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Peace groups or initiatives based in Canada and involving Canadians.

Resources in This Category

• Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace

  http://www.peace.ca/
  Non-profit organization working to bring together all peoples of the world in the promotion of lasting peace through thinking globally and acting locally. Activism resources, information, proposals, articles, and upcoming events.

• Canadian Culture of Peace

  http://www.cultureofpeace.ca/
  Aims to advance a culture of peace and non-violence, at home and abroad. Includes academic and organizational texts.

• Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

  http://www.cjpme.org/
  To positively influence both the government's foreign policy in the Middle East and the media's portrayal of current events and people in the region.

• Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)

  http://coat.ncf.ca/
  National organization educating around Canada's arms trade and working towards conversion and peace issues. Includes articles, events, quarterly magazine, and contact information.

• Halifax Peace Coalition

  http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/
  Individuals representing a wide range of faith, labour, community, and professional groups organizes actions in the Halifax area, with the aim of stopping war and sanctions against the people of Iraq. Discussion group, activist toolbox, resources for students and teachers, and actions and events.

• Homes not Bombs

  http://www.homesnotbombs.ca/
  All-volunteer, Ontario-wide coalition of people who use nonviolent direct action in an attempt to confront institutional and personal violence. Recent and ongoing campaigns, news, photos, and opportunities for involvement.

• Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada

  http://www.npcanada.org/
  Founded in 2000 to teach the techniques of nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution to Canadians and to help create an international nonviolent peace force to send to conflict areas worldwide. Events, newsletter, and resources.

• Ottawa Raging Grannies

  http://www.ottawagrans.net/
  One of many groups around the world comprised of older women activists who are determined to change the world and leave it a better place for our grandkids.

• Peace For Kids - A Canadian Peacewalk for Peace Education

  http://www.peace.ca/peacewalk.htm
  Walk from Calgary to New York City to focus attention on the importance of getting peace education integrated into Canadian curricula before the end of the decade. Itinerary, information on walker, and call for volunteers.

• Peacewaves

  http://peacewaves.net/
  Engages in dialogue with and makes presentations about peace to students and youth groups in the Calgary area. Includes mission, staff profiles, activities, papers, and contact information.

• PeaceWorks

  http://sarniapeace.tripod.com/
  Group in Sarnia, Ontario devoted to promoting peace in the community and the world. Events, photos, media, and contact information.

• Science for Peace

  http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/
  A charitable Canadian-based organization of natural scientists, engineers, social scientists, scholars in the humanities and lay people throughout the world that brings together professors, graduate students and first degree students who are concerned about peace, justice and making an environmentally sustainable future.

• Stopwar.ca - Vancouver

  http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/
  A coalition of over 180 organizations, businesses and individuals responding to international calls for action, education, mass mobilization and lobbying against war and for peace and justice in the Middle East.

• Sunshine Coast Peace Group

  http://www.user.dccnet.com/welcomewoods/SunshineCoastPeaceGroup/
  Dedicated to the abolition of nuclear arms and the promotion of nonviolent conflict resolution. News, articles, photos, meetings and events, petitions, and activist toolbox. Based in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia.

• Victoria Peace Coalition

  http://victoriapeacecoalition.org/
  Diverse group of concerned citizens which calls upon the Canadian government to respect international law and justice, and to not support military action in any form. Meeting and events calendar, articles, links to related projects, and contact information.

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