About 80 people participated in Winnipeg’s annual Lanterns for Peace commemoration of the 1945 U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The event was organized by Project Peacemakers, the National Association of Japanese Canadians and Peace Alliance Winnipeg. Here are…
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July 10th Vigil at the Manitoba Legislature
About 15 Winnipeg peace activists assembled at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, July 10, to show solidarity with American soldiers who have fled to Canada rather than participate in the ongoing war crime being perpetrated by the United States in…
Winnipeg Support for War Resisters: Don’t Stop Now!
Halfway through a three-day fast, Winnipeg peace activist Michael Welch is spending his second night under the stars in support of Corey Glass and other US war resisters who have come to Canada rather than fight an immoral war. Tuesday…
Winnipeg prayer vigil for Corey Glass
From the Winnipeg Free Press July 5, 2008 THREE Canadian peace lobby groups are organizing a Winnipeg prayer vigil next week in support of Iraq war resister Corey Glass. He is a U.S. National Guard member who served in Iraq…
War is not glamorous, Mr. MacKay
Speaking in Brandon last week, Defence Minister Peter MacKay pointed to plans to spend another half billion on the Canadian military and asserted that it is a “good time to be a soldier.” Needless to say, this is not a…
Winnipeg Days of Action to Support War Resisters
July 2 is a nation-wide Day of Action to phone, fax and email Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley’s office to demand that she rescind the order to deport US War Resister Corey Glass. Insist that she allow Corey to…
Neither rain, nor . . . rain
Winnipeg’s 27th Annual Walk for Peace took place on a rainy Saturday, June 14, 2008. Marchers called for the withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan and expressed their support for American war resisters who have fled to Canada, rather than…
Walk For Peace 2008
The annual Walk for Peace will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2008. It will start at noon from the Legislature. The Walk will again highlight the continuing Canadian involvement in Afghanistan and the increasing shift in Canadian foreign policy…
Winnipeg Action against the Occupation
The Peace Alliance Winnipeg held a very successful action on Saturday, March 15 as part of the Interntional Day of Action against the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. About 20 cities held actions in response to the call of…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Calls for Actions to Oppose Canada’s War in Afghanistan
The Peace Alliance Winnipeg will be holding actions on Thursday, March 13 and on Saturday, March 15 concerning Canada’s war of occupation in Afghanistan. March 13th 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Not In Our Name”. Action at River and Osborne.…