Have a great summer everyone!
June 23: meeting cancelled!
Jillian Skeet has offered to host a meeting Sunday at 2 pm at her house. For more information, please contact Jillian or Judy Davis.
May 26: Satoko Norimatsu, Director of the Peace Philosophy Centre and co-author of Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States, will join us at our May meeting.
Satoko Norimatsu, Director of the Peace Philosophy Centre and co-author of Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States, will join us at our May meeting.
April 28
Come to discuss the possibility of co-hosting a possible educational event regarding peace, Korea, the USA and Canada’s role.
February 24th, 2018: Meeting cancelled due to inclement weather!
Banning the Bomb: Global Activism and International Diplomacy with Ray Acheson
Join us to explore global activism and nuclear disarmament with Ray Acheson from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. This event is hosted by the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA). Friday, Feb. 2nd, 2018 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm *New Venue: C.K. Choi Building – Room 120. *Please note that due to…
Happening in Nanaimo Feb. 11
Nanaimo Vigil for peace in Korea
On Monday January 15 at 5 pm, there will be a candle light vigil to support the peace-building process in Korea. This will be at the Diana Krall Plaza in downtown Nanaimo hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Nanaimo chapter. The vigil is in solidarity with activities organized by The Vancouver Women’s Forum on Peace and Security On The Korean Peninsula to…
CANADA TO CREATE OVERSEAS MINING WATCHDOG
Canada plans to create an overseas mining watchdog early next year, a move welcomed by environmental and human rights activists. Ottawa says it will create an independent office that will specifically look at Canadian oil, mining, and gas companies’ activities abroad. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-resources-ombudsman/canada-to-create-overseas-mining-watchdog-early-in-2018-idUSKBN1E700N
Calling All Peace Activists!
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR PEACE JAN 15 – MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY! 6:30 pm Art Gallery, 7 pm Convention Centre https://www.facebook.com/events/198500577370254/permalink/198557274031251/ WITNESS FOR PEACE – JAN 16TH – 8 AM – EAST SIDE OF WEST CONVENTION CENTRE https://www.facebook.com/events/167767017328226/permalink/167903273981267/ VANCOUVER WOMEN’S FORUM ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA “FROM CRISIS TO OPPORTUNITY” JANUARY 16, 2018 2:00-5:00 PM Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue Simon Fraser University…