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

[NVEcoboosters]

Can you please add this event to the list?

Dorothy Wilson
Email Contact
Nith Valley Ecobooster

The *Nith Valley Ecoboosters nvecoboosters.com <http://nvecoboosters.com> *is
pleased to present " *Let's talk plastics: A family event" *on Earth
Day, *Wednesday,
April 22nd, *from *6:00 to 8:00 p.m.*

Let’s come together to watch a short (19 minute) documentary (Plastic Is
Forever) created and narrated by an inspiring 13-year-old, hear from local
experts and students, and have an open discussion. We encourage *ALL AGES* to
attend. After all young people, the future is yours!

This family event will be held at *Steinmann Mennonite Church, 1316
Snyder's Road West, Baden* (wheelchair accessible venue). This is a
*free* event
but space is limited and registration is required. More registration
details coming soon!

*Event Details (see attached poster):*

   - *6:00 pm: *Enjoy pizza and browse display tables.
   - *6:30 pm: *Introductions and documentary film.
   - *7:00 pm: *Panelists' presentations followed by audience participation.


On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 5:52 PM Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:

> 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
>
> (1)
> 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/
>
> (2)
> 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/
>
> (3)
> 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/
>
> (4)
> 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/
>
> (5)
> 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/
>
> (6)
> 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
>
> (7)
> 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
>
> (8)
> 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
>
> (9)
> 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
>
> (10)
> 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
>
> (12)
> 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/
>
> (13)
> 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
>
> (14)
> 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
>
> (15)
> 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/
>
> (16)
> 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
>
> (18)
> 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
>
> (19)
> 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/
>
>
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