Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada
DEMILITARIZE, DECARBONIZE, DECOLONIZE
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Canada’s goal is to bring together women and diverse people to unite in their determination to advocatefor peace.
Our goals include total and universal disarmament; the strengthening of the United Nations and international law; political and social equality and economic equity; co-operation among all people, decolonization and an environmentally sustainable development.
Learn more About WILPF Canada’s goals and mission
NATO is a Threat to Women and the Climate
The NATO Summit in Ankara has ended by padding the pockets of the transatlantic, male-dominated military industrial complex with public funds while impoverishing the rest us.
NATO announced $70 billion more to prolong the proxy war in Ukraine this year, but not one dollar to end it. At the NATO Summit, …
NATO announced $70 billion more to prolong the proxy war in Ukraine this year, but not one dollar to end it. At the NATO Summit, …
WILPF Canada will participate in WILPF Congress 2026
WILPF members are looking forward to attending the WILPF International Congress that is taking place July 17-20. It is hosted by WILPF Cameroon, under the theme Intergenerational and Intersectional: Feminist Unity to Confront Global Crises. More about the Congress 2026 information can be found here. Our members will also be …
WILPF Canada participates in film screenings of “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” in Waterloo and Hamilton
WILPF Canada participated in film screenings of “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” in Waterloo in June and Hamilton in July. We joined forces with other great peace, justice and Palestinian groups to host the screenings of this powerfully film about the climate and environmental impacts of the U.S. war machine. There were …
Sign our Open Letter 1000 Women+ for Peace
WILPF members, VOW members and feminist allies met in Ottawa to promote the 1000 Women+ for Peace Campaign. We had a great dinner together at Green Door and took pictures with our 1000 Women+ for Peace signs. We are calling out to all Canadian women and gender diverse folks to …
WILPF Opposes AI in Warfare
WILPF was one of the 200 signatures on this important joint statement to oppose Artificial Intelligence (AI) in warfare, read the full statement and post by WILPF’s Reaching Critical Will, disarmament program, here. The statement notes “Not for the first time, we are seeing Palestine used as a laboratory for …
The First UN Week for Peacebuilding June 22-26
This week, June 22-26, is the first United Nations’ annual Peacebuilding Week that provides an opportunity to recognize and elevate the work of today’s peacebuilders in and beyond the UN. WILPF Canada believes that Canada should invest in peacebuilding not warmaking. Find out more about the United Nations’ peacebuilding initiatives …
