November 2017
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 3nd 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…
Find out more »Kingston Interfaith Celebration Potluck
EVENT #1 - Potluck The Canada 150+ Interfaith Kingston Celebration planning group invites you to participate in a special community gathering on Thursday, November 23, 6 p.m. at Memorial Hall in Kingston City Hall. This initiative is being supported by a grant from the Community Foundation, with a goal of celebrating the presence and contributions of faith communities in Kingston. Representatives of numerous faith communities are being invited to share something of their faith tradition, followed by a sharing of…
Find out more »January 2018
ISK Prayers for Peace & Remembrance for Victims of Québec City Shooting
Sunday January 28th, 2018 from 5:30-6:30pm Islamic Centre of Kingston, 1477 Sydenham Rd On January 29, 2017, a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured many others injured during evening prayer at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec.Those whose lives were lost were: Azzeddine Soufiane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry and Abdelkrim Hassane To commemorate the first anniversary of this tragic shooting, we join communities across Canada, to pray for and remember the innocent lives lost and…
Find out more »Remembering the Quebec Mosque Massacre
Monday January 29th, 2018 from 7-9pm Mackintosh-Corry Hall Room B201, Queen's Campus On January 29th, 2017, six Muslim men: Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, and Mamadou Tanou Barry, were brutally murdered by Alexandre Bissonnette as they stood in prayer at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City. 19 were injured as a result of the shooting. To mark the one year anniversary of largest mass shooting in Canada since 1989, Muslim Societies, Global Perspectives invites…
Find out more »March 2018
KINGSTON: Armstrong’s War TalkBack
Following the 2:30PM performance on Saturday March 17th of Armstrong’s War, join Theatre Kingston and PeaceQuest for a talkback featuring featuring the artists from Armstrong's War and special guest Dr. Geoffrey Hodgetts. Dr. Hodgetts is a professor of Family Medicine at Queen’s University. He has taught extensively on the impact of conflict on health. For two decades, Dr. Hodgetts has been involved with the rebuilding of health care systems in conflict and post-conflict countries, including Bosnia, Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan. He will speak about themes of…
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