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May 12 – Day 1/18 of Halifax Peace Vigil in Solidarity with On to Ottawa Peace Caravan

The West Coast Caravan left Vancouver on May 12. The East Coast Peace Caravan will leave on May 25 to join them in Ottawa.

The message the Caravan carries across Canada to Parliament Hill is:  #DEMILITARIZE #DECOLONIZE #DECARBONIZE. Our goal is to raise awareness and build a strong movement that works with the interconnection of these three key issues.

Today, Mother’s Day, to mark the beginning of the 18 day trek to Ottawa we are holding the first of an 18 day vigil. By or presence we symbolically reclaim the Halifax Citadel in the name of peace and justice for all.

You are welcome to join members of Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace and friends – noon – 1pm every day of the Caravan. Meet us at the big tree at North Park St and Cogswell roundabout.

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The cross-Canada “On to Ottawa Peace Caravan 2024”

The cross-Canada On to Ottawa Peace Caravan 2024 is a positive action to lift us out of helplessness and overwhelm in the face of so many wars. We see their disastrous impact on people and Earth. We don’t believe the false promise that billions spent on war and militarization will bring us security. We do believe that peace is not a dream. It is an achievable reality, demanding more effort.”

The message the Caravan carries across Canada to Parliament Hill is: DEMILITARIZE. DECOLONIZE. DECARBONIZE.

    • May 12 (Mother’s Day) the West Coast Peace Caravan departs from Vancouver
    • May 25 the East Coast Peace Caravan departs from Halifax
    • May 28 the On to Ottawa Peace Caravan will converge in Ottawa for a peace rally and teach in, just in time for the huge CANSEC military weapons trade show.
    • May 29-30 a broad movement of activists, will protest and focus attention on CANSEC, Canada’s largest weapons trade show, held annually in Ottawa, and the need to demilitarize domestic and global economies.

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On to Ottawa Peace Caravan Launch Monday May 6th, 6:30PM

A Public Event at the Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, 2nd flr.
Learn more about the Caravan and creative activism!
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Welcome to the Peace Caravan Launch!

Join us at the Halifax Central Library for the launch of the On to Ottawa Peace Caravan 2024 Monday May 6th from 6:30 to 8:30.

Departing from Vancouver and from Halifax in late May, the caravans will converge in Ottawa, bringing our resistance and insistence for peaceful solutions to conflict and a demilitarized , sustainable economy. The caravan is co-sponsored by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace.

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Make Art Not Bombs – Peace Caravan

Workshops In preparation for the May 25 Peace Caravan

As part of the Canada Wide Peace Caravan, members of Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace and World BEYOND War will present workshops en route to CANSEC, the largest weapons trade show in Canada. We will meet in Ottawa with our sisters in peace activism  from WILPF, who are travelling from Vancouver and with National VOW members.

On May 25th we will officially start our trek stopping to offer workshops along the path. The first stop in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Other planned stops will be in Fredericton, Quebec City and Montreal. We are making white poppy wreaths and will be placing them at Town Halls en route with messages to local politicians that investing in peace and a culture of care is a duty we share.

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