KWIC Events

Join us for a workshop on how to Amplify and Advance Gender Equality Locally here in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. KWIC’s 2023 Amplifying Gender Equality (SDG 5) Locally project has engaged local community members in Community Conversations to learn more about the state of gender equality in Nogojiwanong. Using popular education, we will learn together with participants on how to amplify and achieve gender equality, including what is “gender equality”, what issues are most pressing in Nogojiwanong, what the barriers and gaps currently exist and what our local victories/resources. Weaved throughout, we will explore the United Nations SDG framework, with a focus on SDG 5 – Gender Equality, and make global to local connections.

March is Women's History Month. Join us on Thursday, March 16th from 12-1pm as we discuss the challenges and opportunities women face in agriculture with Emma Macdonald!

Emma Macdonald (she/her) graduated from Trent’s Sustainable Agriculture Program in 2016 and has been working in food and farming for the past decade. She currently runs the Trent Vegetable Gardens, a one-acre farm producing food for the Seasoned Spoon and community agencies, and teaches Farm Planning and Design at Durham College. Emma’s most passionate about providing agricultural education, building food literacy, and inspiring young people to participate in food production.

KWIC is a charitable organization that connects global issues to local initiatives. We create opportunities that can change how people understand the world and foster equitable and sustainable communities. We make change happen in three areas: Community Education, Youth and In Schools and Umbrella Support for Small and Emerging Projects.

Please register on Eventbrite. The Zoom link and conservation prompts will be sent to participants in advance.

What are KWIC Conversations?

KWIC Conversations are an opportunity for students and community members to come together for thoughtful and interactive conversations on timely topics and how we are experiencing what's happening in the world.

Questions? Send us an email at resources@kwic.info.

We hope to see you there!

This year's International Women's Day theme is Embrace Equity in Nogojiwanong/ Peterborough and will be observed in two parts.

You can register for the downtown rally on March 8th here.

The second event will be a hybrid community event, exploring Diverse Youth Voices in Leadership. Doors open at 5:30 pm and will feature an acoustic set by Shannon Roszell, followed by the Ragin' Grannies. There will also be a banner-making activity led by Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle. The event will run from 6:00 until 8:00 PM EST. 

Featuring guest speaker: Cheyenne Sundance! Cheyenne is the owner/executive director of Sundance Harvest and a full-time farmer of a three-location farm spanning three acres in south western Ontario. Her CSA is produced by over 20 farmers who she directly and closely mentors. Cheyenne Sundance started her farm in 2019 due to a lack of awareness of fair pay and discussion on a diversity of concerns of equality in agriculture from the worker, youth, Black and women’s lens. She is the inaugural president of the National Farmers Union Black, Indigenous and People of Colour caucus. She has also successfully started up the Sundance Harvest Black Business and Farm sister incubator program and its sister - which is fully subsidized for new Black farmers. Cheyenne has no previous farming or educational experience as she left high school. Cheyenne has never worked on a farm before starting Sundance Harvest at 22. She has true working-class roots and a deep interest in workers' rights, community land trusts, and the idea of the commons for the betterment of all.

We also express gratitude that Janet McCue, Anne Taylor, and Sarah Lewis will be attending and sharing with us. We also appreciate Simone Zhu of the BIPOC Growers Collective for acting as moderator for the Q+A portion of the event. 

“Sarah Lewis (she/her) is an Anishnaabe Kwe (Ojibwe/Cree) spoken word artist, activist, musician, community organizer and mother. She has ancestral roots in Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario as well as Pukatawagon, Manitoba. She was appointed as Peterborough’s inaugural Poet Laureate in 2021 and has been featured on CBC Arts, Global News, and stages across the world.

Sarah utilizes poetry as an act of resistance, giving voice to the resurgence of Indigenous communities and how Indigenous people are reclaiming their identities, culture, strength and sovereignty. She encourages other aspiring poets to speak their truth, and to envision a decolonial society where sexism, the patriarchy, capitalism and racism do not exist.”

Deepest thanks to our community partners for their generous support including the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan- Peterborough Chapter, Champlain College, Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough, Diverse Nature Collective, Fleming College, Green Up, Lady Eaton College, New Canadians Centre, OPIRG Peterborough, Professor Stephen Hill, Soroptimist International- Peterborough, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Society (SAFSS), The Centre for Women and Trans People, The Seasoned Spoon, Trent Oxfam, Trent University Department of Gender and Social Justice, Trent University School of the Environment, and Trent WUSC- SRP.

This year's International Women's Day theme is Embrace Equity in Nogojiwanong/ Peterborough and will be observed in two parts, the first being the rally. On Wednesday, March 8th (International Women's Day) we will be hosting a rally from noon-1 pm starting downtown at Peterborough Square Courtyard and will make our way down to Confederation Park, across from City Hall.

Please keep in mind that we will be walking on the sidewalks only and have not invited a police presence.

Once we reach City Hall, Town Ward City Councillor Joy Lachica will speak, along with local poet Emily Quarry who has agreed to do a short reading.

Deepest thanks to our community partners for their generous support including the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan- Peterborough Chapter, Champlain College, Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough, Diverse Nature Collective, Fleming College, Lady Eaton College, New Canadians Centre, OPIRG Peterborough, Professor Stephen Hill, Soroptimist International- Peterborough, The Centre for Women and Trans People, The Seasoned Spoon, Trent Oxfam, Trent University School of the Environment, and Trent WUSC- SRP.

UPDATE: This KWIC Conversation is now online!

Join us on Zoom Thursday, March 2nd from 12-1pm as we discuss the importance of wildlife conservation in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough and the Kawarthas with Griffyn and Olivia from SER-TU in honour of World Wildlife Day!

The Society for Ecological Restoration - Trent University (SER-TU) is a club at Trent University that aims to provide students with fun and engaging opportunities to gain experience and work on restoration projects.

KWIC is a charitable organization that connects global issues to local initiatives. We create opportunities that can change how people understand the world and foster equitable and sustainable communities. We make change happen in three areas: Community Education, Youth and In Schools and Umbrella Support for Small and Emerging Projects.

More information on World Wildlife Day: https://wildlifeday.org/en

Please register on Eventbrite. The Zoom link and conversation prompts will be sent to participants in advance.

What are KWIC Conversations?

KWIC Conversations are an opportunity for students and community members to come together for thoughtful and interactive conversations on timely topics and how we are experiencing what's happening in the world.

Questions? Send us an email at resources@kwic.info.

We hope to see you there!

Join us for a conversation between students and student leaders, as we head into Black History Month. The goal is to have mediated but open conversations about hard topics. This time we'll welcome a special guest, Chúk Odenigbo, a researcher and activist in climate justice and equity with a lens of anti-racism and ancestral accountability. 

Discussion topic: How do Trent leaders (students and staff) who are not Black best lift up and support Black student leaders in a month of intense event planning? What kind of help is the best kind of help? How can they continue to support Black students and community members on campus, beyond February?

NEW DATE: The KWIC E.Y.E: Centre for Education | Youth | Environment Winter Open House will be happening in person on Thursday,  February 9th from 11am to 2pm.

Drop by ESC B101 at TrentU for a cup of warm cider and conversation about world issues, social justice, climate change and Indigenous issues and to connect with our umbrella groups!

We hope to see you there!

An informal discussion with Chiapas-based Afrozoque activist Semblance Concepción Suárez Aguilar, answering the question: "What impact has the increased paramilitary violence in Chiapas had on Indigenous communities, especially women?"

Moderated by Executive Director Sam Rockbrune, we invite community members to join Kawartha World Issues Centre for "Defendiendo La Vida" a solidarity event amplifying the experiences of Indigenous activists.

Semblance Concepción Suárez Aguilar is an Afrozoque woman from Chiapas. Acting as the Coordinator of the Nantik Meche organization, Aguilar is an educator and popular communicator. Her political practice and social research work has focused on the construction of indigenous women's rights from their own cultures.

UPDATE: This event has been postponed to November 29th.

November is Women Abuse Awareness Month. Join us from 2-3pm on November 29th as we discuss structural and societal causes of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), intersectionality and human trafficking locally with the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC).

This event will be held online. A Zoom link will be sent out in advance.

Registration is required. Please register on Eventbrite.

What are KWIC Conversations?

KWIC Conversations are an opportunity for students and community members to come together for thoughtful and interactive conversations on timely topics and how we are experiencing what's happening in the world.

Questions? Send us an email at resources@kwic.info.

We hope to see you there!

Discuss how climate change and gender intersect; Learn about local and global initiatives that aim to address menstrual-related inequalities; Gain hand-sewing skills while making reusable pads. 

Email ev@kwic.info for the Zoom link, or to claim a sewing kit. 

Pay What you Can, with all participation fees being donated to a global grassroots organization.