Events
Not-the-Nuclear Lobby
The national Not-the-Nuclear-Lobby returns to Ottawa from April 29 to May 2, 2024!
Citizen groups from across Canada will meet on Parliament Hill to share important info MPs don’t usually hear about nuclear energy - for example, that building new nuclear reactors will delay climate action. Against the deep pockets and aggressive lobbying of the nuclear industry, activists from many communities counter with facts and the growing awareness that we need renewables now, not billion-dollar pipe dreams.
If you are in the Ottawa area, please join in-person at the free events. If you’re not in the Ottawa area, please join for the hybrid event.
Upcoming events.
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Not-the-Nuclear-Lobby
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Spirit of Mary-Wynne Ashford Day
Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spirit-of-mary-wynne-ashford-day-tickets-854782947807?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=times%20colonist&utm_campaign=times%20colonist%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral
“No Money for Nuclear Weapons” Week of Action
Click here to RSVP for ICAN’s “No Money for Nuclear Weapons” Week of Action.
February Speaker Series
Our very own president, Dr. John Guilfoyle, will be chatting with us about the intersections between nuclear weapons, sustainable development goals and peace.
The is an online webinar on Zoom.
Sign up now!
Unveiling of 2024 Doomsday Clock
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live news conference on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, to announce whether the time on the iconic Doomsday Clock will change. Watch the announcement live on their website.
Entry Into Force Day of the TPNW
On 22 January 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force, making nuclear weapons illegal under international law. With its entry into force we can finally call nuclear weapons what they are: prohibited weapons of mass destruction, just like chemical weapons and biological weapons. Read more about this day here.
November Speakers Series
The Speakers series is a monthly meeting for active members and interested participants to learn more about the field of disarmament, environment, nuclear weapons and more.
Full speaker lineup to be announced soon.
Register here: bit.ly/november-speakers-series
October Speakers Series
Speakers Series events occur every second Wednesday of the month at 5PM PT/8PM ET/9PM AT
Previously known as our Active Members Meetings, every month IPPNWC hosts a speaker to share their unique expertise experiences and in our speaker series. The purpose of our calls is to learn, inspire and support each other projects. Anyone is welcome attend the speaker series as an Active Member or observer.
Speaker lineup to be announced soon!
September Speakers Series: Earl Turcotte
Speakers Series events occur every second Wednesday of the month at 5PM PT/8PM ET/9PM AT
Join us as we welcome Earl Turcotte an esteemed advocate for nuclear disarmament and conventional arms control. Earl has worked as an advocate in both inside and outside of the Canadian public service. Among his roles, Mr. Turcotte has recently served as Chairperson of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (2019-2021) and was a member of the G78 Working Group on Arms Control and Disarmament (2015- 2022).
Mr. Turcotte will engage in a discussion about the heart of disarmament advocacy. He will recount some of his personal experience and lessons learned as an advocate for arms control and disarmament, both inside and outside the Canadian Public Service and, for a few years, with the United Nations Development Program.
Youth Peace Education Webinar 4: Climate Change, Gender and Nuclear Weapons
For this webinar we will take a look at some of the intersections of nuclear weapons and other movements. Beginning with a focus on nuclear weapons impact on the environment due to nuclear testing and the devastating consequences for climate change in the result of a nuclear war.
Then we will look into the disproportionate impacts of nuclear weapons for women including health and militarism, and the underrepresentation of women during meetings discussing these weapons of mass destruction.
To register for this webinar series, use this link.
Please note these workshops are geared towards youth audiences (high school and early university).
August Speakers Series
Speakers Series events occur every second Wednesday of the month at 5PM PT/8PM ET/9PM AT
Previously known as our Active Members Meetings, every month IPPNWC hosts a speaker to share their unique expertise experiences and in our speaker series. The purpose of our calls is to learn, inspire and support each other projects. Anyone is welcome attend the speaker series as an Active Member or observer.
Speaker lineup to be announced soon!
Youth Peace Education Webinar 3: Humanitarian Impacts
Here we will focus on what happened beneath the mushroom cloud, looking at the effects and damage of the blast, and the short and long term health impacts. We will also pay attention to the nuclear testing that has happened in the Marshall Islands, Kazakhstan and elsewhere, with some time to look into the impacts of a nuclear war today.
To register for this webinar series, use this link.
Please note these workshops are geared towards youth audiences (high school and early university).
Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace 2023
78 years ago, the world was introduced to the horrors of nuclear war. The death, destruction and suffering that resulted from the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on Aug 6 and 9, 1945 meant that the world had changed for the worse. Nothing would ever be the same. The mushroom clouds that arose over Japan cast a shadow that menaces every living creature, even today.
In 1945 the United States had a monopoly on nuclear power; today, nine countries have their own nuclear arsenals and many more, via NATO, are set up to use these weapons. Even more alarming is the present conflict in Ukraine which pits a nuclear armed Russia against a nuclear-armed NATO.
Therefore, we gather annually to remember people whose lives were lost in August 1945, to remember the survivors whose lives were unalterably damaged, and to reaffirm our commitment to the abolition all nuclear weapons.
Please join us for our annual Lanterns for Peace ceremony. Beginning at 7:30 pm we paint lanterns and make origami cranes. (We provide the art supplies; you contribute your imagination and creativity.) At 9: 15 pm, following a short program of speeches, we float our lanterns in the fountain as the sun sets. (Note: If you wish to be seated during the speeches, please bring a lawn chair.)
It is a beautiful ceremony, rich with meaning and one which can be enjoyed by the whole family. If you have never been to one, here is a playlist of videos of Lantern Ceremonies over the years.
Sponsors: Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ottawa
To commemorate those killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945, and to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Ban the Bomb Ottawa has organized this memorial featuring lantern lighting, music, speeches, and more.
Program:
7:00PM: Creating messages of peace to accompany lanterns
7:30PM: Commemoration program, music, etc
8:00PM: Lantern floating
Remember Hiroshima Kingston Memorial
There are additional events leading up to August 6th, including:
Lantern Making: July 23rd and 30th at Kingston Memorial Market
Window Display: July 23 - August 7 at Novel Idea (156 Princess St)
Free Film: July 26th at 5:30PM at The Screening Room
This event has been organized by Kingston Hiroshima Day Coalition, Peace Quest, Providence Centre for Peace and Justice and Integrity of Creation.
Victoria Hiroshima Day Commemoration
Honouring Peace is a free, family friendly event that will be held outdoors at the beautiful Japanese-style Gorge Park Pavilion, on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in1945. Each year, peace is celebrated and its importance remembered through music, poetry, dance and drumming that moves and inspires us.
Lantern-making will begin at 7:00 pm on the outdoor porch of the Pavilion (all materials provided), and an educational display will be available indoors.
Among the performers and presenters are:
First Nation’s greetings, Elder Bear Sam
Tsugio Kurushima, Nikkei Society
Furusato Dancers
Uminari Taiko Drummers
Hanne Fair, flute
Raging Grannies
Gettin’ Higher Choir
Margaret Krawciw: “Children of the A-Bomb”
Please bring lawn chairs or a blanket if you can; for others, seating will be provided. A donation bottle will be passed for those who would like to contribute to the cost of the event.
No Nukes Vancouver Event
Honour the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No more Hiroshimas! No more Nagasakis! No more nuclear weapons! Militarization is increasing around the world as the US-led camp rejects negotiations, persisting in the destruction of Ukraine in its proxy war against Russia. Russia is augmenting its firepower and strategy, after winning the support of Eastern Ukraine regions’ people, and is set to dominate all Ukraine. With the Ukraine state unrelenting but struggling to manage even with money and arms from NATO countries, both big powers are preparing to use nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the US and its military alliance, NATO, continues to expand in all continents, setting the stage for a war with China, possibly with nuclear weapons, which would truly result in the end of all human civilization. Stop war profiteering! End the war weapons industry!
Toronto Hiroshima Day Commemoration
4:00 PM Community & Craft Tables, Lantern Making
6:30 PM Commemoration Ceremony
8:30 PM Lantern Ceremony
Halifax Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration
Organized by the Nova Scotia sector of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the 2023 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration will take place on August 6th, 2023 at the Halifax Grand Parade.
More information will be available in the coming weeks. Interested participants can contact NS Vow Directly.
Calgary Lantern Peace Festival
Summer family event filled with fun, including Kid’s Zone of petting zoo and bouncing castle, music performance, inspirational speeches, and beauty of lanterns on the pool!
Come and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of lanterns on the Olympic Plaza pool. This is an annual peace event that shares a resolution to build a peaceful society and a world free from violence, especially the threat of nuclear weapons use.
Who is it for?
All ages
Tickets : Free
If you wish to launch lanterns on pool, you can do so with a little donation!
1 lantern – $5, 3 lanterns – $10
Rental lanterns to launch are available with donation on site or Eventbrite
Youth Peace Education Webinar 2 - Canada, Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament
In this webinar we will look at Canada’s role in the creation and development of nuclear weapons, including during the Cold War when Canada held nuclear weapons, and the disarmament activism that accompanied that time. It will also introduce Canada’s place and thoughts in the nuclear weapons regime today, and the role of nuclear energy and uranium mining in Canada.
To register for this webinar series, use this link.
Please note these workshops are geared towards youth audiences (high school and early university).
Youth Peace Education Webinar #2: Canada, Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament
Join us for the second instalment of our Youth Peace Education Series, focussed on Canada, Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament
Youth Peace Education Webinar 1 (Nuclear Education 101)
Nuclear Education 101
This webinar will focus on what nuclear weapons are, with some quick facts and a dive into the history of nuclear weapons since their creation and the disarmament work that has gone alongside their development.
To register for this webinar series, use this link.
Please note these workshops are geared towards youth audiences (high school and early university).
Postponed to Sept 13: Earl Turcotte for the Speakers Series
Join us for a discussion with Earl Turcotte for our July Speakers Series. Mr. Turcotte will recount some of his personal experience and lessons learned as an advocate for arms control and disarmament, both inside and outside the Canadian Public Service and, for a few years, with the United Nations Development Program.
Dr. MV Ramana for the Speakers Series
On June 14 2023 at 5PM PT/8PM ET/9PM AT, join us for our June Speakers Series event. Dr. MV Ramana - advisor to IPPNWC and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the University of British Columbia - will join us for a discussion on why nuclear energy is not the solution to the climate crisis. Register using the link: bit.ly/june-speakers-series
Live-StreamFloating Lantern Peace Ceremony 2020
Every year we come together and stand in unity for peace and hope for a better world. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also the time of the global crisis of COVID-19. Now, more than ever, it is important to come together to remember those who were lost and celebrate those who help us move forward. Let’s stand together for hope, for humanity, now and for the future.
Even though we cannot be together this year in person, we hope that you will join us in August 8th when we will feature the beauty and serenity of with a message of hope.
Calgary Floating Lanterns is sponsored by Ploughshares Calgary Society in partnership with the United Nations Association – Calgary Branch and the Calgary Interfaith Council.
75 Years: Canada, Nuclear Weapons & the UN BAN Treaty
Speakers: Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the Hiroshima Bombing and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for ICAN, 2017. Phyllis Creighton, Historian and peace activist
The August 6th commemoration held annually in the Peace Garden on Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto will take place online this year, due to Covid-19 health concerns. The Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition invites interested viewers to participate in the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the atomic bombings online on August 6 at 7 pm.
The commemoration will focus on 75 years of living with the threat of nuclear war, and the wisdom gained from its survivors. The main speaker will be Setsuko Thurlow who inaugurated the annual commemorations in Toronto in 1975 when David Crombie was the Mayor.
Setsuko Thurlow has been engaged throughout her life in public education and advocacy for nuclear disarmament. Her efforts around the world have been recognized by membership in the Order of Canada, commendation from the Japanese Government, and other honours. She jointly accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons in 2017.
Peace activist Phyllis Creighton, a historian, will sketch Canada's role in creating the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, its nuclear industry's reckless endangering of Dene workers, severely impacting the Indigenous community, Canada's continued sale of uranium and nuclear reactors enabling more countries to become nuclear armed, and its full commitment to NORAD and NATO, both nuclear alliances relying on nuclear weapons.
Music by Grammy-nominated flautist Ron Korb and photos, animation and brief excerpts from documentaries will show major highlights in the 75-year long effort to abolish nuclear weapons and give us hope for their eventual elimination.
[Description from Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition]
Sponsors: Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition
Live webinar
Speakers: Dr. Jonathan Down, Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford and Magritte Gordaneer
Sponsors: IPPNW Canada; Vancouver Island sponsors are Anglican Church of the Advent of Colwood and Langford, the Victoria Chapter of World Beyond War and World Beyond War International, with support from Anglican Church of St. John the Divine, Victoria.
World Wide Bell Ringing
August 6th at 08:15 am PDT and August 9th at 11:50 am PDT.
Worldwide there will bells ringing in churches, mosques, temples, and synagogues at the time the bombs were dropped.