by Paul S. Graham On March 20, 2025 I recorded the Winnipeg segment of the cross-country tour of Israeli refuseniks Tal Mitnick and Einat Gerlitz. The venue, Home Street Mennonite Church, was packed. The speakers were impressively articulate, poised and…
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by Paul S. Graham Professor Michael Lynk, who teaches law at the University of Western Ontario, served as the United Nations “Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967” from 2016 to 2022. He…
by Glenn Michalchuk The recent ruling from the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ) that the Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are illegal and a violation of international law is important and long overdue. The fact that this happened…
by Candice Bodnaruk A boycott campaign recently started in Winnipeg is demanding Manitoba Liquor Marts remove Israeli wines from their store shelves. Earlier this year, organizers of “No Wine From Genocide” wrote to the provincial minister responsible for liquor and…
by Diane Zack Cuba’s support for Palestine goes back to the time before the Cuban Revolution of 1959. When the vote took place in the UN in 1947 to partition Mandatory Palestine according to the provisions of the Balfour Declaration,…
by Candice Bodnaruk On May 1, International Workers Day, people gathered in solidarity at Winnipeg’s City Hall for Workers Stand With Palestine, an action against apartheid and genocide in Gaza. The sun was shining and there wasn’t a cloud in…
Islamic Relief Canada has launched an email campaign to convince the Canadian government to oppose the Israeli attack on Rafah, Gaza. The email, which will be sent to one’s Member of Parliament, reads: I am a constituent in your riding…
by Candice Bodnaruk On March 25, 2024 at 2pm, about 20 people gathered outside Carr’s office with placards and noisemakers to call out Carr for his recent vote in parliament against an NDP motion that demanded an end to Canadian…
Members of @peacewinnipeg and @singforhumanity visited Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureaux during his regular meeting with constituents at McDonalds to sing him their adaptation of the song entitled “The Green Green Grass of Home” (lyrics by @mike_yung) and to eat grass in solidarity…
