Nick Petten » Events

The Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands

npetten — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:03:26 +0000

I was honoured and privileged to have attended a special event at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto for an advanced screening of a new documentary by filmmaker Niobe Thompson and environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki. The film is called The Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands which will be featured in [...]

UNESCO Global Forum

npetten — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:58:27 +0000

The second Global Forum on the Power of Peace, 28-30 October 2009 was a timely occasion to build on past discussions, collaborations and activities. Within the context of difficult economic times and rapidly changing social realities, the place and efficacy of a Power of Peace Network can be reassessed.

To [...]

Time for Change, Volunteering Redefined

npetten — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:48:16 +0000

Time for Change aims to expand the concept of volunteering to include applying technical and professional skills.

Taking Effective Policy Action

npetten — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:03:22 +0000

I recently attended a forum called, Taking Effective Action. The forum was part of Opportunities Waterloo Region‘s Community Conversations Series. The forum gave some practical advise to develop a toolkit of steps to impact policy change. The presenter was Nancy Dubois. Nancy has been a consultant with The Health Communications Unit [...]

Peace Day at UW

npetten — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:47:58 +0000

In 1981, a United Nations resolution was passed to celebrate an International Day of Peace and to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. In 2002, the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace.

To celebrate this day, I organized an event [...]