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.…
Category: Campaigns
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.
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…
Ceasefire.ca: Help stop “a summer of bloodshed”
Dear Ceasefire.ca supporters – This is an urgent alert to inform you of new developments in Afghanistan, and to ask for your help to avert more innocent civilian casualties. Your action is required. This could be our most important campaign…
Oppose the G20 Agenda
Council of Canadians-Winnipeg Chapter invites Winnipeggers to join in opposition to G20 Agenda! June 22: PEOPLE’S CARAVAN TO TORONTO 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Come out to the Front of the Union Station at the corner of Broadway and Main…
Night for the Disappeared
Taking Action to stop political killings and political disappearances The Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Political Prisoners Presents: Night for the Disappeared Featuring a traditional Ethiopian dinner & cultural entertainment with performances by… T’AI PU PUCONA Reknowned masinko player Guadeneh Gizachew…
Winnipeggers speak out against Israel’s blockade of Gaza
On Friday, June 4, at the call of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Independent Jewish Voices and the Canada Palestine Support Network (Winnipeg) about 150 people gathered at the corner of Broadway and Osborne at the height of rush hour to join…
Campaign to remove U.S. military bases from Okinawa
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 13, 2010 — Almost 50,000 US military personnel are stationed in Japan, more than half on the island of Okinawa. But their presence has often been controversial. The Okinawa base is vital to the US in protecting…
Al Nakba
Al Nakba 62: The Palestinian “Catastrophe”: 1948-2010 Information Picket and Testimonials A Palestinian artist paints a mural marking the anniversary of the Nakba in the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip, 15 May 2006. (Wesam Saleh/MaanImages) Date: Friday,…