[antiwar-van] WED & THURS: Rallies in Defence of Alison Bodine! Anti-war Activist Faces Admissibility Hearing on Thursday

[Shannon Bundock]

ALISON BODINE DEFENCE COMMITTEE
http://alisonbodine.blogspot.com
defendalisonbodine at hotmail.com
778.891.1470 | 778.882.5223 | 604.339.7103

UPDATE #15 – Wednesday October 10, 2007

October 10: 
Over 2,000 Signatures Collected Demanding: Drop All
Charges Against Alison Now!

The campaign demanding that the Canada Border Services
Agency (CBSA) drop all charges against Alison Bodine
is gaining momentum during the fourth straight week of
actions. The campaign has been ongoing since September
13th, when Alison was targeted and arrested by the
CBSA as an anti-war and social justice activist.

On Tuesday, October 9, the Alison Bodine Defence
Committee held a successful petition drive and forum
at the University of Victoria, collecting over 500
signatures. In just two  weeks of the "Drop All
Charges Against Alison Bodine!" petition campaign, the
ABDC has collected over 2,000 signatures. The campaign
has received support letters from MPs Libby Davies,
Bill Siksay, and Alex Atamanenko, the Hospital
Employees’ Union of BC, the Federation of
Post-Secondary Educators, MLA David Chudnovsky and the
US-based Interreligious Foundation for Community
Organization/ Pastors for Peace in a strong show of
support for this case of democratic and human rights.

The campaign has made many gains within the last
month. One week ago, the campaign achieved the victory
of receiving the full disclosure of evidence from the
CBSA. Thursday’s hearing will finally give Alison the
chance to fully defend not only herself but the human
and democratic rights of social justice activists,
immigrants, refugees and all people without residency
or status in Canada. 

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. It has been clear from the
beginning that Alison was singled out for harassment,
arrest, detention and this extended period of
uncertainty and legal limbo because of her involvement
in the anti-war movement and social justice
organizing. The campaign is in its fourth week of
fighting for democratic and human rights of all
people. Now, Alison’s hearing is just one day away.
The ABDC is repeating the call for all peace-loving
and humanist people, all allies of oppressed people
fighting for their rights to get involved and support
this important campaign. The ABDC is collecting
letters of support and petition signatures from
grassroots organizations, labour and student unions,
politicians, professors and academics and people from
all walks of life to unite in defence of civil
liberties. Please send a letter, sign a petition, and
come out to one of the many rallies in defence of
Alison!

Send your letter of support to the Canada Border
Services Agency and defendalisonbodine at hotmail.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN DEFENCE OF ALISON BODINE:

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10
Press Conference & Defence Rally
12:00pm
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) Building
(300 W. Georgia St – corner of Georgia & Hamilton,
downtown Vancouver)

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 11
All Out For The:
**ADMISSIBILITY HEARING, PRESS CONFERENCE & DEFENCE
RALLY!**
10:30am
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) Building
(300 W. Georgia St – corner of Georgia & Hamilton,
downtown Vancouver)



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