Welcome to WILPF Canada!

WILPF Canada’s goals are to bring together women of different political beliefs and philosophies who are united in their determination to study, make known and help abolish the causes and the legitimization of war; and to work toward world peace; total and universal disarmament; the abolition of violence and coercion in the settlement of conflict and their substitution in every case of negotiation and conciliation; the strengthening of the United Nations system; the continuous development and implementation of international law; political and social equality and economic equity; co-operation among all people; and an environmentally sustainable development.

About us: We are a small (about a dozen or more), diverse group of activists, ranging in age from 20-something to 81. We were born in Canada, the Caribbean, the US., the South Pacific, India, and Europe.  We have worked or are working as teachers, librarians, public administrators, doctors, and politicians. As individuals, outside of WILPF, our interests include influencing prostitution policy, bringing refugees to Canada, educating girls in Africa, and strengthening women’s voices in local politics. Our meetings are devoted to finding ways to influence government policy on militarism, indigenous affairs and other public issues. If you would like to sit in on one of our monthly meetings, please contact Tejal Barde at wilpf.canada@gmail.com.

For more about WILPF, its history, goals and activities, visit WILPF International.

NEWS:

“War, Peace & Propaganda” Events in London, Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa & Mississauga in November!

UPCOMING PUBLIC LECTURES IN ONTARIO! "WAR, PEACE AND PROPAGANDA:
WHAT THE WEST SHOULD LEARN FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND GENOCIDE IN GAZA" Speakers: Dimitri Lascaris, journalist & lawyer, Tamara Lorincz, academic & activist, and more! Monday, November 11, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Reimagine Co. 206 Piccadilly St., LONDON Tuesday, November 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Hybrid Event: In-Person & Online, WATERLOO
Westmount Boardroom, Federation Hall (FED Building), 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo. This is a free, hybrid event. Come in person or join us online. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting.
(Federation Hall is located at the corner of Columbia St, Hagey Blvd ...
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SIGN AND SHARE THE PETITION FOR CANADA TO JOIN THE NUCLEAR BAN TREATY

We want Canada to show leadership on nuclear disarmament and join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Help us reach 500 signatures by January 6, 2025. Please sign and share the parliamentary e-petition to call on Canada to join the nuclear ban treaty and observe the TPNW meeting at the United Nations in March 2025: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5129 Learn more by reading our 2-page fact sheet "The Need for Disarmament: Canada, Nuclear Weapons and NATO" ...
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Read Tamara’s Report from her Two-Week Trip to Russia

From September 16 to October 2, 2024, our member, Tamara Lorincz, was in Russia. In Saint Petersburg, Tamara attended the three-day Eurasian Women's Forum and the BRICS Women's Meeting with 2,000 women from 126 countries. The theme of the meeting was "Women Strengthening Trust and Cooperation." At the forum, Tamara represented the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) and had the support of WILPF Canada and WILPF US. She gave a presentation on "Making the Arctic a Zone of Peace and Cooperation." Tamara also attended and spoke at the two-day Conference "Peace, Nature and Cooperation in the Baltic and ...
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Walking Together for Peace Info & Resources

From September 8 to September 21, 2024, WALK4PEACE is taking place in Nova Scotia and across Canada to promote peace and disarmament. Participants are coming from Nova Scotia, across Canada, India and Japan. They are walking 200 km from Pugwash to Halifax, Nova Scotia ending on International Peace Day on September 21. Along the way in Nova Scotia, they are visiting schools and communities enroute to discuss peace and disarmament and how they connect to climate action, community development and Indigenous reconciliation. WALK4PEACE is organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW), Women's International League for Peace & ...
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WILPF-Canada and VOW send joint letters to leaders to end the wars & genocide and for peace

VOW and WILPF have sent joint letters to Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to express our opposition to Israel's horrific genocide in Gaza and our grave concern about the immense suffering of the Palestinian people. We also appealed to them to reduce the risk of nuclear escalation through disarmament and dialogue and cancelling the F-35 procurement and the F-16 training program for Ukraine on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read our letter here. We have also sent letters to the Embassy of Hungary and the Embassy ...
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