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World War One: 100 Years Later

August 4, 2014 was the hundredth anniversary of Canada’s entry into World War One. Was this war a struggle for democracy or an inter-imperialist feud that got out of control? Was it the crucible in which Canadian nationhood was forged…

Video: Lanterns for Peace 2014

Winnipeg, Aug. 6, 2014: Winnipeggers commemorated the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States, a strike that claimed 200,000 lives and ushered in the age of nuclear terror. Sponsors: – Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba…

Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2014

By Matsui Kazumi, Mayor, The City of Hiroshima Summer, 69 years later. The burning sun takes us back to “that day.” August 6, 1945. A single atomic bomb renders Hiroshima a burnt plain. From infants to the elderly, tens of…

Winnipeg Solidarity with Gaza

by Glenn Michalchuk and Paul S. Graham About 800 Winnipeggers gathered at the Manitoba Legislate on the evening of July 14th to protest the continuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza and the support of the Canadian government for Israel’s military action.…

Hiroshima Day Lanterns for Peace Ceremony

This coming Wednesday, August 6, marks the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Two days later, the city of Nagasaki was destroyed by a nuclear weapon. Perhaps 200,000 people were killed outright and many thousands have suffered from…

Winnipeg Peace & Justice Festival 2015

Mark your calendar for the 5th annual Winnipeg Peace & Justice Festival and the 34th annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace. Sponsor: Council of Canadians (Winnipeg), Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Project Peacemakers Food, fun and festivities for the whole family. Please help…

The “new JNF”

Activists from Independent Jewish Voices Canada staged some street theatre outside the annual Negev Gala, held May 27th at the Winnipeg Concert Hall to raise money for the Jewish National Fund. IJV is highly critical of the JNF because of…