Campaign Nonviolence Action Days https://paceebene.org/action-days are coming up – the time to help our society wean itself off of exterminism or death culture. We invite you to join us in wearing white poppies, blue scarves and other symbols of our commitment to work for peace with justice.
You can order wallet cards (as above) & sample poppies by contacting Bruna b.nota (at)icloud.com. And feel free to contact us (info (@) consciencecanada.ca or janslakov (at) proton.me ) for ideas for ways to mark the occasion in your community.
Military spending in Canada is poised to skyrocket – the pretext being NATO’s arbitrary new commitment that member states commit a staggering 5 percent of GDP on military spending. That represents $150b/annually in Canada.
Thanks to one of our members for alerting us to the opportunity to participate in a 
It’s encouraging to see that the Sept. 20 global day of climate action is making the links between destruction of our living home, the earth, war & militarism, the need to respect Indigenous rights and other social justice issues. Learn more here: 
US-based Center on Conscience & War is hosting a two-evening (Aug. 19 & 20, 2025) online workshop panel bringing together powerful voices from national organizations that support people confronting the military system—whether they’re being recruited, currently serving, seeking discharge, or looking for healing and solidarity after service.
Conscience Canada has signed on to this statement: 
Richard Sandbrook (VP of S4P) writes, “training and organization should be the goal of as many organizations as possible within civil society: churches, synagogues, temples, civil rights organizations, unions, indigenous rights organizations, peace organizations, climate groups, for example. Michael Beer’s manual on more than 300 tactics of nonviolent resistance, which is available free online, is an accessible guide.” For a good starting point on exploring the role of nonviolence in our current context, read the article here: 
The IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War-Canadian branch), Conscience Canada, Doctors for Planetary Health West Coast and the Climate Emergency Unit are co-sponsoring a discussion on how to better prioritize fairness and health while addressing the climate crisis. To register, go to: