War resister wins another shot at permanent residence: Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of Jeremy Hinzman By Wendy Gillis, Toronto Star, July 6, 2010 The first U.S. Iraq war resister to seek refuge in Canada has won another…
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Barbeque for Joshua Key
Make a splash for Josh Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Time: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Place: TBA when you reserve your ticket Tickets: $20. Email to rnknfile@mts. net or phone 792-3371 to reserve your ticket. Background The Keep Joshua Key…
G20 Justice Rally in Winnipeg
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2010 Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: The Park at the Chinese Community Center, King St. and James Ave. (map) Sponsor: Canadians Demanding a Public Inquiry into Toronto G20 Background: Intimidation. Assault. Humiliation. Sexual Assault. Threat. Bullying. Kidnapping.…
G20: Growing Movement in Defence of Democratic Rights
Two activists kiss while protesting in front of a line of riot police during the G20 Summit in Toronto on June 26. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press) By Peace Alliance Winnipeg, July 7, 2010 Over 900 people — including journalists from both…
Universal Soldier
bellvisuals | March 24, 2008: Buffy Sainte-Marie performed for Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans against the war in front of the Capital and Native American Museum in Washington DC on the five year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
Canada’s disabled warriors feel betrayed
The wounds of war: physical, psychological injuries legacy of Afghan battle By Dene Moore, The Canadian Press, July 3, 2010 Master Cpl. Jody Mitic VANCOUVER – Master Cpl. Jody Mitic was a sniper on patrol with his unit in Kandahar…
UK anti-war activists face eviction
Al Jazeera English, July 02, 2010 Peace demonstrators who have been camping outside the British parliament since May are facing forced eviction on Friday. A court ruled they are damaging the famous square outside the building, but the activists have…
Is war with Iran imminent?
corbettreport June 29, 2010 (10 minutes): Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Treasury Secretary and Wall Street Journal comments on the recent US sanctions on Iran and the likelihood of a strike on Iran by the US and/or Israel.
Lessons from Afghan history
Why the Taliban is winning in Afghanistan By William Dalrymple, New Statesman, June 22, 2010 As Washington and London struggle to prop up a puppet government over which Hamid Karzai has no control, they risk repeating the blood-soaked 19th-century history…
Inside the Taliban
AlJazeeraEnglish, June 24, 2010 (22 minutes): What kind of Afghanistan does the Taliban want and is their vision for the nation one that is sustainable?