[antiwar-van] Wed June 13 MAWO Meeting & Upcoming Direct Actions Against War & Occupation

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*please forward*

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MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation
Organizing Meeting & Upcoming Direct Actions
http://MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG
mailto:info at mawovancouver.org
604.322.1764
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>>Organized by MAWO

1) Wednesday June 13th – MAWO Organizing Meeting
2) Wednesday June 20th - MAWO Education Class
3) Thursday June 21st - Emergency Picket Action: Canada/NATO Out of 
Afghanistan!
4) Saturday June 23rd – Monthly Antiwar Demonstration


~-~ JULY 2007 ~-~

!!! MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW !!!
HIP HOP FESTIVAL AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION 3!

JULY 20-22,  All Ages and All Free! All Hip Hop Against War & Occupation!
International + Local Artists Workshops Film + Multimedia MC-DJ-Breakdancer 
Showdowns Graffiti Showcase

Check http://MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG for updates & all details!

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>>Endorsed by MAWO

5) Friday June 15th - "Che, Cuba and the Coming Changes in Latin America"
-- 6:30pm at the Chilean Housing Co-op 3390 School Ave. (Behind Safeway on 
Kingsway & Tyne)
A public forum commerating the 89th anniversary of Che's birthday and his 
life and legacy. Featuring the film: "Che: Love, Politics, Rebelry" - the 
first Cuban documentary ever made about Che!
-- Organized by Solidarity Coalition for a United Latin-America

6) Tuesday June 26th - Monthly Picket Action to Free the Cuban 5
-- 4pm-5pm at the US Consulate (1075 W.Pender St)
-- Organized by the Free the CUban 5 Committee - Vancouver

7) Vancouver - Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba 2007 
Send-Off Events:
-- Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba

Last Chance to Join the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to
Cuba! - Workshop
-- Sunday June 17, 12:30pm @ the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (949 W
49th St - at Oak St)

"Don't Miss the Bus!" - Forum & Cultural Evening
-- Friday June 29, 6:30pm @ the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (949 W
49th St - at Oak St)

Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Border Crossing - Picnic & Rally at
the Peace Arch
-- Saturday June 30, 12:00pm @ Peace Arch Park - US/Canada Border,
White Rock BC/Blaine WA
-- Call 778-882-5223 for information about transportation

8) Tuesday June 26th - Rally Against Torture in Afghanistan
-- 5:30pm at Vancouver Public Library Square (at Homer St and Georgia St)
-- Organized by the Stopwar Coalition Vancouver


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1>>> MAWO organizing meeting
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WEDNESDAY June 13th, 2007
6:30PM
@ the Britannia Community Center
(1661 Napier St – on Commercial Drive at Napier St)
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Join us at the MAWO meeting for organizing and building ……To get involved in 
planning these and other actions beyond this week join us at this week’s 
meeting! And for more information check out http://www.mawovancouver.org


2>>> MAWO Education Class
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WEDNESDAY June 20th, 2007
6:30PM
@ in the Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(on Commercial Drive at Williams St)
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FOCUS FOR WEEK:
What Canada is doing in Afghanistan - The Case of brutal occupation and 
torture in Afghanistan.


3>>> Emergency Picket Action: "Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan Now!"
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THURSDAY JUNE 21, 2007
3:30 - 4:30PM
@ the Canadian Armed Forces Recruitment Centre (1070 W Georgia St – on 
Georgia St & Thurlow St, downtown Vancouver)
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As the 57th soldier was recently killed in Afghanistan, MAWO will take to 
the streets to voice that a Canadian soldier dead means that Canada is at 
war with the people of Afghanistan, and killing the children, men and women 
of Afghanistan. Join us to demand:

CANADA/NATO OUT OF AFGHANISTAN! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW! CALL FOR AN 
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO CANADA'S WAR DRIVE IN AFGHANISTAN!


4>>> Vancouver Antiwar Anti-Occupation Demonstration
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SATURDAY JUNE 23, 2007
2:00PM
@ the Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson St & Howe St,
downtown Vancouver)
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Come out to the streets as Vancouver continues to rally in solidarity with 
all people struggling against war and occupation and calling for US/UK Out 
of Iraq! Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan! U.S./E.U. Hands Off Iran! Israel 
Hands Off Lebanon & Palestine! US/UN Troops Hands Off Africa! and 
Self-Determination for All Oppressed Nations!


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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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