Category: Promote Peace
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Gaza Peace Pilgrimage
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Conscientious objectors Ernie Wiens and Eric Unger participated in Winnipeg’s Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, one of over 140 around the world. The Pilgrimages are intended to draw attention to the relationship…
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War Costs Us the Earth
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-Global Days of Action on Military Spending DISARMAMENT NOW TO SAVE PEOPLE & THE PLANET Humanity is at a crossroads where political decisions on defence budgets will determine the trajectory…
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Invitation: April 7 Info Session, April 20 AGM
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If you’d like to learn more about conscientious objection to military taxation (why, how it’s not a tax evasion scheme!, consequences, etc) please join us for our upcoming information session…
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Peace Prize for conscientious objectors in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
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This year three conscientious objector organizations are sharing the prestigious Seán MacBride Peace Prize awarded by the International Peace Bureau (IPB). Our House is a Belarusian civil society organization that…
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Challenging Complicity in War & Genocide
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We know there are children in Gaza who wish they had died along with the rest of their family. Being aware of the horrors of war, the genocide, can make…
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Open letter, e-petition for an arms embargo
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Until Feb. 19 individuals can sign this e-petition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-4745 Conscience Canada signed this open letter : https://www.oxfam.ca/news/open-letter-civil-society-coalition-urges-canada-to-stop-arms-transfers-to-israel/ ThankYou to members: one shared a vision of Palestinians in colourful dress, encircling Rafah, so…
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War: An Act of Climate Denial
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This article, co-authored by CC board member Linda Thyer, challenges us to adopt a peaceful approach to conflict, if we want to respond adequately to the planetary health crisis we…
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Our brief, but closing window
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With authoritarianism on the rise & nature (including us) facing the unthinkable, it can be helpful to hear the insight & wisdom of Naomi Klein, such as in this…
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Nourishing Peacebuilding
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With images of war so widely available, it’s important not to forget the people still working to build peace & understanding, to support their efforts. “Continue reading” to access a…
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Peace for Climate Justice
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From this site you can send letters calling for the kind of systemic action we need for a healthy future. https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/peaceforclimate/
