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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From July 4 to July 14, Tamara was in Washington D.C. to protest the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during its 75th anniversary summit and to participate in the “No to NATO, Yes to Peace” week of actions. She represented the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada (WILPF) and the Canadian Voice of Women […]
We invite people to join this free public event “What are the Consequences for Canada? NATO at 75, the Ukraine War, Russia, China and the Middle East” on Tuesday, July 23 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the James J. Brown Auditorium, Waterloo Main Public Library, 35 Albert St, Waterloo, Ontario. With speakers: Dr. Paul Robinson, Professor […]
