2023 Strawberry Social & Fundraiser

VOW welcomes you and your guests to join us for our 2023 Strawberry Social & Fundraiser! Join us in celebrating VOW’s 63rd Anniversary on Sunday, July 16th from 2pm-4pm EDT.  Come bid at our silent auction, eat strawberry shortcake, buy from our book sale, go on a walking tour, enjoy performances, listen to guest speakers, and so much more! Also, meet our new national …

Fueling a War in Silence: Canada’s Role in the Yemeni War

Photo Credit: Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network By: Sarah Rohleder This past March 25-27 protests were held across Canada to mark 8 years of the Saudi-led intervention in the war in Yemen. In six cities across the country rallies, marches, and solidarity actions were held in objection to Canada’s profiting off of the war through their arms deal with Saudi …

Mothers’ Peace Day- A Call to Peace

Written in collaboration by Canadian Voice of Women for Peace & Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ “From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with our own. It says, “Disarm, disarm! The sword is not the balance of justice.” -Julia Ward Howe, American author and peace activist, 1819-1910 In 1870, Julia Ward Howe …

Meet our new National Coordinator, Alley!

Hello! My name is Alley McDonald, and I am honoured to be the new National Coordinator of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. I am a peace practitioner with previous experiences working with feminist and peace focused organizations that represent my values, and I am grateful to be able to continue this work with VOW. I recently graduated from the Masters …

VOW Delegation at the 2023 UN Commission on the Status of Women 

A group of VOW delegates pose with our banner that reads Women Unite for Peace & Disarmament.

Photo Credit: Jacqueline Burgoyne  By Marney Cuff; MRT(R),MSW-POLICY, VOW Lead for the UNCSW67 _______________________________________________________________________ Earlier this year (March 6 to 17) women from across the globe came together for the first in-person Commission on the Status of Women 67 at United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan since 2019. During COVID pandemic years the CSW was held as a completely virtual event. …

Webinar Dec 7th: Climate, Conflict & the Search for Peace

First-Hand Observations from COP 27, Russia and Eastern EuropeTamara Lorincz, PhD candidate and member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF-Canada)Wednesday, December 7, 20224:30 PST/7:30 ET Register Online: Action Network On Wednesday, December 7th, Tamara will share her insights as an observer delegate at the 27th Conference of the …