From the Winnipeg Free Press July 5, 2008 THREE Canadian peace lobby groups are organizing a Winnipeg prayer vigil next week in support of Iraq war resister Corey Glass. He is a U.S. National Guard member who served in Iraq…
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War is not glamorous, Mr. MacKay
Speaking in Brandon last week, Defence Minister Peter MacKay pointed to plans to spend another half billion on the Canadian military and asserted that it is a “good time to be a soldier.” Needless to say, this is not a…
Winnipeg Days of Action to Support War Resisters
July 2 is a nation-wide Day of Action to phone, fax and email Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley’s office to demand that she rescind the order to deport US War Resister Corey Glass. Insist that she allow Corey to…
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…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Calls for Actions to Oppose Canada’s War in Afghanistan
The Peace Alliance Winnipeg will be holding actions on Thursday, March 13 and on Saturday, March 15 concerning Canada’s war of occupation in Afghanistan. March 13th 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Not In Our Name”. Action at River and Osborne.…
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 Poster available
The Walk for Peace 2007 poster is available for download. It is 11″ x 17″ in format, but if you chose “fit to page” on your printer it reproduces quite well as an 8.5″ x 11″ poster. It is can…
Walk for Peace 2007: Full programme announced
Information and Display tables will be available on a first come basis. Please contact us if you would like a table. Contact Glenn Michalchuk at 589-7840. Bring your banners and placards to the: 2007 Walk for Peace Saturday, June 16…