Join author Owen Schalk at the launch of his new book, Canada & NATO: Myth of a Global Peacekeeper. His book disrupts the popular perception of NATO in the West—that it is a defensive, collective security organization—and explains that this…
Tag: militarism
Winnipeg Jets urged to reject militarism
Members of the Peace Alliance Winnipeg and Mennonite Action hold an information picket to protest the Winnipeg Jets hockey club’s annual Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night. While at the game, they handed out leaflets urging the Winnipeg Jets and the…
Canada out of NATO!
On June 24, 2025, members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg rallied at the intersection of River Avenue and Osborne Street in Winnipeg to speak out against war, militarism and Canada’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This is the statement…
US-led militarisation of the Pacific is aimed at China
The US and its allies have held Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises since 1971. The initial partners of this military project were Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which are also the original members…
Declaration on Peace for Climate Justice
A statement by the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network as COP 28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, begins in Dubai End wars and end fossil fuels: Demilitarize, Decarbonize, Decolonize – November 2023 We are in a climate emergency…
Webinar Video: Manufacturing Consent for War in Canada and the United States
Wars rarely begin on the battlefield. Long before the first shots are fired, governments prepare their citizens to accept the death and destruction that would otherwise be unacceptable. In this webinar, two extremely knowledgeable researchers, Yves Engler and Colleen Bell, explained how…
Protest Disrupts Opening of North America’s Largest Weapons Fair
by World Beyond War Over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather. Activists carrying 50 foot banners saying “Stop Profiting from War,” “Arms Dealers…
The US adds four more military bases in the Philippines
By the Global Network Against Weapons in Space In February of this year, the US and the Philippines announced that the Pentagon will have access to four more military bases, making a total of nine US military bases in the…
#FundPeaceNotWar – Abolish NATO for World Peace
Peace Alliance Winnipeg held an information picket at the intersection of Osborne Street and River Avenue in Winnipeg on October 22, 2022 to call on Canada to play a constructive role in finding a peaceful solution to the war in…
No New Fighter Jets Campaign Update
by Pitasanna Shanmugathas On behalf of the organizers of the Parliamentary petition calling for no new fighter jets, I would like to thank everyone who signed the petition and spread the word about the petition using their respective social media…