[antiwar-van] TOMORROW: MAWO Forum-Class & Calendar of Upcoming Antiwar Actions

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward Widely*

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)

MAWO BI-MONTHLY FORUM-CLASS:
WEDNESDAY September 10th
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6:30pm
In the Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(Williams Street at Commercial Drive)

Join MAWO for our bi-monthly Forum-Class to discuss in-depth issues facing the antiwar movement today. This Forum-Class will be part 2 of the last forum-class with a presentation and discussion on:

"The Politics of Sanctions:
Further Victimization of the Third World"

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 and member of the Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)
Speaker will be followed by discussion

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** CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO **

((( 1 ))) WEDNESDAY September 17 – MAWO Bi-Monthly General Meeting
((( 2 ))) SATURDAY September 20 & SUNDAY September 21 - MAWO 'Hip Hop vs. War' Festival
((( 3 ))) WEDNESDAY September 24 – MAWO Public Bi-Monthly Forum Class
((( 4 ))) SATURDAY September 27 – MAWO/ICAW International Day of Action - “No War on Iran”
((( 5 ))) SATURDAY September 27 – MAWO/ICAW Iranian Cultural Night Against War
((( 6 ))) TUESDAY September 30 – MAWO 'Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan' Picket Action
((( 7 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed or Supported by MAWO

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((( 1 ))) MAWO BI-MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY September 17
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6:30pm
Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier St. @ Commercial Dr

Join us for our bi-monthly organizing meeting to build our ongoing campaign of actions against war and occupation. The organizing meeting will be focused on the upcoming MAWO 'Hip Hop vs. War' Festival on Saturday and Sunday Sept 20-21 in Surrey and Vancouver. 


((( 2 ))) 'HIP HOP VS. WAR' 
4TH ANNUAL HIP HOP FESTIVAL AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION
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SATURDAY September 20 & SUNDAY September 21
Mark your calendars! For details and updates check www.mawovancouver.org 

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

Saturday September 20th
5:30pm at SUNRISE PAVILION
10341 135 St., near Surrey Central Skytrain Station
Surrey, British Columbia

Sunday September 21st
1:00pm at the VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
750 Hornby St., on Georgia St. side, close to Granville St. Skytrain Station
Vancouver, British Columbia


((( 3 ))) MAWO PUBLIC BI-MONTHLY FORUM CLASS
WEDNESDAY September 24
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6:30pm
In the Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(Williams Street at Commercial Drive)

Part 3 of "The Politics of Sanctions:
Further Victimization of the Third World"

This forum-class will be a continuation of the discussion on the issue of sanctions against the Third World.

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


((( 4 ))) INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION:  NO WAR ON IRAN!
SATURDAY September 27
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2:00pm
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson St side)

Join us for this important day of co-ordinated actions against the US propaganda and military build-up for war against Iran. The Vancouver protest will join dozens of other coordinated rallies and marches across the US to demand:

No War on Iran!
End Sanctions on Iran!
US/UK Out of Iraq!
Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan!

Call to Action in US by: StopwaronIran.org
Call to Action in Canada by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) & Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)


((( 5 ))) MAWO/ICAW IRANIAN CULTURAL NIGHT AGAINST WAR 
SATURDAY September 27
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8:00pm
El Rancho Restaurant
112 Kingsway @ Broadway

Join Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) and the Iranian
Community Against War (ICAW) for an evening of music, poetry, dance,
spoken word and cultural performances from throughout Iran!


((( 6 ))) MAWO 'CANADA/NATO OUT OF AFGHANISTAN' PICKET ACTION 
TUESDAY September 30
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4:00pm
Canadian Forces Recruitment Centre
1070 West Georgia

Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan Now!
Independent Public Inquiry into Canadian Government’s War in Afghanistan! 


((( 7 ))) UPCOMING EVENTS ENDORSED OR SUPPORTED BY MAWO
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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
778.889.7664 | cuban5_van at yahoo.com
www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html

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http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG
info at mawovancouver.org
P 604.322.1764 || F 604.322.1763

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