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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/
CATEGORIES:Luncheon,Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:May 6\, 2021 Recording - Conflict in Ethiopia and Rising Tensions in the Horn of Africa
DESCRIPTION:Webinar Notice (Pdf)\nMay 6\, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT (GMT -0400) \n \n  \nTicket options: \n\nFree\n$10.00 – Suggested\n\nSpeakers:\n \n\n Samuel Getachew\nWorku Aberra \nAnn Fitz-Gerald\n \n\n\nOutline: \nThe conflict in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray is being fought on two interconnected fronts. The first is physical and on the ground\, while the second is a dangerous information campaign projected via social media to influence\, draw in and even direct international reaction. At the same time\, the geopolitical interests of various major powers\, such as the US\, China\, the UK and France\, remain largely hidden. The evolving strategic interests and decisions of these global actors\, and those of regional actors such as Egypt\, Sudan\, Eritrea and Somalia\, will play a role either in reaching an equitable and sustainable solution to the violent dispute\, or in escalating it. \nSpeakers: \nSamuel Getachew is an Ethiopian Canadian journalist based in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia. He has written for CNN\, Quartz Africa\, the Globe and Mail\, the Reporter in Ethiopia\, the National UAE and others.  \nHaving studied in Canada\, Dr. Worku Aberra credits Canada with launching his academic career. Dr. Aberra taught economics at McGill University in the late 1980s and has been professor of economics at Dawson College for more than 28 years. He is the Chair of Department of Economics at Dawson College\, Quebec\, Canada.  \nAnn Fitz-Gerald is the Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a Professor in Wilfrid Laurier University’s Political Science Department. Ann’s research focuses on national security and the governance of the security sector. She has extensive experience in teaching\, research and consultancy capacities in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa region\, where she has also supported internationally-sponsored peace talks.  \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/conflict_in_ethiopia/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:April 21\, 2021 Recording - Hot Takes on the Federal Budget:  Where are we going with the Feminist Foreign Policy?
DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar April 21\, 2021\, 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT\n \nOn April 19\, the Canadian government will release its first budget in two years. We’ve lined up five foreign policy experts to share their quick reactions on what the budget says – or fails to address – in the fields of environment\, trade\, aid\, defence and diplomacy. The panellists will also briefly reflect on what the implications are for Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy\, to be followed by a Q&A period.  \nIntro\nDiana Rivington enjoyed a long career at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). She is a former member of the Equality Fund Board and the Independent Review Committee of GAVI. \nModerator\nGauri Sreenivasan is Policy and Campaigns Director at Nature Canada\, where she advocates on issues of biodiversity\, climate and equity. She worked for many years also on international cooperation\, trade and human rights policy and on Parliament Hill. \nTopics and Speakers\nTrade\nLaura Macdonald is a Full Professor in the Department of Political Science and is a member of the McLeod Group. \nAid\nStephen Brown is Professor of Political Science at the University of Ottawa and a member of the McLeod Group. He has published widely on foreign aid\, including Canada’s. \nDiplomacy\nBianca Mugyenyi is the Director of the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (www.foreignpolicy.ca). She is an author and former Co-Executive Director of The Leap. \nDefence\nPeggy Mason is a former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament to the UN and\, since 2014\, is the President of the Rideau Institute on International Affairs. \nEnvironment\nAngela Keller-Herzog is a former Green Party Candidate and Co-coordinator of CAFES. \nQuestions and answer period\nWrap up \nRoy Culpeper is an economist who has devoted his career to social justice issues. His work has focused on development in Canada and internationally. \n  \nThis event is co-hosted by The Group of 78 and The McLeod Group
URL:https://group78.org/event/hot-takes-on-the-federal-budget-where-are-we-going-with-the-feminist-foreign-policy/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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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:Israel and Palestine: Future Directions in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Webinar \n\nJanuary 13th\, 2021 \n1200 Ottawa / 1700 UK / 1800 Geneva / 1900 Ramallah \n  \nDownload Event Pdf\n  \nSpeakers \n\nDr Alaa Tartir\, \nInès Abdel Razek\, \nDr Shir Hever and \nDr Jeremy Wildeman \n  \n  \nModerator \n\nDr Ruby Dagher \n  \n  \nTicket options: Free or $10.00 (Suggested)\nOnline Registration \n \n  \nSeminar Theme\n  \n  \nThe resource rich Middle East and North Africa region is at a nadir following two tumultuous decades of localised crises\, regional power struggles and interventions from abroad. Multiple shattered states and societies\, from Libya to Syria\, Yemen and Iraq\, lie in their wake. Yet\, one contested region\, Israel and Palestine\, remains central to regional peace and stability. It remains in as regressive and dangerous a state as ever\, too. \n  \n  \nThis online seminar will explore the regional outlook of Israel\, Palestine and the broader Middle East. It takes into consideration four years of the Trump administration siding firmly with the Netanyahu government in Israel\, including support for de jure annexation of further Palestinian land. \n  \n  \nIt also offers insight onto peace agreements signed between Israel and Arab states\, for the first time since 1994; the further deterioration of Palestinian well-being\, which includes de facto West Bank land annexations and dystopian life conditions in Gaza; and Canada’s own current policy\, which such as includes renewing funding to Palestinian refugees and voting at the UN for the Palestinian right to self-determination while simultaneously voting against nearly every other Palestinian resolution and facilitating the sale of Israeli settlement goods in Canada. This forms the backdrop of this panel. \n  \n  \nOur panel of regional specialists will provide their analysis through an update on the politics of the Middle East (Dr Alaa Tartir)\, political trends and life in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Inès Abdel Razek)\, political currents in Israel (Dr Shir Hever)\, and Canada’s relationship with the Palestinians and Middle East Peace Process (Dr Jeremy Wildeman). \n  \n  \n  \nBios\n  \n  \n  \nDr. Alaa Tartir is a Researcher and Academic Coordinator at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva\, a Global Fellow at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)\, and Program and Policy Advisor to Al-Shabaka\, the Palestinian Policy Network. Tartir is the co-editor of Palestine and Rule of Power: Local Dissent vs. International Governance (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2019)\, and the co-editor of Political Economy of Palestine: Critical\, Interdisciplinary\, and Decolonial Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2021). Tartir’s publications can be accessed at www.alaatartir.com\, and he tweets at @alaatartir \n  \n  \nInès Abdel Razek is the Advocacy Director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy\, A Palestinian independent organization based in Ramallah. Prior to joining the PIPD in 2019\, Inès has held advisory positions to high-level diplomats and officials of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona\, the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi and the Palestinian Prime Minister’s Office in Ramallah\, mainly working on multilateral governance and development cooperation policies. Inès is also a policy member at the think-tank Al-Shabaka and an Advisory board member of the social enterprise BuildPalestine. Inès holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from Sciences-Po\, Paris. Twitter: @InesAbdelrazek \n  \n  \nDr. Shir Hever is an independent economic researcher and journalist. He is currently living in Germany\, and is a graduate of the Freie Universität in Berlin. His second book: Privatization of Security in Israel\, was published by Pluto Press in 2017. \n  \n  \nDr Jeremy Wildeman is a research analyst of global and Middle East politics\, human security and “development” aid. His specialisations include the impact of foreign aid/intervention on the Palestinians\, and Canada’s relationship with the Middle East. Since 2010\, he has explored in-depth (at the universities of Exeter\, Bath and Ottawa) the humanitarian\, development\, security and peacebuilding nexus of foreign aid in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. These resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and policy analysis. He has published several major works on Canada’s relationship with the Palestinians\, too. His scholarly work is supported by extensive field experience delivering humanitarian and development aid in the city of Nablus (from 2002 to 11)\, and afterward in multiple regions in crisis in the Middle East and Balkans. He is also a Fellow with HRREC-CREDP at the University of Ottawa and his Twitter is @jeremywildeman \n  \n  \nDr. 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. \n  \n  \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_____________________________________________________________________________ \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. \n  \nPhoto Credits Wikimedia: Flag of Palestine.svg \, Flag-of-Israel(boxed).png
URL:https://group78.org/event/israel-and-palestine-future-directions-in-the-middle-east/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Canada’s bid for UN Security Council
DESCRIPTION:Live discussion on Zoom \nDate: Monday June 15\, 2020 \nTime: 6-7PM EST \n\n\nThe Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD) has organized a panel discussion about Canada’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council\, scheduled for Monday\, June 15th at 6-7 PM EST. \nOn June 17\, 2020\, the United Nations Security Council election will be held during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. This election will concern five non-permanent seats on the UNSC for two-year mandates. The Trudeau government launched an international campaign to secure a seat on the council and has been vigorously lobbying UNGA members to garner votes. \nCanada faces serious competition from its European counterparts\, particularly Norway and Ireland. This panel will discuss Canada’s uphill battle for a seat on the UNSC\, examining Canada’s potential role\, as a non-permanent seat on the council as well as its impact on its foreign policy. \nPanel will feature two distinguished Canadian UN experts:\n\nPeggy Mason\, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament to the UN and President of the Rideau Institute on International Affairs\,\nAdam Chapnick\, the deputy director of education at the Canadian Forces College and a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada.\n\nThe IPD Research Fellow Pouyan Kimiayjan is moderating this discussion. \nClick here to register for the panel discussion on Zoom.
URL:https://group78.org/event/panel-discussion-canadas-bid-for-un-security-council/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Securing Our Common Future: Why Disarmament Matters Today as Much as Ever
DESCRIPTION:Date: February 19\, 2020\nReception 3:30-4:00\, talk begins at 4:00 pm\nLocation: FSS 4004\, 120 University Private\, Ottawa \nPresented by: CIPS and the Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention \nMs. Izumi Nakamitsu\, the UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament\, bluntly warns that the struggle for nuclear arms control and disarmament is “going backwards” and calls for “a new vision” to re-establish arms control dialogue and negotiations. \nThe year 2020 will be a crucial year for nuclear disarmament. The challenges facing the disarmament and non-proliferation architecture are well known and include regional dimensions\, increasing hostility between the nuclear-weapon states and a break-down of the Cold War-era arms control regime. \nHowever\, there are opportunities as well. The 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) comes at a critical moment. Fifty years after the treaty’s entry-into-force and twenty-five years after its indefinite extension\, it remains as relevant as ever and continues to provide tangible security benefits to all states parties. The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs believes that this Review Conference is a key opportunity to return to a common vision and path leading to the total elimination of nuclear weapons. In line with the vision set out by the United Nations Secretary-General in his disarmament agenda Securing Our Common Future\, she has advocated for a return to dialogue based on respect for one another’s legitimate security interest. The foundations for this path have already been laid at past NPT Review Conferences\, including through the commitments made by all States Parties. \nHistorically\, states like Canada have played an important bridge-building and facilitating role. They will once again have the opportunity to do so at the 2020 NPT Review Conference. \nIzumi Nakamitsu is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament. Ms. Nakamitsu has extensive expertise and experience in global conflict management. A former professor of international relations and peacebuilding professional\, her United Nations work\, before heading up Disarmament Affairs\, included crisis response operations in the UN Development Program\, advising on large movements of refugees and migrants\, and directing the Asia and Middle East Division of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
URL:https://group78.org/event/securing-our-common-future/
LOCATION:Faculty of Social Science\, Room 4004\, 120 University Private\, Ottawa\, Ottawa\, K1N 6N5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:What Would it Take to Achieve Peace in Yemen?
DESCRIPTION:Pdf\nEarly Bird Ticket Sale – Eventbrite Only (sale ends Nov. 13th)\n\n$5.00 – Early Bird\, Student/Unwaged Ticket (Sale ends November 13\, 2018) \n$10.00 – Early Bird\, Regular Ticket\, (Sale ends November 13\, 2018) \nTickets on 17th October:\n$10.00 – Student/unwaged \n$15 – Regular Ticket \nAvailable at the door or through Eventbrite \nJoin us on Wednesday\, November 14\, 2018 for a stimulating and thought provoking discussion on the current state of the conflict in Yemen\, exploring into greater detail the causes of conflict\, the actors involved\, and the potential outcomes. Following the presentation by our panelists will be a Q&A period where participants can further discuss topics of interest with the panelists. \nAt this event\, a table will be set out with copies of “Two Boys from Aden College” ($15) and “Forbidden Love in the Land of Sheba” ($12)\, written by panelist Dr.Qais Ghanem\, available for purchase. \n  \nSpeakers:\nDr. Qais Ghanem \nFrom Aden\, South Yemen. A graduate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Ghanem immigrated to Canada in 1970\, where he then trained in pediatrics at Queen’s U\, then in neurology and neurophysiology at Michigan U & Ottawa U. He was the former head of Neuro Lab at NDMC\, Sleep Lab at OGH and Monfort H. \nDr. Mustafa Bahran \nA professor of physics at Carleton University and the University of Oklahoma\, Dr.Bahran served as Minister of Energy in Yemen from 2007-08 and was the founder of the National Atomic Energy Commission\, as well as the co-founder of the Yemeni Scientific Research Foundation. \nDr. Najat Sasani \nFrom the town of Ibb\, in Yemen. Dr.Sasani traveled with her diplomat father to the USSR and Pakistan. A graduate of the U of Sanaa\, Yemen\, in medicine\, she trained in pediatrics in Halifax\, FRCPC. She has been living in Ottawa for nearly 3 years. \n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/what-would-it-take-to-achieve-peace-in-yemen/
LOCATION:Knox Presbyterian Church\, 120 Lisgar St.\, Ottawa\, ON\, K2P 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Oil and World Politics- Canada Plays the Oil Game too
DESCRIPTION:Pdf\nEarly Bird Ticket Sale – Eventbrite Only (sale ends Oct. 16th)\n\n$5.00 – Early Bird\, Student/Unwaged Ticket (Sale ends October 16\, 2018) \n$10.00 – Early Bird\, Regular Ticket\, (Sale ends October 16\, 2018) \nTickets on 17th October:\n$10.00 – Student/unwaged \n$15 – Regular Ticket \nAvailable at the door or through Eventbrite \n\nPetroleum is the most valuable commodity in the world and an enormous source of wealth for those who sell it\, transport it and transform it for its many uses. As the engine of modern economies and industries\, governments everywhere want to assure steady supplies. Without it\, their economies would grind to a standstill. \nPetroleum geopolitics are complex. When clashes and conflicts occur\, they are multi-dimensional. Foster’s book “Oil and World Politics. The real story of today’s conflict zones: Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Venezuela\, Ukraine\, and more” explores pieces of the multi-faceted puzzle in the dark world of petroleum and fits them together. \n“Petroleum geopolitics are as opaque as they are complex. This vital driver of so many of the world’s conflicts\, and in particular\, of western military interventions\, is rarely if ever part of our public discourse. John Foster’s invaluable book changes all that. The book – and this lecture- are a must for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of global conflict and its potential resolution.” – Peggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute \n  \nSpeaker: John Foster \nJohn Foster has spent his working life as an oil economist. He understands the underlying role played by oil and gas in international affairs. He identifies the hidden issues behind many of the conflicts in the world today. He explores military interventions (Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Libya\, Syria)\, tensions around international waterways (Persian Gulf\, South China Sea)\, and use of sanctions or political interference related to petroleum trade (Iran\, Russia\, Venezuela). He illuminates the petroleum-related reasons for government actions usually camouflaged and rarely discussed publicly by Western politicians or media. Foster is an energy economist with more than 40 years’ experience in policy and economic issues relating to infrastructure and petroleum. While holding positions with the World Bank\, the Inter-American Development Bank\, Petro-Canada and BP group\, he witnessed first-hand the impact of petroleum geopolitics in more than 30 countries around the world. \n\n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/oil-and-world-politics-canada-plays-the-oil-game-too/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Eastern United Church\, 473 Cumberland St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 7K1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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SUMMARY:Fifty Years and Counting: Is the Israeli Occupation Sustainable?
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Wednesday\, 13 June 2018 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM \nWHERE: Knox Presbyterian Church – 120 Lisgar Street\, Ottawa\, ON \n  \nThe Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory is currently the longest in the world\, at 50 years and counting. The Israeli settlement population continues to grow faster than the Israeli population\, annexation legislation is being debated in the Israeli Knesset\, and the peace process that ended in April 2014 shows no sign of revival. Gaza has become a serious humanitarian crisis\, the Palestinian economy is flat-lining and the predominant mood in the occupied territory is despair. Amidst this gloom\, is there any room for optimism for a sustainable and just peace accord between Israel and Palestine? \n  \nEvent background PDF\, Click Here\n*****\nModerator: \n\nMichael Atallah\, Senior Middle East Analyst at the Privy Council Office\n\nSpeakers: \n\nMichael Lynk\, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law\, Western University\n Nadia Abu-Zahra\, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa\n\nOnline Registration \nTickets will also be available at the door\n$10.00 – Early Bird\, RSVP (Sale ends June 6th\, 2018) \n$15 – Regular Ticket (Also available at the door for $15.00\, cash\, cheque\, and credit card will be accepted) \n$5.00 – Early Bird\, Student/Unwaged Ticket (Sale ends June 6th\, 2018) \n$10.00 – Regular Ticket\, Student/Unwaged Ticket (Also available at the door for $10.00\, cash\, cheque\, and credit card will be accepted)
URL:https://group78.org/event/panel-presentation-fifty-years-and-counting/
LOCATION:Knox Presbyterian Church\, 120 Lisgar St.\, Ottawa\, ON\, K2P 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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SUMMARY:Science for Peace Conference: How to Save the World in a Hurry
DESCRIPTION:Science for Peace invites you to attend the upcoming forum: \n\n“How to Save the World in a Hurry”\n  \nWHEN: Wednesday & Thursday\, May 30 and 31\, 2018 \nWHERE: Room 140-University College\, 15 Kings College Circle\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, ON \nTICKETS: General registration $100\, Students & Unwaged $40\n* Register now through Eventbrite\n \nAll participants will have an opportunity to question several experts before choosing a “Platform for Survival” — the 25 public policy proposals that seem most promising for reducing these six global threats: War and weapons (especially nuclear)\, Global warming\, Famine\, Pandemics\, Radiation explosion\, Cyber attack. For information about these crises\, see the website: tosavetheworld.ca \n  \n******\nConfirmed Speakers include: \nDouglas Roche (Canadian senator and former ambassador for disarmament) • Doug Saunders (Globe and Mail columnist) • Gordon Edwards (Canadians for Nuclear Responsibility) • Dr. Larry Brilliant (Skoll Foundation chair of “End Pandemics” and former leader of campaign that eradicated smallpox) • Mark Z. Jacobson (Director of Stanford University’s Atmosphere/Energy Program) • Peggy Mason (former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament; director of the Rideau Institute). \n******\nDay 1:\nwe will have question-and-answer sessions with pairs of experts on each of these threats. Then most participants will have dinner in a restaurant and hear the Globe and Mail journalist Doug Saunders speak about the protection of democracy.\n***Note: If you wish to attend the dinner and/or order box lunches\, you must purchase them separately through Eventbrite when registering for the forum. None will be sold at the door. To do so\, see Eventbrite’s “How to Save the World Meal Tickets.” \nDay 1:\nwe will break into separate groups to select the most promising policy proposals for each threat. Then\, upon returning to a plenary session\, we will compile them to form a one-page-long list of 25 policy proposals called our “Platform for Survival.” All individuals and NGOs will be able to endorse it thereafter and use it as a common agenda for campaigns to repair our world and keep it safe for everyone.
URL:https://group78.org/event/panel-presentation-canadas-new-posture-in-the-international-arena-2-2-2/
LOCATION:University of Toronto\, Room 140 University College\, 15 Kings College Circle\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3H7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Science for Peace":MAILTO:mspencer@web.net
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SUMMARY:Iran\, the US and the Regional Crisis
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Thursday\, 19 April 2018 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM \nWHERE: Knox Presbyterian Church – 120 Lisgar Street\, Ottawa\, ON \n  \nAmbassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian will talk about the complexities of the bilateral relationship between Iran and the US\, and will shed light on regional issues from different views\, pointing the way forward necessary to foster sustainable peace and security. \n  \nEvent background PDF\, Click Here\n*****\nModerator: \n\nRoy Culpeper\, Chair of the Group of 78\n\nSpeaker: \n\nHossein Mousavian is a Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. From 1997 to 2005\, he was the head of the Foreign Relations Committee of Iran’s National Security Council; from 2003 to 2005\, he served as spokesman for Iran in its nuclear negotiations with the European Union. He is the author of “The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: A Memoir” published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in June 2012.\n\nOnline Registration \nTickets will also be available at the door\n  \n$10.00 – Early Bird Regular Ticket\, RSVP (Sale ends April 9th\, 2018) \n$15 – Regular Ticket (Sale ends April 19th\, 2018\, 6:00 pm)  \n$20.00 – At the Door \n$5.00 – Student/Unwaged Ticket\, RSVP (Sale ends April 19th\, 2018 6:00 pm) \n$10.00 – Student/Unwaged Ticket at the Door \n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/panel-presentation-canadas-new-posture-in-the-international-arena-2-2/
LOCATION:Knox Presbyterian Church\, 120 Lisgar St.\, Ottawa\, ON\, K2P 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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