CPA February e-newsletter

FEBRUARY 2020 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!  Share Tweet Forward Advancing peace through research The Centre recently named five new Research Fellows who are making important contributions to peacebuilding efforts locally and globally.  Learn more in our latest news item about their contributions to peace research. Highlights 114 teams registered for Map The System! 299 students, making up 114 teams, have registered to take part in the University of Waterloo's Map the System 2020 competition, facilitated by the Centre for Peace Advancement. Learn more about why students at the University of Waterloo are getting excited about systems thinking.   Grebel students primed for #peacetech The first year of the PeaceTech Living Learning Community has been a huge success! We're in the midst of hiring Peer Leaders for next year. Watch our new promotional video to learn more about why students are getting involved in #peacetech. Peace Innovators making their mark Positive messages on bridges to assist in suicide prevention. A conference to develop affirming churches. Youth workshops to improve mental health literacy. These are the kinds of lasting impacts that come about through the Peace Innovators Scholarship and Mentoring program. Learn more about the young changemakers the Centre is supporting in our latest news item. Applications for the 2020-2021 cohort open March 9, 2020. Students engaging in drone dialogues More groups than ever have been visiting the Centre for a tour of our current exhibit, "The Cultural Life of Drones: KW Drone Dialogues". The University of Waterloo's English Language Institute, the Centre for Society, Technology and Values, and the Peace and Conflict Studies program have each brought students to engage in dialogue about #peacetech   Upcoming Events The Cultural Life of Drones: KW Drone Dialogues - Book a tour! Conrad Grebel University College Exhibit runs until April 16 Email cpa.communications@uwaterloo.ca for more information Co-Design: Facilitating Community Led Innovation Workshop - Tamarack Institute This hands-on facilitation workshop to prepare local changemakers to host and lead creative and collaborative Community Innovation sessions. March 4-5, Toronto Employment & Engagement Opportunities Map the System Full Student Submission Deadline March 25, 2020, 6:59 p.m. EST Peace Innovators Scholarship and Mentoring Program Kindred Credit Union, The Ripple Effect Education (TREE), Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement Applications for the 2020-2021 cohort open March 9 and close April 30, 2020. Peace and Human Security Intern (2 Positions) - Project Ploughshares Position Type: Part-time (4 days/32 hours a week for 8-12 weeks) Location: Waterloo, Ontario Starting date: flexible (starting between May 25 and June 8, 2020) Salary: $16.35/hour To see job description, qualifications, and how to apply, visit Project Ploughshare's Employment/Internships webpage. Full application due May 19, 2020 at noon.   Last Month's Most Popular Tweet   Today, some of the Centre's "soup-er" participants and staff supported @UWIndig's Soup and Bannock lunch. Thanks @UWIndig for your leadership on campus and thanks to @CharityGN, @KirstenLara16, @_cassmyers, @marlepp, @PaulHeidebrecht and @LovaticinCanada for your service!   — Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (@GrebelCPA)   Twitter Centre for Peace Advancement Website LinkedIn Aligned values and shared commitment to incubate and advance collaborative, inter-disciplinary, multi-sector peacemaking is at the heart of our partnership with the Kindred Credit Union, and continues to inspire our work. Copyright © 2020 Our mailing address is: 140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, ON   N2L 3G6 Do you want to receive these updates? Subscribe or unsubscribe

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