“Voice of Women, like Janis Alton, guide peace movement, says John Stewart Peacemaker Alton continues long Mississauga tradition In recognition of Alton’s stalwart work, she was recently awarded the Ursula Franklin Award. By: John Stewart of The Mississauga News If Helen Tucker was Mississauga’s dynamo of peace, then Janis Alton is its soft-spoken sentinel. Alton, 86, was first mesmerized by …
The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada (WILPF-Canada) have sent a joint letter to Governor General Mary Simon calling on her to oppose the federal government’s $38.6 billion plan to militarize the north through the new defence policy update entitled, Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence. …
Written by Hannah Hadikin-VOW’s Co-Chair May 2024 Mothers’ Day will be remembered as a very special day. The day the ‘On to Ottawa Peace Caravan’ set out to travel across the country. Two women’s peace groups, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, (WILPF), calling for peace enroute to Ottawa and CANSEC. Canadians from coast to coast …
JOIN US! SATURDAY MAY 25, 6:30-8:30 pm 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 1C7 Near Bedford and Bloor, 2 blocks north of St. George Station With optional art-making from 5 – 6 pm Refreshments 6 – 6:30 pm With Peacemakers: LYN ADAMSON, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace CATHY WALKER, Strong Hearted Woman Of Mohawk & European descent Founder of …
We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming 🕊Mother’s Day Peace Awards Ceremony🕊, a celebration of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to creating a more peaceful world. The event will take place on Saturday, May 11th at 6pm at Friends House (with a virtual option available). This evening will include a dinner, special keynote speaker, silent auction, opportunity …
Make Art, Not Bombs As part of the Canada Wide Peace Caravan 2024, members of Nova Scotia Voice of Women of Peace and World BEYOND War will present workshops en route to CANSEC, the largest weapons trade show in Canada. We will meet in Ottawa with our sisters in peace activism from WILPF, who are travelling from Vancouver and with …
Join us! The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada will be facilitating this interactive workshop that will explore the transformative power of feminist disarmament education as a means to achieving security and gender equality. Attendees will learn about feminist disarmament education, the Women Peace and Security agenda and gain …
Canadian Voice of Women joins in the world-wide call for an end to the persecution of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange facing a 175-year prison term in the United States if extradited by Britain. In a letter today to President Joe Biden, sent jointly with The Centre for Free Expression, VOW called on the American President to drop his government’s pursuit of Mr. Assange. …
The war on Gaza continues. Last Friday the International Court of Justice concluded that Israel is plausibly committing genocide. This charge will be pursued. In the meantime the ICJ called for interim provisional measures to ensure that genocidal acts are prevented and that aid is delivered. In the days that followed hundreds more Palestinians have been killed and injured. There …
The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace is opposed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a Western-patriarchal institution of violence. Over the course of our history, VOW has passed at least two resolutions calling for Canada to withdraw and for the alliance to be abolished. In 2019, we launched a monthly protest against NATO outside the NATO Association of …
