September 2015
Kingston: Int’l Day of Peace Picnic
Click to enlarge or download the poster HERE. Monday, September 21, UN International Day of Peace To celebrate this international Day of Peace we invite you to bring your lunch and join in a Peace Picnic over the noon hour (anytime from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) by our PeaceQuest Tree across from the Court House at the corner of Barrie and Stuart Streets. Actually there are two PQ Peace trees – a 100 year old oak, alive at the…
Find out more »October 2015
The World Remembers at KFPL
CROSS-CANADA REMEMBRANCE TOUR STOPS IN AT KFPL PeaceQuest is honoured to be partnering with Kingston Frontenac Public Library to bring a Canadian-led commemoration exhibit to Kingston. Over the next four years, millions of names of the WWI dead from Canada and ten other participating nations will be displayed in locations across Canada and in other countries. More than 525,000 names of those killed in 1915 will appear in the 2015 displays. Each name will appear at a designated time and…
Find out more »Kitchener-Waterloo Peace and Social Justice Symposium
Image from the PeaceQuest KW Panel Discussion held in April 2015. We're inviting different groups active in the area of peace and social justice in the KW community to come together, share their work and experiences, and brainstorm about future possibilities for collaboration in an effort to obtain a "snapshot" of the KW Peace and Justice community as it is currently. We have many people in the KW community working for peace and justice, and there is a wealth of…
Find out more »November 2015
Kingston: Can You Trap Memory with Remembrance and Commemoration?
'Towards 2017, Can You Trap Memory with Remembrance and Commemoration? R.H.Thomson Actor, Playwright and Director; Producer of "The World Remembers" project. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 2015 More details to follow This talk is co-sponsored by PeaceQuest and SNID. In Mackintosh-Corry Hall D214 unless otherwise noted. Visit the SNID calendar for the most up-to-date information in case the room changes. POSTER:
Find out more »Artists Remember for Peace
Join PeaceQuest for an evening of commemoration recognizing every life lost in WW I -- mourning the tragedy of war, committed to the promise of peace. Featuring readings from letters and diaries, excerpts from R.H. Thomson's The World Remembers project and readings from local authors Steven Heighton (author of Every Lost Country and Afterlands) and Beth Robinson (author of WWll memoir Please Write). Music by Al Rankin, Andy Rush and friends. Hosted by Lawrence Scanlan. The challenge of Remembrance Day…
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