Islamic Relief Canada has launched an email campaign to convince the Canadian government to oppose the Israeli attack on Rafah, Gaza. The email, which will be sent to one’s Member of Parliament, reads: I am a constituent in your riding…
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the French Government continues to seek the imprisonment of Dr. Hassan Diab, a Canadian citizen, for an alleged terrorist attack that happened 44 years ago. Friends and supporters of Dr. Diab have launched a…
by Paul S. Graham Winnipeg, April 4, 2024: Members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with an information picket in the Osborne Villlage neighbourhood of Winnipeg. Following is the text…
Winnipeg, March 24, 2024: Members of the Manitoba-Cuba Solidarity Committee rallied to show support for the Cuban people in their six-decade struggle to end the United States economic blockade of their country. ____________ Following is the text of a statement…
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…
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…
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…