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posted 2012-04-30 by Science for Peace [Comments: 0]
Science for Peace is deeply concerned about the egregious violations of Dr. Hassan Diab’s rights under the Canadian and French justice systems: the suspension of his habeas corpus rights, his right to a fair trial if charges are pressed, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. ...
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posted 2012-04-04 by Science for Peace [Comments: 0]
Making Peace is a major outdoor photo exhibition (100 panels in 5 sections) that pays tribute to the people who — all over the world — devote their time, energy and resources to the cause of peace. When the exhibition was inaugurated along Lake Geneva in 2010, over fifty NGO/GO...
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posted 2011-12-14 by Science for Peace [Comments: 0]
Professor Dennis Raphael presents Economic & Social Security in the 21st Century: How Does Canada Stack Up Against Other Wealthy Developed Nations? at University College, University of Toronto. This presentation was hosted by the Health Studies Program at University College, Science for Peace, Pugwash Canada and Canadian Voice of Women...
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posted 2011-08-08 by Metta Spencer [Comments: 5]
Psychologists tell us that happiness comes from giving yourself over to a cause greater than yourself. Well, do I have a humdinger of a cause for you! Thirty years ago millions of people were engaged in it: to abolish nuclear weapons. In Toronto the movement was centered in this...
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posted 2011-08-06 by Metta Spencer [Comments: 0]
Yesterday I interviewed Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder of the Network of Spiritual Progressives. I’ll publish it in the October issue of Peace Magazine. One of his suggestions pertained to the harmful effects of corporate capitalism. The Network’s platform includes an amendment to the US constitution that would require big ones...
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posted 2011-07-27 by Metta Spencer [Comments: 0]
by Metta Spencer
The International Peace Bureau (IPB) sends out a newsletter every month, recounting its member organizations’ activities and especially significant developments in the world that reflect the prospects for peace. You can read them at http://www.ipb.org. Here are some of the events that have been mentioned during the last...
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posted 2011-07-16 by Metta Spencer [Comments: 0]
I think it’s vital for groups such as ours to consciously strive for diversity of opinions—“bridging social capital” as Putnam calls it. So I’m posting a series of 26 of my previous blog entries in which I reveal opinions that clash with (so far as I can tell) most Science...
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posted 2011-06-21 by Ken Simons [Comments: 0]
I have now completed scanning, converting, and archiving all issues of the SfP Bulletin from Vol.1 No.1 (May 20, 1981) to the end of Vol.19 (1999). We invite you to browse these issues at http://scienceforpeace.ca/bulletin. All issues are listed in reverse chronological order, so be sure to keep scrolling...
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posted 2011-05-24 by Peter Nicholls [Comments: 0]
Two Anglo-French treaties were signed last autumn – one for Defence and Security Co-operation, and one ‘relating to Joint Radiographic/Hydrodynamics Facilities’. Ratification has just taken place – but these treaties raise serious questions about the willingness of both countries to adhere strictly to the terms of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation...
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posted 2011-04-26 by H. Patricia Hynes [Comments: 1]
First published in Truthout
Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion, a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami devastated northeast Japan, killing and injuring thousands of people and crippling the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant. Though the likelihood of this catastrophic event was known, the plant was not designed to withstand...
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posted 2010-08-02 by Metta Spencer [Comments: 1]
Is Biochar the Answer for Agriculture? Long-Term Study Digs Up New Information on Biochar’s Ability to Reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Soils
ScienceDaily (Aug. 2, 2010) — Scientists demonstrate that biochar, a type charcoal applied to soils in order to capture and store carbon, can reduce emissions of nitrous oxide, a...
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posted 2010-07-23 by Gussai Sheikheldin [Comments: 1]
Yesterday the screening of the documentary 'The end of poverty?' was a success, in my opinion, thanks to the people who showed up and participated enthusiastically in the discussion.Below a few discussion comments of mine that I wanted to share with you:I think that what distinguishes this film from similar...
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