[antiwar-van] MAWO Organizing Meeting and Calendar of Actions and Events

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward Widely *

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
Vancouver, BC

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS & ACTIONS ORGANIZED BY MAWO
((( 1 ))) March 17 ~ MAWO General Organizing Meeting
((( 2 ))) March 18 ~ Canada/US/NATO Out of Afghanistan Picket Action
((( 3 ))) March 21 ~ Antiwar March & Rally in Seattle, WA - Iraq war anniversary
((( 4 ))) March 24 ~ MAWO Public Forum on Palestine
((( 5 ))) March 27 ~ MAWO Antiwar Rally & Petition Campaign
((( 6 ))) March 31 ~ MAWO General Organizing Meeting
((( 7 ))) April 9 ~ Special MAWO Forum on Palestine with Richard Becker
((( 8 ))) Events Endorsed or Recommended by MAWO: Che Brigade, Cuban 5
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((( 1 ))) MAWO GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING

WEDNESDAY March 17
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 30-45 minutes of news videos of current and ongoing wars and
occupations.


((( 2 ))) CANADA/US/NATO OUT OF AFGHANISTAN PICKET ACTION

End Operation Moshtarak Now!
End the Occupation of Afghanistan Now!

THURSDAY March 18
4:00pm
Canadian Forces Recruitment Center
620 Royal Ave. at 6th street, New Westminster

For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100318picket.pdf

Join facebook event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=346913096680&index=1


((( 3 ))) Seattle, WA, USA ~ IRAQ WAR ANNIVERSARY MARCH AND RALLY
End US Wars and Occupations!

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 Vancouver will be traveling to
Seattle to support and join this nation-wide 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 Seattle, Code Pink, Iraq Veterans Against the War Ft.
Lewis, SNOW, Veterans for Peace #92, World Can't Wait, Mobilization Against War
& Occupation (MAWO)

For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100321seattlerally.pdf


((( 4 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM

100 Years of Palestinian Struggle Against Zionist Occupation:
What We Can Learn and What Is at Stake

WEDNESDAY March 24
6:30pm
Joe's Cafe ~ in the Large North Hall
1150 Commercial Drive

Multimedia, Guest Speakers & Discussion

For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100324forum.pdf

Join facebook event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=375512502720&ref=ts


((( 5 ))) 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

For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100327rally.pdf

Join facebook event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=407738245883&index=1


((( 6 ))) MAWO GENERAL ORGANIZING MEETING

WEDNESDAY March 31
6:30pm
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive


((( 7 ))) SPECIAL MAWO FORUM AND BOOK LAUNCH

Palestine, Israel and the US Empire

FRIDAY April 9
6:30pm
SFU Harbour Center
515 West Hastings, Downtown Vancouver

Special forum about Palestine with Richard Becker, Western Regional Coordinator
of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) in the US and long
time social justice activist. This event is part of a US/Canada speaking tour
with Becker's new book, "Palestine, Israel and the US Empire."

For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100409booklaunch.pdf


((( 8 ))) EVENTS ENDORSED OR RECOMMENDED BY MAWO


>>> Che Guevara Brigade Fundraiser: Help Send Young People to Volunteer in Cuba!
*Dinner * Dance * Live Music*
Friday March 26
7pm
Chilean Housing Co-op
3390 School Ave(Behind Safeway on Kingsway & Tyne)

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

For poster click:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/100327fund.pdf

>>> Picket Action: Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails!
Thursday April 8
4pm
US Consulate
1075 West Pender Street

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


For poster click:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/100408picket.pdf

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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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