Plan to be a part of this momentous celebration of women’s activism for peace. Our call for nominations for our 2020 Award Ceremony will be announced on our website, by email and social media. Please stay tuned for more information on our Awards Gala as we navigate through the pandemic health crisis. To be added to our early-bird guest list please email info@vowpeace.org Our VOW …
March 23, 2020 To the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Cc: Federal Cabinet Ministers COVID-19 is presenting real and immediate risks to people’s health and livelihoods. It is appropriate and necessary for the federal government to make major interventions to keep people safe and healthy, to keep food on our tables and roofs over our heads. What is clear in these …
President Andrea Albutt, March 23, 2020Prison Governors Association Room LG.27Ministry of Justice102 Petty FranceLONDONSW1H 9AJ Via email Dear President Albutt: Julian Assange – Extreme COVID-19 Risk We, the National Board Members of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace are writing to you as concerned global citizens and expressly request the immediate release of Julian Assange from Belmarsh Prison. With the rapidly growing spread …
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Mogadishu, 25 February 2020 – Somalia’s federal electoral law has now been approved by the House of the People and was signed into law by the President on 20 February. This law is part of the essential electoral legislative framework required so one-person-one-vote national elections that allow as many citizens as possible to vote can take place on time. While this …
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace is so excited to partner with World Beyond War and other inspiring peace organizations and activists for 6 days of Peace Leadership Training. Converging on Ottawa this May 26-31 for the #NoWar2020 Conference to say NO to CANSEC, Canada’s biggest annual weapons expo. #CancelCANSEC. We will also be celebrating our 60 years of peace …
We thank everyone who shared and applied to our delegation. Please stay tuned for updates on our journey to New York in March!
On January 3, the United States assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani with a drone strike. He was killed along with Iraqi military leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and eight others near the Baghdad airport in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has stated that Soleimani was on his way to meet to discuss ways to ease regional tensions. The leaders of …
We want our members to be able to engage with us and each other to promote peace and a better future for all. Help us energize VOW by joining our action circles around the following topics for anyone to sign up for: Environmental Justice Women, Peace, and Security Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Peace Education Dismantling Violence Release of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning …
