[antiwar-van] *WEDNESDAY* MAWO General Meeting & Calendar of Upcoming Antiwar Actions

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward Widely*

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)

MAWO BI-MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING:
WEDNESDAY September 17th
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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.
 
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** CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO **

((( 1 ))) SATURDAY September 20 & SUNDAY September 21 - MAWO 'Hip Hop vs. War' Festival
((( 2 ))) WEDNESDAY September 24 – MAWO Public Bi-Monthly Forum Class
((( 3 ))) SATURDAY September 27 – MAWO/ICAW International Day of Action - “No War on Iran”
((( 4 ))) SATURDAY September 28 – MAWO/ICAW Iranian Cultural Night Against War
((( 5 ))) TUESDAY September 30 – MAWO 'Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan' Picket Action
((( 6 ))) WEDNESDAY October 1 – MAWO Bi-Monthly General Meeting
((( 7 ))) THURSDAY October 2 – MAWO/ICAW Public Forum “No War on Iran!”
((( 8 ))) WEDNESDAY October 8 - MAWO Public Bi-Monthly Forum Class
((( 9 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed or Supported by MAWO

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((( 1 ))) '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 full program and artist bios go to:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/hiphop2008.html 

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


((( 2 ))) 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)

"The Anti-war Movement and the Coming Federal Election in Canada”

We will discuss three main topics:
-What is the plan and strategy of the Canadian ruling class in their war drive?
-What is the history and current position of the Green Party, New Democratic Party, Liberal Party and Conservative Party on Canadian War Drive?
-What would be the demand and position of the anti-war movement in this election?

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


((( 3 ))) 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 coordinated 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)


((( 4 ))) MAWO/ICAW IRANIAN CULTURAL NIGHT AGAINST WAR 
SATURDAY September 28
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7:00pm
North Vancouver

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!


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

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


((( 6 ))) MAWO BI-MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY October 1
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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.


((( 7 ))) MAWO/ICAW PUBLIC FORUM ‘NO WAR ON IRAN’
TUESDAY October 2
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7:00pm
North Vancouver

Join us to discuss the ongoing military build up and preparation by the US and EU to make Iran the next target for imperialist intervention in the Middle East and what we can do about it.

Co-organized by Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) & the Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)


((( 8 ))) MAWO PUBLIC BI-MONTHLY FORUM CLASS 
WEDNESDAY October 8
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6:30pm
In the Large North Hall of Joe's Cafe
(Williams Street at Commercial Drive) 

"The Anti-war Movement and the Question of Self-determination of Palestinian People”

We will discuss three main topics:
-Why the Palestinian people have fought for self-determination against the occupation of their land for more than 60 years?
-Why state of Israel is an obstacle for peace in the Middle East?
-Why the anti-war movement must incorporate the self-determination of the Palestinian people in the struggle against war and occupation?

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


((( 9 ))) UPCOMING EVENTS ENDORSED OR SUPPORTED BY MAWO
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FRIDAY September 26th 
‘PLAN COLOMBIA: Cashing-in on the Drug War Failure’
Video and Discussion about US intervention in Latin America and the current political situation in Colombia.

7:00PM
Chilean Housing Co-op (3390 School Ave)
Organized by the Solidarity Coalition for a United Latin America (SCULA)
Scula_van at yahoo.ca

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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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