Time is running out for the Canadian government to send a delegation to the historic first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The meeting will take place in Vienna, Austria from June 21st to the 23rd. Canada has no plans to attend and has not signed or ratified the treaty but could …
On June 8th, Ottawa City Council officially voted unanimously in favour of supporting the TPNW! Ottawa joins 17 other Canadian cities as part of the ICAN Cities Appeal, including Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg, and by many other cities around the world. Nuclear weapons put all our cities at risk. Has your city signed on? Check the ICAN website to find out and if not, you could use …
Hundreds strong, protestors blocked access to all entrances to the CANSEC weapons show in Ottawa on June 1, 2022 in solidarity with everyone killed and displaced by the weapons sold there. It was impossible for anyone to attend their weapons fair without directly confronting the violence and bloodshed they are complicit in. See more photos and links to media coverage.
We are honoured to have received two original poems this spring, penned by VOW members, decades apart. One written recently by VOW Board of Directors member Ainun Afroza and another sent to us by VOW member Joy West-Eklund and written in 1958 by her late mother, Theresa Harries, who was a founding member of Calgary Voice of Women. Absence Of …
“Humanity remains one misunderstanding, one misstep, one miscalculation, one pushed button away from annihilation,” said the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres on September 26, 2021, the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. We have already come close to disaster several times. We can’t always be lucky. Nuclear disarmament is an emergency. Nevertheless, following US instructions to NATO member countries, Canada …
VOW members joined World Beyond War and other activists for an anti-war and anti-NATO demonstration at Spadina Avenue & Bloor Street West. May 7th was an international day of action for peace in Ukraine, with events around the world. Co-Chair Lyn Adamson spoke at the Toronto rally on behalf of VOW. Photos below thanks to Marla Slavner and Murray Lumley.
THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the weekend action to share visual messages for peace honouring of mothers and grandmothers working for peace and connecting with the anti-war roots of Mother’s Day! VOW members and peace activists took photos with their signs from east to west – some with a friend or family member and others at larger community …
Join us to honour mothers and grandmothers who continue to protect and preserve a planet entrusted to their care. Voice of Women for Peace invites peace activists across Canada and the globe to ‘choose your peace’ as we walk on May 7th and 8th. Walk with a friend or loved one or join us from home and take a photo. You …
WikiLeaks editor and publisher Julian Assange is facing a 175 year sentence for publishing truthful information in the public interest. His extradition is being sought by the current US administration for publishing US government documents which exposed war crimes and human rights abuses. The UK Supreme Court has now overruled a lower court decision and has sent Assange’s extradition request …
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 …
