Established in 1960, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) is a local, national and international network of diverse women working to help build a world founded on peace, equality and social justice with a concentrated focus on the empowerment of women and gender mainstreaming. /more...

Hiroshima/Nagaski Day Commemorations to be held around the world on August 6th and 9th. Join others in your community to remind the world of the continued threat of nuclear weapons. Click here for the full list of 25 events across Canada in 22 cities.

Here’s a few things you may like to do to remind the world of the escalating threat of the 25,000 plus armed nuclear weapons around the world today. Take a moment in remembrance. Read the inspiring story of Sadako. Sign the the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Spread the word about the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative. Check to see if your city has signed onto the Mayors for Peace campaign. Learn how VOW has been working on the abolition of nuclear weapons since 1960. Educate others by distributing VOW material. Attend one of the 22 Hiroshima / Nagasaki events across Canada. Together, nuclear weapons can become a thing of the past. Please click here for details & links.

Join us in Halifax on October 31st to November 2nd for the VOW National Women Peacemakers Conference and General Meeting as we celebrate our founder, Muriel Duckworth’s 100th Birthday! The conference will feature workshops on Women, Peace & Security and the award winning documentary ...more/

Call for VOW stories, pictures. As we approach 50 years, we are in the process of documenting all of our VOW accomplishments. If you would like to add your story or know of the work of VOW women, whether it be national, international or at the grassroots level, please send us an email.

National VOW Newsletter now online. View Spring 2008 Edition here.

VOW Peace Exhibit. Now on tour and available for public exhibition! Click here for details.

Events across Canada . For the latest updates on peace events in your area, please click here. If you would like your event posted, please email. Do check back often!