[antiwar-van] Tuesday MAWO Meeting and 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 ))) October 4th ~ MAWO Organizing Meeting
((( 2 ))) October 11th ~ MAWO Forum: Libya Update
((( 3 ))) October 29th ~ MAWO Monthly Antiwar Rally & Petition Campaign
((( 4 ))) October 29th ~ MAWO'een! marking 8 years of MAWO antiwar organizing
((( 5 ))) December 17 & 18 ~ *Mark Your Calendars!* 9th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival for Peace
((( 6 ))) MAWO Newsletter #35
((( 7 ))) Important: MAWO's Open Letter to Antiwar Movement in Canada
((( 8 ))) Upcoming Events endorsed or supported by MAWO: Cuban 5, Cuba

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((( 1 ))) MAWO ORGANIZING MEETING

TUESDAY October 4th
7pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St.

Join MAWO to plan and organize upcoming antiwar events and actions! The meeting will open with 45 minutes of news videos of current and ongoing wars and occupations including a focus on the anti imperialist struggles in the Middle East and North Africa.


((( 2 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM:

NATO Hands Off Libya! US & Canada Hands Off Libya!
Stop Military Intervention Against Libyan People!
Stop Bombing and Killing Libyan People!

TUESDAY October 11
7:00pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St.

Screening 1 hour of documentary and news clips about the NATO/US/Canada Bombing and Military Intervention in Libya.


((( 3 ))) MAWO MONTHLY ANTIWAR RALLY & PETITION CAMPAIGN

We invite you to participate in the MAWO monthly rally where we will be petitioning: Hands Off Libya! Stop Bombing Libya! No to Sanctions on Syria, Libya and Iran!

STOP Imperialist War and Occupation! 
END THE OCCUPATIONS of Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Haiti!
STOP Bombing and War on Libya!
US HANDS OFF North Africa & the Middle East!
NO to Sanctions on Iran, Syria and Libya!
SELF DETERMINATION for Indigenous Nations & All Oppressed Nations!

SATURDAY October 29
2:00pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
Robson Street (Between Hornby St. & Howe St.)

Click to See Poster:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/111029rally.pdf


((( 4 ))) MAWO'EEN! 8 Years of Antiwar Organizing!

SATURDAY October 29
7pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St.

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) formed on October 29, 2003 to organize and mobilize against war and occupation. To mark MAWO's 8th anniversary, we are organizing a special night to reflect on these 8 years and where we need to go from here. MAWO'EEN will feature music and poetry from local artists who use their lyrics and art for peace and social justice. 

MAWO'EEN costumes are encouraged!


((( 5 ))) MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR...

Vancouver’s 9th Annual International Film Festival for Peace!

December 17 & 18, 2011
Britannia Community Centre Auditorium
1661 Napier St (at Commercial Dr.)

MAWO's Film Festival for Peace is back again for two days of documentary and feature films, taking a look at wars, occupations and the struggle of oppressed people for self determination and a better world. Special opening presentations will highlight each day, as well as guest presenters, art exhibits, and more.

Stay posted for updates and the full program!


((( 6 ))) MAWO Newsletter #35

Click to see MAWO Newsletter # 3:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/newsletters/newsletter35.pdf


((( 7 ))) Important: MAWO's Open Letter to Stopwar.ca and the Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA)

http://www.mawovancouver.org/sections/revolutionandcounterrevolution/statements/110414statement.html


((( 8 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed of Supported by MAWO

>> 71st Picket to Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in U.S. Prisons!
Marking the 35th Anniversary of the Bombing of Air Cubana Flight 455 by Anti-Cuban Terrorists

THURSDAY, October 6
4-5pm
United States Consulate (1075 W. Pender Street at Thurlow)

Organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee ~ Vancouver
www.freethe5vancouver.ca

To See Poster Click:
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/posters/2011/111006cubanfivepicket.pdf


>> Cuban Consul General, Jorge F. Soberon, to Toronto Speaks in Vancouver!
Free the Cuban Five Held in US Prisons!

SATURDAY, October 15
2 – 4pm
Langara College
100 West 49th Ave
Auditorium A130

Organized by Human Rights & International Solidarity Committees of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE)


>> 4th Annual International Che Guevara Conference
With Special Guest Dr. Aleida Guevara from Cuba!

Friday and Saturday November 11 & 12, 2011
Vancouver, Canada

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

To See Poster Click:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/11111112checonference.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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