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A Report on the Librarians and Archivists to Palestine Delegation, June 23-July 4, 2013
From June 23 to July 4, 2013, I was privileged to be a part of a 16 member delegation of librarians and archivists from the United...
Science for Peace
Dec 2, 201320 min read
Deep-sixing the Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository
What follows is an edited version of my recent submission/intervention to the Joint Review Panel Hearing on the proposed Deep Geological...
Science for Peace
Dec 2, 20138 min read
Book review: America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy by James Gustave Speth
America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy by James Gustave Speth (Yale University Press 2011) hard cover 249 pp. The...
Science for Peace
Dec 2, 20139 min read
Conversations with Lee Lorch
Please join us for a film by Rachel Deutsch, ‘Conversations with Lee Lorch’, on May 16th at 6:30pm in Room 179 of University College (15...
Science for Peace
May 16, 20131 min read
A Tribute to Shirley Farlinger
by Janis Alton & Vicki Obedkoff Shirley’s death on December 18, 2012 was somewhat a surprise, because time and again she had successfully...
Science for Peace
May 14, 20134 min read
President's Corner: Constraints on Freedom of Scholarship and Science
Most Science for Peace members are “knowledge workers” in the new “knowledge economy.” Increasingly, people in rich countries earn our...
Science for Peace
May 14, 20138 min read
The Environmental Impacts of Intensive Livestock Operations in Canada
Introduction Greater worldwide demand for animal products within the last fifty years, due to increased affluence, urbanization and...
Science for Peace
May 14, 201340 min read
Remembering Rosalie Bertell (1929-2012)
On Saturday, September 29, at 7 p.m., friends of Rosalie Bertell will gather at Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor Street West,...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 20121 min read
President's Corner: Can Anyone Help Syria?
All summer, peace workers have watched quietly as the Arab Awakening changed from the optimistic phase of people power in Tunisia and...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 20126 min read
Science for Peace Activities for 2012 / 2013
Science for Peace has a busy schedule of activities for the 2012 / 2013 academic year: Academic year 2012 / 2013: Vital Discussions of...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 20122 min read
The Muzzling of Science in Canada
Please note that endnotes are indicated by Roman numerals in brackets Introduction (i) We are living in the age of science. Our entire...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 201218 min read
Book Review: What do we talk about when we talk about war? (By Noah Richler)
Book Review: What do we talk about when we talk about war? By Noah Richler Goose Lane, 2012 ISBN: 978-086492-622-7 Reviewer: Shirley...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 20125 min read
Guaranteeing Income
The Eleventh North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress took place at OISE 3-5 May 2012. The purpose of this series of conferences is...
Science for Peace
Sep 21, 20128 min read
Another Bank is Possible
by Jim Deutsch The international financial institutions’ structural adjustment programs and austerity measures are washing ashore on the...
Science for Peace
Apr 21, 20123 min read
The Trial of Hassan Diab
The Trial Kafka visited me He asked how I was doing I told him about my trial And he told me about his We compared notes It pained...
Science for Peace
Apr 21, 20123 min read
Climate Justice, Contraction and Convergence, and Eliminating GHG Emissions
Obama “You have my word that we will keep drilling everywhere we can” (March 22, 2012) Nnimmo Bassey “Delaying real action until 2020 is...
Science for Peace
Apr 21, 20127 min read
Resist U.S. imperialist war threats on Iran
by Sara Flounders There is growing apprehension that through miscalculation, deliberate provocation or a staged false flag operation, a...
Science for Peace
Apr 21, 20125 min read
Book Review: No Debate: The Israel lobby and free speech at Canadian universities
By Jon Thompson Lorimer, 2011 ISBN 978-1-55277-656-8 Reviewer: Chandler Davis It should be obvious to the most casual observer that in...
Science for Peace
Apr 21, 201211 min read
Iran Teach-In, February 25, 2012
On February 25, 2012, Science for Peace held a teach-in entitled “Geopolitics of War and Sanctions against Iran: Another World is...
Science for Peace
Apr 21, 20125 min read
The New State of South Sudan: An Opportunity for Better Health Care?
On July 9th, 2011, “The Republic of South Sudan” was born as a new state in the horn of Africa. The country officially joined the United...
Science for Peace
Nov 15, 20116 min read
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