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Regular weekly & monthly events

Wednesday evenings: Understanding Totalitarianism

7pm to 8pm, every Wednesday. Audiobook club. 


Each week we’ll spend 5 minutes recapping prior sessions, listen to about 20 minutes of the audiobook, then spend 40 minutes discussing it. Sessions are one hour. No book is required. You’re welcome to speak, listen, or join at any point, even if you miss some weeks.


We’re living in a time of growing division. It’s becoming harder to talk openly, stay connected, or understand people with different views. This isn’t happening by accident. This group exists to start a conversation about why this is happening and what we can do about it. Words like totalitarianism, fascism, and authoritarianism are used a lot, often without much historical understanding. This group will focus on totalitarianism, using Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism to look at tactics used in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia—and how similar tactics show up today. Talking and debating ideas is essential to democracy. We hope you’ll join us. 


Organized by Susanne Hedley and Bill Kilpatrick.

Organizer's video invite

Friday morning cafés

Organized by the Trust. Friday mornings 10:00-12:30


Do you have an activity or idea you wish to introduce? No expertise required! We are experimenting together. Possibilities include art, crafts, meditation, body movement, play, creative expression, music, yoga, gardening...... Currently we are playing with art making.


Please join us in conversation and practices every Friday morning to connect with each other. Please email us (see below), leave a message at 613 332-3657, or show up!


We look forward to connecting and finding creative ways to be nourished.🌻

Every 3rd Tuesday Compassionate Communications

(aka NonViolent Communication) 

Learn to Communicate Without Blame, Shutdown, or Escalation.


Organized by the Trust. Time: 3:00 - 5:30pm


Do you ever walk away from a conversation thinking

  • “That’s not what I meant.”
  • “Why did that turn into an argument?”
  • “I didn’t feel heard - and neither did they.”

There is another way to communicate one that builds understanding instead of distance.


Compassionate Communication is:

  • Expressing ourselves clearly without blame or criticism
  • Listen beneath words to what really matters
  • Navigate conflict without losing connection

and so much more!


Please contact us via this link, leave a message on 613 332-3657.

Organizer's website

Every 3rd Thursday (March - July)Nonviolence resistance bookclub

Organized by the Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) and the Canadian Coalition for Nonviolence Resistance.


No registration needed (because Erin has already registered for all) , just turn up.


Kindly hosted at the peace museum Erin.

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Every 3rd Saturday NightSkye North

No cost


All welcome 


Open mic music


Very optional pot luck


Occasional art


Super informal


6pm-ish till late

One-time events

Seedy Saturday & Maple Syrup Festival

March 28, 2026

Book launch - Dementia Widow

April 2, 2026 -  2:30 - 4:00 p.m.


  

Fay Martin MSW, PhD will celebrate the availability of Dementia Widow in the Bancroft area with a public book event.


The event will offer attendees an opportunity to hear Martin read from the memoir, speak candidly about the realities of dementia caregiving, and engage in conversation about an experience that affects countless families yet is rarely discussed openly.

Author's website

Event organizers are responsible for all aspects of events. We do not charge local people or groups to use the space for non-commercial pro-peace activities. All organizers are expected to run events aligned with a culture of peace.

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Past events

Creating a Love Shrine

13th Jan 2026

'Twas a Sunny Day book launch

18th Nov 2025

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