By James Petras and Robin B. Abaya, Global Research, Mar. 30, 2011 Introduction Many critics of the ongoing Euro-US wars in the Middle East and, now, North Africa, have based their arguments on clichés and generalizations devoid of fact. The…
7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth
When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. ( Arapaho proverb) 11 am – 1:30 pm CENTRAL PARK: Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians and speakers, The Flaming Trolleys marching band, spoken…
Escalating F-35 fighter jet price tag + future defence plan costs = election issue
By Kimbal Cariou, rabble.ca, April 1, 2011 Last June, I wrote an article for the Georgia Straight in B.C. about the skyrocketing costs of purchasing new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets from U.S. munitions giant Lockheed Martin. At the time,…
Communities organizing from Calgary to Madison to Cairo: No shortcuts to changing the world!
Social service agencies, community development organizations, activists, some politicians and advocates for social justice are creating new ways to mobilize their communities. Walter Davis, Executive Director of the National Organizers Alliance in the US, is a long time social activist,…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Monthly Meeting
Location: Project Peacemakers Office, Upper Level – 756 Westminster Avenue (Westminster Avenue and Maryland Street), Winnipeg (MAP) Everyone is welcome.
Libya and The Holy Triumvirate
By William Blum, Anti-Empire Report, March 28, 2011 The words they find it very difficult to say — “civil war”. Libya is engaged in a civil war. The United States and the European Union and NATO — The Holy Triumvirate…