[antiwar-van] Mar 13-21 MAWO Presents GLOBAL WEEK OF ACTION AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION!

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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||

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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 

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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

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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)


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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

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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.


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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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: info at mawovancouver.org or
604.322.1764



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