by David Heap and Pam Bailey On the windy evening of January 4, 2017, 33-year-old Muhammad al-Hissi of Gaza set out with 13 of his brothers, cousins and uncles to make a living the only way they know how: fishing.…
Throughout 2017, Peace Alliance Winnipeg worked with many organizations in our community to highlight the cause of peace and human rights. We have worked with our partners to bring activists and scholars from across Canada and around the world to…
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Dec 7 2017 (IPS) – The Pacific islands have long remained victims of nuclear crimes – but the perpetrators, three of the world’s major powers with permanent seats in the UN Security Council, never paid…
by Paul S. Graham When it comes to Venezuela, the mainstream media is awash with lies and distortions and the Canadian government is complicit (with the United States) in an attempt to force the overthrow of the democratically elected government…
The Venezuela Peace Committee, of which Peace Alliance Winnipeg is a member, is hosting two events that will interest Winnipeggers concerned about the ongoing crisis in Venezuela: Dec. 5th: The Geopolitics of Oil and Venezuela Robert Schultz Theatre – University…
By Candice Bodnaruk On October 28th Peace Alliance Winnipeg participated in the 15th Global Justice Film Festival at the University of Winnipeg. Throughout the day we had many visitors to our table, inquiring about our work, signing our petition to…
By Candice Bodnaruk On September 7 Larry and I had the opportunity to attend the Winnipeg launch of No Way to Treat a Child and hear lawyer Brad Park of DCI [Defense for Children International] talk about arbitrary arrests and…
September 26, 2017 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau House of Commons Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, I am writing to you on behalf of Peace Alliance Winnipeg and its membership which has viewed with concern Canada’s vacillation on…
by Harold Shuster I was invited to speak at yesterday’s Rally for Burma. It was extended to me as a member of Independent Jewish Voices, and I was happy to be ‘representing’. Here is what I said: I want to…
August 6, As they have for many years, Winnipeggers commemorated the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a lantern ceremony at Memorial Park in Winnipeg. Sponsors: Peace Alliance Winnipeg Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba National Association of Japanese Canadians Council…
