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

[Kira Koshelanyk]

Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)
Vancouver, BC

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JOIN US!

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((( 1 ))) February 19 ~ MAWO Public Forum: Indigenous Awakening in Canada! 
((( 2 ))) February 23 ~ MAWO Antiwar Rally and Petition Campaign: Int’l Day of Action Free Bradley Manning Now!
((( 3 ))) February 26 ~ MAWO Organizing Meeting
((( 4 ))) March 5 ~ MAWO Public Forum: Women of the World Resist War and Occupation!
((( 5 ))) March 16 to 18 ~ *Mark Your Calendar* 10th Annual International Film Festival 4 Peace!
((( 6 ))) MAWO Newsletter #42
((( 7 ))) Contribute to MAWO’s Antiwar Organizing in the New Year!
((( 8 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed and Supported by MAWO: Cuban 5, Volunteer Work Brigade in Cuba
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((( 1 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM

>> Indigenous Awakening in Canada!

TUESDAY February 19
7pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St

Featured Speaker ~ Aaron Mercredi, Metis organizer with the Indigenous Rights and Action Project (IRAP) and member of the Editorial Board of the Fire This Time Newspaper

Multimedia – Speakers – Discussion

To view poster click: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/130219-mawo-forum-indigenous-awakening.pdf

To join Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/156237124532973/

((( 2 ))) MAWO RALLY AND PETITION CAMPAIGN

*International Day of Action! Protest the 1,000th Day Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning has Spent in U.S. Prison without Trial*

Join with people all over the world to demand:
- FREE BRADLEY MANNING NOW!
- NO TO WAR AND OCCUPATION! YES TO SELF-DETERMINATION!
- IMPERIALISTS HANDS OFF AFRICA!
- IMPERIALISTS HANDS OFF MALI!
- FRANCE, CANADA AND ALL FOREIGN TROOPS OUT OF MALI!
- IMPERIALISTS HANDS OFF SYRIA!
- NO SANCTIONS ON SYRIA & IRAN!
- STOP ISRAEL'S ONGOING ASSAULT ON PALESTINIANS!
- SELF-DETERMINATION FOR INDIGENOUS NATIONS & ALL OPPRESSED NATIONS!
- MONEY FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, JOBS & EDUCATION, NOT FOR WAR AND OCCUPATION!
- MONEY FOR FIRST NATIONS NOT FOR WAR AND OCCUPATIONS!

SATURDAY February 23, 2013
1pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
Robson & Howe St.
Downtown Vancouver, Canada

For poster click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/130223-MAWO-anti-war-rally-petition-drive.pdf

To join Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/131538477012949/

((( 3 ))) MAWO ORGANIZING MEETING

TUESDAY February 26
7pm
Britannia Community Center
1661 Napier St. at Commercial Dr.

Join us for this week’s MAWO organizing meeting to plan for upcoming antiwar events and actions including public forums, petition drives and rallies, as well as MAWO’s 10th Annual International Film Festival for Peace! The meeting will begin with 45 minutes of multimedia and news clips about colonial wars, occupations and invasions and the resistance of oppressed people. 

((( 4 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM

*In commemoration of International Women’s Day*

>> Women of the World Resist War and Occupation!

TUESDAY March 5
7pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St 

Multimedia – Speakers – Discussion

((( 5 ))) March 16-18, 2013 - 10th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 4 PEACE!
Marking a Decade of the War and Occupation in Iraq 
Marking 12 years of the New Era of War & Occupation
Marking a Decade of Film Festival For Peace in Canada

Now is the time to mark your calendars for the 10th Annual International Film Festival 4 Peace! Check http://www.filmfest4peace.org for updates!

>> SATURDAY & SUNDAY March 16-17
Britannia Community Center Auditorium
1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive

>> MONDAY March 18
*IMPORTANT PICKET ACTION* 
Protest the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq! 
4pm
U.S. Consulate
1075 West Pender, Downtown Vancouver
 
> Film Festival Closing Feature
7:30pm
Joe's Cafe - Large North Hall
1150 Commercial Drive

In 2003, Iraq was invaded, occupied, brutalized and until today more than 1.5 million people have been killed as a consequence. In the same year millions of people around the world joined the struggle against this criminal and bloody war. MAWO’s first Film Festival for Peace was held in this year. A decade since the festival began, MAWO has screened hundreds of films documenting wars, occupations and the struggle of oppressed people for self-determination. By organizing the Film Festival for Peace, MAWO has joined this fight for a better world! Since the first MAWO Film Festival for Peace in December 2003, thousands of people have attended this one of a kind and free festival complete with films, special guest speakers, art exhibits and teach-ins. This year’s film festival, with a central focus on the world-wide struggle for peace, should not to be missed!

Stay posted for updates and the full program!
http://www.filmfest4peace.org

For posters click:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/130316-18-MAWO-FF4P.pdf
 
((( 6 ))) NEW MAWO NEWSLETTER #42

Click to see MAWO’s #42 Newsletter:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/newsletters/newsletter42.pdf

((( 7 ))) CONTRIBUTE TO MAWO’S ANTIWAR ORGANIZING IN THE NEW YEAR

2013 has begun, and what will this new year hold? With the imperialist war drive against Syria and Iran escalating, the destruction of Libya continuing, and the occupations of Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine becoming more and more an obvious tragedy for the people of these countries, the necessity of building a united and effective antiwar movement is a critical task for the coming year. Let’s unite to make this a year of struggle against war and occupation, and a year of building a better world!

Start off 2013 with a contribution to Mobilization Against War and Occupation’s antiwar organizing efforts. Contributions can be made by PayPal using the link below, or you can mail cheques to PO Box 21607, Vancouver BC, V5L 5G3. Cheques can be made out to “Mobilization Against War & Occupation”a

Contribute via PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RZN699GLQSLDG

((( 8 ))) UPCOMING EVENTS ENDORSED AND SUPPORTED BY MAWO 

>> 88th Monthly Protest Action to Free the Cuban 5!
*** 5th of the Month for the Cuban 5! ***
> Free the Cuban Five NOW!
> Release Antonio, Fernando, Ramón and Gerardo from U.S. Prisons NOW!
> Let René Gonzalez Return to Cuba NOW!
> Grant Visas to Olga Salanueva and Adriana Perez NOW!

TUESDAY March 5, 2013
4pm
U.S. Consulate (1075 West Pender at Thurlow)
Vancouver, Canada

For poster click:
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/posters/2013/130305-free-the-cuban-5-picket.pdf

Organized by Free the Cuban 5 Committee Vancouver
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca

>> Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba Info Night & Fundraiser
 
Two opportunities to lean about an incredible opportunity to travel to Cuba with the 2013 Ernesto Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade.

FRIDAY March 1 & FRIDAY March 22
7pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St.

For more information on the Che Brigade visit:
http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade OR contact BC Brigade Coordinators
Tamara Hansen 778-882-5223 or Thomas Davies 778-889-7664

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

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