You are invited to the re-launch of Kim Goldberg’s Submarine Dead Ahead: Waging peace in America’s Nuclear Colony. This book chronicles the activities of the local and historic “Nanoose Conversion Campaign”, a creative and dedicated group of peace activists which brought attention to the fact that American nuclear powered and nuclear capable warships were using the […]
Six members have committed to coming. Let’s bring the number up to ten! Let Judy know.
Join Us November 11 to Commemorate Civilian Victims of War and Conflict at the south plaza of Seaforth Peace Park at Burrard and First Avenue from 2:30 to 3:45pm. Let Peace be Their Memorial – Mourning Less-Recognized Victims of War will commemorate civilian victims of war and conflict. The ceremony will the laying of wreaths, include peace songs and two or three brief presentations. […]
Nanaimo’s fifteenth annual Lanterns for Peace Ceremony will be held on Saturday August 6th. Lanterns will be launched at dusk at Swa A Lana Lagoon on Nanaimo’s waterfront. This is an event for everyone including families and children. The ceremony is to commemorate the anniversary of the first use of the atomic bomb when the city of […]
Have a good summer, everyone, and we’ll see you then.
This meeting will be held at the home of Marlene LeGates. Please email if you need directions (mlegates33@gmail.com).
Meet the author! Murray Thomson will be in town on Tuesday, May 17, in a book launch co-sponsored by WILPF, to promote his new book. Click this link for details: INVITE_BOOK LAUNCH 802 Recipients of the Order of Canada Call for a Nuclear Weapons Convention Eight hundred and two recipients of the Order of Canada have […]
Emily Hobhouse was a social activist and humanitarian as well as a pacifist and involved in the Women’s Suffrage Movement in England. She was also involved in the creation of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in the Hague in 1915. Jenny Hobhouse has researched, sorted and studied the Emily Hobhouse papers […]
Add your signature to an open letter drafted by The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, calling on the Government of Canada to reduce the military budget and re-allocate the funds to urgent environment and social needs.
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