From Nova Scotia VOW ~ “Peace Knot Bombs” is a collective textile art work made by over 50 women from across Turtle Island. Initiated in Nova Scotia, the resulting banner memoralizes victims of military violence inflicted upon communities and families due to endless and accelerating armed conflicts. In a post Covid world, we hope to display the banner and raise …
VOW has joined organizations around the world in signing on to this year’s appeal for the Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), April 13th to May 12th. The statement begins: “This year, the world reaped the horrors of its investments in tools of war. The violence being perpetrated on people around the world at the hands of militarized …
Written by VOW Member kathrin winkler ~ Nova Scotia’s Maritime pride in her shipbuilding heritage has been called on to promote a new legacy for Lunenburg, according to CBC’s Brett Ruskin. The article entitled “Handcrafting history continues in Lunenburg as aerospace company builds parts for F-35 jet” implies that making jet parts in Lunenburg connects to the great Maritime tradition …
On April 6, 2022, a coalition of women’s, peace, labour, and civil society organizations sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh expressing their united rejection of proposed increases to Canada’s military spending toward NATO’s 2% of GDP target. Find the letter & full list of signatories below:
Economies of Female: Expanding Care Work and Regeneration Through Disarmament. See the recording of our webinar below Canadian Voice of Women for Peace’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 66 Parallel Event. An inspiring discussion on how disarmament can transform our economies forward through diverting funds from carbon intensive weapons to climate change mitigation, regeneration and women’s empowerment. …
This petition initiated by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day Coalition, Échec à la Guerre and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. Petition is sponsored by Member of Parliament Alexandre Boulerice of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie of the New Democratic Party Caucus. Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: The accidental detonation of a single nuclear weapon would be catastrophic; Even a …
Written by VOW intern Nicole Kotnjek, Social Worker Student at Humber College Being military/ex-military can come with many mental health problems and just some of these include PTSD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, anger, mood disorders and more, but what is being done to help them treat these disorders? It has been proven that mental health is extremely underfunded, with only about …
February 24, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) strongly condemns all acts of war and military aggression in Ukraine and denounces any threats to use nuclear weapons. VOW urgently calls for a comprehensive ceasefire in the region, for the Government of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to immediately …
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace is looking for a new National Coordinator! Position: National Coordinator Preferred start date: March 14, 2022 but reasonably flexible. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Hours: 20 hours/week with flexible hours for candidates in Toronto (hybrid). 16 hours/week with flexible hours for candidates outside of Toronto …
In the past year, Canada has faced numerous challenges, a deadly pandemic with mutating variants, vaccinations, an unnecessary federal election, various natural disasters, and protests in defence of Indigenous land. However, considering the militarization of the RCMP in British Colombia, the recent events in Afghanistan—of which the Canadian Armed Forces played a heavy hand—and the federal government’s plan to purchase …
