CPA July e-newsletter

JULY 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 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. Highlights 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. Resources 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. The Ripple Effect Education (TREE)'s peace activities for children of all ages. Panic, Anxiety, and Stress Support (PASS)'s Activism Burnout Guide (PDF) Tamarack Institute and Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity's Virtual Work Guide. Upcoming Events We Remember: 75 Years Since the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Project Ploughshares Join the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons in a virtual event to honour the victims and consider new ways to help rid the world of nuclear weapons. August 6, 2:00-3:30pm, EDT 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 Looking for a new podcast? @mccorg podcast, Undercurrents, shares the untold stories of their work throughout Ontario. The most recent episode takes a look at @woodlandcc Save the Evidence campaign, residential school survivor stories, and more: https://t.co/mAOmtKoPb5 — Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (@GrebelCPA) July 13, 2020 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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