by Peace Alliance Winnipeg Great news! Since this appeal was issued on January 3rd, we have learned that Josh has been informed he will be permitted to work and that he will be eligible for health care. While this is…
UPDATE: Appeal for Joshua Key
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Don’t let fear dictate our refugee policy
by Shahina Siddiqui The horrific and cowardly attacks by IS in Turkey, Beirut and Paris are a reminder that violence begets violence. French President François Hollande, by declaring war on IS, has unleashed air strikes against IS “headquarters” — a…
Harper and terrorists misuse the term “jihad”
by Shahina Siddiqui Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s obsession with what he considers jihad is reaching the point of fatal attraction. In his latest assault on Canadians’ rights and freedoms, Harper has promised if elected he will ban travel to “terrorist…
Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2015
In our town, we had the warmth of family life, the deep human bonds of community, festivals heralding each season, traditional culture and buildings passed down through history, as well as riversides where children played. At 8:15 a.m., August 6,…
Hiroshima Peace Day – Lanterns for Peace
Please join us in our annual commemoration of the atomic bomb attacks on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that transpired on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. Thursday, August 6, 2015 Memorial Park (by the fountain)[MAP] Winnipeg, ManitobaProgram7:30 to…
Muslims unfairly targeted in Canadian Senate report
By Shahina Siddiqui The Senate’s Conservative-dominated standing committee on national security and defence released its interim report Thursday — and it is off-the-scale ridiculous, but not surprising. This, of course, is the committee that I was invited to present at,…
Winnipeg Peace & Justice Festival – Vote4Peace!
June 13, 2015: The theme of this year’s Winnipeg Peace and Justice Festival was “Vote for Peace.” With a federal election expected this October and a Prime Minister who never saw a war he didn’t like, the theme is timely.…
DENNIS EDNEY (LAWYER FOR OMAR KHADR): “THE RULE OF LAW & THE POLITICS OF FEAR”
DENNIS EDNEY (LAWYER FOR OMAR KHADR):“THE RULE OF LAW & THE POLITICS OF FEAR”“If we can mistreat a child such as Omar Khadr from the age of 15, then who amongst us is safe?” — Dennis EdneyFriday, June 19, 2015Broadway…
Canadian intervention in Ukraine contrary to peace and democracy
By Glenn Michalchuk The decision of the Canadian government to send 200 troops to train the Ukrainian army will only intensify the divisions that have erupted in Ukraine since the installation of the Poroshenko government. Harper is pursuing his “new”…
Kiev’s Bloody War Is Backfiring
By Justin Raimondo Global Research, February 12, 2015 When Ukrainian army officers came to the Ukrainian village of Velikaya Znamenka to tell the men to prepare to be drafted, they weren’t prepared for what happened next. As the commanding officer…