[antiwar-van] *TODAY* Monthly Anti-War, Anti-Occupation Rally!

[Kira Koshelanyk]

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MONTHLY ANTI-WAR, ANTI-OCCUPATION RALLY!
  
Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan!
US/UK Out of Iraq!
US Hands Off Iran!
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SATURDAY Apr. 26, 2008
2pm
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson & Howe)

Co-organized by:
Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)
http://icaw.blogspot.com
& Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
http://www.mawovancouver.org 
  
With the passing of the five year anniversary of the
US/UK War on Iraq last month, the continued war and
occupation of the Iraqi people has seen no signs of
letting up. As of the fall of 2007, as many as 1.2
million Iraqis have been killed since the US invasion
in March 2003. According to Oxfam more than 43% of
Iraqis are now suffering from absolute poverty.

The war on Iraq is met with equal brutality in
Canada/NATO’s war on Afghanistan. In fact the air
strikes in Afghanistan in 2007 were over 2,764 and at
the same time period there were 1,140 air strikes in
Iraq. Despite this, on Tuesday, April 22, US Defence
Secretary, Robert Gates, demanded that the Air Force
assaults on Iraq and Afghanistan are not sufficient
enough. With this open call for more violence and
brutality against the Afghan people, coupled with the
recent decision in the parliament of Canada to extend
their occupation of Afghanistan until 2011 for now,
there are no signs of ending the war and aggression
against the people of Afghanistan. The occupation of
Afghanistan has been going on for almost 7 years now,
and with occupying forces and generals admitting that
the war in Afghanistan is only getting worse, and
their only solution is increased attacks, what more
will an extension to 2011 bring other than more
suffering and destruction for Afghanistan? We must
join our brothers and sisters in Iraq and Afghanistan
and majority of people in Canada who are demanding an
end to the occupations, and come to the streets of
Vancouver calling for an immediate end to these
unjust, illegal and inhuman wars and occupations!
  
”US/UK Out of Iraq!”
”Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan!”
”US Hands Off Iran!”
”Self-Determination for Indigenous Nations in Canada!”
”Self-Determination for All Oppressed Nations!” 

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For more information please contact:
http://ICAW.BLOGSPOT.COM  or
http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG 
mailto: info at mawovancouver.org 
P 604.322.1764 | F 604.322.1763




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