Richard Sandbrook webinar now available
No need for FOMO now that the Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence webinar is available to be viewed on the Group of 78 YouTube channel. You can view it at the link below:
Banning Autonomous Weapons: We Need a Sixth CCW Protocol by 2027
“States should accept nothing less than an ambitious mandate to negotiate a protocol on autonomous weapons by the end of 2027.” That’s the rallying cry from the Future of Life Institute, a US-based think tank that works to steer transformative technologies, especially artificial intelligence, away from large-scale risks. In the run-up to the upcoming review conference in Geneva… Continue Reading Banning Autonomous Weapons: We Need a Sixth CCW Protocol by 2027
Can We Survive the Industrial Food Chain’s Solutions?
December 4, 2026 1 PM EST webinar with Pat Mooney, Jennifer Clapp, and Chris Huggins The global industrial food system is becoming more, rather than less, vulnerable despite increasingly sophisticated technologies. Although hunger and food insecurity remain severe, food corporations and some governments increasingly present artificial intelligence (AI), synthetic biology, and other digital technologies as solutions to a… Continue Reading Can We Survive the Industrial Food Chain’s Solutions?
Bob Rae’s Holtom Lecture: “We can’t only be for ourselves”
On November 3, 2026, the Honourable Bob Rae, formerly Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations and recently appointed Chair of the International Development Research Centre, gave the Edith Holtom Peace Lecture at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa to an overflowing audience. The title of his energizing talk was: What is the Direction for Canada post-Davos? Among other… Continue Reading Bob Rae’s Holtom Lecture: “We can’t only be for ourselves”
Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence with Richard Sandbrook
November 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET For Canada and other middle and smaller powers facing predatory super-powers, nonviolent defence (NVD) is a strategic concept whose time has arrived. The stench of imperial conquest is again in the air. How do middle and smaller powers defend themselves when the potential aggressor is a nearby superpower? That is Canada’s… Continue Reading Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence with Richard Sandbrook
Conference sessions now online
We are thankful for all those who joined us for what was a series of dynamic conversations relating to the current Architecture for Peace and what we envision a new/evolved Architecture for Peace could be. We appreciate all of the dialog that took place last weekend and that is continuing to ripple outward in our peace-centred communities. We… Continue Reading Conference sessions now online
November 3, 2026: Bob Rae on What Direction for Canada after Davos?
On the evening of November 3, 2026, the Honourable Bob Rae will give the Edith Holtom Peace Lecture at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. His topic will be: What Direction for Canada after Davos? Until recently Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae is the former Interim Leader of the federal Liberal Party and previously served… Continue Reading November 3, 2026: Bob Rae on What Direction for Canada after Davos?
Richard Sandbrook on Nonviolent Civil Defence: G78 Webinar on November 10, 2026
On November 10, 2026 at 1 pm Eastern, the Group of 78 will interview Richard Sandbrook about his new book entitled “The Citizens’ Guide to Nonviolent Defence: How Canadians Can Deter Invasion, Defeat Tyranny and Build Democracy.” Richard Sandbrook is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and Vice-President of Science for Peace. “The… Continue Reading Richard Sandbrook on Nonviolent Civil Defence: G78 Webinar on November 10, 2026
The Peace Train is Coming to Ottawa on October 29-31!
Peace Train Canada is a civil society organization working “to inspire our country to recommit to the ways of diplomacy and non-violent conflict resolution for enduring security and well-being at home and abroad.” The organization is urging the Government of Canada “to establish and fund a Centre of Excellence for Peace and Justice focused on research, education, and… Continue Reading The Peace Train is Coming to Ottawa on October 29-31!
Robin Collins: How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens
On October 1, 2026, Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament presented longtime disarmament activist Robin Collins with the 2026 CLND Annual Achievement Award. As part of this event, Robin gave the keynote lecture entitled How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens. The lecture examined three global threats—nuclear war, the Covid pandemic and the climate crisis—and “why commitment to our common… Continue Reading Robin Collins: How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens