Enjoy receiving our e-newsletter? Consider sharing, tweeting, or forwarding this month's update. We'd love your help to spread the news about the work that our partners and participants are doing to advance peace! | | | Three new innovative ventures join Incubator | | | The newest members of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement Epp Peace Incubator (From top left, clockwise): Anam Rahman, Maison Verte; Divya Sarin, Maison Verte; Majid Mirza, ESG Tree; Brendan Wylie-Toal, BWT Consulting. | | | The Centre welcomed three new ventures to the Epp Peace Incubator program this September, all of whom are dedicated to applying creative solutions to real, complex social problems. These ventures include ESG Tree, Maison Verte, and BWT Consulting. Read more. | | | Peace Innovators cohort begins peacebuilding journey | | | Highlighting Grebel Gallery artists | | The Centre has begun highlighting artists whose work has been displayed at the Grebel Gallery. This month we showcased Soheila Esfahani, a Waterloo-based Iranian-Canadian creative whose work explores the idea of cultural translation. | | | On September 21, the UN International Day of Peace, the Centre for Peace Advancement celebrated its sixth year of catalyzing collaboration. Centre staff and participants gathered outside at the Grebel Gardens to catch up and eat some cookies.
Learn more about the Centre's impact. | | | | Whats new with PeaceTech? | | PeaceTech, the commitment to using technology to advance peace, is a mindset adopted by many of our participants and programs. Here's how this commitment has been manifested this month: | | | 2020 Online Student Seminar - MCC United Nations Office
Students can explore the intersection of global inequality, UN public policy, and faith-based advocacy at MCC's upcoming seminar, "Tackling the Global Inequality Pandemic".
Date: November 5 - 6
Time: 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. EDT
Cost: $20 USD
Registration deadline is October 1. For more information, visit the event website.
A Just Recovery for All Webinar- Tamarack Institute
Join speakers from member organizations of the "A Just Recovery for All" movement to discuss the framework and what it means for collectively ending poverty and creating lasting systems change.
Date: October 14
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Register on the Tamarack website. | | Employment & Engagement Opportunities | | | Virtual Opportunities Fair
The Virtual Opportunities Fair is a chance for students to check out the internship, co-op, and engagement opportunities the Centre and its partners are offering in 2020 and 2021.
Date: October 27
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Students can register on our website. | | | | Last Month's Most Popular Tweet | | | | |
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