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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190327T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190327T173000
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SUMMARY:Governance of African Land Rights and Implications for Women
DESCRIPTION:The Coalition for Equitable Land Acquisitions and Development in Africa (CELADA) invites students\, faculty\, and policy makers to explore the potential for Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy to strengthen Africa women’s access and rights to land. \nA panel discussion moderated by Christopher Huggins\, uOttawa will feature: Nyambura Githaiga\, Canadian Foodgrains Bank\, Lindsay Mossman\, Aga Khan Foundation\, Shakilla Umutoni\, Rwanda High Commission to Canada\, Jean Symes\, Inerpares. \nLink to event poster: https://group78.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CELADA-poster-ENGLISH.pdf
URL:https://group78.org/event/governance-of-african-land-rights-and-implications-for-women/
LOCATION:University of Ottawa Campus\, 120 University Private\, Ottawa
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190329T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190329T213000
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SUMMARY:March 29\, Fundraiser: Jazz and Dinner with\, Stay Tuned / Restez-à-l'écoute
DESCRIPTION:Event Poster (Pdf) \nPlease join us for an evening of dinner and Jazz at Jambo restaurant. Enjoy the “true taste of Africa” and the music of\,  Stay Tuned / Restez-à-l’écoute. \nTo guarantee your seat call the restaurant and make your reservation\, 613-726-9393.\nDonations are greatly appreciated\, and vital to the Group of 78’s work.  They help us provide programming and advocate for peace\, justice\, and survival.  Please note that a charitable tax receipt will be available for donation over $20.00. \nShare this event/make a donation through Eventbrite\, or Facebook\nBand members: \n\nFerline Regis\, singer\nRon Ferguson\, trumpet\nIan Schwartz\, alto saxophone\nNeil Sealy\, bass\nDan Quinlan\, drums\nKarl Nerenberg\, piano\n\n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/fundraiser-jazz-and-dinner-with-stay-tuned-restez-a-lecoute/
LOCATION:Jambo Resturant\, 69 Kempster Ave\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2B 6M2\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Bowles":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T140000
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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:20190514T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
CREATED:20190509T153756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T155602Z
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SUMMARY:Transparency International Thematic Priorities: Political Integrity and Dirty Money
DESCRIPTION:Register For Free \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/transparency-international-thematic-priorities-political-integrity-and-dirty-money/
LOCATION:Demarais Hall\, University of Ottawa\, 55 Laurier Ave E\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6N5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190516T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190516T190000
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CREATED:20190510T163244Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Science and Secrets of ENDING VIOLENT CRIME
DESCRIPTION:RSVP \nRSVP by May 14\, 2019\nIrvin Waller Book Launch\nMay 16\, 2019 5-7:00 PM\nROOM C-128\, Senate of Canada Building
URL:https://group78.org/event/book-launch-science-and-secrets-of-ending-violent-crime/
LOCATION:Senate of Canada Bulding\, 2 Rideau St\,\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1A 0A4
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ORGANIZER;CN="Irvin Waller":MAILTO:wallerirvin@msn.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190525T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190525T160000
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CREATED:20190522T173924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190522T181641Z
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SUMMARY:Clyde Sanger Book Launch\, "Coming of Age in Kentucky: Politicians\, Editors....and mermaids
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://group78.org/event/clyde-sanger-book-launch-coming-of-age-in-kentucky-politicians-editors-and-mermaids/
LOCATION:Colonel By\, Dinning Room\, 43 Aylmer Ave\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5R4
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190528T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T172538Z
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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:20190609T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
CREATED:20190522T173924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190619T165948Z
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SUMMARY:Clyde Sanger Book Launch\, "Coming of Age in Kentucky: Politicians\, Editors....and mermaids
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://group78.org/event/clyde-sanger-book-launch-coming-of-age-in-kentucky-politicians-editors-and-mermaids-2/
LOCATION:wild Oat Bakery\, 819 Bank St\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 3V7
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190618T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190618T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190607T180914Z
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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:20190806T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190806T200000
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SUMMARY:To Remember…  The Women\, Men and Children of  Hiroshima and Nagasaki
DESCRIPTION:Event Poster PDF\nOn August 6th at 6:00 pm\, there will be an event at the Friends House (Ottawa Quakers) to remember the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attack.\nActivities:\n6: oo pm – Lantern Making\n7:00 pm Program Presentation and Discussion\n8: 00 pm walk to Rideau Canal to float lanterns\nThanks will be given to Murray Thomson and many others who continue to struggle to rid the world of nuclear weapons.\n 
URL:https://group78.org/event/to-remember-the-women-men-and-children-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/
LOCATION:Ottawa Quakers – Friends House\, 91A Fourth Avenue\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 2L1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T182113Z
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SUMMARY:Corporate Coup D'Etat (Screening and Post Screening-Panel /Discussion)
DESCRIPTION:One World Arts  and the Group of 78\, have partnered to offer the Ottawa premiere of The Corporate Coup d’Etat . This event will open the Group of 78\, 2019 Annual Policy Conference\, Global Markets\, Inequality\, and the Future of Democracy. It is also the opening film of the One World Film Festival which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. \nFilm Screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the issues raised in the film. \nLocation: Academic Hall (SMN) 133 Séraphin-Marion Private\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1A2\nAdmission is free: We will be accepting voluntary donation at the door to help cover the cost of the event.\n*Seating will be first come first serve. Donating through Eventbrite does not guarantee a seat. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you there.  \nTHE CORPORATE COUP D’ÉTAT PDF \n \n \n\nDirector Fred Peabody\nProducers Peter Raymont \nExecutive Producers Peter Raymont\, Fred Peabody\, Steve Ord\, Jeff Cohen\, Hans Robert Eisenhauer\n\nA democracy should protect its citizens\, especially the most vulnerable among them\, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigative and persuasive documentary blends the insights of philosophers\, authors and journalists with the experiences of citizens of the Rust Belt in the U.S. Midwest\, where the steel industry once flourished\, but where closures and outsourcing have left urban areas desolate and hopeless. It’s here that Donald Trump finds some of his most fervent supporters\, as he’s not considered part of the hated Washington establishment. \nJournalist Chris Hedges\, argues that the crisis predates Donald Trump’s election by many years. As his source of inspiration\, the Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul\, Hedges regards Trump as the symptom rather than the disease. Decades ago\, U.S. democracy began selling its soul to big corporations. Lobbyists and corporatism took control in Washington\, gradually undermining the will of the people. Journalist Naomi Klein recently described Trump’s administration as a “corporate coup d’état”. Hedges and Ralston Saul argue that the real coup took place long before. \nFeaturing: Chris Hedges\, John Ralston Saul\, Cornel West\, Sarah Jaffe\, Lee Fang\, Maude Barlow\, Phillip Martin \nThe screening date will be Thursday\, Sept. 26 and the start time will be 7:00 pm. There will be a Panel discussion on the issues raised in the film. \nParking is available at the rear of the building after 3:00 pm\, $4.50/hour\, max $9/day. Please see the map below. Please note that Séraphin-Marion is closed to vehicles directly in front\, but there is a loading zone adjacent to Tabaret Lawn not far from the entrance. 
URL:https://group78.org/event/corporate-coup-detat-screening-and-post-screening-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Academic Hall (SMN) UOttawa\, 133 Séraphin-Marion Private\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 1A2
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190927T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190928T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
CREATED:20190604T190210Z
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SUMMARY:2019 G78 Annual Policy Conference: Global Markets\, Inequality and the Future of Democracy - September 27-28\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:University of Ottawa\, Faculty of Social Sciences Building\n120 University Private\, Ottawa\, September 27-28\, 2019\n\n  Program    Chair Statement \n  Credit Card Registration     Register by Cheque/Email Transfer \n\nStatement of Conference Chair: Manfred Beinefeld \n Democracies around the world are being eroded and destabilized by a tsunami of social challenges all ultimately linked to an explosive growth in inequality and economic insecurity. But although this fact is now all but universally acknowledged there is confusion and disagreement about the forces that have led to these totally unexpected outcomes. Well\, unexpected to those old enough to remember a time when the almost everyone believed in the idea of progress and the dream of a leisure society?” So how are we to understand the reasons why those dreams have now been all but forgotten\, especially since the hoped for technological progress that was to make that leisure society possible\, did actually materialize? Or to put this another way\, why did that technological progress occur in a form that is not only failing to usher in a leisure society\, but that is actually further accelerating the scourges of inequality and economic insecurity. \nAt heart this conference will focus on a critical examination of the proposition that despite the complexity of the issues\, and the diversity of the consequences\, the roots of this nightmare can be traced back to three fundamental – and interrelated – causes: the rise of a global financial system that can no longer be regulated in the public interest; the rise of an international trading system that has dramatically undercut the ability of labour to share in productivity gains; and the enshrinement of a deeply individualistic ideology that has greatly increased the power of corporate capital to act with virtual impunity – witness the US pharmaceutical industry’s pricing policies – while reducing the scope for effective collective action in the public interest\, either by governments\, regulatory agencies\, trade unions or civil society organizations. \nAttempts to resist – let alone reverse – these trends face formidable challenges\, in part because the underlying issues are so international in scope\, and in part because their complexity allows powerful interests to poison the efforts to deal with these problems rationally – and democratically – which is to say\, on the basis of an informed and free public debate. But that does not mean that such efforts are doomed to fail and\, at this conference\, we will seek to explore the most promising avenues for resistance always remembering that what progress was made at certain times in the past\, was made in the teeth of fierce resistance and vitriolic denunciation. If success does not seem imminent\, it is increasingly clear that business as usual is surely a recipe for a future that almost no one would willingly choose if presented with its true dimensions and characteristics. After all\, none of the political parties promoting the neoliberal reforms that brought us to the current impasse\, advised voters that they were voting for increased income equality and greater economic insecurity\, which should serve as a reminder that democracy can function as it should – and must – only when voters are making choices based on an open and well informed debate. \n\nProgram \n6:30 pm\, THURSDAY\, Sept. 26\, 2019\, Academic Hall (SMN) University of Ottawa\,133 Séraphin-Marion Private \nDoors Open: Special Film Screening and Panel: Free event\, donations are much appreciated\nOne World Arts and the Group of 78\, have partnered to offer the Ottawa premiere of The Corporate Coup d’Etat .  \n  \n5:00 p.m. FRIDAY\, Sept. 27\, 2019 Conference Registration opens\, University of Ottawa\, Faculty of Social Sciences Building\, 120 University Private\, Room 4007\n5:30 p.m. Keynote Address by Robert Kuttner: Saving Democracy From Globalization:  \nModerator: Roy Culpeper\, Chair\, Group of 78 \nIntroductory Remarks: Ed Broadbent \nKeynote speaker: Robert Kuttner\, Heller School for Social Policy and Management\, Brandeis University. \n 7:30 p.m. Dinner and Discussion: Q & A \nModerator: Roy Culpeper\, Chair\, Group of 78 \nDiscussants: \nManfred Bienefeld\, Professor Emeritus\, School of Policy and Public Administration. \nRobert Kuttner\, Heller School for Social Policy and Management\, Brandeis University. \nArmine Yalnizyan\, Former senior economist\, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; Fellow at the Atkinson Foundation. \n 8:15 a.m. SATURDAY\, Sept 28\, 2019 Registration Opens\n9:00 a.m. Panel 1: Global and macroeconomic policies that drive increasing inequality and challenge democracy:  \nModerator: Peter Venton\, Former senior economist in Ontario Government \nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nMario Seccareccia\, Professor Emeritus of Economics\, University of\n\n\n\nOttawa \n\n\n\nJohn Myles\, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Senior Research\n\n\n\nFellow\, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy\, University of \nToronto \n 10:30 a.m.  Coffee/Health Break \n11:00 a.m. Panel 2: National\, microeconomic\, social and labour market policies leading to wage stagnation\, precarity\, the gig economy\, growing income disparities: \nModerator: Gordon Betcherman\, Professor\, School of International Development and \nGlobal Studies\, University of Ottawa \nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nLeilani Farha\, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing;\n\n\n\n        Executive Director\, Canada without Poverty \n\n\n\nKatherine Scott\, Senior Economist\, CCPA\, gender equality and public policy\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEllen Russell\, Associate professor in Digital Media and Journalism and Social and Environmental Justice programs\, Wilfrid Laurier University\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m. Lunch \n1:30 p.m. Keynote Address by Julie Delahanty: Public Good or Private Wealth? \nModerator: Roy Culpeper\, Chair\, Group of 78\nKeynote speaker: Julie Delahanty\, Executive Director\, Oxfam Canada \n2:30 p.m. Coffee/Health Break \n2:45 p.m.  Panel 3: Restoring policy space and national capacity to reverse growing inequality and strengthen democracy. \nModerator: Manfred Bienefeld\, Professor Emeritus\, School of Policy and Public Administration \nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nLars Osberg\, McCulloch Professor of Economics\, Dalhousie University.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToby Sanger\, Executive Director\, Canadians for Tax Fairness.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngella MacEwen\, Senior Economist\, Canadian Union of Public Employees.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4:20 p.m. Robert Kuttner\, Keynote Speaker: Reflections on the Conference Proceedings \n4:35 p.m. Conference Conclusion and Closing Remarks \n4:50 p.m. Conference Adjourns \n5:15 p.m. Group of 78 Annual Meeting to follow immediately \n\nThank you to our Sponsors:
URL:https://group78.org/event/2019-g78-annual-policy-conference/
LOCATION:Faculty of Social Science\, Room 4004\, 120 University Private\, Ottawa\, Ottawa\, K1N 6N5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191010T220000
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SUMMARY:Youth Unstoppable - Free Screening
DESCRIPTION:Youth Unstoppable takes us inside the rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. Canadian Slater Jewell-Kemker was 15 when she began documenting the untold stories of youth on the front lines of climate change activism\, refusing to let their future slip away. \nOver more than a decade\, set against stunning visuals of a planet in crisis\, this award-winning film follows the growth of a diverse network of youth\, rising up to shape the world they will live in. Through the lens of Jewell-Kemker’s camera\, we see the struggles\, events\, and firsthand effects on youth fighting to be heard\, both at home and within the complex process of UN Climate Change negotiations. \nFrom flood-ravaged villages in Nepal to luxury hotels in Cancún\, from the tailings ponds of the Alberta Tar Sands to the riots of Copenhagen\, culminating with the intense and defining events at the 21st UN Climate Change Conference in Paris\, this urgent and timely documentary shows us a powerful vision for the future of our planet and the young people who will lead us there. \nA joint presentation of The 30th One World Film Festival\, Our Time\, Green Screen Ottawa\,\nand the Group of 78. \nA panel discussion on Canadian responses to the climate crisis will follow the screening.
URL:https://group78.org/event/youth-unstoppable-free-screening/
LOCATION:ByTown Cinema\, 325 RIDEAU STREET\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 5Y4
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ORGANIZER;CN="Group of 78":MAILTO:group78@group78.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191029T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101429
CREATED:20180925T040025Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
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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:20191130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
CREATED:20191127T195916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191127T201541Z
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SUMMARY:A Memorial Event to Honour the Life of Michael Shenstone
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 30\, 2019\nFairmont Chateau Laurier\n(Palladium Room)\n  \nMichael Shenstone Obituary\nMICHAEL SHENSTONE\, CM It is with great sadness that the family of Michael Shenstone announces that this devoted husband\, father and retired Canadian diplomat died peacefully on September 9\, 2019\, in Toronto. He was 91. Born in Toronto in 1928 to Allen and Molly Shenstone\, Michael spent most of his childhood in Princeton\, N.J.\, where his Toronto-born father was a lifelong professor of physics at Princeton University. He attended Ottawa’s Ashbury College during the war\, then studied history and modern languages at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. It was at Trinity that he met the ever-sparkling Susan Burgess\, a fellow member of the class of ’49\, who would soon become his wife and much-valued partner in his long career with the Canadian foreign service. (Michael died a few hours after their 68th wedding anniversary.) After receiving an MA from Cambridge University and marrying Susan\, Michael joined the Department of External Affairs in 1952\, and was soon sent to Lebanon\, first to learn Arabic and then take up a post at the Canadian embassy in Beirut. It was the start of a distinguished career that saw him become one of External Affairs’s foremost experts in Arab and Middle Eastern issues\, at a time when such issues were becoming of paramount importance. Michael and Susan’s three children\, Thomas\, Barbara and Mary\, enjoyed peripatetic lives as the family moved from Beirut\, to Ottawa\, to Cairo\, to Washington\, back to Ottawa and on to London and Geneva. Michael’s first ambassadorial posting came in 1973\, as Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe\, in Geneva and Helsinki. In 1974 he was appointed Canada’s first resident ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Back in Ottawa in the late 1970s\, Michael played a significant role in the “Canadian Caper” that saw the rescue of six American diplomats during the hostage crisis of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. As Director-General of African and Middle Eastern Affairs at the time\, Michael was intimately involved as the key point of contact in Ottawa for Ken Taylor\, the Canadian ambassador in Tehran who spearheaded the top-secret operation. Michael later served as Assistant Deputy Minister of Political and International Security Affairs\, and then\, in 1985\, he and Susan embarked on their final — and endlessly fascinating — overseas posting\, in Vienna\, where Michael served for five years as Ambassador to Austria\, Head of Delegation to the talks on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions in Europe and Permanent Representative to the United Nations’s agencies in Vienna. In 1992 he retired from the Department of External Affairs after 39 years. Among his many post-retirement activities\, he co-founded and chaired an Ottawa-based human-rights organization\, Action Canada for Population and Development. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2002. A truly dedicated public servant\, Michael was blessed with a rigorous intellect\, a wide-ranging curiosity\, a lively sense of humour and a passion for books\, history\, language and\, of course\, current affairs. He was perhaps never happier than when sailing on the Annapolis Basin at the ancestral family cottage in Smith‘s Cove\, N.S. Michael leaves his beloved wife Susan\, his cherished children Thomas (Brenda)\, Barbara (Belinda) and Mary (Christopher) and four grandchildren of whom he was immensely proud\, Amy and Leith Shenstone and Sarah and Claire Shenstone-Harris. He will also be much missed by his cousins and legions of friends\, in Canada and around the world. The family would like to thank Michael’s personal support workers\, Tashi Lhamo and Dawa Kyizom\, for their care and tender devotion\, and the long-term-care staff at Meighen Manor in Toronto. An informal memorial service will be held at a later date. If desired\, donations in Michael’s memory may be made to Trinity College or the charity of your choice. \nPublished in The Globe and Mail from Sept. 14 to Sept. 18\, 2019
URL:https://group78.org/event/a-memorial-event-to-honour-the-life-of-michael-shenstone/
LOCATION:Fairmont Chateau Laurier\, 1 Rideau St\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 8S7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191219T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
CREATED:20191118T184606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T193359Z
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SUMMARY:Jingle\, Mingle and Birthday Bash! The Rideau Institute\, World Federalist Movement-Canada\, and Group of 78
DESCRIPTION:The Rideau Institute\, Group of 78 and the World Federalist Movement – Canada invite you to celebrate the 2019 holidays and the 70th birthday of Peggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute. To get everyone dancing\, we will be featuring the fabulous Ottawa band\, Three Times Lucky. There will be a cash bar\, lots of delicious nibbles and the odd fundraising activity to keep you on your toes. \n*This is a free event but please help us out by an RSVP through Eventbrite so we know how much food to order! \nDecember 19th\n7:00pm – 11:30pm\nKnox Presbyterian Church – Garden Entrance\n120 Lisgar St.\nOttawa\, ON K2P 2L7 Canada + Google Map \n  \nRSVP \nHere’s hoping we see you there! \nThe Rideau Institute\nWorld Federalist Movement-Canada\nGroup of 78
URL:https://group78.org/event/jingle-mingle-and-birthday-bash-the-rideau-institute-world-federalist-movement-canada-and-group-of-78/
LOCATION:Knox Presbyterian Church\, 120 Lisgar St.\, Ottawa\, ON\, K2P 2L7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200128T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
CREATED:20180925T040025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200117T200040Z
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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:20200131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200131T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
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SUMMARY:Financing a Global Green New Deal: Trade and Development Report 2019
DESCRIPTION:  \nWhen: Friday\, January 31\, 2020\, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nWhere: International Development Research Centre\, 150 Kent Street\, 8th floor\, Hopper Rooms\, Ottawa \nRSVP: Seating is free but limited\, so please register for the event. \nThe International Development Research Centre (IDRC)\, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)\, and Group of 78 invite you to a dynamic conversation\, presenting the key findings from the Trade and Development Report 2019. Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, this report calls for bold action in the face of the climate change crisis to finance a Global Green New Deal and meet the Sustainable Development Goals. \nThis event will launch our International Development Week activities and we would be delighted if you would join us. \nFrench and English simultaneous interpretation will be available. \nAbout the event\nThis year’s Trade and Development Report suggests that meeting the financing demands of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires rebuilding multilateralism around the idea of a Global Green New Deal\, and pursuing a financial future very different from the recent past. \nRichard Kozul-Wright\, UNCTAD Director of Globalization and Development\, will present highlights from the report and the changes needed nationally and internationally to significantly increase resources available for a big investment push into inclusive and sustainable growth. \nThe following experts will discuss implementation challenges from the perspective of developing countries\, low-income populations\, gender equality\, global governance\, and the role of advanced economies in reducing emissions and supporting adaptation in developing countries: \n\n\n\n•\nManfred Bienefeld\, vice-chair\, Group of 78\, Canada\n\n\n•\nAaron Shull\, managing director\, Centre for International Governance Innovation\, Canada\n\n\n•\nMartha Melesse\, program leader\, Employment and Growth\, IDRC\, Canada\n\n\n\nDominique Charron\, vice-president\, Programs and Partnership\, IDRC will moderate the panel.
URL:https://group78.org/event/financing-a-global-green-new-deal-trade-and-development-report-2019/
LOCATION:International Development Research Centre\, 150 Kent Street\, 8th floor\, W. David Hopper Room\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200219T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200219T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
CREATED:20200206T172806Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200225T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200225T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T101430
CREATED:20180925T040025Z
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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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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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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:May 26\, 2020\, WEBINAR - The Battle for Universal Pharmacare in Canada Ft. Marc-André Gagnon
DESCRIPTION:May 26\, 2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m.\nOnline Registration\nTickets:\n$5.00 – Regular Admission\nFree – Unwaged/Student\nEvent Pdf\n  \nOutline \nDrug coverage in Canada is a patchwork; an inequitable inefficient and unsustainable patchwork with no coherence or purpose. Some people think that we can solve the problem by adding more patches\, but the core of the problem is that it is a patchwork. For the working population\, access to medicines is still organized as privileges offered by employers to their employees. Universal pharmacare would not only provide better access to needed prescription drugs\, but also eliminate waste\, ensure value-for-money and help improve drug safety and appropriate prescribing. Opponents fear that a universal pharmacare plan would ration drugs\, and impede drug access for some patients. However\, these claims misunderstand the reality of drug coverage\, pricing and access. Opponents propose\, instead\, to “fill the gap” of current drug coverage by implementing catastrophic coverage\, which would serve commercial interests without maximizing health outcomes for the Canadian population. In spite of overwhelming evidence and consensus in the academic community in favour of universal pharmacare\, the battle is far from over. \nMarc-André Gagnon  \nMarc-André Gagnon is Associate Professor with Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration. He holds a PhD in Political Science from York University and a Master’s of Advanced Study in Economics from Paris-1 Sorbonne and École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay/St-Cloud. He did his post-doctoral training with the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy at McGill University’s Faculty of Law\, and with the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. \n  \nHis current research focuses mainly on the political economy of the pharmaceutical sector. He analyzes comparative regimes of health and drug coverage\, regulatory capture of public institutions\, innovation policies and intellectual property in the knowledge-based economy. \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/webinar-the-battle-for-universal-pharmacare-in-canada/
LOCATION:Webinar
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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
CATEGORIES:Special Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200623T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200623T140000
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SUMMARY:June 23\, 2020\, WEBINAR - Getting to Net Zero\, Featuring: Senator Mary Coyle
DESCRIPTION:June 23\, 2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EDT\, GMT-4)\nOnline Registration\nTickets:\n$10.00 – Suggested\nor Free \nEvent Pdf\n  \nOutline \nOn February 6\, 2020\, just 7 sitting days into Canada’s 43rd Parliament\, and a week and a half after the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg confirmed Canada’s first case of Covid-19\, I launched a Senate Inquiry into finding the right pathways and actions for Canada and Canadians to meet our net zero carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions targets in order to slow\, arrest and hopefully reverse human- caused climate change\, to ensure a healthy planet\, a healthy society\, a healthy economy and a healthy democracy. \nDuring our June 23rd Group of 78 virtual gathering\, I will highlight the intention behind the launch of the inquiry\, the substance of my speech\, the contributions of my fellow senators and ambitions for amplifying the conversation and its impact. \nBiography \nA long-time champion for women’s leadership\, gender equality\, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples\, Mary Coyle has forged a distinguished career in the post-secondary education and non-profit sectors\, with a focus on international and local development. \nShe holds a diploma in French Language from the Université de Besançon in France and a Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literature with a major in French and a minor in Spanish from the University of Guelph. After working for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as a Cuso International cooperant in Botswana\, she earned a Master of Arts in Rural Planning and Development at the University of Guelph. She subsequently worked as a rural development advisor in Indonesia and later to support two State Islamic Universities develop their community engagement strategies. \nFor the next decade as Executive Director of Calmeadow\, Ms. Coyle helped the organization pioneer the creation of the world’s first commercial micro finance bank\, BancoSol\, in Bolivia and establish the First Peoples Fund to provide micro loans to First Nations and Métis communities in Canada. \nIn 1997\, she joined St. Francis Xavier University\, serving as Vice President and Director of the school’s Coady International Institute\, a world-renowned centre of excellence in community-based development and leadership education. During her tenure\, the Coady International Institute grew significantly\, enhancing its global education and innovation agenda and expanding programming for women\, youth\, and Indigenous Peoples. \nSince 2014\, Ms. Coyle has worked as the Executive Director of the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership at St. Francis Xavier University\, a centre devoted to developing student leadership. She also continues to work as an advisor and facilitator for various organizations\, including the Haitian Centre for Leadership and Excellence and the Friends United Indigenous Arts and Culture Initiative. Mary Coyle played an instrumental role in the establishment of the Stephen Lewis Foundation\, the Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative\, and the Indian School of Microfinance for Women. \nShe has 3 daughters\, Emilie\, Lauren\, and Lindelwa\, and 6 grandchildren. \n  \nMilitante de longue date du leadership des femmes\, de l’égalité des sexes et des droits des peuples autochtones\, Mary Coyle s’est distinguée par une carrière axée sur le développement local et international\, dans les domaines de l’éducation postsecondaire et d’organismes à but non lucratif. \nElle détient un diplôme en langue française de l’Université de Besançon\, en France\, et un baccalauréat ès arts en langues et littérature\, avec majeure en français et mineure en espagnol de l’Université de Guelph. Après avoir travaillé pour le ministère du commerce et de l’industrie du Botswana en tant que coopérante de Cuso International\, elle a obtenu une maîtrise ès arts en planification rurale et développement à l’Université de Guelph. Par la suite\, elle a travaillé comme conseillère en développement rural en Indonésie\, puis a appuyé deux universités islamiques d’état à mettre en place leurs stratégies d’engagement communautaire. \nAu cours de la décennie suivante\, à titre de directrice générale de Calmeadow\, Mme Coyle a aidé cette organisation à lancer la création de la première banque commerciale de microfinancement au monde\, BancoSol\, en Bolivie\, et à mettre sur pied un fonds pour les Premières Nations\, qui fait des microprêts aux communautés des Premières Nations et aux communautés métisses au Canada. \nEn 1997\, elle s’est jointe à l’Université St. Francis Xavier en tant que vice-présidente et directrice du Coady International Institute\, centre d’excellence réputé à travers le monde en développement communautaire et en enseignement du leadership. Pendant son mandat\, le Coady International Institute a pris beaucoup d’expansion\, améliorant son programme mondial d’innovation et d’éducation et élargissant ses programmes pour les femmes\, les jeunes et les peuples autochtones. \nDepuis 2014\, Mme Coyle travaille comme directrice exécutive du Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership à l’Université St. Francis Xavier\, un centre spécialisé dans le développement du leadership des étudiants. Elle continue à travailler comme conseillère et facilitatrice auprès de diverses organisations\, notamment le Haitian Centre for Leadership and Excellence et la Friends United Indigenous Arts and Culture Initiative. Mary Coyle a joué un rôle essentiel à l’établissement de la Stephen Lewis Foundation\, de la Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative et de la Indian School of Microfinance for Women. \nMme Coyle a trois filles\, Emilie\, Lauren et Lindelwa\, ainsi que sept petits-enfants. \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/gettingtonetzero/
LOCATION:Webinar
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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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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.
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SUMMARY:2020 Policy Forum - The Future of Peacekeeping in the Transition to a More Peaceful World: Why UN peace operations are critical and need to be expanded
DESCRIPTION:Given the impending American election and its potentially dramatic foreign policy implications\, we are now planning our Conclusions and Recommendations webinar for early to mid-November. Please stay tuned as it will be worth the wait!\nThere will be a Keynote speaker\, and five panels featuring\, altogether\, eleven speakers and five moderators. Following the Keynote Address\, during the period ending Thursday 7 October\, there will be four interlinked panels with the speakers and topics set out below. Since we have speakers on different continents\, there may still be some small adjustments to the times. There will then be a one- week pause to consider and reflect\, followed by a fifth panel on Conclusions and Recommendations. \nTicket options\nZoom links are distributed upon registration\, and one day\, as well as one hour\, before the start time. \n1) Full Conference Pass – suggested $30.00 (available by clicking on Select A Date\, and then on any Event date). Participants signing up for the full series will be invited to a sixth session to discuss conclusions and recommendations that will form the basis of policy actions following the webinar series. \n2) Individual Panel – suggested $10.00 (please review the full program below) \n3) Free – please register individually for each panel; there is no free Full Conference Pass option. \nOnline Registration \n\nConcept Note — The Group of 78 Virtual Policy Conference Webinar Series for 2020\nThe Future of Peacekeeping in the Transition to a More Peaceful World:\nWhy UN peace operations are critical and need to be expanded\nExcerpts from the G78 Webinar Series Concept Note \nUnited Nations Peacekeeping is central to conflict resolution\, international stabilization and longer-term efforts to build a sustainable peace. With the support of the international community it has the potential to become a key enabler of a long-overdue global shift towards a more cooperative security environment. \nQuestions we will address include: \n\n What are the strengths and limits of UN Peacekeeping?\n2. Can UN peacekeeping advance both rule of law and negotiated solutions to spoilers and groups designated as terrorists\, and can mandates retain mission impartiality?\n3. If UN peace operations cannot effectively address these challenges\, what else may be needed when they increasingly encounter difficulty\, as we have seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Mali\, Haiti and South Sudan?\n4. Can peacekeeping be adapted to respond more rapidly and effectively to crises before they escalate and become full-blown armed conflicts? \n\nThese conclusions are expected to help strengthen civil society’s understanding of these issues and to hone policy options for government decision makers. \nFor the full text of the Concept Note\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme Sept 24th – Oct 4th\, 2020\nThurs. Sept. 24\, 2020\, 7pm – 8pm EST\nKeynote Address: \nThis will be a broad overview of the political and conflict environment in which UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO) play an important role. The value-added of UN peacekeeping with the peace process as the “centre of gravity” of the overall mission will be highlighted. \nJean-Marie Guehenno\, former USG for DPKO\, former head of International Crisis Group (Speaking from New York City) \n \n  \n Saturday Sept. 26\, 2020 11am – 12pm EST (5 – 6pm CEST)\nPANEL 1: Successes and Failures and Lessons Learned\nThe overall theme is the evolution of UN Peacekeeping and how that informs our approach to current challenges. \nModerator: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nLise Morjé Howard\, Prof of Government at Georgetown University\, author of Power in Peacekeeping and UN Peacekeeping in Civil wars (Speaking from Paris\, France) (confirmed)\nRichard Gowan\, UN Director\, International Crisis Group\, broad expertise and hands-on experience with UN. (Speaking from New York City.) (confirmed)\n\n \n  \nMonday Sept. 28\, 2020\, 7 – 8pm EST \nPanel 2: CONTROVERSIES: Impartiality\, Consent\, Use of Force\nWhat UNPKOs cannot or should not do in the military dimension especially in relation to the use of force. UN Peacekeeping partnerships in Africa. \nModerator: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nJane Boulden\, Professor\, Department of Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada\, with a particular focus on UN efforts to manage conflict. (Speaking from Kingston\, Ontario.) (confirmed)\nPaul Williams\, Professor and Assoc Director of the Security Policy Studies program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Co-editor of Oxford Handbook on UN Peacekeeping. (Speaking from Washington\, D.C.) (confirmed)\n\n \n  \nSaturday Oct.3rd 2020\, 4 – 5pm EST\nPanel 3: FUTURE Options for UN Peace Operations\n Revisiting UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS)\, primacy of peace process\, operationalizing prevention of conflict. \nModerator: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nVictoria K. Holt\, Vice President of the Stimson Centre\, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security (U.S. Dept of State) (speaking from Washington) (confirmed)\nPeter Langille\, Author and lead expert on UN Emergency Peace Service and “sustainable common security”. (Speaking from Ottawa) (confirmed)\n\n \n  \nMonday Oct.5th 2020\, 7-8:30pm EST \nPanel 4: Contributions by CANADA to UN Peace Operations\nWhat might Canada do in terms of advocacy\, funding\, institution building\, training\, technology\, to strengthen UN peace operations and contribute to a global shift toward sustainable peace and common security? \nModerator: \n\nJane Boulden\, Fellow at the Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy and a Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of Rideau Institute\, former Amb for Disarmament to the UN\, former peacekeeping trainer (1995-2014)\, (Speaking from Ottawa) (confirmed)\nStephen Baranyi\, Univ of Ottawa Assoc Prof in International Development and Global Studies\, researching peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected states (Speaking from Ottawa) (confirmed)\nWalter Dorn\, RMC and Canadian Forces College professor\, author\, and a leading Canadian expert on UN peacekeeping including new technologies (Speaking from Toronto) (confirmed)\n\n \n\nPanel 5: Conclusions and Recommendations \nFollowing the Thanksgiving long weekend (10-12 October 2020)\, there will be a one-week pause to consider and reflect\, followed by a fifth panel on overall conclusions and policy recommendations. (This session is only available to Full Conference Pass holders.) \nGiven the impending American election and its potentially dramatic foreign policy implications\, we are now planning our Conclusions and Recommendations webinar for early to mid-November. Please stay tuned as it will be worth the wait!
URL:https://group78.org/event/2020-virtual-conference-the-future-of-peacekeeping-in-the-transition-to-a-more-peaceful-world-why-un-peace-operations-are-critical-and-need-to-be-expanded/
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