War resister wins another shot at permanent residence: Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of Jeremy Hinzman By Wendy Gillis, Toronto Star, July 6, 2010 The first U.S. Iraq war resister to seek refuge in Canada has won another…
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Barbeque for Joshua Key
Make a splash for Josh Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Time: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Place: TBA when you reserve your ticket Tickets: $20. Email to rnknfile@mts. net or phone 792-3371 to reserve your ticket. Background The Keep Joshua Key…
From warrior to conscientious objector to antiwar activist
American conscientious objector Josh Stieber describes his transformation from believing in “the faith of George Bush” to conscientious objector and antiwar activist. Source: The Real News Network.
C-11 threatens war resisters and other refugees from “safe countries”
In for the long haul – Five years after fleeing to Canada, American war resister Joshua Key is still fighting for refugee status Marlo Campbell, Uptown Magazine Online, April 15, 2010 Two dozen people gathered outside the Fort Garry Hotel…
E-mail your M.P. now to support Iraq War resisters and Bill C-440
by the Canadian Peace Alliance, Mar. 29, 2010 In only a matter of a few weeks, Parliament could be debating and voting on Bill C-440, a bill that would make legally binding two motions that have already passed in the…
Salute U.S. war resisters in Canada: support Bill C-440
by WarResistersCanada, March 19, 2010 Vietnam Veteran Ron Kovic salutes U.S. Iraq War resisters in Canada on 7th Anniversary of invasion. Support Bill C-440 ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 MP Gerard Kennedy (L – Parkdale-High Park) introduced Bill C-440, An Act…
Free war resister Joe Glenton
On the same day that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown — whose war polices have killed thousands — insisted that the illegal Iraq war was the “right” thing to do, Lance Corporal Joe Glenton was sentenced to nine months imprisonment…
American GIs resist the wars
Inside G.I. Resistance: An interview with two former soldiers who describe how they helped prevent their unit from deploying to a war zone By Sarah Lazare, Counterpunch, August 5, 2009 What do you do if you are a soldier being…
Afghanistan War Resister to “Put the War on Trial”
by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, July 14, 2009 US Army Specialist Victor Agosto served a 13-month deployment in Iraq with the 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion. “What I did there, I know I contributed to death and human suffering,” Agosto told Truthout…
War resister Joshua Key: significant support from Winnipeggers
On Thursday, March 19, The Student Christian Movement and local supporters of U.S. war resisters organized a meeting at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church to support their right to stay in Canada. The event was part of a week of pan-Canadian…