Joint Peace Conference
Sponsored by:
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
on
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, October 4-6, 2002
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Do you think that war has no real winners?
Do you think that responding to conflict with violence is counterproductive?
Do you think that a permanent war economy drains resources from human needs?
Do you think that a renewed commitment to non-
violent conflict resolution and peacebuilding is
essential to avert an escalating global war?You're not alone.
Between October 4 and 6, 2002, come to Salt Spring Island, BC to respond to our current climate of war by Escalating Peace.
Escalating Peace, a joint peace conference of the Canadian Peace Alliance, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, will bring together people who believe that there are alternatives to war, violence and militarism.
Together, we will explore how to strengthen the commitment to Escalating Peace in ourselves, our families, our societies, our governments, our economies and around the world. You are warmly invited to participate in Escalating Peace.
Most meetings and activities will be open to everyone, including panels on Women and Peacebuilding Friday evening and Preserving Outer Space for Peace on Saturday evening as well as workshops on a variety of topics on Saturday. Everyone may attend the Canadian Peace Alliance convention meetings on Friday and Sunday morning.
Our goal is more than a stimulating peace conference. Our goal is to reinvigorate our commitment to Escalating Peace, to strengthen our capacity for Escalating Peace and to share new ways to communicate the importance of Escalating Peace. We hope you will join us to share your ideas.
Tentative program and schedule (please check back for more details as they become available) Click here for bios ...
Friday Oct 4 Daytime: business meetings, Canadian Peace Alliance and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. 7 pm: keynote event, Women and Peacebuilding. Speakers: Jillian Skeet of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and End the Arms Race Joan Russow of the Green Party and recently returned from the UN meetings on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg Jill Harris, a former Chief of the Penelakut Band of Canada’s First Nations Also ... Tribute to the life of Joyce Lydiard Peace building celebration (including Dru Yoga) with the Life Foundation Saturday Oct 5 Morning Topics for Session 1: ‘Making Space for Peace’: Accompaniment in a Conflict Zone with Lyn Adamson of the Nonviolent Peace Force; Can we avert the war on Iraq?; Linking Youth and Mentors for Peace with YouCAN; Women & Peacebuilding: UN Resolution 1325 with Janis Alton & Sylvia McFadden-Jones. Topics for Session 2: Popular Education through Street Theatre; Holding Decision-makers to Account for Peace and Democracy with Connie Fogal and Henry McCandles; Consensus Decision-Making Tool Kit with Joy Newell; Nanoose: We Won in Court; the Struggle Continues with David Wright, Norm Abbey, Roger Lagasse and Sunshine Goldstream. Afternoon
Plenary workshop / training session with IMPACS, a Vancouver-based non-profit organization that helps other citizen, advocacy and non-profit groups develop and deliver their message to the media and the public. Learn more about IMPACs at their web site - www.impacs.org Evening Panel discussion: Keeping Outer Space for Peace. Speakers: Steve Staples, Polaris Institute, Alfred Webre of the Institute for Cooperation in Space, Bruna Nota, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Moderator: Carolyn Langdon, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. For more info ... Sunday Oct 6 Daytime: business meetings, Canadian Peace Alliance, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Evening: barbeque.
Download registration form (pdf format)
Download billet request form (pdf format)
Download Canadian Peace Alliance supplementary delegate form (pdf format)
These forms must be printed and submitted by mail or fax. If you cannot access the forms in this format, please contact the Canadian Peace Alliance office 416-588-5555 or cpa@web.ca to receive a copy by fax or mail.