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The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia

by Noam Chomsky The torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise. The shock and indignation are understandable. The surprise, less so. For one thing, even without inquiry, it was reasonable to suppose that Guantanamo was…

The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy

Yves Engler, author of THE BLACK BOOK OF CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY, available now from Fernwood Publishing, will speak in Winnipeg at Mondragon Bookstore and Cafe, 91 Albert St., Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 7 p.m. Buchwald Room, Millennium Library, 251…

28th Annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace

A scene from the 2008 Winnipeg Walk for Peace. Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 Time: 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. Location: Manitoba Legislature Sponsor: Peace Alliance Winnipeg Peace Alliance Winnipeg invites you to participate in the 28th Annual Winnipeg Walk for…

Tamil solidarity vigil in Winnipeg

Photo: Glenn Michalchuk In response to the reported slaughter of 25,000 Tamil civilians last week, members of Winnipeg’s Tamil community held a candle light vigil at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on May 17, 2009. At the vigil, they…

Vigil for Tamil civilians

There will be a candlelight vigil in support of Tamil civilians caught in the cross-fire of Sri Lanka’s civil war. While the government of Sri Lanka has declared a military victory, the fighting continues and civilian casualties, numbering many thousand,…

Dark Days — The Reading

L-R: Ibrahim (Obby) Khan, Terry MacLeod, Kerry Pither. Photo: Liz Carlyle By Murielle Jennings On Wednesday evening approximately 50 people attended a dramatic reading from Kerry Pither’s book Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of…

Rally against the Harper government

Stephen Harper will be in Winnipeg to raise funds for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a right wing think tank for the wealthy and corporations. All opposed to the Conservative Government’s agenda are invited. Date: Tues., May 19, 2009…

The Case of the Missing H-Bomb

by Jeffrey St. Clair, Counterpunch, May 15, 2009 hings go missing. It’s to be expected. Even at the Pentagon. Last October, the Pentagon’s inspector general reported that the military’s accountants had misplaced a destroyer, several tanks and armored personnel carriers,…

Longing And Lament Interfaith Workshop

Longing And Lament Interfaith Workshop A series of three workshops designed to allow a safe space for Muslims, Jews and Christians to discuss the ongoing conflict in Israel, Gaza, and the broader Middle East region.  Space is limited, so register…