Peace Alliance Winnipeg News

Peace Alliance Winnipeg Annual General Meeting
2025-04-12 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Winnipeg)
Notice of PAW AGM
Please plan to attend the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Peace Alliance Winnipeg. Our theme this year is Building the peace movement to confront crisis, war and genocide.
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Place: West End Commons, 365 McGee Street, Winnipeg (map)
This year’s meeting will feature a keynote address by Manitoba author Owen Schalk entitled “Confronting imperialism in the age of Western decline.” Owen is a columnist for Canadian Dimension, the author of Canada in Afghanistan: A story of military, diplomatic, political and media failure, 2003-2023 and the co-author of Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy with Yves Engler. At the moment, he is working on two more books: one on Canada’s role in the 2011 war on Libya, and another that will make the case for Canada’s withdrawal from NATO.
This year is an election year for the PAW Executive; to vote, or to stand for election, you must be a paid-up member in good standing. Membership in Peace Alliance Winnipeg is open to any individual. Membership dues are $20 per year. If you are interested in joining or getting on our email list, click here. For more information, see the PAW By-Laws.

RSVP to Win!
Please let us know if you plan to attend by following this link and completing the form at the end of it. We’ll hold a draw and a lucky registrants will win a copy of Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy by Owen Schalk and Yves Engler.

Webinar: Alex Tyrrell Report-Back from China
2025-05-08 18:30 - 20:30

MayWorks Watch Party - The Invisible Doctrine
2025-05-20 19:00 - 22:00
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time: 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Venue: On Zoom
Admission: Free. You must register in advance to receive a link to the Zoom meeting. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dmG4rAu0RhCq2toaXfAldw#/registration.
The Invisible Doctrine explores the dominant ideologies, political economy, corporate power, globalization, labour history, economic inequality, consumerism, environmental issues, the climate crisis, public relations and propaganda, social alienation, and the rise of authoritarianism and fascism. The film has a depressing topic but an inspiring conclusion, describing a truly participatory democratic political system to repair the damage neoliberalism has done – a system that appeals to us as active citizens rather than consumers and our shared social, political, and environmental commons.
After the film there will be a discussion about the film and systems change as it applies to political and economic systems.
Sponsors: Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Ethnorama and Marianne Cerilli – Change Agent

Gas Lit Nation – Media & Democracy for Peace
2025-05-30 19:00 - 21:00
This event is a follow up to The Invisible Doctrine watch party and will focus on communications and messaging for the peace movement, and examine the ethical peace journalism framework for war coverage by Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung, and the democracy and free speech needed for peace.
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HLDJMZQ
SPONSORS
Marianne Cerilli, Change Agent
Peace Alliance Winnipeg
Ethnorama

Moncada Day in Winnipeg 2025
2025-07-27 17:00 - 21:00 | St Vital Park, 190 River Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Please join the Manitoba Cuba Solidarity Committee on Sunday July 27th 5-9 PM for its Annual Moncada Day Picnic!
This year the celebration will be held at St. Vital Park at the double Aspen/Oak Shelter.
They will be hosting presentations, live musical performances, a raffle for amazing items from Cuba and of course a Potluck picnic so please, bring something to share. Bring family, friends or anyone interested. It’ll be fun for the whole family!
Hope you can make it, for further information or instructions on how to get there please reach out to Manitoba Cuba Solidarity Committee at
Email: manitobacubasolidarity@gmail.com
Phone: 204-894-9381
You can also find them on Facebook

Lanterns for Peace 2025
2025-08-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Memorial Park, 470 York Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, 470 York Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Wednesday, Aug 6, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Memorial Park, Winnipeg (by the fountain)
Eighty years ago, the world was introduced to the horrors of nuclear war. The death, destruction and suffering that resulted from the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on Aug 6 and 9, 1945 meant that the world had changed for the worse. Nothing would ever be the same. The mushroom clouds that arose over Japan cast a shadow that menaces every living creature, even today.
In 1945 the United States had a monopoly on nuclear power; today, nine countries have their own nuclear arsenals and many more, via NATO, are set up to use these weapons. Even more alarming is the present conflict in Ukraine which pits a nuclear armed Russia against a nuclear-armed NATO.
Therefore, we gather annually to remember people whose lives were lost in August 1945, to remember the survivors whose lives were unalterably damaged, and to reaffirm our commitment to the abolition all nuclear weapons.
Please join us for our annual Lanterns for Peace ceremony. Beginning at 7:30 pm we paint lanterns and make origami cranes. (We provide the art supplies; you contribute your imagination and creativity.) At 9:15 pm, following a short program of speeches, we float our lanterns in the fountain as the sun sets. (Note: If you wish to be seated during the speeches, please bring a lawn chair.)
It is a beautiful ceremony, rich with meaning and one which can be enjoyed by the whole family. If you have never been to one, here is a playlist of videos of Lantern Ceremonies over the years.
Program
7:30 – 8:30 PM
Making Lanterns
8:30 – 9:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
Candice Bodnaruk
Junko Bailey
Greetings
David Pankratz, on behalf of Premier Wab Kinew
Keynote Addresses by
Owen Schalk
Kristine-Claire Bolisay
Sarah Rohleder
Mayor of Hiroshima Peace Declaration
Rachel Reesor-Taylor
Reading from Black Rain
Candice Bodnaruk
The Story of Sadako
Momo Phillips
Concluding Remarks
Junko Bailey
Launch of Lanterns
Sponsors
Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba, Winnipeg Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Mennonite Central Committee

Draw the Line
2025-09-20 13:00 - 14:00
@cpam1948 @craftivistsunited and @wpgsouthcentre4justice have joined forces with environmental organizers and other groups mobilizing together in a coast-coast-coast day of action: DRAW THE LINE.
We are coming together to demand that our provincial and federal government take action to protect our planet, respect Indigenous sovereignty, support an end to genocide, and support migrant rights. We are DONE with our tax dollars spent on militarism. We are FED UP with anti-Indigenous, anti-migrant, anti-Palestine, and fossil fuel driven policy.
MARCH Logistics: The rally will start at 12 noon at Confusion Corner. There will be short speeches, new chants. We will then march at 12:30 pm to meet the rally crew at Wab Kinew’s Constituency Office on Osborne Avenue. We will have drums and chanters. We need you to bring your signs. Your voices. Your walking shoes. The fire in your belly! Please bring your friends, family, and neighbours. For those who cannot march, feel free to meet us at Wab’s office.

Walk for Peace
2025-09-27 19:00 - 21:00
Join us on our annual “Walk for Peace” through Nuit Blanche. A mobile, multimedia event designed to raise awareness of the growing danger of world war.
Date: September 27, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM.
Location: Meet at Winnipeg City Hall, 510 Main St. Our walk will begin at 7:30 through Nuit Blanche.
Walk for Peace and Justice will bring its message to Winnipeggers attending Nuit Blanche using music, posters and speeches. Walk for Peace and Justice is sponsored by Peace Alliance Winnipeg in partnership with various Winnipeg community organizations. We hope you will join us!

Rally - Hands off Venezuela!
2025-11-23 13:00 - 14:00 | River Avenue and Osborne Street, Winnipeg
The United States has been meddling in Venezuelan affairs since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1999. Despite American backed coup attempts, assassination plots, and economic sanctions, the people of Venezuela have stood firm and continued to elect Chávez, and following his death in 2013, Nicolás Maduro.
More recently, under the false pretext of combatting drug smugglers, the US military has been murdering unarmed fishers (more than 70 to date) and amassing a naval fleet off the coast of Venezuela. An invasion could come at any moment.
International solidarity in opposition to America’s plans for Venezuela is building. In coordination with the Canada Wide Peace and Justice Network call for a week of emergency protests November 15–23, we are holding an information picket.
Sunday, November 23, 2025
1:00 PM
River and Osborne
Winnipeg
Please join us.
Sponsors: Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Manitoba-Cuba Solidarity Committee, United in Action, Communist Party of Canada – Manitoba, and Araucaria.
