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Peace Arch Dialogues

Peace Arch International Monument in Surrey, British Columbia, and Blaine, Washington. The Peace Arch commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 while memorializing a long history of peace between the two nations.
North America. Both nations have ethical duties to sustain transboundary waters and a survivable climate. This includes the Great Lakes, the earth's largest freshwater system; the Columbia River, the earth's greatest salmon river at the time of Lewis & Clark and David Thompson; and the Yukon River, the longest free-flowing river in North America.

In this 250th year of the United States, we remind ourselves of sacrifices and challenges in creating and sustaining democracy, Constitutional order, and special relationships between people, Americans and Canadians. Through the Peace Arch Dialogues we rededicate ourselves to our relationships and responsibilities to each other, transboundary waters, and the earth’s survivable climate.

The Peace Arch Dialogues, with a focus on people living near the international border, will focus on our shared waters, air, and landscapes.

We further recognize that dialogue and ethics are foundational to enduring solutions to transboundary challenges facing people living in North America — now and into the future.

The Peace Arch Dialogues will combine people-to-people discussions led by subject matter experts. Topics will include law and history, US-Canadian relations, environment, and ethics. The meetings will be open to the public.

Goals:

– Improve understanding of what is at stake for our shared environment, including transboundary waters such as the Great Lakes, Columbia River, and Yukon River;

– create and strengthen transboundary networks and relationships;  and

– coordinate action to protect our shared environment in border states and provinces.

Organizational Hosts and Planning Committee:

  • Sierra Club’s Columbia River Team
  • North American Youth Parliament for Water
  • Oregon State University

Contact: 

John Osborn MD  osborn1956@  gmail.com

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