The webinar brings together a diverse and uniquely equipped group of intellectuals and practitioners for a lively, thought-provoking, even provocative conversation.
Richard A. Falk Professor Emeritus of International Law Princeton University
Hans von Sponeck former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Iraq
Grace Naledi Pandor South Africa’s Minister of International Relations & Cooperation 2019-24
Vijay Prashad Executive Director of The Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
This SHAPE (Saving Humanity and Planet Earth) webinar explored the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza and the deepening regional and global crisis. We know that the people of Gaza, Israel, the region and the world are at a critical junction. What are we to make of all this, and what are the options before us?
This webinar is a timely conversation between some of the world’s leading experts.
Susan Abulhawa: Palestinian writer. author of the international bestselling novel, Mornings in Jenin ; human rights advocate; founder of Playgrounds for Palestine; has visited Gaza since the beginning of the current war.
Ang Swee Chai: Orthopaedic and trauma consultant surgeon at Royal London Hospital, author, and co-founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians; has worked as trauma and orthopaedic consultant in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Richard Falk:Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University. Prolific writer, recently co-authored Liberating the United Nations (with H. von Sponeck)
Chandra Muzaffar: President of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST). Commentator and author of over thirty books.
Joseph Camilleri: Professor Emeritus La Trobe University, Melbourne. Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences.
With Moderator, Victoria Brittain: A former associate foreign editor of the Guardian. Her books include Hidden Lives, Hidden Deaths and Death of Dignity.
As part of SHAPE's (Saving Humanity and Planet Earth) mission to expose the perils of confrontation in the nuclear age and explore pathways to a safer, just and sustainable future, this webinar explored the rising militarism in the Asia Pacific region, and the threat it poses to regional and global security. Importantly, the webinar goes beyond analysis, offering creative ideas on what can be done to avert a major disaster.
The warnings issued by UN Secretary-General António Guterres have been consistent and direct. Humanity, he tells us is "just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation". The third SHAPE webinar featured Professor Richard A. Falk and Dr Zia Mian, discussing the nuclear threat and the career of Daniel Ellsberg.
SHAPE’s second webinar draws lessons from the Ukraine war and sets new pathways to global security. Featuring speakers Professor Richard Falk, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dr Kate Hudson, Wei Yu, Dr Chandra Muzaffar and Paulina Chan. Moderated by Professor Joseph Camillieri.
A video presentation by Dr Chandra Muzaffar on UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) and the current crisis it is facing.
SHAPE’s first webinar was held to explain and support the call recently launched To All Who Care about Humanity’s and the Planet’s Future. The Call seeks to revive and reframe the global security conversation at a time when the world seems to be sleepwalking to the brink of nuclear catastrophe. Escalating tensions and violence have become the defining feature of the international landscape.
