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SUMMARY:How can Canada regain its reputation as a world leader on caring and safe communities?
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nIrvin Waller\n \nHow can Canada regain its reputation as a world leader on caring and safe communities? (PDF)\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 29\, 2018 \n 12:00 p.m.\n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org  613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday May 25\, 2018 by 12:00 pm \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nIndividuals who do not cancel their reservations at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOnline Registration \n  \nCanada and world leaders committed to reducing violence against women and street violence when they endorsed the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. Scientific evidence has identified how violence prevention can be both effective and cost effective. “Upstream” prevention is focused on youth outreach\, mentoring for jobs and in sports\, positive parenting\, life skills curricula and other proven programs   Pioneering cities such as Glasgow in Scotland reduced street violence by 50% within three years of implementing a citywide plan. \nCanada has failed to demonstrate leadership in crime prevention. Compared to other G7 countries than the USA\, Canada has a rate of homicide double their average and the homicide rate for Indigenous People is seven times that of non-Indigenous. Overseas\, rapid increases in aid expenditures on policing\, poorly trained and paid\, is still common and not matched by equivalent targeted social investments. \n  \nIrvin Waller has won international awards for his groundbreaking work in criminology. He is the founding executive director of the UN-affiliated International Centre for Prevention of Crime.  He has advised the governments of more than 50 countries around the world. His recent publication on Smarter Crime Control is a guide on how to invest in effective crime prevention.  It is the third in a trilogy of books on crime victim rights and humane crime policies published in the USA and translated into Chinese\, Spanish and other languages. He is retiring this year as Full Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and as President of the International Organization for Victim Assistance in order to dedicate more time in Canada and internationally to the crime prevention agenda \n  \nwww.irvinwaller.org | @IrvinWaller  \n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/syrian-refugees-no-relief-in-sight-3/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:Making Sense of the Russia Trump Media Circus
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nMaking Sense of the Russia Trump Media Circus\nFeaturing: Manfred Bienefeld\n \n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 6\, 2018 \n 12:00 p.m.\n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n PDF \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org  613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday Nov 2\, 2018 by 12:00 pm \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nIndividuals who do not cancel their reservations at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOnline Registration \n  \nAccording to the endlessly repeated official “line”\, western powers are fully justified in waging economic and diplomatic war on all things Russian because it: has egregiously flouted international law (Crimea); lent active military support to a brutal dictator (Assad); violated the sovereignty of other countries by attacking people it considers “enemies” inside their borders (Skripal); and is actively seeking to sow dissention and influence elections in the US and elsewhere (the DNC hack). But even if all the above charges were accepted at face value\, are Russia’s alleged transgressions so disproportionately more serious than those of other international actors\, to justify this western hostility? After examining the available evidence\, Prof. Bienefeld will argue that any Canadian truly concerned with creating a world in which international law will play a significant and effective role in protecting sovereign nations from hostile diplomatic\, financial\, informational or military interventions in their internal affairs\, should focus on opposing the increasingly provocative and dangerous policies of NATO and its main western supporters\, especially the U.S. and Canada. \nManfred Bienefeld is Professor Emeritus at Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration. Having taught\, published and lectured widely on the political economy of international development his work has long focused on the key Keynesian insight that relatively unrestrained international capital flows would erode the capacity of nation states to manage their economies in response to their citizens’ needs and priorities and that this would eventually recreate the political\, social and economic turmoil of the 1920s. And based on this insight he argued in a 1994 paper that dreams of a peace dividend would remain unfulfilled because\, instead of moving into a multi-polar world\, we were moving into a dangerous unipolar world in which the sole superpower was determined to universalize an indefensible and ultimately unsustainable neoliberal economic model. \n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/making-sense-of-the-russia-trump-media-circus/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181127T120000
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SUMMARY:The Division of America: Looking ahead after the 2018 Midterm Elections
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nSarah Goldfeder\nThe Division of America- Looking ahead after the 2018 Midterm Elections (PDF)\n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 27\, 2018 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org  613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, November 23\, 2018 by 12:00 pm \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n(preferred)\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit at the door):\n3) Online \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nIn all likelihood\, the Democrats will retake the House of Representatives in the November 6th elections. That will set the stage for an even more divisive atmosphere in Washington\, as the Democrats will now be empowered to pass legislation in Congress that reflects their values and concerns. Will the 116th Congress look to heal wounds and find ways to build bridges or will it further entrench the two tribes? What will be the impact on Canada? For the global rules of order? \n  \nSarah Goldfeder is a Principal at the Earnscliffe Strategy Group in Ottawa and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She provides high-level insight on the inner workings of the U.S. and Canadian governments\, including how they work together on important issues. With 15 years of experience in the U.S. federal government\, Sarah most recently served as Special Assistant to two U.S. Ambassadors to Canada\, fostering bilateral relationships at the most senior levels. Her understanding of the interplay between state and federal governments complements her service within the U.S. federal bureaucracy. She has expertise in a wide range of policy issues\, which has enabled her to provide practical short and long-term advice on managing the economic\, cultural and political dynamics in North America.
URL:https://group78.org/event/27-nov-luncheon/
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SUMMARY:Bolsonaro in Power:  The Why\, The Ugly\, and The Foggy
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nJean Daudelin\nBolsonaro in Power: The Why\, The Ugly\, and The Foggy (PDF)\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 29\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org  613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, January 25\, 2018 by 12:00 pm \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n(preferred)\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit at the door):\n3) Online \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOutline: \nJair Bolsonaro was sworn in as President of Brazil on January 1st. An ultra-conservative\, bitter\, prejudiced and verbally aggressive admirer of Brazil’s military regime\, he had been on the political and ideological fringe for more than two decades but now finds himself as the head of one of the world’s largest countries\, whether by territory\, population or the economy. His election\, last October\, was met the world over by shrill warnings of fascism and hair-raising comparisons with the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte\, and Chile’s Augusto Pinochet—whom he praised during the campaign. \nIt remains very early to venture predictions about the likely implications of Bolsonaro’s election. A tentative picture can nonetheless be drawn\, building on an analysis of the forces that took Bolsonaro to power\, of the composition of his cabinet\, of congressional caucuses and coalitions\, of the current dynamics at the Supreme Court and in the armed forces\, and of the noise coming from the state governors who were also sworn in on January 1st. \nSpeaker: \nJean Daudelin is Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. He has been studying Brazil since the 1980s\, was visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo and is a Research Associate at the Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Políticas de Segurança\, at the Federal University of Pernambuco\, in Recife. With José Luiz Ratton\, he has just published Illegal Markets\, Violence\, and Inequality\, Evidence From a Brazilian Metropolis (Palgrave\, 2018).
URL:https://group78.org/event/29-jan-2019-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190226T120000
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SUMMARY:Feb 26\, Luncheon Speaker Series - Canada's "Illusory Foreign Policy": How Canada Addresses the World\, One Gesture at a Time
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nAndrew Cohen\nCanada’s “Illusory Foreign Policy”: How Canada Addresses the World\, One Gesture at a Time (PDF) \n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 26\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org  613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, February 22\, 2019 \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n(preferred)\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit at the door):\n3) Online \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nAndrew Cohen is an author\, columnist\, broadcaster\, and professor of journalism at Carleton University. He teaches courses on Canada and the United States\, Canada and the World\, and analytical writing. \nIn a career of 40 years\, he has written for The Globe and Mail\, The New York Times\, Foreign Affairs\, United Press International\, Time\, CNN.com\, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\, among other publications. \nHe has won two National Newspaper Awards and three National Magazine Awards and been awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. He writes a weekly column for The Ottawa Citizen and appears as a commentator on CTV News Channel on U.S. politics. \nHis seven books cover subjects ranging from Canada’s constitutional politics to national character to Arctic exploration. His study of Canadian foreign policy — While Canada Slept: How We Lost Our Place in the World — was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. \nA native of Montreal\, Professor Cohen went to McGill University\, Carleton University and the University of Cambridge. He has degrees in political science\, journalism and international relations. \nHe was correspondent and columnist for The Globe and Mail in Washington\, where he recently returned as a Fulbright Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
URL:https://group78.org/event/29-jan-2019-luncheon-2/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190326T120000
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SUMMARY:March 26\, Luncheon Speaker Series - Can Canada Do More for Refugees?
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nJean-Nicolas Beuze\nCan Canada Do more for Refugees? (PDF) \n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 26\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org  613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, March 22\, 2019 \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOutline \nWith some 25 million refugees – a record since WWII – on top of which one should add more than 40 million internally displaced\, and some 250 million migrants\, human mobility has become a major topic of discussion. While the overwhelming majority of those forcibly displaced will remain in the developing world where new partnerships with the private sector or international financial institutions are making us revisit the paradigms of international aid\, Western countries have been prone to populist rhetoric that is leading to more and more stringent and security-focused policies. If Western media highlighted the Rohingya refugee crisis for a few months\, most crises remain underreported and as a result\, the gap between humanitarian funding requirements to save lives and donations – from governments in particular – is increasing. Solutions exist though – including in Canada through resettlement of the most vulnerable – although the gap between the needs and the spaces offered is similarly increasing. What is the role of Canada in addressing these challenges and seizing opportunities to do better? \nBio \nJean-Nicolas Beuze worked for more than 20 years with the United Nations in the areas of Human Rights (OHCHR)\, Peacekeeping (DPKO) and UNICEF at Headquarters and in the field (Cameroon\, Democratic Republic of Congo\, Uganda\, Afghanistan and the Middle-East and North Africa region) before joining UNHCR in Lebanon as Deputy Representative for Protection and Inter-Agency Coordination. \nPrior to joining UNHCR\, he was the UNICEF Child Protection Advisor for the MENA region (2010-13) working on emergency responses in Iraq\, Libya\, Sudan\, Syria and Yemen\, and strengthening public child protection and education systems in the region. He was previously appointed as the Deputy Director of the Human Rights Unit of UN Peace-Keeping/DPKO mission in Afghanistan/UNAMA (2008-10) focusing on women’s rights\, elections\, poverty and the protection of civilians. \nHe previously worked as a Research Director in a human rights think-tank (International Council on Human Rights Policy) on issues of peace agreements\, transitional justice\, national human rights institutions and the reform of the UN human rights system. Jean-Nicolas Beuze holds a LL.M in international human rights law from Essex University\, UK\, and a Master in international relations from the Graduate Institute of International Relations\, Geneva/Switzerland.
URL:https://group78.org/event/26-march-2019-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:April 30\, Luncheon Speaker Series - Responding to the Central American Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nLaura Macdonald\nResponding to the Central American Crisis (PDF) \n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 30\, 2019 \n12:00 p.m. Lunch and Presentation \n12:45 p.m. Presentation Only\n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org 613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, April 26\, 2019 \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nSummary: \nDonald Trump’s repeated calls to “build a wall” and his threat to cut off development assistance to Guatemala\, Honduras and El Salvador overlook the complex causes of Central American migration to the United States and the ways in which the U.S. is implicated in migrants’ decision to leave their homes. In this talk\, Laura Macdonald examines the causes of migration and the recent caravans\, and the role of the Mexican government. She calls for a regional response\, including from Canada\, to the overlapping environmental\, economic\, and security crises faced by the region. \n  \nBio:  \nLaura Macdonald is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University. She has published numerous articles in journals and edited collections on such issues as the role of non-governmental organizations in development\, global civil society\, social policies and citizenship struggles in Latin America\, Canadian development assistance\, Canada-Latin American relations and the political impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Her recent work looks at transnational activism in North America around labour rights\, migration\, and human rights in Mexico\, and policies to reduce crime and violence in Mexico City. \n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/30-april-2019-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190528T140000
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SUMMARY:May 28\, Luncheon Speaker Series - How could the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples change Canada’s international trade and environmental normative framework?
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nThe Honourable Marilou McPhedran\, C.M.\nHow could the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples change Canada’s international trade and environmental normative framework? (PDF) \n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 28\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org 613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, May 24\, 2019 \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nThe Honourable Marilou McPhedran\, C.M. \nMarilou McPhedran is a human rights lawyer\, professor and activist\, appointed as an independent senator in the Parliament of Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in November 2016. Marilou was one of the most influential leaders of the 1981 Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Women on the Constitution conference- the grass roots social movement of women across Canada resulting in stronger equality rights in the constitution.  She co-founded several internationally recognized non-profit Canadian organizations such as the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF); the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC); and the Gerstein Crisis Centre for homeless discharged psychiatric patients. She was the founding Principal of the University of Winnipeg Global College and has facilitated student access to UN sessions for more than 20 years to provide practical skill building by providing rapporteur services to NGO presentations. She is a founding board member of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (Young Women for Peace and Leadership) and has given extensive voluntary support to civil society organizations that focus on peacebuilding and women’s rights\, including the Afghan Women’s Organization\, Canadian Council of Muslim Women\, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace\, and Manitoba Women for Women of South Sudan.
URL:https://group78.org/event/28-may-2019-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190618T120000
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SUMMARY:June 18\, Luncheon Speaker Series - An Assessment of The Feminist International Assistance Policy Three Years In
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nNicolas Moyer\n An Assessment of The Feminist International Policy Three Years In (PDF) \n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 18\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \n RESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org 613-565-9449 ext. 22 by Friday\, June 14\, 2019 \nLate registrations are welcome for presentation only. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with registrants info.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nNicolas Moyer \nNicolas joined the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) as President & CEO in August 2018. As the former Executive Director of the Humanitarian Coalition\, he is passionate about humanitarian and development policy\, advocacy\, and government relations. \nDriven by a commitment to social justice\, he began his career in international development in Ethiopia. He has founded and led Coalitions launched dozens of multi-platform fundraising and communications campaigns and raised tens of millions of dollars to assist survivors of humanitarian disasters. \nNicolas has degrees in Economics (Université de Montréal)\, International Relations (MacQuarie University\, Australia) and an Executive MBA (Queen’s University).  In 2016\, he was named as a top Forty Under 40 recipient by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal.
URL:https://group78.org/event/28-may-2019-luncheon-2/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191029T120000
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SUMMARY:October 29\, Carbon Tax On Trial - Luncheon Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nNathalie Chalifour\, PhD \n Carbon Tax on Trial (PDF) \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 29\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \nRESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org\, 613-565-9449 ext. 22 or Eventbrite \nJoin us for Lunch RSVP by Friday October 25\, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.\, presentation only participants are welcome to walk in\, seating if first come first serve. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with your name and email.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nNathalie Chalifour\, PhD  \nNathalie Chalifour is an Associate Professor with the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability at the Faculty of Law\, University of Ottawa. She is cross-appointed to the Institute of the Environment where she teaches in an interdisciplinary Masters of Environmental Sustainability. Nathalie was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars in 2018.  Nathalie’s research lies at the intersection of environment law\, economics and social justice\, with a focus on climate change. Her most recent articles focus on the constitutionality of climate policies\, specifically the division of powers and Charter rights. Nathalie is currently leading a SSHRC-funded project on Environmental Justice in Canadian Law and Policy. She is the co-editor of three international books\, including “Energy\, Governance and Sustainability” (Edward Elgar\, 2016)\, and a fourth collection on Food Law in Canada (Carswell 2019). \nNathalie is actively engaged in the development of Canadian law and policy. She recently served as pro-bono co-counsel to Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission before the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal\, and the United Chiefs and Council of the Mnidoo Mnising before the Ontario Court of Appeal (with Westaway Law)\, in the constitutional challenges to the federal carbon price.  From 2011-2015\, she was Associate Director at the Institute of the Environment where she led the development\, and served as inaugural director\, of the interdisciplinary Masters of Environmental Sustainability. Prior to her academic career\, Nathalie was senior advisor to the President of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy\, Policy Advisor to the World Wildlife Fund\, and established TRAFFIC Canada (an NGO that focuses on wildlife trade). She was also an adjunct professor at Widener University and taught at the University of Nairobi\, Kenya. She obtained her Doctorate of Law at Stanford University\, and holds a Master in Juridical Sciences which she obtained as a Stanford Fellow and Fulbright Scholar.
URL:https://group78.org/event/29-oct-2019-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191126T140000
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SUMMARY:November 26\, Haiti: Another catastrophe in the making - Luncheon Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nStephen Baranyi\nEvent PDF \n\n\n\nTuesday\, November 26\, 2019 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \nRESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org\, 613-565-9449 ext. 22 or Eventbrite \nJoin us for Lunch RSVP by Friday November 22\, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.\, presentation only participants are welcome to walk in\, seating if first come first serve. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with your name and email.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOutline \nHaiti is attracting renewed attention by the world’s media\, as concerns mount over its converging governance\, economic and security crises. How did Haiti get to this point\, almost ten years after a catastrophic earthquake in January 2010? Who are the key players and what are their agendas? What scenarios can we envisage over the coming year? Where does Canada fit in that panorama? \nStephen Baranyi \nStephen is a professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of International Development\, where he teaches and does research at the intersection of security and development — on issues such as gender (in)equality\, security sector reform and Canada’s engagement in fragile and conflict-affected societies like Haiti. Before moving to uO in 2008\, he was a policy researcher and practitioner with non-governmental and governmental agencies in Ottawa\, London and Guatemala.
URL:https://group78.org/event/29-oct-2019-luncheon-2/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200128T140000
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SUMMARY:January 28\, Justice Dies in Darkness - Luncheon Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nHassan Diab\nEvent PDF \n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 28\, 2020 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \nRESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org\, 613-565-9449 ext. 22 or Eventbrite \nJoin us for Lunch RSVP by Friday\, January 24\, 2020\, at 12:00 p.m.\, presentation only participants are welcome to walk in\, seating is on a first-come first-serve basis. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with your name and email.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOutline \nProf. Diab will focus on the repercussions of the little known oppressive Canadian Extradition Law.  He will talk about the absence of any legal protection (due process included) against that “rubber stamp Law” and provide his view of the dire price that anyone accused would pay. \nHassan Diab \nCurrently\, Hassan Diab is a part-time sociology professor at Carleton University. He did his undergraduate studies at Lebanese University in Beirut\, and received his Ph.D. in sociology at Syracuse University in New York. He has taught in many universities in the Middle East and North America.  He was teaching at Ottawa U and Carleton U when he was arrested in 2008 and spent the following decade either under house arrest or in Canadian and French jails. He was finally released from France’s largest jail in 2018.  Since that time he has been fighting for two things: a transparent public inquiry to what happened to him so it doesn’t happen to others; and a significant and meaningful change in the “lousy” Canadian Extradition Act.
URL:https://group78.org/event/01-jan-2020-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200225T140000
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SUMMARY:February 25\, Adapt to Survive - Luncheon Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series\nDR. Edward W. (Ted) Manning\nEvent PDF \n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 25\, 2020 \n 12:00 p.m. \n Palais Imperial Restaurant\, \n 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\n\n\n\n  \n$30 for luncheon and presentation (12:00 p.m.) \n$5 for presentation only (arrive 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be available) \nRESERVATIONS: Group78@group78.org\, 613-565-9449 ext. 22 or Eventbrite \nJoin us for Lunch RSVP by Friday\, February 21\, 2020\, at 12:00 p.m.\, presentation only participants are welcome to walk in\, seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis. \nPayment/registration options:\n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with your name and email.\n2) e-mail RSVP  (cheque\, cash\, credit\, debit at the door):\n3) Online (Eventbrite) \nOnline Registration \n*Individuals who do not cancel their reservations for the lunch at least 24 hours before the luncheon will be billed $30. \nOutline \nIn an ideal world\, humanity would take such actions as are required to limit climate change to levels compatible with sustaining the global ecosystem.  It is becoming increasingly clear that the choice of a path that keeps global warming below 2 degrees is unlikely\, and that humans and other creatures will\, therefore\, need to live with the results. \nDr. Manning will discuss adaptation strategies prepared for various UN agencies and national governments primarily focused on small islands\, coastal zones and World Heritage sites\, and developing risk management methods for the UN World Tourism Organization. He will also cover work by international organizations to define scenarios and practical tools towards creating more robust responses in support of survival.   Ted will then review some global approaches\, such as those underway with Small Island Developing States and with tourism in coastal zones and fragile ecosystems. \nThe presentation will end with a brief discussion of what it may mean for individual Canadians and their communities.  Even if we get it right\, the transition is unlikely to be smooth and it does not hurt to be prepared. \nEdward W. (Ted) Manning \nTed Manning is President of Tourisk Inc.\, based in Ottawa Canada and providing integrated planning for heritage sites and tourism destinations worldwide.  Dr. Manning has worked in environmentally and culturally sensitive areas for the UN World Tourism Organization\, (UNWTO) the World Wildlife Fund and in over 50 countries in Asia\, Africa\, Europe\, and the Americas.  He served as Executive Manager\, Sustainable Tourism for Tourism Canada\, and as a planner for Environment Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency. He has published 23 books and over 100 articles on development\, tourism and environmental management topics. \nHe has also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome\, as President of the Canadian Association of Geographers and as an Adjunct Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University.
URL:https://group78.org/event/25-02-2020-luncheon/
LOCATION:Palais Imperial Restaurant\, 311- 313 Dalhousie St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200331T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200331T140000
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SUMMARY:March 31\, 2020 WEBINAR - Battling pandemics in an era of populism: Lessons from coronavirus
DESCRIPTION:Webinar Speaker Series\nDr. Kumanan Wilson\nMarch 31\,2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m.\nOutline \nPrompted by the European outbreaks of cholera in the 19th century there has been a recognition that fighting the spread of disease requires international cooperation. This became particularly evident after the SARS outbreak resulting in the approval of revised International Health Regulations. These Regulations were unprecedented in their scope and emerged in an era where there was a recognition of the importance of global collaboration. \nAs we enter a new era\, with a return of isolationism\, the battle against pandemics has become more problematic. The early responses to the coronavirus outbreak demonstrate some these emerging challenges. This talk will discuss the emergence of the current approach to battling global public health emergencies and warning signs for managing future such threats. \nDr. Kumanan Wilson \nDr. Kumanan Wilson is Professor in Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa and scientist and physician at the Ottawa Hospital. He is currently a consultant to both the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organization. His research has examined issues related to global and national public health security\, leading him to develop the CANImmunize pan-Canadian digital immunization platform. \nDr. Wilson has published over 300 academic papers spanning the fields of digital health\, immunization\, pandemic preparedness\, blood safety and health policy. \nOnline Registration \nThe group of 78 is not holding public events at this time due to COVID-19.  We would like to continue our regular programming via webinar.  We are asking for a small fee to help cover administration and software expenses. \n$5 for presentation and question-answer \nRegistration options: \n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with your name and email in the transfer. \n2) Online (Eventbrite) \nRegistration closes: Monday\, March 31\, 2020\, 11:00 am\, 2020. \nwww.group78.org
URL:https://group78.org/event/25-02-2020-luncheon-2/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200428T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200428T140000
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SUMMARY:April 28\, 2020\, WEBINAR: The Battle for the future of food in the deepening climate and coronavirus global emergencies\, ft. Timothy A. Wise
DESCRIPTION:This event is live streaming on Facebook.  Please visit our Facebook page to view the live event\nTimothy A. Wise\nApril 28\,2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m.\nThis is a Free Webinar please register through Eventbrite\nEvent PDF \nOnline Registration \nOutline \nA series of recent United Nations reports on the growing climate emergency highlights the urgent need to change the way we grow\, market\, and consume our food if we want to meet the UN goals to end hunger by 2030. The current pandemic reveals additional vulnerabilities in our global food systems. Based on his extensive research in India\, Mexico\, the United States\, and several countries in Southern Africa\, Timothy A. Wise presents key findings from his recent book\, Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness\, Family Farmers\, and the Battle for the Future of Food (New Press\, 2019). He echoes UN calls to reduce dependence on fossil-fuel-based inputs and promote a transition to short supply chains\, local and regional food webs\, and low-input ecological agriculture. \nTimothy Wise \nTimothy A. Wise is a senior researcher at the Small Planet Institute\, where he directs the Land and Food Rights Program. He is also a senior research fellow at Tufts University’s Global Development and Environment Institute\, where he founded and directed its Globalization and Sustainable Development Program. He previously served as executive director of the U.S.-based aid agency Grassroots International. He is the author of Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness\, Family Farmers\, and the Battle for the Future of Food (The New Press) and Confronting Globalization:Economic Integration and Popular Resistance in Mexico. He lives in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. \nTwitter: @TimothyAWise\nInstagram: @TimothyAWise\nEmail: tim.wise@tufts.edu\nSpeaking invitations: info@smallplanet.org subject line: SPEAKER\nTo order: https://www.smallplanet.org/eating-tomorrow \n \nOnline Registration \nGuest Speakers: \nEmily Kocsis Bio  \nEmily is an interdisciplinary global health researcher and practitioner with a passion for systems thinking and ecosystem approaches to health. She earned her Masters of Science in Global Health from McMaster University\, and a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Western University. During her Masters\, Emily focused her research on traditional food systems in Kenya\, investigating the cultural\, social and nutritional importance of fermented foods. Emily has also worked on global health and development research projects in a number of different capacities. She worked as a Junior Consultant with the Canadian Cooperative Association to support smallholder cacao and coffee farmers in Peru\, and as a Research Assistant for an investigation on nutrition and food access among vulnerable populations in Vietnam. \nCurrently\, Emily works as a consultant for Indigenous health organizations in Ontario\, and as a Coordinator for the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research’s Students and Young Professionals Network. \nHailing from the fruit belt of Niagara\, Emily has spent much of her life surrounded by agriculture. With plans to investigate the interplay between agriculture\, migration and food sovereignty in Latin America through a PhD next year\, Emily hopes to continue exploring and contributing to the global effort to build more just and sustainable food systems. \nAwegechew Theshome \nAwegechew Teshome is an independent research scientist initially trained as wildlife manager at College of African Wildlife Management in East Africa. He developed expertise through post graduate studies in soils\, climate analysis\, geomorphology\, agricultural biodiversity\, genetics and the management of crop diversity by traditional farmers with Master’s and Doctoral degrees at University of Ottawa and Carleton University in Canada. Awegechew is the winner of the prestigious Vavilov-Franklin fellowship. \nAwegechew has worked as Manager and International Scientific Advisor to farmer-based agricultural biodiversity programs in Africa\, Asia and the Americas. He served as a resource person and trainer for International training workshops on Genetic resources conservation and utilization for livelihood and environmental sustainability. \nAwegechew has conducted field-based research in the center and origin of crop diversity in collaboration with Ethiopian and Canadian Universities.  He has co-published several peer reviewed scientific papers on the conservation\, uses and management of agricultural biodiversity by family farmers\, with an emphasis on the functions of agroecosystems for human and environmental benefits. His research work places genetic resource management within a landscape and ecosystem context\, and examines interactions between biotic\, abiotic and human factors in the management of biological resources. As a result\, he has developed a true appreciation for the dynamism\, resilience\, and functional diversity of family farming systems. \nAwegechew has provided scientific and evidence-based policy advice to UN Conventions on Biological Diversity\, Combating desertification\, and Climate Change.  He has a strong interest in wedding traditional farming systems with science to meet the challenges of food\, livelihood and environmental security\, empowering farmers over their genetic resources and time-tested knowledge and practices through sound policies and fair governance. He is particularly passionate about farmer-scientist collaboration and about the incorporation of field-based research and expertise into policies and programs for resilient livelihoods and environmental security. \n\nThis is a Free Webinar  please register through Eventbrite \nIf you would like to make a contribution to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation. \nContribution options: \n1) Interac e-transfer: direct deposit payment to group78@group78.org\, please include a note with your name and email in the transfer. \n2) Online (Eventbrite) \nwww.group78.org \nThank you to our co-sponsors
URL:https://group78.org/event/2020-04-28-luncheon/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:July 28\, 2020\, WEBINAR - Canadian Foreign Policy: Time For A Re-Set?
DESCRIPTION:July 28\, 2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EDT\, GMT-4)\nOnline Registration\nTickets:\n$10.00 – Suggested\nor Free \nOutline \nOn June 17\, Canada lost its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council\, the second time in a decade that it has tried and failed to do so. This event has stoked debate about Canada’s standing in the UN\, and much self-searching about the role Canada plays (or should play) on the world stage. The world of 2020 is fundamentally different from the postwar world of 1950 when the foundations of Canada’s foreign policy were laid. Lamentably\, the threat of nuclear annihilation remains. But the climate crisis poses an additional existential threat to the planet. And Canada is no longer the leading peacekeeper and aid donor that it once was. The Canadian foreign service is understaffed and under-resourced to meet the challenges of today. All that being so\, a review of Canada’s foreign policy is overdue. This webinar will take stock of emerging global and national realities\, along with Canada’s international aspirations and capabilities\, in thinking about the shape of foreign policy in the decades ahead. Just as important\, perhaps\, it will consider how a sweeping review of our foreign policy should be structured\, to make it open and inclusive\, and not simply a dialogue among foreign policy experts. \nModerator \n\nMargaret Huber \nCommunity leader\, former diplomat\, mentor. Director (and past president) of the Canadian International Council’s National Capital Branch and Harvard Club of Ottawa. Advisory Board member of Samara Centre for Democracy and of Pharos Global Health Advisors. Former Ambassador in Europe\, Asia and the Middle East. During extensive diplomatic career\, worked closely with international organizations including the United Nations\, the European Union\, the International Olympic Committee\, the Asian Development Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Strong believer in life-long learning (graduate McGill University\, uOttawa\, Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program\, Institute of Corporate Directors. Fellow of Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative). \nSpeakers \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute on International Affairs \nA former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament to the UN (1989-1995)\, and an expert in the political/diplomatic aspects of UN peace operations training (1995-2014)\, Peggy Mason is now the President of the Rideau Institute\, an independent\, non-profit think tank focusing on policy research and advocacy in foreign\, defence and national security policy. She is active in many NGO’s including the Canadian Pugwash Group (Vice-Chair)\, Group of 78 (Past Chair)\, World Federalist Movement – Canada (past Board member)\, and the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Advisory Board member). A graduate of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Common Law\, she was inducted into its Honour Society in 2003. For her work on nuclear disarmament she received the 2016 Leadership Award from Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention. \n\nDaryl Copeland \nDaryl Copeland\, Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute\, Senior Advisor for Science Diplomacy at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna)\, and Fellow at the University of Montreal’s Centre for International Studies and Research (CERIUM) is an analyst\, author\, educator and consultant specializing in the relationship between science\, technology\, diplomacy\, and international policy. His book\, Guerrilla Diplomacy: Rethinking International Relations\, was released in 2009 by Lynne Rienner Publishers and is cited as an essential reference by the editors of Oxford Bibliographies Online. He has also published 13 book chapters and over 200 articles in the scholarly and popular press\, is a member of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal’s International Advisory Board\, and an Editorial Board member of the publication Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. From 1981 to 2011 Mr. Copeland served as a Canadian diplomat with postings in Thailand\, Ethiopia\, New Zealand and Malaysia. \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation.
URL:https://group78.org/event/timeforareset/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200825T110000
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SUMMARY:August 25\, 2020\, Webinar - Why the ‘Trump era’ could last for thirty years
DESCRIPTION:August 25\, 2020 – 11:00-12:30 p.m. (EDT\, GMT-4)\nUK time (4 pm-5:30 pm) and all-India time (8:30 pm- 10 pm) \nOnline Registration\nTickets:\n$10.00 – Suggested\nor Free \nModerator:\nManfred Bienefeld\nProfessor Emeritus\, School of Policy and Public Administration \nSpeakers\nJayati Ghosh\nProfessor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi \nRobert H. Wade \nProfessor of global political economy at the London School of Economics. \nOutline\nWill even a one-term Trump presidency mark the start of a decades-long era of more authoritarian nationalism and of more compromised internationalism? With support for liberal internationalism long in decline\, can the shift in the western world’s centre of gravity towards unilateralism\, authoritarianism and militarism be reversed\, even as incomes and labour markets continue to polarize\, and as corporate and financial interests seek to use more authoritarian and divisive governments to support even greater freedom of movement for international capital? What are the prospects that progressive forces in the developed\, and the developing world\, can use the newfound – largely Covid-19 induced – appreciation of the need for strong\, capable states to protect the public interest in times of growing uncertainty\, to build decisive political counter-movement from the bottom up? \nModerator \n\n Manfred Bienefeld\nProfessor Emeritus\, School of Policy and Public Administration  \nManfred A. Bienefeld is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. His current research interests include\, development policy\, wages/employment\, commodity/capital markets\, human capital\, technology/industrialization\, development and the environment\, development in a historical perspective\, his area interests include Africa\, Canada\, the Pacific\, and East Asia and his issue interests include\, issue interests\, the debt crisis protectionism\, industrial policy\, planning\, privatization\, the “newly industrializing countries.” He has edited (with Jane Jenson and Rianne Mahon) Production\, Space\, Identity\, Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press 1993.  \nSpeakers \n\nJayati Ghosh\, \nProfessor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University\, New Delhi \n Her research interests include globalisation\, international trade and finance\, employment patterns\, macroeconomic policy\, gender issues\, poverty and inequality. She has authored and/or edited a dozen books and around 200 scholarly articles. Recent books include Demonetisation Decoded: A critique of India’s monetary experiment and India and the International Economy\, (Oxford University Press 2015). She has received several national and international prizes\, including the M. Adisheshaiah Award for distinguished contributions to the social sciences in India in 2015\, and the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Research Prize for 2010. She has advised governments in India and other countries. She was the Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers’ Welfare in 2004\, and Member of the National Knowledge Commission reporting to the Prime Minister of India (2005-09). She is the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates (www.networkideas.org)\, an international network of heterodox development economists. She has consulted for several international organisations including ILO\, UNDP\, UNCTAD\, UN-DESA\, UNRISD and UN Women and is member of several international commissions. She writes regularly for popular media like newspapers\, journals and blogs. \n \nRobert H. Wade \nProfessor of global political economy at the London School of Economics. \n He was awarded the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought in 2008. His book Governing the Market: Economic Theory and the Role of Government in East Asia’s Industrialization (Princeton University Press\, 1990\, 2004) won the American Political Science Association’s award of Best Book in Political Economy for 1989-91. He was an invited member of the Financial Times’ “Economists’ Forum”\, described as “50 of the world’s most influential economists.” A New Zealand citizen\, he worked earlier at the Institute of Development Studies (Sussex University)\, the World Bank\, US Congress (Office of Technology Assessment)\, Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School)\, MIT (Sloan School)\, and Brown University (Watson Institute). He has conducted fieldwork in Pitcairn Island\, Italy\, India\, Korea\, Taiwan\, Iceland\, and inside the World Bank and IMF – all steered by an interest in Adam Smith-type questions about how economies create and distribute the basis for material well-being. His recent publications deal with: trends in global growth\, poverty and income/wealth distribution; the developmental state (alive or dead?); industrial policy; financial crises; the governance of international economic organizations (eg World Bank\, IMF\, G20); the “invisible strings” of the Core-Periphery structure of the world economy; and the profession and ethics of economists. His other books include : Irrigation and Politics in South Korea (1982)\, Village Republics: The Economic Conditions of Collective Action in India (1988\, 1994\, 2007).  \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation.
URL:https://group78.org/event/timeforareset-2/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:October 27\, 2020\, Webinar - Getting to the bottom of the crisis in Lebanon
DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Ruby Dagher\nOctober 27\, 2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EDT\, GMT-4)\nOnline Registration\nTickets:\n$10.00 – Suggested\nor Free \nEvent Pdf\n  \nOutline \n  \nThis webinar will attempt to pull back the analysis of the current crisis and delve into questions related to the legitimacy of the Lebanese state\, the role of the Lebanese leaders throughout history\, the current unprecedented levels of the leaders’ selfishness and ignorance\, and the resulting outcomes. This analysis is crucial not only for understanding Lebanon’s trajectory but also for assessing potential future governance options for Lebanon. \n  \nBiography \n  \nRuby Dagher has studied and taught at both Carleton and Ottawa Universities and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies\, University of Ottawa. Ms. Dagher has worked and consulted with the Canadian International Development Agency\, the Caribbean Development Bank\, the University of Central Asia\, and Global Affairs Canada. She has a doctorate in Public Policy and Administration Development from Carleton University and is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships. She is trilingual in English\, French and Arabic. \nMs. Dagher has written widely in books\, journals and newspapers\, has presented in many media broadcasts and has organized and moderated many conferences\, workshops and panels. Among her academic and personal interests are international development and its many dimensions\, Middle East politics\, conflict\, social movements and power relations. \n  \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation.
URL:https://group78.org/event/bottomofthecrisisinlebanon/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:Pandemic Relief\, Recovery\, and Reshaping the World Economy
DESCRIPTION:Webinar\nJanuary 13th\, 2021\n9:00-10:15 am Ottawa time; 2:00-3:15 pm UK time; 10:00-11:15 pm Malaysia time\nOnline Registration\n Ticket options:\nFree\n$10.00 – Suggested per webinar\nSpeakers \nJomo Kwame Sundaram\nSir Richard Jolly\nModerator\nRoy Culpeper\nSeminar Theme\nOur webinar will address the interrelated issues of short-term pandemic relief\, medium-term  recovery and\, in the long term\, reshaping the world economy. There are choices at every stage\, with implications for distributional equity among and within countries. There can be no return to the “old normal”–the world has changed\, and the climate crisis has intensified. Are there fundamental opportunities to reshape policy at the national level? And can the international rules of the game\, affecting trade\, investment and finance\, be reshaped to build a more equitable and sustainable world?\n  \n Bios\n Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Senior Adviser at the Khazanah Research Institute. He was a member of the Economic Action Council\, chaired by the seventh Malaysian Prime Minister (2018-20)\, and the 5-member Council of Eminent Persons appointed by him\, Professor at the University of Malaya (1986-2004)\, Founder-Chair of International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)\, UN Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development (2005-2012)\, Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs and Development (2006-2012)\, and Assistant Director General for Economic and Social Development\, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (2012-2015). He received the 2007 Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.\n\nSir Richard Jolly is Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the IDS (Institute of Development Studies) at the University of Sussex. Richard Jolly was Deputy Executive Director(Programmes)in UNICEF 1982-95 and co-author of the widely-acclaimed Human Development Report from 1996-2000. In 2001\, he was knighted by the Queen for services to the UN and International Development.\n\nHe co-directed the UN Intellectual History Project with Louis Emmerij and Tom Weiss\, the summary volume of which is UN Ideas That Changed The World (details on www.unhistory.org.He has written or co- written many articles and books on development\, the latest of which is UNICEF: Global Governance That Works\, to be published by Routledge in May 2014.\n \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation.
URL:https://group78.org/event/pandemic-relief-recovery-and-reshaping-the-world-economy/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:February 23\, 2021 Recording - The Global Ascendency of China
DESCRIPTION:Webinar pdf\nFebruary 23rd\, 2021\n1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST (GMT -0050) \nOnline Registration\n Ticket options:\n\nFree\n$10.00 – Suggested per webinar\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\nGar Pardy\n\nModerator\n\nJames Christie\n\nSeminar Theme\nSince the death of Mao in 1976\, China has re-emerged as a global power.  In the process\, other countries are adapting their own policies and actions in order to maintain and further their own interests especially in economic and trade matters.  In a significant way\, most countries have seen considerable benefit from their economic relations with China and in the coming years that is likely to remain a dominant force in their relations with China.\nThere is every indication China intends to use its position as a global power to ensure\, initially\, its dominance in the Asia-Pacific region. Already\, there are strong indications that most countries of the region are inclined to accept that role for China especially as questions increase as to the reliability of the continuing United States role in the region.\nTaiwan will remain as the single most important issue in the coming months.  Should it decide to declare it is an independent country and seek international support then there can be every expectation China will respond economically and militarily.  Just how far it would go militarily\, remains as the key question and to a large extent that will be determined by how robust the United States will be in its support of Taiwan.  It is doubtful that other countries of the region\, except for Australia\, will want to engage in any significant way in direct support for a threatened Taiwan.\nTo some extent my book\, China in a Changing World\, provides a backdrop to this issue.  The book provides considerable material on the role of other countries in any direct confrontation with China and as we have seen by their actions\, most do not and will not engage in anti-China actions.  At the same time China will continue to promote a cooperative international environment for its own policies and actions.\nAs for Canada\, our China policy is dead in the water.  The continuing detentions of Mme Meng and Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor and the inability or unwillingness of Ottawa to take action that would bring the matter to a conclusion remains as a rock preventing little to no flexibility for Canada to play any significant role.\n  \n Bios\nGar Pardy is a son of the Rock who for the last sixty years has travelled the world observing and dealing with its dangerous and wonderous manifestations.  First in Newfoundland\, and then on to Labrador\, Frobisher Bay\, India\, Kenya\, the United States and Central America and places in between\, Mr Pardy has dealt with large and small issues many of which were headlines in the daily reporting.  He is a graduate of Acadia (honours and valedictorian) and McMaster (Masters) Universities.  Since his retirement from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2003 he has been a key witness in the work of commissions of inquiry on a variety of security matters.  He has written extensively on his experience and knowledge and his articles have appeared in numerous papers and he has appeared on the full range of radio and television news programs in Canada and beyond.  He has published two books\, Afterwords From a Foreign Service Odyssey (2016) and China in a Changing World (2020) and has contributed chapters in The Human Rights of Anti-Terrorism (2008) and Omar Khadr Oh Canada (2012).  He lives in Ottawa with Laurel Pardy\, also a writer.  \n\nJames Christie\, The Rev. Prof. Dr. James Christie is an ordained minister of The United Church of Canada and Ambassador-at-Large of The Canadian Multifaith Federation. Professor Christie’s career encompasses: Professor of Whole World Ecumenism and Dialogue Theology at The University of Winnipeg; Dean of Theology\, University of Winnipeg; President of The Canadian Council of Churches; General Secretary of the 2010 G8 World Religious Leaders Summit; an executive member of the G8 and G20 Interfaith Fora; Chair\, World Federalist Movement; Chair\, Project Ploughshares; and former co-chair of The Group of 78.  His most recent publication on Religious Diplomacy is Religious Soft Power and The United Nations\, co-edited with Dr. Sherrie Steiner of Purdue University\, to be released by Lexington N.Y.\, Spring\, 2021.\n \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation.
URL:https://group78.org/event/pandemic-relief-recovery-and-reshaping-the-world-economy-2/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:April 15\, 2021 Recording - Potentials and Pitfalls of Climate Responsible Investment
DESCRIPTION:A forum for individuals seeking to do good with their investment choices\nWebinar \nApril 15th\, 2021 \n11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT (GMT -0400) \n\nOutline: \nThis webinar will discuss “responsible investing”. For anyone interested in greening their investment portfolio\, it will delve into the challenges and opportunities of ensuring that their savings are actually aligned with the goals of protecting the environment and the climate. \n\nModerator:\nDr. Tessa Hebb \nSpeakers:\nTim Nash  \nMary Robinson \n \nTim Nash is the founder of Good Investing\, an investment planning firm with a focus on sustainable investing. Tim’s blog The Sustainable Economist has inspired thousands of Canadians to invest according to their values with model portfolios to reflect different definitions of sustainable investing. Tim writes a bi-weekly column for The Toronto Star\, and is regularly featured in publications such as CBC’s The National\, BNN Bloomberg’s Market Call\, and the Globe and Mail. \n  \nMary Robinson is Director of Research\, Policy & Collaboration with the Responsible Investment Association (RIA). In this role\, Mary promotes awareness of responsible investment in Canada through research and analysis\, advocates for policies that support responsible investment\, and facilitates collaboration among the RIA’s membership. Mary is a CFA® charterholder with more than 20 years of experience working with institutional investors\, including pension funds\, endowments and foundations\, in consulting and relationship management roles. Mary also holds the Responsible Investment Professional Certification (RIPC) designation. Mary believes that incorporating ESG factors in investment decision-making is consistent with the goal of achieving positive financial outcomes for the long term. She is keen to advance the understanding of RI among Canadian investors and to help the industry move towards full adoption of RI. \n  \nDr. Tessa Hebb is a Distinguished Research Fellow and past Director of the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation\, Carleton University\, Canada. She is working with Ceres to expand its footprint in Canada. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration and the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. She has published many books and articles on responsible investing and impact investing\, including the volumes the Routledge Handbook of Responsible Investment and SRI in the 21st Century: Does it make a Difference to Society. \n  \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support Group of 78 and Climate Legacys’ ongoing activities\, any contribution of $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt. Thank you for your support and participation.
URL:https://group78.org/event/potentials-and-pitfalls-of-climate-responsible-investment/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon,Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:April 27\, 2021 Recording - Our Way or the Norway: Comparing Canada and Norway's Climate Actions
DESCRIPTION:Webinar Notice (Pdf)\nMarch 30\, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT (GMT -0400) \n  \n \n  \nTicket options: \n\nFree\n$10.00 – Suggested per webinar\n\n  \nSpeakers\n \n\nBruce Campbell\nNathan Lemphers\n\n  \nOutline: \n  \nThe event will compare and contrast the petroleum and climate policies\, performance and records of Norway and Canada. Both countries are major oil exporters\, close to major markets. It will examine their different systems of governments\, electoral systems and cultures. Discussion will include the most recent carbon commitments of each country in advance of COP 26\, Including Canada’s latest 2030 emission reduction target and the measures in the April 19 budget to reach this target. Finally. it will outline lessons for Canada from the Norwegian experience\, and also how Norway can build on its strengths. \n  \nSpeakers: \n  \nBruce Campbell  is former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He is adjunct professor\, York University\, Faculty of Environmental Studies; and Senior Fellow\, Ryerson University\, Centre for Free Expression. He is the author of The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal Justice Denied\, James Lorimer\, 2018. He is the author of The Petro-Path Not Taken: Comparing Norway with Canada and Alberta’s Management of Petroleum Wealth\, CCPA\, January 2013\, and a recent commentary comparing the two countries on climate action. \n  \nNathan Lemphers is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Smart Prosperity Institute. His current book project\, based on his dissertation\, examines the climate politics of Canada\, Norway and Australia. At Smart Prosperity\, Nathan is studying the regional political economy of electric vehicles. He obtained his PhD in political science from the University of Toronto where he was a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholar and Junior Fellow at Massey College. \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution of $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation. www.group78.org
URL:https://group78.org/event/our-way-or-the-norway/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:May 25\, 2021 Recording - Religious Soft Diplomacy and the UN – Dialogue with the Editors
DESCRIPTION:Webinar Notice (Pdf)\nMay 25\, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT (GMT -0400) \n \nSpeakers:\n \n\nSherrie M. Steiner\nJames Christie\n\nEvent Summary: \nThe engagement of religious diplomacy with the United Nations systems has become increasingly important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The editors argue that effective religious diplomacy must reflect the great diversity of religious and spiritual expressions within human communities. Religious engagement in the United Nations systems has been understandably constrained by limited and formal organizational structures and conventions. The editors discus how increased engagement with marginalized voices of religion or belief contributes to a more inclusive public discourse. \n  \nBios \nSherrie M. Steiner\, PhD\, is assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Dr. Steiner’s research focus is on religious soft power\, environmental sociology and improvement of public health. This research is conducted transnationally in relation to the G20 Interfaith Forum and at the community level through collaborative relationships with public not-for-profit organizations. Dr. Steiner teaches courses on religion\, development\, social movements\, and the environment. \n  \nJames Christie\, The Rev. Prof. Dr. James Christie is an ordained minister of The United Church of Canada and Ambassador-at-Large of The Canadian Multifaith Federation. Professor Christie’s career encompasses: Professor of Whole World Ecumenism and Dialogue Theology at The University of Winnipeg; Dean of Theology\, University of Winnipeg; President of The Canadian Council of Churches; General Secretary of the 2010 G8 World Religious Leaders Summit; an executive member of the G8 and G20 Interfaith Fora; Chair\, World Federalist Movement; Chair\, Project Ploughshares; and former co-chair of The Group of 78. His most recent publication on Religious Diplomacy is Religious Soft Power and The United Nations\, co-edited with Dr. Sherrie Steiner of Purdue University\, to be released by Lexington N.Y.\, Spring\, 2021. \nDownload/view PDF flyer with book details  \nand the code to get 30% off purchase price \n \n\n  \n\n\nRELIGIOUS SOFT DIPLOMACY AND THE UNITED NATIONS: RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT AS LOYAL OPPOSITION \nEdited by Sherrie M. Steiner and James T. Christie \n“In this important and timely book\, the editors and contributors set out persuasively why and how religion is an essential component of—and that it should be valued for—its past and present influence on our global polity\, especially as a constructive challenge to the discharge of international politics. It is encapsulated in the concept of a loyal opposition\, tracing its origins and emphasis on peace and unity\, including religious freedom\, applying fundamental truths\, rights of women\, and how these can be more integrated into the way in which increasingly we need to govern our world in transnational ways.” \n—  Sandra Coyle\, Executive Director\, World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy\n  \n“When we say that North Americans are secular\, we do not mean that they are not religious. The degree of religiosity is much higher here than in Europe\, but there is no official state religion. This volume is much needed\, and helps us to better understand both the political and the religious.” \n—  Amir Hussain\, Loyola Marymount University\n  \nABOUT THIS BOOK \nThe engagement of religious diplomacy within the United Nations systems has become increasingly important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The editors argue that effective religious diplomacy must reflect the great diversity of religious and spiritual expressions within human communities. The editors argue that this can best be achieved through a worldview shift within the United Nations systems. Religious engagement in the United \nNations systems has been understandably constrained by limited and formal organizational structures and conventions. However\, the existing patterns of engagement mitigate against the very goals they seek to achieve. The editors argue that expanded\, yet measured\, religious inclusion will strengthen social cohesion in the global community. Contributors demonstrate how communities become stronger when marginalized minority voices are included in public discourse. The editors further argue that governance has a responsibility to ensure a safe environment for this interaction. The editors propose that the United Nations adopt the posture of “loyal opposition”\, that is inherent in parliamentary democracies\, to serve as a guideline for expanded religious engagement. The contributors advance this proposal with illustrations from multiple contexts that address a diverse array of social problems from perspectives rooted in theory and practice. \nABOUT THE EDITORS \nSherrie Steiner is assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University Fort Wayne. \nJames Christie is ambassador-at-large for The Canadian Multifaith Federation. \n  \n\n\n\nHardback:\nISBN 978-1-4985-9735-7\nApril 2021\nRegular price: $120.00\, £92.00 After discount: $84.00\, £64.40\n\n\nebook:\nISBN 978-1-4985-9736-4\nApril 2021\nRegular price: $45.00\, £35.00 After discount: $31.50\, £24.50\n\n\n\n*eBooks can only be ordered online. \n  \nEASIEST WAY TO ORDER WORLDWIDE: USE OUR WEBSITE \nhttps://Rowman.com/Lexington \n  \nIn North\, Central\, and South America and the Caribbean you can also\n\nCall Toll Free: 1-800-462-6420\nCall: (717) 794-3800\n\nOutside the Americas and Caribbean\, you can also\n\nCall: +44 (0) 1752 202301\n\n  \n*All orders from individuals must be prepaid. Prices are subject to change without notice. Shipping charges and sales tax will be added where applicable. Discount applies to these ISBNs only and may not be combined with other offers. eBooks can only be ordered online and must be purchased separately from print books at www.rowman.com/ebooks. For online purchases\, apply the promotion code during the checkout process. For email or phone orders\, provide the promo code LEX30AUTH21 for the 30% discount in your communication.
URL:https://group78.org/event/religious-soft-diplomacy-and-the-un-dialogue-with-the-editors/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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SUMMARY:June 16\, 2021 Recording - Global Vaccine Inequity: a Tale of two pandemics
DESCRIPTION:Event Summary:\n\n\n\nCOVID19 has shone a harsh light on the pre-existing social and economic inequities among and within countries.  It has also used in the defining challenge of our time: vaccine equity.  This can be addressed with dollars\, dose sharing\, and domestic manufacturing.  Ultimately COVID-19 vaccine sustainable equity and regional security will depend on domestic production supported by sharing of technology\, know-how and intellectual property.  This is the world’s Mandela moment:  it always seems impossible until its done! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\n\n\n\nDr Peter Singer is Special Advisor to the Director General\, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\, and Assistant Director General of the World Health Organization. He supports the Director General to transform WHO into an Organization sharply focused on impact at the country level. Dr Singer co-chaired the transition team; was the architect of WHO’s strategy and its “triple billion” target; supports colleagues to guide consistent strategy implementation of WHO’s programme budget\, results framework\, delivery stock-takes\, investment case\, and innovation strategy; and provides leadership to the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Wellbeing to strengthen collaboration among 13 multilateral agencies to accelerate the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBefore joining WHO\, Dr. Peter Singer co-founded two innovative\, results driven\, social impact organizations. From 2008-2018 Singer was Chief Executive Officer of Grand Challenges Canada. During this period Grand Challenges Canada raised CAN $450M to support 1000 innovations in more than 90 countries\, which have the potential to save 450\,000-1.6 million lives and improve 11-35 million lives by 2030. From 1996-2006 he was Sun Life Financial Chair and Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. He is also Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn 2007\, Dr. Singer received the Michael Smith Prize as Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year in Population Health and Health Services. In 2011\, Singer was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to health research and bioethics\, and for his dedication to improving the health of people in developing countries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada\, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (where he was Foreign Secretary)\, U.S. National Academy of Medicine\, and The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAs a researcher\, Dr. Singer published over 300 articles\, received over $50 million in research grants\, and mentored hundreds of students. He studied internal medicine at University of Toronto\, medical ethics at University of Chicago\, public health at Yale University\, and management at Harvard Business School. He served his community as Board Chair of Branksome Hall\, an internationally minded school for girls. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution of $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation. https://group78.org/
URL:https://group78.org/event/global-vaccine-inequity-a-tale-of-two-pandemics/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Luncheon,Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:August 10\, 2021 Recording - NATO: Solution or Problem?
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\n\nPaul Robinson\n\n\n\nModerator \n\n\n\nRobin Collins\n\n\n\nThe Taliban are advancing in Afghanistan; Libya remains in a state of chaos; and NATO enlargement has heightened tensions on Europe’s eastern borders – NATO’s record in the past two decades is not looking particularly good. Nonetheless\, at its most recent summit\, the alliance broadened its horizons\, speaking in terms of containing China – a state far removed from the North Atlantic. In light of these developments\, Professor Paul Robinson of the University of Ottawa will discuss whether NATO is a solution to problems of international security or whether it is itself one of the problems. \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nPaul Robinson is a professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of numerous works of Russian and Soviet history\, international security\, military history\, and military ethics. Professor Robinson writes regularly for the international press\, and is the author of the Irrussianality blog. \n\n\n\nRobin Collins has been active in supporting disarmament\, global governance\, peace and peacekeeping for more than 30 years. He is currently co-chair of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons\,  and secretary of Canadian Pugwash Group where he has presented on NATO nuclear policy\, and peacekeeping success and failure. Collins is past  chair of the Group of 78 working group on peace and security. He is also secretary of the World Federalist Movement – Canada\, where he focuses on UN peacekeeping\, UN Emergency Peace Service\, Responsibility to Protect and UN reform. \n\n\n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution of $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation. https://group78.org/
URL:https://group78.org/event/nato-solution-or-problem/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Luncheon,Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:September 14\, 2021 Recording - A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\n\nSeth Klein will presented insights from his new book\, “A Good War”.\n\n\n\n\nEvent Outline:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe world is not on a path to meet greenhouse gas emission targets to hold global warming to a 1.5 degree increase and avoid climate catastrophe. How are we ever to do this–is it even possible? We need radical systemic change to the way we live and work–during this decade. The world climate conference to be held in November (COP26) will be a crucial test of the world’s willingness and ability to meet this huge challenge. To tackle this enormous issues Seth Klein will present insights from his new book\, “A Good War”.\n\n\n\n\n\nBio:\n\n\n\n\n\nSeth Klein is the Team Lead and Director of Strategy with the Climate Emergency Unit. Prior to that\, he served for 22 years as the founding director of the British Columbia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)\, Canada’s foremost social justice think tank. He is now a freelance policy consultant\, speaker\, researcher and writer\, and author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency. Seth is a columnist with the National Observer\, an adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University’s Urban Studies program\, and remains a research associate with the CCPA’s BC Office.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution of $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt. Thank you for your support and participation. https://group78.org/
URL:https://group78.org/event/a-good-war-mobilizing-canada-for-the-climate-emergency/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Luncheon
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