Event |
Date |
Location |
United Nations Small Arms Review Conference
Million Faces Petition goals achieved — Thank you! |
June 26/06 - July 7/06 |
New York, USA |
Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton
18 photos were collected for the Million Faces Petition. |
June 11/06 |
Fredericton, NB |
St. Jerome's Chapel Peace and Justice Committee
Registering faces for the Million Faces Petition at services on
June 10-11/06 |
June 10-11/06 |
Waterloo, ON |
St. Mark's United Church, Dundas, Ontario
Special service focused on the Small Arms Campaign. 38 pictures collected for the Million Faces Campaign. |
June 11/06 |
Dundas, ON |
Sunrise of Oakville: Sunrise Senior Living
Some forty members of this community signed a letter to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Foreign Affairs calling for stronger gun control. |
June 1/06 |
Oakville, ON |
All Saints Anglican Church, Westboro, ON
Contributed 62 faces to the Million Faces Campaign. |
June 06 |
Westboro. ON |
Fonthill United Church
Contributed 24 faces to the Million Faces Campaign. |
June 06 |
Fonthill, ON |
Parkdale United Church, Calgary, Alberta
Information on the small arms crisis and a letter to send to the Prime Minister in response was distributed to the congregation. |
May 28/06 |
Calgary, AB |
First Mennonite Church
Colin Read, the Ploughshares Board member from the Canadian Unitarian Council, spoke on small arms and collected 58 Million Faces pictures. |
May 28/06 |
Kitchener, ON |
Montreal and Ottawa Conference, United Church of Canada
Ottawa Ploughshares members Ruth Loomer and Jordan Bishop registered 32 faces at this UCC regional conference. |
May 27/06 |
Montreal, QC |
Conrad Grebel University College Community Dinner
Colin Read, the Ploughshares Board member from the Canadian Unitarian Council, spoke on small arms and collect Million Faces pictures. |
May 17/06 |
Waterloo, ON |
MacKay United Church, Ottawa, ON
Registered 61 faces for the Campaign. |
May 14/06 |
Ottawa, ON |
2nd Annual Non-Violence Festival
Ploughshares staff werel on hand to speak with a receptive crowd and registered 34 faces. |
May 13/06 |
Waterloo, ON |
Religious Society of Friends, Victoria Monthly Meeting
Wrote a letter to the Prime Minister calling for Canada's leadership in small arms. |
May 10/06 |
Victoria, BC |
Parkdale United Church, Calgary, Alberta
The Council of Parkdale United Church passed a resolution on Small Arms which has been sent to the Prime Minister |
May 3/06 |
Calgary, AB |
First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
Registered 264 faces for the Million Faces Campaign. |
May 06 |
Ottawa, ON |
Ploughshares Calgary
Tracey Pickup, with Ploughshares Calgary, sent in 63 Million Faces pictures. |
May 06 |
Calgary, AB |
| Canadian Institute of International Affairs High School Conference 2006 "Addresing Global Inequality" York University , Toronto. 6 faces registered. |
May 2/06 |
Toronto, ON |
Hamilton Presbytery, United Church of Canada
Presentation and planning meeting for the Hamilton Presbytery with Ploughshares staff. 12 faces registered. |
Apr 29/06 |
Hamilton, ON |
United Church of Canada Events, Montreal and Ottawa
18 faces registered for the Million Faces petition. |
Apr 22/06 |
Montreal & Ottawa, ON |
United Church of Canada, Ottawa Presbytery
54 faces registered for the Million Faces petition. |
Apr11/06 |
Ottawa, ON |
St. Matthew-Wesley United Church Session
Wrote to the Prime Minister advocating that the government support strengthened arms controls including the Arms Trade Treaty and address the underlying causes that make people take up arms.
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Apr 10/06 |
North Sydney, NS |
Education, Action and Advocacy Group, Sackville, NB
Wrote to the Prime Minister with concerns about the small arms crisis and asked that Canada assume leadership role in working for global controls. |
Apr 9/06 |
Sackville, NB |
United Church of Canada, Swift Current, SK
69 faces registered for the petition. |
Apr 2/06 |
Swift Current, SK |
Wilfrid Laurier University
Global Studies Class presentation. |
Mar 23/06 |
Waterloo, ON |
Project Ploughshares Calgary
Small Arms Campaign meeting
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Mar 22/06 |
Calgary, AB |
Unitarian Church of Montreal and World Conference on Religion and Peace, Montreal
84 faces registered for the campaign by Unitarians at these two venues. |
Mar 06 |
Montréal, QC |
City View United Church
Small arms event with Ploughshares Ottawa. Forty faces registered. |
Mar 06 |
Ottawa, ON |
Stirling Mennonite Church
Small arms event with Colin Read. 42 people registered for the petition. |
Mar 06 |
Kitchener, ON |
United Church of Canada, Moose Jaw, SK and region
19 faces registered for the petition. |
Feb 25/06 |
Moose Jaw, SK and region |
St.John's United Church, Stratford, Ontario
Ploughshares staff led a session on the small arms campaign with an energetic adult discussion group. 6 faces registered. |
Feb 19/06 |
Stratford, ON |
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
Regional Youth Retreats over two weekends. Ploughshares staff led sessions on the campaign and registered 85 people for the Petition. |
Feb 3/06
Feb 10/06 |
Paris, ON |
Trinity - St. Paul's United Church, Toronto
Small arms event held to focus on the campaign and the actions that people can take. 36 people registered for the Million Faces Petition. |
Jan 29/06 |
Toronto, ON |
First Unitarian Congretation, Waterloo
Annual Social Justice Coffee House. Colin Read, the Ploughshares Board member from the Canadian Unitarian Council, registered 38 people for the Million Faces Petition. |
Jan 27/06 |
Waterloo, ON |
Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Catharines
Vigil commemorating Human Rights Day. Seven faces were registered for the Million Faces Petition. |
Dec 11/05 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Conrad Grebel University College Grade 11 Peace Day
Ploughshares presented a workshop on the campaign to Grade 11 students from Mennonite high schools in Ontario and registered 65 pictures for the Million Faces Petition. |
Dec 5/05 |
Waterloo,ON |
World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) Canada
The National Board of WCRP Canada sent a letter to the Prime Minister to express its concern over the "untold suffering caused by the presence of small arms in our world." Canada was encouraged to take a leading role in the effort to control small arms. |
Nov16/05 |
Ottawa, ON |
Niagara Christian Collegiate Workshop
Timothy Healey from the Ploughshares Niagara local group, conducted a workshop on the campaign for a group of Grade 11s and 12s at the collegiate. |
Nov11/05 |
Fort Erie, ON |
Children’s International Summer Villages Meeting
Ploughshares staff presented the campaign to some 40 adults and youth. Six people registered their faces for the Million Faces Petition.
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Nov11/05 |
Kitchener, ON |
Waterloo Public Interest Research Group Meeting
WPIRG hosted this event for university students and Ploughshares staff spoke about the campaign. 15 people registered their face for the Million Faces Petition.
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Oct 27/05 |
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON |
Lord of War Film Event
Ploughshares partnered with Princess Twin Cinemas to present this film which highlights the problems caused by the lack of controls on the arms trade and arms dealers. Over 450 people attended the movie and were given information about Ploughshares and the campaign. 50 people registered their face for the Million Faces Petition.
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Oct 14/05 - 29/05 |
Waterloo, ON |
Brock University Student Awareness Day
Ploughshares Niagara, represented by Timothy Healey, joined with OPIRG-Brock to present information on the campaign. Six pictures were registered for the Million Faces petition. |
Oct 2/05 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Bury the Dead Drama Event
A dramatic reading of Irwin Shaw’s antiwar play Bury the Dead was staged by a local drama group. Ploughshares had a display on the campaign and registered 12 faces for the Million Faces petition.
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Sept 18/05 |
Kitchener, ON |
Current River United Church
The Council of Current River United Church sent a letter to their MP to underline the United Church of Canada’s desire for stronger Canadian small arms control. |
May 31/05 |
Thunder Bay, ON |
The Art of Peace Festival
The City of St. Catharines, the St. Catharines and Area Arts Council, and Project Ploughshares Niagara collaborated to organize this day-long festival. Ploughshares staff spoke about the campaign and over 80 faces were registered for the Million Faces Petition. |
June 18/05 |
St. Catharines, ON |
Saskatchewan Conference of The United Church of Canada
Over 380 people attended the 8th Annual Saskatchewan Conference and 206 participants registered their faces for the Million Faces Petition. |
May 26-29/05 |
Arcola, SK |
Canadian Unitarian Council’s Annual Conference and Meeting
Ploughshares staff led a workshop to introduce the campaign and registered 111 faces for the Million Faces Petition. |
May 20-23/05 |
Hamilton, ON |
Kitchener-Waterloo Humanist Movement Nonviolence Fair
Ploughshares staff collected photos for the Million Faces Petition and spoke with people at the event about Ploughshares work. |
May 15/05 |
Waterloo, ON |
