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…
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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…
Iraq: Birth defects, cancer in the wake of war
Those Laboratory Mice Were Children By Karlos Zurutuza FALLUJAH, Iraq, Apr 13, 2012 (IPS) – At Fallujah hospital they cannot offer any statistics on children born with birth defects – there are just too many. Parents don’t want to talk.…
Can BDS succeed?
Video: Can boycott, divestment and sanctions stop Israeli apartheid? By Paul S. Graham On July 9, 2005 , Palestinian civil society put out the call for an international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions to compel the Israeli state to…
Transition Winnipeg Unleashing
Location: University of Winnipeg-Bulman Centre Admission: $10 if you register online and $15 at the door Register online at TransitionWinnipeg.ca. Transition-inspired local neighborhood groups will be initiated and enabled throughout Winnipeg. To this end, we will put on a 1-day Unleashing…
7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth 2012
Location: Winnipeg Central Park, then via Memorial Park to The Forks Take to the streets with us at the Ninth Annual – 7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth, in support of grassroots Indigenous led campaigns to preserve the earth for…
BDS and CPP
Heeding the International Call for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions By Richard Sanders, coordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade In 2004, the UN International Court of Justice ruled that Israel’s separation wall is illegal. Construction has continued and it is…
Al Qaeda in Africa?
The “specter” of Al Qaeda in Africa: A Cover for Western Reconquest of the Continent The “Al Qaeda Brand”, a Lucrative “Investment”…. by Finian Cunningham, Global Research, April 5, 2012 A British foreign policy think tank has this week released…
Colonialism & Indigenous Rights in Canada & Palestine
As a part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2012 in Winnipeg, Paul Burrows and Cheryl-Anne Carr discussed the impact of colonialism on the indigenous peoples of Canada and Palestine. The similarities are disturbing and striking. The event was sponsored by: Students…