CPA July e-newsletter

July 2021 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! You can also donate to the Centre on Grebel's pledge page by selecting "I would like to support another area" and choosing the Centre for Peace Advancement or the Peace Incubator Fund.  Share Tweet Forward Podcasting for peace "What are you listening to right now?" has become a popular topic at Centre for Peace Advancement coffee breaks, and with good reason. As a popular medium for storytelling, podcasts have become instrumental in provoking nuanced and multidimensional dialogue around peacebuilding and conflict. For your next listening session, check out these options created by or featuring Centre community members. Read more in Podcasting for Peace, or go straight to audio with the Centre's new Spotify playlist. Highlights GeoMate launches the Accessible City Challenge (ACE) On Tuesday July 13, 2021, Grebel Peace Incubator participant GeoMate launched the first ever Accessible City Challenge (ACE). Created to help Canadian cities meet the population's growing need for accessibility, ACE is GeoMate's invitation to municipalities to collaborate for transformative change and embrace a more accessible future. Read about the Accessible City Challenge. New effort to support peacebuilding organizations   Also in July, the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) announced its newest project in partnership with the Centre for Peace Advancement. Aimed to increase the evaluation capacity of peacebuilding organizations and to promote the implementation of Canada's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this program will guide the growth and self-reflection of community-based organizations in the Waterloo Region and across Canada. See CCBR's official announcement of the project for more information about how and it will occur. Transitions in the CPA community We are pleased to welcome Nathan Funk into an office in the CPA! Nathan is an Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies and the outgoing Chair of the PACS department. A special thank you also goes out to Marlene Epp for her contributions to the CPA. Marlene has moved her office out of the Centre, rejoining PACS and other faculty colleagues at Conrad Grebel University College. We are grateful for the thoughtful conversations and positive energy that Marlene has brought to the Centre during her time with us! Upcoming events Union Sustainable Development Co-operative Information Sessions Learn more about Union Co-operative's model for permanent housing affordability and get answers to your questions during an upcoming information session on a Tuesday or Saturday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EDT) this August. Tamarack webinar: Solutions for Social Isolation Discuss systemic drivers of social isolation and community-level responses to address local challenges with Risa Wilkerson and Amanda O'Rourke on August 18, 2021 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm (EDT). Tamarack webinar: SDG Localization - From Recovery to Resilience Join Tamarack Institute and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada on August 24, 2021 from 11:00 am - 2:30 pm (EDT) for tips and ideas for how cities and municipalities can help advance 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by becoming more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient. Employment & engagement opportunities Casting call: Theatre of the Beat is seeking actors for "Forgiven/Forgotten" Past Incubator Participant, Theatre of the Beat is looking for 5 actors to join its upcoming presentation of "Forgiven/Forgotten", a dramatic performance that reflects on how our culture responds to those affected by crime. Audition submissions are open until August 6, 2021 at 10:00pm (EDT). MEDA Convention 2021: Rising Together Connect with MEDA community members to share resources, knowledge, and access to opportunities that will help communities and organizations grow further, and more sustainably. Register for updates and to attend the 2021 MEDA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia from November 4-7, 2021. Call for proposals: Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters in Time and Place Submissions are now being accepted from academics, activists, artists, community members, and students who wish to contribute to the Indigenous-Mennonite Encounters in Time and Place conference in May 2022. Proposals can include paper presentations, roundtables, artistic contributions, workshops, and storytelling. Proposals are due September 30, 2021.  In case you missed it... Little Things: The X-Page Workshop performance Watch the X Page Workshop's 2021 performance featuring stories from immigrant and refugee women living in the Waterloo Region. Cassie Myers gives employers a reality check Lunaria Solutions founder, Cassie Myers was recently profiled by Invest Ottawa on how to make workplaces more diverse, equitable and inclusive for all.   Growing Hope Farm on urban farming in Cambridge Peace Incubator alumni, Growing Hope Farm was featured by "Cambridge Today" for its unique approach to urban farming and supporting marginalized people. July's most popular tweet   This afternoon, @GrebelCPA community members met for our first ever #Communications roundtable. Thank you to all who joined us to create even stronger, more cohesive content in the future. — 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 © 2021 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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