Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, Pte. Demetrios Diplaros, Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren, all from 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, were killed by an IED on Dec. 5, 2008. Photo: National Post A terrible milestone was reached today with the deaths…
A Message for Obama: Stop Killing Afghanis
By Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould Counterpunch, Dec. 4, 2008 Come January, President-elect Barack Obama will confront the most difficult foreign policy crisis of his administration with the region-wide-war developing in Afghanistan. If he is to succeed, the new president…
War resister Dean Walcott ordered out of Canada by January 6
War resister Dean Walcott received responses to both his Pre-Removal Risk Assessment and Humanitarian and Compassionate applications today. As expected, both were negative. Dean has been ordered to leave Canada by January 6. Dean joined the United States Marine Corps…
School of the Assassins Pilgrimage Slideshow & Stories
When: 6 p.m., Friday, Dec 5, 2008 Where: Menno Simons College, 520 Portage Ave & Spence St., Winnipeg Admission: Free. All are welcome. In November, four Winnipeg activists joined a social justice caravan to the gates of a notorious army…
Council of Canadians
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 Time: 6:00 p.m. Where: 460-175 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg More Info: Sheila Muxlow at smuxlow@canadians.org If you believe that our social programs and public services should be strengthened, not privatized; that our foreign and trade policies…
Forum on Palestine
Speakers: MARK ARNOLD, Toronto Lawyer Legal Counsel to Bil’in, Palestinian Village “Israeli Occupation on Trial” DR. MARK ETKIN, Winnipeg Psychiatrist “Palestine: Occupation, Siege and Mental Health” Date: Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 When: 2:00 pm Where: Carol Shields Room, Winnipeg Millenium…