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Alton, Janis
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Janis Alton is a peace activist and co-chair of Voice of Women. Alton attended Erindale College (Mississauga, Ontario) and obtained a BA and an MA in International Relations. She organized Mississauga’s first-ever International Peace Day celebration in 1987. She also helped found and lead Peel Peacemakers, which fought for peace education in the schools and held public forums on numerous current issues.