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Building Boundaries for Peace work and Internships: Crafting a Bill of Rights

By Gabrielle “Gaby” McInnes Courage will always be the passport when our old world disappears. I remind myself of this every time that I transition between types of learning. While education starts in the classroom, it only becomes ‘learning’ when we start to understand how and why it is relevant to the non-academic world. AsContinue reading “Building Boundaries for Peace work and Internships: Crafting a Bill of Rights”

Gender equality standards in music

By Jesse Matas Over the past decade there has been a movement towards gender equality in music. Recently, standards and official organizations have started to appear. What began as an idea that “we need to see more women on stage” has now started taking official shape. Organizations like #bookmorewomen [1], Keychange [2], and databases likeContinue reading ” Gender equality standards in music”

Community Radio:Donations

Last fall, I spent 3 weeks north of Wakefield, Québec assembling a very interesting cabin for an architect from Ottawa. Every morning we would wake up at 5:30 and drive 40 minutes on dark, windy, bumpy gravel roads through Québec’s hills to the job site. We would work a 12-hour day without breaks and thenContinue reading “Community Radio:Donations”

The AIDS Committee Of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area

Each week, Peace and Conflict Studies students in the Building Civil Society course are asked to reflect on a key issue discussed in class. What I have found fascinating are the powerful and inspiring stories of why we are part of the MPACS community. This week, students reflected on civil society organization whose fundraising campaignContinue reading “The AIDS Committee Of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area”

Reflection Journal:Peace Education in Primary and Secondary Schools

“Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.”- Martin Luther King Jr Reflection on the Ugandan Experience What would Ugandan lives be like collectively if peace education was infused into our education curriculum from pre-school to secondary schools? What it would be like if we made humans, girls,Continue reading “Reflection Journal:Peace Education in Primary and Secondary Schools”