[KWPeace-groups] 14 upcoming webinars/virtual meetings for peace, earth and justice + Sign the petition for Healthcare not Warfare

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW peace friends!

Please find below a list 14 upcoming webinars/virtual meetings for peace, earth and justice. 

*Please sign this important petition if you haven’t done so already - Invest in Healthcare not Warfare: https://www.change.org/p/general-assembly-of-the-united-nations-invest-in-healthcare-instead-of-militarization  (part of the Global Campaign Against Military Spending by the International Peace Bureau http://www.ipb.org). Please also join millions in signing this petition to support the UN call for a global ceasefire: https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/global_ceasefire_loc/ 

Hope you are all OK during this lockdown. 

With solidarity,
Tamara

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Webinar: Move the Nuclear Weapons (and fossil fuel) Money: Cut nuclear weapons budgets. End investments in nuclear weapons & fossil fuels. Reallocate these to public health, climate protection and sustainable development.
International webinar, Tuesday April 21, 2020
Session 1: Divestment and ethical/impact investment. 11:00 – 12:30 (New York Time)
http://pnnd.org/event/move-nuclear-weapons-and-fossil-fuel-money 
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyv27cHIkhFFB3tcyLWmyHy2qSFDrxbykxd4C3BO_oBXpYlw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 

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Webinar: No to NATO, Yes to Peace! Building a Canadian Resistance to the Atlantic Alliance, hosted by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
When: Tuesday, April 21 at 3:30-5:00pm Eastern Time
Join the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) and the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) in a discussion about building a Canadian resistance to NATO. NATO is a male-dominated, nuclear-armed military alliance dominated by the U.S. that is demanding more money from member states for weapons systems, launching illegal interventions, and provoking dangerous conflicts around the world. Last year, for NATO's 70th anniversary, VOW held monthly pickets outside the NATO Association of Canada headquarters in downtown Toronto to raise opposition to the alliance and to demand that Canada get out of NATO. This year, as a result of the pandemic, we are organizing a series of virtual protests/webinars to build a national resistance against NATO and Canada's role in NATO. Tamara Lorincz of VOW and Philip Fernandez of CPCML will make opening remarks to start the virtual meeting that will be followed by a Q&A and an open discussion on building a national opposition to NATO in Canada.
How to join: Click the Zoom link at the time of the event: https://zoom.us/j/830620304   
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For more info, email: mailto:ontario at vowpeace.org.

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Women Fighting for our Planet Webinar hosted by Nonviolence International
Help us honor Earth Day on Wednesday! We are excited to invite you to join us for Nonviolence International’s weekly webinar --- April 22nd at 10:30 am-12:00 pm EDT (1430-1600 GMT).  The theme of our webinar will be Women Fighting for our Planet featuring:  Phyllis Omido from Kenya, Kehkashan Basu of the United Arab Emirates, Tamara Lorincz from Canada, Juhee Lee from Korea, and hosted by Dr. Maia Hallward, from the USA.
To sign up as a participant to this webinar, please register through the following link: 
https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/webinar_registration  

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50th anniversary of Earth Day! Towards a Green and Healthy Recovery
Wed, 22 April 2020
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Climate Fast presents: Towards a Green and Healthy Recovery
MC Allie Rougeot, Toronto Co-ordinator Fridays for Future ClimateStrike
Cricket Guest, Fridays for Future Indigenous Liaison
Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist and Professor Texas Tech University
Deborah McGregor, Associate Professor, York University, Environmental Studies and Co-organizer, Indigenous Environmental Justice Project
Dianne Saxe, Environmental lawyer, former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Catherine Abreu, Executive Director, Climate Action Network (CAN-RAC)
Dr. Toni Sappong, member of CAPE, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Jennifer Henry, Executive Director of KAIROS and Willard Metzger of Citizens for Public Justice - releasing faith group statement For the Love of Creation
More info and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/earthday-2020-towards-a-green-and-healthy-recovery-tickets-102737759404 

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Divest from the War Machine
5 part series organized by Codepink starts April 23
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/divest-from-the-war-machine-webinar-series-registration-102039713530 

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First use of nuclear weapons: Key issues for educators in understanding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6 and 9, 1945
Date:  April 23rd, 11AM - 12PM, EST
Register here (free registration): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/upAscuGqpzsrT1yT6R2cweV3WxxvWJJsSA  
Description 
This seminar highlights recent scholarship in regard to the first use of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 6 & 9, 1945 and the key issues that U.S. political and military leaders faced at the time of determining first use. This webinar explains how the decision-making process to use atomic weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki shapes current “First Use” and “No First Use” nuclear weapons policies.  
Presenter: Dr. Tanya Maus is the director of the Peace Resource Center and Quaker Heritage Center at Wilmington College. She holds a PhD from the University of Chicago specializing in modern Japanese Japan history and has taught university courses on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the past 11 years. Currently, Dr. Maus directs the Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College, one of the most extensive archives of historical materials focusing on the Japanese experience of nuclear war and the subsequent global nuclear disarmament movement within the United States. See more here:  https://www.wilmington.edu/prc/
Questions about the Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network?  Check out the web site here:  https://ohiopeaceandconflict.org/  or contact either:  Tanya Maus, Director of Wilmington College's Peace Resource Center - 937-481-2371, mailto:Tanya_Maus at wilmington.edu or Jen Batton,M.A., OPCSN Coordinator, mailto:Ohiopcsn at gmail.com 
Missed one of the last webinars in the series?  You can access them here (just scroll down in the posting and you will see a link to the youtube archive of the video and any related handouts):  https://ohiopeaceandconflict.org/webinar/ 

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Is a new economy possible? With Noam Chomsky
Thursday April 23, 7 p.m. EST
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V0Ahpym2Syai8qNSidpYkg  
A Conversation with Noam Chomsky and Linda Solomon Wood
Join National Observer for a discussion with the man the New York Times called "arguably the most important intellectual alive."

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Webinar: A Tale of Two Crises: COVID-19 and Climate Change
Date: April 23rd, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. (EDT)
We will explore the national climate policies that could help pivot the COVID-19 crisis into transformative change for both our economy and the planet. We will shine a light on the oil and gas industry’s attempts to secure bail-outs & regulatory rollbacks. Plus, Six Nations of the Grand River will share their inspiring example: running some of the largest wind and solar power plants in the nation.
Make sure you register below and tune in to learn more!
Hosted by Environmental Defence: https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/59042/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=eblast&ea.url.id=4678538&forwarded=true  

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An Inside View of Venezuelan Resistance to US Imperialism
This is the registration form for the webinar tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 5:00 pm Eastern/2:00 pm Pacific. You will receive the link/phone number by email prior to the webinar.
Hosted by Stop the Machine! 
to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuCrvGdWShmboqTZoBq5xuyFQg1-6a8FxZ5xn9cpOrhoMo4A/viewform
FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2875520209228516/   

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Imagining the Green New Deal for Canada
Apr 23, 2020 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
More info: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NP579OgBTBOHEkR1KQn4aA 
Join the Council of Canadians and our Fredericton Chapter in imagining a Green New Deal. In this session we will look at a few bold proposals for real transformations in our response to COVID-19, and in our public services.
You'll hear from George Nickerson from Fredericton Local 054 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers about their campaign called Delivering Community Power, which proposes to vastly reshape the services of Canada Post to include postal banking, clean energy generation, seniors’ care, and a made-in-Canada electric fleet of vehicles.
Green Jobs Oshawa organizer Rebecca Keetch will address the group's bold and urgent proposal to retool the mostly vacant GM factory in Oshawa, Ontario, so it can produce medical equipment immediately, and over the long term transition to manufacturing electric vehicles.
We need to start imagining how we can rebuild our post-pandemic society so that it works for everyone and the planet. We can start now by supporting these two exciting proposals and start to think about creating our own bold proposals in our communities.

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On the Frontlines of COVID-19: A Conversation with Women Peacebuilders
Friday, April 24
9:00am-10:00am EDT
Featuring:
Ms. Wai Wai Nu, Executive Director, Women Peace Network, Myanmar
Ms. Chouchou Namegabe, Founder and CEO, ANZAFRIKA, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ms. Oksana Potapova, Co-Founder, Theatre for Dialogue NGO, Ukraine
Moderated by Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
In fragile settings around the world, COVID-19 poses a serious threat to peace, security, and the rights of women and girls.
Join women peacebuilders on the frontlines of COVID-19 for a virtual discussion on how the pandemic is exacerbating insecurity in their communities, how women peacebuilders are leading relief and recovery efforts, and ways we can support their efforts.
This event will have live closed captioning.
Hosted by The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-frontlines-of-covid-19-a-conversation-with-women-peacebuilders-tickets-102795433910 

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Online World Conference - Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Resist and Reverse the Climate Crisis; For Social and Economic Justice
Apr 25, 2020 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5lrJBZFPSzKJA_B6Qu2xXw?fbclid=IwAR3qV_ySWmhcX4PAs_QhvL1NUHjwVGWks7G_HuCdfat6xcQyEQjhHy0B9vA 
This international online conference will provide a unique opportunity for the world’s nuclear disarmament campaigns, allied movements and organizations, and diplomats committed to banning and eliminating nuclear weapons to amplify our abolition demands.

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Webinar: Blue Scarf Earth Day Celebration: Voices for the Earth
Sunday, April 26th at 2:00pm-3:30pm Eastern Time
Come learn about the Blue Scarf movement around the world, and hear from many voices speaking out to protect the land, water, air and life. Often we have walked together through the streets of Toronto, but this year we have moved our event online and invite people from across the country and around the world to listen, share and re-commit ourselves to the earth and her inhabitants. Co-sponsored by the Basilian Centre for Peace and Justice, Pax Christi Toronto, World BEYOND War, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, SheCycle, Camp Micah, Christians Peacemaker Teams, Development and Peace Toronto, and KAIROS.
Register for the Zoom link!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/online-event-blue-scarf-earth-day-celebration/?link_id=3&can_id=08297aacfa6299b1025e006dffcf983d&source=email-take-action-with-our-canadian-partners&email_referrer=email_780928&email_subject=take-action-with-our-canadian-partners 

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Free Webinar: Colonialism & Contamination: Mapping U.S. Military Injustices on the Chamorro People of Guam
Join World BEYOND War for a free webinar on April 29 at 7 p.m. ET as part of our “Close Bases” campaign. We’ll be joined by speakers Dr. Sasha Davis & Leilani Rania Ganser to talk about the negative impact of U.S. military bases in Guam. We’ll explore how the military presence threatens the indigenous Chamorro culture and people, as well as the environmental impacts of the weapons stored on the bases. https://actionnetwork.org/events/free-webinar-colonialism-contamination-mapping-us-military-injustices-on-the-chamorro-people-of-guam/