CPG: A proud tradition started by the 22 eminent scientists, the founding group of Pugwash, who gathered at Thinkers' Lodge in 1957, to discuss the path to nuclear disarmament.
CPG's focus - World peace and promotion of change to advance the cause of peace. Best known for its work on nuclear disarmament, our concern - all causes of global insecurity.
Non-Nuclear Threats to Peace and Security, Institutions for a New World Order, Conflict Resolution, Environment and Global Security, Health, Social and Economic Issues.
For more than 50 years the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs have been working for the control, reduction, and eventual elimination of nuclear weapons.
In recognition of all its efforts Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, together with President Joseph Rotblat, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995.
Sergei Plekhanov's students at York University have launched a branch of the Global Zero network. He notes that "The energy and enthusiasm of these young people should instill in us new confidence that our cause will triumph" See their video.
This is a documentary on the life of Jo Rotblat, who mobilized the world’s leading scientists to save the world from nuclear annihilation and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his life-long dedication. Rotblat and the Pugwash movement have inspired thoughtful people everywhere.
This film is also part of a playlist The Strength of Peace curated by former CPG-chair Douglas Roche. The 90-minute film includes CPG members and scenes from Thinker's Lodge in Pugwash, Canada. The direct link to the playlist is
ARCTIC GOVERNANCE, by Adele Buckley: Successful Arctic governance involves intentional and intensive international collaboration, and avoidance of military conflict.
Calls for Start on Legal Ban of Nuclear Weapons: On July 28, 2010 Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament and Chairman Emeritus of the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI), and past Chair of Canadian Pugwash, was named a Special Honorary Citizen of Hiroshima.
THE CANADIAN FORCES AND PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS AFTER 2011
THE CANADIAN FORCES AND PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS AFTER 2011. On June 15, 2010, Ernie Regehr spoke to the House of Commons Defence Committee as part of its hearings on the role of Canadian Forces in international operations after 2011. [read his presentation]
A Dialogue about Nuclear Disarmament
Professor M.S. Swaminathan & Senator Roméo Dallaire
A Dialogue about Nuclear Disarmament
Guided by Professor Erika Simpson
July 7, 2007, On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs At Thinkers Lodge, Pugwash, N.S. Read [doc].
Policy of the Government of Canada on non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament (NACD)
In response to a request by Bev Delong, Chair of the CNANW (Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) , members of academic community to sent letters to Prime Minister Harper, the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs replied. All those who sent letters received a personal reply. The same individual reply was received by all those who signed our on-line petition for a Nuclear Weapons Convention [see the reply to Adele Buckley]. [ SIGN THE PETITION]
United Nations Civil Society Forum on Nuclear Weapon Free Zones
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones NWFZs are a stepping stone to a nuclear-weapons-free-world. They create whole regions where the deployment, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons are prohibited. They provide regional security mechanisms. They help build a global norm against nuclear weapons and global confidence in the abolition of nuclear weapons. [see the program]