[antiwar-van] *TODAY* MAWO Activists Report Back from Chicago Anti-NATO Demonstrations

[Kira Koshelanyk]

*Please Forward Widely* 

 

Activists Report Back from Chicago Anti-NATO Demonstrations

 

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No To NATO! No To War and Occupation!

Yes to Self-Determination! Yes to Peace!

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THURSDAY May 24th

7pm

Joe’s Café [Large North Hall]

1150 Commercial Drive at William St.

 

MAWO invites you to join us for a report back from the MAWO organizers
who participated in the Chicago actions against NATO, including the May 20th
demonstration of over 15,000 people from around the world. They will share
their experience and observations, show videos and a slideshow, and open
discussion on this historic protest gathering. A full report from the Chicago
actions and MAWO’s participation is also included in this e-mail.

 

For May 24th poster click:

http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/120524MAWOreportbackChicago.pdf

 

To join the Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/events/121160418020648/

 

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MAWO Report Back: Protest Against NATO Summit in Chicago a Great
Historical Achievement

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For over a week, tens of thousands of people from around the world
protested in Chicago against NATO and imperialist war and occupation. Organized
in opposition to the NATO Summit, where NATO members and world leaders gathered
to discuss their bloody wars and occupations, focusing on Afghanistan, the week
of actions included rallies, teach-ins, film showings, press conferences, a
“People’s Summit” and a mass march and rally on the NATO Summit meeting place.

 

Alison Bodine, co-chair of MAWO, was an invited guest speaker from the
main rally stage alongside many US and international organizers and leaders,
including Reverend Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and founding member of
Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Ann Wright, retired US army reserve colonel and
co-founder of Code Pink Women for Peace; Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, from the
Muslim Peace Coalition and founder of the Muslim Peace Council and Kathy Kelly,
director of Voices for Creative Non-violence. There was also a statement from
Malalai Joya read by women activists from Afghans for Peace, and a very
important recorded message from Mumia Abu-Jamal, journalist, revolutionary,
social justice fighter and political prisoner in the US.

 

MAWO’s participation was reflected in US and Canadian, national and
international news, and throughout the world newswire, including coverage in
French, Spanish, Albanian, Vietnamese and more.

 

Alison Bodine was interviewed by CBC, the Toronto Star, Voice of
America, Telesur from Venezuela, and other local Chicago mainstream and
independent media.

 

To view videos and articles related to the protests against the NATO
Summit please go to the following links:

 

For CBC Newshour international top news:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-kQjIWm6BI&feature=channel&list=UL

or http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/1221254309/ID=2237142600

 

For CBC National evening news:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcqdPyIIjjI&feature=plcp

or http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_National/World/1274857317/ID=2237220791

 

For Toronto Star article: 

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1181706--nato-summit-protest-greeted-by-calm-but-resolute-police

 

For Alison Bodine’s speech on-stage at the rally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MTnf5M85b8&feature=plcp

 

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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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