[antiwar-van] WED AUG 27: Next MAWO Forum-Class + Calendar of Upcoming Actions

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward Widely*

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)

NEXT BI-WEEKLY PUBLIC FORUM-CLASS:
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"The Politics of Sanctions:
Further Victimization of the Third World"

In this week's forum-class we will discuss three main topics:
-What are sanctions?
-What is the history of sanctions?
-How are sanctions used against third world countries?

Speaker: Ali Yerevani, Political Editor of the Fire This Time Newspaper & member of the Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)
Speaker will be followed by discussion

WEDNESDAY August 27th
6:30pm
In the Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(Williams Street at Commercial Drive)

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**CALENDAR OF EVENTS ORGANIZED BY MAWO**
Join in the upcoming meetings and events to help organize a
campaign of actions for building the antiwar movement!

((( 1 ))) THURSDAY August 28 - Picket Action: Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan!
((( 2 ))) WEDNESDAY September 3rd - MAWO General Meeting
((( 3 ))) SATURDAY September 20 & SUNDAY September 21 - MAWO 'Hip Hop vs. War' - 4th Annual Hip Hop Festival Against War & Occupation
((( 4 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed or Supported by MAWO

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((( 1 ))) THURSDAY August 28
PICKET ACTION:
Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan!

4:00pm
Canadian Forces Recruitment Centre
(1070 West Georgia)


((( 2 ))) WEDNESDAY September 3rd
**MAWO General Meeting**
Join MAWO to continue building antiwar activity in
Vancouver and beyond!

6:30pm
Britannia Community Centre
(1661 Napier St. at Commercial Dr.)


((( 3 ))) SATURDAY September 20 & SUNDAY September 21
'HIP HOP vs. WAR' - 4th Annual Hip Hop Festival Against War & Occupation

Mark your calendars! Check www.mawovancouver.org for details and updates!

Vancouver & the Lower Mainland's explosion of Hip Hop as a weapon in the fight against war & occupation is back again in its 4th year! The only annual festival of its kind, featuring Indigenous & local artists + artists from Cuba, the USA and the Middle East!

Saturday September 20th
Surrey

Sunday September 21st
Vancouver


((( 4 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed or Supported by MAWO
PICKET ACTION:
Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails!

SATURDAY, August 30th
4:00-5:00pm
US Consulate
(1075 W Pender St)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:
Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails!
Protest the 10th Year of Their Unjust Imprisonment!

1)) PICKET ACTION
FRIDAY, September 12th
12:00pm
US Consulate (1075 W Pender St.)

2)) SPECIAL CUBAN CULTURAL NIGHT
Featuring Original Poetry for the Cuban 5
FRIDAY, September 12th
7:00pm
Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House
(800 East Broadway, close to Fraser St.)

Actions organized by:
Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
604.780.7604 | cuban5_van at yahoo.com
www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html

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MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation
http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG
info at mawovancouver.org
P 604.322.1764 || F 604.322.1763

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