October is Women’s History Month! VOW went back into the archives and found this amazing 1987 article “Persistent Voices: Twenty Five Years of the Voice of Women” written by Kay MacPherson, VOW’s national coordinator. The article describes VOW’s baby tooth campaign for nuclear disarmament, War Toys collection, peace delegation to the Soviet Union and the knitting project for Vietnamese children …
Register to attend and please spread the word! On Saturday October 29th, 10am PT / 1pm ET, VOW is hosting a Youth Panel on Peace, Disarmament & Climate Justice at our upcoming Annual General Meeting, moderated by Tamara Lorincz, VOW Senior Researcher & Campaigner and featuring: Lia Holla, Executive Coordinator, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada Kasha Sequoia …
October 15th to 23rd is the #FundPeaceNotWar Canada Week of Action, where we will demand no new fighter jets, warships or drones! We need billions for housing, health care, jobs and climate, NOT for war profiteering! So far, rallies have been confirmed in: Waterloo, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, South Georgian Bay, Vancouver, Hamilton, Calgary and Winnipeg. For more information and for …
Register to attend and please spread the word! On Saturday October 29th, 10am PT / 1pm ET, VOW is hosting a Youth Panel on Peace, Disarmament & Climate Justice at our upcoming Annual General Meeting, moderated by Tamara Lorincz, VOW Senior Researcher & Campaigner and featuring: Lia Holla, Executive Coordinator, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada Kasha Sequoia …
Once again we are calling on the government to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This latest appeal was penned by our new Peace Campaign Intern, Sarah Rohleder, on the occasion of the 8th International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26th, which is more important than ever given the current heightened …
By Sarah Rohleder, VOW Disarmament Campaign Intern — This past International Day of Peace, we were invited to recognize the racism within our own communities that threaten peace and security, with the theme “End racism. Build peace.” For we cannot adequately handle other issues until we face the inequality permeating in our own societies. To address these issues, we must …
VOW and the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) Canada recently held a meeting with Senator Mobina Jaffer and met in August with Senator Marilou McPhedran. We discussed our concerns about the rise of military spending in Canada, the federal government sending weapons to Ukraine and prolonging the war, and Canada’s failure to join the Treaty on the …
VOW and other members of the Canada-Wide Peace & Justice Network have published a statement and call to action for International Peace Day 2022. You can read the statement online and find a listing of Peace Day events happening in the week around September 21st all across Canada! CEASEFIRES AND NEGOTIATIONS NOW! DISARM NOW! BAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS! On United Nations …
VOW and WILPF Canada members recently had a virtual meeting with Senator Marilou McPhedran to discuss our concerns about the federal government continuing to send weapons to Ukraine that is prolonging the tragic war. We also highlighted Canada’s failure to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and our concerns about buying fighter jets and increasing military spending. We …
VOW and WILPF Canada recently wrote to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and other Members of Parliament and Senators. The letters requested meetings and advocated for Canada to end the war in Ukraine, ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, reduce military spending, prioritize diplomacy and disarmament, and promote the Women Peace and Security agenda. “We are concerned that …
