Event: - Esquimalt Gorge Park,

The Vancouver Island Peace and Disarmament Network and the Physicians for Global Survival present Victoria’s annual commemoration of the horrors perpetrated by nuclear arms in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 72 years ago.

The Hon. Judith Guichon will be present and introduce special guest speaker RUDI HOENSON, a well-known Nagasaki survivor and local philanthropist, who will read his poem, “Atomic Lament”.

Monday April 18th from 12pm - 1pm
827 Fort Street, Victoria
Outside DND Recruitment Centre

Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and theInternational Peace Bureau

The Canadian government spends over $23.6 billion on the Department of National Defence and $9.8 billion on Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness but only $1.5 billion on Environment Canada, of which only $172 million is planned to be spent on "Climate Change and Clean Air" for the 2015, 2016 & 2017 budget periods.  Canada is the 6th highest spender on the military among NATO countries and is the 16th highest worldwide. 

We cannot tackle the climate crisis and end poverty in our country, if we continue to waste our precious tax dollars on war and weapons. Let’s move the money from militarism to sustainability!

Read the VOWPeace.org Article...
Government of Canada Must Reduce Military Spending

By Art Farqhuarson

On November 11 we take a day from our work to reflect on the ravages of war.  While people in uniforms  carrying swords and guns gather at the Cenotaph we assemble at the Spirit of the Republic to hear other stories from other survivors.  Our event is meant to be the sharing of stories from all comers.  We’re inviting you to share your experiences, songs and poems.  

            White poppies will be available free of charge. 

By Theresa Wolfwood

After World War I British war widow, devastated by the loss of  life in the war, started the White Poppy Campaign for Peace. They wanted society to work actively to prevent war 

The Time to Act is Now

Rally to Oppose the Harper Government's support for the US bombing of Syrian Civilians

At the Cenotaph, Belleville and Government St. Victoria

 Sunday September 8, 2 -4 pm

For  years various  guises have been used for justifying Military intervention:

"human security" (Iraq 1991),

"Humanitarian intervention"(Kosovo, 1999),

"self defence" (Afghanistan),

“Pre-emptive/preventive strike” (Iraq, 2003)

 "Responsibility to Protect" (Haiti, 2004, Libya, 2011),

 "will to intervene" (Mali, 2013), and

"moral imperative" (Syria)???

Tuesday, August 6^th    2013 Cermony in Victoria at Gorge Tillicum Park, entrance off Tillicum,

The annual lantern ceremony in Victoria, marking the 68th anniversary of the

atomic bombing of Japan