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February 25

mlegates — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:25:21 +0000

President Anahita Konjin will share updates from “Reaching Critical Will” and ‘Peace Women.”

January 28, 2012

mlegates — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:58:09 +0000

Join us to watch “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” which chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Given that two of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates in 2011, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, were Liberian women, it is timely to learn more about the struggles of thousands of women — ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim — who came together to pray for peace and staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. This movie depicts the roles of the two Nobel laureates in Liberia’s peace movement.

Potluck December 10, 11:00-3:00

mlegates — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:57:04 +0000

Nov. 26

mlegates — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:39:15 +0000

Eight months have passed since popular protests calling for change and Freedom spread out nationwide in Syria. The protests have been largely peaceful, yet Syrian authorities have sought to suppress them in the most brutal manner. As many as 3500 people have been killed during or in connection with the protests since mid-March. On Saturday, local Syrian activists will talk to us about repression, violence, and torture in Syria and how Canadians can help.

Oct. 22

mlegates — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:50:08 +0000

Irene MacInnes, who was awarded the City of Vancouver Peace Citizen of the Year in 2003, will speak about her trip with the Canadian Boat to Gaza, which aims to end the
Israeli a. For more information, check out http://www.tahrir.ca/content/who-we-are.

September 24, 2011

mlegates — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:28:15 +0000

Anahita Kongin will report to us on the WILPF Congress held in July.

June 25, 2011

mlegates — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:26:04 +0000

April 23, 2001

mlegates — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:07:40 +0000

Joanne Whitney, 1934-2011

mlegates — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:38:20 +0000

It was with shock and great sorrow that WILPF members learned of the death of Joanne Whitney on February 22, 2011. We knew Joanne as a loving and generous friend, tirelessly committed to peace and social justice. For many years she served as Corresponding Secretary and without being asked always took on the respnsibility of setting up the refreshments for meetings. Her visits to university campuses resulted in new members. She will be greatly missed by all of us.

March 26, 2011

mlegates — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:12:17 +0000

We will show “Constitute – The Film”, an inspiring story of women mobilizing to change the Canadian Constitution, building stronger equality for women into the New Charter of Rights and Freedoms.