Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada

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


Put Canada on a Path to Peace

Why we need to DEMILITARIZE DECARBONIZE DECOLONIZE Military Spending is Increasing While Poverty and Climate Change Worsens According to the Budget 2024, the federal government will increase funding for the Department of National Defence from $33 billion in 2024 to $49.5 billion by 2030. That’s a 35% increase over …
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“War, Peace & Propaganda” Events 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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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