Location: West End Library at Sargent Park, 999 Sargent Avenue,Winnipeg, MB The Governments of Stephen Harper and Greg Selinger are both supporting a regressive agenda on crime in an era of economic uncertainty. Global criminal justice experts from Texas to…
Where: University of Winnipeg – Eckhardt-Grammate Hall Who: The evening will be hosted by Wab Kinew. Director Ryszard Hunka, producer Coleen Rajotte, and rap group Winnipeg’s Most in attendance. Why: To give an advance screening of the first episode of…
By Alexandra Paul, Winnipeg Free Press, Nov. 12, 2011 Local members of the Mennonite community marked Remembrance Day with a flash mob at The Forks that was organized through social media. About 100 people staged a sedate gathering timed…
Members of the Canada-Palestine Support Network, Independent Jewish Voices, Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Students Against Israeli Apartheid and the Winnipeg Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid rallied at Osborne and Broadway Saturday afternoon to show support for the Freedom Waves Flotilla and to…
By Richard Falk, rabble.ca, November 12, 2011 How many times have we heard in recent weeks either outright threats to attack Iran mainly emanating from Israel or the more muted posture adopted by the United States that leaves ‘all options’…
By Jason Kunin, rabble.ca, November 11, 2011 As we honour today the men and women who have fought and died in uniform, it is important that our remembrance of them not be taken as an endorsement of war or a…
Location: CWB headquarters, 423 Main St. (at McDermot) Coalition to rally in support of Wheat Board, respect of farmer and Canadian democracy “My Canada includes the Wheat Board” An ad hoc coalition of Canadian sovereignty, labour, farm and other groups…
Location: Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg Anniversary and Celebration International Human Rights Day from volunteerism to activism Keynote speaker: Gerry Caplan Former CUSO field officer, author of The Betrayal of Africa, weekly online columnist for the Globe and Mail and…
Freedom Wave riders beaten, denied access to family; organizers demand accountability By Canadian Boat to Gaza November 5, 2011 – Freedom Waves to Gaza organizers have not yet had any direct communication with the delegates from the ships Tahrir and…
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg UW Aboriginal Student Council, Gallery 1C03, Cinema Politica, and the UWSA present a film screening of Crude Sacrifice. Crude Sacrifice takes a look at how one northern community, Fort Chipewyan is affected by the…
