[antiwar-van] CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO

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Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
Wednesday February 25th, 2009
Vancouver, BC

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO

((( 1 ))) WEDNESDAY February 25 ~ MAWO/ICAW Public Forum Series: 30 Years After the Iranian Revolution
((( 2 ))) SATURDAY February 28 ~ MAWO/ICAW Monthly Antiwar Rally
((( 3 ))) WEDNESDAY March 4 ~ MAWO Bi Monthly General Organizing Meeting
((( 4 ))) WEDNESDAY March 11 ~ MAWO Public Forum on Women’s Rights in the New Era of War & Occupation
((( 5 ))) WEDNESDAY March 18 ~ MAWO Bi Monthly General Organizing Meeting
((( 6 ))) March 16 to 20 ~ MAWO 10th Student Week Against War & Occupation (SWAWO)
((( 7 ))) SATURDAY March 21 ~ International Day of Action: Antiwar March & Rally
((( 8 )) WEDNESDAY March 25 ~ MAWO Public Forum on Pakistan, the New Frontier of War and Occupation
((( 9 ))) THURSDAY March 26 ~ MAWO Canada Out of Afghanistan Picket Action
((( 10 ))) SATURDAY March 28 ~ MAWO Antiwar Cultural Night
((( 11 ))) Events Endorsed by MAWO

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((( 1 )))  PUBLIC FORUM SERIES: 30 YEARS AFTER THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION

WEDNESDAY February 25
>> THE AGE OF CHALLANGE: IRAN IN TODAYS WORLD
6:30pm
Joes Cafe ~ in the large North Hall 
Commercial Drive at William Street

Coorganized by MAWO and 
the Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)
http://icaw.blogspot.com
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090211-25forums.pdf 

((( 2 )))  MAWO/ICAW MONTHLY ANTIWAR RALLY 
SATURDAY February 28
2:00pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
Robson Street at Howe Street

Self Determination for Palestine! End the Siege on Gaza Now!
U.S./Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan Now!
US/UK Out of Iraq!
US Hands Off Iran!

Coorganized by MAWO and the Iranian Community Against War (ICAW) 
http://icaw.blogspot.com 

((( 3 )))  MAWO BI MONTHLY GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING
WEDNESDAY March 4
6:30pm 
Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier St. at Commercial Dr

Join MAWO to plan and organize antiwar events and actions. The first 30 minutes of the MAWO meeting will be a screening of multimedia and film clips about the current situation of war and occupation.

((( 4 )))  MAWO PUBLIC FORUM
WEDNESDAY March 11
6:30pm
Joes Cafe ~ in the large North Hall 
Commercial Drive at William Street

Women’s Rights at Home and Abroad in the New Era of War & Occupation

Multimedia, speaker and discussion

((( 5 )))  MAWO BI MONTHLY GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING
WEDNESDAY March 18
6:30pm 
Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier St. at Commercial Dr

((( 6 )))  MAWO 10th STUDENT WEEK AGAINST WAR AND OCCUPATION (SWAWO)
MONDAY March 16 to FRIDAY March 20

BE AN ANTIWAR ACTIVIST NOW!
6 Years Iraq ~ 7 Years Afghanistan ~ 60 Years Palestine
End the Occupations Now!

For the tenth time, MAWO is organizing a week of forums, film showings, and outreach in coordination with campus groups and student unions. Events are happening at university, college and high school campuses across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Updates for events on all campuses coming soon. 

((( 7 )))  INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ~ ANTIWAR MARCH & RALLY
SATURDAY March 21

Join MAWO, ICAW and groups around the world on the 6th anniversary of the US war on Iraq to demand US/UK Out of Iraq! Canada Out of Afghanistan! Self Determination for Palestine! No War on Iran! No Sanctions on Iran! 

MAWO and ICAW have endorsed the call to action from ANSWER and the National Assembly in the U.S. to End the Iraq & Afghanistan Wars & Occupation.

((( 8 )))  MAWO PUBLIC FORUM
WEDNESDAY March 25
6:30pm
Joes Cafe ~ in the large North Hall 
Commercial Drive at William Street

After Afghanistan and Iraq ~ Pakistan, a New Frontier for War and Occupation

Multimedia, speaker and discussion

((( 9 )))  MAWO CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN PICKET ACTION
THURSDAY March 26
4:00pm
620 Royal Avenue (near 6th Street, beside Douglas College)
New Westminster

U.S./Canada/NATO out of Afghanistan NOW!
Independent Public Inquiry into the Government of Canada’s War Drive in Afghanistan!

((( 10 )))  MAWO CULTURAL NIGHT & FUNDRAISER
SATURDAY March 28
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm
El Rancho Restaurant
112 Kingsway at Broadway

((( 11 )))  EVENTS ENDORSED BY MAWO

>>> Celebrate International Women’s Day! Unite for Women’s Rights!
Saturday March 7
6:00pm
Mount Pleasant Neighborhood House ~ 800 E Broadway

Organized by Solidarity Coalition for a United Latin America (SCULA)
scula_van at yahoo.ca 

>>>  Picket Action Demanding Free the Five Cuban Heroes Held in U.S. Jails
Thursday March 12
4:00pm
U.S. Consulate
1075 West Pender Street, Downtown Vancouver

Organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee ~ Vancouver
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html 

>>>  Monthly Cuba Cultural Night & Hurricane Relief Fundraiser
Thursday March 12
6:30pm
La Zuppa Restaurant ~ 1544 Lonsdale Ave 
North Vancouver

Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com
Call 778.882.5223 for tickets

>>>  Grand March for Housing
Saturday April 4
10:00am to 1:00pm
Vancouver, BC

Organized by the Citywide Housing Coalition
http://www.citywidehousingcoalition.org 

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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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