We call on the Canadian government to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). On August 6th, Little Boy—a single atomic bomb—demolished the city of Hiroshima, killing 70,000 people, and causing the deaths of 70,000 more by the end of 1945. On August 9th, 1945, Fat Man, a plutonium bomb, devastated Nagasaki, exploding near …
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace members, from sea to sea to sea, share in the profoundly deep ripples of sorrow across Turtle Island as we offer our deepest sympathy to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Residential School survivors, the Cowessess First Nation Marieval Indian School survivors, their families and community. We stand in solidarity with all First Nations, Inuit, and …
As part of the No New Fighter Jet Coalition, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Science for Peace, and World Beyond War Canada have organized a webinar with peace activists from Canada, Israel, Wisconsin and Vermont about how they are resisting the procurement, use and basing of fighter jets. The webinar will take place on July 7th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm Eastern …
On Monday June 14, 2021 The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute hosted a Pan-Canadian Anti-NATO Summit and held a discussion for what we can do to raise opposition to this dangerous military alliance. Speakers included Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) – Vanessa Lanteigne, Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, About VOW & Logistics Canadian …
Please register for our upcoming Civil Society Meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdu2vqzksGdDFg8qySI6sZJP2bgZG3gAQ The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) is hosting a civil society meeting to build a grassroots national campaign to get the federal government to create an Agenda for Disarmament for Canada and to get all the political parties to make disarmament a priority. Help us stop the procurement …
Monday, June 14, 20217:00-8:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register: https://bit.ly/356wMHU All welcome to this webinar to hear brief presentations from activists across the country about why Canada should withdraw from NATO, a US-dominated, nuclear-armed alliance, and why NATO should be abolished for genuine peace and security in the world. We will share ideas and plan next steps to delegitimize the …
Written by VOW Board Member and human rights lawyer, Oyeyinka Oyelowo Biodiversity law is inextricably linked to solving the climate crisis. It proposes that the legal system can facilitate transformative changes to restore and protect nature. Biodiversity conservation law and policy is based on a notion that nature’s equilibrium, while subject to change, is relatively stable. On May 22, 2021, the International Day …
The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute collaborated as part of the No New Fighter Jets Coalition to create a Parliamentary Petition sponsored by Green MP Paul Manly. We believe the second largest procurement in Canadian history deserves time in the House of Commons. Our petition was read in Parliament! Watch it here https://twitter.com/VOWPeace/status/1410404176295862272 …
A technological fix for energy woes is alluring. However, like the low-tarcigarette during the demise of the tobacco industry, so too are smallmodular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The global percentage of electricitycreated by nuclear power has been dwindling for years. Yet, currently, the SMR love affair is squandering time thus delayingtransitioning to renewable energies creating an ‘opportunity cost’. Also, therisks of …
