In the days since Hamas’s violent rampage through southern Israel, one word that keeps popping up is “unprovoked.” A Biden administration official condemned “the unprovoked attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians,” while Mike Pence urged every American to “condemn the unprovoked and massive attack on Israel by terrorists in
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Claiming Joy & Healing Amidst the Climate Emergency : Cultivating Quantum Consciousness in the Climate Emergency
How would embracing quantum thinking change the way we think about ourselves, the way we think about others, what we put out into the world? And what would that mean in the context of the Climate Emergency? How would that change our response to what we’re bombarded with on the
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace 2023
Winnipeg, August 9, 2023 — Winnipeggers held a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These ceremonies are conducted each year to help keep alive the memory of these attacks so that current generations understand we must never allow nuclear
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Dimitri Lascaris on why we need to make peace with Russia
On Thursday, June 22, 2023, Canadian lawyer, journalist, and peace activist Dimitri Lascaris spoke in Winnipeg about his recent trip to Russia and the need for Canada to promote a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine. Lascaris was on a 10-city Canadian tour entitled “Making Peace with Russia, One
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Canada’s War on the Environment
Canada has declared war on the environment. That is the only conclusion one can draw after viewing Tamara Lorincz’s presentation at the most recent annual meeting of Peace Alliance Winnipeg (of which I am a proud member). In her talk, Tamara discusses the key lessons contained in three reports –
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Free Speech for Peace
Free Speech for Peace was presented by Ethnorama News Winnipeg and Al Cafe and recorded at Winnipeg’s historic Ukrainian Labour Temple on March 31, 2023. The event arose out of a need to raise money to sustain this alternative publication when key advertisers (local NDP Members of Parliament) opted to
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Stop the War!
Joining with peace groups across Canada and around the world, Peace Alliance Winnipeg marked the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine with an information picket in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village. Here’s a bit of video I shot at that less-than-toasty-warm action.
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Negotiate Peace in Ukraine
Winnipeg, January 21, 2023: Members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg distributed literature in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village calling for an immediate ceasefire and negotiated peace agreement to end the Ukraine War. Following is the statement they distributed. Please share widely. More war and weapons are not the way to peace! Statement of
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Winnipeggers say “No” to planned new fighter jet purchase
Winnipeg peace activists joined with their counterparts in several cities in Canada this weekend to reject the federal government’s plan to spend billions on new F-35 fighter jets at a time when citizens are struggling to afford food and shelter. For more information on the campaign, visit the “No Fighter
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Peace Through Pieces – Functionalism in International Relations
Once and awhile Counterpunch surprises me with a bit of unvarnished factual reporting. I didn’t know that Functionalism was a think in International Relations – but what a great concept to make the world a more peaceable place. “Peace through pieces” was an important contribution to understanding mediating differences by
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: No to NATO! Peace in Ukraine!
Winnipeg, Oct. 28, 2022: Members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg picketed outside Winnipeg’s Delta Inn, site of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress conference, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand.
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Abolish NATO for World Peace!
On June 29, 2022, members of Peace Alliance Winnipeg joined peace activists in a dozen cities who demonstrated their opposition to NATO and Canada’s membership in it. You can find a good overview of this week-long national campaign here.
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Winnipeggers speak out against Trudeau’s military spending plans
Winnipeg, April 8, 2022: Glenn Michalchuk (r) delivers a statement criticizing federal government military spending plans to the office of Jim Carr, MP (Winnipeg South Centre). Photo: Paul S. Graham On April 8th, 2022, Winnipeg peace activists held an information picket in front of the office of Jim Carr, Liberal
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Free Julian Assange!
Dimitri Lascaris is an accomplished lawyer, journalist and activist. Among his many achievements, Dimitri ran for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada in 2020, finishing second out of eight candidates and demonstrating that there at least 10,000 eco-socialists in the Green Party of Canada. Dimitri spoke at the
Continue readingThings Are Good: Mental Health Workers are Better than Cops
Sending mental health workers as first responders to mental health issues is way better than sending workers with other specialities. This may sound obvious, but for decades in the USA and Canada we’ve been sending police (armed with guns) to help people in distress. Some cities in the USA have
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Reclaiming Democracy In Canada – And Around The World
In the 1960s, there was a cultural awakening which spread rapidly around the world, and Chomsky is right in calling it both a cultural awakening, and also, an outbreak of democracy. The civil rights movement, the women’s rights movement, the gay rights movement, the native rights movement, the anti-war and
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Reflections on the good life – Simplify, simplify
What brings true happiness? A healthy lifestyle; a positive attitude, outlook and philosophy; a simple life close to nature; meaningful work; time spent in solitude and stillness, reconnecting with yourself; and surrounding yourself with people, and an environment, a place, that fit with you: these things bring happiness and peace
Continue readingThings Are Good: Alternative Solutions to Calling the Police
Respect for the police continues to erode due to questionable, immoral, and illegal police behaviour. Just this week in Ontario, police breaking the law ruined an entire case taking down a mob gambling operation. It’s also impossible to ignore the abhorrent police actions highlighted by BLM and similar organizations. So
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: I Have A Dream
I Have A Dream: surely, and unquestionably, that great speech by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is one of the most important, and most beautiful, uplifting, empowering, ennobling, visionary and inspiring speeches ever given. Listen again to these words. These words were never more relevant than now. Unity
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Ban Killer Drones
Peace Activists in the United States have launched a campaign they hope will result in an international ban on weaponized drones. Their new website will tell you more than you want to know about the deployment and lethal effects of these airborne killing machines. It also has suggestions for action
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