Peace advocate Edith Ballantyne had unwavering faith in humanity

Appropriately, Edith Ballantyne, a staunch defender of social justice, peace and equality, was born on International Human Rights day.She was a young Czech refugee in Canada during the Second World War when she first came into contact with members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. They were helping vulnerable newcomers such as herself settle here and preventing their exploitation. They sparked in her a passion for rights and freedoms.