Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence

Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence

@nonviolentdefence.ca

The Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence is a nonpartisan, trans-Canada coalition formed in June 2025 🌐 https://nonviolentdefence.ca/

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Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence
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Over 300 comments on @theglobeandmail.com op-ed on #NonviolentDefence! www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... By Richard Sandbrook, author of The Citizens' Guide to Nonviolent Defence douglas-mcintyre.com/products/978... #cdnpoli #nonviolence

theglobeandmail.comOpinion: With talk of a hypothetical American invasion, Canadians should think about nonviolent resistanceMark Carney spoke recently about the ‘extreme tail risk’ of U.S. military action against Canada
Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence
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If Canada really wants to work with others to protect democracy & sovereignty, we need to stand in solidarity with #Cuba.

In These Times@inthesetimes.com

The siege on Cuba is one front in what @alfatau.bsky.social describes as a new U.S. strategy for the Americas. He examines the “Donroe Doctrine” and the pressure Washington exerts on countries that could help Cuba.

inthesetimes.comCuba Under SiegeTrump’s fuel blockade shows that U.S. imperialism is a policy of extortion and cruelty.

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Vlad
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Replying to @janshalom.bsky.social

Toronto Public Library ordered placed. Hopefully can grab it once it is out and in library stock. Thank you.

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Jan Slakov
@janshalom.bsky.social

Replying to @vmois.dev

Richard Sandbrook of @science-for-peace.bsky.social was asked by Douglas & McIntyre to write  The Citizens' Guide to Nonviolent Defence: douglas-mcintyre.com/products/978... . Will be out in Nov. (Not waiting for @mark-carney.bsky.social & @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy to act... takes too long)

douglas-mcintyre.comThe Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence : How Canadians Can Deter Invasion, Defeat Tyranny and Build DemocracyDescriptionFor Canada and other middle and smaller powers facing predatory super-powers, nonviolent defence (NVD) is a strategic concept whose time has arrived. The stench of imperial conquest is agai...

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Dariel Garner
@darielgarner.bsky.social

Imagine "a world that is anchored in nonviolence and the associated values of justice, peace, equity, healing, dignity, respect and compassion." Sound good? Details here from @riverasun.bsky.social >> wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2026/06/...

wagingnonviolence.orgNonviolent solutions are everywhereCampaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world.
Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence
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Neoliberalism results in governments fearing to tax or stand up to big biz. One politician who paid the price for standing up wrote about what he learned: formaclorimerbooks.ca/product/oils... . Wishing more media (esp. @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social) would interview him.

formaclorimerbooks.caOil’s Deep StateWhy have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite dire warnings and compelling evidence of the profound and growing threat posed by global warming?

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Canadian Peace Museum
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Tonight at the museum (June 18th, 2026), at 7pm, Erin Crecelius hosts the @cfscquakers.bsky.social and @nonviolentdefence.ca monthly book club. All are welcome. 🌐 Book club: quakerservice.ca/upcoming-eve... 🌐 Museum events: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/events

canadianpeacemuseum.caCanadian Peace MuseumExplore Canadian Peace Museum events, including Nonviolent Communications Workshops and Friday Morning Cafés for community engagement.
Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence
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"The crisis by 1939 was not caused by pacifism, but by decades of violence and militarism that helped create the conditions in which Hitler thrived." Article by @alexchristoy.bsky.social Via @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2026/05/hitl...

wagingnonviolence.orgThe “Hitler question” should never justify warThe argument that only war could have stopped the Nazis rests on shaky assumptions and simplifications that need to be challenged.
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CPC Foreign Affairs critic Michael Chong is on a trip to Taiwan ground.news/article/cons.... Let's remember that war and militarism go hand in hand with human rights violations. We can learn from Taiwanese #nonviolent defence antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/taiwans-de....

ground.newsA ‘Red Line’: Chinese Embassy Condemns Canadian MP’s Visit to TaiwanA Canadian MP is on route to Taiwan to assert 'Canadian sovereignty' in the face of what he called is a warning from China’s ambassador to Canada against members of parliament visiting the island.
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“Having people there in your corner 
 is really important,” said Jay, who emphasized the kind of community that this shared struggle built, and which helped people to move to more confrontational tactics. by @shaneburley.bsky.social via @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/the-...

inthesetimes.comThe New Antifascist ConsensusHow organizers and everyday residents—now activists—are stopping ICE around the country
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Citant Jean-François LisĂ©e : "Attention : cela n’est pas qu’une stratĂ©gie de rĂ©sistance. C’est aussi une stratĂ©gie de dissuasion. Si l’ennemi potentiel est convaincu que la population locale a reçu un entraĂźnement efficace...p-ĂȘ se dira-t-il qu’aprĂšs tout, mieux vaut nous laisser tranquilles."

Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence
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"Working to build on and support those people, and also to help them develop skills ... as Canadians for resisting non-violently should the U.S. decide to continue in its very threatening behavior," - @tonymcquailndp.bsky.social, via @cknxnewstoday.bsky.social cknxnewstoday.ca/midwestern/n...

cknxnewstoday.caPolitical tensions prompt NDP leadership candidate shares peaceful resistance skillsA federal NDP leadership candidate is encouraging Canadians to consider non-violent civilian defense as a response to rising political tensions south of the border.
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The Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) are hosting an online book club featuring @chenoweth.bsky.social's CIVIL RESISTANCE: What Everyone Needs to Know Starting Thursday and repeats on the 3rd Thursday of the month until July. Details: quakerservice.ca/upcoming-eve...

quakerservice.caBook club—Civil resistance: what everyone needs to know | Canadian Friends Service CommitteeHave you been wondering about nonviolent resistance in Canada? A monthly book club starting in March will explore why nonviolence works!
Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence
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Threats to Canada's sovereignty are increasing. We formed in 2025 and we joined BlueSky today. You can read about our coalition and nonviolence on our website: nonviolentdefence.ca And here's our co-chairs on a recent podcast about the effectiness of nonviolence www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnrb...

nonviolentdefence.caCanadian Coalition for Nonviolent DefenceCanada shares an unprotected border with a country whose president has repeatedly called for the annexation of Canada

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