by the Canadian Peace Alliance Almost ten years after the start of the Iraq War, we face the threat of another war. This time, the target is Iran. And the process that led to war nearly a decade ago is…
War with Iran: Myths & Facts
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Rally: Pass Bill C-398
Location: Under the Canopy, at The Forks, in Winnipeg Join grandmothers and grand-others coast-to-coast to send a message to Ottawa, confirming that Canadians care. Bill C-398 licenses Canadians to save lives. Right now, there are millions of people in developing…
Don’t Attack Iran! – International Day of Action
Please join Peace Alliance Winnipeg in holding a peaceful information picket in Osborne Village to raise awareness of the increasing danger of war with Iran. Bring friends and family to help distribute information on this serious issue. Feel free to…
Project Peacemakers Celebrates International Peace Day
Winnipeg’s Project Peacemakers marked International Peace Day 2012 with skits and musical performances at the Free Press Cafe. Performing sketches written by Geoff Hughes and Diane Cooper, actors Tricia Cooper, Sara Constible and Gord Tanner provided a comedic response to…
Stop the deportation of Kim Rivera
by Peace Alliance Winnipeg During the Vietnam war, tens of thousands of American conscientious objectors sought refuge in Canada to avoid taking part in a war they could not, in conscience, support. While the Canadian government was slow to respond…
Canada to Iran: Diplomacy Revoked
On Friday, Canada closed its embassy in Tehran and put Iran on a list of “states that support terrorism.” This is consistent with all of the inflammatory rhetoric on Iran put forth by the Canadian government, especially since the 2011…
War Resister Kimberly Rivera ordered deported
On Thursday, August 30th the Canadian government ordered U.S. Iraq war resister Kimberly Rivera, her husband Mario and their four young children deported to the United States. Kimberly served in Iraq in 2006, and sought refuge in Canada in 2007…
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.
Book Launch: Para-militarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti
Book launch: Para-militarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti, authorJeb Sprague Location: McNally-Robinson Bookstore atrium, Grant Park Mall, Winnipeg Co-sponsors: McNally-Robinson and Winnipeg Haiti Solidarity Group
Book Launch: Paved With Good Intentions
Book launch: Paved With Good Intentions, author Nik Barry-Shaw Locations: University of Manitoba, 409 Tier Bldg (Noon to 2:00 pm) Exchange District, Radical Book Fair (presentation time TBA Co-sponsors: Fernwood Publishers Winnipeg Haiti Solidarity Group