[antiwar-van] June 27 - MAWO Organizing Meeting & Upcoming Direct Actions Against War

[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
P 604.322.1764	F 604.322.1763
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>>>>Organized by MAWO

((1)) Wednesday June 27th – MAWO Organizing Meeting
((2)) Wednesday July 4th - MAWO Education Class: “What Canada’s
      occupation has brought to the women of Afghanistan”
((3)) Thursday July 12 - Picket Action: "Canada/NATO Out of
      Afghanistan Now!"
((4)) Saturday & Sunday July 21st/22nd – Vancouver’s Hip Hop Festival
      Against War and Occupation 3

>>>>Endorsed by MAWO

((5)) 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

((6)) Tuesday June 26th - Rally Against Torture in Afghanistan
-- 5:30pm at Vancouver Public Library Square (at Homer
   St and Georgia St)
-- Organized by StopWar coalition

((7)) Friday/Saturday June 29/30 - Pastors for Peace
      Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba 2007 Send-Off Events:
>>>"Don't Miss the Bus!" - Forum & Cultural Evening
-- Friday June 29, 6:30pm @ the Unitarian Church of
Vancouver (949 W49th 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
-- Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba

((8)) Saturday July 7th – Asado/BBQ Dinner & Discussion on
      The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)
-- 4pm-5pm @ the Chilean Housing Co-op – 3390 School Ave.
(Behind Safeway on Kingsway)
-- Asado plate: $12 / Student plate (Shish Kabob): $6
-- Call Rosa for tickets – 604-430-2909
-- Organized by Solidarity Coalition for a United Latin
America

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1>>> MAWO Organizing Meeting
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 2007
6:30PM
@ the 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 four short weeks away and 
is shaping up to be the event of the summer as well as our next picket 
action against occupation of Afghanistan.
Get involved in organizing direct actions in this calendar and beyond - come 
out to the organizing meeting!

2>>> MAWO Education Class
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WEDNESDAY JULY 4, 2007
6:30PM
@ the Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(on Commercial Drive at Williams St)
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FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: “What Canada’s Occupation has brought to the women
of Afghanistan”

With a history of oppression and resistance, the women of Afghanistan are 
now under the endless list of brutal abuses that Canada’s occupation has 
implemented. Join us to learn about what the women of Afghanistan face, and 
how they are fighting and struggling for an end to the occupation that is 
their first step to women’s liberation.

3>>> Monthly Picket Action: "Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan Now!"
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THURSDAY JULY 12, 2007
12PM-1PM
@ the Canadian Armed Forces Recruitment Centre
(1070 W Georgia St – on Georgia St & Thurlow St, downtown Vancouver)
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4>>> Vancouver’s Hip Hop Festival Against War and Occupation 3!
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>>SATURDAY JULY 21, 2007
1PM – 11PM
@ Sunrise Pavilion (10341 – 135th Street Surrey –close to Surrey
Central Skytrain Station)
Workshop>>> “HIP HOP: ROOTS OF RESISTANCE”
Workshop>>> “HIP HOP – CLASS OF 2007”
Evening Showcase>>> “MUSIC AS THE MEANS!”

>>SUNDAY JULY 22, 2007
1PM – 6PM
@ Strathcona Park (on Venables Street at Malkin Ave)
All Day Outdoor Show>>> “OL’SKOOL BLOCK PARTY!”
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All Ages and All Free! All Hip Hop Against War & Occupation!
International + Local Artists | Workshops | Indoor + Outdoor Shows |
Film + Multimedia | MC-DJ-Breakdancer Showdown | Live Graffiti
Showcase Check http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG for updates & all
details!

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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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