[sust-mar] Upcoming virtual events at COP & upcoming webinars related to climate, women, peace & justice + Important climate resources

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello Sust-Mar!

I’m off tonight to Glasgow for the climate summit with the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom delegation. I’m bringing pins, banners and leaflets “Demilitarize, Decarbonize, Decolonize” and “NATO is a Climate Criminal”. You can follow us at @WILPFCOP26

I wanted to share with you some important resources related to climate, peace & women. If you aren’t aware of the Climate Action Network Canada’s briefing for COP entitled “A Manifesto for Resistance” I encourage you to read it, I listed it below. I’m also involved in the Women Gender Constituency of the UNFCCC. They have a briefing on the Gender Action Plan for climate and are using the hashtag #FeministClimateJustice – please see the PDF for the briefing and more info below.

Further below is a list of all the events (some virtual) related to climate & peace at COP. I have been involved in the international working group on Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice. Tomorrow, Nov. 4, there is a big press conference to push the UNFCCC to take military emissions and expenditures into account and the petitions signed by tens of thousands of people around the world will be delivered. We are using the hashtag #NoWarNoWarming – please can you retweet posts tomorrow to help us get that hashtag to trend?

Below that is 15 upcoming webinar for Canada and a petition to sign.

Finally, Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese and the CBC have released some very troubling reports and new information about racism and sexual violence in the Canadian military, see his articles here: https://ottawacitizen.com/author/davidpugliese2  and this latest one from the CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/army-hateful-conduct-racism-1.6234699?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Remember, November 6 is the UN Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-in-war-protection-day

November 11 is Remembrance Day: to remember is to work for peace.

November 21 WILPF is doing a report back on COP 26 with a focus on women, feminist peace & climate. More details to come.

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

COP 26 – PEACE AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES


Read the Climate Action Network Canada’s (2021) A Manifesto of Resistance released before COP:
https://climateactionnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/A-Manifesto-of-Resistance-CAN-Rac-COP26-brief.pdf
(Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CANRacCanada)

Women Gender Constituency (2021) Pre-COP Briefing, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: https://womengenderclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WGC-PreCOP26-Brief.pdf
(Follow on Twitter: @WGC_Climate)

Gender Climate Tracker: https://www.genderclimatetracker.org/

United Nations Secretary General speech at opening of COP 26 (very important please read, 1 minute)
“UN Secretary-General: COP26 Must Keep 1.5 Degrees Celsius Goal Alive”
https://unfccc.int/news/un-secretary-general-cop26-must-keep-15-degrees-celsius-goal-alive

Canada’s emissions reduction plan is graded as “Highly Insufficient” by the Climate Action Tracker: https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/canada/

Most events in the green zone and blue zone will be live-streamed on the COP26 YouTube Channel.
https://womengenderclimate.org/wgc-cop26-gender-equality-feminist-events-overview/

Climate Fast outside US Consulate in Toronto on first day of COP:
https://www.facebook.com/angela.bischoff.79/videos/606229307466727

The Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom will be having a report back on COP on Sunday, November 21 at 1pm ET. Details to come.

Follow on social media #NoWarNoWarming #WILPFCOP26

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

UPCOMING PEACE, ANTI-WAR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE EVENTS AT COP 26 IN PERSON & VIRTUAL
Follow this hashtag: #NoWarNoWarming
Climate and Peace Events and Actions at COP26

(source https://www.banthebomb.org/cop26-toolkit/)

Thursday 4 November: Radical Peace Activists Speak to the Independent Press (10:00)

Glasgow: Organised by Scottish CND, Code PINK, Trident Ploughshares and other peace campaign groups. Open to the Scottish and international press. By invitation. Please contact Scottish CND (scnd at banthebomb.org<mailto:scnd at banthebomb.org>) for more information.

Thursday 4 November: We Will Do This (15:00)

Glasgow, Marriott Hotel: Talks, film screenings, art exhibits and presentations for climate action, including key findings from the newly-released UN Second World Oceans Assessment (WOA II). Co-sponsored by Blue Planet Alliance, Earth X and partners.

Thursday 4 November: Stop War, Stop Climate Chaos (16:00)

Glasgow, Buchanan Steps: An international anti-war rally, with World Beyond War, Code PINK, Veterans for Peace, Stop the War Coalition and other peace and environmental campaign groups. Join us on Buchanan Steps, in front of the Royal Concert Hall, to demand that COP26 sets strict limits for greenhouse gas emissions that make no exception for militarism. All welcome; no booking required. More information via World Beyond War.<https://worldbeyondwar.org/climate-and-militarism-event-planned-for-4-november-in-glasgow-scotland/>

Thursday 4 November: Vigil for Peace (17:00)

Glasgow, Buchanan Street: Vigil for Peace organised by the Scottish Peace Network. Meet by the Donald Dewar Statue on Buchanan Street. All welcome.

Thursday 4 November: Global Justice – Climate Justice (19:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: Inspiring speakers from the Global South and North bring their varying perspectives to explore the intersecting issues of global and societal injustice, gender and race, in the context of the climate crisis. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Friday 5 November: Fridays For Future Climate Strike (11:00)

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park: Fridays For Future Scotland are organising a strike on November 5th, meeting at Kelvingrove Park at 11 am and aiming to arrive at George Square by 1:30 pm where there will be a rally for two hours. Hear from some very exciting speakers including Greta Thunberg and a wide range of activists from the Global South who will talk about the climate crisis firsthand, such as Vanessa Nakate from Uganda.

Friday 5 November: Climate World Café (13:00)

Glasgow, Websters: In an informal setting using the established World Café methodology we will explore possibilities of reimagining and co-creating the future. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Friday 5 November: Vigil for Peace (17:00)

Glasgow, Buchanan Street: Vigil for Peace organised by the Scottish Peace Network. Meet by the Donald Dewar Statue on Buchanan Street. All welcome.

Friday 5 November: CODE RED – Peter Kennard (18:00)

Edinburgh, Out of the Blue Drill Hall: Join Peace & Justice for the in-person preview of CODE RED – a print installation by one of Britain’s foremost political artists, Peter Kennard. Free of charge, but advance booking required.<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/code-red-peter-kennard-tickets-192988934097>

Friday 5 November: The Power of Stories to Transform Narrative (19:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: What are the stories we live by and the stories that help us reimagine the future? Storytellers and speakers help us explore some of the narratives we are embedded in as well as exploring alternative stories. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Saturday 6 November: Peace and Demilitarisation Bloc at the COP26 Coalition Rally (11:30)

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park: Join the Peace and Demilitarisation bloc at the COP26 Coalition rally in Glasgow on 6 November. Meet by the Tigress & Cubs statue in Kelvingrove Park by 11:45am, ready to march at 12:30. All welcome; no booking required. More information on Facebook.<https://fb.me/e/1O3v8h3zV>

Saturday 6 November: Spread Second Stories – Lived Experiences and Diverse Voices (18:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: Inspiring speakers share their lived personal experiences beyond single narratives. Listen to their stories of being impacted by the climate crisis as well as the actions they are taking. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Saturday 6 November: Climate Club / Open Mic (20:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: All welcome. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Sunday 7 November: The Future is Now – Celebrating Life (15:00)

Online / Glasgow, Websters: Music and spoken word, celebrating life and the power of the arts that can help us look to the future in a collaborative spirit of hope and joy, with full awareness of the injustices and dangers facing us now. More information via SGI-UK and the Centre for Applied Buddhism.<https://sites.google.com/view/sowing-seeds-of-hope/home>

Sunday 7 November: US Militarism, Space Tech and the Climate Crisis – The Role of Demilitarisation in Climate Justice (20:00)

Online, People’s Summit: This panel will identify the intersections of militarism, space tech, and climate change – and how these can be challenged. Register via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/u-s-militarism-space-tech-and-the-climate-crisis-the-role-of-demilitarization-in-climate-justice-3/>

Monday 8 November: Panel – Climate Colonialism and Climate Justice – the Case of Western Sahara (11:45)

Glasgow, People’s Summit: This session will explore how climate action is used by Morocco to entrench its illegal occupation and bolster its green credentials, and how the Sahrawi people are systematically excluded from international climate finance and governance mechanisms, increasing their vulnerability and inhibiting their ability to adapt. It will examine the Sahrawi vision for climate action, and the centrality of self-determination for tackling climate injustice. More information via COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/climate-colonialism-and-climate-justice-the-case-of-western-sahara-2/>

Monday 8 November: Shadow World (14:00)

Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre: Introduced by Andrew Feinstein, Shadow World reveals the shocking realities of the global arms trade – the only business that counts its profits in billions and its losses in human lives. Andrew Feinstein will be available in the venue after the screening to answer questions until the following event at 16:15. More information via Shadow World Investigations.<https://shadowworldinvestigations.org/shadow-world-film/>

Monday 8 November: Challenging the Military Carbon Bootprint (16:15)

Glasgow, Renfield Centre Church Hall: The world’s militaries are major carbon emitters yet are not even required to report their emissions, let alone reduce them. This workshop will discuss the size of military carbon emissions, the role of the military sector in protecting the extraction economy, how they seek to capitalise on the climate crisis by offering armed ‘solutions’, and how we might confront military power and forge lasting just alternatives to war. Keynote speaker: Stuart Parkinson (Scientists for Global Responsibility). Panel: Nnimmo Bassey (Health of Mother Earth Foundation Nigeria), Nancy Mancias (CODEPINK US), Tim Pluta (World BEYOND War US), Hilary Evans (Movement for the Abolition of War UK), Raki Ap (Free West Papua Campaign), Nick Buxton (Transnational Institute). All welcome.

Monday 8 November: The Environmental Hazards of Nuclear Weapons (19:00)

Glasgow, Pearce Institute: Join Peace Education Scotland for the launch of their new film on the environmental hazards of nuclear weapons, folllowed by reflections on the life of Kenneth McNeil. All welcome; no booking required.

Monday 8 November: Climate Walls – How the Militarisation of Borders Drives Injustice, and What We Can Do About It (20:00)

Online, People’s Summit: As climate change exacerbates displacement, the border industry is cashing in on anxiety about the future and states are investing billions in military, surveillance, and control systems. Border control as a climate adaptation strategy doesn’t work, causes unquantifiable human suffering, and draws investment away from real climate action – join us and help hold the new climate profiteers to account. Register online via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/climate-walls-how-the-militarisation-of-borders-drives-injustice-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/>

Tuesday 9 November: Press Conference – Launch of www.militaryemissions.org<http://www.militaryemissions.org> (10:00)

Online / Glasgow, Arctic BaseCamp Tent (Federated Hermes Fringe Site): Scientists will launch a new website dedicated to showcasing the dire state of military greenhouse gas emissions reporting to the UNFCCC. A new website developed by the Conflict and Environment Observatory and Concrete Impacts (Lancaster & Durham Universities) – www.militaryemissions.org<http://www.militaryemissions.org> – will bring these voluntary reports into one place for the first time, allowing visitors to see what their countries do, and do not report, and just how big the military emissions gap is. Register for the livestream of the press conference via Zoom.<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__fPcB8ziSLS2L47vh1nulg>

Tuesday 9 November: Panel Discussion – Exploring the Military Emissions Gap (11:00)

Online / Glasgow, Arctic BaseCamp Tent (Federated Hermes Fringe Site): Join Concrete Impacts (Lancaster & Durham Universities) and the Conflict and Environment Observatory as they examine the military emissions reporting gap. Panellists will discuss the current flaws in military emissions reporting, and why the scope of reporting needs to be expanded to cover emissions created across the cycle of conflicts, and across militaries’ massive supply chains. Register for the livestream of the panel discussion via Zoom.<https://bit.ly/panel_MEG>

Tuesday 9 November: How Apartheid Israel and the Climate Crisis are Intertwined (11:45)

Glasgow, Centre for Contemporary Arts: Apartheid Israel and western extractivism build a settler colonial structure and barriers to climate justice. Workshop to discuss the joint struggle to achieve Palestinian self-determination and climate justice from the Jordan river to the Mediterranean sea. More information via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/how-apartheid-israel-and-the-climate-crisis-are-intertwined-4/>

Tuesday 9 November: Decolonise, Demilitarise, Decarbonise – Divesting from Wars, Criminalisation and Militarism at Home and Abroad, to Invest in a Regenerative Future (14:00)

Glasgow, Fred Paton Main Hall: Confronting the climate crisis and advancing a just transition to a regenerative economy demands an end to wars, military culture and the violence of militarised forces and police in our communities and across the world. More information via the COP26 Coalition.<https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/decolonize-demilitarize-decarbonize-divesting-from-wars-criminalization-and-militarism-at-home-and-abroad-to-invest-in-a-regenerative-future-2/>

Wednesday 10 November: Collisions – a VR film showing (18:00)

Glasgow, Pearce Institute: Join Peace Education and Scottish CND for a showing of the film Collisions, and hear reflections from Indigenous people whose lives have been affected by nuclear testing. All welcome; no booking required.

Thursday 11 November: A Guided Tour of the Unacceptable (19:30)

Glasgow, Pearce Institute: Preview a new film of Faslane, Coulport and the Scottish sites where the UK deploys its nuclear weapons. Learn about Scotland’s long-standing opposition and resistance. Unravel the links between nuclear weapons, climate change and environmental destruction. Post screening discussion with Bill Kidd MSP, Convenor Scottish Parliament Nuclear Disarmament Cross Party Group. All welcome; no booking required.


UPCOMING EVENTS CANADA

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A GLOBAL WEBINAR: THE PAST AND FUTURE OF ARMISTICE / REMEMBRANCE DAY
We’re planning a big online event for November 4, 2021, at 3 p.m. ET.
Leading Peace Activists from Around the World to Discuss the Origins of Remembrance / Armistice Day and Plans for This Year's. A World BEYOND War event, cosponsored by RootsAction.org
Background on Armistice/Remembrance Day here: https://worldbeyondwar.org/armistice-remembrance-day/
This online event will begin with the presentation of the 2021 US Peace Prize (be there to find out who receives it). The prize will be presented by Michael D. Knox, Founder and Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation.
The timing will be November 4 at noon in Berkeley, 3 p.m. in Toronto, 7 p.m. in London, 8 p.m. in Stockholm, and 8 a.m. November 5th in Aukland.
Plan to wear a sky blue scarf and a white poppy.
The event will include presentations, followed by Q&A, from these presenters:
Leah Bolger, President of World BEYOND War, Former President of Veterans For Peace, based in the United States.
Brad Oliver of Veterans For Peace UK.
Sandy Greenberg, Steering Committee member for Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace, and former National Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Board member.
Valerie Morse of Peace Action Wellington, on the topic of Anzac Day in New Zealand.
REGISTRATION IS FREE: https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-past-and-future-of-armisticeremembrance-day-a-global-webinar/?link_id=15&can_id=08297aacfa6299b1025e006dffcf983d&source=email-armistice-remembrance-day-is-for-ending-war-2&email_referrer=email_1320556&email_subject=online-event-planned-on-the-past-and-future-of-armistice-remembrance-day

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WEBINAR: THE FUTURE OF THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) AFTER 50 YEARS?
Thursday, 4th November
11:00 am ET / 16:00 – 17:30 CEST
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Js6RFt4RSWmlzOTQjwjAg
The Multilateral Dialogue of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Vienna, together with Atomic Reporters, invites you to an online discussion on The Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty after 50 years? The NPT entered into force on 5 March 1970; it was extended indefinitely in force on 11 May 1995. The Treaty is the most successful and the most widely adhered to multilateral legally binding instrument governing nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament and cooperation in the peaceful
uses of nuclear energy – the “three pillars” of the Treaty. The NPT Review Conferences have been held every five years since 1970 – the ones in 1995, 2000 and 2010 resulted in agreements by consensus on various measures across the three pillars, especially on nuclear disarmament. The NPT review process is the only forum where the five nuclear-weapon States – China, France, Russia, UK and US – engage substantively on nuclear disarmament. The 2020 NPT Review Conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now is scheduled for 4-28 January 2022. Given worsening relations between competing nuclear-armed States, ongoing nuclear weapons modernization, nuclear disarmament at a standstill, and non-proliferation challenges, what lies ahead for the NPT after fifty years: will it survive, will it muddle along or will it be supplemented by additional measures? These and related matters will be the subject of discussion among senior diplomats covering nuclear governance matters.
Panellists: Gustavo Zlauvinen: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina). President-designate
of the Tenth NPT Review Conference (scheduled for January 2022). Tariq Rauf:  is on the Board of Directors of Atomic Reporters; he is former Head of Verification & Security Policy Coordination, Alternate Head of the NPT
Delegation, International Atomic Energy Agency; and was a member of the Eminent Persons Group for Substantive Progress on Nuclear Disarmament convened by the Foreign Minister of Japan.

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WEBINAR: “WORLD ON FIRE: UNFCCC AND GLOBAL INACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE”
November 4 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Register: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/global-insights-world-on-fire-unfccc-and-global-inaction-on-climate-change/
According to the latest UN Framework Convention on Climate Change report (UNFCCC 2021), planet Earth is in dire trouble. The combined effort of the international community’s nationally determined contributions (NDCs) set during COP21’s 2015 ‘Paris Agreement’ falls far short of meeting emissions-reductions targets to prevent a significant rise in global mean temperature. As the dangerous effects of climate warming appear faster and more furiously than expected, what can states do to make a significant impact in combating and mitigating this existential challenge? Is mitigation and adaptation viable options, or are forever going to be ‘running to stand still?’ Organized by the Balsillie School of International Affairs: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/

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WEBINAR: LAND DEFENDERS - HONDURAN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDER JUANA RAMONA ZUÑIGA
Saturday November 6 at 1pm ET
This webinar will feature environmental defenders from Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Kenya talking about the UN COP26 climate summit.
Organized by Peace Brigades International
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l-5cqbD4SQmXZYPdDTVeHw

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CANADA’S CLIMATE RECORD: Broken Promises, Bright Future?
Sunday, November 7
REGISTER NOW: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpcOmhpj0uG9AJ_MFVOHq1Jd7Vf-0vKPsg
This jointly-sponsored one-hour webcast assembles six experts to reflect on Canada’s climate record and future performance in the context of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. In brief segments of 5-10 minutes, our experts answer these key questions:
· What is COP?
· How adequate is the Liberal government’s climate strategy?
· What is the history of Canada’s broken climate promises?
· What are the challenges, in light of the IPCC’s projections on emissions?
· What is being achieved in Glasgow?
· What can we do to promote a livable future?
All this in 60 minutes. Do join us at 4:30 on Sunday, November 7th. Register now. It’s free.
PANELISTS
What is COP26 and what are major issues? –Gail Greer, SCAN!
Critique of the Liberal Government’s climate plan – David Robertson, SCAN!
Canada’s broken promises – Ali Hashemi, biotech entrepreneur
Challenges to meeting climate goals by 2050 – Danny Harvey, climate scientists, U of T
What is happening now in Glasgow? –Tamara Lorincz, NGO delegate from VOW for Peace/ Mitchell Beer, Publisher, The Energy Mix
What can you do to help? –Lyn Adamson, ClimateFast
Moderated by Richard Sandbrook, President of Science for Peace
Organized by Science for Peace: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpcOmhpj0uG9AJ_MFVOHq1Jd7Vf-0vKPsg

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ONLINE EVENTS! PEOPLE’S CLIMATE SUMMIT
November 7-10
Check out the great line-up of events and speakers: https://cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/
While world leaders meet to discuss our future at COP26, we'll be building power for system change together. Bringing together the climate justice movement to discuss, learn and strategise for system change. Join in online from anywhere in the world, or in-person in Glasgow.

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VIRUAL REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY: “Let Peace be Their Memorial”
6th annual “Let Peace be Their Memorial” ceremony, which commemorates overlooked victims of war.  It will be held on Nov. 11th from 2 to 3:30 pm PST and will be live-streamed for viewers across Canada.  See https://peacepoppies.ca/wreath-ceremony/   The ceremony includes peace songs, a short keynote talk, anti-war poetry, and a laying a set of beautiful handmade wreaths for women, children, refugees, the environment, indigenous peoples, and other groups.
ORDER WHITE POPPIES:
To order poppies from us you can use the order forms or just email the relevant information to
 info at peacepoppies.ca<mailto:info at peacepoppies.ca> .
Payment is by cash, cheque (payable to T. Gagné) or by Interac e-Transfer (details on website) and suggested donations listed include postage, pins & our colourful ‘business card’ leaflets.  With larger orders we can include free colour posters.  We also have nice blank postcards suitable for sending to friends, MPs, MLAs or municipal politicians.

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RESCHEDULED: WEEK OF ACTION – NO NEW FIGHTER JETS IN CANADA – WE NEED A NEW POLITICS OF PEACE & DISARMAMENT (Mark your calendars!) November 26-28.
Rally outside your MP’s office!
The No New Fighter Jets coalition is launching a Canada-Wide Days of Action to stop the federal government from buying new 88 fighter jets for $77 billion. We need to end carbon-intensive militarize for climate justice. Join us and stand outside your Member of Parliament’s office with a sign “No New Fighter Jets”, deliver a letter (we will provide the text) and take a photo to share on social media. Plan your rally between Friday November 26 to Sunday November 28. More details to come soon. Stay tuned: www.nofighterjets.ca<http://www.nofighterjets.ca>

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“TESTIMONIO AND STORYTELLING: CANADIAN EXTRACTIVISM IN TERRITORIES AFFECTED BY GENOCIDE”
Monday, November 8, 2021 at 6:00pm EST for “Testimonio and Storytelling: Canadian extractivism in territories affected by genocide” a virtual event on the recent publication of "Testimonio: Canadian mining in the aftermath of genocides in Guatemala" and "Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Grandmothers-Land/Water Defenders Sharing and Learning Circle: Generating Knowledge for Action." Learn more about struggles for self-determination after genocide, how Canadian colonialism continues through mining in Guatemala, and we will also hear how grassroots Indigenous organizers from Wabanaki territories are organizing to stop extractivism.

Confirmed speakers:
•            Isabel Solis, Maya K’iche lawyer and human rights defender, genocide survivor who has accompanied mining struggles throughout Guatemala.
•            Aniseto Lopez, Maya Mam community organizer from San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala. Part of a group that petitioned the Inter American Commission on Human Rights to stop operations at the Marlin Mine and urged Canadian churches and pension holders to divest Goldcorp. Aniseto’s testimony appears in the book.
•            Sherry Pictou, PhD, Mi’kmaw from L’sɨtkuk, Assistant Professor of Law and Management; Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance (Tier 2), Dalhousie University. Professor Pictou is the lead author of “Wolastoqiyik and Mi’kmaq Grandmothers-Land/Water Defenders Sharing and Learning Circle: Generating Knowledge for Action.”
•            Catherine Nolin, PhD, Professor of Geography at the University of Northern British Columbia, editor of “Testimonio”.

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WEBINAR: CANADA & HAITI
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 12:00PM
Screening and discussion with Elaine Brière – her documentary, Haiti Betrayed, exposes the role Canada played in the 2004 coup. Don’t miss it!
This webinar from Peace Alliance Winnipeg is the latest is the latest instalment in their 2021 Webinar series - Canada in the World. This webinar will take place Saturday, 13 November 2021, 12:00PM Central time. Admission is free.
Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-and-haiti-a-webinar-tickets-202090567327  and please share widely!

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WEBINAR: The Struggle for a Democratic State in Historic Palestine
This is the latest panel from the International Manifesto Group. The panel will take place Sunday, November 14 @ 9:00 AM EST. Fantastic line-up of speakers!
Click here to register to attend this event and please share widely! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-struggle-for-a-democratic-state-in-historic-palestine-tickets-204077440117

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ANTI-WAR EVENTS -OPPOSE 13TH ANNUAL HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORUM -NOVEMBER 19-20, 2021
Webinar
Friday November 19 - 8 p.m. Atlantic time
More details to come, email: allan.halifax at gmail.com<mailto:allan.halifax at gmail.com>
The 13th Annual Halifax International Security Forum will be held November 19-21st in Halifax, NS. According to the organizers they plan to have all their participants in person at the Westin Hotel for the fully vaccinated Forum.
The HISF is a U.S. organization hosted by Canada’s Minister of National Defence. It  proudly announces it "receives generous support from the Government of Canada and Club HFX."
At this time, the Security Forum is part and parcel of the U.S. and NATO's "pivot to Asia." Last year it rolled out its anti-China stance by issuing a "Handbook for Democracies" titled: "China vs Democracy: The Greatest Game.  President, Peter Van Praagh said , "We know what we are for; and we know what we are against. This is how (the Security Forum) differs from all other conferences of similar stature."
This year two of the eight Plenary Sessions and at least three of the Informal Sessions are directly related to China while a number of other sessions are indirectly related. All of it grows the danger of war in the Asia Pacific and on the world scale.
Besides the Plenary and Informal Sessions the Security Forum prides itself for providing the venue for international defense and security "leaders" to meet behind closed doors to plan further crimes against the peace and the peoples of the world. "There is no substitute for face-to-face, in-person conversations between international defense and security leaders. They lead to collaboration, innovative solutions, and renewed hope for our democracies," said Van Praagh.
The agenda purports to deal with global security issues but it does so not from the perspective of the peaceful resolution of conflicts and promotion of international rule of law by upholding the UN Charter.  On the contrary, it promotes  a U.S. "rules-based international order" which it calls democracy despite its aim to make the entire world submit to the U.S. declaration that it is the "indispensable nation" which every country must obey. Oppose the HISF: https://halifaxtheforum.org/

Anti-war activists in Halifax urge you to get involved in opposing the Security Forum and making sure Canada provides No Harbour For War and gets out of NATO and NORAD.
No Harbour For War advocates the prevention and resolution of conflicts in accordance with international law and the UN Charter. It opposes the use of force, threats and sanctions to subjugate countries. It calls on Canadians to oppose Canada's integration into the U.S. war machine, NATO and NORAD and the usurpation of Canada's decision-making and sovereignty by the U.S. All foreign and military policy should be decided in a manner which favours the peoples of the world.
Join a webinar on Friday November 19 to hear speakers discuss what's at stake for Canada and the Asia Pacific at this time.  Participate in actions to oppose the warmongering Canada is sponsoring by hosting the HSIF.
We call on Canadians to demand that the HISF be banned, along with demanding that Canada get out of NATO and NORAD and that they be dismantled. No foreign troops should be permitted to operate on Canadian territory and Canadian forces should be brought home. No foreign warships, whether armed with nuclear weapons or not, should be permitted to use our harbours. NATO sponsored think tanks and academic institutions should be dismantled. Promotion of imperialist war aims and the militarization of culture must be rejected.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: WEBINAR: WILPF WOMEN AT COP: MOBILIZING FOR FEMINIST CLIMATE JUSTICE
Sunday, November 21 at 1 pm ET
Organized by WILPF International, more details to come.

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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON MONDAY, NOV. 22: NO NEW FIGHTER JETS – DAY PARLIAMENT OPENS
*There will be a big action on Parliament Hill in Ottawa with a big banner “Defund Warplanes”, please hold a solidarity event outside your MP’s office.
Join us and stand outside your Member of Parliament’s office with a sign “No New Fighter Jets”, deliver a letter (we will provide the text) and take a photo to share on social media. Plan your rally between Monday, November 22 or any day convenient for you. Please use the registration form below to register your rally for “No New Fighter Jets” (indicating the name of MP, address of your rally, city, time and your email address): https://tinyurl.com/3wzsf5ey
More details on https://nofighterjets.ca/

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SIGN THE PARLIAMENTARY PETITION: CANADIANS WANT THE US TO STOP ITS WAR/BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA
To sign the petition, go to: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-3640






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