Dr. Parvaneh Farhangpour Nikkhesal
We are happy to post these messages of peace from our member, Dr Parvaneh Farhangpour Nikkhesal. She is a researcher, educator, and writer. She has […]
News
An open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and NDP leader Singh rejecting increased military spending
To: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. and Mr. Jagmeet Singh, House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 CC: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., […]
Sikh Heritage BC Education Project
Sikh Heritage BC March 28 at 6:00 PM · Sikh Heritage BC proudly announces the second installment of our Education Project! This set consists of more lesson plans and posters […]
CANADIANS MUST SPEAK UP FOR PEACE – Stop the Threat of Nuclear War Now!
Here’s Why We call on our leaders to act. The Earth Charter says, “This is a moment of great peril and great promise.” These words point to […]
A Solution for Peace in Ukraine from the Executive Committee of the Canadian Peace Congress, March 6
Demand an Immediate Ceasefire and Negotiated Settlement! Preliminary negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian authorities have begun, but so far have only reached agreements to open ‘humanitarian corridors’ for […]
GPA Attends Rally at Vancouver Library in Support of Ukraine
Global Peace Alliance Joined a peace rally on March 19 under the unified call for CEASEFIRE NOW. END THE WAR IN UKRAINE. NO TO NATO EXPANSION. […]
GPA Attends Rally at Holland Park, Surrey in Support of Ukraine
Niovi Patsicakis, president of Global Peace Alliance and a member of the Status of Women Committee of the Surrey teachers rallied the STA to attend […]
Day of Remembrance and Taking Action Against Islamophobia
Day of Remembrance and Taking Action Against Islamophobia. Watch the panel discussion from Jan 30th 2020.
Poetry for Peace 2021 Virtual Reading
The winners of our 2021 literary contest come together and read their poems and essays.
Rally for Women in Afghanistan
When the US, Canadian and other western forces pulled out of Afghanistan at the end of August, the lives and hopes of Afghan girls and […]
32nd Anniversary of the 1989 Montreal massacre and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Global Peace Alliance Members participated in the yearly memorial – the 32nd Anniversary of the 1989 Montreal massacre and the National Day of Remembrance and […]
2021 General Meeting of Global Peace Alliance BC Society
The President welcomed everyone and explained this was the annual GENERAL MEETING OF THE Global Peace Alliance BC Society. She introduced herself and IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS OF THE SOCIETY, explained she would ACT AS CHAIR.
Vancouver Rally for Afghan Women and Girls
November 7 will mark 52 days since secondary school girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending school. The Vancouver Chapters of CW4WAfghan and the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) are holding a solidarity rally on November 7 at the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG).
Sisters in Spirit Day
Every October 4, Sisters in Spirit Day brings communities across Canada together to honour the lives of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, show support for their loved ones, and educate the public on this national tragedy.
Confront the Climate Emergency
You are invited to participate in this year’s Global Peace Alliance Festival taking place on a Saturday at the end of September, tentatively the 25th . This is our annual festival which celebrates the International Day of Peace. Our theme will focus on recovering from the pandemic, advocating for a peaceful planet, and climate change.
2021 Art and Literature Peace Contest – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
You are invited to participate in this year’s Global Peace Alliance Festival taking place on a Saturday at the end of September, tentatively the 25th . This is our annual festival which celebrates the International Day of Peace. Our theme will focus on recovering from the pandemic, advocating for a peaceful planet, and climate change.
Mayors for Peace Appeal
On Saturday May 15th Global Peace Alliance joined over 1000 people and marched in a protest against the bombing and killing of Palestinians and the lack of human rights, expropriation of their lands, denial of medical and covid assistance, denial of an airport, denial of fishing, essentially rendering them living in an open air prison and in an apartheid system within Israel.
Global Peace Alliance Invites Speakers and Performers for the 2021 Peace Festival
You are invited to participate in this year’s Global Peace Alliance Festival taking place on a Saturday at the end of September, tentatively the 25th . This is our annual festival which celebrates the International Day of Peace. Our theme will focus on recovering from the pandemic, advocating for a peaceful planet, and climate change.
Generation Equality Forum
The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico, in partnership with civil society and youth.
Non-Indigenous people – here’s what you can do, right now
Communities across so-called Canada are grieving after the discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Many Indigenous people are overwhelmed with the tasks of caring for themselves, their families and communities. And many non-Indigenous people are wondering what they can do to help.