Oct. 20 What is Peace Education? By Educators for Peace and Justice Nov. 10 at 7:00 PM. An Interview with Walter Dorn: Two World Wars and the Status of UN Peacekeeping. Nov 17 at 7 PM. Educators for Peace and Justice. Conflict Resolution Training in Schools featuring Alyson Zwack by Educators for Peace and Justice Nov. …
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Oct. 20 What is Peace Education? By Educators for Peace and Justice Nov. 10 at 7:00 PM. An Interview with Walter Dorn: Two World Wars and the Status of UN Peacekeeping. Nov 17 at 7 PM. Educators for Peace and Justice. Conflict Resolution Training in Schools featuring Alyson Zwack by Educators for Peace and Justice Nov. …
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2021 Dates We are planning on meeting virtually the second Wednesday of every month. Save the date: January 13– 7:30 PM MST wThe Nuclear Weapons Stand-off: State of Play with Earl Turcotte Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85810285613… Meeting ID: 858 1028 5613Passcode: 166927 February 10– Peggy Mason on Feminist Foreign Policy- more details coming soon!March 10April 14 …
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Peace Village Ethical Responses to Refugee Needs Conference Floating Lantern Peace Ceremony 2019 Lights for Liberty – A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps Grant Dawson – Love Your Enemies 2019 Winter/Spring Program
Our group is to discuss relevant topics, learn from others, and create community. There is a lack of connection for educators who are implementing peace and justice education in their classrooms in Calgary and Alberta. We want to create opportunities for sharing of resources and experiences to build pedagogy. Impacting change in schools and policy …
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Your favourite summer event the Floating Lanterns Ceremony, now called “Peace Memorial Week”, will be moving online! For 2020’s event, we have decided to turn our backs on COVID and provide a program that centres around you! How have YOU coped in the last three months? What is needed to bring some peace in the world? From August 1st to August 8th, viewers will be able to tune …
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On July 12th, Lights for Liberty will shine a light on the horrific abuses of the Trump administration in human detention camps. In Calgary, hosted by Victoria Goleski and Myles Nahal, it will be held at the Olympic Plaza, 228 – 8 Avenue SE at 7:00 pm If you are interested in participating in this …
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Come, experience the breathtaking beauty of lanterns floating on the Olympic Plaza pool and vibrant live music commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Launch your lanterns (rent available for $5 donation) for peace and happiness for your family, our community, and the world. Free event. DATE: August 3rd, 2019 TIME: 8:00 pm -9:30 pm WHERE: Olympic Plaza …
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Join us as we commemorate the 226,000 lives lost in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and take a stand for peace. We’ll release hundreds of lanterns on the pool at Olympic Plaza in solidarity with people participating in similar events in cities around the world. Lanterns are available to rent for a donation of …
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Download our April newsletter. Read about the history of Canada’s involvement in UN peacekeeping missions and the peacekeepers’ latest deployment to Mali and find out about our upcoming events.