Location: Project Peacemakers Office, 2nd Floor, Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster Avenue (2nd entrance west of Maryland St.) Usually, Peace Alliance Winnipeg meets the second Tuesday of each month to plan its activities. Please join us for our first meeting…
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US War Resisters: Let Them Stay Week 2014 – Jan. 12th -19th
By the War Resisters Support Campaign This month marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival in Canada of Jeremy Hinzman, the first U.S. Iraq War resister to seek asylum here after refusing to participate in an illegal and immoral war.…
Winnipeg “Speak up for democracy” town hall lively, informative
By Paul S. Graham A common refrain among voters is that once elected, Members of Parliament become invisible, until the next election, anyway. Stories of MPs frustrated by the their lack of freedom to speak their minds are growing, as…
Syria: No time for complacency
By Peace Alliance Winnipeg September 21, 2013 – For now, the threat of a US-led military strike on Syria has receded. Nevertheless, we cannot afford to be complacent. While the crisis is not currently front-page news, the slaughter continues inside…
Video: Picketing for Peace in Syria
Winnipeg, Sept. 12, 2013 – A few members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg picketed and handed out leaflets in front of the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg. Inside the hotel, former Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy was a featured speaker at…
Winning the war on war
by the Canadian Peace Alliance The peace movement around the world is having a huge impact. The war on Syria is, at present, postponed and the possibility that a military strike can be averted is very real. The speech by…
Speak Up For Democracy – Winnipeg Town Hall
Speakers Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada Leah Gazan, Idle No More Dennis Lewycky, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg To be announced (moderator) We live in a country where citizens are refusing to vote in record numbers because they…
Even if Syria Complies on Chemical Arms, Six Others Still at Large
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 10 2013 (IPS) – If Syria eventually agrees to relinquish its stockpile of chemical arms under the 1993 international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), what of the six other countries that have either shown reluctance…
Picket for Peace in Syria
Lloyd Axworthy, current president of the University of Winnipeg and formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Chretien government, is a vocal supporter of military intervention against Syria. He cites the 1999 bombing of Serbia by NATO as a precedent…
Video: Winnipeg Peace in Syria Rally
Sept. 7, 2013: For the second time in a week, Winnipeggers rallied in solidarity with the people of Syria and in opposition to a US led attack.
After a brief gathering on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature, the demonstrators took to the streets to hand out literature and talk with their fellow Winnipeggers.
Speakers
- Chris Zanewich, No War with Syria (Winnipeg)
- Tara Mann, No War with Syria (Winnipeg)
- Cheryl-Anne Carr, Manitoba Peace Council. For text of her speech, click here.
- Glenn Michalchuk, Peace Alliance Winnipeg. For text of his speech, click here.