Tag: human rights

Canada loses a human rights champion

Canada lost a passionate defender of human rights on December 30, 2023, with the passing of Edmonton-based lawyer Dennis Edney at the age of 77. Among his many high profile human rights cases, the one most well-known was his successful…

Walk for Peace: Freedom for Palestine

  The theme of the 35th annual Walk for Peace was “Freedom for Palestine.” Speakers included First Nations educator Mary Elizabeth Stanley, Palestinian-Canadian human rights activist Rana Abdulla and Peace Alliance Winnipeg member Candice Bodnaruk. You can watch their presentations…

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…