Help us reach 1000 signatures! Please join journalist Linda McQuaig, poet and associate professor El Jones, former journalist Michele Landsberg, feminist leader Judy Rebick, activist Bianca Mugyenyi, & over 800 Canadians to sign our open letter to Prime Minister Carney & Minister of Women & Gender Equality Rechie Valdez to cut military spending and invest in a green, peace care …
Come to watch this powerful new documentary “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” on Sunday, September 20, 2026, 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St, Ottawa. Doors open at 6pm.Tickets $10 regular | $5 for students/low-income.(No one turned away for lack of funds) Get Your Tickets Now! https://tinyurl.com/nhatuk89 “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” is an important, new documentary by U.S. journalist and host of …
Join 1000 Women+ on International Peace Day, Sept 21 at 4pm-5pm, outside the Prime Minister’s office in Ottawa to demand cutting military spending and investing in care. Time is running out—your voice matters now more than ever! Click the link below for more details and to get tickets to join our rally. Click HERE to register! Sign and share our …
By VOW Co-Chair Hannah Hadikin It is hard to believe that half the year has already passed. After weeks of abundant rain, the sun has returned generously, bringing what some might call a true summer scorcher. Across the region, farmers’ markets are setting up their stalls with delicious fruit, seasonal vegetables, homemade cold drinks, fresh baked goods, and, of course, …
Help us reach 1000 Women+ for Peace: Care Not Warfare by September 20, 2026! Sign our Open Letter to Prime Minister Carney and Minister of Women Rechie Valdez & Join our Planning Meeting! Help us reach 1000 women and gender diverse folks signatures on our open letter to Prime Minister Carney and the Minister of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Rechie …
Let’s Build Momentum Together! ☮️ 💜 We invite people from across Canada to join us for our next virtual gathering on Saturday, August 15th from 11am-12pm ET/8am-9am PT/12pm-1pm AT to build momentum for VOW’s 1000 Women+ for Peace initiative and plan our next steps together. Zoom link details to access our virtual meeting can be found below. The Canadian Voice of Women …
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, …
