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…
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Afghanistan war remains unpopular with Canadians
Almost Half of Canadians Would End Afghanistan Mission Before 2011 Atlantic Canadians, Quebecers and Ontarians more likely to both disagree with the extension of the mission, and advocate for an early withdrawal. [VANCOUVER – Mar. 7, 2009] – Canadian adults…
Abousfian Abdelrazik
Abousfian Abdelrazik is a victim of the post-9/11 madness that is corroding human rights in Canada. His case is yet one more reminder that our federal government is determined to continue to violate cherished rights and freedoms. His story is…
War Resisters: “Let them stay! Week”
The War Resisters Support Campaign is asking Canadians to participate in a week of action from March 15-22 to stop the deportation of Kimberly Rivera and her family. More information on this campaign is available at the War Resisters Support…
World wide protests against NATO planned
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will mark its 60th anniversary on April 4 and 5, 2009. At the same time, demonstrations will take place all over the world calling for an end to NATO’s war in Afghanistan. The Canadian…
Afghanistan: A surge towards disaster
by Anthony Fenton, Asia Times, March 14, 2009 As United States President Barack Obama simultaneously escalates and crafts a new strategy for the US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led counter-insurgency war and occupation in Afghanistan, critics say that the “surge”…
Seven years in Iraq
President Obama spoke to Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where President Bush in 2003 rallied support for the war. (Jim Young/Reuters) The War is Not Over By JOHN ROSS, Counterpunch, March 12, 2009 The day we human shields rolled into…
Video from PAW`s Human Rights Forum
Defending human rights when they most need it by Paul S. Graham, March 13, 2009 The hardest time to defend human rights is when they are under attack. This is one of those times. The debris from the September 11,…
Urgent Appeal – Sign the petition – Stop Violence Against Tamil Women
Please sign the e-petition to the United Nation’s special rapporteur on violence against women and urge an immediate end to the massacre, sexual assaults, rapes, and all forms of violence against women. Urge your friends and family to send out…
An appeal from the War Resisters Legal Defense Fundraising Campaign
Support the War Resisters Legal Defense Fundraising Campaign The War Resisters Support Campaign has been fighting for five years to keep U.S. Iraq war resisters safe in Canada. The majority of Canadians support this, and Parliament has passed a motion…