by the Canadian Peace Alliance The peace movement around the world is having a huge impact. The war on Syria is, at present, postponed and the possibility that a military strike can be averted is very real. The speech by…
Winning the war on war
Speak Up For Democracy – Winnipeg Town Hall
Speakers Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada Leah Gazan, Idle No More Dennis Lewycky, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg To be announced (moderator) We live in a country where citizens are refusing to vote in record numbers because they…
Even if Syria Complies on Chemical Arms, Six Others Still at Large
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Picket for Peace in Syria
Lloyd Axworthy, current president of the University of Winnipeg and formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Chretien government, is a vocal supporter of military intervention against Syria. He cites the 1999 bombing of Serbia by NATO as a precedent…
Video: Winnipeg Peace in Syria Rally
Sept. 7, 2013: For the second time in a week, Winnipeggers rallied in solidarity with the people of Syria and in opposition to a US led attack.
After a brief gathering on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature, the demonstrators took to the streets to hand out literature and talk with their fellow Winnipeggers.
Speakers
- Chris Zanewich, No War with Syria (Winnipeg)
- Tara Mann, No War with Syria (Winnipeg)
- Cheryl-Anne Carr, Manitoba Peace Council. For text of her speech, click here.
- Glenn Michalchuk, Peace Alliance Winnipeg. For text of his speech, click here.
The West hijacked the Syrian struggle for democracy
by Cheryl-Anne Carr I am here today on behalf of the Manitoba Peace Council, an affiliate of the World Peace Council established in 1949. We’re an anti-imperialist peace organization with a long history in Canada. I am currently the Aboriginal…