Location: Memorial Park, Winnipeg (by the fountain) Every August 6, citizens in thousands of communities around the world commemorate the 1945 nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and rededicate themselves to the cause of peace and disarmament. In Winnipeg, a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony is conducted by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Project Peacemakers and the Manitoba Japanese
Today, about 30 Winnipeg activists responded to the actions of the Greek government to block the Tahrir and other vessels that make up Freedom Flotilla II from sailing for Gaza with an information picket in the city’s Osborne Village neighbourhood. The Tahrir is the Canadian vessel in the Flotilla. As with all
By Canadian Boat to Gaza, July 1, 2011 CALL TO ACTION Israel’s Blockade has reached the shores of Europe We Will Not Let Israel Control Gaza or International Water The Canadian Boat to Gaza,
Canadian Boat to Gaza’s vessel, the Tahir, is one of several ships attempting peacefully to end Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza. Tahir is a part of Freedom Flotilla II, sponsored by groups from Belgium, Denmark, Australia, United States, France,
Athens, June 23, 2011 — The international “Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human” is ready to sail within the next few days to Gaza expressing its solidarity in action with the Palestinian people. The international “Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human” will include 10 ships, two of which are cargo boats carrying aid, while the
By Project Fly-Home On June 16th, 2011, a seven-person delegation, acting in solidarity with Abousfian Abdelrazik, met with a representative of the German Mission to the United Nations (Germany currently chairs the 1267-Committee) and representatives of the 1267 Monitoring Team. The delegation travelled to New York to support Abdelrazik’s five-year struggle to have his name removed
Statement of Peace Alliance Winnipeg to the 30th Annual Walk for Peace, June 18, 2011 On Tuesday, June 14 the Conservative Government of Stephen Harper, with almost unanimous support of all political parties, extended Canada’s role in the bombing of Libya. Principled opposition to war was not the order of the day. In exchange for support,
31 May 2011, Montreal — Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Montreal man whose story of torture and exile became a major scandal for the Canadian government in 2009, was refused child assistance benefits earlier this month. A letter from Québec’s Régie des rentes informed Mr. Abdelrazik that the application on behalf of his two children could not
A Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter jet landing at Birgi NATO airbase in Sicily following a patrol over Libya. Photo: Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters, Postmedia News. By the Canadian Peace Alliance, May 23, 2011 The Government of Canada is set to renew its support for the NATO led bombing of Libya, as the current three-month mandate expires on
The UN’s “no-fly list,” also known as the “1267 List” was created in 1999, under the authority of UN Security Council 1267 to sanction people suspected of having links to terrorism. Suspicion is enough; no criminal convictions are required. Those named to the list are subject to an arms embargo, an asset freeze and a
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