When Desertion is a Duty: in support of Iraq war resisters Film Screening of “Sir! No Sir!” and Panel discussion Time: 7:00-9:30 p.m. Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009 Place: Crescentwood Fort Rouge United Church (Nassau at Wardlaw) Admission: Free (donations…
Yves Engler: A Canadian foreign policy for peace
Yves Engler is the author of The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy. He spoke in Winnipeg, June 13, 2009, at the conclusion of the 28th annual Walk for Peace, on the need to reorient Canadian foreign policy. Engler’s proposals…
Lanterns for Peace – Brandon
Second Annual Japanese Lantern Ceremony for World Peace Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009 (Rain Date: August 8 , 2009) Time: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Place: Keystone Centre YMCA Pool. 1000 Block, 13th Street, Brandon, Manitoba Sponsors: Brandon Labour Council, Brandon…
The Coup and the U.S. Airbase in Honduras
By Nikolas Kozloff, Counterpunch, July 22, 2009 The mainstream media has once again dropped the ball on a key aspect of the ongoing story in Honduras: the U.S. airbase at Soto Cano, also known as Palmerola. Prior to the recent…
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Obama’s Middle East policy: No, you can’t . . .
Turning Point? by Noam Chomsky, chomsky.info, June 7, 2009 The Obama-Netanyahu-Abbas meetings in May, followed by Obama’s speech in Cairo, have been widely interpreted as a turning point in US Middle East policy, leading to consternation in some quarters, exuberance…