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ANNOUNCEMENTS
MARCHis Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Monthin Rotary;
Mar. 20 - In-person Rotary Noon Luncheon at Regent Park Family Restaurant,3823 Sherwood Dr. - Guest: Evelyn Cerda (Regina Food Bank) - Sadly no virtual option for this meeting;
Mar. 20 – 5:15 P.M. -- Eastview Board Meeting;
Mar. 27 – 6:00 P.M. Fellowship Evening at Royal Regina Golf & Country Club for Indoor Golf and/or Appetizers and Beverages (all at own expense);
President Al called the meeting to order at 12:02, and welcomed visitors and members to our Club’s first March 2025 meeting, although a number of Eastview members participated in the Regina Club’s meeting on March 3rd. In keeping with established protocol the President next shared with the meeting the Club’s Land Acknowledgement statement reminding us all that we were welcomed to this land by the original occupier of this place. March Birthday celebrators were recognized and promised a future In-person harmonized Happy Birthday rendition. Anniversary celebrants were identified and will be appropriately gifted when attending an in-person event. In keeping a commitment to a “Rotary Foundation Moment”, Gail Bradley was called on for such a moment.
In order to ensure our Guest Speaker was provided with sufficient time to introduce us to the topic of Nuclear Non Proliferation, President Al Introduced us to Rotarian David Newman, a lawyer by profession and a leader in RI District 5550, his Community, Province, Canada and internationally on Peace and Peace related initiatives. It is for his work and leadership that David was invited to talk about Nuclear Non Proliferation and its impact on the world today and on critical attention the topic requires in today’s international environment.
David Newman began his presentation by expressing his appreciation to be able to share this time with Rotary friends. He welcomed the opportunity to speak with Rotarians, because they are leaders who live lives that are based on a set of accepted and appreciated common values which have been stabilized over the past 120 years. Values which in 2022 were expanded in the structure of 46,000 Rotary Clubs on this planet. This occurred on the work over many years by PDGs Peter Neufeldt and Jim Forestell and himself in leading Rotary International to alter their Constitutional documents altering reference of “peace” to “positive peace”. By changing to “positive peace” it becomes an actionable verb, which is described as "a verb that expresses a specific action or activity", (see photo below). David then carried on a conversation with the attendees based on a number of questions like: i) “Which countries in our world are recognized and approved to have nuclear weapons?” It seems the countries are Russia, Britain, France, USA and China. Now it is also recognized that India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea also have nuclear weapons, but they should not have them and the world would prefer that was the case - but it appears nothing is being done to correct 'oversight'..
ii) What Treaty addressed the desire to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons? In 1969 countries developed the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) which was approved in 1970, by 122 countries, and was signed by 73 countries. Canada has not signed the document. In the NPT, non-nuclear-weapon states agree never to acquire nuclear weapons and the NPT nuclear-weapon states in exchange agree to share the benefits of peaceful nuclear technology and to pursue nuclear disarmament aimed at the ultimate elimination of their nuclear arsenals. Canada has not signed the NPT.
David concluded his time with us by noting that society has developed rules to ensure everything we do is according to rules - games have rules and activities are monitored by referees. So from the silliest games we play to how fast we can drive, parameterrs are established. However, when it comes to protecting humanity from self extermination we can not agree on how the game should be played. Positive Peace, means taking action, let us do this together for our indvidual and collective good
David Newman, thank you for your presentation and commitment to continue advocating for a positive way forward.
Rotary International President-elect Mário César Martins de Camargo asked members to UNITE FOR GOOD by embracing growth, service, and connection as he outlined a plan to expand “the best-qualified team of volunteers on the planet.”
“Rotary’s greatest asset is not our history, our projects, or even our unmatched global reach. It is our members,” de Camargo said at the organization’s International Assembly in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 10 February. He noted praise from one of Rotary’s partners about “the extraordinary dedication” of Rotary members. “That recognition from an outsider deepened my understanding: Rotary’s greatest gift to the world is its people.”
RIPE Mário César Martins de Camargo
De Camargo, a member of the Rotary Club of Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, emphasized the importance of seeking out new perspectives and strengthening Rotary’s service to communities around the globe. He outlined three “essential pillars” for growth: innovation, continuity, and partnership.
President Al drew attention to a number of Eastviewians who celebrated, or will celebrate, a Birthday in March. The list included Peter Peters, Ted Kent, Doreen Pankewich, Jeff Barber, Doug Archer and Toshi Shinmura;
CONGRATULATIONS To All!!!
Tip of the Hat to Allen Hillsden for achieving 45 years of Service Above Self through Rotary. Allen, we Eastview Rotarians have been the benefactors of your commitment.
FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
The attendance of 19 persons at today's rotary meeting;
Learning about Nuclear Non Proliferation and its Treaty and the effort to address the challenges related to working together to save humanity and the planet;
The encouraging story Gail Bradley shared about Rotary Friendships connecting the the Citizens of Japan and Korea;
Changing the big picture can be impacted by the way we interact with our neighbours;
Thank you, Gail;
Have a great week!
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Today's guests
We were delighted to welcome Guest Speaker, David Newman, a member of the RC of Winnipeg. In addition we were joined by David's wife Brenda, a member of the RC of Winnipeg, and former Nigerian Rotarians, Oyiboka George and Sephina Pindar, who have visited Regina Eastview on a number of occasions in the past. It was also good to have Shwetac in our midst. Thank you all for helping make this a great Rotary day.
Next Meeting Responsibilities
March 20, 2025is an In-person Joint Rotary Noon Luncheon Hosted by Regina Eastview at Regent Park Family Restaurant, 3823 Sherwood Drive.
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