[antiwar-van] THURSDAY AUG.9th: Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan Picket Actions

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward* + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = +   PICKET ACTIONS: CANADA/NATO OUT OF AFGHANISTAN! Vancouver/Victoria Antiwar Pickets Target BC’sCanadian Forces Recruitment Centers+ = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = + = +   >>> VANCOUVER – THURSDAY AUG. 9th12 NOONCanadian Armed Forces Recruiting Center(1070 W Georgia St – on Georgia near Thurlow)Organized by Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) >>> VICTORIA – FRIDAY AUG. 10th12 NOONCanadian Armed Forces Recruitment Center(827 Fort St - on Fort St near Blanshard)Organized by the Victoria Canada Out of Afghanistan CampaignEndorsed by Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= As opposition to the criminal war in Afghanistan increases among people in Canada, this week two Canadian Armed Forces Recruitment Centers face antiwar protests at their doors. While Canada’s death toll uncomfortably sits at 66, Afghan deaths soar, as only from January 2007 until now over 600 Afghan civilians have been killed.  What has the impact of Canada/NATO war and occupation in Afghanistan really been? Why after 6 years of US/Canada/NATO occupation the living situation in Afghanistan has not been improved but deteriorated:    -        More than 6.5 million Afghans face malnutrition and starvation-        1 in 4 children, mainly aged 7 - 14 are forced to work to survive-        7 million Afghan children were currently out of school while 5 million children attend school, up from 3.1 million in 2003 and around 1 million in 2001, when the Taliban were in power according to Oxfam report.-        Afghanistan has the 3rd highest infant mortality-        1 women dies every 28 minutes from pregnancy related causes-  Why under presence and occupation of foreign troops Afghanistan has become the world’s biggest producer of opium according to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC).-        The Taliban and other anti-government groups in Afghanistan have gained public support due to the Afghan government's failure to provide essential security and development, and have used the presence of warlords in the government to discredit President Karzai's administration and its international backers according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Join Vancouver, Victoria, and people in Afghanistan in demanding “Canada Out of Afghanistan Now!” and “Independent Public Inquiry Now!”  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupationhttp://MAWOVANCOUVER.ORGmailto:info@mawovancouver.orgP 604.322.1764  F 604.322.1763~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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