[KWPeace-groups] Upcoming events for peace, earth and justice - Lots going on this June! World Refugee Day June 20 & National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21.

Thu Jun 20 12:46:37 EDT 2019

Thank you this is very helpful
Louise Murray

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 12:09 AM Tamara Lorincz, <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:

> Hello KW Peace!
>
> FYI: Upcoming events for peace, earth and justice. Please see below. World
> Refugee Day is on June 20. National Indigenous Peoples Day is June 21. June
> is #BikeMonth! Please spread the word. Happy Summer Solstice too!
> In solidarity,
> Tamara
>
> (1)
> PIPELINES, TAR SANDS AND THE CLIMATE
> Tuesday, June 18, 7pm
> University of Waterloo, Environment 3 (EV3) room 1408
> (main floor across from the living wall),
> 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo Map
> Divest Waterloo joins the KW Chapter of Council of Canadians, UW
> Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Faculty of Environment
> to host an evening of discussion about the faulty logic behind expanding
> the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline when the Intergovernmental Panel on
> Climate Change says humans must cut emissions in half in the next 10 years.
> Our keynote speaker is Dr. Gordon Laxer, political economist, founding
> director of Parkland Institute of Alberta and a specialist on pipelines,
> energy and the environment.  Following the lecture, Dr. Angela Carter,
> Assistant Professor, Political Science & Balsillie School of International
> Affairs Fellow, University of Waterloo, and Dr. John Peters, Associate
> Professor, Labour Studies, Laurentian University, will engage in discussion
> and Q&A.
>
> The evening will be moderated by Dr. Daniel Scott, University Research
> Chair in Climate and Society and Executive Director, Interdisciplinary
> Centre on Climate Change, University of Waterloo.  Organized by Divest
> Waterloo
> Please RSVP for the Gordon Laxer discussion at
> https://act.greennewdealcanada.ca/town-halls/waterloo8
>
> (2)
> GREEN NEW DEAL TOWN HALL
> Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
> St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener
> Climate change is the defining issue of our times and scientists from
> around the world agree we must make rapid changes in order to ensure a safe
> future for us and our planet. Join us to help shape the vision for a Green
> New Deal for Canada - a new initiative to create a bold and far-reaching
> plan to cut emissions in half in 11 years in line with Indigenous knowledge
> and climate science, see the full implementation of the UN Declaration on
> the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, create more than a million good jobs you
> can support a family with, and build inclusive communities in the process.
> You are welcome to come to both the lecture and the town hall or to attend
> either one.
> Organized by Divest Waterloo
> Please RSVP at http://act.greennewdealcanada.ca/town-halls/kitchener72
> for the town hall on June 19, 2019 at St. Andrew's.
>
> (3)
> AFRICA'S ENERGY REVOLUTION: PERSPECTIVES ON CLEANTECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
> Wednesday, June 19, 2019 from 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
> Perimeter Institute at 31 Caroline St. N
> Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 2Y5
> This is a free event!
> An energy revolution is taking place in Africa. Powered by the increasing
> affordability of clean energy technology as well as the application of new
> business models, a range of innovative enterprises now deploy off-grid
> energy systems in places that the grid has failed to reach. They utilize
> IoT technologies for remote monitoring and control of systems, employ
> advanced data analytics to identify and track frontier markets, and provide
> access to finance through cutting edge fintech innovations. Despite the
> promise, a slew of operational, technological, financial, and other
> challenges remain. Global entrepreneurs tackling these challenges provide a
> shining global example of 'tech for good'. Their trailblazing efforts are
> transforming how energy is produced, distributed and used in the Global
> South, paving the way for communities and individuals that have been left
> behind for decades to prosper with access to clean energy.
> More info & RSVP here: https://events.time.ly/z2k79y4/30584936
>
> (4)
> NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY CELEBRATION - A TALK WITH PHIL MONTURE
> Wednesday, June 19, 2019 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
> Address: Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Ontario
> In recognition of National Indigenous People's Day, which falls on June 21
> each year, the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum will host Phil Monture,
> from Six Nations of the Grand River. He will tell the story of his
> community and the Haldimand Proclamation (Treaty) of 1784. The treaty
> covers lands for six miles on each side of the Grand River from Lake Erie
> to its source.
> Seating is limited for this event. Please RSVP at 519-748-1914 or email
> waterlooregionmuseum at regionofwaterloo.ca by Friday, June 14, 2019.
> Monture, who has been researching this history for almost 40 years, will
> provide a historical overview of various land transactions and will discuss
> current Six Nations' claims in Canada. The knowledge that he will share
> will strengthen our understanding of the territory that we live on here in
> Waterloo Region and increase our capacity to make connections between
> treaties and local geography and history.
> More info:
> https://calendar.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/Default/Detail/2019-06-19-1900-National-Indigenous-Peoples-Day-Celebration-A-Talk
>
> (5)
> DOCUMENTARY: THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
> June 18-July 4
> Princess Theatre. More info:
> https://www.princesscinemas.com/movie/the-biggest-little-farm
> True story of the Chester's and their farm. Many of us have fantasized
> about it; cutting ourselves off from the hustle and bustle of the big city
> and escaping to a "simpler" life out in the country. But as much as we'd
> like to get closer to nature, nature is not always the most welcoming host.
> Filmed over the course of eight years, The Biggest Little Farm follows
> John and Molly Chester as they move onto 200 acres of land, naively
> endeavoring to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind. But as
> their plan takes a series of wild turns, they realize that to survive they
> will have to reach a far greater understanding of the intricacies and
> wisdom of nature, and of life itself.
> With John Chester's stunning cinematography and poetic narration, The
> Biggest Little Farm takes this humble story and gives it a grandness of
> scope that rivals the most epic nature documentaries. Prepare to be
> inspired by the Chesters' optimism and drive as they battle wildfires,
> droughts, coyotes, and more, all in the hopes of taking a little corner of
> the world and shaping it into the farm of their dreams.
>
> (6)
> ETHICAL AI - SEPARATING THE FACT FROM FADEXPORT THIS EVENT TO CALENDAR
> WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 - 5:30 PM
> DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre
> 1302 (Fishbowl)
> 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo
> The proliferation of AI has placed increased focus on the thorny topic of
> ethics: to what extent are engineers responsible for - and to what extent
> can they encode - the ethical behavior of the AI applications they
> design?From the contrived trolley car problem to real-world scenarios such
> as autonomous vehicle fatalities, questions of responsibility, autonomy,
> and trust pervade prevailing discussions around the rapidly advancing
> capabilities of such systems.
> In this talk, DarwinAI CEO Sheldon Fernandez (BASc '01), will draw on his
> degrees in both engineering and theology to separate fact from fad in
> ensuring that artificial systems behave ethically.
> Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion on an important,
> multidisciplinary topic.
> More info:
> https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/ethical-ai-separating-fact-fad
>
> (7)
> NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY FESTIVAL
> Wheelchair Accessible
> Thursday, June 18 & 19, 2019 9:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
> Address: Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Ontario View on
> Google Maps
> A school program that allows students to learn about the history and
> current realities of the Region's First Nations, Métis and Inuit
> populations. General public are welcome to attend.
> More info:
> https://calendar.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/Default/Detail/2019-06-20-0945-National-Indigenous-Peoples-Day-Festival
>
> (8)
> THE FORD GOVERNMENT'S SALE OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IN ONTARIO (BILL 74)
> WITH @HEALTH_REGION
> First United Church
> Jun 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
> Join Ontario Liberal Interim Leader John Fraser and the Ontario Health
> Coalitions's Natalie Mehra to learn about Bill 74.
> In April, the Ford government passed Bill 74 with very little public
> consultation. This legislation will allow private health care organizations
> to manage and to make critical decisions about our universal health care
> system and the amount and type of care provided in our region and province.
> Health care shouldn't be controlled by Doug Ford's friends in the private
> sector.
> Learn about Bill 74 and how to fight back!
> Join us for a Town Hall on Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30 PM at the First
> United Church (16 William St W, Waterloo, ON N2L 1J3) to learn what's in
> Bill 74 and how it will affect universal health care in Ontario.
> Our keynote speakers will be:
> John Fraser, Ontario Liberal Interim Leader - Mr. Fraser was the
> Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health & Long-Term Care in the
> previous Liberal government and currently serves as the Liberal Health Care
> Critic.
> Natalie Mehra, Ontario Health Coalition Executive Director - Ms. Mehra has
> served for the past ten years as executive director of the Ontario Health
> Coalition, which is dedicated to protecting and improving universal public
> health care in Ontario. She has authored numerous reports on health policy,
> non-profit governance, disability issues, and human rights.
> After their speeches, Mr. Fraser and Ms. Mehra will be taking questions
> from the audience.
> More info:
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ford-governments-sale-of-universal-health-care-in-ontario-bill-74-tickets-62592992325
>
> (9)
> WORLD REFUGEE DAY AT THE KEN SEILING WATERLOO REGION MUSEUM
> Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
> Address: Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Ontario View on
> Google Maps
> Visitors are invited to help knot comforters that the Mennonite Central
> Committee will send with other supplies to refugee camps overseas.
> More info:
> https://calendar.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/Default/Detail/2019-06-20-0930-World-Refugee-Day-at-the-Ken-Seiling-Waterloo-Regi
>
> (10)
> Netizens: FREE SCREENING
> Thursday, June 20 at 6:45
> Apollo Theatre, Kitchener
> After the film, a panel discussion will feature local experts discussing
> key issues raised through the film including consent, content moderation,
> safety and the law.
> Food & Drink available for purchase.
> About "Netizens"
> Netizens delves into the lives of three women whose lives have been
> transformed by online harassment: Carrie Goldberg, an attorney who launches
> an internet privacy and sexual assault law firm in the wake of her own
> cyber harassment; Tina Reine, a successful businesswoman whose career is
> derailed after an ex-boyfriend creates numerous reputation-harming
> websites; and Anita Sarkeesian, the creator of a popular web-series,
> "Feminist Frequency," critiquing representations of women in video games,
> who is the target of a cyber-mob's ongoing campaign of rape and death
> threats.
> Through an intimate, vérité approach, Netizens depicts the many forms
> digital abuse can take: non-consensual pornography, cyber-stalking, threats
> of violence, privacy invasions, impersonation, character attacks. The film
> challenges the notion cyber harassment is "only" online, showing the
> repercussions on targets' lives: lost jobs, thwarted educations, damaged
> reputations, offline harassment and stalking, and countless hours devoted
> to containing attacks against a backdrop of mounting legal fees and
> psychological distress. While law enforcement lags far behind the crimes,
> the film's subjects seek justice on their own terms. Carrie's law firm
> takes off in the midst of the #MeToo movement; Tina speaks out about her
> experiences and breaks back into the finance industry; and Anita creates a
> new series about race, gender and inequality in America. NETIZENS bears
> witness as a courageous wave of individuals transform the web as we know it.
> Content Warning: The film and the panel following will include frank and
> explicit discussion of online harrasment, and other forms of digital abuse
> and threatening behaviour.
> Brought to you in partnership with Waterloo Global Science Initiative and
> Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. PRESENTED BY: TRUE NORTH 2019 &
> GRFF
> More info & RSVP ticket:
> https://apollocinema.ca/events/netizens-free-screening/
>
> (11)
> OUT TO LUNCH! GROWING AND GOING AT THE NORTHDALE GARDEN
> Thu, 20 June 2019
> 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
> Bring your lunch and walk or bike over to the Northdale Garden to learn
> about what's growing and going on at the campus! We'll be talking about
> local pollinator species, exciting new projects, and sustainable
> transportation.
> Please register for this event:
> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/out-to-lunch-growing-and-going-at-northdale-garden-tickets-62066152533?aff=efbeventtix
> Location Information:
> Waterloo - Northdale (66 Hickory St.)
> 66 Hickory Street
> Waterloo
> Room: Garden
> Contact Information:
> Name: Katarina Milicic
> Phone: 519.884.0710 x4192
> Email: kmilicic at wlu.ca
>
> (12)
> SOLSTICE SUNRISE CEREMONY WITH ELDER JEAN BECKER
> Friday, June 21, 2019 7:30 Am - 9:30 Am
> Cigi Campus Courtyard, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Canada
> Public Event: Community Event
> More info and to RSVP:
> https://www.cigionline.org/events/solstice-sunrise-ceremony-elder-jean-becker
>
> (13)
> NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DAY FILM SCREENING: EDGE OF THE KNIFE
> Friday, June 21 at 7pm
> Apollo Cinema, Kitchener
> SGAAWAAY K'UUNA (Edge of the Knife, 2018)
> NR, 1h40m
> Arriving more than a century after British Columbia's first-ever feature
> film, In the Land of the Head Hunters - Edward S. Curtis' controversial but
> undeniably fascinating portrait of the Kwakwaka'wakw people of northern
> Vancouver Island - Edge of the Knife is the first feature to tell a story
> about the Kwakwaka'wakw's neighbours the Haida. Part drama, part historical
> reclamation, First Nations filmmakers Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown's
> film is set during the 19th century and performed entirely in the Haida
> language (a tongue so endangered, with less than 20 fluent speakers, that a
> dialect coach was needed).
> Whereas Curtis remained an outside observer, transfixed by the
> Kwakwaka'wakw's masks and regalia, Edge of the Knife has a genuine
> Indigenous eye akin not only to other films by distributor Isuma (Zacharias
> Kunuk has an executive producer credit) but also from supernatural
> neorealist fables from African and Latin American filmmakers. Inspired by
> the Gaagiixiid/Gaagiid wildman of Haida mythology, the film charts a simple
> narrative about a reckless uncle who can't bear the guilt of having
> unwittingly led a beloved nephew to his demise, and whose abnegation takes
> on a horrific physical form over a winter of self-imposed exile in the
> wild. Both visceral and austere, yet with unexpected dashes of comedy and
> melodrama, Edge of the Knife may be a significant landmark in the short
> history of Canadian Indigenous film. ~TIFF (2018)
> More info:
> https://apollocinema.ca/events/national-indigenous-day-edge-of-the-knife/
>
> (14)
> TUNES FOR TREES
> Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
> Waterloo Park (west, 100 Westmount Rd N, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G5
> We invite you to the very first, zero-waste, Tunes for Trees event this
> year at the Waterloo Park Bandshell, June 22. Tunes for Trees is a
> fundraiser - Communities for Conservation (
> www.communitiesforconservation.org) is partnering with Tree Canada to
> raise money to plant trees across Canada in areas that need it most in
> response to ecological crisis we are in the midst of. Throughout the event,
> as well as the month of June, anyone in Canada will be able to text
> "CONSERVE" to 20222 to donate $5 to plant 2 trees, through Communities for
> Conservation.
> The official event will run from 12:30 - 7:30. We have a music line-up for
> this entire time, amazing artists from the Waterloo Region, playing short
> 25 minute sets for the afternoon. The event will be live-streamed across
> all of their social media platforms to reach an audience of thousands.
> More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/460983837967198/
>
>
> (15)
> KW MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
> June 22 and 23
> More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/531305837278253/
>
> (16)
> FILM SCREENING: DIGITAL DISCONNECT: WHO GETS TO CONTROL THE INTERNET?
> Thursday, June 27, 2019 7:00 Pm - 9:00 Pm
> Cigi Campus Auditorium, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Canada
> Public Event: Cigi Sponsored
> More info & RSVP:
> https://www.cigionline.org/events/digital-disconnect-who-gets-control-internet
>
> (17)
> FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE CLIMATE STRIKE: KITCHENER-WATERLOO
> Join us on FRIDAY, July 5 from 12.30 to 1:30pm at Waterloo Town Square
> (*NEW LOCATION*), 75 King St. South, in Uptown Waterloo. Friday strikes
> happening all over the world (Then the first Friday of every month)
> Organized by Climate Save:
> https://www.facebook.com/events/1554591931341200/
>
> (18)
> JOURNALISM ABOUT TERRORISM
> July 11 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
> CIGI . Room A1-20
> 67 Erb Street West
> Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 Canada
> Stewart Bell, Investigative Journalist, provides insights and anecdotes
> from his long career and many years experience reporting on national
> security.
> Free. More info & RSVP:
> https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/journalism-about-terrorism/
>
> (19)
> DAY IN THE PARK 2019
> 20 July 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
> Roos Island, Victoria Park, Kitchener
> WR Nonviolence and Anti-Poverty: http://wrnonviolence.org/
> Please join us for the 15th Annual Nonviolence Day In The Park!
>
> (20)
> DISCUSSING HOMOPHOBIA THROUGH THE AGES
> Wednesday, July 24
> Waterloo Main Library
> 7:00pm to 8:30pm
> Registration opens July 17.  Bruce Walker traces homophobia from its
> origins through European criminal law to the present, including the impact
> on indigenous societies and colonialism in Canada. The criminal law has
> been, and continues to be, the cornerstone of oppression of sexual
> minorities. This history is vital to understanding the partial
> decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969, the Canadian Charter of Rights
> and Freedoms in 1985, and the Apology to LGBTQI2S+ Canadians in the House
> of Commons in 2017.
> Presented by Bruce Walker, LGBTQI2S human rights activist and lawyer.
> More info: https://www.wpl.ca/summer-of-69
>
> (21)
> THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY FUNDRAISING GALA
> In support of Peaceworks and our charity partners Mennonite Centre
> Committee,
> Kids Help Phone, and World Vision Canada
> September 20, 2019
> Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church,
> 19 Ottawa Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
> Tickets: $75 each / 2 for $100 / 10 (table) for $400 (10% discount before
> May 30)
> Info: 519-591-1365 or mail at peaceworks.tv
> All ticket sales prior to May 30th will support Peace Day,
> our free event for students in grades 6-12. BUY NOW!
> Join us for a genuine Mennonite family-style dinner by Anna Mae's
> (including their famous pies)
> auctions and music by the awesome JoJo Worthington as we celebrate
> International Peace Day!
> More info: http://peaceworks.tv/gala.html
>
> ***
>
> In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
>
> Tamara Lorincz
>
>
>
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