By Michael Bueckert, Program Coordinator, Project Peacemakers As you may know, this past July, the Conservative government announced what could be the single largest military procurement in Canada’s history when it declared its intention to buy 65 F-35 Lightning II…
Category: Manitoba
2010: Peace Alliance Winnipeg Year in Review
By Glenn Michalchuk, Chair, Peace Alliance Winnipeg The year 2010 was a challenging one for peace activists around the world. Locally, Peace Alliance Winnipeg was active on a number of priorities including opposition to the ongoing wars and occupations in…
Save Saeed Malekpour
By Paul S. Graham Saeed Malekpour is an Iranian-Canadian awaiting execution in Iran’s infamous Evin prison. He’s been held there since 2008 when he was arrested on charges related to developing and promoting a porn site, an allegation he rejects.…
Winnipeggers rally for Egyptian democracy
About 300 Winnipeggers rallied Saturday afternoon at the Manitoba Legislature, chanting “Free Egypt Now” and “Step Down Mubarak.” In addition to Winnipeg, Canadians rallied in Edmonton, Kingston, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Windsor. Here is video of the Winnipeg event.
Medical Care Appeal for Joshua Key
By Cheryl-Anne Carr, Keep Resisters in Canada Campaign I am writing to ask for a one-time contribution for the urgent medical needs of Joshua Key, a veteran of the Iraq war seeking refugee status in Canada. He lives in Saskatchewan…
War resister supporters picket Vic Toews’ office
Supporters of the struggle of American war resisters in Canada picketed the Steinbach office of Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews yesterday and delivered a letter requesting an emergency meeting with Toews and other Conservative Members of Parliament.The contingent consisted…
Manitoba MLAs urged to allow free debate on Israeli apartheid
By Paul S. Graham Last April, the Manitoba Legislature debated a resolution calling on the provincial government to “denounce Israeli Apartheid Week as divisive, promoting intolerance and undermining a balanced debate of the Israeli-Palestinian question.” The resolution was never put…
Banning Israel anti-apartheid weeks at universities: a reply to David Matas, Senior Legal Counsel, B’nai Brith
By Howard S. Davidson “If this bloc of millions of Palestinians cannot vote, that will be an apartheid state.” Ehud Barak, Israel’s Minister of Defence, February 2010 “There is no apartheid in Israel,” writes David Matas, senior legal counsel for…
Dear Minister Melnick
Today Peace Alliance Winnipeg sent a letter to Christine Melnick, Manitoba’s Minister of Water Stewardship, expressing concern over remarks attributed to her in the Winnipeg Jewish Review that indicated it was unacceptable for the Brandon NDP Women’s Association to endorse…
George Galloway packs the house in Winnipeg
By Paul S. Graham More than 400 people greeted peace and human rights activist George Galloway on Friday evening at Broadway Disciples United Church in Winnipeg. Glenn Michalchuk, chair of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, which organized the event, presented Galloway with a gift:…