[sust-mar] 22 upcoming events for peace, earth and justice - Celebrating nonviolence. Remembering #MMIWG.

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello Sust-Mar!

I hope everyone out in the Maritimes is doing well. Very sad to hear about journalist Robert Devet of the NS Advocate passing this week. Rest in peace & power.

Please find below 22 upcoming events for peace, earth and justice. Feel free to share.

Today, October 2, is the International Day of Nonviolence (Gandhi’s birthday): https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day
(Watch the UN Secretary General’s 4-minute speech for nonviolence  and Gandhi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vDVXiwWMw&t=36s )

This week is Keep Space for Peace Week October 2-9 (international week of protest to stop the militarization of space), see list of events around the world: http://space4peace.org/keep-space-for-peace-week/

Monday, October 4 is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, check out the final report of the inquiry, Reclaiming our Power & Place: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/

*In case you missed it: Watch New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s inspiring 18-minute speech at the UN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJW4c9rmqKU (beautiful example of feminist political leadership!)

Must READ! “National Defence a problem department for the Liberals” by David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/analysis-national-defence-a-problem-department-for-the-liberals

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6-week COURSE: The Spirit of Nonviolence
November 2-December 7
World Beyond War
Register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-spirit-of-nonviolence
This 6-week series is about nonviolence as organized love. You will tap into the heart and soul of nonviolence, exploring its stories, principles, and spiritual depth. We will look at the stories of Dr. King, MK Gandhi, Bacha Khan, Dorothy Day, Leymah Gbowee, and many more. We will also learn from the examples of people like us who are taking action right now for racial justice, environmental protection, economic justice, and peace. Exploring inner and outer work, as well as social transformation and movements for change, this course will be participatory, fun, deep, and meaningful. Using podcasts, discussions, and readings, you'll look at people who have stood up for justice, navigated crisis, and brought love-in-action into our world.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-spirit-of-nonviolence

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WEBINAR: 'Linking Militarized Space & Climate Crisis - Latest news from US & Europe'
Sunday, October 3 at 1:00 pm (New York) & 6:00 pm (London)
Speakers: Stuart Parkinson (UK), Regina Hagen (Germany), Dieter Engels (German astronomer), Dave Webb (UK), Bruce Gagnon (Maine)
Zoom Link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88348424885?pwd=VFk3aE1mZUlpRnYvSit2NytIU1hFdz09#success

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VIRTUAL EVENT: National Day of Action for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIWG)
Oct 4, 2021 03:00 PM ET
Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudemgqDkqHNAoHMHapKa1ZmvY5ju9pBzS
Join us in honouring our sisters with guest speaker, Candace Brunette-Debassige. Candace Brunette-Debassige is a Mushkego Cree iskwew scholar originally from Peetabeck Treaty 9 Territory. She is an Assistant Professor in Critical Policy, Equity, and Leadership Studies in the Faculty of Education at Western University. Her research centers on advancing the liberatory needs of Indigenous Peoples in Euro-Western colonial educational spaces. Beyond her scholarship, Candace brings extensive leadership experience in Indigenous education at the K-12 and postsecondary levels.

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WEBINAR: “Nuclear Weapons: A Public Health Issue”
Mon. Oct. 4, noon - 1 p.m. ET
Jointly provided by the Massachusetts Medical Society, its Committee on Environmental & Occupational Health, and its Committee on Global Health, and Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.
https://www.massmed.org/nuclear-weapons-flyer/
Register: https://portal.massmed.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=EventInfo&Reg_evt_key=b1b7c4b8-3f60-43bd-8aec-997605b4d93b&RegPath=EventRegNoFees&FreeEvent=1&Event=Nuclear%20Weapons:%20A%20Public%20Health%20Issue&FundraisingEvent=0&evt_guest_limit=0https://www.google.com

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WEBINAR: Climate Finance 101: Pensions, Investments, Banks, and Indigenous Rights
Tue, October 5, 2021
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
by Climate Pledge Collective
Learn where and how your pension, investment, and banking money is being spent, too often in violation of the principles of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-finance-101-pensions-investments-banks-and-indigenous-rights-tickets-172171348137?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR3AlAK-oCp32i31RHdXnu9-58F6Kb0ZrZxBw9-yFJeIw7W_WDQD7Vxrgzk

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WEBINAR: “Pipelines Around the World”
Oct 6 at 7:30 ET.
John Foster, retired petroleum engineer and author of “Oil & World Politics”
Organized by the Canadian International Council (Edmonton and Nipissing). The talk is free and open to the public.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7ABWfNKbSlGInfFtfCFm9w
More info: https://thecic.org/event/cic-edmonton-cic-nipissing-pipeline-politics-around-the-world/
The topic theme is the role of petroleum in ongoing tensions and rivalries between the United States, Russia and China. The US, world’s hegemon for thirty years, aims to contain the rise of Russia and China. Petroleum politics are part of the story, e.g. Nord Stream 2 and Xinjiang. Facing a hostile America, China and Russia have formed a strategic partnership, with both countries investing heavily in pipelines. Since 9/11, Western countries have launched military interventions and imposed sanctions on one petroleum country after another, even China and Russia. None has been successful. Why does Canada support these actions?

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WEBINAR: “Struggle for Climate Justice: Post Election Tasks & Perspectives”
Weds. Oct. 6 (9PM ET / 6PM PT)
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1oFxXLnmRN2T1QJLAoTVqQ
More info: climateconvergence.ca
During the federal election in Canada, it was startling how major political parties were able to continue to ignore the climate crisis that is all around us. Party platforms and the debates barely gave lip-service to the climate disaster and the immediate action required to restore the delicate balance with mother earth. Meanwhile, movements across Canada continue to confront resource extraction projects, demand divestment from oil and gas corporations, and organize in defense of the rights of Indigenous peoples. And the divide between the status-quo environmental policies of the government of Canada and the people of Canada is growing.
Join Climate Convergence and climate justice organizers across Canada as we discuss building the climate justice movement and how we move forward together to create the better, just, and sustainable world. A better world is possible! We say system change not climate change!
SPEAKERS:
JENNIFER NATHAN – A teacher with a Science degree in Biology and a Masters of Education who has worked in formal and informal science education. She was arrested in 2018 after peacefully disobeying an injunction relating to the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion and raised the common law defence of necessity in a lengthy legal case.
THOMAS DAVIES – A founding member of Climate Convergence. Unionized Pipefitter and Power Engineer. Author of “System Change Not Climate Change” (Battle of Ideas Press, 2019).
TAMARA LORINCZ – A PhD candidate at Balsillie School of International Affairs (Wilfrid Laurier University), co-founder of the East Coast Environmental Law Association, Fellow at the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI) and Board Member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace.
Also featuring speakers from THE SUSTAINABILITEENS and PROTECT THE PLANET STOP TMX!
Event will be chaired by ALISON BODINE & RORI SATYA, Climate Convergence organizers.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event takes place on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

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WEBINAR: “New nuclear and what's at stake for wildlife”
Oct. 7, 2 p.m. ET
New nuclear power plants will cause irreparable loss to biodiversity and harm and destroy wild places and the creatures who live there. Wildlife protection helped defeat the proposed new nuclear power plant in Wales. Can the same tactic work to stop other new reactor projects that threaten similar damage? And are renewables any less harmful?
https://gmdcnd.com/wildlife/

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WEBINAR: Afghanistan: 20 years of war, occupation and resistance
Thursday, October 7, 2021 AT 7 PM – 9 PM
October 7, 2021 will mark the 20-year anniversary of the start of the US-led bombing campaign of Afghanistan, which led to two decades of war and occupation. In recent weeks, the US and its allies were driven out of Afghanistan in an unprecedented defeat for US imperialism.
Join Spring socialists for a panel discussion, as we assess the impact of the war, including Canada's 13-year mission, and nearly two decades of anti-war organizing in Canada and internationally.
Topics will include:
* US imperialism, then and now
* Canada's role in Afghanistan and the War on Terror
* What the anti-war movement accomplished, and how to rebuild it
* The ongoing fight against Islamophobia and to defend civil liberties
* Building solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
Speakers include:
Dr. Angela Joya, a scholar and activist who was part of the movement in Toronto against Canada's participation in the war in Afghanistan; James Clark, a founding member of the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War; and others TBA
This meeting will take place on Zoom. DM Spring or email info at springmag.ca<mailto:info at springmag.ca>  for Zoom registration link.

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WEBINAR “Annual Peace Studies Lecture: “Nowhere to Hide: 10 Steps for Common Survival”
October 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Sask Time (9:30 ET)  FREE
Please join us for St. Thomas More College’s Annual Peace Studies Lecture with the HONOURABLE DOUGLAS ROCHE, O.C.
Join the Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., in a wide-ranging discussion about some the greatest dangers faced by mankind and how we can work together to fashion a future free from existential threats, fear and suffering. The former parliamentarian and diplomat and prodigious activist and uthor will offer 10 topics of conversation, each of which presents an imminent danger to the world. Topics will include the crises of climate change, the coronavirus and nuclear weapons, as well as the present chaos in global policy-making. Roche will also speak about the human rights of migrants and his hopes for the U.N. Security Council in dealing with global problems. Can the common bond of our humanity raise hope that enlightened governments and vigorous civil society will protect the common good?
Please RSVP to receive your Zoom link: bit.ly/STM10Steps
Register: https://stmcollege.ca/store/event/nowhere-to-hide-10-steps-for-common-survival/

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VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE: "Does the government have the right to deceive the public? What does the murder of activist Mariano Abarca in Chiapas, México say about Canadian government accountability?"
Oct 5, 2021 03:00 PM in Montreal
Organized by Mining Watch Canada
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onB8gOJ6Sr-Oyw83mODXZQ?fbclid=IwAR3rRPh4bYGBiEb9K1Ss0znVu1tJwrg3205AnDCqXOd-K1-7np1d42qDsz8
One might think that public servants are obliged to follow policies and procedures that Canadian government officials testify to in Parliament or publish on the government’s website. But a recent Federal Court ruling says this is not necessarily so. That case is currently before the Federal Court of Appeal.
With support from Mexican and Canadian organizations, the family of environmental defender Mariano Abarca, who was murdered in 2009, is seeking an investigation into the Canadian Embassy in Mexico. They believe that the Embassy’s unconditional lobbying in support of a Canadian mining company put Mariano’s life in greater danger in the lead up to his murder.
This roundtable will discuss Canadian practice when it comes to embassies abroad and conflicts over Canadian mining operations, asking whether Mariano’s case is the pattern or an exception. We will also explore what policy Canadian officials should be expected to follow in such cases, and how Canada’s human rights obligations are fulfilled. Finally, do we have any way to hold public officials to account when things go wrong?
Moderator: Bianca Mugyenyi, Director, Canadian Foreign Policy Institute
1st hour: economic diplomacy
• Representative of the Abarca family from Chicomuselo, Chiapas, Mexico
• Charis Kamphuis, Justice and Corporate Accountability Project
• Jen Moore, Global Economy Program, Institute for Policy Studies
• Nicholas Pope, Lawyer on the case, Hameed Law, Ottawa
2nd hour: approaches to enforcement
Reflections of expert panel
• Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary-General, Amnesty International Canada
• Representative of Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
• David Yazbek, Lawyer, Centre for Freedom of Expression
Reflections of Soledad García Muñoz, IACHR Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights

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WEBINAR: “FEMINIST RESISTANCE: MILITARISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE”
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 10 am ET (7am PT and 4pm CEST)
Organized by the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF).
Register here: https://bit.ly/3luyESp
Speakers: Margrethe Kvam (WILPF Norway and International Board Vice-President), Tamara Lorincz (WILPF Canada), Edwick Madzimure (President WILPF Zimbabwe), Ida Arneson (WILPF Sweden), Heidi Meinzolt (WILPF Germany and Europe Regional Representative, WILPF International Board)
Moderated by Katrin Geyer of Reaching Critical Will, WILPF’s disarmament programme, the webinar will feature speakers from WILPF Sections in Canada, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Germany, and Norway who will each share perspectives on the issues from their region and feminist solutions to the militarism and climate change nexus.

The recent IPCC report has made the world strikingly aware that the current rate of climate change is a ‘code red for humanity’. Yet, the role of the military as the world’s single greatest emitter in use of fossil fuels is sorely overlooked in traditional environment discussions. How can we raise awareness about this connection and address the role of militarism as a root cause of climate change? What are the connections between climate action, feminism, and peace? As we begin the road to COP26, join WILPF members from Germany, Sweden, Norway, Canada and Zimbabwe as they discuss the situation in their region and share how they are mobilising feminist values to campaign for an end to militarism and towards climate justice, from the grassroots to the international level. Organized by the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF).

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WEBINAR: “Nuclear Power and Climate Change: Can Small Modular Reactors Deliver?”
Wed. Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m. ET
Join this discussion on nuclear energy and small modular reactors (SMRs), with a focus on their status in Canada, and the climate vulnerability of nuclear plants. The presentations will draw upon the 2021 World Nuclear Industry Status Report.
https://sppga.ubc.ca/events/event/nuclear-power-and-climate-change-can-small-modular-reactors-deliver/

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WEBINAR: “Choice is Under Attack!  Women Resist from Texas to Toronto to New Brunswick”
Thursday, October 7, 7 p.m. Eastern Time,
With speakers Lisa Luinenberg, Socialist Action – USA, Rubina Chowdury, Rape Crisis Center worker in Toronto, Robbie Mahood, family doctor and Morgentaler Clinic pioneer, and Joyce Arthur, executive director of Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, speaking from Vancouver.
Link: https://youtu.be/9r5mII8CA-A

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VIRTUAL CONVERSATION WITH SHEILA NORTH ON MMIW AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
OCTOBER 8 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Free (12-1pm ET)
Organized by the Canadian International Council
former Grand Chief Sheila North, who will speak to CIC members on missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada and how Indigenous and non- Indigenous leaders to advance the political will to address racism and the issues around violence against Indigenous people.
Register: https://thecic.org/event/cic-young-professionals-network-in-conversation-with-sheila-north/

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WEBINAR: A Good War - Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency with Seth Klein
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021 AT 7 PM EDT
Climate Emergency Unit director of strategy Seth Klein presents his new inspirational book with lessons from the past for how Canada mobilized for a common cause in a time of crisis. Friday October 8, 4pm via Zoom - To register email Mark at mmerlino at prpl.ca<mailto:mmerlino at prpl.ca>

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ONLINE PICKET: HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! FREE ALEX SAAB!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021 AT 7 PM – 9 PM EDT
Organized by the Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1027578921339809/?source=6&ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited&action_history=null

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WEBINAR: NOAM CHOMSKY ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF CAPITALISM
Wed, October 13, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
Noam Chomsky discusses the brutal realities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic—and the urgent need for an alternative to capitalism.
Covid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands.
Join Noam Chomsky for a conversation with E. Tammy Kim.
***Register through Eventbrite to receive a link to the video conference the day before the event. This event will also be recorded. Live captioning will be available via the webcast.**
Pay what you can or free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/noam-chomsky-on-the-consequences-of-capitalism-tickets-176414690087

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GLOBAL INSIGHTS: “HUMAN INSECURITY IN A WATER-SCARCE WORLD”
October 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (ET)
As anthropogenic climate change transforms longstanding precipitation and agricultural patterns, humans, animals, plants, and entire economies are being forced to migrate in search of one increasingly scarce resource: water. As access to water re-shapes political geographies of migration, production, and conflict, this panel discusses the crucial role that states play in maintaining human and environmental peace, health, and security, in an increasingly water-scarce world.
Register: https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/global-insights-human-insecurity-in-a-water-scarce-world/

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WEBINAR: “PREVIEW THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE”
Oct 15, 2021 11:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)
Organized by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Join us on Oct. 15 with Sivan Kartha, senior scientist at the Stockholm Environmental Institute and Anju Sharma, SEI researcher at Oxford University, in conversation with Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News as they discuss conference goals and why the time to act is now.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_swtzM5tTRVeB39aacVn8NA

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GALA ONLINE FILM LAUNCH “THE BOYS WHO SAID NO! GALA”
October 15-17
For tickets and more information: https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-boys-who-said-no-gala
About the film: Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Judith Ehrlich, the film tells for the first time the powerful story of the massive youth-led, nonviolent resistance to the Vietnam war that ended the draft and helped end a tragic war. The San Francisco Chronicle called the film “An ode to the power of activism”.
Starting Friday, October 15 at 3 pm PDT the film will be available for 48 hours to view online.
On Sunday, October 17 at 5 pm PDT an hour-long livestream event will feature a discussion with Joan Baez, Daniel Ellsberg, David Harris, Mandy Carter and film director Judith Ehrlich.
The event will include an update from Mac Hamilton of Womens Action for New Directions (WAND) on pending federal legislation that would require young women to register for the draft. Tickets are $12 to view both the film and the livestream event.

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WEEK OF ACTION – NO NEW FIGHTER JETS IN CANADA – WE NEED A NEW POLITICS OF PEACE & DISARMAMENT (Mark your calendars!)

Thursday, October 21 at 7pm ET – Webinar “THE TRAUMA OF FIGHTER JETS: WITH ‘JET LINE’ FILMMAKERS FROM VERMONT & VOICES FROM COLD LAKE, CANADA’S LARGEST AIR FORCE BASE”
*Screening of 12-minute document “Jet Line” about F-35 noise in Burlington, Vermont and a discussion with the filmmaker and activists about the Cold Lake Air Force base in Alberta, Canada’s busiest fighter jet base. For more information go to: www.nofighterjets.ca<http://www.nofighterjets.ca>  and email us your photo at: nofighterjets at gmail.com<mailto:nofighterjets at gmail.com>

Friday, October 22-Sunday, October 24 – Canada-Wide Day of Action #NoNewFighterJets
Register your action outside your MP’s office!
The No New Fighter Jets coalition is launching a Canada-Wide Day 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 October 22 to Sunday October 24 (start of the UN Disarmament Week). 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://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmf3PvI_mskwoE-OsUm3j_Ec2J29s0OOFHmCiIkut92q_jbw/viewform

& More events to come, stay tuned: www.nofighterjets.ca<http://www.nofighterjets.ca>  or email us at: nofighterjets at gmail.com<mailto:nofighterjets at gmail.com>

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,

Tamara

PS. UN Disarmament Week October 24-30: https://www.un.org/en/observances/disarmament-week
Canada needs an Agenda for Disarmament! #DisarmamentAgendaForCanada

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