Category: Manitoba

Neither rain, nor . . . rain

Winnipeg’s 27th Annual Walk for Peace took place on a rainy Saturday, June 14, 2008. Marchers called for the withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan and expressed their support for American war resisters who have fled to Canada, rather than…

Walk For Peace 2008

The annual Walk for Peace will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2008. It will start at noon from the Legislature. The Walk will again highlight the continuing Canadian involvement in Afghanistan and the increasing shift in Canadian foreign policy…

Winnipeg Action against the Occupation

The Peace Alliance Winnipeg held a very successful action on Saturday, March 15 as part of the Interntional Day of Action against the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. About 20 cities held actions in response to the call of…

Michael Byers to Speak in Winnipeg

October 2007 will mark the 6th Anniversary of the presence of Canadian troops in Afghanistan. For six years Canada has been engaged in an undeclared war of occupation. There a number of significant events around this anniversary. On Thursday, October…

Walk for Peace 2007

The Walk for Peace has been an annual event since 1981. This year the Walk for Peace will take place on Saturday, June 16 starting at 12:30 p.m. from the north side of the Legislature. The Walk will go west…

March 17 — Cross Canada Day of Action

On March 17 the Peace Alliance Winnipeg held a very successful action which drew about 250 people to a demonstration followed by a panel discussion. The focus of the demonstration and panel discussion was the war in Iraq and Canada’s…