While it seems like it was only yesterday that the world came to a shuddering stop, it also feels like this pandemic has been going on for over 600 years. In this strange too-short-too-long span of time, we have witnessed and lived through an entire history book of events, movements and phenomena. Though they may…
It is safe to say that most of us鈥攊f not all鈥攚atched the last two weeks with horror and anger at the murder of another unarmed Black man. Coupled with the recent worldwide events, this cataclysmic turning point laid bare the deep roots of racism and discrimination embedded in our social architecture. It鈥檚 not a new…
Due to popular demand, Daniel Goldsmith is continuing to offer guided meditation until the end of June.
Guided meditation is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 - 2:30 p.m.
Click on the Read More link to join the meditation sessions on Zoom at the appointed times.
The environment has long been the casualty of war, destruction, and ignorance. The violence of armed conflict not only annihilates humanity, shattering ways of life, it also devastates the environment as it becomes either collateral damage, or suffers from the deliberate destruction to accumulate power, leading to the 鈥減lunder[ing] of natural resources and the collapse…
The COVID-19 outbreak did not just disrupt our everyday, mundane lives, but for some, our spiritual lives as well. Aside from a few outliers, religious councils around the world have followed the secular health guidelines: religious centres are closed, services are cancelled, and the faithful instructed to stay at home, to socially distance themselves, and…
It is a sad truth that during an outbreak of public stress, we also see an increased outbreak of xenophobia, discrimination, and racism. Fear often makes us do and say things that we normally wouldn鈥檛, and we start looking for a group to blame. This gives rise to social stigma, xenophobia, and racism and causes…
In the 2017 film, Going in Style, Michael Caine鈥檚 character found himself in the midst of a bank heist. As he handed his wallet to the robber, the masked thief gave it back to him, telling the old man, 鈥淚t is a culture’s duty to take care of its elderly鈥�. I鈥檇 like to extend that…
Dr. Cathy Richardson will be presenting her 1.5 hour workshop, 鈥淩esistance, Resilience and Beyond鈥� March 24聽at noon as part of the Warren G Flowers Art Gallery鈥檚 Resistance and Resilience Series, and sponsored by the Peace Centre and the Faculty Hub. In this presentation, Dr. Cathy Richardson will discuss the concepts of resistance, resilience and responses…
Contentiousness with Compassion Debate Series: “Ethical Eating” The Peace Certificate and the Peace Centre presents Contentiousness with Compassion, a moderated debate series aimed to bring civility and respect to difficult conversations with someone whose views you might fundamentally disagree with. On March 5, at 2pm in the Amphitheatre (4C.1), we will host our first debate,…
We are buying 60 per cent more clothes today compared to 20 years ago and we are only keeping these clothes half as long as we used to. This is one surprising fact that students learned at a lecture聽 Feb. 3 on sustainable fashion given by聽Kelly Drennan, Founding Executive Director of Fashion Takes Action. Kelly’s…
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