Today, Canadian peace groups sent the following letter to Canadian Parliamentarians. February 24, 2024 BRIEFING: On the Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine, the Urgent Need is for a Ceasefire, Negotiations, and Peace FROM: Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War,…
Canada lost a passionate defender of human rights on December 30, 2023, with the passing of Edmonton-based lawyer Dennis Edney at the age of 77. Among his many high profile human rights cases, the one most well-known was his successful…
People will gather on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 at 5:30pm at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Portage Avenue (the old Hudson’s Bay Company building) for an Emergency Rally for Rafah. Rallies have been held in Winnipeg every week since…
A Winnipeg-based group, the Filipinos for Palestine in Treaty 1 territory, Turtle Island is raising funds for Palestinian refugees seeking shelter and a new life in the Philippines. You can read more about their campaign on their gofundme page.
A statement by the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a grave disservice to Canadians and Canada’s long-term national interests by joining the US and UK-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea. This latest…
by Althea Arevalo, Kristine Bolisay, Anton Ador, Erik Vladimirov, Karen Torres, Emery Roy The mere possession of nukes is a gamble with fate. The risk of accidents and miscalculations triggering an unintended nuclear war hangs over us like a sword…
by the Hassan Diab Support Committee Six years ago, on 14 January 2018, Hassan Diab returned to Canada. He had spent thirty- eight months in the French maximum security prison of Fleury-Mérogis just outside Paris. For most of that time,…
Group Aims to Raise Awareness About Palestine in the Labour Movement by Candice Bodnaruk I recently started attending Labour 4 Palestine meetings at the Union Centre in Winnipeg. Labour for Palestine (L4P) is a part of a growing international solidarity…
by Candice Bodnaruk Since October 7, Peace Alliance Winnipeg members have been both leading and participating in Palestinian Solidarity actions to support the community and to call for a cease fire and systemic change in Israel/Palestine. Here is a list…
A statement by the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network as COP 28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, begins in Dubai End wars and end fossil fuels: Demilitarize, Decarbonize, Decolonize – November 2023 We are in a climate emergency…
