12 March 2009

Minister for Peace Event

In Peace House, 224, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Thursday, 26th March, 7.30pm

Bill Bhaneja is co-chair of the Canadian Department of Peace initiative. He will be sharing about his work in promoting the Ministry/Department of Peace initiative in Canada and worldwide
It will be a good opportunity to talk with him about our campaign for a Minister for Peace in Northern Ireland and also about his research on creating nonkilling societies, and other related topics.
See his profile below to find out more about him.
Hope you can come along, and feel free to bring your friends.

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Balwant (Bill) Bhaneja

• Research Fellow at the Program for Research in Innovation Management (PRIME) at the University of Ottawa.
• A former Canadian diplomat, he has written extensively in recent years on Nonkilling Political Science and the Canadian Federal Department/Ministry of Peace Initiative.
• He is a member, Canadian Pugwash group, National Co-Chair Canadian Department/Ministry of Peace Initiative.
• Member Civilian Peace Service, Canada and Science for Peace.
• He holds a M.A. in International Relations (Carleton University) and a Ph.D in Science Policy, University of Manchester.
• Conributor to recent book, ‘Global Nonkilling Leadership, edited by Professor Glenn. Paige, Director of Centre for Global Nonviolence, Honolulu,Hawai’i