This submission to the Secretariat of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights examines some of the past and present militarization of Indigenous land by fighter jets and air forces bases and the resulting contamination that has been caused. Read the full submission here: Fighter […]
The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), is kicking off today and ends on 25 March. This year’s priority theme “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes” will provide an opportunity to […]
A WILPF Canada discussion of Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy by Ray Acheson. Ray writes with immediacy and energy. We get front seat in this David and Goliath performance that concludes with the United Nations (UN) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Nobel Peace Prize for the Coalition that made this […]
As the Trudeau government plans to buy 88 new fighter jets for a price tag of $19 billion, the second most expensive procurement in Canadian history, WILPF Canada is sounding the alarm. WILPF Canada is releasing our new 48-page report Soaring: The Harms and Risks of Fighter Jets and Why Canada Must Not Buy a […]
February 10 from 7:30-9:00 pm ET (Toronto time)Featuring Capt. Dan Grazier (ret.), Defense Expert with Project on Government Oversight& Tamara Lorincz, WILPF Canada, author of new report “Soaring: Harms and Risks of Fighter Jets and Why Canada Shouldn’t Buy a New Fleet” Dan is a defense expert and a leading critic of the F-35 program […]
February 7 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm PT (Vancouver time)WILPF Canada’s Ellen Woodsworth will be on the panel!Join BCCIC in kickstarting International Development Week 2022 on Monday, February 7 through our interactive roundtable discussion.This virtual event will feature experts working around the world to uplift and advance women’s voices, leadership and priorities in moments […]
WILPF Canada and WILPF Nanaimo were signatories to a recent Canadian coalition statement calling on Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to de-escalate and demilitarize conflict between NATO and Russia over Ukraine. The coalition also include the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians Winnipeg Council, Artistes pour la […]
To mark November 25 and the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women, WILPF Canada has launched this graphic: Fighter jets aren’t feminist. Warplanes are vehicles of violence. Orange the world and help end violence and war. Post it on your social media and share it. You can follow us […]
WILPF Canada has partnered with the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) and sent a joint letter to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand and Minister of Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien to let them know that we are opposed to the federal government’s plan to spend $77 […]
Monday, November 22 to Friday, November 26. WILPF Canada is joining the Nation Wide protest against New Fighter Jets. In Vancouver , it will be held on Monday the 22nd 2021 at 4:30 pm at the CBC Plaza 700 Hamilton Street downtown. There will also be actions across the country and WILPF members will be […]
