Winnipeg, Nov. 12, 2011: Bilan Arte, of Students Against Israeli Apartheid, addresses a group that rallied to distribute leaflets in support of Palestinian rights. Photo: Paul S. Graham
Members of the Canada-Palestine Support Network, Independent Jewish Voices, Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Students Against Israeli Apartheid and the Winnipeg Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid rallied at Osborne and Broadway [...]
Freedom Wave riders beaten, denied access to family; organizers demand accountability
By Canadian Boat to Gaza
November 5, 2011 – Freedom Waves to Gaza organizers have not yet had any direct communication with the delegates from the ships Tahrir and Saoirse. Organizers are demanding that Israel immediately free the remaining people they have kidnapped and are illegally [...]
Sept. 30, 2011 – Award-winning Israeli journalist Amira Hass speaking at the University of Winnipeg on the need to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Photo: Paul S. Graham
by Paul S. Graham
“Inhuman, immoral and unsustainable” are the words used by Amira Hass to describe what she terms “the State of Israel and the privileges [...]
[ September 30, 2011; 7:30 pm; ] Location: Room 4M31, Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
Admission: $15 non-students , $10 students (with ID). Seating is limited, so purchase your ticket early to avoid disappointment. Those purchasing tickets online will have reserved seating in the front of the auditorium. To make your purchase online, click here.
Sponsors: CJPME and Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical [...]
By Paul S. Graham
On June 8, 2011, Project Peacemakers Forum panelists Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd and Howard Davidson discussed “Israel and Palestine: What is going on and what can we do?”
Did they succeed in answering these questions? Yes and no. No, because this is a huge, complex topic and considerably more time would [...]
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 [...]
[ July 2, 2011; 1:00 pm; ]
Location: Corner of River Avenue and Osborne Street, Winnipeg
Sponsors:
Independent Jewish Voices (Winnipeg)
Canada Palestine Support Network (Winnipeg)
Peace Alliance Winnipeg
Background
The Canadian Boat to Gaza, The Tahrir, is being prevented by Greek authorities from leaving its port in Greece. The US Boat to Gaza, The Audacity [...]
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 [...]