Winnipeggers gathered at the Manitoba Legislative Building on August 6, 2022, to commemorate the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year, Lanterns for Peace was sponsored by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba, the Council…
“I adored my mother; she raised me with such kindness and care.” The woman speaking was 16 when she left home carrying the lunch her mother had lovingly prepared. She never imagined it would be their final parting. Summer, 77…
To: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. and Mr. Jagmeet Singh,House of CommonsOttawa, ONK1A 0A6 CC: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P. Minister of Finance, The Honourable Anita Anand, P.C., M.P. Minister of National Defence, NDP Deputy Leader Alexandre…
On April 8th, 2022, Winnipeg peace activists held an information picket in front of the office of Jim Carr, Liberal Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre and delivered their message to his office. The purpose of this action was to…
by Glenn Michalchuk Thank you to Canadian Foreign Policy Institute for organizing this webinar at such a critical time. I say this is a critical time because efforts to stop the war and secure a space for diplomacy and peace…
By Emily Haldorson Hello everyone, welcome, Bitaemo! Thank you for joining us for the Global Day of Action for Peace in Ukraine. This rally is being hosted by Peace Alliance Winnipeg and the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians Winnipeg Branch.…
By Peace Alliance Winnipeg As the world watches the violence in Ukraine, it can be hard to see how we can restore peace. It can be even harder to understand how it came to this. Facts and understanding of the…
Winnipeggers added their voices to those of antiwar activists in Vancouver, Regina, Toronto and Waterloo in speaking out against war with Russia. About 30 people gathered at the intersection of River Avenue and Osborne Street in Winnipeg to distribute leaflets…
(Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal) – As Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly is in Europe this week to speak to her European counterparts about the crisis between NATO and Russia over Ukraine, a Canadian coalition has released an open statement calling on the…
The Canadian government is planning to purchase 88 new warplanes, for a sticker price of $19 billion and a total cost of at least $77 billion. Peace Alliance Winnipeg joined organizations across Canada in a week of activities designed to…
