Letter from University of Regina professors opposed to Project Hero scholarships Regina Leader Post, March 26, 2010 Faculty of the University of Regina say No to “Project Hero” and Canadian Imperialism: An Open Letter to President Vianne Timmons March 23,…
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Delist NOW! Six-Month Campaign to Free Abousfian Abdelrazik from the Prison Without Walls
By Project Fly Home, March 23, 2010 This is the March Call to Action in Project Fly Home’s six-month campaign leading up to the first anniversary of Abdelrazik’s return to Canada. Video and audio from February events are included below.…
U.S. to press for Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan
By John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail, March 25, 2010 The U.S. government will ask Canada to keep as many as 500 to 600 troops in Afghanistan after this country’s military deployment in Kandahar ends in 2011. Sources inside and outside…
CMP calls for action regarding the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque
CMP Action Alert: Lobby Attack on Al Aqsa Mosque By Canadian Muslims for Palestine, March 14, 2010 Canadian Muslims For Palestine (CMP), a national grassroots educational organization, denounces in the harshest possible terms the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque…
It’s still a war budget
By the Canadian Peace Alliance, March 5, 2010 The Conservative’s 2010 Budget still represents an unprecedented increase in defence spending, says the Canadian Peace Alliance, Canada’s largest peace network. While there is a small decrease in the amount previously allocated…
Canadian Military Spending: Up is Down?
By Bill Robinson, Rideau Institute, March 5, 2010 (Ottawa) The new federal budget commits the Harper government to going ahead with its planned increases in military spending in both the coming year (fiscal year 2010-11) and the next, after which, Finance…
Israeli Apartheid Week – Winnipeg
The first Israeli Apartheid Week in Winnipeg will have nearly a full week of panel discussions and cultural events, from Monday, March 8th to Friday, March 12th. MONDAY, MARCH 8th Women & Apartheid 2:00 PM – Panel Discussion 224 University…
Please take 30 seconds to help restore Canadian aid to UNRWA
By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Jan. 22, 2010 In January, the Harper government quietly announced that after decades of support, Canada was ceasing aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA.) Founded in 1949,…
Ceasefire.ca campaigns for a torture inquiry
The news from Ottawa is shocking. Senior intelligence officer Richard Colvin repeatedly warned the government about the routine use of torture in Afghan prisons, yet the Canadian Forces continued to hand over their prisoners to brutal Afghan authorities. Stephen Harper’s…
Screening: You, Me & the SPP
Date: Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Gas Station Theatre, 445 River Avenue, Winnipeg Admission: Donation Sponsors: Hosted by the Winnipeg Chapter of The Council of Canadians, sponsored by the Manitoba Federation of Labour Help promote this event:…