Talk about Saving the World
This is our weekly lecture series; it takes place Mondays (8:00pm EDT) on the Peace Magazine Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pg/Peace-Magazine-224393994267274/videos/). You can watch past episodes below:
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Talk about Saving the World #22: Famine
Alex de Waal, panelist; Metta Spencer, host -
Talk about Saving the World #19: Nuclear weapons
Ira Helfand, panelist; Metta Spencer, host -
Talk about Saving the World #21: Israel and nuclear weapons
Abraham Weizfeld and Joseph Maleh, panelists; Metta Spencer, host -
Talk about Saving the World #20: Humanitarian aid and singing
Mary-Wynne Ashford, panelist; Metta Spencer, host -
Talk about Saving the World #18: Drawdown
Panelists: David Burman, Liz Couture, and Peter Jones. Host: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #17: Project Ploughshares
Metta Spencer in conversation with Cesar Jaramillo. -
Talk about Saving the World #16: Building codes
Panelists: John Straub, Steve Kemp, Greg Allen. Host: Metta Spencer. -
Talk about Saving the World #15: Basic income
Panelists: Tom Cooper, Director of the Hamilton Round Table on Poverty Reduction • John Mills, Advocate for Basic Income policies. Host: Metta Spencer. -
Talk about Saving the World #14: Korea and the Kim-Trump meeting
Panelists: John Feffer, Editor of Foreign Policy in Focus, of the Institute for Policy Studies • Marius Grinius, Former Canadian Ambassador to North and South Korea and Ambassador for Disarmament • Lester Kurtz, Professor of Sociology, George Mason University, now living in Seoul on sabbatical. Host: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #13: Yemen
Panelists: Yusur Al Bahrani, journalist living in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories • Ahmed Jehaf, journalist living in Sana'a, Yemen. Host: Metta Spencer. -
Talk about Saving the World #12: Peace Studies in Canada
Panelists: Susana Barnes, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan.• Christopher Hrynkow, Professor of Religious Studies, U. of Saskatchewan • Florence Stratton, Retired Professor of English, University of Regina • Peter Venton, Former Economist for the Government of Ontario, Toronto. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #11: Reforming the United Nations
Panelists: Robin Collins, Group of 78, Canadian Pugwash Group,
and World Federalist Movement.•John Trent, Retired Professor of Political Studies, University of Ottawa • Fergus Watt, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement of Canada. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #10: UN Peacekeeping
Panelists: Robin Collins, Group of 78, Canadian Pugwash Group, and World Federalist Movement.•Timothy Donais, Associate Professor of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University •Peter Langille, Author of Developing a United Nations Emergency Peace Service. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #9: Preventing Cyber Threats
Panelists: Jack Gemmell, Toronto lawyer • Paul Meyer, Former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament •Allison Pytlak, WILPF. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #8: Monitoring nuclear power safety
Panelists: Angela Bischoff, Clean Air Alliance • Pippa Feinstein, Toronto lawyer, Water Keepers • Brennain Lloyd, NorthWatch, North Bay, ON. Chair: Metta Spencer. -
Talk about Saving the World #7: Pandemics and climate change
Panelsits: Sweta Chakraborty, EcoHealth Alliance’s Young Professionals Council • Dr. Ronald St. John, Former Director General of Canada’s first Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Public Health Agency of Canada. • Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, Public Health Physician, Public Health Ontario. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #6: Famine and food security
Panelists: Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Professor of International Development, Trent University • Mustafa Koc, Professor of Sociology, Ryerson University. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #5: Food and regenerative farming
Panelists: Lloyd Helferty, Agricultural Engineering Technologist •Jodi Koberinski, Regeneration International, Climate Smart Food. • Joanna Santa Barbara, Food system analyst in New Zealand. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #4: Girls' education, population, and climate
Panelists: Malcolm Potts, Professor of the Graduate School, Public Health. U of California, Berkeley • William Ryerson, Director, Population Media Center • Aysan Sev’er, Professor emeritus of Sociology, University of Toronto. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #3: Forests can reduce climate change
Panelists: John Bacher, Preservation of Agricultural Land • Marc Barash, Journalist, former editor. Berkeley, California • Sandy Smith, Entomologists, Professor of Forestry, University of Toronto. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #2: Abolition of nuclear weapons
Panelists: Erin Hunt, Program Coordinator, Mines Action Canada • Douglas Roche, Former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, Canadian Senator • Earl Turcotte, Former diplomat for Canada and United Nations. Chair: Metta Spencer -
Talk about Saving the World #1: Militarism and climate change
Panelists: Emily Gilbert, Professor of Geography, University of Toronto • Gar Smith, Global Warming Activist, Berkeley, California • Joanna Santa Barbara, Peace and global warming activist, New Zealand • Cesar Jaramillo, Director, Project Ploughshares. Chair: Metta Spencer.
The How to Save the World in a Hurry forum
These videos feature speeches and discussions during our two-day conference at University College, 30 and 31 May 2018.
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John Polanyi's keynote speech at the How to Save the World in a Hurry forum
At University College, Toronto, 30 May 2018. The How to Save the World in a Hurry forum is sponsored by Science for Peace. -
Douglas Roche at the How to Save the World forum
"Canadian Action for Nuclear Disarmament" address to the How to Save the World in a Hurry forum, Toronto, 30 May 2018. -
What do we know about nuclear weapons? Q&A
Douglas Roche and Peggy Mason, former Canadian disarmament ambassadors, with chair Barbara Birkett. -
What do we know about radiation exposure?
Gordon Edwards, Angela Bischoff (speakers); Richard Denton (chair) -
What do we know about famine? with Evan Fraser
Evan Fraser (speaker) and Joan Kerr (chair), at the How to Save the World in a Hurry forum, Toronto, 30 May 2018 -
What do we know about cyber attacks?
Paul Meyer, Chris Anderson (speakers); John Daniele (chair), at the How to Save the World in a Hurry forum, Toronto, 30 May 2018 -
How to Save the World: Enabling Measures plenary I
Paul Antze, Peter Hajnal, Toby Heaps, Joy Kennedy, Peter Langille, Fergus Watt -
How to Save the World: Enabling Measures plenary II
Metta Spencer, Michael Marien, Joy Kennedy, Paul Antze
Science for Peace playlist
Relevant videos from the weekly lecture series at the University of Toronto (Wednesdays during termtime, up to early April 2018).
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Introduction to Drawdown
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Liz Renzetti on "Faux Real: How Fake News Undermines Democracy"
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Maja Catic on "The Politics of Genocide Recognition"
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Wilson Prichard on "International Taxation"
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Joy Kennedy on "Paying for the Big Shift: Tobin Taxes and more"
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Bruce Lampard on "MSF: A Medical Humanitarian Organization"
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How to Save the World panel discussion
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Timothy Donais on "Is Peacekeeping Still for Chumps?"
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Paul Kushner on 'Canadian Snow and Sea Ice'
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John Daniele on 'The Geopolitics of Cyber Security'