Celebrating UN International Day of Peace at Saint Mary's

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed worldwide on September 21. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace. Achieving true peace requires that all of the societies and their members feel as though they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race.

The 2022 theme for the International Day of Peace is “End racism. Build peace.” Saint Mary’s University invites students, faculty and the community to work towards a world without racism or racial discrimination. We hope to see a world of peace, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Several units on campus worked together to prepare events to mark this day. See the list below for events and resources.

Poetry and Peace

Kimberly M. King, RSCJ, Director of Barat Spirituality Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.   

Patrick Power Library 
Room LI135 
9:30–10:30 a.m. 

Join Kimberly M. King, RSCJ, Director of Barat Spirituality Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her keen passion for language and its possibilities makes her a translator, as well as a writer of the blog of poetry and essays for the last fifteen years. At one time a teacher of literature and religion as well as being a librarian, Kim has also recently hosted the podcast For the Sake Of.

Progress and Possibilities for Peace: 
Youth perspectives from Northern Ireland to Nova Scotia and beyond

Presented by Peaceful Schools International 
Virtual Conference 
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. 

Register at: psiconferences@gmail.com 

 

Making Peace

Atrium 340 
2:30–4 p.m. 

Join us for this panel discussion about how we all have a role to play in fostering peace. Moderated by Dr. Rohini Bannerjee and featuring guests: 

  • Dr. Catherine Baillie Abidi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Study at Mount Saint Vincent University with over 20 years of peacebuilding, violence prevention, and humanitarian experience. 

  • Shahrzad, a graduate student from Iran in the Faculty of Education at Saint Mary’s University, certified meditation teacher and reiki specialist. 

  • Renée Babin, Saint Mary’s University alumni and an MPA/JD candidate at Dalhousie University, is actively involved in entrepreneurship with the aspiration to spread knowledge and provide equitable practices. 

Film screening: Peace by Chocolate
Scotiabank Theatre 
6:30 p.m. 

Based on Tareq Hadad family’s true story, Jonathan Keijser’s narrative feature debut encompasses the themes of immigration, refugees from a war-torn country, the power of food to bring people together and the “Canadian Dream” of growing a small business, one PEACE of chocolate at a time.  

Trailer: https://peacebychocolate.ca/blogs/news/our-movie-trailer-officially-released