Ottawa Peace Festival 2016

Festival de la Paix à Ottawa 2016

10th annual — Updated: 5 October 2016

• Theme: “Peace and Emerging Consciousness”
• 23 free events, hosted by 24 organizations for 32 days at 15 locations around the capital.
• Program subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances or weather.
• Open to the public. Free admission. Some events request donations.
• Print Short Program, 1 sheet, 2-sides, A4-size paper
• Short link to this page: http://goo.gl/mWbftn
• Participating Organizations (alphabetical)
• Daily Reflections and Photos
• Festival Promotions Online
• Short Announcements
• Interactive map
• Press Release (August 31, 2016)
• Poster-English-1
• Poster-English-2
• Poster-French
• Briefs 

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Exhibit and Film Festival

September 1 to 30, 2016

• Art Exhibit — "Peace and Emerging Consciousness", exhibit of paintings by Alberto Agraso. — At: Ottawa Public Library, Main branch, 120 Laurier and Metcalfe — (Alberto Agraso albertoagraso@walkingforpeace.com, Facebook) — Poster — Handout — 20 Photos — Map

September 10 to October 1, 2016

• Peace Film Festival — Anti-war, indigenous peace, justice films followed by discussion, on 4 Saturday evenings, 7 pm to 10 pm— All 4 films shown at: University of Ottawa. — (uOttawa Cinema Academica/ Joey Clavette, 613-668-5527, joey.clavette@gmail.com) — Facebook — Photos — Map
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  SITE = School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 800 King Edward Ave.
  Vanier Hall, School of Psychology, 136 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private.
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  1. September 10 — "The Act of Killing" (2012), SITE, Room A0150
  2. September 17 — "Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children" (2010), Vanier Hall, Room 2095
  3. September 24 — "A Centre for Peace: A Vision for the Sacred Islands in the Ottawa River," by Douglas Cardinal, slides and discussion, SITE, Room A0150
  4. October 1— "Good Enough For Two", Vision of Dr. Commanda (2008), SITE, Room A0150
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Saturday, September 10, 2016

• 7:00 pm to 10 pm — Film Festival #1 — "The Act of Killing" (2012) — Indonesian killings of 1965–66 — At: University of Ottawa, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SITE), 800 King Edward Ave., Room A0150. — (uOttawa Cinema Academica/ Joey Clavette, 613-668-5527, joey.clavette@gmail.com, Facebook). — 2 Photos — Attendance — Map — Briefs

Thursday, September 15, 2016

• 1:00 pm — daytime, Rogers TV show, Ottawa — Alberto Agraso and Mony Dojeiji to be interviewed about the Ottawa Peace Festival. — (Alberto Agraso, albertoagraso@walkingforpeace.com, Facebook ; Mony Dojeiji monyandalberto@walkingforpeace.com, Facebook)

Saturday, September 17, 2016

• 7:00 pm to 10 pm — Film Festival #2 — "Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children" (2010) — Child soldiers — At: University of Ottawa, Vanier Hall, School of Psychology, 136 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private. Room 2095. — (uOttawa Cinema Academica/ Joey Clavette, 613-668- 5527, joey.clavette@gmail.com, Facebook). — 2 Photos — Attendance 23 — Map — Brief 

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Peace Events
Proclamations, Panels, Awards, Arts

Sunday, September 11, 2016

• 11:30 am to 3:0 pm — "Friendship Potluck Luncheon" — For Ottawa Peace Festival 2016 coordinators and supporters — AT: Beaverbrook Community Center, Kanata. — (SLSSCO/ Inoka Barclay, 613-218-2324, www.slsscottawa.com,    slsscottawa@gmail.com) — 8 Photos — Attendance 7 — Map — Briefs

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

• 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Canadian Peace Initiative (CPI) meeting — Review of Ottawa Peace Festival and CPI activities — At: Society of Friends Meeting House, 91 4th Ave. (east of Bank) (Facebook) — 3 Photos — Attendance 13 — Map — Briefs

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

        — UN International Day of Peace

6:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Peace Day City of Ottawa Proclamation and "In Pursuit of Peace" (2015), documentary of 4 Canadians seeking peace in South Sudan, Turkey, Congo and Iraq; followed by an expert panel discussion. — By the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution (CICR) in partnership with St. Paul’s University and collaboration with Canadian Peace Initiative. — At: Saint Paul University, Amphitheatre, Guigues Hall, Room 1124, 223 Main Street — (CICR/ Iman Ibrahim, 613-235-5800, iman.ibrahim@cicr-icrc.ca) — Poster — 17 Photos — Attendance 40 — Map— Parking — Briefs
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1. David Chernushenko, City Councillor Ottawa
2. Dr. Vern N. Redekop, Conflict Studies Program, Saint Paul's University
3. Carole Soucis, lawyer, mediator, and a conflict resolution trainer
4. Paul Maillet, Retired Colonel, President of Paul Maillet Centre for Ethics, and organizational ethics expert
5. Iman Ibrahim, Executive Director CICR
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Thursday, September 22, 2016

• 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm — "Peace - a Matter of Consciousness" — At: Ottawa Public Library, Main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe and Laurier — (Walk for Peace/ Mony Dojeiji monyandalberto@walkingforpeace.com) — Facebook — 18 Photos — Attendance 26 — Map — Briefs

Friday, September 23, 2016

• 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm — Workshop: "Spiritpainting for Peace," (Registration is FULL). — (Jen Jones: 613- 266-8063, jenniferjones2828@yahoo.com, spiritpainting.com, www.jenjonescounselling.com) — Poster — 17 Photos — Attendance 7 — Map — Briefs

Saturday, September 24, 2016

• 10:30 pm to 12 noon — "Walk for World Peace", from Joyful Land Buddhist Centre, 879 Somerset West to Parliament Hill. Ending with 15-minute meditation dedicated to world peace, led by Resident Teacher, Kelsang Zopa. — (Kathy Sager, kathy.sager@theroyal.ca) — Poster — 25 Photos — Attendance 16 — Map — Briefs
• 12 noon to 4:00 pm — “Kids Love Peace” — Kindness and friendship, music and dancing, yoga, painting, biking, sports, arts and crafts, mindfulness. — At: Heatherington Park, 1560 Heatherington Road. — (Lindsey Barr, 613-619-1907, worldchangingkids@gmail.com) — Poster — Facebook — News — Photos — Attendance — Map — Briefs
• 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm — "Building Peace through Friendship", panel discussion — At: Ottawa Public Library, Main branch auditorium, 120 Metcalfe and Laurier. — (Sri Lanka Seniors Support Center of Ottawa (SLSSCO)/ Visita Leelaratna visital@yahoo.com; and Paul Maillet Center for Ethics (PMCE)/ Paul Maillet, pmaillet@magma.ca) — Poster — Program —  44 Photos — Attendance 33 — Map — Briefs
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  1. Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa (3 pm,  5 mins.)
  2. Paul Maillet, President PMCE, Specialist on Tanzania
  3. Angela Sumegi, Assistant Professor, Humanities and Religion, Carleton University
  4. Devanshi Bhanjana, ULTC (ULearnTo Talk Club)
  5. Music and Dance: Sri Lanka, China, Tibet
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• 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm — Film Festival #3 — "A Centre for Peace: A Vision for the Sacred Islands in the Ottawa River," by Douglas Cardinal, Architect with Cinema Academica and Freeing Chaudière Falls and its Islands; slides with discussion — At: University of Ottawa, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SITE), 800 King Edward Ave., Room A0150. — (uOttawa Cinema Academica/ Joey Clavette, 613-668- 5527, joey.clavette@gmail.com) — Facebook — 21 Photos — Attendance 37 — Map — Briefs
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  1. Douglas Cardinal, Architech
  2. Joey Clavette, uOttawa Cinema Academica, Freeing Chaudière Falls and its Islands
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Sunday, September 25, 2016

• 10:30 am to 4:30 pm — 2016 Circle of All Nations September Equinox Event — At: J.K. Wyllie Boardroom, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), 233 Gilmour Street — (Circle of All Nations/ Romola Trebilcock, 613-599-5385, Romola@circleofallnations.ca) — Poster — 18 Photos — Attendance 18 — Map — Briefs
• 10:30 am to 12 noon — Peace Day Celebration : Meditation for Peace, presentation by Mony Dojeiji, Dance for Peace. — At: Westboro Masonic Hall, 430 Churchill Avenue N. (Barbara Simpson, 613-324-6144, Ottawa Spiritual Pathways Centre, info@ottawaspiritualpathways.com) — Poster — Photos — Attendance — Map — Briefs
• 12 noon to 4:00 pm — “Kids Love Peace” — Kindness and friendship, music and dancing, yoga, painting, biking, sports, arts and crafts, mindfulness. — At: Fairlea Park, 2969 Fairlea Crescent. — (Lindsey Barr, 613-619-1907, worldchangingkids@gmail.com) — Poster — Facebook — News — 44 Photos — Attendance 150 — Map — Briefs

Monday, September 26, 2016

• 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm — Gender Based Violence, panel discussion — At: City Hall, Richmond Room  — (Dialogue with Diversity/ Qais Ghanem dialoguewithdiversity@rogers.com) — Poster — 20 Photos — Attendance 27 — Map — Briefs
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1.    Anita Vandenbeld, MP, on Africa and Balkans
2.    Tarek Fatah, author, journalist, on India and Pakistan
3.    Gabrielle Fayant, Co-Founder, Assembly of Se7en Generations, on indigenous women
4.    Imam Mohamed Jabara, on Muslim issues
5.    Qais Ghanem, author, radio host Dialogue with Diversity, moderator
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

• 7:30 am to 9:00 am — Breakfast Seminar Series: "Our World is Burning" by Dr. Ian Prattis, founder Friends for Peace and Pine Gate Mindfulness Community — At: Newport Restaurant, 322 Churchill Ave N (former Donna's Express Café ) (corner of Scott St, 1 block SW of Westboro Rapid Transit Station). Free breakfast. — (National Capital Peace Council/ Daniel Stringer, 613-218-1431, thestring@rogers.com) — Excerpt — 36 Photos — Attendance 25 — Map — Briefs

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

• 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm — "Community Needs, Social Justice and Ethics," panel discussion, organized by the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution and the ADR Center, in partnership with Ottawa Public Library. The event concludes with a presentation of the inaugural Emile Kanim Award for Peace With Justice  — At: Ottawa Public Library, Main branch, Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe and Laurier — (CICR/Iman Ibrahim iman.ibrahim@cicr-icrc.ca, Ernie Tannis ernestgtannis@adrcentre.org) — Poster — 32 Photos — Attendance 39 — Map — Briefs
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  1. Ed Napke, a founders of national programmes and of international co-operation, an entrepreneur and scientist
  2. Ernie Tannis, a Solicitor and Mediator in Ottawa, recipient of a Mayor’s award
  3. Ray Leclair, Professor and Vice President of Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company
  4. June Girvan, retired Education/Supervisory Officer, and Founder Reconciliation Day in Ottawa & Every Child is Sacred
  5. David Zackrias, Staff/ Sergeant in charge of the Ottawa Police Diversity and Race Relations Section
  6. Marina Santilli an active youth in the social justice movement
  7. Iman Ibrahim, MC, Executive Director of CIC
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  7:00 pm to 9:30 pm — Peace Circle Panel Discussion: "Sacred Waters – Sacred Sites”— At: Ottawa Citizen Building, 1101 Baxter Road. — (Heart and Light Centre/ Judith Matheson judith.matheson@bell.net ; and Global Wellness/ Sylvia Parker, sylvia@globalwellness.ca, 613-721-0039) — Poster — 0 Photos — Attendance 39 — Map — Briefs
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  1. Mayan Shaman, Eduardo Gomez
  2. Grand Chief Aboriginal People of Quebec, Roger Fleury
  3. Radio Alive Host, Suzette Schmiedel
  4. Holistic Teacher, Judith Matheson
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Thursday, September 29, 2016

• 9:00 am to 9:00 pm — "Everything You Treasure: For a World Free from Nuclear Weapons" exhibit (French / English) with evening ...   (continuing next line)
• 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm — Dialog and Performances — At: City Hall, Jean Pigott Place, 110 Laurier Avenue West — By International Campaign for Nuclear Abolition (ICAN) and Soka Gakkai International (SGI) (SGI Ottawa/ John Callahan jcallahan@sgicanada.org) — Posters English, French — 32 Photos — Attendance 140 — Map — Briefs
• 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm — "Envisioning An Enlightened Canada" presentation by Daniel Mauro — At: Saint Paul University, Amphitheatre, Guigues Hall, Room 1124, 223 Main Street (north-side campus) — (Daniel Mauro, dmauro@cgocable.ca ) — Poster — 8 Photos — Attendance 60 — Map — Briefs

Friday, September 30, 2016

• 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm — "Internet and Middle East Conflicts: Secdev and Salamatech Syria," panel discussion — At: Ottawa Public Library, Main branch, Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe and Laurier — (Canadian International Council, National Capital Branch, CIC NCB Middle East Study Group and Secdev Foundation: George Jacoby, 613-851-6219, georgejacoby@rogers.com) — Poster — Program — 17 Photos — Attendance 32 — Map — Briefs
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  1. George Jacoby, Chair, Middle East Study Group.
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• 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — "Peace Arts Night," An evening with literary writer Mark Frutkin, visual artist Janet Agulnik, and poet Evelyn Voigt with musician Marie Rakos — At: First Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Ave —  (Arts Night/ Joycelyn Loeffelholz-Rea joycelynloeffelholzrea@gmail.com) — Facebook/ Poster — Program — 43 Photos — Attendance 60 — Map — Briefs

Saturday, October 1, 2016

• 7:00 pm+ — Film Festival #4 — "Good Enough For Two" (2008) French/English. A Vision of Algonquin Elder Dr. William Commanda.— At: University of Ottawa, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SITE), 800 King Edward Ave., Room A0150. — (uOttawa Cinema Academica/ Joey Clavette, 613-668-5527, joey.clavette@gmail.com) — Facebook — 25 Photos — Attendance 37 — Map — Briefs

Sunday, October 2, 2016
       — UN International Day of Nonviolence

• 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm — "Annual M.K. Gandhi Lecture on Peace and Humanities" — At: River Building, Carleton University, Gandhi Statue and Room 2200 — (MGPC/ Mayurika Chakravorty mayurika.chakravorty@carleton.ca) — Poster — 110 Photos — Attendance 150 — Map — Briefs
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  2:00 pm — Garlanding Gandhi Statue, outside
  2:30 pm — "Ahimsa: A Way of Life; A Path to Peace." lecture by Professor Hope K. Fitz,
  Eastern Connecticut State University, River Building, Room 2200
  4:00 pm — Musical Recitation, and Reception
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Festival Promotion Online

1. 2016 May 8 — Ottawa Peace Elders on Rogers TV — Video + program summary
2. Facebook — uOttawa Cinema Academica
3. Facebook — #ottawapeacefestival — Setting up the exhibit at the Ottawa Public Library / Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa!!!
4. 2016 Sept. — What's Happening This Weekend: Sept 21-Oct. 2, Ottawa East News, page 30.
5. 2016 Sept. 1 —  Ottawa Peace Festival 2016, Ottawa Start, 1 September 2016. 
6. CICR – Ottawa Peace Festival 2016, September 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm, Lebanese in Ottawa,
7. "Ottawa's community spirit showcased in Ottawa Peace Festival," Newsstagger.
8. "Ottawa’s Community Spirit Showcased In Ottawa Peace Festival," Trend Portal News.
9. "Ottawastart's Weekly Event Roundup: August 28-September 3," MyUniforms.com
10. 2016 Sept. —  "The 10th Annual Ottawa Peace Festival 2016," Tone Magazine, pages 4, 5, 6, 7.
11. 2016 Sept. —  "Ottawa Peace Festival: Peace - a Matter of Consciousness," Ottawa Public Library
12. 2016 Sept — Peacetech and the Syrian Conflict: What Canadians Are Doing, CIC National Capital
13. 2016 Sept. — Current Events, September 2016, RenfrewToday, 96.1 Radio;
14. Gandhi Foundation Links
15. 2016 Sept — Next Monthly Pastoral Newsletter, not posted, St. Paul's Eastern United Church.
16. 2016 Sept. 3 — "Full interview with Mony Dojeiji on the Ottawa peace festival," OLA News, YouTube (1 min.).
17. "Building Peace through Friendship“, All Events In Ottawa
18. 2016 Sept. 5 — "Sri Lankan organization to discuss 'Building Peace Through Friendship' at 2016 Ottawa Peace Festival," ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
19. 2016 Sept. 10 — Sept. 26: Ottawa Peace Festival - Gender Based Violence, by Dr Qais Ghanem, Unpublished Ottawa. 
20. 10th Ottawa Peace Festival, Events in Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen online. 
21. 2016 Sept 12 — MirichMasala Mix, with Hunsdeep, CHIN FM 97.9, 6-7 pm.
22. Sept 13 — Peacetech and the Syrian Conflict: New Report By The British Council, Project SalamaTech 
23. Sept — PeaceTech and the Syrian Conflict: What Canadians Are Doing, Wherevent  
24. 2016 Sept. 15 — CityFolk, ribfest, homecoming and tall ships: What to do this weekend, by Kirstin E. Endemann, Ottawa Citizen.
25. 2016 Sept. 15 — Sept. 21-Oct. 1, What's Happening This Week, East Ottawa News, 15 September 2016, page 34.
26. 2015 Sept. 16 — Ottawa Peace Festival, A Luta Continua, CKCU FM 93.1 — Iman Ibrahim interviewed by Dr. Qais Ghanem, 9-9:30 am. Interview starts at minute 5:30.
27. 2015 Sept. 16 — Peter Stockdale interviewed by Lindsey Barr founder of World-Changing Kids (WCK), and Metroland journalist projects coverage in Ottawa-South, Wellington, Nepean, ... 
28. 2016 Sept 18 — St. Joe’s Weekend Bulletin, St. Joseph's Parish  & Sanctuary, Ottawa, page 4.
29. 2016 Sept. 19 — New kids festival coming to Heatherington, Fairlea to break down barriers, MetroNews Canada.
30. 2016 Sept. 20 — Fairs, Animation and Oktoberfest: What to do this week, by  Kirstin E. Endemann, Ottawa Citizen -- It's also the UN International Day of Peace ...
31. 2016 Sept. 22 — "Annual Ottawa Peace Festival," Our Town, Ottawa Citizen, page C6 
32. 2016 Sept 21 —  "Click Here", CHUO FM 89.1, Mitchell Caplan radio show. 
33. 2016 Sept 21 — PeaceTech and the Syrian Conflict: What Canadians Are Doing, The SecDev Foundation.
34. Everything You Treasure: For a world free from nuclear weapons – Sept 29, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Community Updates, Events & Opportunities, Tobi Talks: Monthly musings from City Councillor Tobi Nussbaum.