Author: Conscience Canada
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Making Our Resistance Visible
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Wear white poppies from Sept. 21 (International Day of Peace) to Dec. 10 (International Human Rights Day). By wearing white poppies, we affirm our support for a world free of…
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Facing the Unthinkable
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Bruna Nota and Murray Lumley represented Conscience Canada at the annual Hiroshima Day event in Toronto this year. In a recent letter, Doug Hewitt-White points out, “As August 6th approaches…
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Cones not Drones!
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By World BEYOND War, July 31, 2023 Activists with Montreal for a World BEYOND War and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute gave out free ice cream at Parc Lafontaine on…
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Militarism is the “elephant in the climate room”
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A subjective report of the International Peace Conference for Ukraine in Vienna. There was the elephant on the stage when several hundred committed peace fighters and human rights defenders –…
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Challenging Decision-Makers: Our Priorities?
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Letter sent on June 5, 2023 To: Bill Blair <bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>, Chrystia Freeland <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>, Jonathan Wilkinson <jonathan.wilkinson@parl.gc.ca>, Guilbeault Steven <ec.ministre-minister.ec@canada.ca>, Anita Anand <anita.anand@parl.gc.ca>, Justin Trudeau <justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca>, Melanie Joly <melanie.joly@international.gc.ca> </melanie.joly@international.gc.ca></justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca></anita.anand@parl.gc.ca></ec.ministre-minister.ec@canada.ca></jonathan.wilkinson@parl.gc.ca></fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca></bill.blair@parl.gc.ca> Cc:…
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May 15 – Int’l CO Day
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Thank you to Britain’s Peace Pledge Union for publishing the history of the International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, originally published in Housmans Peace Diary https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance/history-international-conscientious-objectors-day
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CC AGM April 29
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Conscience Canada welcomes new members. Our AGM takes place Saturday, April 29, beginning at 15:30 Eastern (12:30 Pacific) via zoom. After a fairly short administrative section, we look forward to…
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Sample Peace Tax Letters
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Dear Prime Minister Mr. Justin Trudeau, Finance Minister Ms. Freeland, Dear Revenue Minister Ms. Lebouthillier, Dear Party Leaders, Dear TSP MP Ms. Bennett, As with every taxation year for a…
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Science for Peace statement on Ukraine war
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This statement is valuable in that required a lengthy debate process among board members who were in deep disagreement over the origins of the war and its resolution. The debate…
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March 28 film on a peace movement & its effects
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The MOVEMENT and the “MADMAN” will premiere on PBS as a special presentation of the American Experience series on Tuesday, March 28 at 9 pm / 8 pm (CT). View…
