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August 25, 2020, Webinar - Why the ‘Trump era’ could last for thirty years
2020-08-25 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Webinar
August 25, 2020 – 11:00-12:30 p.m. (EDT, GMT-4)
UK time (4 pm-5:30 pm) and all-India time (8:30 pm- 10 pm)
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Moderator:
Manfred Bienefeld
Professor Emeritus, School of Policy and Public Administration
Speakers
Jayati Ghosh
Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Robert H. Wade
Professor of global political economy at the London School of Economics.
Outline
Will 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?
Moderator

Manfred Bienefeld
Professor Emeritus, School of Policy and Public Administration
Manfred 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.
Speakers

Jayati Ghosh,
Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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.

Robert H. Wade
Professor of global political economy at the London School of Economics.
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).

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October 27, 2020, Webinar - Getting to the bottom of the crisis in Lebanon
2020-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Featuring: Ruby Dagher
October 27, 2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EDT, GMT-4)
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Outline

This 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.

Biography

Ruby 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.
Ms. 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.

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Pandemic Relief, Recovery, and Reshaping the World Economy
2021-01-26 09:00 - 10:30 | Webinar
Webinar
January 13th, 2021
9:00-10:15 am Ottawa time; 2:00-3:15 pm UK time; 10:00-11:15 pm Malaysia time
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Speakers
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Sir Richard Jolly
Moderator
Roy Culpeper
Seminar Theme
Our 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?

Bios
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.

Sir 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.

He 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.

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February 23, 2021 Recording - The Global Ascendency of China
2021-02-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
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February 23rd, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST (GMT -0050)
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Speaker

Gar Pardy

Moderator

James Christie

Seminar Theme
Since 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.
There 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.
Taiwan 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.
To 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.
As 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.

Bios
Gar 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.

James 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.

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April 15, 2021 Recording - Potentials and Pitfalls of Climate Responsible Investment
2021-04-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar
A forum for individuals seeking to do good with their investment choices
Webinar
April 15th, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT (GMT -0400)

Outline:
This 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.

Moderator:
Dr. Tessa Hebb
Speakers:
Tim Nash
Mary Robinson

Tim 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.

Mary 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.

Dr. 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.

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April 27, 2021 Recording - Our Way or the Norway: Comparing Canada and Norway's Climate Actions
2021-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
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March 30, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT (GMT -0400)

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Speakers

Bruce Campbell
Nathan Lemphers

Outline:

The 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.

Speakers:

Bruce 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.

Nathan 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.

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May 25, 2021 Recording - Religious Soft Diplomacy and the UN – Dialogue with the Editors
2021-05-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
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May 25, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT (GMT -0400)

Speakers:

Sherrie M. Steiner
James Christie

Event Summary:
The 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.

Bios
Sherrie 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.

James 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.
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RELIGIOUS SOFT DIPLOMACY AND THE UNITED NATIONS: RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT AS LOYAL OPPOSITION
Edited by Sherrie M. Steiner and James T. Christie
“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.”
— Sandra Coyle, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy

“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.”
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The 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
Nations 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.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Sherrie Steiner is assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
James Christie is ambassador-at-large for The Canadian Multifaith Federation.

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June 16, 2021 Recording - Global Vaccine Inequity: a Tale of two pandemics
2021-06-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Ontario
Event Summary:

COVID19 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!

Bio:

Dr 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.

Before 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.

In 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).

As 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.

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August 10, 2021 Recording - NATO: Solution or Problem?
2021-08-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Ontario
Speaker

Paul Robinson

Moderator

Robin Collins

The 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.

Bio:

Paul 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.

Robin 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.

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September 14, 2021 Recording - A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency
2021-09-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Seth Klein will presented insights from his new book, “A Good War”.

Event Outline:

The 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”.

Bio:

Seth 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.

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