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	1 The World Remembers: 1914-1918 8:00 am The World Remembers: 1914-1918 @ CGR Sep 12 @ 8:00 am – Nov 10 @ 5:00 pm In fall 2018, the Archives Gallery will again be a display location for ‘The World Remembers.’ Every day from September 12-November 11, 2018 the names of 1,033,167 soldiers and nurses on all sides of the[...] Waterloo Region Health Coalition monthly meeting 7:00 pm Waterloo Region Health Coalition monthly meeting @ Heather Room, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Oct 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Waterloo Region Health Coalition is the local chapter of the Ontario Health Coalition. The chapter meets on the second Monday of every month, except on holidays, when the meeting is on the first Monday[...]	2 Group 9, Amnesty International regular meeting 7:30 pm Group 9, Amnesty International regular meeting @ Community Ed Room 2202, Conrad Grebel College Oct 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Group Nine is the local chapter of Amnesty International Canada in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. We normally meet at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of every month in Room 4224 (The Fretz Seminar Room) at[...]	3 Refugee Vision Care Refugee Vision Care Oct 3 all-day	4 Casting Call! 5:28 pm Casting Call! Oct 4 @ 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm Cambridge Municipal All Candidates Meeting hosted by @SPCCND 6:00 pm Cambridge Municipal All Candidates Meeting hosted by @SPCCND @ Langs Oct 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Municipal All Candidates Meetings: Cambridge: October 4th, 2018, 6 pm-9 pm, Langs, 1145 Concession Rd, Cambridge North Dumfries: October 10th, 2018, 7 pm-9 pm, 2958 Greenfield Rd. Cambridge Fall 2018 KWPeace Potluck Meeting 6:00 pm Fall 2018 KWPeace Potluck Meeting Oct 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The leaves are turning colour, so it’s time for another KWPeace Potluck Meeting. Agenda: Perspectives on Peace, Saturday 27 October 2018 from noon to 2:00pm in the Rotunda at Kitchener City Hall Who does what?[...]	5	6
7	8	9 Alliance Against Poverty Meeting rescheduled for Thanksgiving 5:15 pm Alliance Against Poverty Meeting rescheduled for Thanksgiving @ The Working Centre Oct 9 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm We are an alliance of individuals from a variety of economic and social situations who strive to end poverty within our society by: practicing solidarity between those who have enough and those who do[...] New Thinking for Post-Oslo Palestine Challenges & Opportunities 7:00 pm New Thinking for Post-Oslo Palestine Challenges & Opportunities @ Avon Mennonite Church Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm A Palestinian International Human Rights Lawyer’s Perspective. Christian communities will be especially interested in learning about this: Watershed Moment: A Christian Palestinian Human Rights Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities Admission by donation. Proceeds will benefit[...]	10 Refugee Vision Care Refugee Vision Care Oct 10 all-day Beyond the Art of the Possible 8:55 pm Beyond the Art of the Possible Oct 10 @ 8:55 pm – 9:55 pm North Dumfries Municipal All Candidates Meeting hosted by @SPCCND 7:00 pm North Dumfries Municipal All Candidates Meeting hosted by @SPCCND Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Municipal All Candidates Meetings: Cambridge: October 4th, 2018, 6 pm-9 pm, Langs, 1145 Concession Rd, Cambridge North Dumfries: October 10th, 2018, 7 pm-9 pm, 2958 Greenfield Rd. Cambridge	11	12 ALIV(e) Meeting with Catherine Fife 11:00 am ALIV(e) Meeting with Catherine Fife @ Social Development Centre Oct 12 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ALIV(e) (Awareness of Low Income Voices) next meeting is October 12th 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. Guest speaker will be Waterloo Member of Provincial Parliament, Catherine Fife. ALIV(e) is a pretty small group. Our chair is Erma[...]	13 Landscape Solutions for Managing Water 12:30 pm Landscape Solutions for Managing Water Oct 13 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Cambridge City Green MeetUp Saturday, October 13 at 12:30 PM SPACE IS LIMITED PLEASE REGISTER (FREE) AT EVENTBRITE LINK: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/landscape-solutions-for-managing-water-tickets-49477985988 Le… https://www.meetup.com/Cambridge-City-Green/events/254385097/
14 Blanket Exercise, Workshop, and Lunch 11:30 am Blanket Exercise, Workshop, and Lunch @ Parkminster United Church Oct 14 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Steps to Reconciliation _________________________________ Would you like to deepen your understanding of the shared history between Indigenous peoples and European settlers on Turtle Island? We hope you’ll take part in this powerful participatory history lesson,[...] Waterloo Meet the Candidates 4:00 pm Waterloo Meet the Candidates @ First United Church Waterloo Oct 14 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Social Development Centre Waterloo Region is organizing its traditional participatory Meet the Candidates Session in Waterloo, inviting candidates for the regional chair, regional council and city mayors. We currently have a groundswell of contentious issues[...]	15 Zero Waste Week 2018 Zero Waste Week 2018 Oct 15 – Oct 19 all-day Join the Sustainability Office for Zero Waste Week to reduce your material footprint and support our campus goal of becoming a zero waste campus by 2035. To support this transition, Waterloo has developed a Zero Waste UW[...] Waterloo Action to Defend $15 Min Wage & Decent Work Laws! 3:00 pm Waterloo Action to Defend $15 Min Wage & Decent Work Laws! @ Mike Harris Jr. MPP Office Oct 15 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Take urgent action for $15 and decent work laws! The $15 minimum wage and decent work legislation, such as paid sick days, equal pay rules and laws to make it easier to join a union,[...]	16 Partnering with Nature to Heal the Biosphere 6:30 pm Partnering with Nature to Heal the Biosphere @ Kitchener Public Library Theatre Oct 16 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Earth is in crisis, but there is much we can and should do. How can we work with nature to heal the wounds we’ve inflicted? A handful of leading-edge thinkers will be presenting their solutions[...] Regular Meeting for @WRNonviolence 7:00 pm Regular Meeting for @WRNonviolence @ Queen Street Commons Cafe Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Our Weekly Meeting Join us at the Queen St. Commons Cafe (43 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON Map) on Tuesdays at 7:00pm. We discuss themes and organize activities for Nonviolence. Let’s build a better world[...]	17 Refugee Vision Care Refugee Vision Care Oct 17 all-day Monthly Meeting: Council of Canadians, Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter 7:00 pm Monthly Meeting: Council of Canadians, Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter @ Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-operative Homes Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of Council of Canadians meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the Community Room at Bread and Roses Co-operative Homes, 307 Queen St S. (corner of[...]	18 Cultural Translation: Negotiated Third Spaces and Those Who Live There Cultural Translation: Negotiated Third Spaces and Those Who Live There @ CGR Oct 18 – Dec 20 all-day Soheila Esfahani This exhibition features the work of artist and cultural translator Soheila Esfahani. As an Iranian Canadian, Soheila has lived in what she calls a “negotiated third space” and her artwork emerges from her[...]	19 Empowered Women Preach 7:30 pm Empowered Women Preach @ CGR Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm – Oct 20 @ 5:00 pm Come be empowered at this two-day conference with a variety of speakers, exploring how the pulpit supports Spirit-filled women who are encouraged and equipped to proclaim Christ for the renewal of their local church.	20 Waterloo Hands-On Pruning Workshop 1:00 pm Waterloo Hands-On Pruning Workshop Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EVENT DETAILS Master Gardeners wants to share their expertise in pruning not by showing but doing! Join us as Master Gardeners help prune the landscape at the KidsAbility Centre in Waterloo. No experience required, dress[...] Zero Waste Meet Up \| Region of Waterloo Recycling & Landfill Tour 2:30 pm Zero Waste Meet Up \| Region of Waterloo Recycling & Landfill Tour @ ON Oct 20 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Have you visited the recycling centre and local landfll? Now is your chance! Come and tour the waste management site and then meet up with the rest of us who are taking more action! The tour[...]
21	22 Ontario Municipal Elections 2018 Ontario Municipal Elections 2018 Oct 22 all-day From the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, Voting Day [1]: Voting day in a regular election is the fourth Monday in October, subject to section 10. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 5; 2009, c. 33, Sched.[...] Recruitment of Policy Leader Program, Government of Canada 1:30 pm Recruitment of Policy Leader Program, Government of Canada Oct 22 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Philippe Roseberry, Senior Policy and Research Analyst in the Broadcasting and Digital Communications Branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage, will introduce graduate students to the opportunities available in the Federal Government through the Recruitment[...]	23 Cultural Translation: Negotiated Third Spaces and Those Who Live There Cultural Translation: Negotiated Third Spaces and Those Who Live There @ CGR Oct 23 – Dec 20 all-day Soheila Esfahani This exhibition features the work of artist and cultural translator Soheila Esfahani. As an Iranian Canadian, Soheila has lived in what she calls a “negotiated third space” and her artwork emerges from her[...] Levers for Food Systems Change: A Panel Discussion on Urban Food Security, Food Justice, and International Agreements 8:30 am Levers for Food Systems Change: A Panel Discussion on Urban Food Security, Food Justice, and International Agreements Oct 23 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am .fusion-button.button-2 .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-2 i {color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-2 {border-width:0px;border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-2 .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-2:hover .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-2:hover i,.fusion-button.button-2:focus .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-2:focus i,.fusion-button.button-2:active .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-2:active{color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-2:hover, .fusion-button.button-2:focus, .fusion-button.button-2:active{border-width:0px;border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-2:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-2:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-2:active .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-2{width:auto;}Register Now via Eventbrite Over the last three years various international agreements[...] Stand Up To Protect Our Healthcare 9:00 am Stand Up To Protect Our Healthcare @ Meet at Unifor Hall Oct 23 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Dear Activists, Allies and Supporters of Public Health Care, We need your support. As you may know the Ontario Health Coalition is holding a Rally at Queen’s Park on October 23rd to “Stand Up” for[...] Rally – Rebuild and Improve Public Health Care: No to cuts and privatization! 11:55 am Rally – Rebuild and Improve Public Health Care: No to cuts and privatization! Oct 23 @ 11:55 am – 2:00 pm Waterloo Region Health Coalition Tuesday, October 23 at 11:55 AM Transport arrangements will be announced. https://www.meetup.com/Waterloo-Region-Health-Coalition/events/253361121/ Exhibit Reception 4:30 pm Exhibit Reception @ CGR Oct 23 @ 4:30 pm – 4:30 pm We invite you to join us on October 23, 2018 at 4:30 pm in the Grebel Gallery for a reception celebrating our new exhibit, Cultural translation: Negotiated third spaces and those who live there. Hear[...] Philosophication: Climate Change 6:00 pm Philosophication: Climate Change Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm KW Hungry Minds Tuesday, October 23 at 6:00 PM The art of questioning and attemptive understanding. What? Philosophy in general. Casual discussion, mostly focused on the topic (differs monthly) lis… https://www.meetup.com/KW-Hungry-Minds/events/255141311/ Regular Meeting for @WRNonviolence 7:00 pm Regular Meeting for @WRNonviolence @ Queen Street Commons Cafe Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Our Weekly Meeting Join us at the Queen St. Commons Cafe (43 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON Map) on Tuesdays at 7:00pm. We discuss themes and organize activities for Nonviolence. Let’s build a better world[...]	24 Refugee Vision Care Refugee Vision Care Oct 24 all-day Noon Hour Concert: Like Minds 12:30 pm Noon Hour Concert: Like Minds @ CGR Oct 24 @ 12:30 pm – 12:30 pm This concert will feature an eclectic mix of music by Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, and Monk. Performers Michael Wood on vibes/percussion, Steve Clark on bass, and Rob LaRose on percussion have a wealth of experience[...] What Can We Learn from the South American GPE? Puzzles of Global Insertions, Inequalities and Political Instability 1:00 pm What Can We Learn from the South American GPE? Puzzles of Global Insertions, Inequalities and Political Instability Oct 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm The point of this presentation is to examine how there is a growing Global Political Economy (GPE) of South America that is reconceptualizing the framework of the regional IPE traditions in the light of current[...] Stride Night Training 6:00 pm Stride Night Training Oct 24 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Documentary Screening: Searching for Winnetou 7:00 pm Documentary Screening: Searching for Winnetou Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm .fusion-button.button-3 .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3 i {color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3 {border-width:0px;border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3 .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3:hover i,.fusion-button.button-3:focus .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3:focus i,.fusion-button.button-3:active .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3:active{color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover, .fusion-button.button-3:focus, .fusion-button.button-3:active{border-width:0px;border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-3:active .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3{width:auto;}Register Now via Eventbrite There is a peculiar relationship between Germany (and other[...]	25 Canada’s Natural Resources: Let’s Not Abandon Our Strengths 12:00 pm Canada’s Natural Resources: Let’s Not Abandon Our Strengths Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm It has become difficult to initiate natural resource extraction projects in Canada. Construction-aggregate mining in southern Ontario has been subject to unpredictable and cost-prohibitive regulation, as are major pipelines in western Canada. Natural gas development[...] Sing for Water 7:30 pm Sing for Water @ CGR Oct 25 @ 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm At this public event, Jane Ramseyer Miller, Artistic Director of One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minnesota’s GLBTA chorus and Artistic Director for GALA Choruses, will lead us in singing and reflection. She will inspire us to[...] Sing for Water 7:30 pm Sing for Water @ CGR Oct 25 @ 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm At this public event, Jane Ramseyer Miller, Artistic Director of One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minnesota’s GLBTA chorus and Artistic Director for GALA Choruses, will lead us in singing and reflection. She will inspire us to[...]	26 Conflict & Security Research Idea Speed Networking 10:00 am Conflict & Security Research Idea Speed Networking Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:45 am This event is primarily aimed at connecting new researchers in the field of conflict and security to potential supervisors and established researchers who may be able to provide insight on their topics. Through a process[...] China in Africa: A Model for Africans or a New Colonialism? 12:00 pm China in Africa: A Model for Africans or a New Colonialism? Oct 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm There have been contacts between China and African states that extended over centuries. During the Cold War, China played a role supporting anti-colonial/anti-apartheid struggles across the continent. Since 1978, China has undergone a rapid process[...] The Eco Market Fall Showcase — @TheEcoMarketKW 6:00 pm The Eco Market Fall Showcase — @TheEcoMarketKW @ Button Factory Arts Oct 26 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Join us this October for The Eco Market Fall Showcase, an evening to meet some of our handpicked KW green organizations and innovators, to network, and to learn. Featuring 10 local organizations in a Networking[...]	27 Living History: Indigenous and Mennonite Stories of Encounter 10:00 am Living History: Indigenous and Mennonite Stories of Encounter @ CGR Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm How did you arrive here? What is your history on this land? Join the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario for a day of conversation about Mennonite settler stories and Indigenous histories. The event is free.[...] Living History: Indigenous and Mennonite Stories of Encounter 10:00 am Living History: Indigenous and Mennonite Stories of Encounter @ CGR Oct 27 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm How did you arrive here? What is your history on this land? Join the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario for a day of conversation about Mennonite settler stories and Indigenous histories. The event is free.[...] Perspectives On Peace — Where’s the Peace and Justice? Canada’s New Foreign and Defence Policies 12:00 pm Perspectives On Peace — Where’s the Peace and Justice? Canada’s New Foreign and Defence Policies @ Rotunda, Kitchener City Hall Oct 27 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Register here Download the poster (.PDF, 2 MBytes) Join the groups and organizations that make up KWPeace for a midday meal and a conversation about Peace, Nonviolence, Social Justice and Climate Change. The guest speaker[...] Where does THAT go? How to recycle in Waterloo Region 1:30 pm Where does THAT go? How to recycle in Waterloo Region Oct 27 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Are you still confused about what’s recyclable or not? Join us in this workshop with the Region of Waterloo’s expert on the ins and outs of blue box recycling, how to identify what is and what[...]
28 Depave Paradise at Sheppard Public School 10:00 am Depave Paradise at Sheppard Public School Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm What’s a ‘depave’? Learn more about the project! Join Reep Green Solutions and Sheppard Public School Parent Council as we transform an underused area of tarmac into a naturalized play space! During the workday, we[...] Food for Thought 1:00 pm Food for Thought Oct 28 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm KW Hungry Minds Sunday, October 28 at 1:00 PM A monthly discussion on how we see the world. What is important to us and how these values are reflected in society – locally and by[...]	29 Where They Matter – Human Rights at the Local Level: Opportunities and Challenges 1:00 pm Where They Matter – Human Rights at the Local Level: Opportunities and Challenges Oct 29 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Within the process of urbanization, cities are becoming ever more important venues for human rights promotion and protection. Local authorities have begun to accept human rights obligations in delivering socio-economic services, managing space, providing security[...]	30 Brown Bag Lunch & Learn with Reep Green Solutions: Project Neutral 12:00 pm Brown Bag Lunch & Learn with Reep Green Solutions: Project Neutral @ RCH Oct 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Are you looking for some tangible ways to reduce your carbon footprint, but don’t know where to start? Reep Green Solutions is back to talk about how you can live more sustainably in all aspects[...] Regular Meeting for @WRNonviolence 7:00 pm Regular Meeting for @WRNonviolence @ Queen Street Commons Cafe Oct 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Our Weekly Meeting Join us at the Queen St. Commons Cafe (43 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON Map) on Tuesdays at 7:00pm. We discuss themes and organize activities for Nonviolence. Let’s build a better world[...]	31 Refugee Vision Care Refugee Vision Care Oct 31 all-day Noon Hour Concert: Harp & Song 12:30 pm Noon Hour Concert: Harp & Song @ CGR Oct 31 @ 12:30 pm – 12:30 pm Harpist Lori Gemmell and tenor James McLean will perform a selection of classical music. This concert features French songs by Debussy, Faure and Tournier, British Folk songs by Benjamin Britten, and Glen Buhr’s setting of Tolkien’s[...] Halloween \| Family Open House \| Zero Waste \| Trick or Treat 5:30 pm Halloween \| Family Open House \| Zero Waste \| Trick or Treat Oct 31 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Join us for a drop-in open house during Halloween night! Bring the whole family to check out the Reep House for Sustainable Living and enjoy some zero waste goodies. We will have plenty of candy and[...] Discussion Night: Weighted First Past The Post 7:00 pm Discussion Night: Weighted First Past The Post @ Community Meeting Room, Bread & Roses Co-op Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm [1] It’s Hallowe’en, so let’s have a scary Discussion Night. How about proposing another First Past The Post voting system? But maybe it’s not so scary after all. Larry Kryski has proposed a minor adjustment[...]

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