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Press Release: Choosing the F35 means Canada rejecting peacekeeping, instead committing to wage wars of aggression

"With a sticker price of $19 billion and a lifecycle cost of $77 billion, the government will certainly feel pressured to justify its purchase of these exorbitantly priced jets by in turn using them," adds Small. "Just as building pipelines entrenches...


Press Release: Protests across Canada condemn “deep hypocrisy” in Canada’s role in war in Yemen versus Ukraine

MEDIA ADVISORYMarch 25 2022Protests across Canada condemn "deep hypocrisy" in Canada's role in war in Yemen versus UkraineWHAT: On the seven-year anniversary of the brutal war in Yemen activists will rally in six cities this weekend to demand #CanadaStopArmingSaudi and denounce Canada's...


Land Day 2022 Webinar: Challenging Corporate Complicity in the Continued Colonization of Palestine

This webinar will consider direct approaches to challenge corporate complicity in the continued colonization of Palestine. This will include judicial and non-judicial mechanisms in in the Canadian specific as well as broader international context.


Join the Day of Action to End the War in Yemen

March 26 2022 marks seven years of the brutal war in Yemen. A war that has killed over a quarter of a million people. Over 4 million people have been displaced because of the war, and 70% of the population, including...


Stand with the UNHRC Commission of Inquiry on oPt

Perhaps this is push back related to the response from Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association​, in partnership with the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School response to the the call for submissions from the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry...


Press Release: Canada’s silence on Saudi mass executions deeply troubling

 3,000 letters  have been sent to Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Joly asking them to break the silence about Saudi Arabia’s actions. In addition, more than 20 civil society organizations have signed a statement, asking the Trudeau liberal...


Press Release: Reject Zelensky’s call for no fly zone and push for diplomacy  

“Zelensky’s call for a no-fly zone is a reckless bid to stoke direct conflict between NATO and Russia”, explained Yves Engler, a fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI). “It would lead to even more devastation for Ukrainians and could lead...


Canada’s silence on Saudi mass executions deeply troubling

Canadian government silence over the execution of 81 men in Saudi Arabia is deeply troubling.


Just Peace Advocates was pleased to join Hands Off Venezuela Monthly Virtual Picket Action!

Online picket action to hear important updates about the case of Alex Saab, directly from Camilla Saab, who is leading the campaign for his freedom in Venezuela. This picket will also share perspectives from organizers in solidarity with Venezuela...


Press Release: Webinar – Ukraine Crisis: Beyond the Dominant Narrative

The Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War is pleased to announce that it will hold a Zoom webinar, along with several co-sponsoring peace organizations, about the crisis in Ukraine. This panel discussion, entitled, “Ukraine Crisis: Which is the cause, Russia...