Peace Brigades International marks the 45th anniversary of its formation with a 5-minute video

To see the new video marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of Peace Brigades International as a global organization on September 4, 1981, near Ottawa on Grindstone Island on Algonquin territory, click on any of the links below:

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As noted in the video: “In 1981 on Grindstone Island, Indigenous territory of the Algonquin peoples, a group of activists met with a radical question: Can a non-violent international presence stop a bullet?”

You may also be interested in this interview PBI-Canada did with Daniel Clark, one of the eleven founders of PBI that day in 1981.

We also recall with pleasure the privilege we had of our meetings with PBI co-founder Hans Sinn at his home and his reflections about Grindstone Island.

The PBI 45th anniversary video highlights the central role of PBI’s physical presence at frontline struggles.

On this anniversary we also share these articles and photos of just a few of the PBI-Canada visits in recent years with accompanied organizations, defenders and communities.

Wet’suwet’en territory, November 2021.

Colombia, June-July 2022.

Guatemala, May 2023.

Honduras, October 2024.

Haida Gwaii, Wet’suwet’en, Gitanyow and Gitxsan territories, June 2025.

Wet’suwet’en territory, October 2025.

Mexico, February 2026.

Honduras, March 2026.

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