[KWPeace-groups] Reminder upcoming events: Talk Mar 20, Panel on Palestine Mar 24, Book Launch Mar 27 & more!

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW Peace!

A friendly reminder about the upcoming “Critical Conversations in Canadian Foreign Policy” coming up this Weds March 20 and next Weds March 27 at Laurier.

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

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Public lecture: “On the Wrong Side of History: Canada, Imperialism, and the Geopolitical Realignment”
Speaker: Prof. Kevin MacKay, Professor Mohawk College
Wednesday, March 20
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Location in-person:
Peters & Schlegel Building, Room SB 106
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Campus
(corner of University Ave. & Albert St.)
Online by Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/yee5a27f
 Kevin will discuss Canada's current and historic role within the post World War II geopolitical context. He will also discuss Canada’s position with respect to the war in Ukraine and the genocide in Gaza. Special attention will be paid to our country's relation to NATO and Western imperialism and to the suppression of free speech, dissent, and academic freedom within Canadian post-secondary institutions.
BIO: Kevin is a Professor at Mohawk College in Hamilton and serves as Vice President of the Mohawk faculty union, OPSEU Local 240. He researches, writes, and teaches on the subjects of civilization collapse, political transformation, and global systemic risk. In 2017 Kevin published Radical Transformation: Oligarchy, Collapse, and the Crisis of Civilization with Between the Lines Books. He is currently working on a book entitled A New Ecological Politics, with Oregon State University Press. In 2004, Kevin founded the Sky Dragon Community Development Co-operative, a non-profit that operates a community centre in downtown Hamilton.
 The public event will be moderated by Tamara Lorincz, PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University and a fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.
 *There will be a draw for a free copy of the new book: Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy.
The event has been organized with the financial support of the Laurier Student Public Interest Research Group (LSPIRG) and endorsed by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW), the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Canada (WILPF), and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.
 *Please retweet: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1768332098115383807
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Grief Walk for Palestine
Every Saturday, 11am Kitchener Farmer’s Market
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A Ramadan with Steadfastness and Resilience
Date: Sunday, March 24th, 2024
When: 5:30 PM, Doors open at 5:00
Where: Kitchener Market, 300 King St. E, N2G 2L3
Who: All ages and families are welcome!
Register: https://ticketstripe.com/events/4301104634636090

This Ramadan, join the Palestinian Youth Movement, Sporas Scattered, Independent Jewish Voices Waterloo Region, and Waterloo for Palestine for an iftar and panel discussion on the rise of anti-Palestinian racism, suppression of Pro-Palestinian voices, the apathy our community leaders have shown, and the work each organization has been doing in the community. We will never give up and refuse to have our voices silenced.
We welcome Ramadan this year with heavy hearts, constant du'a (supplication) to ease the struggle of our people, and to strengthen our ever-valiant resistance. Our community has been collectively mourning more than 5 months and we want to have your thoughts and voices heard.
The event will include a panel with community organizers and a Q&A -- questions, thoughts, and feedback from the community are the main focus of this event, please feel free to voice your thoughts and ask your questions in this space!
There will be a designated space for Maghreb prayers. Please bring your prayer mat with you.
Let us know you're coming by filling out the registration form - we can't wait to see you!
Ramadan Mubarak. For your families and ours, and for all our people, we pray for strength, steadfastness, and liberation from the river to the sea. ☪️🇵🇸
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Book Launch: “Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy”
Wednesday, March 27
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Yves Engler
Location in-person:
Arts Building, C wing, Room 2C3
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Campus:
(corner of University Ave. & Albert St.)
Online by Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/7f8p5b6z
Yves Engler will discuss his new book, Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy. It is an important overview of Canadian-backed coups since 1950 from Mohammad Mossadegh in Iran to Patrice Lumumba in Congo, Salvador Allende in Chile and Jean Bertrand Aristide in Haiti. While Canadian officials and the mainstream media regularly frame conflicts with geopolitical competitors as motivated by a belief in “democracy,” Yves debunks the notion and reveals the corporate and military interests that drive Canadian foreign policy.
BIO: Yves is a well-known author, analyst and fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute. He’s been dubbed “Canada’s version of Noam Chomsky” (Georgia Straight). Yves has published twelve books including “Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy”, “Building Apartheid: Canada and Israel”, and “Stand on Guard for Whom? A People’s History of the Canadian Military”. His latest book is “Canada's Long Fight Against Democracy” co-authored with Owen Schalk. Yves also hosts the weekly podcast “The Canadian Foreign Policy Hour” (yvesengler.com<http://yvesengler.com>).
This free, public event will be moderated by Tamara Lorincz, PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University and a fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.
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VegFest
Saturday, May 11th, 1 to 6 pm
Waterloo Town Square
Free Samples, give-aways, face-painting, food vendors and a food truck.
Here's the link to the Facebook post<https://www.facebook.com/KWVegFest/posts/pfbid0baCqCNwVL5RarLs7TU8DeA9f6cSchxdpSawFaXJS8eYCA8oEkfrY9ns6vwExZdj7l>.
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