The topic for this month’s discussion is the Suppression of Dissent in Canada Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Time: 1:30 PM Place: Worker’s Organizing Resource Centre, 432-B Ellice Avenue Admission: Free. All are welcome. Peace activist Rachel Small of World…
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Artists for Peace celebrate the U.N. Peace Day 21-9-2026
by Artists for Peace Artists for Peace celebrated this year’s U.N. Peace Day by offering peace lilies to Mona Ghasemi, LM Beauchamp and Marcel Sévigny. Invited by Sylvie Mérineau, Marie-Anne Alepin—who has led the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal for the…
Canadian democracy on trial in Quebec
If my convictions stand, our right to political advocacy at risk – Yves Engler by Yves Engler Friday a Quebec judge made a ruling that subverts the public’s right to petition state officials. In finding me guilty of three charges…
Blatant misinformation from Winnipeg lawyer about protests at Israeli Pavilion
by Daniel McClelland This is a response to Lawrence Pinsky’s opinion piece in the Winnipeg Sun, titled ‘Hamas is coming for you’ shouted at Winnipeg pavilion‘ dated August 19th, 2025 As a member of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, I feel it…
Peace Alliance Chair Glenn Michalchuk honoured by City of Winnipeg
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Chair Glenn Michalchuk is one of 150 recipients of the Winnipeg 150 Medal, which recognizes residents for their contributions to their community and the City. In addition to receiving a specially designed Winnipeg 150 medal, recipients also…
“Neither Washington nor Beijing!”
While it is clear that the relationship between the US and China will come to define the geopolitical terrain for decades to come, many among the Western left are unsure about what their own positions and responsibilities should be. As…
Regina peace activist given Lifetime Achievement Award
By Daniel Reech Ed Lehman began protesting for peace during the Vietnam War — and he never stopped. Now, after over 50 years of activism, the Regina resident is being honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Saskatchewan Council…
New website focuses on Ukraine and the new Cold War
By Roger Annis Following several months of preparatory work, a new website providing information and analysis of the war and political crisis in Ukraine is now online. The website is titled The New Cold War: Ukraine and beyond . You…
Dancing Tragedies and Dreams
by Paul S. Graham Art, culture, dance and politics blended seamlessly in Winnipeg on September 21, 2014, with the performance of Dancing Tragedies and Dreams, a production of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba, at Prairie Theatre Exchange. Dancing Tragedies…
Video: Lanterns for Peace 2014
Winnipeg, Aug. 6, 2014: Winnipeggers commemorated the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, a strike that claimed 200,000 lives and ushered in the age of nuclear terror. Sponsors: – Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba…