The World Peace Council (WPC) denounces and vehemently condemns the recent attacks by the Israeli military against Lebanon with the destruction of civilian residences and infrastructure and the assassination of political leaders of the Lebanese people. The indiscriminate attack with heavy weapons against the Lebanese capital Beirut shows the brutal face of the Israeli
On August 6, 1945 U.S. imperialism dropped “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later this act of mass carnage was repeated on the city of Nagasaki. “Little Boy” was the nickname given to a weapon with explosive energy equivalent to 15 kilotons of TNT. 90,000 to 140,000 civilians
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, will be in Ottawa to meet with Justin Trudeau as part of his tour to both the USA and Canada. As we all know Stoltenberg is the useful idiot who is a parrot for Washington performing on the world stage. This “visit”
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8th International Seminar for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases Intervention of Miguel Figueroa, Canadian Peace Congress Guantanamo, Cuba – May 4‐5, 2024 Good Morning, comrades, On behalf of the Canadian Peace Congress, I’m pleased to bring solidarity greetings to all delegates & participating organizations here today, and to convey our great thanks
The Canadian Peace Congress in collaboration with the Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix and the Canadian Network on Cuba are proud to announce that a Cuban delegation from the Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP) (Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples) including Vice President Victor Gaute and North American
STUDENTS RISE UP FOR PALESTINE & SAY NO TO GENOCIDE! The student movement in support of Palestine and against the Zionist genocide now taking place in Gaza and the West Bank began at Columbia University in New York City on April 17, 2024. Students from across the USA, Europe, Canada and
Oppose Israeli Attempts to Provoke a Regional War in West Asia On April 1, 2024 Israel attacked Iran, bombing its embassy compound in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing 16 people including seven top military officers. This attack clearly violated diplomatic norms and international treaties, including the Vienna Convention and Article 2.4
Get Canada Out of NATO! This year marks the 75th anniversary of NATO’s formation, and Western ruling circles and their military brass are planning a big celebration leading up to the NATO Summit in Washington DC this coming July. But peace and solidarity activists know that NATO’s existence is nothing to rejoice
NOT TO FORGET! 1999 – 2024 THE BELGRADE DECLARATION WE, participants of the International Conference held in Belgrade on March 22-24, 2024, on the occasion of marking the 25th anniversary of NATO’s armed aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) dedicated to the theme “From the Aggression to a
Communiqué of the Meeting of the WPC Secretariat Belgrade, Serbia — March 21, 2024 The Meeting of the World Peace Council Secretariat (expanded) successfully took place in Belgrade on 21 st March 2024. The meeting was hosted by the Member of the WPC, “Belgrade Forum for the World of Equals”. At the
Urgent Message to the People of Cuba and its Revolutionary Government The Canadian Peace Congress condemns in the strongest possible terms the efforts of U.S. imperialism to take advantage of understandable frustrations over food and power shortages to whip up counter-revolutionary violence and disorder in Santiago de Cuba in the eastern part
Canada Must Get Out of NATO It’s High Time and Long Overdue! The Biden Administration and the heads-of states of other Western powers, including Canada, are preparing to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It will be a gala affair, with much fanfare and
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024 The Canadian Peace Congress salutes all our sisters in Canada and around the world on International Women’s Day 2024. We recognize the heroic efforts of women and girls in the struggles for peace and full equality in work places, homes, government offices and other public institutions. Women in
A Welcome Initiative: China’s proposal for an International Peace Conference on Palestine The Canadian Peace Congress welcomes the efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to end the Israeli genocidal war on Palestine and move quickly towards the creation of the State of Palestine. As we approach the fifth month of
[le texte en français suit ci-dessous] Press release: International Court of Justice – The serious risk of genocide is very real In a historic ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) acknowledged a serious risk of genocide and ruled it necessary to take precautionary measures. Although South Africa’s request to impose a
U.S. Peace Council Joins the International Court of Justice in Condemning the Israeli Genocide against the Palestinians We also call upon the Global North states to reinstate their aid to the UN Palestine Agency (UNRWA) On January 26, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released an order that found “plausible” evidence of
[the following is an abridged version of the main Political Report as amended and adopted by the CPCon Convention held October 28-29, 2023] 2023 Convention of the Canadian Peace Congress Political Report from the Outgoing Executive This convention of the Canadian Peace Congress meets at a most perilous moment in human history.
The dreaded expansion of the war in West Asia (Middle East) is confirmed by imperialist attacks on Yemen carried out by both the USA and the UK. Starting on January 11, both countries launched “more than 100 precision-guided missiles” at Yemen to suppress efforts made by that country in support of the
