Canadian Public Forum: Nuclear Weapons Arguments
For Immediate Release
Toronto, Canada, November 2, 2009- Four major Canadian peace organizations the Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, Physicians for Global Survival, and Canadian Voice of Women for Peace are jointly sponsoring a free public forum that has attracted world renowned speakers some of whom will participate by live interactive video link from their home countries-Japan,Geneva and UK.
WHEN: November 13-14
2009
WHERE: City Council Chambers
Toronto City Hall,
100 Queen St. W.
The purpose of the forum is to help
citizens understand the urgent need to push for the
abolition of nuclear weapons, in light of the hopeful
climate and the means for achieving it.
Agenda To
See Full Details, Maps: http://zeronuclearweapons.com
Friday,
November 13
Forum I: 7:00 pm–9:30 pm “We Are at a
Turning Point”
Welcoming address by David Miller, Mayor
of Toronto
Presentations, followed by question and answer
session:
* Anthony Cary, British High Commissioner to
Canada
* Jonathan Schell, Author and analyst of nuclear
arms
* Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima and president
of Mayors for Peace (by live interactive video-conferencing
from Japan.)
Moderator: Alexa McDonough; formerly
federal leader of the New Democratic Party; President, Mount
St. Vincent University
Saturday, November 14
Forum II:
10:00 am–12:30 pm “Surmounting the Obstacles”
*
Pavel Podvig, Stanford University, Center for International
and Strategic Studies (by live interactive
video-conferencing from Geneva)
* Ernie Regehr, O.C.,
Senior Policy Adviser, Project Ploughshares
* Trevor
Findlay, Director, Canadian Centre for Treaty Compliance
Moderator: Olivia Ward, Toronto-based
journalist
Workshop: 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm. “Arctic
Nuclear Weapon Free Zone”
* Michael Wallace, University
of British Columbia
* Michael Byers, University of
British Columbia
* Adele Buckley, Canadian Pugwash
Moderator: Steven Staples, President, Rideau Institute
ENDS