These two paintings, donated by Jennifer (Lightfoot) Jones, are being sold by Silent Auction to support our Department of Peace initiative. 

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Dr. Mark Leith, a Toronto-based psychiatrist and member of CPI, made videos about the psychology of war and violence and the necessary evolution of our species towards a culture of peace, including the part that departments of peace can play in achieving this transformation.

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6th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Peace Initiative (CPI), Ottawa, November 2-4, 2012.

See: Report on the Campaign to Establish a Canadian Department of Peace, with 230 photos, by Koozma J. Tarasoff, Ottawa Chapter member.

CPI Convenes Successful AGM, Nov. 2-4
Prepares to Broaden the National Campaign for a Department of Peace

Delegates from across Canada commit to a Canadian Department of Peace Delegates from across Canada gathered in Ottawa, over the weekend of November 2- 4 for the 6th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Canadian Peace Initiative to recommit themselves to the goal of creating a Canadian Department of Peace.

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Time for peace

A department of peace could help reframe our approach to conflict.

by Trudy Duivenfoorden Mitic, Focus: Victoria’s monthly magazine of people, ideas and culture (PDF), November 2012, page 46. Online, no images.

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A Major Event in Ottawa, November 2-4, 2012.
Please join us.

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Imagine Victoria as a City of Peace

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6th Annual Ottawa Peace Festival
September 21 – October 2, 2012

Updates at : Ottawa Peace Festival

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