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Canadian Peace Museum
@canadianpeacemuseum.ca
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Peace promotion is urgent. Learn more and support us at 🌐 canadianpeacemuseum.ca

Opening 2026. A registered charity.
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Massive thanks to volunteers Dave Maris, Jim Green, Stu Vickars, Brandon Tarcey, Trevor Williams, and Bill Kilpatrick for helping us prepare our main room for painting.

Our renovation plans are partly funded…financial donations attract a tax receipt:

www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
Our large empty double height main room Our large empty double height main room
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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My novels are being added to Peace Museum collections (in both the US and Canada). It's an honor. We need more literature for peace! Congrats to the @canadianpeacemuseum.ca for all your important work.

Explore my books here:
store.riverasun.com/collections/...

#peace #resist #booksky
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Our peace library just leveled up. With massive thanks to Tom Hastings and @riverasun.bsky.social for this donation!
Books: the Dandelion Trilogy, and the Ari Ara Series
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Our peace library just leveled up. With massive thanks to Tom Hastings and @riverasun.bsky.social for this donation!
Books: the Dandelion Trilogy, and the Ari Ara Series
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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The latest opinion piece by our Exec Director "More peace, no nukes" quotes: @gordjohns.bsky.social, @elizabethemay.bsky.social, @taleeb.bsky.social, @alexneve.bsky.social

Photo credit @jdl56.bsky.social
Screenshot of a newspaper column titled "More peace, no nukes"
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Please join @natesmelle.bsky.social and @antifascistwizard.bsky.social on November 15th for an afternoon of art, stories, and book signings.
’TWAS A SUNNY DAY BOOK LAUNCH! DATE: Sat, Nov 15th, 2025 TIME: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM LOCATION: The Peace Museum 19 Valleyview Drive, Bancroft, Ontario JOIN US FOR AN INSPIRING AFTERNOON CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF ’TWAS A SUNNY DAY — a powerful chronicle of a century of stories told through the life and art of Estonian-born painter Arne Roosman, as reflected by Canadian journalist Nate Smelle. From a childhood in Estonia, through war-torn Europe, to the quiet beauty of rural Ontario, this book captures the humour, resilience, and creative spirit of an artist shaped by history and forever chasing light. ALL ARE WELCOME! Enjoy stories, artwork, book signings, and refreshments. “I had to have it on a sunny day. On the worst days the sun had to shine, or else I wouldn’t have been able to live through it.” — Arne Roosman TWAS A SUNNY DAY Written by Nate Smelle With Art and Poetry by Arne Roosman
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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“Gilbert Whiteduck says the repatriation of Indigenous items from the Vatican museum is an important step towards reconciliation, but the handling of those items needs to be done in a manner that reflects their sacred nature”

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Repatriating items from the Vatican will take care, say local First Nations | CBC News
Indigenous communities in Canada believe the return of cultural objects from the Vatican Museum is a step towards reconciliation, but some stress that the items must be returned in a manner that refle...
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Peace museum in Bancroft takes a big step

thevalleygazette.ca/peace-museum...
Peace museum in Bancroft takes a big step
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October 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Today is the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+.

APTN News is sharing a new episode of Our Relatives: Life on the Streets. It tells the story of four Indigenous women who were murdered while living on the streets of Winnipeg.

Hear the final episode: pod.fo/e/336a57
Our Relatives: The Trial
The murders of four homeless women shattered their families, shocked Canadians and forced politicians to take action. The tragedy tested the police and the justice system, while again shining a spo...
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October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Delighted to see news of our recent awards in Bancroft This Week.
www.calameo.com/read/0032892...
Newspaper article with headline: Canadian Peace Museum celebrates its third annual Award Ceremony
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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What does peace mean to you? 3rd annual peace awards in Bancroft

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What does peace mean to you? 3rd annual peace awards in Bancroft : My Bancroft Now
My Bancroft Now delivers the latest local news, events, contests, and radio features for Bancroft, Ontario.
www.mybancroftnow.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Commissioned by The New Humanitarian, these original poems from leading Congolese slammers call for dignity, demand peace, and denounce the politics keeping war alive in the east. Watch, listen, and share:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2025...
Hope and resistance: Slam poets capture the weight of war in DR Congo
These powerful new poems examine the escalating crisis in the east.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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On International Day of Peace, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.
mark-carney.bsky.social Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Sep 21
Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.
 
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Quote graphic featuring the following quote from Prime Minister Carney’s statement on Canada’s recognition of Palestine: “Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.”
September 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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It's International Day of Peace. Tonight, Niagara Falls, the @tourcntower.bsky.social , and the @toronto.ca Sign have agreed to illuminate in 🌈 or our museum colours 💜🤍🩷. Thanks!
Niagara Falls, illuminated in White, Pink and Purple CN Tower, illuminated in rainbow colours The City of Toronto sign, illumianted in rainbow colours
September 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Thank you Madoc Township Public School for your Stories of Peace award submission.

Everyone else, you have until the 19th to submit a video or painting.

canadianpeacemuseum.ca/awards
September 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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This cheque could have your name on it.
Photo of $500 cheque and the Stories of Peace trophy.
September 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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You have three days left to win $500. Submit a painting or short video answering what peace means to you.

News: www.intelligencer.ca/news/what-do...

Details: canadianpeacemuseum.ca/awards
"What does peace mean to you?" asks Canadian Peace Museum contest
The Bancroft-based Canadian Peace Museum is soliciting area citizens’ written or visual concepts of peace as part of its annual contest.
www.intelligencer.ca
September 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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We need a Canadian Peace Museum. And we’re getting one:
A 2 story building covering 8,000 square feet.
September 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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The Canadian Peace Museum is happening.

We've been gifted a building and land!

canadianpeacemuseum.ca/pr-building-...
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September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Care about peace? Wanna win $500? Great news:

www.intelligencer.ca/news/what-do...
"What does peace mean to you?" asks Canadian Peace Museum contest
The Bancroft-based Canadian Peace Museum is soliciting area citizens’ written or visual concepts of peace as part of its annual contest.
www.intelligencer.ca
September 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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"For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa’s size compared to most northerly nations...
".#Africa is about 3 times larger than #Canada & more than 1,5 the size of #Russia"

www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Tell you what peace means to you, and you could win $500.

Share a short video or painting before 19 September for your chance to win!
$500 Prize Stories of Peace Award Submit a short video or painting that answers that question “What does Peace mean to you?” for a chance to win $500. Competition details: canadianpeacemuseum.ca Deadline to submit 19 Sept 2025 Canadian Peace Museum 17 Valleyview Drive, Bancroft Sponsored by Jimmy’s Italian
August 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Tell you what peace means to you, and you could win $500.

Share a short video or painting before 19 September for your chance to win!
$500 Prize Stories of Peace Award Submit a short video or painting that answers that question “What does Peace mean to you?” for a chance to win $500. Competition details: canadianpeacemuseum.ca Deadline to submit 19 Sept 2025 Canadian Peace Museum 17 Valleyview Drive, Bancroft Sponsored by Jimmy’s Italian
August 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Today is International Day of the Disappeared

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International Day of the Disappeared - Wikipedia
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August 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Thanks to the generosity of our little community, planning for the Canadian Peace Museum has began.

www.mybancroftnow.com/70749/news/c...
Design of Canadian Peace Museum underway in Bancroft - My Bancroft Now
Hugh Spencer, James Jensen and Diane Oliver-Jensen of the Museum Planners Group recently spent two days at the museum building on Valleyview Drive.
www.mybancroftnow.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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In my little town...a passionate and talented team is ready to contribute to the global dream of #peace and look at Canada's role as well.
August 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM