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! | | Finding connection through Stories in Transit | | | The X Page Workshop, which brings together immigrant and refugee women to share their stories and connect with one another, learned the value of storytelling in a new way this year. The experiential model of storytelling, combined with authentic community and empowerment through performance and publication, suddenly halted due to COVID-19 in March 2020. Rather than forgo the experience, The X Page Workshop: Stories in Transit Online Exclusive was born! Read more about how the X Page Workshop fosters community, even when apart. | | Reflections on land and legacy | | Marlene Epp, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and History and Centre for Peace Advancement Research Fellow, shared her reflections on Mennonite heritage in the Six Nations region in a recent blog post. Epp's reorientation to the land most commonly known as "Mennonite country" is based in a desire to better understand Canada's true history. Read the post. Photo by Phi Doan/KitchenerToday. | | | Lunaria, where technology and diversity meet | | Lunaria, a member of the Epp Peace Incubator, was featured in Global Talent Accelerator's list of "Five Canadian tech companies that are doing diversity right." Lunaria specializes in creating a comprehensive Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy for companies. Through online resources, surveying, reporting, and education tools, Lunaria helps companies kickstart their D&I efforts with real returns. Read the article. | | | The impact of an educator | | Lowell Ewert, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Centre for Peace Advancement Research Fellow, retired in June 2020 after 23-years at Grebel. Inspired by Lowell's longstanding commitment to exploring new intersections within the peacebuilding field, Centre for Peace Advancement Coordinator, Michelle Jackett, wrote a letter to Lowell, describing 5 ways he has impacted her journey as a peacebuilder. Read Michelle's Letter to Lowell. | | | Over the last few months, our community of peacebuilders have risen to a new challenge: how to create peace from afar. Stay tuned every other month for a curated collection of resources from our participants and partners. | | | Employment & Engagement Opportunities | | | Apply for Map the System 2021 Campus Lead - Centre for Peace Advancement Position type: Part-time Location: Remote/Waterloo, ON Start date: October 5, 2020 Apply by: August 5, 2020 To see qualifications, full job description, and how to apply, visit Grebel's job posting. Participate in the PeaceTech Living-Learning Community - Centre for Peace Advancement Fall 2020 Applications for Grebel upper year students by August 31st, 2020. | | Last Month's Most Popular Tweet | | | | |
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