Toronto - Indo-Chinese Women's Conference, 1971
Channel: RiseUp! Collective
Date: 2021-06-28

The Toronto Indochinese Women’s Conference (ICWC) took place in April 1971.  Women from Canada and the United States met with Indochinese women to strategically collaborate on how to persuade the US Government to end the Vietnam War.  The conference coincided with peace talks between the North Vietnam and the US Governments taking place in Paris. Three of the organizers of the conference, Maureen Hynes, Carolyn Egan and Nancy Reynolds spoke to Rise Up about the events leading up to the conference and the conduct of the conference itself.