[antiwar-van] *TUES* MAWO Public Forum: Women of the World Resist War and Occupation!

[Kira Koshelanyk]

FREE PUBLIC FORUM
JOIN US!

*In commemoration of International Women’s Day*

Women of the World Resist War and Occupation!
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TUESDAY March 5
7pm
Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall]
1150 Commercial Dr. at William St 

International Women’s Day, from its founding, is a day rooted in the fight against war and occupation, from the years leading to the first world war and through the many brutal wars the world has seen up to today. For over 100 years International Women’s Day has been marked with the heroic struggle of women for equal rights, fair working conditions and the right to work, suffrage and against violence against women. Under war and occupation, women are the most impacted as they face physical and sexual violence, and struggle to protect and provide for the families that they are the center of. But under such circumstances women are known to take the lead in struggles for national liberation and against war and occupation. Looking around the world today, from mass movements taking place in the Middle East and North Africa to the protests of Indigenous Nations in Canada, women are at the forefront of the struggle for a better world! 

Join MAWO in commemorating International Women’s Day with a evening of multimedia, speakers and discussion.

~ Featuring a panel of leading women organizers in Vancouver:
>> Nita Palmer ~ author of the book “War and Occupation in Afghanistan: Which Way Forward”, Nita is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper
>> Tamara Hansen ~ author of the book “5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution: the Challenges of an Unwavering Leadership”, Tamara is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper
>> Janine Solanki ~ MAWO Executive Committee member and MAWO Co-chair, Janine is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper
>> Azza Rojbi ~ MAWO Secretary, Executive Committee member and Tunisian social justice activist
>> Alison Bodine  ~ MAWO Executive Committee member and MAWO Co-chair, Alison is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper
>> Payvand Pejvack ~ Iranian-Canadian feminist activist and MAWO Executive Committee member

See the poster at:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/130305-MAWO-IWD-March8-forum.pdf
 
Join the Facebook event at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/102897083230657/

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