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…
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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:…
Canada’s Afghan Torture Inquiry To Go Ahead
THE AFGHAN MISSION: PRISONER TRANSFER Defiant military watchdog widens inquiry Report calls for hearings into alleged handover of detainees to torturers; top officers could be forced to testify by PAUL KORING Globe and Mail, October 1, 2008 The Harper government’s…