VOW and WILPF-Canada send letters to the Canadian government to stand up for Palestine and hold Israel accountable to genocide, torture and war crimes

VOW and WILPF-Canada have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anand urging them to stand up for Palestinians illegally detained and tortured by Israeli forces and speak out against illegal Israeli settlements and violence in the West Bank. Read our letter below. VOW members have rallied for the release of illegally detained Palestinian …

VOW’s Sparking Change Summer Workshop Weekend

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW! This is the second year VOW is holding another in the series of the Sparking Change summer workshops at the Hub and Hearth Retreat Center in Orangeville, Ontario. This year’s theme questions whether we can imagine a different future and build a nonviolent economy. The weekend is organized by: Jill Carr-Harris and Lyn Adamson. We welcome registrations …

81st Anniversary Commemoration for Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Security in Peace – Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

TORONTO CITY HALL: The Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HNDC) will mark the 81st Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6, 2026 at the City Hall Peace Garden on Nathan Phillips Square.Nuclear weapons are the most inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created. They violate international law, cause severe environmental damage, undermine national and global security, …

🍓VOW’S STRAWBERRY SOCIAL 🍓

VOW–WILPF Canada Luncheon & Conversation Building the Women’s Peace Movement Together Wednesday, July 15 at 12:30pm VOW hosted a luncheon with Ellen of WILPF-Canada and Joy of IPPNW-Canada in Toronto. We shared good food and stories about our lives in the peace movement. We also discussed our 1000 women+ campaign to rally Canadian women to oppose the Carney government’s massive …

ICAN Report & VOW’s 1000+ Women for Peace Campaign

The latest ICAN report shows that countries spent $119 billion on nuclear weapons in 2025—weapons that can never solve the challenges people face every day. Nuclear weapons are the ultimate symbol of misplaced priorities. As governments pour billions into weapons and military expansion, essential services face cuts. VOW’s 1000+ Women for Peace campaign calls for those resources to be invested …

Join VOW’s Summer Peace Lunch

🗓 Wednesday, July 15th 2026 ⏰  12:30pm ET📍 Toronto, ON 📧 RSVP with Lyn Adamson Canadian Voice of Women for Peace are inviting you to join us for a Summer Peace Lunch in Toronto with special guest Ellen Woodsworth, Co-Chair of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada, on Wednesday, July 15th at 12:30pm ET. Please contact Lyn Adamson (lyn.adamson9@gmail.com) with “RSVP PEACE LUNCH” as the subject line to RSVP and …

The Environmental Cost of War: Accounting for Conflict’s Hidden Emissions

Please join VOW’s Senior Research and Advocate, Tamara Lorincz, on Thursday, June 4th from 12:00pm-1:30pm for a live webinar during Toronto Climate Week in partnership with the University of Toronto’s MSc in Sustainability Management program! Register here Conflict & Climate ​Military activity and its vast supply chains are estimated to account for approximately 5.5% of global peacetime greenhouse gas emissions, yet …

Protecting Nature Protects Us All

By: Hannah Hadikin (VOW Co-Chair) Our planet is precious, and this is something most of us can agree on, no matter where we come from, what language we speak or cultures we treasure. At the same time, many people feel sadness, disappointment, and even heartache when they look at the state of the natural world. In the northern hemisphere, spring has Mother …

VOW’s UN CSW70 Report Back Event

We are deeply grateful to our incredible delegates who joined us on Tuesday, April 7 to share their experiences from the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Through thoughtful reflection, they offered insight into their engagements at the conference and the key learnings they are carrying forward. A message that resonated throughout the …

Reflecting on VOW’s 2026 Peace Awards Gala

We are deeply grateful, humbled, and inspired by the connections made at our 2026 Peace Awards Gala. This event holds profound meaning: it is a moment to celebrate exceptional women and gender-diverse peacebuilders across Canada, to raise crucial funds for VOW’s ongoing peace work, and to recognize, and to hear from, extraordinary feminist voices, including the privilege of welcoming honorary …