[antiwar-van] *Tues* MAWO Forum "The Occupations of Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Canada"

[Kira Koshelanyk]

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Free Public Forum

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The Occupations of Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Canada :
What are the Similarities and What are the Issues at Stake?
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TUESDAY December 4
7pm
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier St. at Commercial Dr.

Afghanistan, occupied since 2001. Iraq, occupied since 2003. Palestine, occupied 
since 1948. Canada, Indigenous land occupied for hundreds of years by European
colonialists and the state of Canada.

>> What is the purpose of colonial and imperialist powers in continuous occupation?
>> Why have the Afghan, Iraqi, Palestinian and Indigenous people here resisted occupation?
>> What is the political, economic and social situation under occupation?
>> What is self-determination for oppressed nations, and how does it relate to the reality of
colonial and imperialist occupations?

Multimedia - speakers – discussion

Speakers:
~ Aaron Mercredi: Metis organizer with the Indigenous Rights and Action Project (IRAP) and
editorial board member of the Fire This Time newspaper
~ Alison Bodine: Co-chair of Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO)
~ Janine Solanki: Co-chair of Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO)

To view poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/121127-MAWO-occupations-of-iraq-afghanistan-palestine-canada-forum.pdf

To join Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/250681088393654/

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