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Anatol Rapoport: a tribute
Passing On 20 January, Science for Peace, Pugwash and the world communities of scholars and of peace seekers lost one of their oldest...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 200717 min read
Dr. Anatol Rapoport Scholarship Fund
Two years ago, in honour of his many contributions as teacher and mentor, the Dr. Anatol Rapoport Scholarship Fund was established at the...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20071 min read
The Roundtable on Forests
“I see a world in which the forest is recognized . . . as an essential component in all the great issues that face humankind in this new...
Science for Peace
Sep 23, 200618 min read
Reed Elsevier & the arms trade: profiting from both cause and cure
Medical Publishing is a noble calling. Brought to mind is the image of dedicated scholar-monks, labouring against ignorance and...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20065 min read
Towards a Federal Department of Peace in Canada
The Department of Peace Initiative is currently now being pursued by peace NGOs in 20 countries. The Canada Working Group for a Federal...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20064 min read
Canada in Afghanistan
“There will be some who want to cut and run, but cutting and running is not my way and it’s not the Canadian way,… We don’t and we will...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20062 min read
The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Silence From Israel’s Free-Trade Partner – Canada A humanitarian statement about Gaza, signed by one hundred Canadian health...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20067 min read
Vancouver World Peace Forum's Vision
With 5,000 others from around the world, I attended the World Peace Forum (WPF) in Vancouver from June 23 to 28. Its vision was caught at...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20065 min read
25 Years of Science for Peace
Science for Peace has just passed its 25th anniversary, 17 March 2006. To mark it, 32 people attended an informal celebration in Toronto,...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20062 min read
Structural Violence
In the City of Toronto in 2005, a disturbing number of deaths of young people occurred through the use of guns. Only after the death of a...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20067 min read
Science for Peace Working Group Reports
The following working groups have continued significant work since the 2005 Annual General Meeting: UN Reform, Nuclear Weapons, Energy...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20063 min read
Rising Tide of Climate Change
Report from the UN Conference on Climate Change in Montreal, 28 November – 9 December 2005 This Conference was hosted by the Government...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20066 min read
Violent Entertainment: The Real Elephant in the Room
“ENOUGH guns!” screamed the headline dominating the front page of the Toronto Star on 20 November 2005. Hand wringing in Canada’s largest...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20066 min read
Canada and Nuclear Weapons
On 18 April 2005, the Martin government released Canada’s International Policy Statement – A Role of Pride And Influence In The World,...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20065 min read
Atomic Politics
Canadian Federal Parties Respond on Nuclear Weapons The federal political parties were asked 3 questions on nuclear weapons during the...
Science for Peace
Feb 14, 20066 min read
Science For Peace Renewal
For three sunny days and four nights (July 7-11, 2005), 13 Science for Peace members attended a retreat on Wasan Island in Lake Rosseau,...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20055 min read
David Lange's Peace Legacy Lives On
A few days before David Lange left home for his final journey to hospital, he phoned to encourage us to maintain our vigilance regarding...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20054 min read
1000 Women Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2005
On June 29, 2005 the names of 1000 women nominated together for the Nobel Peace Prize were revealed. One of the nine Canadian women so...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20052 min read
Two Koreas: One Hope for Peace
An Interview with Two Canadian Travelers to North Korea Having grown up in a country where Kim Il Sung, the former leader of the...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20055 min read
From the President's Desk
My experience in a struggle involving the rights of patients, research ethics and academic freedom led me to consider joining Science for...
Science for Peace
Sep 20, 20059 min read
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