[antiwar-van] MAWO Organizing Meeting & Upcoming Direct Actions!

Tue Jul 10 14:32:52 PDT 2007

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MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation
Organizing Meeting & Upcoming Direct Actions
http://MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG
mailto:info at mawovancouver.org
P 604.322.1764	F 604.322.1763
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>>>> Organized by MAWO (see below for details)

((1)) Tuesday July 10 - Picket Action: "Canada/NATO
Out of Afghanistan Now!"

((2)) Wednesday July 11th – MAWO Organizing Meeting 

((3)) Saturday July 14th – Sneak Preview of
Vancouver’s Hip Hop Festival Against War and
Occupation 3!

((4)) Wednesday July 18th - MAWO Education Class - 

((5)) Saturday & Sunday July 21st/22nd – Vancouver's
Hip Hop Festival Against War and Occupation 3

>>>> Endorsed by MAWO

((6)) Thursday July 12th – Picket Action demanding
that the U.S. Government: “Release the Humanitarian
Aid to Cuba!” and “Free the Cuban 5 Now!”
-- 12:00pm–1:00pm at the US Consulate, 1075 W.Pender
(near Thurlow St.)
-- Organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee -
Vancouver

((7)) Friday July 27th – Forum and Cultural Evening to
Celebrate the July 26th Movement and Gains of the
Cuban Revolution
-- 6:00pm at the Mt Pleasant Neighborhood House - 800
E Broadway
-- Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity
with Cuba (VCSC)

((8)) Sunday August 12th - The 17th Annual Under The
Volcano Festival of Art & Social Change
-- 12:00PM Noon at Cates Park in North Vancouver
-- Admission: Sliding scale $10-$20 (Limited amount of
$5 low income admissions available)
-- For more Info: volcano at resist.ca or
http://volcano.resist.ca

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1>>> Monthly Picket Action: "Canada/NATO Out of
Afghanistan Now!"
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TUESDAY JULY 10, 2007
3:30PM-4:30PM
Canadian Armed Forces Recruitment Centre
(1070 W Georgia St – on Georgia St & Thurlow St,
downtown Vancouver)
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With the death of 6 Canadian soldiers on July 4th, the
death toll for Canada is now at 66 because of the
occupation, as at the same time criticism from people
in Canada and around the world is rising against the
deadly NATO air strikes on Afghan villages and towns.
Deaths of Afghan civilians number well into the tens
of thousands coupled with a displaced population well
over 6 millions. Join us to demand the immediate end
of the Canadian occupation of Afghanistan and call for
independent inquiry NOW!

2>>> MAWO Organizing Meeting
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WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 2007
6:30PM
Britannia Community Center (address: 1661 Napier
St – on Commercial Drive at Napier St)
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Join us at the MAWO meeting for organizing and
building our ongoing campaigns against Canada's
occupation of Afghanistan, the US/UK occupation of
Iraq, against attacks on Iran and for
self-determination for all oppressed nations.  We will
be discussing our upcoming Hip Hop Festival Against
War + Occupation 3, which is only a week and a half
away and is shaping up to be the event of the summer,
as well as contribute to the report back from the July
10th picket action against Canada's occupation of
Afghanistan. Get involved in organizing direct actions
in this calendar and beyond - come out to the
organizing meeting!

3>>> Sneak Preview of Vancouver’s Hip Hop Festival
Against War & Occupation!!
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SATURDAY JULY 14, 2007
12:00PM – 2:00PM
Vancouver Art Gallery (on the Robson St. side near
Howe St.) 
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As we are on the brink of this years Vancouver Hip Hop
Festival Against War and Occupation, MAWO is sneaking
in special preview into this exciting festival! Listen
to MC’s, DJ’s and Breakdancers flood the streets of
Vancouver with just enough anti-war hip hop to bring
the people of Vancouver back for full Hip Hop Festival
Against War and Occupation next week! 

4>>> MAWO Education Class – “Hip Hop and the Culture
of Resistance”
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WEDNESDAY JULY 18, 2007
6:30PM
Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(on Commercial Drive at Williams St)
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FOCUS: As we quickly approach this years’ Hip Hop
Festival Against War & Occupation, we must discuss Hip
Hop, not simply as a music of today’s youth, but of a
culture of resistance, that fighters from the Ghettos
of America to the slingshot shooting youth of
Palestine have used to inform, motivate and inspire
social justice activists the world over!

5>>> Vancouver's Hip Hop Festival Against War and
Occupation 3!
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SATURDAY JULY 21st & SUNDAY JULY 22nd, 2007
Venues and Times below!
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All Ages | All Free | All Hip Hop Against War &
Occupation | Local & International Artists | Workshops
| Indoor + Outdoor Shows | Film + Multimedia |
MC-DJ-Breakdancer Showdown | Live Graffiti Showcase

Artists include...
Spin, Invincible, People’s Poets and Jackson 2Bears
coming in from Toronto, Detroit, Edmonton and
Victoria, along with some of the finest local artists
such as Ndidi Cascade, Genetics, Influents, JB the 1st
Lady, Kytami, Snake Eyez, Sunday Skool Dropoutz and
Rapsure Risin’... and many more!!

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- ((( DAY 1 ))) –

*** SATURDAY JULY 21st ***
1PM – 11PM
SUNRISE PAVILION
10341 – 135th Street Surrey
(Close to Surrey Central Skytrain Station)

>>Workshop 1>>> "HIP HOP: ROOTS OF RESISTANCE"
Spirited discussion covering some of the most
important and relevant topics within Hip Hop culture
today including: the origins of Hip Hop, The Rise +
Role of Women in Hip Hop, the Indigenous Perspective
on Hip Hop and the Internationalism of Hip Hop!

>>Workshop 2>>> "HIP HOP ACADEMY– CLASS OF 2007"
Scratch, headspin and rap your way into the dynamic
and creative world of Hip Hop like you've never
experienced before!

>>Evening Showcase>>> "MUSIC AS THE MEANS!"
An evening showcase that will feature MCs, DJs,
Breakdancers and VJs from across the continent, who
will grace the mic, decks and hardwood for this Hip
Hop jamboree!

--> Email info at mawovancouver.org to register/sign-up
for workshops and secure your spot! Registration is
encouraged but not required.

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- ((( DAY 2 ))) –

*** SUNDAY JULY 22nd ***
1PM – 6PM
STRATHCONA PARK  
(Venables St at Malkin Ave)

>>All Day Outdoor Show>>> "OL'SKOOL BLOCK PARTY!"
An outdoor Hip Hop experience that will be sure to
cater to your ears, eyes, muscles and mind! An
all-star line up of talent on the mic, on the decks,
on the hardwood, wielding a spray can and on the
concrete are going to light up Strathcona park for the
gathering of the summer! Be sure to also check out our
Film Screening Tent, Workshop Tent and Breakdance/MC
battle!

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***MAWO meetings and bi-weekly education classes are a
part of building the antiwar movement by combining
political education and analysis with MAWO's direct
actions, events, seminars and conferences, and
festivals.

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