Updates / Statements

  • On the 77th anniversary of the Nakba

    On the 77th anniversary of the Nakba

    May 14-15, 2025 marks the grim 77th anniversary of the Zionist attacks on Palestine; and ethnic cleansing by massacres and dispossession/displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland. One cannot understand the Nakba or the Catastrophe without knowing that the Zionist “movement” began in the late 19th century when Eastern European Jewish leaders…

  • 80th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascism

    80th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascism

    May 9, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism in Europe. It was a crucial victory for the world’s peoples and for peace. One cannot overlook the historic and Herculean effort needed to overcome both the Nazi and Italian fascists. 15 million military personnel were killed and 38 million civilians lost their…

  • Peace is an Election Issue!

    Peace is an Election Issue!

    Thank you to everyone who participated and helped with our election campaign to make peace an election issue! We distributed 300 leaflets and put up 200 posters downtown and had many great conversations about the urgent need to cut military spending in order to fund desperately needed social issues. Now that the election is over…

  • United Jewish People’s Order Presents Third Seyder: United Against Fascism 

    United Jewish People’s Order Presents Third Seyder: United Against Fascism 

    Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity member Jacob speaking about the drive to war and the need for working class unity to confront the threat of fascism. From the organizers: “At Passover we talk of liberation, of freedom from long-accepted oppressive structures, of collective action. Please join UJPO for our annual Third Seyder: United Against…

  • Iraklis Tsavdaridis: Trump, NATO, and the Peace Movement

    Iraklis Tsavdaridis: Trump, NATO, and the Peace Movement

    Thank you to everyone who filled the Shechenko Museum to hear Iraklis Tsavdaridis unpack the state of the global peace movement, Trump 2.0, and NATO last week! The event’s success speaks to the profile of our guest but also to the urgency of the issues covered. Many thanks to Iraklis for his analysis and taking…

  • The Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity invites you to join us for a meeting with Iraklis Tsavdaridis, Executive Secretary of the World Peace Council.

    The Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity invites you to join us for a meeting with Iraklis Tsavdaridis, Executive Secretary of the World Peace Council.

    March 5th, 7-9pm at the Shechenko Museum, 1604 Bloor St. W. REGISTER HERE The major political parties in Canada are united in accelerating military spending to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP target. South of the border president Trump is calling on countries to push military spending to 5% of GDP. At the same time working…