"April 9, 2017 will mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. From April 3-9, the Canadian government, with other organizations, will attempt to stir our souls with a sanitized version of the battle of Vimy Ridge. Using the occasion to further militarize our society and promote a system that profits from continuous war, they will regale us with tales of past glories and the birth of a nation." - Jane Gilcrist,Canadian Dimensions Magazine PeaceQuest Kingston answered the…

SUNDAY APRIL 9th, 9:50 am: VIMY VIGIL FOR PEACE, CENOTAPH, VICTORIA PARK To mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the federal government is sponsoring a Vimy Commemoration /celebration of war and promotion of militarism.  From the government website:  "For the public, marching of troops from St. Paul's Cathedral to Cenotaph at Victoria Park, Ceremony approx.10:15, flypast. Followed by a re-dedication of Branch #001 of the Royal Canadian Legion (RCL). The museum at RCL will be open…

              Part of the Toronto Worker’s History Project, join co-author Ian McKay for a talk on The Vimy Trap. The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”—today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways…