The Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties presents A lunch hour panel discussion on current issues surrounding racism Speakers: Slone Phan (Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council), Sacha Paul (the lawyer who represented Amnesty International at the Supreme Court on the Omar…
Fallujah’s birth defects
By AlJazeeraEnglish, March 11, 2010 On this episode of the Riz Khan show we ask if US weapons are behind the sharp rise in birth defects in Falluja. Residents of the Iraqi city blame the surge in chronic deformities on…
Say “No!” to war with Iran
An appeal to anti-war organizations & activists to oppose the increasing threats against Iran By CASMII, March 7, 2010 Around the world, anti-war activists are preparing for major protests this spring to oppose the continuing U.S.-led occupations of Iraq and…
Breaking the Fever of Militarism
Unnatural Acts By Chris Floyd, Counterpunch, March 8, 2010 All who draw the sword will die by the sword. — Yeshua Ha-Notsri, Palestinian dissident, c. 33 CE. As we all know – or rather, as everyone but those who climb…
Disturbing story of Fallujah’s birth defects
By John Simpson, BBC News, March 4, 2010 Six years after the intense fighting began in the Iraqi town of Fallujah between US forces and Sunni insurgents, there is a disturbingly large number of cases of birth defects in the…
International Festival for Peace
The IFP 2010 committee is eager to let you know of plans to hold the 28th annual Peace Festival at the International Peace Garden from Friday evening June 25 to Sunday noon June 27, 2010. We’ll be exploring the theme …