By the Canadian Peace Alliance As the violence escalates in Syria, there are further calls from Western media and government officials for a foreign intervention into the conflict. The Canadian Peace Alliance stands against any intervention from outside powers and…
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Continue to Oppose Bill C-38
by Peace Alliance Winnipeg Bill C-38, over 400 pages of legislation that makes widespread changes to almost every aspect of Canadians’ lives – from Old Age Security to how the environment is protected – passed the House of Commons on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping – The Truth May Hurt
By Paul S. Graham Lester B. Pearson has been dead for four decades, but his imagined legacy, that of international peacekeeper, remains one of the defining myths of the Canadian identity. Horrified by our murderous behavior in the occupation of…
Dance Down Tha Wall 7 for a Free Palestine
Location: Lo Pub, 330 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg Presented by: The Canada-Palestine Support Network (Winnipeg) Music by: • DJ Co-Op • Clash & Cooks • Jonny Mexico (w/ DJ Memorable Wonder Borscht & DJ Pim) Admission: $10.00 Proceeds from this event…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg – Year in Review – Video Report
By Glenn Michalchuk Overall 2011 saw a continuation of the disturbing trend in Canadian foreign policy of actively supporting war on Iran, denial of Palestinian rights and a readiness to move anywhere in the world in support of U.S. interests.…