Posts about coming events
The Canadian Peace Alliance and the Collectif Échec à la guerre are calling for a weekend of protest actions, on 25-26 October, against Canadian participation in the third Iraq war. These protests will take place on the 12th anniversary of…
Speaker: Roger Annis Roger Annis is a Vancouver-based writer who attended an antiwar conference in Yalta, Crimea on July 6, 7. Conference delegates included Ukrainians, Russians and antiwar activists from Europe and North America. Broadway Disciples United Church 396 Broadway…
An evening honouring Dennis Edney, lawyer of Omar Khadr Dennis Edney (QC) is the recipient of the National Pro Bono Award (2008) and the Human Rights Medal (British Columbia, 2009). “The story of Omar and Guantanamo Bay reflects the failure…
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2014 Time: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Place: Keystone Centre, YMCA Pool, 13th Street, Brandon The Japanese Lantern Ceremony for World Peace will once again take place on August 6th, the anniversary of the dropping of the…
This coming Wednesday, August 6, marks the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Two days later, the city of Nagasaki was destroyed by a nuclear weapon. Perhaps 200,000 people were killed outright and many thousands have suffered from…
Mark your calendar for the 5th annual Winnipeg Peace & Justice Festival and the 34th annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace. Sponsor: Council of Canadians (Winnipeg), Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Project Peacemakers Food, fun and festivities for the whole family. Please help…
The Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (Winnipeg Council) is holding a forum on the crisis in the Ukraine. The purpose of this forum is to provide a fact-based look at the forces at work, the evolving situation in Ukraine and…
Please join us at Winnipeg Peace and Justice Festival – Saturday, June 14, 2014. The objective of the Winnipeg Peace and Justice Festival is to promote a culture of justice and peace at home and around the world. This celebration…
Location: Project Peacemakers Office, 2nd Floor, Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster Avenue (2nd entrance west of Maryland St.) Peace Alliance Winnipeg meets the second Tuesday of each month to plan its activities. The main agenda item is planning the annual…
FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JOHN GREYSON Award-winning Canadian filmmaker, professor, artist and activist John Greyson recounts his and Dr. Tarek Loubani’s imprisonment in Egypt, which captured international attention in the summer/fall of 2013. Greyson was arrested on his way to the…
