[KWPeace-groups] 15 upcoming online events plus 3 petitions to sign for peace, earth & justice

Tue May 19 07:53:38 EDT 2020

Thanks so much, Tamara! Hope you're doing well and appreciate your tireless
efforts!

On Mon., May 18, 2020, 18:09 Tamara Lorincz, <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:

> Hello KW Peace!
>
> I hope everyone is doing well during this lockdown.
>
> Please find below 15 upcoming online events plus 3 petitions to sign
> below. Please scroll down.
>
> My article "Spending $19 billion on fighter jets won't fight COVID-19 or
> climate change"
> Instead of buying a new weapons system, the federal government should
> disarm and invest in a Green New Deal was published a few days ago in
> Ricochet Media:
> https://ricochet.media/en/3108/spending-19-billion-on-fighter-jets-wont-fight-covid-19-or-climate-change
>
> In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
> Tamara
>
> (1)
> WEBINAR: GLOBAL GREEN NEW DEAL: FROM CRISIS TO JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE AND THE
> PLANET
> Tuesday, May 19, 11 a.m. EST 4:00 PM GMT+1/ 11:00 AM EDT/ 8:30 PM IST
> With Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein
> More information and to register:
> https://www.globalgnd.org/into-the-portal-webinar/
>
> (2)
> WEBINAR: FEMINIST CRITICISM TO UNCONSTRAINED MILITARY SPENDING (NO TO
> NATO'S 2% GDP TARGET)
> Featured speaker: Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will
> Tuesday, May 19
> 3:30-5:00 EDT
> To register email: ontario at vowpeace.org
> Join Melissa Weale and Tamara Lorincz for a discussion with Ray Acheson on
> why we oppose NATO and its 2% GDP target and why we must reduce military
> spending. Ray is the Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament
> program of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She will
> share with us her feminist approach to tackling excessive military spending
> and militarism. Ray and Madeleine Rees recently wrote an important chapter
> on feminism and military spending in the latest occasional paper entitled
> "Rethinking Unconstrained Military Spending" for the UN Office of
> Disarmament Affairs. Tamara will also discuss briefly the NATO defence
> expenditure report and Canadian military spending. We will also discuss
> what we must do to move the money from militarism to urgent social and
> environmental needs. Join the discussion and share your ideas for peace and
> disarmament.
> *Email ontario at vowpeace.org  to register for this event!*
> The UNODA paper is here:
> https://www.un.org/disarmament/publications/occasionalpapers/unoda-occasional-papers-no-35-april-2020/
> Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace: www.vowpeace.org
> https://www.facebook.com/events/223144648902266/
> Zoom details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87304807026
>
> (3)
> CANADIAN VOICE OF WOMEN FOR PEACE VIRTUAL MEET AND GREET
> Tuesday, May 19
> 7:00 PM EDT
> VOW Virtual Meet and Greet to network, get acquainted, and get to know
> each other better in this powerful network. Organized by the Canadian Voice
> of Women for Peace: www.vowpeace.org
> Registration is here:
> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/vow-meet-and-greet-tickets-104210556580
>
> (4)
> WEBINAR: PAYING HUMANITY'S DEBT: CUBA, AFRICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN - A
> TEACH-IN WEBINAR
> TUESDAY, MAY 19 8:00 PM (Eastern), 5:00 PM (Pacific)
> In Honor of Malcolm X's Birthday
> Register for Tuesday, May 19th Webinar on ZOOM:
> https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fCgw1XYWSmK3vfzrP1yF-g
> View Tuesday, May 19th Webinar on FACEBOOK:
> https://www.facebook.com/events/261041165255045/
> Lots of fantastic speakers:
> Organizing Committee, International Conference for the Normalization of
> US-Cuba Relations
> us-cubanormalization.org
>
> (5)
> WEBINAR: U.S. ARMS SALES IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
> Wednesday, May 20 from 1:30pm - 2:30pm
> The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged global responses and resources. Yet
> U.S. arms sales continue, including to governments with repressive regimes
> and considerable human rights concerns. In April 2020 alone, the Trump
> administration notified Congress of more than $2 billion in potential
> weapons exports. With COVID-19 prompting the United States and
> international arms purchasers to reassess their own military expenditures,
> the current environment may present an opportunity to rethink the United
> States' approach to global arms sales. Join a discussion on the ways the
> administration and Congress can revise approaches to the U.S. arms trade of
> the future.
> Speakers:
> Brittany Benowitz, Chief Counsel, American Bar Association (ABA) Center
> for Human Rights
> William Hartung, Director, Arms and Security Program, Center for
> International Policy
> Diana Ohlbaum, Senior Strategist and Legislative Director for Foreign
> Policy, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
> Rachel Stohl, Vice President,Stimson Center
> More info and to register go to:
> https://www.stimson.org/event/u-s-arms-sales-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
>
> (6)
> WEBINAR: GREEN RECOVERY: HOW TO BUILD A CLEAN ECONOMY
> Thursday, May 21st, 2020
> Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
> Organized by Environmental Defence:
> https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/60910/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=eblast&ea.url.id=4726069
>
> (7)
> WEBINAR: MARKETS, FINANCE, TECHNOLOGIES FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
> Thursday, May 21, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. EST
> Join futurist, Hazel Henderson, and Chris Skroupa in a sixty-minute
> discussion about transitions to a sustainable society and economy, and how
> we will produce and distribute goods and services.
> https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7062609993207247118
>
> (8)
> WEBINAR: OPENING UP -- WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS?
> Please join us on Tuesday, May 26 at 8 p.m. EST for our next episode,
> where we will welcome back parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg; former
> NDP deputy leader and author of Outside In: A Political Memoir, Libby
> Davies; Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan; and executive director of Foodshare
> Toronto Paul Taylor for this discussion.
> With provinces starting to open back up, and revisiting stricter
> restrictions and measures, our next webinar will ask what are the next
> steps for progressive movements. How will what we do now have an impact on
> the future? What about ideas like the universal basic income, or the Green
> New Deal? And what will this mean for workers, with special attention on
> both gendered and racial dynamics?
> Organized by Rabble.ca, register here:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JRYnSG8iQg-VOoe3UAXtUg
>
> (9)
> WEBINAR: "NONVIOLENCE STRATEGIES - 101 SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE, TERROR, AND
> WAR".
> On Thursday, May 28 at 12pm-2pm Eastern Time, Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford,
> author and activist, will lead a virtual workshop on "Nonviolence
> Strategies - 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror, and War". Organized by
> World Beyond War. To register, go to:
> https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-nonviolence-strategies-online-workshop/
>
> (10)
> WEBINAR: THE TRUTH ABOUT VENEZUELA
> Thursday, May 28, 7 p.m. EST
> Featuring Carlos J. Ron Martinez, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs,
> Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, with Barry Weisleder, Emily Steers, and
> James Spencer.
> For more information, including links to past webcasts and other videos,
> go regularly to:  www.socialistaction.ca
> For answers to your specific questions, and/or to join Socialist Action,
> write to:  socialistactioncanada at gmail.com
> Will be streamed here:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWDMYw8KDxV55X7oZNg9qiw
>
> (11)
> TWO WEBINARS ON MAY 29 ON SHUTTING DOWN AN ARMS FAIR & CONVERSION FROM A
> WAR ECONOMY TO A PEACE ECONOMY
> On Friday, May 29 there will be 2 online panel presentations. From
> 3pm-4:30pm Eastern Time, Te Ao Pritchard, Siana Bangura, Richard Sanders,
> and Colin Stuart will speak about how to shut down a weapons expo. Then
> from 4:30pm-6pm Eastern Time, we'll hear from Tamara Lorincz, Brent
> Patterson, and Simon Black about conversion from a war to peace economy.
> Organized by World Beyond War. To register, go to:
> https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-shutting-down-weapons-expos-economic-conversion/
>
> (12)
> WEBINAR: FAIR VOTE CANADA CONFERENCE
> Friday, May 29, 2020 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada), Register
> here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UzsgcBJRRKGxPY_YCqigMQ
> More info about the conference: https://www.fairvote.ca/conference-2020/
>
> (13)
> OPEN MIC EVENT TO CELEBRATE PEACE & DISARMAMENT ON ZOOM
> On Saturday, May 30 from 3pm-5pm Eastern Time will be a virtual anti-war
> activists open mic session. We'll hear live music from the Ottawa Raging
> Grannies and Sandy Greenberg, along with reports from World BEYOND War
> chapter coordinators around the world. Come to listen and to share your
> music, poetry, activism, and more. Organized by World Beyond War. To
> register, go to:
> https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-anti-war-activists-virtual-open-mic-session/
>
> (14)
> VIRTUAL MEETING: "REVITALIZING THE CANADIAN PEACE MOVEMENT"
> On Sunday, May 31 from 4-6pm EST, join us at our strategy meeting and
> share your ideas about how we can build a strong peace and anti-war
> movement in Canada. You can register here:
> https://actionnetwork.org/events/zoom-online-strategy-session-revitalizing-a-canada-wide-peace-movement/
> and you can you fill out a survey in advance to share your views:
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJRFR6uWJvdjFR8_GnkbP13cm0zENYFehpetqnfK79qh7XmQ/viewform
>
>
> (15)
> WEBINAR: CORONAVIRUS, WAR & EMPIRE: ARUNDHATI ROY AND JEREMY CORBYN IN
> CONVERSATION WITH TARIQ ALI
> Saturday, June 6, 2020 12:00 PM in London UK. Organized by Stop the War
> Coalition UK (http://www.stopwar.org.uk/)
> During the coronavirus crisis China and the US have become increasingly
> belligerent, and oil prices have plummeted, while bombs made in the richest
> countries in the world have continued to fall on the poorest.  Our eminent
> speakers will discuss, among other issues, whether the current crisis will
> lead to permanent change in the world order and whether the assent of China
> been hastened in recent months. They will examine the role India might play
> in the coming struggle for global dominance and whether the age of American
> dominance is finally drawing to a close.
> Register here:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/87487535113/success?user_id=IrSmJksvSomemTeJTECL8g&timezone_id=Europe%2FLondon
>
> (16)
> Sign the petition "End Canadian Sanctions Now":
> https://www.change.org/p/right-honourable-justin-trudeau-suspend-canada-s-economic-sanctions-now?recruiter=7269943&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=fd0f38c0-ddf9-012f-bbe0-404067ca6a7a
>
>
> (17)
> Sign the petition that "Canada doesn't deserve a seat on the UN Security
> Council for its record on siding with Israel like the US":
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPfBwqpfSKTfDkMEcsxoc1b_tYaGaDCqLwXcL4BBIQ03tRiw/viewform
>
>
> (18)
> Sign the petition "Empowering the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for
> Responsible Enterprise with independence and the power to investigate human
> rights abuse allegations":
> https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-2564
> #Empower the ombudsperson and #Enact corporate accountability legislation!
>
> (19)
> In case you missed it: You can watch "Pandemic, Imperialism and the New
> Cold War against China" here that was organized by the Canadian Peace
> Congress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvygZLC814
>
> (20)
> In case you missed it: You can watch "Minding our own business: How to
> ensure Canadian businesses respect human rights abroad" here:
> https://devpeace-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ewright_devp_org/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fewright%5Fdevp%5Forg%2FDocuments%2FShared%20with%20Everyone%2FRecording%5FMinding%20our%20own%20Business%5FMay14%2C2020%2Emp4&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fewright%5Fdevp%5Forg%2FDocuments%2FShared%20with%20Everyone&originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9kZXZwZWFjZS1teS5zaGFyZXBvaW50LmNvbS86djovZy9wZXJzb25hbC9ld3JpZ2h0X2RldnBfb3JnL0VRb2g3QnRvcnZGTmttQUxTX1J1YzQwQmEzdkUwX1c5b3VESnAyVGlSSFJxN0E_cnRpbWU9b0dNNy1YYjcxMGc
>
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