November 2016
“Vimy Trap” Launch at the Tett
PeaceQuest will be hosting a launch event in Kingston for The Vimy Trap on Monday November 28th, 2016, 7PM at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning. Stay tuned for launch event announcements across the country! On October 12th, Wayne Grady's piece on Swift & McKay's The Vimy Trap was published in the Kingston Whig Standard which we have shared with you below. Click here to see the article on the Whig Standard website. For added depth and context, we invite you…
Find out more »January 2017
PQ Regina Photo Contest Launch & Reception
FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 7 pm: OPENING OF PEACE CONTEST PHOTO EXHIBITION, STONE’S THROW COFFEE COLLECTIVE, 1101 KRAMER BOULEVARD (very near the U of R) In 2016, PeaceQuest Regina invited citizens to show Regina that peace is a priority in our community. Sixteen impressive symbols are the result of that invitation. Photos of these peace symbols will be on display at Stone’s Throw throughout January. Please attend the opening of the Peace Contest Photo Exhibition. Everyone is welcome.
Find out more »Vigils in Support of Muslim Communties Across Canada
Kingston MPP Sophie Kiwala speaks to the crowd at the Vigil following the Paris shootings in support victims of terrorist violence around the world. Nov. 2015. PeaceQuest would like to amplify the voices of those organizing the many vigils happening across Canada in response to the shooting in Quebec City. We encourage you to use your time and voice in whatever way you can to help build a culture of peace and acceptance. Feel free to attend, or if you can't…
Find out more »February 2017
Kingston: The Door You Came In
UPDATE: Follow the link to listen to the CBC All in a Day preview! (13 minutes audio) A writer visits his dying mother. He brings a book that he’d written twenty-five years ago to read to her. It’s about her family. But it’s also about the terrible battle – Beaumont Hamel – that sits at the heart of both Newfoundland’s and her family’s history. So begins The Door You Came In -- a two-man performance based on David…
Find out more »March 2017
Kingston: ‘The Good Fight’ Screening
"April 9, 2017 will mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. From April 3-9, the Canadian government, with other organizations, will attempt to stir our souls with a sanitized version of the battle of Vimy Ridge. Using the occasion to further militarize our society and promote a system that profits from continuous war, they will regale us with tales of past glories and the birth of a nation." - Jane Gilcrist,Canadian Dimensions Magazine PeaceQuest Kingston answered the…
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