The Council of Canadians and the University of Winnipeg Students Association present: Maude Barlow: Blue Winnipeg Countering the Threat to Public Water WHEN: Monday, September 21, 2009 TIME: 7:00 P.M. WHERE: Eckhardt Grammate Hall (University of Winnipeg) ADMISSION: No Charge…
World March for Peace & Nonviolence
The World March for Peace & Nonviolence is the concerted effort of more than 1 million people in over 90 countries who yearn for peace and who are calling out for: the eradication of nuclear arms the withdrawal of all…
Bruce Cockburn performs for Canadian troops in Afghanistan
Bruce Cockburn – which side are you on? by Paul S. Graham, Sept. 12, 2009 Our Prime Minister continues to promote the fiction that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington justified the illegal invasion of Afghanistan and…
War resister Joshua Key to speak at several meetings in Winnipeg
Joshua Key will discuss the important humanitarian and legal reasons that led him to desert the U.S. Army after serving in Iraq and seek refuge in Canada. Joshua is co-author of The Deserter’s Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier…
Slingshot Hip Hop & Dam: Film and Concert
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 Time: 7:00 p.m. (film starts at 7:30 p.m.; DAM Show starts at 9:30 p.m.) Place: The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg Admission: $8.00 Advance Tickets: University of Winnipeg Info Booth, University of Manitoba Answers…
International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space – October 3–10, 2009
Modern warfare, such as the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan and attacks on Pakistan, uses Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and GPS-guided bombs. Directed by space satellites, and remotely controlled far from the battlefield, these weapons are responsible for massive civilian casualties.…