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Religious leaders call for a ceasefire in Ukraine war
WASHINGTON, DC – The war in Ukraine continues to deepen the dehumanization of persons and devaluing the sense of being one human family. The U.S. President decided to send cluster munitions to...
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Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2023
Every year on August 6, the City of Hiroshima holds a Peace Memorial Ceremony to pray for the peaceful repose of the victims, for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and for lasting world peace. During...
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Nagasaki Peace Declaration 2023
Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki, Japan Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. “Suddenly a rainbow-like flash of light...
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Canada must sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Winnipeg, Aug. 9, 2023: Kristine-Claire Bolisay speaking at Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace 2023. Photo: Paul S. Graham by Kristine-Claire Bolisay Today, I stand before you to discuss the Treaty on the...
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Every nation must prioritize diplomacy, cooperation, and peaceful conflict...
Winnipeg, August 9, 2023: Ukrainian journalist Yuliia Kovalenko speaking at Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace on the need to prevent war through diplomacy. Photo: Paul S. Graham by Yuliia Kovalenko I stand...
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The Story of Sadako
by Junko Bailey Winnipeg, August 9, 2023: Momoka St. Louis reads The Story of Sadako at Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace. Origami, the art of folding paper to make decorative items, is a common indoor...
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Webinar Video: Manufacturing Consent for War in Canada and the United States
Wars rarely begin on the battlefield. Long before the first shots are fired, governments prepare their citizens to accept the death and destruction that would otherwise be unacceptable. In this...
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October 1-8 Mobilization: Peace Now! Stop The War! Stop NATO! Peace Now!
by the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network The Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network (CWPJN) urges people in Canada to join us in the global mobilization (October 1st to 8th) for an end to the war in...
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A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western...
“Learn to do right; seek justice; defend the oppressed” (Isa 1:17). We, at the undersigned Palestinian Christian institutions and grassroots movements, grieve and lament the renewed cycle of violence...
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Getting the Message About Palestine into the Media
Oct. 18, 2023: Winnipeggers rally in solidarity with the people of Gaza at the Manitoba Legislature. Photo: Candice Bodnaruk by Candice Bodnaruk On Wednesday, October 18 a friend and I hosted a Rally...
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GAZA: Community Solidarity Manitoba calls for ceasefire and more
Community Solidarity Manitoba Statement On the Violence in Israel-Palestine and the Need for Local Governments and Communities to Promote Peace (November 1st, 2023) Community Solidarity Manitoba was...
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Labour for Palestine in Winnipeg
Group Aims to Raise Awareness About Palestine in the Labour Movement by Candice Bodnaruk I recently started attending Labour 4 Palestine meetings at the Union Centre in Winnipeg. Labour for Palestine...
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Winnipeg group is raising funds for Palestinian refugees in the Philippines
A Winnipeg-based group, the Filipinos for Palestine in Treaty 1 territory, Turtle Island is raising funds for Palestinian refugees seeking shelter and a new life in the Philippines. You can read more...
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Emergency Rally for Rafah in Winnipeg, February 13th, 2024
People will gather on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 at 5:30pm at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Portage Avenue (the old Hudson’s Bay Company building) for an Emergency Rally for Rafah....
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Canadian peace groups call on Parliament to work for peace in Ukraine
Today, Canadian peace groups sent the following letter to Canadian Parliamentarians. February 24, 2024 BRIEFING: On the Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine, the Urgent Need is for a Ceasefire,...
View ArticleWinnipeggers rally to demand that the US Government “Let Cuba Live!”
Winnipeg, March 24, 2024: Members of the Manitoba-Cuba Solidarity Committee rallied to show support for the Cuban people in their six-decade struggle to end the United States economic blockade of...
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Advocates for a Gaza Ceasefire rallied at MP Ben Carr’s Winnipeg office on...
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...
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Dr. Hassan Diab’s struggle for justice continues
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the French Government continues to seek the imprisonment of Dr. Hassan Diab, a Canadian citizen, for an alleged terrorist attack that happened 44 years...
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Call on Canada to stop the attack on Rafah
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,...
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Gaza, genocide and international law
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the southern Gaza Strip in Rafah on November 7, 2023 [AP/Hatem Ali]by Candice Bodnaruk Countries around the world are being held...
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