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

[Kira Koshelanyk]

* Please Forward Widely *

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
Tuesday March 17th, 2009
Vancouver, BC

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO

((( 1 ))) WEDNESDAY March 18 ~ MAWO Bi Monthly General Organizing Meeting
((( 2 ))) March 16 to 27 ~ MAWO 10th Student Week Against War & Occupation (SWAWO) 
((( 3 ))) SATURDAY March 21 & SUNDAY March 22 ~ International Weekend of Action: Washington, U.S. Antiwar Rallies and Marches 
((( 4 ))) WEDNESDAY March 25 ~ MAWO Public Forum on Pakistan, the New Frontier of War and Occupation
((( 5 ))) THURSDAY March 26 ~ MAWO Canada Out of Afghanistan Picket Action
((( 6 ))) SATURDAY March 28 ~ MAWO Antiwar Cultural Night
((( 7 ))) Events Endorsed by MAWO

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((( 1 ))) MAWO BI MONTHLY GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING
WEDNESDAY March 18
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.

((( 2 ))) MAWO 10th STUDENT WEEK AGAINST WAR AND OCCUPATION (SWAWO)
MONDAY March 16 to FRIDAY March 27

BE AN ANTIWAR ACTIVIST!
5 Years... Haiti
6 Years... Iraq 
7 Years... Afghanistan 
60 Years... Palestine
500 Years... Indigenous Land
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. 

For campus events go to:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/090300swawo.html 

For poster click here:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/SWAWO10.pdf 

((( 3 ))) INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND OF ACTION ~ ANTIWAR MARCH & RALLY

On the 6th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq, MAWO will be joining rallies and marches organized in Washington, U.S. to demand:

US/UK Out of Iraq! 
US/Canada/NATO Out of Afghanistan!
Self Determination for Palestine!
US Hands off Iran!
US/UN/Canada/France Out of Haiti!
US Hands off Pakistan!

SATURDAY March 21
TACOMA, Washington, U.S.
Sponsored by: Tacoma Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)

SUNDAY March 22
SEATTLE, Washington, U.S.
Sponsored by: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), IVAW 

MAWO is arranging rides to the Washington rallies, call or email MAWO to arrange your ride. (contact info is at the end of this email)
 
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.

For poster click here:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090321_22rallies.pdf

((( 4 ))) 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

For poster click here:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090325forum.pdf  

((( 5 ))) 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!

For poster click here:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090326picket.pdf 

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

For poster click here:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/090328cultural.pdf 

((( 7 ))) EVENTS ENDORSED BY MAWO

>>> Viva Cuba ~ Monthly Cuba Cultural Night
Friday April 3
7:00pm
Mount Pleasant Neighborhood House
800 E Broadway 

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

>>> Grand March for Housing
Saturday April 4
12:00pm ~ Gather before march at Thornton Park, Main and Hastings, or Peace Flame Park
1:30pm ~ Rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery
 
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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