The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the hands of the Doomsday clock to 85 seconds to midnight. It’s the closest the clock, a representation of the nuclear and climate risks to humanity, has ever been to global catastrophe. To move the clock back, WILPF-Canada calls on the Canadian government to:   *   cancel plans […]

WILPF-Canada deeply mourns the passing of our beloved member Esther Fyk of Dauphin, Manitoba. Esther joined our organization over five years ago. She was committed to environmental sustainability, climate action, peace and gender equality and understood the connections among these important issues. Esther was concerned about the climate impacts of war and militarism. She came […]

Our co-chairs, Patsy and Ellen participated in the Annual Splane Lecture in Social Policy to mark the 25th anniversary of United Nations’ Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Patsy gave opening remarks about Richard Splane the prominent social worker in British Columbia for whom the annual lecture is named. Ellen discussed how militarism and […]

Our member Tamara Lorincz was on stage with filmmaker Abby Martin at the two screenings of her new documentary “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” in Toronto on Friday, January 23. The film is about the climate and environmental impacts of the U.S. war machine. Tamara discussed WILPF-Canada work on the Canadian military’s carbon bootprint and NATO’s threat […]

WILPF-Canada endorses the Canadian premiere film screenings of the important documentary “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 23 at 4pm and 7pm at the Paradise Theatre, 1006C Bloor St. W. Director Abby Martin, the dynamic American journalist and filmmaker, will be in attendance to do a Q&A. Buy tickets here: earthsgreatestenemy.com WILPF-Canada will have a […]

Thursday January 22, 20265:00 PM – 6:30 PM PTLocation: Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Y2, CanadaJoin us as we mark the 25th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with four leading voices shaping global peace efforts. This lecture centers women’s perspectives on conflict, resilience, and human security. […]

WILPF-Canada condemns the illegal U.S. air strikes against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. In the press conference on Saturday, President Trump admitted that the U.S. wants to “run Venezuela” and “take over” its vast oil reserves. We stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people and we are participating […]

Co-chair Ellen Woodsworth and member Tamara Lorincz co-authored the chapter “Canada’s Rising Military Spending Undermines Women, Peace and Security” in the latest annual publication “WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps.” Tamara also wrote the chapter “Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy militarizes Asia and undermines Women, Peace and Security.” The publication was […]

In September 2025, the UN Secretary General António Guterres released an important report to mark the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security. The last paragraph of the “Women and peace and security” report affirms that women peacebuilders’ “universal message to governments and armed actors is unequivocal: end the […]