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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Canada & NATO: Myth of a Global Peacekeeper
DESCRIPTION:Join author Owen Schalk at the launch of his new book\, Canada & NATO: Myth of a Global Peacekeeper. His book disrupts the popular perception of NATO in the West—that it is a defensive\, collective security organization—and explains that this is a myth. The book aims to prove five central points: 1) NATO has always been an offensive alliance\, 2) the wars it wages are not just\, 3) its existence and expansion stirs global tensions and raises the risk of global war\, 4) it undermines Canadian sovereignty\, and 5) it diverts resources that can serve the social needs of Canadians into a largely US-owned arms industry. Schalk thus makes a compelling argument that Canadians should oppose NATO and support their government’s withdrawal from the alliance. \nDate: Friday\, April 10\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 pm\nPlace: McNally Robinson Booksellers\, Grant Park Shopping Mall\, 1120 Grant Avenue\, Winnipeg \nMore information and pre-order the book: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781997544074/owen-schalk/canada-and-nato-myth-of-a-global-peacekeeper. \nYouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLMfVuzIHso
URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/book-launch-canada-nato-myth-of-a-global-peacekeeper/
LOCATION:McNally Robinson Books\, 1120 Grant Avenue\, Unit 4000\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Peace Alliance Winnipeg Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday April 18\, 2026\nTime: 1:00 pm\nPlace: West End Commons\, 641 St Matthews Ave\, entrance on McGee Street \nPlease attend our Annual General Meeting and help build the peace movement that is needed now more than ever. \nWhile anyone may attend a PAW AGM\, only paid-up members may vote. To be eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting membership must be confirmed at least ten days prior to the meeting. \nEven if you have not updated your membership\, you are more than welcome to attend and participate.
URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/peace-alliance-winnipeg-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:West End Commons\, 641 St. Matthews Avenue\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Day of Action for Cuba
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URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/day-of-acion-for-cuba/
LOCATION:United States Consulate\, 201 Portage Avenue\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Demonstration: Stop Endless Wars
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URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/demonstration-stop-endless-wars/
LOCATION:Manitoba Legislature\, 450 Broadway\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, R3C 0V8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Film: Earth's Greatest Enemy
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday May 22nd\,\nTime: 7 p.m.\nPlace: Dave Barber Cinematheque (Main Floor\, 100 Arthur Street\, Winnipeg)\nTickets: at https://davebarbercinematheque.com/screenings/ \nA documentary exposé of world’s biggest-and unaccountable polluter: the US military. Learn the environmental cost of having a military empire. Includes a live post-screening conversation with\nfilmmaker Abby Martin. \nCo-presented by Peace Alliance Winnipeg\, the Dave Barber Cinematheque\,  Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition\, and the Manitoba Eco Network.
URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/film-earths-greatest-enemy/
LOCATION:Dave Barber Cinematheque\, 100 Arthur Street\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Symposium: China in the World Today
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URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/symposium-china-in-the-world/
LOCATION:Université de Saint-Boniface\, 200\, avenue de la Cathédrale\, Winnipeg
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SUMMARY:After Maduro’s Abduction:  What’s Going on in Venezuela? Strategic Retreat or Capitulation?
DESCRIPTION:After Maduro’s Abduction:  What’s Going on in Venezuela? Strategic Retreat or Capitulation? Presentation by William Camacaro followed by discussion\n\nWilliam Camacaro is a Venezuelan-American analyst and a long-time solidarity activist currently working out of New York.  He is National Co-Coordinator of the Alliance for Global Justice\, a Senior Analyst for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) and co-founder of the Venezuela Solidarity Network.  William will share news from Venezuela based on information coming from his contacts there.\n\nDate: Saturday\, June 20\, 2026\nTime: 1:00 p.m.\nPlace: Workers Organizing Resource Centre (WORC)\n432-B Ellice Ave.\, Winnipeg\n\nAnyone interested can join our meeting which will open with a 15-20 minute presentation by William Camacaro\, followed by questions and discussion.\n\nBackground\n\nContradictory news has been coming out of Venezuela since the capture and imprisonment of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Celia Flores on January 3.  Venezuelan solidarity activists have taken care to avoid condemnation of interim president Delcy Rodriguez and the government that has remained in place since Maduro’s abduction.  Submission to the Trump administration’s control over Venezuela’s oil\, the restructuring of the legal apparatus governing foreign investment and control of Venezuelan resources and the release of anti-Chavista political prisoners has been characterized as part of a strategic retreat necessary to hold onto the gains of the Bolivarian Revolution while under direct threat and intense pressure from the US imperialist war machine and corporate interests.\n\nHowever\, since the Rodriguez government extradited former Industry Minister\, Alex Saab to face charges in a Florida court\, some activists and commentators associated with Venezuela solidarity have become much more critical of the interim government\, noting that the strategic retreat looks like capitulation\, or even a betrayal of the Chavista movement and the principles of Bolivarian sovereignty and socialism.\n\nThis is not the first time Saab has been taken into US custody.  He was first arrested in 2020 during a trip to Tehran to negotiate food and fuel imports to Venezuela as a result of shortages caused by US sanctions.  At that time\, Saab was charged with “conspiracy to commit money laundering”.  After this first arrest\, a “Free Alex Saab” campaign was launched.  The Maduro government and international solidarity activists decried the arrest of a Venezuelan diplomatic envoy.  Saab was released in a prisoner swap with the US in 2023.  The current charges against Saab have expanded to include criminal conspiracy\, money laundering\, falsification of documents and bribery. These new charges reflect the US government’s determination to punish Venezuela for its former fight against US sanctions and reveal the US administration’s arrogance as Trump boasts about Venezuela becoming the 51st state of the US.
URL:https://www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca/event/after-maduros-abduction-whats-going-on-in-venezuela-strategic-retreat-or-capitulation/
LOCATION:432B Ellice Avenue\, Winnipeg
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