September 2016
Launch of “What is Peace” – Kingston Writersfest
Please join us Thursday September 29th from 5-7pm at Kingston-Frontenac Public Library Central Branch to celebrate the Launch of "What is Peace?" at Kingston WritersFest Back in 2014 PeaceQuest teamed up with celebrated children's author and illustrator Wallace Edwards and Scholastic Canada to create a richly colourful, poignant and yet uplifting meditation on peace for all ages entitled What is Peace? We are so proud to be ready to start sharing this project with the world! A stunning, thought-provoking look at finding…
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Regina: Keep Space for Peace
Canada should NOT join the U.S. "ballistic missile defence" system! Join us for a public discussion featuring David Gehl, Dr. Stephen Moore, and Dr. William Stahl, with ample time for discussion. Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 2:00pm University of Regina Research and Innovation Centre Room - 208 A part of Keep Space for Peace Week, an International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space, October 1-8, 2016 No Missile Defense Stop Drones Surveillance & Killing Stop Endless Wars No to NATO End Corporate…
Find out more »November 2016
Making a Killing: Canada & the Global Arms Trade
"How exactly IS Canada involved in the arms trade anyway? I thought we were peacekeepers..." Please join PeaceQuest, Peggy Mason of the Rideau Institute and Cesar Jaramillo of Project Ploughshares to spend an evening getting in depth with the realities of Canada's involvement in the global arms trade and what we can do to influence policies today that can either save or end untold lives for years to come. "Making a Killing: A Look at Canada's role in the global arms…
Find out more »The World Remembers: An Evening for Peace at the Isabel
Click to enlarge. Illustration from What is Peace?, © 2016 by Wallace Edwards. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Scholastic Canada Ltd The World Remembers: An Evening for Peace is a concert in collaboration with the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts as part of its Global Salon Series. The concert features the Cantabile Men’s and Women’s Choruses, Lute Legends, drumECHO, and the Mulberry-Waldorf Children’s Choir. The music will be backed by the poignant projections created by Canadian actor R.H. Thomson: The World Remembers is…
Find out more »Regina: Write for Peace, Peace is Right!
Do you think Canada should have voted against a UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons? Are you concerned about Canada’s involvement in wars in Iraq and Syria and Ukraine? Attend the 2nd annual Write For Peace, Peace Is Right event and express your concern in letters to government officials. Letter writing material will be provided, as will lists of writing points to draw on for a number of peace-related topics. FREE RAFFLE! MULTIPLE PEACE PRIZES! Sponsored by PeaceQuest Regina EVERYONE…
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