Victoria Park – WR Nonviolence

Pictures from the 15th Annual WRNonviolence Day In The Park

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On Saturday, 20 July 2019 WR Nonviolence held the 15^th Annual Day In The Park. There were community group exhibitors, arts and crafts vendors, kids’ games, meditation and an area for reflection, a labyrinth, and performers all day long in the Gazebo. It was sunny and hot, and everyone had a good time!

People sitting beside the Gazebo (off-screen) watching a performance — Enjoying the performance

Looking through one tent from behind onto another across the path — Basic Income Waterloo Region in the foreground, Waterloo Federal Liberal Association in the background

Two people playing guitar in the Gazebo — The Boys and I (unplugged)

Two dancers in the Gazebo — Arisha School of Dance – Two Dancers

Two men playing guitar in the Gazebo — Bobcat Bartolo and the Liberation (unplugged)

Looking into the Amnesty International booth from the side, with visitors reading and signing petitions — Amnesty International Group Nine is busy

Two people standing in front of the Gazebo listening to the performers — Listening to concerts

People in the KW Animal Save booth — KW Animal Save

People at the Islamic Information Centre booth — Islamic Information Centre

People walking along the labryrinth rope with a sign on labyrinths to the left — Walking the Labyrinth

People dancing in front of the Gazebo while the Acoustic Steel Band performs — Acoustic Steel – Music to dance by

Kids playing with carnival toys in the Fun Zone while an adult supervises — In the Fun Zone

Two men staff the LibreStreets booth while visitors look at the material — LibreStreets gives away Free Culture

Two vendors at exhibit booths laden with crafts — Vendors Susan Wilmot with Critters and Pauline Finch selling Paulines Things

A tent with arts and crafts supplies, kids at the table, and adults behind — Arts and Crafts in the Fun Zone

A tent with a sign Carnival Games, with people walking in front — Carnival Games

people in front of the exhibit booth for Interfaith Grand River — Interfaith Grand River

Dance instructor in the foreground, with dance students behind, in the Gazebo — Arisha School of Dance

Children sitting on the steps to the Gazebo with drumsticks while their Dad looks on, with the Acoustic Steel Band in the background — Playing along with the Acoustic Steel Band

Bob Jonkman and Willem Jonkman at the Welcome Table — WRN DITP Volunteers at the Welcome Table; photo by the Rotary Club of Kitchener

People and canopies along the pathway — Exhibitors Alley

You can see more pictures from the 15th Annual Day In The Park in our Photo Gallery.

WR Nonviolence Day In The Park: Noon to 5:00pm, Saturday 20 July 2019

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Join us for the 15th Annual Nonviolence Day In The Park from Noon to 5:00pm on Saturday, 20 July 2019 on Roos Island on Victoria Park.

Come early at 11:30am and hear Bob Bortolo and the Liberation perform in the Gazebo as the exhibitors are setting up their information tables!

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Pictures from the 14th Day In The Park, Saturday 21 July 2018

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People at the Alliance Against Poverty booth — The Alliance Against Poverty booth

The KW Animal Save booth — The @KWAnimalSave booth

Two people holding We Are signs — We Are: United In Diversity and Peace Loving & Heart Centred

Matt Albrecht standing next to a sign — Matt Albrecht treats others the way he wants to be treated

People practicing Qi Gong in the grass — Qi Gong practitioners

Woman playing the Djembe drum — Playing the Djembe

The exhibition booth for Community Justice Initiatives — Community Justice Initiatives @AJustCommunity

People from the Acoustic Steel band playing in the gazebo — Acoustic Steel plays a Concert for Nonviolence

People reading a sign with an inspirational message — Reading an inspirational message

Person holding a We Are sign — We Are: United in Diversity

People practicing Qi Gong on the grass — Qi Gong exercises

People discussing nonviolence — Discussing Nonviolence

People in the Amnesty International booth — Amnesty International Group Nine

Children playing under a tent — Kids Activities

Children writing on signs for the We Are project — Making signs for *We Are*

The volunteers pose for a group photo — The DITP 2018 Volunteer Crew: Gary Jones, Matt Albrecht, Michael Chumakin, Yenny Stronge, Bob Jonkman, Willem Jonkman, and Daniel Nascimento in front

The WRGreens booth — Making buttons at the Waterloo Region Greens

Bob Jonkman playing the Djembe drum — Bob Jonkman takes a break for some drumming

People walking along the walkway, checking out the exhibitor booths on both sides — Checking out the exhibitors

Two performers playing the Steel Pan Drums — *Acoustic Steel* playing the Steel Pan Drums

People staring at their cell phones playing Pokemon — Pokemon Players!

People holding We Are signs — We Are: Family and Peacemakers

People standing in the booth for the Society of Ontario Freethinkers — The Society of Ontario Freethinkers

People in the gazebo playing drums — Drumming in the gazebo

People playing with the games in the Kids Area — Kids Games

Looking along the walkway with exhibitor booths on both sides — Exhibitor Walkway

The booth for Male Allies and SASCWR — Male Allies and the Sexual Assault Support Centre @SASCWR

People crossing the bridge to Roos Island — Crossing the bridge

People at the Sexual Assault Support Centre booth — Getting info on the Sexual Assault Support Centre

People in the Victoria Park gazebo playing Djembe drums — Drumming Circle

Five people holding signs — DITP 2018: We Are Role Models, Family, Peacemakers

People walking along the exhibitor booths — Walking along the exhibitor booths

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Everything new is old again

Bob Jonkman 6 July 2017

This isn’t exactly “news”, but very timely.

For @WRNonviolence Day in the Park on Jul 9 12-5 at #VictoriaPark , a #ThrowbackThursday @KitchLibrary #GSR image of bridge to Roos Island pic.twitter.com/pEAkEcOuED

— Karen Ball-Pyatt (@KPL_GSRHistory) July 6, 2017