Location: The University of Winnipeg, Room 2M70 (515 Portage Ave) Federal Bill C-38 proposes widespread, substantial changes to natural resource management in Canada. What specific issues and projects in Manitoba and Canada may be affected? How does this Bill affect…
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Information Picket: Manitobans Against Bill C-38
Location: Joyce Bateman’s Constituency Office, 611 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg Stephen Harper’s Bill C-38 continues to generate controversy and opposition across Canada. In Winnipeg, a group of citizens have joined Lead Now’s “13 Heroes” campaign that is aimed at convincing enough…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Monthly Meeting
Location: Project Peacemakers Office, 2nd Floor, Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster Avenue (2nd entrance west of Maryland St.) Peace Alliance Winnipeg meets monthly to plan our activities. Everyone is welcome.
Ahmadinejad misquoted to promote fear of Iran
By Global Research The inflammatory statement that Israel should be “wiped off the map” attributed to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “was never made” by him, a distinguished Canadian economist says. in a recently released book entitled: Towards A World War III…
Mohammad Mahjoub: no charges after 12 years of persecution
The dramatic saga of seized defence documents, illegal wire tappings, and unsealed rooms in the case against ‘security certificate’ detainee Mohammad Mahjoub took another turn Thursday last week when Justice Blanchard of the Federal Court of Canada ruled that though…
Winnipeg Peace & Justice Festival and Walk 2012
Location: Vimy Ridge Memorial Park (Portage Avenue and Home Street) Please join us for the second annual Winnipeg Peace and Justice Festival and the 31st annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace. Program 11:00 a.m. – Project Peacemakers Craft Tent – materials…
Sisters in Spirit Annual Mother’s Day March
Location: St. Regis Hotel (285 Smith Street), Winnipeg Annual March to Honour Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Sisters March from the St. Regis Hotel to the Odena Circle at the Forks. Everyone is welcome. Sponsors: Sisters in Spirit (Winnipeg Branch)
Yinka Dene Alliance Freedom Train / Stop the Tar Sands
Various locations in Winnipeg; see below for details. The Yinka Dene Alliance is taking a Freedom Train across Canada to enforce their legal ban on the Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipelines and tankers project, and to stand up for their…
Defenders of Mother Earth Walk
Location: Manitoba Legislature, 450 Broadway, Winnipeg The Defenders of Mother Earth Walk (Stop the Tar Sands & Pipelines) Organized by: Red Power United, The American Indian Movement, The United Urban Warrior Society, The Cree Okihcihtâw Society, The warriors of the…
May Day March – Winnipeg
Location: Winnipeg City Hall, 510 Main Street Celebrate International Working Class Day Assemble 5:30 p.m. at City Hall March begins at 6 p.m. The annual May Day March is organized by the Winnipeg Labour Council in recognition of International Working…