[antiwar-van] *THURSDAY* Public Forum on Afghanistan After Canada's Federal Election

[Kira Koshelanyk]

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Mobilization Against War & Occupation ~ MAWO

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FREE PUBLIC FORUM:
‘After the Federal Election: Afghanistan 
Prospects & Challenges’
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THURSDAY October 23
7:00pm
Mount Pleasant Community Center
3161 Ontario St. (at 16th Ave. 2 blocks West of Main)
Vancouver, BC

On October 14th, the result of Canada’s Federal Election was the re-election of a Conservative minority government, establishing yet another War Government. This is not a government who will represent the 56% of people in Canada who disapprove of the unjust war in Afghanistan. Nor will this outcome end the brutal occupation imposed on the people of Afghanistan.

The result of this election will continue the occupation of Afghanistan on the destructive path which 7 years of war has waged. Where is the liberation of women which Canada promised, when since March 2008 alone, 100 women have committed suicide by lighting themselves on fire in south western Afghanistan alone? (The Guardian) Where is education for children, when there are 60,000 street children in Kabul alone? (UNICEF) As the occupation continues, so will this crisis.

Although Canada does not have an antiwar government, we must have an antiwar movement. Join antiwar activists and peace loving people to discuss in depth what a war government means for Afghanistan, and post election antiwar organizing in Canada.

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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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