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On the eve of the 81st anniversary of the United States’ atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, VOW and WILPF-Canada have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anand urging them to begin the process of signing and ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), to plan to send a delegation to the first …

VOW and WILPF-Canada have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anand urging them to stand up for Palestinians illegally detained and tortured by Israeli forces and speak out against illegal Israeli settlements and violence in the West Bank. Read our letter below. VOW members have rallied for the release of illegally detained Palestinian …

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW! This is the second year VOW is holding another in the series of the Sparking Change summer workshops at the Hub and Hearth Retreat Center in Orangeville, Ontario. This year’s theme questions whether we can imagine a different future and build a nonviolent economy. The weekend is organized by: Jill Carr-Harris and Lyn Adamson. We welcome registrations …

TORONTO CITY HALL: The Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HNDC) will mark the 81st Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6, 2026 at the City Hall Peace Garden on Nathan Phillips Square.Nuclear weapons are the most inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created. They violate international law, cause severe environmental damage, undermine national and global security, …

VOW–WILPF Canada Luncheon & Conversation Building the Women’s Peace Movement Together Wednesday, July 15 at 12:30pm VOW hosted a luncheon with Ellen of WILPF-Canada and Joy of IPPNW-Canada in Toronto. We shared good food and stories about our lives in the peace movement. We also discussed our 1000 women+ campaign to rally Canadian women to oppose the Carney government’s massive …

The latest ICAN report shows that countries spent $119 billion on nuclear weapons in 2025—weapons that can never solve the challenges people face every day. Nuclear weapons are the ultimate symbol of misplaced priorities. As governments pour billions into weapons and military expansion, essential services face cuts. VOW’s 1000+ Women for Peace campaign calls for those resources to be invested …

🗓 Wednesday, July 15th 2026 ⏰  12:30pm ET📍 Toronto, ON 📧 RSVP with Lyn Adamson Canadian Voice of Women for Peace are inviting you to join us for a Summer Peace Lunch in Toronto with special guest Ellen Woodsworth, Co-Chair of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada, on Wednesday, July 15th at 12:30pm ET. Please contact Lyn Adamson (lyn.adamson9@gmail.com) with “RSVP PEACE LUNCH” as the subject line to RSVP and …

Please join VOW’s Senior Research and Advocate, Tamara Lorincz, on Thursday, June 4th from 12:00pm-1:30pm for a live webinar during Toronto Climate Week in partnership with the University of Toronto’s MSc in Sustainability Management program! Register here Conflict & Climate ​Military activity and its vast supply chains are estimated to account for approximately 5.5% of global peacetime greenhouse gas emissions, yet …

Why This Matters We call on the federal government to cut military spending and cancel the defence industrial strategy. We want the federal government to adequately invest in housing, health care, education, the Calls to Action of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and the MMWIG Inquiry, public transit, international aid, supporting those with disabilities, and increasing the budget for WAGE. These …