers’ lessons
> are needed more than ever. In a divided world, we could use someone who so
> deftly broke down barriers, teaching kids about death, divorce, civil
> rights, and more. Don your cardigan, put on your slippers, and
> re-experience the joy of Mister Rogers with Won't You Be My Neighbor.
>
> More info: http://www.princesscinemas.com/movie/wont-you-be-my-neighbor
>
>
>
> (3)
>
> ECO-SUMMIT 2018: BUILDING COMMITMENT
>
> WHEN: 12 July 2018 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
>
> WHERE: M3 Mathematics 3
>
> Room 1006, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario
> Join the UW Sustainability Office and Sustainable Campus Initiative for
> Waterloo’s fifth annual Eco-Summit! Each year we bring together students,
> staff, faculty, and community partners with an interest in sustainability
> to build relationships, inspire action, and celebrate progress. This year’s
> event will focus on building commitment among all campus members to improve
> sustainability at the University and beyond.  This year’s event will
> feature: Opening comments from James Rush, incoming Vice President,
> Academic and Provost and Keynote presentation from Tom Ewart, Senior
> Manager of Sustainability at The Co-operators. Case studies from students,
> staff, and faculty around campus. More info: https://uwaterloo.ca/
> sustainability/events/eco-summit-2018-building-commitment
>
>
>
> (4)
>
> 14TH NONVIOLENCE DAY IN THE PARK
>
> Saturday, 21 July from 12-5pm
>
> Organized by WR Nonviolence.
>
> More information about the Day in the Park: https://www.facebook.com/
> events/209390796454380/
>
> Note: WR Nonviolence has regular Tuesday evening meeting, 7:00pm at the
> Queen Street Commons Café: https://wrnonviolence.org/
>
>
>
> (5)
>
> TREE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP AT THE ARBORETUM
>
> July 17 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
>
> University of Guelph, Arboretum
>
> This program will refine your skills at identifying trees in Ontario. The
> focus will be on learning important identification characteristics.
> Difficult groups such as the cherry, oak and walnut families as well as the
> easier groups such as ash and maple will be explored. The afternoon will be
> spent outside, identifying trees in the forest as well as young cultivated
> trees with their Eurasian counterparts in the World of Trees collection.
> Bring your field guide and binoculars.
>
> Presented by: Arboretum director Shelley Hunt.
>
> Regular Fee: $85 per person.
>
> https://news.uoguelph.ca/event/tree-identification-workshop-arboretum/
>
>
>
> (6)
>
> KW PEACE MEETING AND POTLUCK
>
> Thursday, 19 July 2018 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
>
> Peace and Justice Room, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church
>
> 57 Stirling Avenue North, Kitchener
>
> Every few months the organizers of many different peace, social justice,
> environmental, political, and spiritual organizations from Waterloo Region
> come together to share what they’re doing in the community, invite each
> other to participate, and possibly collaborate on new ventures. Everyone is
> invited! It’s a potluck meeting, so bring some food or a beverage to share,
> and enjoy all the different dishes others have brought. The food is mostly
> vegetarian, some vegan, some gluten-free.
>
> KW Peace: https://kwpeace.ca/
>
>
>
> (7)
>
> BLANKET EXERCISE
>
> Wednesday, July 25 from 7:00 PM  10:00 PM
>
> Seven Shores Community Cafe
>
> What does it mean to be a treaty person today in Kitchener-Waterloo? What
> is the untold history in Canadian society about colonization and movements
> of resistance? How do you push yourself to unsettle the settler within?
> Join us for this immersive workshop co-hosted by Amy Smoke and Hannah Enns.
>
> Tickets: $25/settler (non-indigenous) /$15/student/low-income/refugee/Free
> for Indigenous folks
>
> More info: http://www.sevenshores.ca/events-1/
>
>
>
> (8)
>
> PEACE CAMP
>
> July 30-August 3 at the Conrad Grebel School, Waterloo
>
> For kids in Grade 6-8 ages 11-14. Join us for a week of peacebuilding!
>
> Camp programming begins at 9:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm
>
> Peace Camp is a day camp and peace educational program for youth ages
> 11-14 in Waterloo Region. At Peace Camp, we:
>
> Share stories and learn from people in our community
>
> Meet people from various cultural backgrounds, faiths and orientations
>
> *Christian Peacemaker Teams are presenting too!
>
> Learn that peace is possible!
>
> https://uwaterloo.ca/grebel/campers/peace-camp
>
>
>
> (9)
>
> KULTRUN WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
>
> Jul 14 2018 - 12:00pm to Jul 15 2018 - 11:00pm
>
> Victoria Park, Kitchener
>
> Because music brings the world together!
>
> http://www.nerudaarts.ca/events/kultrun-world-music-festival-2018
>
> Line up of acts: https://www.kultrunwmf.com/
>
>
>
> (10)
> GROUP 9, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REGULAR MEETING
> August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
> Community Ed Room 2202, Conrad Grebel College @ 140 Westmount Rd N,
> Waterloo
> Group Nine is the local chapter of Amnesty International Canada in the
> Kitchener-Waterloo area. We normally meet at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday
> of every month in Room 4224 (The Fretz Seminar Room) at Conrad Grebel
> College, University of Waterloo (140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo N2L
> 3G6). Please confirm by email or on our Facebook page. is the official
> Group Nine e-mail address.
>
> More info: https://kwpeace.ca/event/group-9-amnesty-international-
> regular-meeting/
>
>
> (11)
> ALLIANCE AGAINST POVERTY REGULAR MEETING
> 13 August 2018 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
> The Working Centre, 58 Queen Street South
> Kitchener
> We are an alliance of individuals from a variety of economic and social
> situations who strive to end poverty within our society by:practicing
> solidarity between those who have enough and those who do not have enough
> learning from one another through experience, reflection, and action
> applying direct political pressure to all three levels of government
> a personal commitment to group values and actions
> https://www.allianceagainstpoverty.com/
>
>
>
> (12)
>
> THE COLLAPSE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE WITH CHRIS HEDGES
>
> Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 7:00 Pm - 9:00 Pm
>
> Cigi Campus Auditorium, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Canada
>
> Public Event: Community Event, please RSVP
>
> Speaker: Chris Hedges
>
> Chris Hedges, a senior fellow at The Nation Institute, spent nearly 20
> years as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East,
> Africa and the Balkans. He is the author of the bestsellers Days of
> Destruction, Days of Revolt (with cartoonist Joe Sacco); Death of the
> Liberal Class; Empire of Illusion; and War Is a Force that Gives Us
> Meaning, among others.
>
> CIGI and Words Worth Books are proud to partner on this public event
> featuring celebrated author, Chris Hedges. The globally renowned Pulitzer
> Prize-winner gives us an entirely new view of a nation in crisis in his
> newest stunning book, America: The Farewell Tour, which holds both liberals
> and conservatives to account--as rousingly pertinent for Canada as for the
> disoriented US. Beautifully written, it clarifies vividly and unforgettably
> the forces at play in our times.
>
> In astonishing, tough, first-hand reportage, Chris Hedges draws on stories
> from inside communities across America and reveals how the hurricanes of
> change have allowed an array of pathologies to arise: the opioid crisis,
> the retreat into gambling, the corporate coup d'état of government, the
> pornification of culture, the rise of magical thinking, the emboldening of
> violence and hate, the plagues of suicides, and the global upheaval caused
> by catastrophic climate change. These are just some of the physical
> manifestations of a society unravelling. Such ills presage a frightening
> reconfiguration of our lives--particularly in the face of our neighbour's
> degeneration as a world power. Donald Trump rode this disenchantment to
> power. Hedges – who was unsurprised by Trump's victory – shows how neither
> the left nor the right are addressing the systemic problems. Until the
> corporate coup d'état is reversed, these diseases will grow and ravage the
> country. A humane cry for a decent future, this remarkable book is our
> wake-up call to reality.
> More info: https://www.cigionline.org/events/collapse-american-empire
> *Get your tickets early, I expect that this will get full!
>
> (13)
> WORLD BEYOND WAR INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE
> Toronto, September 21-22,
> Lots of amazing speakers and workshops including by Medea Benjamin of
> Codepink. Don’t miss it!
> Registration is now open: http://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2018/
>
> (14)
> PEACE WEEK
> September 17-22 at the University of Waterloo
> Mark your calendars!
> More details to come: https://uwaterloo.ca/peace-week/
>
> (15)
> PEACE SYMPOSIUM
> Mark your calendars! Saturday, October 27
> City Hall, Kitchener
> Exhibits from local peace and justice groups.
> Organized by KW Peace, more details to come: https://kwpeace.ca/
>
> (16)
> IMAGINING PEACE:  A VISION FOR CANADA
> November 10 @ 9:00 am - November 11 @ 4:30 pm
> Peace Quest Kingston
> Featuring:
> Paul Rogers – Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University, UK
> John McGarry – Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University
> Mona Rahman – Islamic Society of Kingston
> Shannon-Monk Payne – CEO, Sakatay Global
> Stephanie Simpson – Director, Human Rights Office, Queen’s University
> Lawrence Scanlan – Canadian Author, Editor and Journalist
> http://peacequest.ca/event/gathering/
>
> Enjoy!
>
> In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
>
> Tamara
>
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