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

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward Widely *
 
Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) 
Vancouver, BC
 
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO 
((( 1 ))) February 24 ~ MAWO Public Forum on the Cuban 5
((( 2 ))) March 3 ~ MAWO General Organizing Meeting
((( 3 ))) March 10 ~ MAWO Public Forum on Afghanistan
((( 4 ))) March 17 ~ MAWO General Organizing Meeting
((( 5 ))) March 18 ~ Canada/US/NATO Out of Afghanistan Picket Action
((( 6 ))) March 21 ~ Antiwar March & Rally in Seattle, WA for Iraq war anniversary
((( 7 ))) March 27 ~ MAWO Antiwar Rally & Petition Campaign
((( 8 ))) Events Endorsed or Recommended by MAWO: Cuban 5, IWD
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((( 1 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM
 
Free the Cuban 5 Political Prisoners in US Jails: A Task of the Antiwar Movement in Light of 50 Years of the US War on Cuba
 
WEDNESDAY February 24
6:30pm
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive
Multimedia, Speakers & Discussion

Co organized by MAWO and Cuba Solidarity Groups
 
For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100224forum.pdf
 
Join the facebook event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=324290195745&index=1

 
((( 2 ))) MAWO GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING
 
WEDNESDAY March 3, 2010
6:30pm
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive
 
Join MAWO to plan and organize upcoming antiwar events and actions! The meeting will open with 30 minutes of news videos of current and ongoing wars and occupations.
 

((( 3 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM
 
More Troops, More Massacres: The Escalation of War in Afghanistan and How the Antiwar Movement Must Respond
 
WEDNESDAY March 10
6:30pm
Joe’s Café ~ in the Large North Hall
1150 Commercial Drive
 
Multimedia, Speakers & Discussion
 

((( 4 ))) MAWO GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING
 
WEDNESDAY March 17
6:30pm
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive
 

((( 5 ))) CANADA/US/NATO OUT OF AFGHANISTAN PICKET ACTION
 
End Operation Moshtarak Now!
End the Occupation of Afghanistan Now!
 
THURSDAY March 18
4:00pm
Canadian Armed Forces Recruitment Center
620 Royal Ave. at 6th street, New Westminster
 
 
((( 6 ))) Seattle, WA, USA ~  IRAQ WAR ANNIVERSARY MARCH AND RALLY  
Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Haiti...End US War and Occupation! Fund Human Needs!
 
SUNDAY March 21
12:00pm
Westlake Park 4th and Pine  
Seattle, WA, USA
 
On the 7th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, antiwar actions are taking place across the US for a national day of action. MAWO will be traveling to Seattle to support and join this march and rally. Call or email MAWO to book your ride to Seattle for this important action!
info at mawovancouver.org 
604.322.1764
 
Sponsored by: ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)
Co-Sponsored by: ANSWER, Code Pink, Iraq Veterans Against the War Ft. Lewis, SNOW, Veterans for Peace #92, World Can't Wait.
 
Endorsed by: Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
 

((( 7 ))) MAWO ANTIWAR RALLY & PETITION CAMPAIGN
 
END THE OCCUPATIONS of Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Haiti!
SELF DETERMINATION for Indigenous Nations, Tamils & all Oppressed Nations!
US HANDS OFF Iran and Pakistan!
US HANDS OFF Honduras!
 
SATURDAY March 27 
2:00pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street at Robson Street
Downtown Vancouver
 

((( 8 ))) EVENTS ENDORSED OR RECOMMENDED BY MAWO
 
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Picket Action: Free the 5 Cuban Heroes in US Jails! Extradite Terrorist Posada to Venezuela Now!
Monday March 1
4:00pm
US Consulate ~ 1075 W. Pender Street
 
Organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee ~ Vancouver
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html
 
II) 
International Women's Day ~ Unite for Women's Rights!
Saturday March 6
6pm
Collingwood Neighbourhood House 
5288 Joyce St. (2 blocks South of Joyce Skytrain Station) 
 
Organized by 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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