[antiwar-van] Fwd: Amnesty International regional newsletter - June 3, 2002

[Carole Karkhairan]

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>BC/Yukon Regional Newsletter
>June 3, 2002
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>Africa and the G8 - Guest Speaker from Mozambique
>Africa's future development will be front and centre as Canada hosts the G8
>Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, later this month. One of the G8's priorities
>at the summit is building a new partnership for Africa's development. There
>is some expectation that the G8 leaders will adopt an action plan to work
>in concert with African states to eliminate poverty and stimulate
>sustainable growth in Africa. To foster discussion around the impact such
>plans may have on Africans, CUSO has brought several guest speakers to
>Canada, including Albino Forquilha, the National Coordinator for
>Transforming Arms into Ploughshares. He will be speaking in Vancouver on
>Friday, June 7 at SFU Harbour Centre, beginning at 7 p.m. in room 2510. He
>will share information and address social development, environmental
>sustainability, international development, and the role that Canadians have
>and can play in the implementation of such a plan. Admission is free.
>Co-presented by Amnesty International, BC/Yukon.
>
>Amnesty International Film Festival
>You are invited to be involved in planning the 2002 AI Film Festival, set
>for November 8-10 in Vancouver. Volunteers are needed to screen and rate
>films, help with promotion, and assist in various ways during the event. If
>you are interested contact Don Wright at dwright at amnesty.ca or call
>604-313-4069.
>
>Calendar of events
>Notices of workshops or meetings that are not Amnesty events are included
>for information only; inclusion does not imply that Amnesty International
>Canada endorses the event or organization.
>
>       June 20
>       THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY - An Investigative Reporter Exposes
>       the Truth About Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance
>       Fraudsters. Lecture by Greg Palast, reporter for BBC Newsnight and
>       the Guardian newspapers (Guardian & London Observer in the UK).
>       Website: www.gregpalast.com. 7:30pm, IWA Hall, 2859 Commercial Drive,
>       Vancouver. Contact: 604-274-1191, e-mail: khudson at vcn.bc.ca.
>
>       June 21-25
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>       The G6B (Group of 6 billion global citizens) Conference is taking
>       place in Calgary, just prior to the G8 Summit. The conference will
>       focus on trade and the economy, health, education, environment, human
>       security, and democracy and governance, and feature many
>       international guest and keynote speakers. For the agenda and
>       registration information go to www.peaceandhumanrights.org. Supported
>       by a variety of non-governmental organizations including Amnesty
>       International.
>
>
>       June 25
>       Vancouver group 52 presents Hedi Amendt, newly returned from Sierra
>       Leone. Hedi will contrast the work of Amnesty International with that
>       of the Red Cross. 7:15 p.m., Hewett Hall, Unitarian Church, 949 West
>       49th, Vancouver.
>
>If you wish to advertise an event, please send a brief message with the
>time and location to dwright at amnesty.ca. Please include contact
>information. To be removed from this list or to change your e-mail address
>please reply to dwright at amnesty.ca. Newsletter prepared by Don Wright,
>Regional Development  Coordinator, BC/Yukon, Amnesty International Canada.
>
>For more information about Amnesty International be sure to visit the
>BC/Yukon regional website at www.amnesty.bc.ca or the national website at
>www.amnesty.ca.