Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Unitarian Church at 49th and Oak Come and watch this inspiring film about a country that abolished its army 70 years ago. Costa Rica demilitarized in 1948 and it announced this year it will be the first country to completely decarbonize – find out why peace is essential to tackling the climate crisis.
Screening will be followed by a discussion of the Canadian context led by Tamara Lorincz, PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and a member of tWILPF ...
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This letter was sent on behalf of WILPF Canada on March 27 to Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef, Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan, and MP Joyce Murray.
Re: Canada's Feminist Foreign Policies & Practices On behalf of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Canada, we commend you on being the first government in Canada to establish a feminist international assistance and peace and security commitment. This has great potential for improving the lives of women all around the world. We write to offer our perspective on challenges in achieving the stated goals and to recommend steps towards realizing a world of women's equality, peace and prosperity. Canada's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security Canada recognizes that around the world, violent conflict, wars and long-term instability disproportionately impact women and children civilians in devastating and permanent ways. Canada recognizes that women are targeted as victims of conflict, war and terrorism as a deliberate strategic practice. And that gender- based violence is increasing with weak and fragmented efforts to combat it. Canada recognizes that true peace and sustainable ...
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TAKE OUR SURVEY: Join the conversation and add your voice! Please participate before October 1st, in view of the pending federal election. Thank you! Every year in Canada, vast resources are expended in the name of military security while social programs like an affordable housing strategy and affordable daycare are either under-funded or not funded at all. A 2016 Ipsos survey found that one-third of Canadians live with financial insecurity; women disproportionately report challenges with housing costs (49%) and basic life essentials (42%). In one of the first studies of its kind, States of Fragility 2016: Understanding Violence, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), of which Canada and all western countries are members, has connected the dots between unmet financial and social needs and all forms of violence and conflict around the world, including domestic and other forms of violence within western democracies. So the question becomes, At What Cost do we ignore these findings and continue to focus on militarism and war as the only route to peace and security? Security At Home Every year, the World Happiness Report releases its list of the happiest countries. The report is based on values for six variables that support ...
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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 high interest in this event, we have moved to a larger venue. https://liu.arts.ubc.ca/event/activism-diplomacy-ray-acheson/ ...
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