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Winnipeg

July 9 - 13, 2012

Meetings of the International Congress of the World Federalist Movement, the World Federalist Movement – Canada and the U.S. Citizens for Global Solutions.

More details will be available shortly.

Vancouver

Monthly Lecture & Discussion Series
Third Thursday of each month
Location: Unitarian Church, 949 West 49th Ave & Oak Street

Victoria

Monthly Lecture & Discussion Series
Last Friday of each month
Location: St John the Divine Anglican Church, on Quadra

Montreal

Marie-Berthe Dion Issues Action Group meets regularly to write letters
Third Wednesday of each month
10:30-12:30 & 6 - 8 pm
Location: Unitarian Church of Montreal, 5035 boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest

Past Events

National Capital Region

Annual General Meeting,
World Federalist Foundation
Location: 145 Spruce St, Suite 207
Date: Thursday, December 15th at 2:30pm

Innovation in Peacekeeping: Canadian Contributions. Lecture by Walter Dorn Monday, December 5th at 7pm at Unitarian Church of Montreal, 5035 boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest

5th Ottawa Peace Festival Promotes Peace, Unity and Harmony, September 21 – October 02, 2011

Together with Ottawa peace and justice civil society groups, including the World Federalist Movement Canada, the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative (CDPI) invites you to take part in a 12-day Festival of Peace. The 5th Annual Peace Festival with the theme of Peace, Unity and Harmony mark the two important UN International Days of Peace and Nonviolence, September 21 and October 02.
A full program is available here.

As part of the peace festival, there will be the Canadian launch of Walter Dorn's new book, "Keeping Watch: Monitoring, Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations"
Saturday September 24 at 1 pm
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
Everyone welcome, reception in the Auditorium entranceway.

Civicus World Assembly

September 10th - 12th, 2011, Montreal, Québec
The Civicus World Assembly is a global gathering for civil society, donors, governments and businesses to find common solutions to the challenges facing humanity.
The programme is available here.
Discounts on registrations until May 30th.

Models for Global Democratic Governance
Terry Farrell, former Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Douglas College, compares state-based parliamentary and republican governance systems, and asks us to brainstorm how wider application of these democratic models could better manage global problems.
Followed by discussion and refreshments.

Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Location: Hewett Centre, Unitarian Church, 949 W.49th Ave. at Oak St., Vancouver.
All welcome. Free Parking. No charge.

More information or to add your name to the meeting reminder e-mail list,
contact Larry Kazdan at (604) 874-9982 or e-mail: lkazdan@shaw.ca.

The World Federalist Movement Canada - Vancouver Branch meets at this location the third Thursday of every month. The general public is cordially invited to attend.

Nuclear Engagements: a bilingual discussion on nuclear weapons & deterrence

Speakers:
Pierre Jasmin, president of Artistes pour la Paix, a full professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and a member of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. He is also a member of the executive of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW).
Robin Collins, secretary of council of the World Federalist Movement - Canada. He was on the steering committee of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW), and is a past chair and former board member of Mines Action Canada, the Canadian coalition opposing antipersonnel landmines.

Date: May 9, 2011; 7 pm
Location: Salle Jacques Hétu, UQAM, 1440 St-Denis (3rd floor: F-3080), Montreal
Bonus: Robert Green's new book, Security Without Nuclear Deterrence, will be available for $20

Music, from Internationalism to Nationalism to Multiculturalism
With Dr. David Gordon Duke, musicologist, composer, and educator.

Music has historically played a powerful role in forming national cultures and sensibilities, but its role in helping to create an international culture has just begun. Followed by discussion and refreshments.
All welcome. Free Parking. No charge.
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Location: Hewett Centre, Unitarian Church, 949 W.49th Ave. at Oak St., Vancouver.

Toward a Nuclear Weapons Convention: A Role for Canada
April 11th – 12th, 2011, Ottawa, Ontario

The Final Document of the 2010 NPT Review Conference took note of the UN Secretary
General’s five Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament which proposes, inter alia, “consideration
of negotiations on a Nuclear Weapons Convention or agreement on a framework of separate
mutually reinforcing instruments backed by a strong system of verification.”

This seminar is being held to develop a broadly shared understanding of the main elements
and requirements for a global convention to prohibit nuclear weapons, to build Canadian
capacity in the expert and disarmament advocacy community on key issues linked to advancing
the global movement toward a nuclear weapons convention; and to engage the Government of
Canada to encourage early and concrete support for working toward a nuclear weapons
convention.

Sponsored by
Project Ploughshares
Canadian Pugwash Group
Physicians for Global Survival
World Federalist Movement – Canada
Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

A draft schedule is available here.

A talk by Robert Green, author of Security Without Nuclear Deterrence
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 7:30pm
Location: Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe, Ottawa
Please Note Last Minute Change: Because of the earthquake in New Zealand, Robert Green has had to return to his home in Christchurch.
His presentation will be in video format. Alyn Ware will be accompanying Hon. Douglas Roche for the event.
Further details are available here.

Peace and Justice at the International Criminal Court, A Court of Last Resort
A talk and book launch by Errol Mendes, University of Ottawa
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 4pm
Location: Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Ave. E., Room 3120 , Ottawa
Further details are available here.

Peace Walker Jean Beliveau's 11-year Odyssey
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Location: Hewett Centre, Unitarian Church, 949 W.49th Ave. at Oak St., Vancouver
Further details are available here.

For more information on monthly lecture and discussion meetings go to the Branch web site.

The United Nations and the Responsibility to Protect: The Current State of Play and Options for Expanding the R2P “Toolkit”
Dr. Robert Zuber, Director, Global Action to Prevent War (New York)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 12pm.
Location: Palais Imperial, 311- 313 Dalhousie St., Ottawa
Further details, including cost and reservation information, is available here.

WFM - Canada National Meeting

When: October 28 - 30, 2010

Where: University of Ottawa

Updated Overview Program available here.

For delegates to the 2010 national meeting there are two ways to join the meeting:

1) In person, at the University of Ottawa

2) Online, by video- and tele-conference

Conference registration is free for all World Federalist members and supporters. BUT only those registered may participate in the meetings.

At this meeting, the 2010 WFM - Canada World Peace Award will be presented to one of the Movement's most distinguished Canadians, Hon. Flora MacDonald.

How to Register:

Click here for a PDF copy of the registration form

The form can be printed out and sent to the National Office:

World Federalist Movement - Canada

Suite 207- 145 Spruce St.

Ottawa, ON

K1R 6P1

Alternatively, you can fill in the form electronically and email to:

kenda@worldfederalistscanada.org

MAY 2010: World Federalist Foundation – Youth Travel Scholarships

The World Federalist Foundation is supporting the participation of two young Canadians at the 27th International Seminar on Federalism in Ventotene, Italy, August 29th to September 3rd, 2010. Ventotene is a small island in the Mediterranean, near Formia, north of Rome. The Seminar offers an opportunity for young people interested in governance and international affairs the opportunity to learn about federal systems of governance nationally, the evolution of the European Union, and the application of the principles of federalism to world affairs . . . all this while enjoying a beautiful island in the Mediterranean rich in Italian culture.

The subsidy will be used to offset travel, registration and accommodation costs and will be available to Canadians between the ages of 18 and 30. For more information, and application details, see the Seminar Brochure and/or contact the World Federalists (wfcnat@web.ca, or visit www.worldfederalistscanada.org).

May 8 2010: The WFM – Canada governing Council meets in Montreal.

August 29 to September 3, 2010: 27th International Ventotene Seminar on Federalism – Youth Scholarships Available.