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Working from Within and Outside the System

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]How does one advocate for change in systems that have historically been resistant to it? At the Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada’s (CRRIC) most recent webinar, Working Within and Outside the System, a group of esteemed community leaders sought to provide answers to that question.   The webinar, which was part

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ASEAN’s Role In Conflict Resolution in Southeast Asia: A Perspective

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Earlier this week, the Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada (CRRIC) hosted a webinar to discuss ASEAN’s role in conflict resolution in Southeast Asia. The panel of distinguished guests featured Dr. Shaun Narine, a professor of political science at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, and former ambassador Md Shahidul Haque, a

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Creating the Culture of Peace

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text] The Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada (CRRIC) is excited to announce our joint webinar with the Bangabandhu Centre for Bangladesh Studies in Canada (BCBS), Advancing the Culture of Peace: Way Forward taking place on June 18th at 10 AM CDT.     Among the distinguished guests, Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury

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Education in Emergency Situations for Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]On May 28th, 2021, Conflict and Resilience Research Institute Canada (CRRIC) hosted a joint webinar with Afrisda Inc. to discuss education in emergency situations, with a specific focus on girls in Sub-Saharan Africa. Among the distinguished guests were Rosine Assamoi, the co-founder and vice-president of Afrisda, Professor Bento Novela, the gender co-chair

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Atrocity Prevention: From the UN to the grassroots

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Atrocity Prevention: From the UN to the grassroots    On May 3rd, the United Nations General Assembly Security Council released a report on the advancement of atrocity prevention.    The report places specific emphasis on the ways that COVID-19 has exacerbated existing global atrocities, including a rise in hate speech, stigmatization and

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The State of the Anti-Nuclear Movement in 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The State of the Anti-Nuclear Movement in 2021 Since the anti-nuclear movement began to propagate in response to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings during the last part of the Second World War and the Cuban missile crisis, the usefulness of nuclear weapons by nation-states to safeguard national security has become a key

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Women, Peace, and Security – A 21st Century Perspective

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bringing Women to the Peacebuilding Table On May 7th, 2021, the Bangabandhu Centre for Bangladeshi Studies in Canada (BCBS) hosted a webinar on Women, Security and Peacebuilding. Perspectives ranged from the global affairs department of Canada to those with experience on the frontlines of international peacekeeping missions. Countries represented included Bangladesh, Canada,

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A Coup d’état going on in Myanmar?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1592076377183{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text] Is there any Coup detat happening in Myanmar? Tanks appear on city streets as fears of a possible coup continue, The sightings come as the military ramps up its rhetoric over alleged election irregularities.  Reported at Myanmar Now by Chan Thar Armoured vehicles have been sighted in Yangon and other cities around

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