The theme of the rally is to demand that Canada leave NATO and withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: U.S. consulate in Winnipeg (corner of Portage Ave. & Notre Dame Avenue) Sponsor:…
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Film Screening: Myths for Profit
MYTHS FOR PROFIT: Film Screening and Discussion When: Sunday, April 5, 2009 Where: Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre, 3rd Floor, 91 Albert Street Time: 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Admission: $5 Suggested Donation Filmmakers Amy M. Miller and Boban Chaldovich will…
Hear George Galloway Speak at a live webcast, Monday, March 30
Resisting War from Gaza to Kandahar British MP George Galloway, prevented from entering Canada by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney because of his leadership in delivering humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza, will attempt to enter Canada on Monday.…
Debate: Should Canada remain in NATO?
April 4th will mark the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The anniversary sees a “new” NATO, doubled in size since its founding, with an expanded international role. The anniversary coincides with a NATO summit…
War Resisters: “Let them stay! Week”
The War Resisters Support Campaign is asking Canadians to participate in a week of action from March 15-22 to stop the deportation of Kimberly Rivera and her family. More information on this campaign is available at the War Resisters Support…
ISSA 10th Anniversary Celebration
Islamic Social Services Association 10th Anniversary Celebration and Fund Raising Dinner ISSA will present the National Ihsan Award to Richard Frost, CEO of the Winnipeg Foundation. Keynote Speaker: Michael Adams, President, Environics Date: April 3, 2009 Time: 5:30 p.m. Place:…
Canadian School of Peacebuilding
Join local, national and international practitioners and students of peace, justice and development at the first annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding to be held at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg, MB, June 29 to July 10, 2009. Two 5-day…
Steps to Hope – Diversity and Respect for Work and Life
A luncheon learning event on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Stephen Hammond: An author and educator in the field of workplace and community human rights, Stephen has rescued organizations from human rights disasters and enhanced businesses…
“Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barack Obama’s Other Ancestors”
Dr. Vincent Harding, the well known American civil rights activist, historian, friend, speech writer, and biographer of Matin Luther King, Jr. will be speaking the progress of civil rights over the course of the last five turbulent decades in a…
Defending Human Rights in a Post-9/11 World
The September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, DC have been followed by two catastrophic wars and growing pressures on human rights in Canada and around the world. Public dissent has become riskier. A climate of fear has…