[antiwar-van] *October 27/28* Int'l Days of Action + MAWO Calendar of Upcoming Antiwar Actions!

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward*
~~~~ REMINDER ~~~~~
MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation
Organizing Meeting & Upcoming Direct Actions
http://MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG
info at mawovancouver.org
P 604.322.1764 F 604.322.1763
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Please join and help build these direct actions organized by Mobilization Against War and Occupation in the coming months.

~*~ EVENTS ORGANIZED OR ENDORSED BY MAWO ~*~

((1)) Wednesday Oct.17th – MAWO Antiwar Education Class
((2)) Monday Oct.22nd to Friday Oct.26th – SWAWO Fall 2007: The 7th Student Week Against War & Occupation
((3)) Wednesday Oct.24th – MAWO Organizing Meeting
((4)) Sunday Oct.28th – International Days of Action - Antiwar Conference: For Organizers, Activists AND Everyone
((5)) Upcoming Events Endorsed by MAWO
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((( 1 ))) MAWO Antiwar Education Class
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“The Case of Alison Bodine and Beyond: Antiwar Activists, Organizers, War Resisters, and Antiwar Organizers and Leaders in Oppressed Communities Under Attack.”
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>>>WEDNESDAY October 17th
6:30pm
Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(on Commercial Drive at Williams St)

Alison Bodine, Co-Chair and a spokesperson of Mobilization Against War and Occupation, was recently targeted as an antiwar activist and arrested by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), after her antiwar materials were searched and held at the border. Her case
is one of many as US and Canadian war resisters also face increasing persecution for refusing to fight the criminal Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Several similar cases have risen in the past few weeks including the case of CODEPINK US antiwar activists denied entry into Canada, and the recent arrest of Imam Jaziri, a Tunisian refugee in Montreal who was an outspoken community organizer against Islamophobia and who now faces deportation from Canada.  In all of these cases it is clear that the Government of Canada and the CBSA are targeting people who are organizing and mobilizing against war and occupation at home and abroad. Join us to analyze and discuss in depth these continuing attacks in the context of the current era of war and occupation, and how the antiwar movement must respond and move forward!

((( 2 ))) SWAWO Fall 2007 – The 7th Student Week Against War & Occupation!
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“The World Since 911: Iraq & Afghanistan – War, Occupation & Destruction, What Now?”
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>>>MONDAY October 22nd to FRIDAY October 26th, 2007
Check Website for Calendar of Events!
www.mawovancouver.org

Events at UBC, SFU, UVic, Capilano, Langara, Douglas and more!

High schools, colleges and universities are in full swing and MAWO is organizing with antiwar groups on campuses across the lower mainland to bring a week of forums, film showings and more. As student struggle against increasing tuition fees, military recruiters and
increased public funds being used on the military, the reality of Canada's war abroad has become a catalyst for students to get involved in organizing against it!

((( 3 ))) MAWO ORGANIZING MEETING
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>>> WEDNESDAY October 24th, 2007
6:30PM
Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(on Commercial Drive at Williams St)

As the growing era of War & Occupation intensifies so does the response of oppressed people against it. Join MAWO in building direct
actions and educational events towards building an effective and broad antiwar movement here in Canada, such as the upcoming SWAWO Fall 2007 - The 7th Student Week Against War & Occupation!

((( 4 ))) International Days of Action: "Antiwar Conference for Organizers, Activists AND Everyone”
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>>> SUNDAY OCTOBER 28th, 2007
11AM – 5PM
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier St (At Commercial Drive)

Following the previous day's Antiwar Demonstration, MAWO organizes this year’s third all-day conference to discuss in depth the focus of war and occupation around the world, and how the antiwar movement should respond. Join any of the 2 interactive workshops and hear from a dynamic panel of speakers, and participate in learning about and assessing the gains and challenges of the growing movement of resistance to the current era of war and occupation at home and abroad.

Email info at mawovancouver.org to register - Pre-registration is Encouraged (but not required!)

WORKSHOPS:

1) Antiwar and Social Justice Activists Under Attack – The Case of Alison Bodine: Our Struggle and How to Build A Defence Campaign

2) What Can We Learn from History of the Antiwar Movement: From Korea to Vietnam to the Current Era of War and Occupation

3) Special Presentation: "4 Years of MAWO in Action: How Far We Have Come... Constant Campaigning Against War & Occupation and in Defence of Self-Determination"

((( 5 ))) EVENTS ENDORSED BY MAWO!
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>>> THURSDAY October 18th
Alison Bodine Defence Committee Meeting
-- 7:00pm
-- Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
-- (on Commercial Drive at Williams St)

After last weeks Admissibility Hearing, Alison and the many supporters from progressive communities in Vancouver and beyond are now anticipating the verdict of her case on October 31st. After weeks of defence actions and forums, her October 11th hearing was a
step forward in exposing Canadian Border Services Agency in their politically motivated attack on Alison. This attack is aimed at trying to silences her outspoken demands, and those of all social justice activists, in struggle for basic human rights in the growing era of war & occupation that millions struggle against everyday. This ongoing attack on democratic and human rights is also clear from the recent arrest of US War Resister Robin Long, who came to Canada, leaving the US army in opposition of the US occupation of Iraq who now must fight to gain refugee status in Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has continued politically motivated attacks by denying entry to Canada to prominent US antiwar activists, Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK Women for Peace and Ann Wright, a retired US army colonel. The CBSA has also arrested and threatened deportation to Imam Jaziri, a refugee in Montreal and outspoken community leader and organizer against the 2005 publication of racist and insulting cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

In all of these cases it is clear that the Government of Canada and the CBSA are targeting people who are organizing and mobilizing against war and occupation at home and abroad. Join us to analyze and discuss in depth these continuing attacks in the context of the
current era of war and occupation, and how the antiwar movement must respond and move forward!

DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST ALISON BODINE NOW!

For detailed information please contact or visit:
ALISON BODINE DEFENCE COMMITTEE
http://alisonbodine.blogspot.com
defendalisonbodine at hotmail.com
778-891-1470 | 778-882-5223 | 604-339-7103

>>> THURSDAY October 18th
Monthly Picket Action to Free the Cuban 5 Held in US Jails!
-- 12:00pm – 1:00pm
-- US Consulate (1075 W.Pender Street)
-- Organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver
-- 604-719-6947 | cuban5_van at yahoo.com
www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html

>>> SATURDAY October 27th
Canada Wide Antiwar Action called by the Canadian
Peace Alliance (CPA)
-- Gather at 12PM at Waterfront Station (Cordova St. and Seymour St.) to march
-- Rally 2PM at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Georgia and Howe)
-- Organized in Vancouver by Stopwar.ca and Supported and Endorsed by MAWO

>>> SATURDAY November 3rd
Bolivia & Ecuador - Revolution & Counter Revolution: Morales, Correa, and the Challenges
-- 7:00pm
-- Chilean Housing Co-op – 3390 School Ave (Behind Safeway at Kingsway and Tyne)
-- Organized by the Solidarity Coalition for a United Latin America
-- scula_van at yahoo.ca

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