The Group of 78 is saddened by the passing of Lois Wilson, one of G78’s “Originals”, on September 13, 2024, in Fredericton, NB. Lois was one of the 78 prominent Canadians who in 1981 signed an open letter to then Prime Minister P.E. Trudeau to urge progressive action on Canadian foreign policy, an initiative that led to the… Continue Reading Group of 78 Salutes Lois Wilson
Every day the headlines bring more disasters, fuelled by climate change: fires, floods, and hurricanes in Canada and around the world. Scientists say we are all heading for catastrophe but Governments are not acting as if it is a crisis. Many Canadians have suffered, this year alone, from forest fires in Alberta and British Columbia, flooding from torrential rains in Toronto and Quebec,… Continue Reading Building an exit ramp from”the highway to climate hell”
The PROGRAM for our 2024 conference Citizens Confront Climate Crisis is now live! Come check out the list of speakers and collaborators who are coming to share their strategies to inspire citizens to climate action. While you’re at it, make sure you REGISTER to join us for what promises to be an incredible symposium and opportunity to network… Continue Reading 2024 Conference Program and Registration now available
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Annual Policy Conference (Citizens Confront Climate Crisis) has found a venue for this important event. The conference will take place in the Cartier Suites Hotel at 80 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We thank you for your patience in waiting for registration information. It will be released early next week… Continue Reading 2024 Conference Venue Chosen!
We are pleased to offer our Report and Recommendations from our 2023 Conference, Preventing and Stopping Violence: Effective Actions to Curtail Conflict. The entire report can be found in the file below. Social media posts are forthcoming with condensed messages to share with policy-makers and civil society.
G78 is proud: two of our members, Ernie Regehr of Project Ploughshares and former senator and Canadian ambassador for disarmament, Douglas Roche were featured in today’s edition of the Globe and Mail’s Op-Ed section. Their letter calls out Canada’s failure to speak out against the proliferation of Nuclear weapons and to honour the Non-Proliferation Treaty. We encourage you… Continue Reading Two members published in Globe & Mail Op-ed
There’s no question that temperatures have been rising at a previously unheard-of rate lately. High temperatures exceeding 50 C in places like India are increasing all the time. And temperatures in the Americas are soaring. Right now, the Eastern part of Canada and the USA are sitting under a massive heat dome. Temperatures are expected to rise to… Continue Reading How to Survive Unnatural Heat
For those of you who may have missed the May 22 luncheon (virtual or in-person), the Group of 78 is pleased that Fergus Watt has offered to share his speaking notes from his recent talk about opportunities for reform of the United Nations. We hope that having access to this file will prove to be informative and useful… Continue Reading Fergus Watt Shares Speaking Notes
The Group of 78 has long been committed to creating space to encourage progressive dialog about the environment and survival. As part of that mandate, G78 is promoting the work of a ‘new’ organization – Seniors for Climate. TODAY at 6:30 PM Seniors For Climate is hosting a webinar to officially launch their Seniors Day of Climate Action.… Continue Reading Seniors for Climate Webinar TONIGHT