Wednesday, February 9, 2022, @7:00pm on Zoom
Event Information:
We are very pleased to invite you to a zoom gathering on Wednesday, February 9th at 7 PM with the Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. We will view his presentation “Nowhere to Hide: 10 Steps for Common Survival,” which will include topics such as the crises of climate change, the coronavirus, nuclear weapons, as well as the present chaos in global policy-making. How do we develop a practical, just, and moral response to the crises we face? How do we remain optimistic in the face of challenges? The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C.
To RSVP and receive the Zoom link, please do one of the following:
a) Register on Eventbrite
b) Email us at: [email protected]
Guest Bio:
The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., is a former Member of Parliament, Senator, Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, and Visiting Professor at the University of Alberta. He specialized throughout his 40-year public career in peace and human security issues. He is highly regarded for his work in building communities at both the international and national levels to engage in work toward nuclear disarmament. Doug is also the author of over 20 books including The United Nations in the 21st Century (Lorimer, 2015), Peacemakers (2014) his memoirs, Creative Dissent: A Politician’s Struggle for Peace(2008), and The Human Right to Peace (Novalis, 2003).
Sponsored by the Ploughshares Calgary Society and Project Ploughshares (Waterloo)