National movement encouraging cross-country trek to get country more invested as a diplomatic peacekeeper
A gathering of people from Bamfield wanting to write letters asking for a ceasefire in Gaza last summer has turned into a peace movement that will connect the west coast of Vancouver Island with the nation's capital in Ontario."We started to think of the broader context of what Canada was doing" in the Middle East, he said.
"Over the last few decades Canada has lowered its commitment to UN Peacekeeping," says Wyton, who is spearheading the train project for the west coast."At its height we had almost 4,000 Canadian UN Peacekeepers and today there are less than 30." John Mayba of Port Alberni pre-purchased a block of tickets for the train and will be one of the participants heading to Ottawa. Mayba is no stranger to peace-focused events.
"These consisted of speakers and singing, which was led by a guitar playing Granneman and other local musicians including Danny Dolen. The group later received an invitation from the Sikh Temple to come for lunch after the rally and the annual event became a walk for peace to the Sikh Temple," he said.
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