[KWPeace-groups] 35 upcoming events for peace, earth & justice in KW (& a couple in Guelph)

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello everyone and hope you are having a good family day weekend!

Please find below 35 upcoming events for peace, earth & justice in KW (a couple of events for Guelph too). Please feel free to circulate far & wide. 

Note: I will be standing against Canada hosting the Lima Group & orchestrating a coup against Venezuela on Thursday, February 20 from 12-1pm outside of MP Bardish Chagger's office and will deliver her a letter if you'd like to join me. More details below. Reminder: March 8 is International Women's Day - 2020 theme is remembering the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action.

In solidarity,
Tamara Lorincz

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SOLIDARITY WITH WET'SUWET'EN
Hosted by KW Shut It Down and Idle No More Kitchener/Waterloo
February 18, Tuesday at 1 PM - 4 PM
Kitchener City Hall
200 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7
We will meet at Kitchener City Hall at 1:00pm on Tuesday, February 18th, and then march to MPP Laura Mae Lindo and MP Raj Saini's offices to demand RCMP out of unceded Wet'suwet'en territories, and that Canada respect Wet'suwet'en law, its own law, and International law (the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples).
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/479550326285722/

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HANDS OFF VENEZUELA - NO US-CANADIAN-LIMA GROUP COUP AGAINST VENEZUELA
Thursday, February 20
12:00-1:00 pm
We will have a demo and deliver a letter to MP Bardish Chagger at her office at 100 Regina St in Waterloo to say Hands Off Venezuela.
Action in solidarity with protests taking place across the country. 
On February 20, the Trudeau government will host another meeting of the Lima Group in Gatineau, Quebec. This comes on the heels of the Ottawa visit of Juan Guaidó, the self-declared 'interim president' of Venezuela. The "Lima Group' is a rump collection of right-wing and pro-fascist states in Latin America, including the Bolsonaro government in Brazil, the coup leaders in Bolivia and the ultra-right Iván Duque regime in Colombia, among others. The Lima Group has been coordinating the regime-change strategy against the duly-elected government of Venezuela, under the tutelage of their masters in Washington. 
This vicious 'war' on Venezuela and its people has included: (1) the imposition of punitive sanctions - effectively a blockade - against Venezuela in a attempt to destroy the domestic economy, and causing untold suffering and deaths among the civilian population; (2) the campaign to isolate Venezuela internationally, seizing its foreign assets, embassies and consulates abroad; (3) organizing and funding Guaidó and the so-called 'opposition' inside the country, including their attempted (and failed) coup on April 30, 2019; and making thinly-veiled threats of direct military aggression against the sovereign state of Venezuela. All of these actions are in clear violation of international law and the UN and OAS Charters.
Canada's active interventionist role as an ally of the U.S. in this criminal campaign against the sovereignty of Venezuela is outrageous, unacceptable and illegal.
Lima Group - Out of Canada! Canada - Out of the Lima Group!
End the Sanctions on Venezuela NOW!
No to Canadian Complicity in Washington's 'regime-change' campaign! 
Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace in solidarity with the Canadian Peace Congress.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/121194792662460/

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LESSONS FROM THE BOMBING OF DRESDEN: A 75 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
Monday, February 24
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Balsillie School of International Affairs . Room 1-42
The bombing of Dresden by British and American Air Forces on February 13-15, 1945 remains a highly controversial military operation 75 years after the last bombs fell. Dr. Stephen Evans uses Archival documents as well as a review of German and English literature on the Dresden attacks to i) characterise the urban morphology of Dresden (which at the time was Germany's seventh largest city), ii) assess the architectural vulnerability of the City of Dresden to incendiary attack, iii) quantify the nature of the aerial attacks, iv) summarise the geography of urban destruction v) explore the physics of the fires that consumed much of the city, and vi) examine data on civilian life loss in the bombing (including that presented by the 2010 Dresden Historical Commission). To conclude the presentation, Dr. Evans will outline implications for modern warfare including arguments of proportionality, the vulnerability of civilians in urban environments in time of war, and amplification of weapon effects in the aerial bombardment of urban areas.
About the speaker: Dr. Stephen G. Evans is interested in the occurrence and behavior of catastrophic landslides, landslide dams, glacial hazards, tsunami and other natural disasters, hazard assessment (including magnitude and frequency) and risk analysis. In his investigation of the 2011 Japan tsunami, he became interested in the architecture and behavior of urban damage systems in conflict and catastrophe. His research utilises the application of geospatial modelling, advanced remote sensing techniques and the use of Geographical Information Systems. Recent research has included an analysis of the largest non-volcanic landslide on Earth at Seymareh (Zagros Mountains, Iran), the 1962 and 1970 mass flows from Nevados Huascaran (Andes of Peru), the formation, filling, and subsequent partial draining of Lake Gojal (a rockslide-dammed lake in northern Pakistan), and the field behaviour of tailings flows. Most recently, in SSHRC-funded research, he has investigated the linkages between urban damage and civilian life loss in World War 2 aerial bombardments with a focus on the attacks on German cities.
More info: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/lessons-from-the-bombing-of-dresden-a-75-year-retrospective/

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ISA PRESSURE DAY FOR WET'SUWET'EN
Hosted by ISA Indigenous Student Association UW
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 1 PM - 4 PM
Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre
190 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G5
Continue the demand for justice for Wet'suwet'en People indoors with ISA on Tuesday, February 25th from 1-4pm in WISC. The focus of this event is to put pressure on our government representatives via email, phone calls, and letters to insist the RCMP leave Wet'suwet'en territory and demand their governments end their support for the illegal Coastal Gaslink project.
We will have a calling station (please bring your cellphones), a letter writing station with pre-addressed envelopes, and an emailing / social media station (please bring your laptops). All stations will be complete with information needed: government representative names and contact information, various prepared scripts, and background information on the Wet'suwet'en conflict. This will operate as a drop-in event - if you'd like to stop by between classes to write one letter, or stay the entire time and clog three whole voicemail inboxes, we welcome you!
We understand how confronting your government representatives like this can be stressful, so we look forward to being confrontational as a group. There is strength in numbers, and we are here to support each other in the fight for justice.
We welcome ALL to attend this event, whether you are a student, staff, faculty member, or community member at-large, and whether you are Indigenous or an ally.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/233547871002142/

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FREE FILM SCREENING AND MEAL - HOPE, FEATURING DR JANE GOODALL
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6 PM - 9 PM
Civic Hub (inside Church of St. John the Evangelist), 23 Water St N, Kitchener
Hosted by Kitchener-Waterloo Climate Save
A free film screening of H.O.P.E., What You Eat Matters, featuring Dr. Jane Goodall.
***A light meal will be served, so please RSVP.
H.O.P.E. is a life-changing documentary uncovering and revealing the effects of our typical Western diet high in animal-based foods. It contrasts the limited interests of the pharmaceutical and agricultural industry with the all-encompassing interests of living beings on this planet and with the power of responsible consumer action. H.O.P.E. is an urgent call to action to all of us to commit to a change towards sustainability and safeguarding our living environment.
It has a clear message: By changing our eating habits, we can change the world!
Enter off Duke Street. There's a bell to the right of the door.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/495461671111076/

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FILM "THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A PEOPLE"
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CIGI Campus Auditorium, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Canada
Public Event: Cinema Series
More info: https://www.cigionline.org/events/cinema-series-through-lens-darkly-black-photographers-and-emergence-people

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FREE DOCUMENTARY THE IVORY GAME
February 25
7:00 PM-8:30 PM
Waterloo Main Library, 35 Albert St.
Location: James J. Brown Auditorium
The Ivory Game is an epic documentary feature that goes undercover into the dark and sinister underbelly of ivory trafficking. Join a team of intelligence operatives, undercover activists, passionate front-line rangers and tough-as-nails conservationists as they try to infiltrate the corrupt global network of ivory trafficking. Drop-in.
More info: http://calendar.wpl.ca/eventcalendar.asp

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HALLMAN LECTURE - THE STATE OF INDIGENOUS HEALTH IN CANADA: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 7:00 PM
AHS - Applied Health Sciences Expansion Building
Room 1689
200 University Ave West
Speaker: Jane Philpott
More info: https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/hallman-lecture-state-indigenous-health-canada-causes-and

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FREEDOM TO READ WEEK - WHY ARE BOOKS BANNED?
February 27, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Kitchener Central Library Meeting Room A
This is Freedom to Read Week in Canada! Come out for this fascinating discussion of why books are banned.
In North America, most banned books contain controversial depictions of moral or religious content. But how do other parts of the world deal with such books? Looking back at a history of banned books in the world, this talk will discuss the reasoning behind restricting readers from specific texts and their impact on society.
Join Dr. Lamees Al Ethari from the English Language and Literature Department of the University of Waterloo for this timely talk about censorship and freedom to read.
More info: http://kplca.evanced.info/signup/Calendar

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RK20: MOVING FROM CLIMATE CRISIS TO CLIMATE JUSTICE
Rebel Knowledge Symposium 2020
Saturday, Feb 29 & Sunday, March 1
University Centre, University of Guelph
Pre-registration now open!! Click on this link to register: https://forms.gle/jqziB3rpCmm3PSiv6
The Earth is on Fire!
Moving from Climate Crisis to Climate Justice
Join us from February 29th-March 1st for Rebel Knowledge 2020! An annual OPIRG Guelph event, Rebel Knowledge is a social and environmental justice symposium that brings together activists, radical academics, critical researchers, and community organizers to learn, share, and strategize. Aiming to bridge divides and build relationships, Rebel Knowledge is a convergence of academic and community research and activism. This year, we are gearing the symposium towards people who are involved in climate justice struggles, those who want to get involved, and those whose organizing and research are valuable contributions to the struggle. The goal is to develop a more effective, intersectional and intergenerational movement around climate change. 
The climate crisis continues to unfold globally, disproportionately impacting the most marginalized communities who are the least responsible for the climate crisis and yet face the brunt of its impacts. Our time to act has come, now more than ever, we must all uphold our responsibility to future generations to leave a better world, in which respecting existence is more important than protecting a system fueled by greed. We must question the role of so-called "Canada" in the ongoing violence that is being perpetuated on the environment and on the people, not only in our own communities, but worldwide. We must also ask ourselves: How can our climate justice movements better center the voices and experiences of Black and Indigenous people, and people of color who are constantly the targets of environmental racism? And how do we better bridge our struggles and diversify our tactics to build a long-term movement for climate justice?  
Some areas we plan to focus on are:
- The relationship between forced migration and climate change
- Canada's role and responsibility
- Climate change, colonization and environmental racism
- Tactics and strategies for action
- Lessons learned from past movements and how they apply to today
Saturday will consist of panel style discussions open to everyone and Sunday will be a day of workshops and strategizing specifically geared towards local organizers.
More info on the schedule and speakers TBA. 
This event is always FREE and provides free food and child care.  The space is physically accessible, with accessible and gender neutral washrooms.  Everyone Welcome! Please bring your own containers, mugs and cutlery :) 
If you're interested in volunteering at the Symposium email mandy at volunteer at opirgguelph.org.
Please LIKE the Rebel Knowledge Symposium - OPIRG Guelph Facebook Page for ongoing updates and information. 
https://www.facebook.com/OPIRG.Guelph.Symposium/
You can also visit our website:
http://symposium.opirgguelph.org/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1305062836315175/

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BOMBING & BURNING: MILITARISM, MILITARY SPENDING AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Saturday, February 29
2:30-4:00 pm
University Centre, University of Guelph
Part of the Rebel Knowledge Symposium 2020
Did you know that the US military is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels on the planet and the Canadian Armed Forces is the largest in the federal government? In this talk, Tamara Lorincz will talk about her doctoral research into the links between militarism, military spending and the climate emergency. Learn about the exemptions for military emissions and how exorbitant military spending is preventing the green transition to a low-carbon economy. Find out why demilitarization is critical to climate justice. 
Tamara Lorincz is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School for International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has a masters in International Politics & Security Studies and a Law degree and MBA specializing in environmental law and management. Her research is on the climate and environmental impacts of the military. She's a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
This lecture is taking place during OPIRG's 2020 Rebel Knowledge Symposium, The Earth is on Fire: Moving from Climate Crisis to Climate Justice.  
FB event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1305062836315175/  
Register here:  https://forms.gle/jqziB3rpCmm3PSiv6

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ROUND DANCE
Hosted by White Owl Native Ancestry Association
Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 5 PM - 1 AM
Downtown Community Centre
35B Weber St. W, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3Z1
Limited Capacity · 275 Spots Left
Please come and join us for a social round dance. A Round Dance is originally a healing dance. It became a social dance and it's current form, serves both ceremonial and social functions. Often sponsored by a family or a community organization, either or as a memorial gathering or primarily social event. The event includes prayers, round dancing, a give away and a ceremonial feast to balance the social and ceremonial goals of the sponsors. All are invited! 
We welcome both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people as well other community organizations. As ceremonial food cannot be thrown away, please bring your own feast bundle or take home containers to bring home leftover food to share with your family.  Please join us in this celebration of the KW community
Poster to follow (just firming up a few things before posting).
Pipe Ceremony: 5 pm 
Dinner: 5:30 pm 
Dance: 6:30 pm 
There will also be a midnight snack and giveaway! 
Ribbon skirts and shirts are encouraged, but are not mandatory. Please bring your own feast bundle (cup, plate, cutlery, bowl) as we will not have any disposable ones.
https://www.facebook.com/events/320964485521561/

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES: WHO'S DEFENDING DEMOCRACY?
March 2, 2020 | 7:00 PM
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex - Hauser House
Who's defending democracy? Panel moderated by CBC's Craig Norris. We live in an age of increasing political polarization and a decreasing level of trust in institutions. Democracies need to reengage civil society in the face of growing uncertainty.
More info: https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/beyond-headlines-whos-defending-democracy
Free tickets: https://ticketfi.com/event/3704/beyond-the-headlines

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MOVIE: STORIES OF RESILIENCE, STRENGTH AND HOPE
March 2
10:00am-12:00pm
Waterloo - Paul Martin Centre
Wilfrid Laurier University
As part of Indigenous Education Week 2020, join us as Dr. Kathy Absolon from the Faculty of Social Work screens the movie created with her Mother Jenni, a Residential School survivor.
Free, open to the public. More info: https://adc.wlu.ca/activedata/EventList.aspx?view=EventDetails&eventidn=5538&information_id=16874

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL KW MEETING
Tuesday, March 3 2020 at 7:30 pm
Conrad Grebel College
Room 4224 (The Fretz Seminar Room) (TBD)
https://www.facebook.com/AmnestyInternationalGroup9/ 

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EDUCATORS IN EMERGENCIES: UNIVERSITY RESPONSES TO HUMANITARIAN CRISES
March 5
Waterloo - Senate & Board Chamber
Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. 
The conference, hosted by International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) at Laurier, will feature the Hon. Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario and former Laurier Chancellor. The conference will examine how Canadian and American universities have responded to the humanitarian emergencies, particularly the Syrian refugee crisis. The conference will welcome attendees and speakers from Ontario and the United States.
The conference will feature a series of panels on university responses, as well as supporting the mental wellness of students from countries in conflict and how student leadership can facilitate humanitarian action. It will end with a brain-storming session on the ways in which students, staff, faculty, and community members can mobilize universities towards humanitarian action.
The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Senate and Board Chambers at Laurier. Doors open at 8 a.m.
Mr. Rae's keynote address will be held at Lazaridis Hall from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
ISOW is a student-run and student-funded initiative at Laurier that provides scholarships to students from areas of conflict. Since 2015, ISOW has sponsored 19 students to study at the university for the duration of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
More info: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/educators-in-emergencies-university-responses-to-humanitarian-crises-registration-89859097981

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QUEEN: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WITH SALLY ARMSTRONG
March 8
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Central Library Theatre, Kitchener
This is a free event. 
In conversation with Eva Salinas, Managing Editor, OpenCanada.org
Join us for a compelling conversation with Sally Armstrong, journalist, activist, author, 2019 Massey Lcturer
An award-winning author, journalist and human rights activist she's a three-time winner of the Amnesty International Canada media award; she holds ten honorary degrees and is a member of the Order of Canada. Armstrong was the first journalist to bring the story of the women of Afghanistan to the world and is relentless when it comes to exposing the abuse of women whether on an American university campus or a village in a war zone.
Michele Landsberg, author of Writing the Revolution describes her this way:  "Striding into Taliban-held Afghanistan with a chador over her six-foot frame, playing high-fives with a traumatized child rape survivor in the Congolese jungle, marching with the defiant grandmothers in Swaziland, she explores the darkest reaches of women's experience and brings back astonishing news of hope, challenge and change. From Tahrir Square to LA, Armstrong discovers that the sisters are doing it for themselves-and revolutionizing the world." 
Eva Salinas is the Managing Editor of OpenCanada.org. She holds an MA with McMaster University's Institute on Globalization, where her research focused on Latin America, foreign policy and critical security studies. She was previously the Editor of The Santiago Times in Chile, where she was also a freelance correspondent for the Globe and Mail, The Times of London, and the CBC, among others. She has also worked for the Financial Post, Journalists for Human Rights, and Athletes for Africa, where she remains a board member. She has a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University and studied international reporting at City University in London, UK. She is also the author of Latin Americans Thought of It, an educational book for children.
Copies of Sally's books will be available for sale. Book signing to following theatre event.
***Limit two tickets per person. As events are free, it is our policy to overbook. In case of a full program, your reservation may not guarantee admission. Unclaimed reservations will be released to standby customers ten minutes prior to the start of the program. We recommend that you arrive early.***
More info: http://kplca.evanced.info/signup/Calendar

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 (ALL DAY)
University of Waterloo
2020 marks the 10th annual International Development Conference and the theme for this year is Conscious Consumerism! Come out on Thursday, March 5th at FED Hall for a day of engaging and inspiring discussion about consumerism, its social and environmental impacts, and how we can all live more consciously. All are welcome to this event so invite your friends and family!
More info: https://uwaterloo.ca/environment/events/international-development-conference-0

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HOME TRUTHS: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Sunday, March 8, 3 pm
122 Frederick St., Kitchener
Some of the Waterloo Region's finest female actors and musicians read fiction & non-fiction works and perform compositions by some of our community's most creative writers.
Be our guest & pay what you can!
More info: https://www.registrytheatre.com/events/registryevents/home-truths-2/


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WHY FOR-PROFIT WATER BOTTLING IS A PROBLEM AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Waterloo Public Library, main branch
Main Branch, 35 Albert St, Waterloo, Ontario
Lecture 3 of the Renison lecture series at the Waterloo Public Library (WPL)
Robert Case, speaker
Water is emerging as an increasingly potent focus of political contestation in communities all around the globe. Wellington County, Ontario, is no exception even though - unlike many places where water is a issue of contention - most people in Wellington County have reliable access to as much safe, clean, affordable water as they need. In this presentation I will share findings of my research on how water activism has evolved in Wellington County and what is driving it, and engage those in attendance in a discussion of next steps and opportunities for involvement in the local water justice movement.
The WPL/Renison lecture series continues through April 2020. For full details, visit the lecture series webpage: https://uwaterloo.ca/renison/events

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AN INCONVENIENT UKRAINE
March 10
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Balsillie School of International Affairs . Room 1-42
67 Erb Street West, Waterloo
Ukraine is all over the news - corruption, comedians, Capitol Hill, conflict. You think you know Ukraine? Think again. Join us for a talk and conversation with Jill Sinclair from the Department of National Defence.
About the speaker:
Ms. Jill Sinclair is currently serving as Canadian Reform Advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Defence. Ms. Sinclair is a former Assistant Deputy Minister with the Department of National Defence (DND) and former Executive Director, Directorate of Strategic Concepts, Leadership and Engagement at the Canadian Defence Academy, as the Canadian representative to the Ukrainian Defence Reform Advisory Board (DRAB). Ms. Sinclair served as Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) with the Department of National Defence between 2008 and 2014. Prior to this, she had an extensive career with the Privy Council Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
More info: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/an-inconvenient-ukraine/?rsvp_sent=1

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SMUGGLING, TRAFFICKING AND EXTORTION: NEW CONCEPTUAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES ON THE LIBYAN ROUTE TO EUROPE
March 12
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Balsillie School of International Affairs . Room 1-42
67 Erb Street West, Waterloo
This talk contributes a conceptual and empirical reflection on the relationship between human smuggling, trafficking and kidnapping and extortion in Libya. It is based on qualitative interview data with Eritrean asylum seekers in Italy. Different tribal regimes control separate territories in Libya, which leads to different experiences for migrants depending on which territory they enter, such as Eritreans entering in the southeast Toubou controlled territory. Dr. Triandafyllidou puts forth that the kidnapping and extortion experienced by Eritreans in Libya is neither trafficking, nor smuggling, but a crime against humanity orchestrated by an organized criminal network. The talk will detail this argument and discuss the implications offering some insights from the practice of Italian courts.
About the speaker
Anna Triandafyllidou holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University, Toronto. Prior to taking up the CERC at Ryerson in August 2019, Triandafyllidou was based in Florence, Italy, where she held a Robert Schuman Chair at the European University Institute and directed the Cultural Pluralism Research Area as part of the European University Institute's Global Governance Programme. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies since 2013.
Her recent books include: Migration and Globalisation Handbook (Ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018); The Problem of Religious Diversity: European Challenges, Asian Approaches (Eds. with T. Modood, Edinburgh University Press, 2018); Multicultural Governance in a Mobile World (Ed., Edinburgh University Press, 2018); Global Governance from Regional Perspectives (Ed., Oxford University Press, 2017); The Routledge Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Studies (Ed., Routledge, 2016). She is the author of What is Europe? (with R. Gropas, Palgrave, 2015), Migrant Smuggling: Irregular Migration from Asia and Africa to Europe (with T. Maroukis, Palgrave, 2015) and Immigrants and National Identity in Europe (Routledge, 2001).
She is currently completing a new book on Migration, Globalisation and the Nation.
More info: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/smuggling-trafficking-and-extortion-new-conceptual-and-policy-challenges-on-the-libyan-route-to-europe/

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CLOSING THE GENDER GAP: ADDRESSING INEQUALITY THROUGH POLICY CHANGE
Thursday, March 12, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CIGI Campus Auditorium, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Canada
Public Event: Community Event
Speakers: Carinne Chambers-Saini,Sarah Shoker,Amy Smoke,Jess Tomlin
All over the world, women face barriers of all kinds to equality, many institutional in nature.
According to a 2018 study by Statistics Canada, women in Canada still earn on average over 13% less than their male counterparts, and globally, that figure is closer to 23%. The World Bank estimates that globally, women are on average only afforded about 75% of the same legal rights as men. UNESCO estimates place the number of girls out of school to be 130 million, for reasons ranging from poverty to child marriage, which contributes to massive gender disparity in education levels.
The roots of these imbalances, by and large, stem from policies that inherently discriminate against women. As a result, sweeping systematic changes in policy are needed in order to address, and ultimately stop the gender gap.
In partnership with Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation and KPMG, CIGI is thrilled to host an International Women's Day panel featuring experts from a broad range of professions working to address these issues from both practical and policy-based initiatives.
More info: https://www.cigionline.org/events/closing-gender-gap-addressing-inequality-through-policy-change

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FREE FLICKS: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
March 14
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Central Library Theatre, Kitchener
Two-time Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America's most beloved neighbor.
More info: http://kplca.evanced.info/signup/Calendar

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CINEMA SERIES: "ICE ON FIRE"
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CIGI Campus Auditorium, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Canada
Public Event: Cinema Series
Produced by Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio, George DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid and directed by Leila Conners, Ice on Fire is an eye-opening documentary that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. The film goes beyond the current climate change narrative and offers hope that we can actually stave off the worst effects of global warming.
About the Cinema Series
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), is proud to partner with the Grand River Film Festival, and THEMUSEUM to deliver public film screening events throughout the year.
More info: https://www.cigionline.org/events/cinema-series-ice-fire

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WORLD WATER DAY
Fri, 20 March 2020
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT
Science Teaching Complex (STC)
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Many speakers including DIANNE SAXE, President, Saxe Facts, Former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (2015 - 2019), Saxe Facts
Join the Water Institute for World Water Day 2020, as we explore water and climate change - and how the two are inextricably linked. Adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives. Using water more efficiently will reduce greenhouse gases. We cannot afford to wait. Everyone has a role to play. On this day, the Water Institute will join thousands from around the world in solidarity as we support and amplify World Water Day events and initiatives. See the official event page for the full agenda and more information: https://uwaterloo.ca/world-water-day/

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CURRENT TRENDS IN TERRORISM AND INSECURITY IN SOUTH ASIA
March 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Balsillie School of International Affairs . Room 1-43
67 Erb Street West, Waterloo
South Asia is especially affected by the scourge of terrorism, with countries like Afghanistan, India and Pakistan listed among the top ten in the world. Although the current terrorism landscape is shaped by Islamist militancy, there are existing territorial disputes and ethnic conflicts that also flare up and develop a complex web of insecurity in the region.
The leading terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the Taliban intend to pursue their respective goals in South Asian countries, ranging from establishing a caliphate to liberating territories. To pursue these objectives they compete as well as operate flexibly to accommodate each other. However, instead of the affected states devising common counterterrorism strategies, they adopt varying models that at times prove counter-productive to the neighboring states. This situation, in turn, intensifies insecurity among the neighboring states and provides more advantage for terrorist groups to leverage. In the absence of effective transnational cooperation, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan continue to endure the menace of terrorism.
This lecture will address the current terrorism trends in South Asia, the challenges posed, and the counterterrorism approaches adopted by the individual countries in the region.
About the speaker:
Dalbir AhlawatDr Dalbir Ahlawat, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University, Australia.
Dr Ahlawat has broad experience of working with government agencies and academic institutions. He has worked as an Honorary Associate with Macquarie University, Visiting Fellow with the University of New South Wales, and Center Associate with the University of Pittsburgh-USA. In addition, he has worked in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and International Organization for Migration.
Dr Ahlawat has over 15 years experience in conducting research on topics related to strategic and security issues. He has worked in/on Latin American countries, the United States, Africa, Asia and Australia. Based on the research outcomes, he has published three books and more than 20 research papers in journals, edited books and think tank publications. In addition to his research and publications, he has wide experience of research supervision that include PhD and Post Graduate research projects supervision.
Co-hosted with the Department of Criminology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus
More info: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/current-trends-in-terrorism-and-insecurity-in-south-asia/?rsvp_sent=1

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THINKING ITSELF IS DANGEROUS: READING HANNAH ARENDT NOW
March 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Auditorium . CIGI
67 Erb Street West, Waterloo
What can Hannah Arendt's life and work teach us about our present political moment? Arendt scholar Samantha Rose Hill will talk about the renewed interest in Hannah Arendt's work, and why we should be reading Arendt now to better understand the politics of today.
In the wake of Donald Trump's presidency, and the rise of illiberalism world-wide, many have turned to the work of Hannah Arendt, a twentieth-century German Jewish political thinker, to understand our contemporary political moment. Since 2016, Arendt's 1951 The Origins of Totalitarianism has been selling at record numbers. Nearly 600 pages long, Origins distils the various elements of totalitarianism, like the collapse between truth and fiction, the breakdown of the rule of law, the privatization of public goods, the decline of the nation-state, the rise of mass homelessness, rootlessness, loneliness, and the need for solitude.
How can Arendt's work in Origins and one of her other masterpieces, The Human Condition from 1958, help us understand our contemporary political moment? How have our political conditions changed in the 21st century? How has digital media technology transformed social relations? Is it possible to stop and think about what we are doing today? Hannah Arendt's work is not a roadmap into the future, but it can help us orient ourselves to the present political crises and, perhaps in the process, teach us to love the world.
More info: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/thinking-itself-is-dangerous-reading-hannah-arendt-now/

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FREE FLICKS: DARK WATERS
April 18
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Central Library Theatre, Kitchener
Big city corporate defense attorney Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo), who defends chemical companies such as Dupont, is approached by Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp), a West Virginia farmer who has lost 190 cows. He insists their deaths are due to Dupont dumping chemical into Dry Run Creek, which they used as drinking water. Bilott knows Tennant's family because he used to visit his farm to ride horses when he was a boy, so he decides to take a trip to West Virginia to see firsthand what Tennant is talking about.
Apalled when he sees the graphic evidence on the farm, Bilott agrees to represent Tennant. However, that pits him against one of his law firm's biggest clients. He also wonders if the poisoned water killed so many cows, what is it doing to the people who live there? When he investigates, he discovers Dupont has been dumping chemicals into the water and knowingly - because the powerful company has conducted its own research - poisoning local residents for the last 40 years. When Bilott tries to expose the truth, his colleagues turn against him and he discovers his future, his family and his own life are being threatened.
Inspired by a true story.
More info: http://kplca.evanced.info/signup/Calendar

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A CONVERSATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH PATRICK CASE
Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Address: 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 2R7
Details:
The Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum is proud to welcome Patrick Case, LSM, LL.B., LL.M. for a talk. Mr. Case is the Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Equity Officer in the Supporting Student Potential Secretariat of the Ministry of Education. Case was most recently an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. He is an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and director of the Osgoode Hall Law School Certificate Program in Human Rights Theory and Practice.
Mr. Case will explore human rights issues in Apartheid Africa and Mandela's work to unite the country. He will speak to his first-hand experience in South Africa during their inaugural democratic election.   
More info: https://calendar.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/Default/Detail/2020-04-18-1300-A-Conversation-on-Human-Rights-in-South-Africa-wit

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PETER MANSBRIDGE TO MODERATE PANEL ON CLIMATE CRISIS
Earth Day, April 22, 2020 at Bingeman's Marshall Hall
Kitchener, ON - THEMUSEUM is pleased to be hosting a discussion on Climate Crisis in conjunction with its exhibition ALARM | The Climate Crisis Exhibition. The event will be held Earth Day, April 22, 2020 at Bingeman's Marshall Hall. Partnering with The Walrus magazine and Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) the panel will include representation from national columnists and local research fellows on the climate crisis and the environment.
Tickets are $50 per person for general seating. Also available is a $150 VIP package which includes seating in the front rows, an after-event reception with the panel and Peter Mansbridge, tax receipt and one admission to see ALARM | The Climate Crisis Exhibition. Members of THEMUSEUM will receive discounted admission. Tickets are available at THEMUSEUM.ca.

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THE DELISLE AFFAIR
Guelph Military Lecture Series
Wesley Wark | March 12 | 7:00pm
Guelph Civic Museum
52 Norfolk Street,Guelph
Wesley Wark is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and an instructor at the Centre on Public Management and Policy. between 1998-2002. His most recent book is an edited volume: Secret Intelligence: A Reader (second edition 2019).  He served as co-director of a research team at the University of Ottawa engaged on a study of the impact of national security and counter-terrorism policies on Canadians since 9/11, funded by Public Safety's Kanishka Project. He recently completed a commissioned history of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP on its 30th anniversary.  He is currently working on a book on major espionage plots in Canada since 1945. He serves on the editorial advisory board of the journal, Intelligence and National Security, and is a former editor of the journal.
More info: https://canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/event/the-delisle-affair-with-wesley-wark/

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PLANET IN THE SQUARE
Wed, Apr. 22, 2020
@ 7pm
Main Theatre, Centre in the Square, Kitchener
Canada's best-known photographer, Edward Burtynsky, will share the stage with winner of the 2016 International Children's Peace Prize, environmental youth leader, and one of Canada's Top 25 Women of Influence, Kehkashan Basu. Musical guests include Skydiggers with special guest Paul Langlois of The Tragically Hip.
More info: https://centreinthesquare.com/event/planet-in-the-square/

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JANE - IN CONCERT
Presented by Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Main Theatre
Fri, Apr. 24, 2020@ 8pm
& Sat, Apr. 25, 2020 @ 8pm
Immerse yourself in the world of pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall with the stunning National Geographic documentary, JANE. Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage, award-winning director Brett Morgen tells the story of Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. The film is set against a rich orchestral score from legendary composer Philip Glass. See the film on a giant screen while the KWS performs Glass' score live in the concert hall.
More info: https://centreinthesquare.com/event/jane-in-concert/

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PEGASUS: PEACE, GLOBAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY AT THE BALSILLIE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
April 24-26, 2020
Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo
PEGASUS is a three-day conference that aims to advance awareness and understanding of Peace, Global Health and Sustainability. The 2020 conference will engage the next generation of leaders by bringing together health professionals, including: physicians, nurses and trainees, policymakers, academics, researchers, students, health-related organizations, community members, and an array of speakers to share ideas and strategies about Global Health.
More info: https://www.pegasusconference.ca/about-2#about-1

**Mark your calendars and plan to come: Major national peace/anti-war conference and protest "ShutDownCANSEC" from May 27-May 30 in Ottawa - this will be fantastic: https://nowar2020.worldbeyondwar.org/