[antiwar-van] MAWO Calendar of Upcoming Antiwar Events & Actions

[Kira Koshelanyk]

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Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
Tuesday June 2, 2009
Vancouver, BC
 
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO 
((( 1 ))) WEDNESDAY June 3 ~ MAWO  Public Forum on Palestine
((( 2 ))) WEDNESDAY June 10 ~ MAWO Bi Monthly General Meeting
((( 3 ))) THURSDAY June 11 ~ Canada Out of Afghanistan Picket Action
((( 4 ))) SATURDAY June 13 ~ MAWO/ICAW Monthly Antiwar Rally
((( 5 ))) WEDNESDAY June 17 ~ MAWO Public Forum on Cuba
((( 6 ))) Events Endorsed or Recommended by MAWO
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((( 1 ))) PUBLIC FORUM ON PALESTINE
 
~ Palestine After the Israeli Siege on Gaza:
Roots of the Conflict and Prospects for Change ~
 
WEDNESDAY June 3
6:30pm
Joe’s Cafe ~ in the large North Hall 
1150 Commercial Drive at William Street
 
Guest speaker: Shawkat Hasan, long time Palestinian rights activist
Presentation with multimedia and discussion
 
For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090603forum.pdf 
 
((( 2 ))) MAWO BI MONTHLY GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING
WEDNESDAY June 10
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.
 
((( 3 ))) CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN PICKET ACTION
THURSDAY June 11
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!
 
For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090611picket.pdf 

((( 4 ))) MONTHLY ANTIWAR RALLY
SATURDAY June 13
2:00pm – 7:00pm
Vancouver Art Gallery 
750 Hornby Street at Robson Street ~ Downtown Vancouver
 
END THE OCCUPATIONS of Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Haiti and Tamil Eelam!
US HANDS OFF Iran and Pakistan!
SELF DETERMINATION for Indigenous Nations, Tamils & all Oppressed Nations!
 
Extended rally with petitioning, info table, cultural aspects and speakers
 
For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090613rally.pdf  
 
Co organized with the Iranian Community Against War (ICAW)
http://icaw.blogspot.com
 
((( 5 ))) PUBLIC FORUM ON CUBA
 
~ U.S. War and Occupation in Cuba:
Guantanamo Military Base, Blockade, Sabotage and the Case of the Cuban 5 Heroes ~
Why the Antiwar Movement Needs to Make This Issue an Important Campaign
 
WEDNESDAY June 17
6:30pm
Joe’s Cafe ~ in the large North Hall 
1150 Commercial Drive at William Street
 
Multimedia, Speakers and Discussion 
 
((( 6 ))) EVENTS ENDORSED OR RECOMMENDED BY MAWO
 
>> Picket Action to Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails
Monday June 8 
4pm-5pm
United States Consulate ~ 1075 W. Pender St. at Thurlow St.
Downtown Vancouver
 
Organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html 
 
>> 2nd International Che Guevara Conference
50 Years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution
 
Friday, Saturday & Sunday June 26, 27 & 28
Vancouver BC
 
Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com  
 
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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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