Update April 2, 2020: Both CANSEC 2020 and the 'No to CANSEC' rally have been postponed to June 2021. People not Bombs! You can't kill a virus with bullets. Only after massive public pressure from our peace coalition, 7,700+ letters sent, and 19 days after a pandemic was declared, the cancellation followed. The World Beyond War conference has been rescheduled and will be held in Ottawa June 2021. The peace movement is now working to shut down CANSEC.
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| M. Wuerker, POLITICO. |
- "The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war", by António Guterres, Secretary-General , United Nations, March 23, 2020.
- 'PBI-Canada welcomes cancellation of CANSEC arms show, seeks peace and health for all'. By Brent Patterson, President of Peace Brigades International, March 31, 2020.
- COVID-19 takes down Canada's Top Arms Trade Show! CANSEC 2020 in Ottawa is Cancelled, of course.... By Richard Sanders, Facebook, Press For Conversion Magazine (COAT), March 31, 2020.
- “Coalition celebrates cancellation of CANSEC; demands permanent ban on weapons shows”, David Swanson, Executive Director, World BEYOND War, April 2, 2020
- “Weapons don't fight pandemics,” Opinion by Miodrag Soric, Deutsche Welle, April 26, 2020.
See the latest updates on the big event 'Divest, Disarm, Demilitarize' planned for Ottawa, Canada May 26-30, 2020 with major collaboration by dozens of peace groups led by World Beyond War. [With the cancellation of the CANSEC event in 2020, the new venues including the World Beyond War conference can be forwarded to June 2021.]
See the promotional video. Look at the Schedule, About, Speakers, Media Toolkit (5 items on Google Drive), Rides & Lodging Board for messages, and Contact form. Share on Facebook. Help to billet out of town guests.
The 6-day 2020 WBW Conference workshops, training, panel discussions, films, art, music, dance, and nonviolent action will be held at various locations in Ottawa.
Join this international coalition of individuals and organizations which will converge on Ottawa to say 'No to CANSEC', Canada's biggest annual weapons expo. This event promises to be a peace highlight of the year for Ottawa and Canada. Dozens of peace groups will join as endorsers and sponsors, including Quakers and Mennonites; the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace plans to hold its 60th Anniversary in Ottawa at this time.
As citizens of the world, come and join us as passionate builders of peace and goodwill. Our children and grandchild deserve a viable future. We are responsible in preserving life for the new generation and saving our world from destruction.
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