Category: Music/Art/Drama

Social Justice Activists are entertainers too

Multicultural Festival of Elmira, Gibson Park, 11am to 6pm on Saturday 20 September 2025

Cultural Food – Indigenous Lacrosse Demo – Hair Braiding – Origami – Community Mural Art | Mennonite History – Henna – Face Painting – Madhubani Art – Cultures United Tent

Free Entry – All Are Welcome

Performances by Christin Dennis – Peg and Darrel – Two Families Band – Los Hijos de Tuta – Nii Osabu – Korexion – Moka Band – Tracy Lee – El Ceibo – Culture Philippines of Ontario

with MC Jahmeeks Beckford and DJ Gury Gury

Multicultural Festival of Elmira | heartsopenforeveryone.ca @heartsopenforeveryone HOPE Hearts Open For Everyone | Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11am-6pm | Gibson Park, 17 First St. W., Elmira | Cultural Food - Indigenous Lacrosse Demo - Hair Braiding - Origami - Community Mural Art | Mennonite History - Henna - Face Painting - Madhubani Art - Cultures United Tent | Free Entry - All Are Welcome - Performances by Christin Dennis - Peg and Darrel - Two Families Band - Los Hijos de Tuta - Nii Osabu - Korexion - Moka Band - Tracy Lee - El Ceibo - Culture Philippines of Ontario | with MC Jahmeeks Beckford and DJ Gury Gury (many logos of sponsoring organizations)

O’Canada Occasion – Amnesty International Fundraiser, KW Little Theatre, 6pm on Saturday 13 September 2025

Celebrate human rights for 2SLGBTQIA+

Skits, music, drag show, silent auction, snacks and beverages!

Tickets are $25. Send an e-transfer to groupnine9@gmail.com with the message “fundraiser ticket“. We’ll welcome you at the door!

Fundraiser Highlights:

A silent auction including:

  • Works of art by local artists Sandee Lovas, Jackie Bradshaw, Janet Main, and Sharon Woodley
  • Gift certificate for two to attend Mysterious Players at the Aberfoyle Mill: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
  • Two beautiful traditionally hand crafted Persian tablecloths / wall hangings
  • Music with a human rights theme provided by local band Ironhorse and members of the Old Chestnuts Song Circle “Channeling Pete Seeger”.
  • Drag Performances featuring Quinta Sensual and Uncle Rabbit (They/Them).
  • A live auction with some tongue-in-cheek poking fun at American calls for annexation of Canada.
  • Presentations including a sharing of personal experiences of human rights issues from two of our 2SLGBTQIA+ members and an interview with Dr. Nancy R. Tapias Torrado, UW Prof of Human Rights and former Amnesty International’s Americas Regional Researcher (International Secretariat, London, UK)

Celebrating Human Rights: O'Canada Occasion When: Sat, Sept 13 6-9pm Where: KW Little Theatre 9 Princess St E, Waterloo What: Music, Skits, Speakers, Silent/Live Auctions, Drag Show, FUN! For Tickets ($25) Email: GroupNine9@gmail.com

Group Nine is the local chapter of Amnesty International Canada in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Group Nine meets at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of every month in The Fretz Seminar Room (Room 4224) at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo (140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo) Map 2

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmnestyInternationalGroup9/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amnestygroup9/

www.amnesty.ca
groupnine9@gmail.com

Palestine Day: The Land Remains, Carl Zehr Square (Kitchener City Hall), 1pm Sunday 13 July 2025

KW Palestine Festival Presents 4th Annual Palestine Day The Land Remains July 13 2025 1PM - 9PM Carl Zehr Square (200 King St, W, Kitchener, ON) Vendors | Food | Games | Performances | Prizes | Palestine Exhibition (photo of children flying kites, one coloured like the Palestinian flag; the perspective is from under the ground through vegetation. There are logos for Palestinian Youth Movement and Sporas at the top of the page)

Supported by:

Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony at the Willow River Centre, 7am on Saturday 21 June 2025

What: Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony Land Back Camp (illustration of a Teepee)
When: 7:00am on Saturday 21 June 2025
Where: Willow River Centre
Location: 243 King Street East, Kitchener, Ontario Map
Website: https://www.kwmf.ca/indigenous

Sunrise Ceremony June 21 @ 7am Join Us For Food Fire Speakers Drumming Opening at Willow River Centre Sacred Fire 7am-10am Multicultural Festival 12pm (a sun on an orange sky, with logos+wordmarks of the Willow River Centre and the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre

Sunrise Ceremony
June 21 @ 7am
Join Us For
Food Fire Speakers Drumming
Opening at Willow River Centre
Sacred Fire 7am-10am
Multicultural Festival 12pm

National Indigenous Peoples Month & Pride Kickoff at Kitchener Market, 10am on Sunday 1 June 2025

What: National Indigenous Peoples Month & Pride Kickoff Land Back Camp (illustration of a Teepee)
When: 10:00am to 2:00pm on Sunday 1 June 2025
Where: In front of the Kitchener Market
Location: 300 King Street East, Kitchener, Ontario Map
Website: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=965234062444705

National Indigenous Peoples Month & Pride Kick Off Sunday June 1, 2025 10 AM-2PM Kitchener Market Food, craft vendors, live music and more! Rain or shine! (colourful photo of a man performing a Hoop Dance)

Food, craft vendors, live music and more!
Rain or shine!

A free Night of Labour Films, 7pm Thursday 28 November 2024 at the Apollo Cinema

What: Five short Labour films
When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Thursday 28 November 2024
Where: Apollo Cinema
Location: 141 Ontario Street North, Kitchener Map
RSVP: https://waterloolabour.ca/events/cliff24-waterloo-region-screening/

From the Waterloo Regional Labour Council (white letters on a blue background, under stylized letters WRCL shaped to look like two intertwining arms in solidarity)Waterloo Region Labour Council:

Get ready for a cinematic experience that celebrates the spirit of the labour movement! We’re excited to invite you to an evening of inspiring and thought-provoking films from the CLiFF Canadian Labour International Film Festival The Workers' Film Festival (Orange letters, with a red start in place of the dot on the i in CLiFF)Canadian Labour International Film Festival!

We’ll be showcasing five captivating short films, including:

Curious about what to expect? Learn more about the film lineup at Labour Films

Feel free to bring your friends, and let’s make it a memorable evening!

Can’t wait to see you there! 🎥✨

WE ARE A MEMBER OF
Canadian Labour Congress
Ontario Federation of Labour

50 Sportsworld Crossing Road (East Building), Suite ,
Kitchener, ON N2P 0A4, Canada

Film: Walking Through The Fire at Zion United Church, New Hamburg at 7pm on Thursday 14 November 2024

From Caterina Lindman’s newsletter:

What: Walking Through the Fire
When: 7:00pm on Thursday 14 November 2024
Where: Zion United Church
Location: Map
Register: https://walkingwilmot.eventbrite.ca

This is the screening of a visual album, entitled Walking Through the Fire. It’s an opportunity to hear music and stories from Indigenous musicians from across Canada. This film, created by the award-winning Sultans of String, will be screened at Zion United Church, New Hamburg on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 7 p.m. Register now.

Sultans of String Walking Through the Fire A Visual Album (illustrations of guitars on fire)

Stand Up For PCL fundraiser, Wednesday 6 November 2024 at Maxwell’s Concerts & Events

When: 7:00pm on Wednesday 6 November 2024
Where: Maxwell’s Concerts & Events
Location: 35 University Avenue East, Waterloo Ontario Map
Website: Stand up for PCL – Comedy Event
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stand-up-for-pcl-comedy-event-tickets-1000355358807

Parents for Community Living (line drawing of a house with three circles with the text under an extended roof)Parents for Community Living is having a fundraiser: Join Parents for Community Living for an evening of laughter and purpose as we Stand Up for PCL to help develop housing for people with developmental disabilities.

Attendees will be treated to uproarious performances by top-notch comedians Rob Bebenek and Martha Chaves. The evening will be a blend of entertainment and goodwill as the power of laughter brings people together for a positive impact.

7:00pm doors open and silent auction begins. Show starts at 8:00pm (approx.90 min show). Wrap up of silent auction after the show.

Join Us For an Evening of Laughter and Purpose Parents for Community Living Proudly presented by: Wawanesa Insurance Gowling WLG 2nd Annual Stand Up For PCL Rusty Nail Comedy Eventbrite Tickets $45 $40.00 Early Bird Ends Sept 30th Students $35 Feature Sponsors: Erb & Erb Financial Services Graham Mathew Western Financial Group Canada's Insurance Broker Josslin Insurance a Real Insurance Broker Voisin Chrysler Elmira Wilmot Technologies Your Personal IT Department Headliner Rob Bebenek Headliner Matha Chaves Nov 6 2024 Stand Up for PCL Maxwell's Concerts & Events 35 University Avenue East Waterloo Doors Open & Silent Auction begins 7:00pm Show Starts 8:00pm Tickets available on Eventbrite (various sponsor logos, and photos of the headliners)

Movie and Discussion: A Human Picture, 7pm Wednesday 6 November 2024 at the John M. Harper library

What: Movie and Discussion: A Human Picture
When: 7:00pm to 8:30pm, Wednesday 6 November 2024
Where: John M. Harper Branch, Waterloo Public Library
Location: 500 Fischer-Hallman Road North, Waterloo Map
Register: https://calendar.wpl.ca/event/11998737 for both in-person and online by Zoom.

Shared by Basic Income Waterloo Region (logo is an illustration of three people with arms in the air beside a green leaf, surrounded by a green circle)Basic Income WR:

Join us for a viewing of the short documentary film A Human Picture, about Ontario’s short-lived, but transformational Basic Income Pilot. The session will also include informative presentations and discussions with local experts about this important topic.

The event is being offered in-person and online via Zoom. Please indicate whether your registration is for in-person or online. Those attending online will be sent a Zoom link the day before the event.

Presented in partnership with Basic Income Waterloo Region, a group of community members dedicated to a Basic Income Guarantee as a critical solution to eliminating poverty, responding to the rise of automation in the workforce, and boosting or stimulating the local economy.

Learn more and register at: https://calendar.wpl.ca/event/11998737
A Human Picture A participatory exploration of Ontario's Basic Income Pilot. (a woman on the right standing on a ladder putting pictures on a gray concrete wall of people holding signs; there are five pictures already mounted. To the left is an overlay of various film awards, including "Official Selection Hamilton Film Festival 2023")

LWIFF and Fight For Farmland Film Night, Monday 28 October 2024

What: Film Screening and Discussion: Rebels With A Cause – How a battle over land changed the landscape forever Fight For Farmland (B&W letters with a line drawing of a fist holding a stem of wheat, on a salmon-pink background)
When: 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday 28 October 2024
Where: Princess Twin Cinemas
Location: 46 King Street North, Waterloo Map
Register: Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rebels-with-a-cause-free-film-screening-discussion-tickets-1038678975777
More info: Wilmot Fight For Farmland Upcoming Events

Rebels With A Cause – How a battle over land changed the landscape forever- A DOCUMENTARY by NANCY KELLY and KENJI YAMAMOTO will be playing at at the Princess Twin Cinema on October 28th from 7-9pm. This is a free film night hosted by the Laurier Wellbeing Film Forum (LWIFF) to learn about and discuss the proposed industrial development of Wilmot Township and explore what it would mean for the future of the Waterloo Region.

Advance registration for this free screening is required to guarantee entrance and tickets are going fast with only a few left. Please sign up at Eventbrite.

Rebels With A Cause How a battle over land changed the landscape forever A documentary by Nancy Kelly and Kenje Yamamoto October 28th, 2024 Princess Twin Cinema 7-9pm Sign up here (QR code) A free film night to learn about and discuss the proposed industrial development of Wilmot Township and explore what it would mean for the future of Waterloo Region (an aerial photo of a town at the water's edge with a mountain ridge in the foreground, a photo of people walking away from the camera, logos for Fight For Farmland and LWIFF
A free film night to learn about and discuss the proposed industrial development of Wilmot Township and explore what it would mean for the future of Waterloo Region.