Peaceful vigils for Gaza. You don't have to be a grandmother to show your support.

Talk and slide presentation by Toshi Aoyagi

Program Officer, The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Curator, "Hiroshima Appeals: A Poster Exhibition of Global Messages" at JFT

The exhibition is extended now to April 2, 2026.

https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hiroshima-appeals-a-poster-exhibition-of-global-messages/2025-04-01/

Nominations are officially OPEN for Coalition of Manitoba Cultural Communities for Families (CMCCF) Youth Social Justice Award and the Emeritus Social Justice Award. 

If you’re 15–26 and creating real impact in your cultural community — advocating, organizing, mentoring, building bridges, speaking up when it’s uncomfortable — this space was created for you. 

The Emeritus Social Justice Award is for established peace leaders whose lifetime work has strengthened cultural communities and built the foundations for lasting peace in Manitoba. This is about honouring legacy, impact, and decades of dedication.

45 years ago, Gene Sharp contended, in this award-winning article, that war can realistically be abolished - if societies prepare for a credible, civilian-based nonviolent defense system capable of deterring and defeating aggression. Today, however, we are no closer to the abolition of war than in 1980. Is Sharp’s notion of civilian-based defence defective? Can we modify Sharp’s approach to make this abolition a realistic goal?

Click HERE for virtual registration to join by Zoom.

A panel discussion on the Carney government’s dangerous new defence initiatives, massive increase to military spending, and Canada’s role in the world in the context of NATO and the American Empire under President Trump. Speakers will discuss how Canada holds the U.S. bully’s coat by being complicit in the genocide in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, the U.S.’s violent intervention in Venezuela, the blockade of Cuba, and how these conflicts are connected. They will talk about how Canada can show more independence in our foreign and defence policies and how Canadians can resist and stop this militarism and warmaking and build a culture of peace and cooperation with allies across the country and around the world. Free, public event. All welcome.

Speakers:

Dimitri Lascaris is a lawyer and journalist with Reason to Resist;

Tamara Lorincz is an academic and activist with the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Canada;

Larry Wasslen is the President of the Canadian Peace Congress;

Representative of the Palestine Youth Movement (TBD)

Organized by the Ottawa Peace Council, Canadian Peace Congress, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Canada.

In March, 2026, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of four powerful antiwar picture books for all ages with the author Kathy Beckwith.

When you register for the club, Kathy will send you four signed books!

One book will be discussed each of the four weeks.

We'll let you know the Zoom details to access the discussions.

When:

For one hour on Tuesday March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2026, beginning at UTC 00:00, which is 2 p.m. in Honolulu, 4 p.m. in Los Angeles, 6 p.m. in Mexico City, and 7 p.m. in New York, and . . .

. . . the next day, Wednesday, at 8 a.m. in Beijing, 9 a.m. in Tokyo, 11 a.m. in Sydney, and 1 p.m. in Auckland.

In April 2026, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book PeaceTalk: A Compendium of Hope with two of its three authors: Leo R. Sandy and Ashley L. Greene.

When you register for the club, we will mail you a paperback copy of the book.

We'll let you know which parts of the book will be discussed each week along with the Zoom details to access the discussions.

When:

For one hour on Monday, April 13, 20, 27, and May 4, beginning at UTC 15:00, which is Monday at 8 a.m. in Los Angeles, 9 a.m. in Mexico City, 11 a.m. in New York, 4 p.m. in Yaoundé, 5 p.m. in Amsterdam, 6:30 p.m. in Tehran, 11 p.m. in Manila, and midnight in Tokyo.

Registration is now open

PEGASUS Institute is an educational NGO fostering collaboration at the nexus of global health, peace, and environmental sustainability, with a focus on advancing health equity for all, in particular marginalized populations. Our 2026 conference, Interconnected Futures: Pathways to Justice in Global Health, Peace, and Environmental Sustainability (three days), will bring together a diverse community to share innovative strategies, research, and ideas for tackling today’s interconnected challenges, such as from the climate crisis, inequality, to political violence and health inequities.

PEGASUS 2026 aims to strengthen our recognition of the interconnection of health, peace, and the planet. Advancing justice across these domains requires inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-driven approaches. As the world is confronted by climate crisis, structural inequality, political violence, and global health inequities, this conference offers space to share experiences, strategies, research, and ideas that reflect intersectional, decolonial, and equity-oriented perspectives.

For the first time, this report exposes a pipeline of military goods flowing from Canada to Israel via the U.S., facilitated by a deadly loophole in Canadian law. The hundreds of documented shipments of explosives and aircraft parts – from Canadian factories and through Canadian ports – contain vital components of both Israel’s F-35 fighter jets and the bombs they are dropping on Gaza.

Legacy Donations

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