You are invited to participate in the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) which is scheduled to be held from March 11th-22nd, 2024 at United Nations Headquarters, New York. The theme of the UN CSW and will consider the priority theme of “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and …
SAVE THE DATE! VOW’s 2023 AGM will take place online nationwide and in-person in Toronto on Saturday, November 25th from 1:00 to 4:30pm ET. Plan to participate and join VOW in organizing for peace! Please Register Here! We will welcome and hear from our valued guest speaker, Jill Carr-Harris, followed by a review of VOW’s board activities, financial report, staff reports, …
The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) calls on the Canadian government to show leadership within the global community by: (i) calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas (ii) restoring access to water, food, medicine, and electricity for Gaza civilians, and assisting Egypt in safely opening the Rafah crossing for delivery of essential resources; and (iii) making …
VOW and WILPF-Canada jointly made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council for its Universal Periodic Review of Canada. Our submissions are in English and French. Canada will be reviewed on November 10, 2023 in the morning Geneva time. You can learn more about Canada’s upcoming review here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/ca-index In our submission, we argue among other things that the federal …
Join us in the urgent call for peace as an alternative to war profiteering and war preparation. Let’s turn the focus of our collaborative resources towards healing, regenerative solutions for humanitarian and climate disasters. Together we can free ourselves from our dependence on war and militarism. Wear a white poppy from September 21, the International Day of Peace, until December …
Rally for Peace Now! End the War in Ukraine! Join VOW members in Waterloo Public Square (75 King Street) in Waterloo, Ontario on Tuesday, October 3rd from 5:30pm-6:00pm for our action to end the war on Ukraine! We encourage you to join us, bring your signs, and advocate for a culture of peace together! Organized by the Canadian Voice of …
This past weekend, VOW held a retreat to help us dream about, and plan for, VOW’s strengthened future as a voice for peace. We appreciate all of our members, and those interested in becoming involved with VOW, for joining us from across Canada. Everyone contributed such insightful ideas, creativity and peacemaking energies! VOW has planned campaigns and actions for the …
Please download, review, and share VOW & WILPF Canada’s fact sheet for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
This year marks the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Despite the catastrophic health and environmental consequences, the threat of nuclear weapons has persisted with the tragic war in Ukraine, with nuclear weapon tests, NATO’s nuclear weapons exercises, and nuclear weapons modernization. Please take a minute to write to party leaders letter calling on the Canadian …
