The annual May Day march is organized by Winnipeg Labour Council and takes place in recognition of International Working Class Day and in support of Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities and Progress for All. Peace Alliance Winnipeg plans to have a…
Earth Day with Maude Barlowe
Location: Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba (map) Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and she chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch. She is also an executive member of the…
Federal all-party forum on the environment
Location: First Unitarian Church, 603 Wellington Crescent Let’s give the environment a voice this election. Hear all the platforms. Ask questions. Featuring: Jacqueline Romanow, Green Party Terry Duguid, Liberal Party Dennis Lewycky, NDP Conservative Party, t.b.d. Info: josh@mbeconetwork.org or 943-0318
Red Tent Campaign Day of Action
The Red Tent Campaign is a coalition of housing advocacy organizations and individuals, including the Right to Housing Coalition in Manitoba. On April 19 there will be a Red Tent Day of Action to draw attention to the critical housing…
From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Hubris and Tragedy
by Anthony J. Hall, Professor of Globalization Studies University of Lethbridge From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to the witches brew of melting, spewing and exploding nuclear matter at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Number One, the history of humanity’s first…
Federal parties must respond to death threat against Canadian citizens by Israel’s Prime Minister
By Canadian Boat to Gaza As the Canadian federal election campaign enters week two, the government of Israel has launched a campaign to slander, disrupt, and possibly attack the upcoming Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, which will have many Canadians aboard…