Photo: Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by the Israeli military on May 11, 2022. She was remembered at the June 1, 2022, protest against CANSEC. Three years ago today, on May 11, 2022, Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the back of her head by an Read more…
PBI-Mexico has posted: “Mexico for #Mother’s Day, searching mothers gather across the country demanding justice and truth for the thousands of disappearances faced by Mexico. From @PBI_Mexico we accompanied marches and rallies in Mexico City, Morelia and Cuernavaca.” The Spanish news agency EFE reports: “Thousands of mothers marched this Saturday, Read more…
Photo from protest against CANSEC 2024. Peace Brigades International-Canada will be observing the Shut Down CANSEC mobilization against the CANSEC arms show this coming Wednesday May 28 starting at 7 am at the EY Centre in Ottawa. Information about Shut Down CANSEC can be found on Instagram here. CANSEC is Read more…
Photo by Marco Hernandez/FGER. On May 9, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Today #PBIacompanies in [the town of] Nebaj [in the department of El Quiché] the Association for Justice and Reconciliation -AJR- in the acts of commemoration of the historic sentence that condemned General Efrain Rios Montt for the #GenocidioIxil. “This is how Read more…
We encourage you to watch this upcoming Facebook Live webinar on Thursday May 22 starting at 12:00 pm MST (2 pm ET) featuring: – Sleydo’ – Molly Wickham: Wing Chief of Cas Yikh, a house group of the Gidimt’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. – Chief Na’Moks – Hereditary Chief, Read more…
PBI-Colombia has posted on Instagram: “On May Day, in commemoration of International Workers’ Day, we accompanied @FCSPP in the march in Bogota. During the march, an act of remembrance was held to commemorate 20 years since the murder of Nicolás Neira, which occurred on May 1, 2005, at the hands Read more…
Photo: “Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown at her camp and dog sanctuary, situated a few dozen metres from the projected right-of-way of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline.” Photo by Mike Graeme, November 27, 2024. Friends of Gitxsan Gitanyow have posted on Instagram: “Want to come help build a tiny house Read more…
Photo by Toronto Police posted on X, April 30, 2025. On April 29, 2025, the Toronto Police Service posted: “Toronto’s Mounted Unit helped get Ottawa’s officers back in the saddle again. On April 11, five Ottawa Police Service officers who graduated from Toronto’s 15-week Basic Equitation Course will be among Read more…
Photo: Siona leader Mario Erazo Yaiguaje and Amazon Frontlines lawyer Lina Maria Espinosa during a community assembly. Photo by Amazon Frontlines. Montreal-based journalist Lital Khaikin writes about the Indigenous ‘land back’ movement in Colombia in Waging Nonviolence. Khaikin begins her article by setting this crucial context: “Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement Read more…
On May 7, PBI-Honduras posted: “This weekend, we accompanied the Association for the Defence of Common Property in Quimistán (ASODEBICOQ) and observed an open town meeting in which the Quimistán communities present asked that the bidding process for the El Tablón dam be suspended. In addition, the population asked to Read more…