Alanna Makinson is VP External, University of Manitoba Students Union. Following the June 13, 2009 Winnipeg Walk for Peace, she spoke on the negative impact of the war in Afghanistan and increased military spending on post-secondary education in Canada. Makinson…
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2009 Winnipeg Walk for Peace
28th Annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace
A scene from the 2008 Winnipeg Walk for Peace. Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 Time: 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. Location: Manitoba Legislature Sponsor: Peace Alliance Winnipeg Peace Alliance Winnipeg invites you to participate in the 28th Annual Winnipeg Walk for…
We must resist Canada’s descent into militarism
Address to the 2008 Annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace by Howard Davidson What we are witnessing and resisting today is Canada’s descent into the pro-war, militarized society that has already occurred in the United States. At every opportunity, the right-wing…
Neither rain, nor . . . rain
Winnipeg’s 27th Annual Walk for Peace took place on a rainy Saturday, June 14, 2008. Marchers called for the withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan and expressed their support for American war resisters who have fled to Canada, rather than…