The Group of 78, in collaboration with the G20 Interfaith Forum and the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, invites you to take part in our webinar on Thursday, February 13 at 2:00 PM EST, 11:00 AM PST, and 9:00 HST as we discuss the possibility to reduce or eliminate the nuclear threat in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The webinar… Continue Reading The Nuclear Threat in Conflict Between Ukraine and Russia
In case you missed this webinar with Peter Larson and Reuven Schultz, here’s your chance to view two astute panelists as they discuss pathways to peace in Palestine and Israel.
Join the Group of 78 on January 13, 2025, at 1 PM as speakers Peter Larson (OFIP) and Reuven Shultz (CFPN) discuss Canada’s potential role in making and keeping peace in the Israel/Palestine Conflict. Peter Larson is the Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel/Palestine (OFIP), a Canadian human rights organization focussing on the Middle East. His professional career included periods… Continue Reading What is Canada’s Role in Peacekeeping in the Israel/Palestine Conflict?
In case you missed it on Wednesday (either due to snow or simply the busyness of the season) the webinar with Adam Sneyd and Ruby Dagher was one you don’t want to ignore. They discussed the ideals of the SDG’s and the contradictions and conflicts that exist within the governing body. Enjoy!
By Bruce Campbell (published November 28, 2024 at https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cop29-was-a-missed-opportunity-in-escalating-climate-crisis/) Shared under a CC licence. Canada had some good words to say at the global climate conference—but its actions don’t back them up The COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, wrapped up last weekend. COP or Conference of the Parties, brings together countries which have ratified the 1992 United… Continue Reading COP29 was a missed opportunity in escalating climate crisis
We have just received an email from our partners at the Canadian Pugwash Group, the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, and Project Ploughshares who recently convened an expert Roundtable on “Nuclear Disarmament in Times of Unprecedented Risk” in response to rapidly escalating nuclear threats. The convening organizations share the profound conviction… Continue Reading Support Nuclear Disarmament
As UNWRA has been unable to provide much-needed humanitarian and social service support to the people of Gaza and the West Bank, the Executive Committee of the Group of 78 has sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Joly addressing this issue and urging Canada to continue to support UNWRA.
Luncheon December 4, 2024, 12-2 PM at New Desi Zaiqa, or virtual 1-2 PM EDT Join us for an insightful luncheon/webinar as we discuss bias within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) with Adam Sneyd and Ruby Dagher. The UN SDGs were heralded as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that… Continue Reading The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Hidden Politics and How to Hold the UN Accountable
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Webinar 2 PM ET Inequality between the world’s richest and poorest people has been growing for five decades. Whether these disparities refer to the incomes of individuals or their assets, there is mounting evidence that economic inequality is increasing, and doing so at a quickening pace. Hundreds of millions of people live precariously in… Continue Reading Webinar: The Growing Inequality Crisis & the Call for Global Tax Reform