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Event Name: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal Inaugural Presentation Ceremony
Date: 10:00 AM, September 6th, 2000
Organization: National Defence
Event Location: Canadian Peacekeeping Monument
Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Brief Description:  
Contact Person:   Tel:  
Web Site: http://www.dnd.ca E-mail:  
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Event Name:

CONFERENCE ON WAR AFFECTED CHILDREN

Date:

SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2000

Organization:

CHILDREN AS PEACEBUILDERS

Event Location:

Winnipeg, Canada

Brief Description:

As the first global, ministerial-level gathering on the issues faced by war-affected children, the Winnipeg conference aims to galvanize the international community to re-focus its collective and individual actions in support of war-affected children. The conference will bring together war-affected and interested governments, UN agencies, international organizations, youth, researchers, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. This conference promises to be an important policy and programming event.

Contact Person:

Linda Dale

Tel:

(613) 565-7161

Web Site:

 

E-mail:

ldale@web.ca

For further information, contact:

FAX (613) 237-4333

Event Name:

Public Gathering to spread the United Nation's Culture of Peace in Hamilton

Date:

September 20, 2000

Organization:

The Hamilton Community for a Culture of Peace

Event Location:

Hamilton, Ontario

Brief Description:

On Wednesday September 20th at 7:30 p.m., at the First Unitarian Church there will be two speakers, Peter Evans and Joy Warner. They will be presenting an information session on building a Culture of Peace in Hamilton. Please pick your own area of interest such as: Education; Ecology; Youth; Outreach; Women; Faith; Business; Community Relations; Rejecting Violence; Etc.

Contact Person:

 

Tel:

(905) 523-0355

Web Site:

http://www.hwcn.org/link/cpd/

E-mail:

cpd@hwcn.org

For further information, contact:

E-mail: cpd@hwcn.org Fax (905) 523-8794 Phone: (905) 523-0355 Or mail to 52 North Oval, Hamilton, Ont. L8S 3Y8.

Event Name:

Fire Keepers Gathering 2000

Date:

September 22-24th, 2000

Organization:

The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth

Event Location:

Holiday Inn Downtown Calgary

Brief Description:

This three day conference will focus on youth empowerment with national and international speakers and dignitaries showcasing aboriginal youth achievements, business, arts & culture plus an info fair session and aboriginal entertainment.
Open to all aboriginal young people 12 to 29 years old. Proud partners include the City of Calgary, The Calgary Foundation, Bank of Montreal, and Alberta Centre for Ethics.
Donn Lovett and Edmund A. Oliverio, United Nations Association of Canada, will coordinate delegates in signing the MANIFESTO 2000 for the UN International Year for the Culture of Peace.

Contact Person:

Harold Blondeau

Tel:

(403) 268-5130

Web Site:

http://www.usay.homepage.com

E-mail:

usay1@hotmail.com

For further information, contact:

Fax: (403) 268-8107
Event Name: "The Art of Living in Peace"
Date: September 22nd-24th, 2000
Organization: Heritage Hill Learning Centre
Event Location: #11246 Highway 1, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Brief Description: David Keith of Britain's Peace Network. Provides training which assists the participants to rekindle peace with ourselves, with others and with nature.
Contact Person: Madeline Taylor Tel: 902 542-9565
Web Site: http://heritagehill.hypermart.net/page3_events.html E-mail: heritagehill@mail.com
For further information, contact:

Fax: 902 542-1740
Event Name: Mahatma Gandhi Peace Festival
Date: September 30, 2000
Organization: Mahatma Gandhi Peace Festival
Event Location: Hamilton City Hall, Hamilton, Ontario
Brief Description: The purpose of the Gandhi Peace Festival is to promote the values of nonviolence, peace and social justice; and to provide a celebratory occasion for various peace and human rights groups within the local community to engage in dialogue. he Festival features a few public talks, free food, free live entertainment, and culminates in a peaceful walk throughout the Hamilton downtown core. Many members of the local Indo-Canadian community, as well as numerous local peace groups and cultural organizations are involved in this event. Our keynote speaker for this year's Festival, Dr. Johan Galtung, Distinguished Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Hawaii and the University of Tromso (Norway), will speak about the contemporary relevance of Gandhi's thoughts and practice, as we enter the new millennium.
Contact Person: Dr. Rama S. Singh Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext. 24378
Web Site:   E-mail:  
For further information, contact:

Dr. Rama S. Singh, Department of Biology, Life Science Building 540, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA L8S 4K1, Fax: (905) 522-6066

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