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Important in Winnipeg; Important Everywhere! New fact sheets explain Indigenous rights issues

During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The United States dropped the bombs after obtaining the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people, most of whom were civilians. They remain the only use of nuclear weapons in the history of warfare. In the final year of the war, the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a bloody invasion of the Japanese mainland. This undertaking was preceded by a conventional and firebombing campaign that destroyed 67 Japanese cities. The war in Europe had concluded when Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8, 1945. As the Allies turned their full attention to the war in the Pacific War, the Japanese faced the same fate. The Allies called for the unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945—the alternative being “prompt and utter destruction”. The Japanese ignored the ultimatum and the war continued. By August 1945, the Allies’ Manhattan Project had produced two types of atomic bombs, and the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was equipped with the specialized Silverplate version of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress that could deliver them from Tinian in the Mariana Islands. Orders for atomic bombs to be used on four […]

One of the ways we respond to “that of God in all” is through our meeting’s Peace and Social Action Committee (PSAC) Here is the record of a recent working retreat we had.   Peace and Social Action Committee (PSAC) Report on Visioning/Planning Retreat Saturday, May 26, 2018, 12:00noon to 5:30pm at Centre for Christian Studies IN ATTENDANCE: Norma, Mary, Ruth, Elaine, Jim, Glenn, Robert, John, Gwen, Mark, Charlotte, Dawn (facilitator) POT LUCK LUNCH OPENED WITH WORSHIP TREATY LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RUTH RECITED lines from Winter Walking by Al Purdy GOALS FOR THE DAY:Discerning ways forward to propose to WMM for our corporate witness to peace and social justice in the coming year. BRAINSTORM ON POSSIBLE ‘LEADINGS’ in Winnipeg Monthly Meeting   SUMMARY REPORT ON THE RETREAT: 1. SEASONS OF TESTIMONY LAID DOWN • Despite the overall positive evaluation the past 2 1/2 years of PSAC’s Seasons of Testimony for Learning, Action and Worship the gathered meeting decided to lay down the Seasons 3-month cycles format for pursuing these goals in Winnipeg Monthly Meeting. • We will continue to integrate the goals of learning, action and worship within a less structured model. For clarity, the discussion and discernment that emerged over […]

Our meeting is supporting The Deserter.

The past half year has been brimming with action and reflection for Winnipeg Monthly  Meeting. For the past couple of years, we have been seasoning a way to live out our Quaker testimonies. Through the leadings of our Peace and Social Action Committee, we have emerged with a practice we call “Seasons of Testimony.” This winter Mark Burch, one of our members, led six workshops on voluntary simplicity during our “Season of Simplicity.” Another highlight – organized during our Season for Treaty Relations – was the We Are  All Treaty Peoples celebration in September, co-sponsored by WMM, the Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba and Winnipeg Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. This event, open to all, celebrated the treaties which cover much of Manitoba. We have continued distributing the booklet we printed in 2015, the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. PDFs of the printable version are posted on our website. All are encouraged to download this version for free to produce more booklets for your own distribution. Several of our members created a podcast last year, What Canst Thou Say, as part of our oral history project documenting the story of Quakers in Manitoba. You can hear […]