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Global Week Of Action Against War + Occupation
BIG COUPLE OF WEEKS COMING UP!
Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) www.mawovancouver.org MARCH 13-21 MAWO PRESENTS… **GLOBAL WEEK OF ACTION** Against Imperialist War Drive and for self-determination of oppressed nations! A week of antiwar, anti occupation events and actions for building a strong, effective antiwar movement March 18/19 2006 and beyond! ||all events organized or endorsed by MAWO|| ------------------------------------- MONDAY MARCH 13 Emergency Picket Action Against The Canadian Occupation of Afghanistan 12NOON - 1PM CANADA FORCES RECRUITMENT CENTRE (1070 W. Georgia St, Downtown Vancouver) CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN! STOP THE CANADIAN WAR DRIVE! INDEPENDENT PUBLIC INQUIRY! INTO CANADA'S OCCUPATION OF AFGHANISTAN! Organized by: Mobilization Against War and Occupation ------------------------------------------ WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 Free City-wide forum: “Racist Cartoons, Islamophobia – the roots & consequences” 6:30pm SFU Harbour Center – Room 1700 (515 W. Hastings St. @ Seymour St.) A free public discussion forum featuring members of Muslim communities and anti-war organizers Speakers: USAMA AL-ATAR - Muslim Youth Lecturer ASIF ALI SHAH -United Muslim Alliance NATASHA DARWISH – AMS Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq & Internationally - UBC IVAN DRURY - MAWO & Fire this Time Movement for Social Justice Organized by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) Endorsed by: United Muslim Alliance ----------------------------- FRIDAY MARCH 17 ::Langara College:: “Colonialism, War, Occupation and the struggle for the self-determination of oppressed nations: from Indigenous Nations in Canada to Palestine, to Afghanistan” 12:30pm Langara Students Union Building (SUB) Spindle Whorl Room ++Guest Speakers: HAZEM JAMJOUM Al Awda Palestinian Right of Return Coalition, Arab Students Collective University of Toronto, founding member of Coalition Against Israel’s War Crimes MOSTAFA HENAWAY Toronto Solidarity Project,Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Taxi Driver Ctte), International Solidarity Movement AARON MERCREDI Redwire Native Youth Media & Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) Organized by: Langara Students United Against War & Occupation Club Co-sponsored by: Langara Students’ Union United People of Color Center & Langara Students Union Native Students Center Endorsed by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) --------------------------------- SATURDAY MARCH 18 *INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ* On the 3rd Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq... WAR NO MORE! US/UK Out of Iraq! Canada Out of Afghanistan! Canada/France/US Out of Haiti! Let War Resisters Stay in Canada! 11:30 AM Assemble at Seaforth Park (South end of Burrard Street Bridge) 1:00 PM RALLY at VANCOUVER ART GALLERY (Georgia and Howe St.) Organized by Stopwar.ca Endorsed by Mobilization Against War and Occupation ----------------------------- SUNDAY MARCH 19 All-Day Anti-War Conference: “Against Imperialist War Drive - For the Self-Determination of Oppressed Nations” 10am - 6pm Britannia Community Centre (1661 Napier St @ Commericial Dr. Conference for assessing the anti-war movement in Vancouver, Canada, and beyond in order to strategize for expansion and moving forward in building an effective anti-war, anti-occupation movement. ++Featuring Guest Speaker: HAZEM JAMJOUM Al Awda Palestinian Right of Return Coalition, Arab Students Collective University of Toronto, founding member of Coalition Against Israel’s War Crimes ++Multimedia presentations and workshops on Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Haiti, Indigenous Nations in Canada, Iran, Cuba, Rwanda & Building the Antiwar Movement. ----------------------------- SUNDAY MARCH 19 – EVENING! MAWO Fundraiser & Cultural Night: “Fight the Powers That Be!” ++Featuring various local music acts against war & occupation – for performers see www.mawovancouver.org for updates! Doors @ 7:30 Show @ 8:00 El Cocal Restaurant (1037 Commercial Drive) -------------------------- MONDAY MARCH 20 ::Capilano College:: “Colonialism and the fight for self-determination: exploring the links between the occupations of Palestine and Indigenous Nations in Canada” 12:30pm CSU Maple 101 ++Featuring: HAZEM JAMJOUM Al Awda Palestinian Right of Return Coalition, Arab Students Collective University of Toronto, founding member of Coalition Against Israel’s War Crimes Organized by: CSU - Capilano Students Against War Endorsed by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) -------------------------- MONDAY MARCH 20 ::SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY:: “Self Determination for Palestine! Understanding the Palestinian Struggle and Peace in the Middle East” 1:30pm Forum Chambers, Maggie Benston Center (underneath the “Higher Grounds” Café) ++Featuring: MOSTAFA HENAWAY Toronto Solidarity Project,Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Taxi Driver Ctte), International Solidarity Movement Organized by: MAWO Club- SFU Endorsed by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) -------------------------- MONDAY MARCH 20 ::CITY WIDE FORUM: “SELF DETERMINATION FOR PALESTINE!:: Understanding the Palestinian struggle and peace in the Middle East” 6:30pm Location TBA ++Featuring: HAZEM JAMJOUM Al Awda Palestinian Right of Return Coalition, Arab Students Collective University of Toronto, founding member of Coalition Against Israel’s War Crimes MOSTAFA HENAWAY Toronto Solidarity Project,Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Taxi Driver Ctte), International Solidarity Movement Organized by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) -------------------------- TUESDAY MARCH 21 ::UBC:: “Is Israel an Apartheid State?” 12noon SUB Room 214-216 ++Featuring: HAZEM JAMJOUM Al Awda Palestinian Right of Return Coalition, Arab Students Collective University of Toronto, founding member of Coalition Against Israel’s War Crimes AARON MERCREDI Redwire Native Youth Media & Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) REEM ALNUERI Palestine Arab Women’s Association Organized by: UBC Palestine Solidarity Committee Endorsed by: Palestine Arab Women’s Association, Palestine Community Center, Mobilization Against War & Occupation -MAWO, UBC AMS Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq & Internationally -CAWOPI, Arab Students Association, UBC AMS Social Justice Center -------------------------- TUESDAY MARCH 21 ::Douglas College:: “Canada in Afghanistan & the New Canadian War Drive” 12noon SUB Lounge ++Featuring: MOSTAFA HENAWAY Toronto Solidarity Project,Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Taxi Driver Ctte), International Solidarity Movement Organized by: Antiwar Committee at Douglas College Endorsed by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) -------------------------- All Events Organized or Endorsed by Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) For more information on the Global Week of Action in Vancouver check out: WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG Contact MAWO at: [email protected] or 604.322.1764 
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if your a little tired, perhaps some domestic action will be bearable?
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