by Glenn Michalchuk, Chair, Peace Alliance Winnipeg In 2013 Peace Alliance Winnipeg further developed its capacity as an organization dealing with the issue of peace. Peace, however, is not something in the abstract; rather it is very closely linked to…
By Mary Robinson The opening session on Friday evening asked, “What would you do with $490 billion? “ and offered hope for alternatives to war, militarism and austerity, from Idle No more, (Crystal Sinclair), CUPW, (Donald LaFleur) CPA (Kim Kerridge)…
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting, where we report on what we’ve achieved over the past year and plan for the next. Location: Social Planning Council of Winnipeg, 300-207 Donald Street, Winnipeg A highlight of the years AGM…
Location: Project Peacemakers Office, 2nd Floor, Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster Avenue (2nd entrance west of Maryland St.) Usually, Peace Alliance Winnipeg meets the second Tuesday of each month to plan its activities. Please join us for our first meeting…
By the War Resisters Support Campaign This month marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival in Canada of Jeremy Hinzman, the first U.S. Iraq War resister to seek asylum here after refusing to participate in an illegal and immoral war.…
By Paul S. Graham A common refrain among voters is that once elected, Members of Parliament become invisible, until the next election, anyway. Stories of MPs frustrated by the their lack of freedom to speak their minds are growing, as…
By Peace Alliance Winnipeg September 21, 2013 – For now, the threat of a US-led military strike on Syria has receded. Nevertheless, we cannot afford to be complacent. While the crisis is not currently front-page news, the slaughter continues inside…
Winnipeg, Sept. 12, 2013 – A few members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg picketed and handed out leaflets in front of the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg. Inside the hotel, former Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy was a featured speaker at…
by the Canadian Peace Alliance The peace movement around the world is having a huge impact. The war on Syria is, at present, postponed and the possibility that a military strike can be averted is very real. The speech by…
Speakers Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada Leah Gazan, Idle No More Dennis Lewycky, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg To be announced (moderator) We live in a country where citizens are refusing to vote in record numbers because they…
