By Anjali Rao, VOW Student Intern — Last Saturday, October 29, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) hosted its Youth Panel and Annual General Meeting to gather members from all across the country to check in on our movement. Over Zoom, we had the pleasure of hearing from our exceptional youth panel, many VOW members, and the VOW …
At the Annual General Meeting on October 29th, VOW members received the most recent Annual Report which reviews and summarizes VOW’s mission-focused activities and administrative operations over the past year. VOW’s main activities are organized by theme: Advocacy Action, Peace Education & Outreach, and United Nations Engagement. Read all the details!
Our fall fundraising campaign continues with all donations matched if they are received before December 31st! We are immensely grateful to long-time VOW member and former Canadian Senator Nancy Ruth who has committed to match $6,000 in new donations to VOW. Can you help us meet that goal? Nancy will double your gift. We must raise $6,000 for a strong …
Did you miss the Youth Panel on Peace, Disarmament & Climate Justice that VOW hosted on October 29th? These four inspiring presentations were the opening to our 2022 Annual General Meeting. You can watch the panel on VOW’s YouTube channel now to hear how Kasha Sequoia Slavner, Sarah Rohleder, Anjali Rao and Lia Holla are sharing their knowledge, challenging the …
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 …
