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[OPIRG-EVENTS] Preventing the Causes of War




---------- Conference announcement ----------
>
>                  McGill Student Pugwash Conference, Winter 2001
>                          "Preventing the Causes of War"
>
>      This March 10th, McGill Student Pugwash is holding a conference on
> "Preventing the Causes of War".  The conference will be attended by
> participants from Canadian universities and NGOs, and will feature invited
> speakers, panel discussions, and a closing round table discussion.
>      The conference is being funded by a grant from the Canadian Centre
> for Foreign Policy Development, and the principal goal is to come up with
> constructive proposals for Canadian foreign policy, specifically
> concerning
> Canada's military and humanitarian involvement in international conflicts.
> (And to prove we're not kidding around, we'll be giving the resulting
> proposals straight to the Canadian government!)
>      To date we have speakers from McGill, Concordia, U of T, Cornell, the
> United Nations, Project Ploughshares, Canadian Pugwash, and more.
>      We are eager to hear from people who:
>      - are interested in helping out with the ongoing organization
>      - would like to attend, and want to be kept informed
>      - know a speaker we absolutely must invite (hurry on this though!)
>      To get involved, or if you have questions or suggestions, please
> contact us at pugwash@ssmu.mcgill.ca.
>      This is a great chance to learn more about Canadian foreign policy
> and
> its effects around the world, and to help form proposals which will
> actually be submitted to your government.
>      We look forward to seeing you there!
>      -McGill Student Pugwash
>
> ---------- Tentative conference outline ----------
>
> Date: 9:00-6:30, Saturday March 10, 2001 (with an additional student
>       session Sunday March 11)
>
> Place: McIntyre Medical Building, 3655 Drummond
>        McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
>
> Schedule:
> - Saturday:
>   - 9:30-10:00: Opening speaker: Overview of Canadian foreign policy, with
>     emphasis on constraints & priorities
>   - 10:15-11:45: Panel 1: Crisis areas
>     - South Asia
>     - Balkans
>     - Sub-Saharan Africa
>   - 12:00-1:30: Panel 2: Weapons technology
>     - SDI: peacetime military policy as a cause of war
>     - Nuclear disarmament
>     - Chemical & biological weapons
>   - 1:30-2:45: Lunch!
>   - 2:45-4:15: Panel 3: "Voices from the field" - NGOs & other hands-on
>     perspectives
>     - Project Ploughshares
>     - UNHCR (United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees)
>     - MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres)
>   - 4:30-6:30: Round table discussion: Canada's role
>     - Speakers discuss, make proposals, field audience questions/comments
> - Sunday:
>   - 11:00-2:00: Student/participant workshop, to discuss and add to
>     Saturday's proposals
>
> ---------- Pugwash information ----------
>      McGill Student Pugwash is a student branch of Pugwash, an
> international organization dedicated to promoting the responsible use of
> science and technology.  Pugwash was awarded the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize
> for
> its nuclear disarmament campaign.  You can read more about the
> international organization at www.pugwash.org, and about the McGill branch
> at ssmu.mcgill.ca/pugwash.
>
>
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