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,…
Category: Campaigns
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…
Stop Harper from sending CF-18 warplanes to Afghanistan
By Stephen Staples, Ceasefire.ca, May 9, 2009 As you may have heard on the news, up to 100 Afghan civilians are feared dead as a result of U.S. air strikes. Now, the Canadian military is engaging in a lobbying campaign…
Stop the attacks on the Tamil people
New testimony by a group of Sri Lankan refugees appears to counter government claims that it has stopped shelling its so-called safe zone in the north of the island. Al Jazeera’s David Chater reports from Colombo. The Canadian Peace Alliance…
Merchants of death come to Ottawa on May 27
Breaking the faith By Janice Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 2009 Trucks will roll into Lansdowne Park in three weeks, ready to unload their cargoes of shiny new products for the big trade show. The products, innovative marvels of fine…
Demand Peace and Justice in Sri Lanka
April 3, 2009: Protesters in support of Tamil people stage multi-day protest on Parliament Hill. Photograph by: Chris Mikula, Ottawa Citizen. by the Ottawa Peace Assembly, April 16, 2009 The non-stop protest in Ottawa, led by the Tamil community has…
Day 2 of Tamil solidarity protest in Ottawa
Sri Lankan Tamils vow second day of protest in Ottawa Ottawa Police and the RCMP had areas of Ottawa’s downtown closed off to traffic as protesters hit the streets to voice concerns over the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.…
Defend free speech. Let George Galloway into Canada.
March 9, 2009: The Viva Palestina convoy left Hyde Park in London on Valentine’s Day, with more than 100 vehicles driven by volunteers including the MP George Galloway (centre). They brought aid worth more than £1.5m including medical supplies, clothes,…
Urgent Appeal – Sign the petition – Stop Violence Against Tamil Women
Please sign the e-petition to the United Nation’s special rapporteur on violence against women and urge an immediate end to the massacre, sexual assaults, rapes, and all forms of violence against women. Urge your friends and family to send out…
An appeal from the War Resisters Legal Defense Fundraising Campaign
Support the War Resisters Legal Defense Fundraising Campaign The War Resisters Support Campaign has been fighting for five years to keep U.S. Iraq war resisters safe in Canada. The majority of Canadians support this, and Parliament has passed a motion…