February, 12, 2013 80 Wellington Street Ottawa ON, K1A 0A2 Dear Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, The Idle No More movement in Canada, inspired by four First Nations women from Saskatchewan, has heightened awareness of the injustices and inequalities sustained by First Nations People today. The recent hunger strike led by Chief Theresa Spense has also […]
WILPF Report at the UN on the situation in Costa Rica, Nigeria, and the Congo (Noga Gayle)
War Resisters Support (Sarah Bjorkman)
Flowers for two long-standing members, honoured for their hard work and dedication to the cause of peace (left to right: Jean Craig, Jillian Skeet, Caroline Kline, Maryann McWaters, Martha Slykhuis, and Marjorie Buchanan).
The “Idle No More” Movement and Native Land Claims (Mary Rawson)
Come hear the Raging Grannies perform at our annual Christmas pot luck.
The video below gives some idea of the work WILPF has been doing, to allow women from that region, seven countries, to get together and discuss problems they are facing there and mostly how they can help each other for the future. Their stories, their engagement and participation in the changes happening there are impressive. […]
Come hear author Grace Li Xiu Woo,speaking about her recent book, Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Annual General Meeting
