Founding meeting of Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada, 11 May 2000, Ottawa.

May 11, 2000 - Founding meeting at 91A Fourth Avenue (Friends Meeting House), Ottawa, ON under the name "The May 11 Group"

June 10, 2000 - Second meeting September 2000 - Participated in the Winnipeg International Conference on
War-Affected Children September 16, 2000 - Formally adopted the name "Global Nonviolent Peace Force - Canada"; Co-ordinating Committee expanded and Saturday afternoon program/meeting format adopted
October 2000 - Presented at St. Lawrence Regional Quaker Gathering (Hans Sinn and Carl Stieren)
October 2000 - Presented at Canadian Peace Alliance Convention, St. Catharines, ON (Hans Sinn and Carl Stieren) November 4, 2000 - Meeting with speaker Kai Frithjof of the Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR); adopted mission
statement

January 11-14, 2001 - Held Canadian Retreat at Carmen Trails Hostel, Wakefield, Québec, and hosted the Interim Steering Committee of GNPF-International

February 17, 2001 - Introductory Training Series in Conflict Resolution #1 - Veronica Pelicaric, "From Violence to Wholeness"

February 24, 2001 - General Meeting - evaluation/review of retreat and plans for coming year

March 31, 2001 - General Meeting: Round Table on Peace Teams, Civilian Peace Service, GNPF

April 14, 2001 - Introductory Training Series in Conflict Resolution #2 - Andrea Young, "Interpersonal Conflict Resolution"

April 28, 2001 - Introductory Training Series in Conflict Resolution #3 - Lyn Adamson, "Peace Brigades International Introductory Training"

May 5, 2001 - General Meeting - Round Table: "Québec City: What Difference Would a Nonviolent Peace Force Have Made?"; revised budget adopted for year 2001

May 12, 2001 - Introductory Training Series in Conflict Resolution #4 - Vern Redekop, "Deep-Rooted Conflict Resolution"

May 14, 2001 - Office opened at 211 Bronson Avenue, Suite 100A, Ottawa, ON K1R 6H5

June 9, 2001 - Introductory Training Series in Conflict Resolution #5 - Sheri Wander (Peter Dougherty was turned back at the US/Canada border), "Michigan Peace Team Training"

June 16, 2001 - Open House for new office

June 29, 2001 - Renee Martyna hired as part-time program associate, to begin September 4, 2001

July 3, 2001 - Sara Kemp hired as contract staff for three weeks to get web site, resource centre, new bookkeeping system started

August 15, 2001 - Visit to Pearson Peacekeeping Centre at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, by six members and friends of GNPF-Canada who were in Nova Scotia for the Quaker gathering, Canadian Yearly Meeting.

August 16, 2001 - General Meeting at Windsor, Nova Scotia, at Kings-Edgehill School - adopted the name "Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada" to harmonize with new name of the international group ("Nonviolent Peaceforce").