Free public film screening, followed by a Q&A with arms trade expert and author Andrew Feinstein and the Executive Director of Project Ploughshares Cesar Jaramillo. Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Auditorium, Balsillie School of International Affairs, 67 Erb St. Waterloo Limited seating. To RSVP and for more information, visit BSIA: www.balsillieschool.ca Hosted by the Balsillie School of …
Building Common Security for a Post-MAD World When: September 22-23, 2017 Where: Cartier Place Hotel 180 Cooper Street (just east of Elgin) Ottawa ON Please join us for The Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference 2017 In cooperation with The Rideau Institute; Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Canadian Voice of Women for Peace; Mines Action Canada; Physicians for Global Survival; …
Watch Cesar Jaramillo discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Canada’s role, and the conference, “Canada’s Contribution to Global Security,”held in Pugwash and Halifax July 23 to 26.
Join us for a conversation about the future of outer space governance as the Outer Space Treaty faces the next generation of challenges. Presented by the Space Security Index. When: 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Where: Best Western Ville-Marie, Mont Royal I (20th floor) 3407 Rue Peel, Montreal Featuring: David Kendall Chair of UN COPUOS (Canada) Ambassador (Ret’d) …
On Monday, March 13, at Knox Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Ont., supporters and staff of Project Ploughshares gathered to mark 40 years of the organization’s continuous work in the pursuit of a more just, peaceful, and secure world. Hiroshima survivor and world-renowned nuclear disarmament activist Setsuko Thurlow shared her astonishing and moving account of living through one of the worst …
Join us for a conversation with Hiroshima survivor and world-renowned nuclear disarmament advocate Setsuko Thurlow. When: Monday • March 13 • 7 p.m. Where: Knox Presbyterian Church • 50 Erb Street West • Waterloo FREE EVENT • Donations gratefully accepted.
When: Tuesday, May 17, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Great Hall, Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa FREE EVENT Join us for a dialogue on working for peace, featuring presentations by Ploughshares researchers, including: Cesar Jaramillo, Branka Marijan, Sonal Marwah and Jessica West.
By Philip MacFie The Canadian government has decided to remove its F-18 fighter jets from Iraq and make a different contribution to the coalition against ISIS. Policymakers have offered the public and international partners a rationale for the transition, but is this line of reasoning adequate? The government’s position The Liberal Party platform for the 2015 federal election promised: “We …
January 18, 2016 January 4 The Globe and Mail: Ottawa going ahead with Saudi arms deal despite condemning executions (quotes Cesar) By Steven Chase January 5 The Globe and Mail: Critics push Ottawa to explain justification for Saudi arms deal (quotes Ken) By Steven Chase Common Dreams.org (progressive news hub): Canada Condemns Saudi Executions, But Arms Sales Speak Louder Than Words (quotes “Ploughshares”) …
Project Ploughshares, in partnership with the MSCU Centre for Peace advancement, Conrad Grebel University College and St. Jerome’s University, presents: “Canada and the Global Arms Trade: How weapons exports may fuel human rights violations and armed conflict” When: 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 21st ( UN-established International Day of Peace) Where: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages, University of Waterloo Chair …
