Issues-Advocacy
Starts Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM for 120 minutes
PAST EVENT
Location: City Center Library, 10350 University Drive, Surrey, Canada V3T 4B8
In Room 120. Light refreshments will be served. Free & open to the public. Donations appreciated.
Hear from Tamara Lorincz about how the climate crisis is linked to militarism and wars.
We'll
discuss World BEYOND War's mission, strategies, activist campaigns, and
peace education programs - as well as opportunities to get involved
with the new Metro Vancouver chapter!
About Tamara Lorincz:
Tamara is a PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School
for International Affairs (Wilfrid Laurier University). She is the
recipient of the Rotary International World Peace Fellowship at the
University of Bradford in the United Kingdom and was a senior researcher
for the International Peace Bureau in Switzerland. Tamara is currently
on the board of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the
international board of directors of Global Network Against Nuclear Power
and Weapons in Space. She is a member of the Canadian Pugwash Group and
the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Tamara has an
LLB/JSD and MBA specializing in environmental law and management from
Dalhousie University. Her current research is on the climate and
environmental impacts of the military.
About World BEYOND War: World
BEYOND War is a global grassroots network of volunteers, activists, and
allied organizations advocating for the abolition of war, and its
replacement with an alternative global security system based on peace
and demilitarization. Our work provides a blueprint for ending war, one
that is rooted in the strategies of demilitarizing security, managing
conflict nonviolently, and creating a culture of peace. Individuals and
organizations in 175 countries have signed World BEYOND War's Declaration of Peace.
Hosted
by the Metro Vancouver Chapter of World BEYOND War. Co-sponsors
include: Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Canadian Peace Initiative,
Global Peace Alliance.
Organization: World BEYOND War
Directions:
Contact Info: Greta Zarro (greta@worldbeyondwar.org)
(Registration Not Required)
