Category: Manitoba

Winnipeg Walk for Peace 2009

Winnipeg’s 28th consecutive annual Walk for Peace took place under a warm sun and clear blue skies on Saturday, June 13.While the turn-out of 100 people was small, it was broadly representative of Winnipeg’s diverse communities, with participants of all…

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…

Gaza: End the Occupation

About 50 Winnipeggers braved -20 C temperatures and a biting wind to rally for Freedom for Gaza in front of the Canadian Grain Commission building on Main Street in Winnipeg yesterday. The rally, organized by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Canadian Muslims…

Winnipeg: Gaza protests continue

About 25 people participated in a demonstration in Winnipeg yesterday at 5:00 p.m. in support of the people of Gaza. This was the fifth such rally to be held in Winnipeg this month. The rally was held at rush hour at…