Winter 2017 Lecture Series

Published 2017-02-13 by Science for Peace

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Science for Peace Presents

Our weekly series of free public lectures
Wednesday evenings, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, fall 2016 and winter 2017
University College, 15 Kings College Circle, U. of Toronto.
Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend.

Fall term

September 14, 2016

Sam Lanfranco Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar (Economics), York U

Digital Disruption and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

September 21, 2016

Alex Belyakov The Roots Collaborative, Founding Member

Sustainability: Are We Missing the Point?

YouTube video: 2016-09-21 Alex Belyakov lecture

September 28, 2016

Mitu Sengupta Associate Professor of Political Science, Ryerson University

Are the UN SDGs Worth the Cost and Effort?

October 5, 2016

Mark Winfield Professor of Environmental Studies, York University

The Prospects for an Effective National Climate Change Strategy in Canada

October 12, 2016

Martin Klein Professor Emeritus of History, University of Toronto

What is Terror, Who are the Terrorists, and Why do they Use Terror?

YouTube video: 2016-10-12 Martin Klein lecture

October 19, 2016

Genevieve Vaughan Semiotician and author based in Rome and Texas

Women and the Gift Economy: The Alternative Paradigm

YouTube video: 2016-10-19 Genevieve Vaughan lecture

October 26, 2016

Gail Russel Course Instructor, Canadian Studies program, U of T.

IQ Policy and Development in Nunavut

YouTube video: 2016-10-26 Gail Russel lecture

November 2, 2016

Alison Kemper Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Ryerson U.

The Overvaluation Trap

YouTube video: 2016-11-02 Alison Kemper lecture

November 9, 2016

Richard Sandbrook Prof. Emeritus of Political Science, U of Toronto

Towards This Generation’s New Left: Impediments and Possibilities

YouTube video: 2016-11-09 Richard Sandbrook lecture

November 16, 2016

Gandhian Village Movement in India: Women and Nonviolence

Lyn Adamson nonviolence trainer and activist and Lee Ann McKenna trainer, facilitator, mediator, and author

YouTube video: 2016-11-16 Adamson/McKenna lecture

November 23, 2016

Stephen Bocking Professor of Environmental History, Trent University

Cold Science: The Cold War and Environmental Science in the Canadian Arctic

YouTube video: 2016-11-23 Stephen Bocking lecture

November 30, 2016

Mustafa Koc Professor of Sociology, Ryerson University

Turkey’s Struggle for Democracy

YouTube video: 2016-11-30 Mustafa Koc lecture

Winter term

January 11, 2017

Joseph Carens Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

The Ethics of Immigration

YouTube video: 2017-01-11 Joseph Carens lecture

January 18, 2017

Fergus Watt Executive Director, World Federalist Movement of Canada

Building a World Community: Principles, Strategy, Advocacy

YouTube video: 2017-01-18 Fergus Watt lecture

January 25, 2017

Sandy Smith Professor of Forestry, University of Toronto

Invasive species in our Forests
YouTube video: 2017-01-25 Sandy Smith lecture

February 1, 2017

John McLaughlin Professor of Public Health, Dalla Lana School, University of Toronto

Scientific Realism and Other Forces that Influence Research on Environment and Health

YouTube video: 2017-02-01 John McLaughlin lecture

February 8, 2017

Olivia Ward Journalist and Filmmaker

Truth, Lies and Democracy: Journalism after Trump

YouTube video: 2017-02-08 Olivia Ward lecture

February 15, 2017

Blake Poland Associate Professor of Public Health, Dalla Lana School, University of Toronto

Social Movements as Agents of Change

YouTube video: 2017-02-15 Blake Poland lecture

March 1, 2017

Miloud Chennoufi Department of Defence Studies, Canadian Forces College

Tragedy in Syria: Is There a Solution?

YouTube video: 2017-03-01 Milloud Chennoufi lecture

March 8, 2017

Emmay Mah, coordinator, People’s Climate Movement; director, Enviromentum, a project of Tides Canada

A Different Shade of Green: The New Face of the Climate Movement

YouTube video: 2017-03-08 Emmay Mah lecture

March 15, 2017

Judith Teichman Professor of Political Science and International Development, University of Toronto

The U.S. Election and the Implications for Mexico

YouTube video: 2017-03-15 Judith Teichman lecture

March 22, 2017

Ernie Regehr Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation Vancouver

Disarming Conflict: How Wars End

YouTube video: 2017-02-22 Ernie Regehr lecture

March 29, 2017

Paul Kingston Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

Syria: Past, Present, Future

April 5, 2017

Vanessa Oliver and the research team “Transformation Action Graffiti” Department of Youth Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford.

Community Healing Art Mural: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Student Collaboration
YouTube video: 2017-04-05 TAG lecture