[antiwar-van] *JUNE 18* MAWO Antiwar Rally & Petition Campaign & Calendar of Upcoming Actions!

[Kira Koshelanyk]

MAWO Calendar of Upcoming Events & Actions!

MOBILIZATION AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION - MAWO

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
((( 1 ))) Saturday June 18 ~ MAWO Monthly Antiwar Rally & Petition Campaign
((( 2 ))) Sunday June 19 ~ MAWO Table & Petitioning at Car Free Fest 2016! 
((( 3 ))) Tuesday June 28 ~ MAWO Public Forum - War, Occupation & the Refugee Crisis in Europe
((( 4 ))) Tuesday July 12 ~ MAWO Antiwar Organizing Meeting 
((( 5 ))) *NEW* MAWO Newsletter #59 
((( 6 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed and Supported by MAWO

((( 1 ))) MAWO MONTHLY ANTIWAR RALLY & PETITION CAMPAIGN!

CANADA: CANCEL THE ARMS DEAL WITH SAUDI ARABIA!
US/UK/CANADA HANDS OFF LIBYA!
US/UK/CANADA/FRANCE/NATO: NO TO WAR ON SYRIA, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN!
SAUDI ARABIA HANDS OFF YEMEN, SYRIA AND IRAQ!
CANADA OUT OF IRAQ!
CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN!
TURKEY OUT OF SYRIA AND IRAQ!
NO TO ISLAMOPHOBIA!

SATURDAY June 18
2PM
Vancouver Art Gallery
Robson Street at Howe Street
Downtown Vancouver, BC

Join MAWO to organize against war & occupation!

Imperialists Stop Aiding Daesh!
Israel Hands Off Palestine! End the Occupation Now!
Open the Borders: Stop War and Occupation, Not Refugees!
Stop Saudi/US War on Yemen! Stop Bombing Yemen!
U.S./EU/NATO/Canada: Hands Off Ukraine!
U.S. Hands Off Venezuela!
End the Blockade of Cuba!
Lift All Sanctions Against Iran!
Free Private Manning, Soldier of Humanity!
No to U.S. Drones!
U.S. Hands Off North Africa and the Middle East!
No to War & Occupation! Yes to Self-Determination!
No to War & Occupation! No to Environmental Degradation!
Money for Jobs, Housing, Healthcare and Education, Not For War and Occupation!
Self-Determination for Indigenous Nations and All Oppressed Nations!
Repeal Inhuman and Repressive Bill C-51!

See the poster here: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/160618-MAWO-rally.pdf
Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/202910473435800/

((( 2 ))) CAR FREE FESTIVAL 2016 – Commercial Drive 

Come by and check out the MAWO table and participate in our antiwar petition drive at this year’s Car Free Festival on Commercial Drive!

SUNDAY June 19 
12 noon - 7PM
Festival is between Grandview Highway and Venables St. on Commercial Dr. 
>> MAWO table is near Commercial Dr. and William St. 
Vancouver, BC

For more info on the Festival visit: http://www.carfreevancouver.org/locations/commercial-drive/

((( 3 ))) MAWO PUBLIC FORUM

>> US/UK/France/Canada/NATO Hands Off the Middle East and North Africa! 
WAR, OCCUPATION & THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN EUROPE

TUESDAY June 28
7PM
Joe’s Café (In large North Hall)
1150 Commercial Dr. @ William St
Vancouver, BC

((( 4 ))) MAWO ORGANIZING MEETING

TUESDAY July 12
7PM
Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier St. at Commercial Dr.
Vancouver, Canada

((( 5 ))) *NEW* MAWO NEWSLETTER #59

Check out MAWO Newsletter #59 for statements, articles and more at:
http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/newsletters/newsletter59.pdf

((( 6 ))) Upcoming Events Endorsed and Supported by MAWO

< 1 > PICKET ACTION TO END THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!

FRIDAY June 17
4PM
U.S. Consulate
1075 W. Pender
Downtown Vancouver

Join Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade – Vancouver for a monthly picket action to demand the U.S. end the cruel and illegal blockade against Cuba and demand the return of Guantanamo military base to Cuba!

See the poster here: http://vancubavsblockade.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/160617-FCAB-PICKET.jpg
Join Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/205671523161012/

Organized by Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade (FCAB – Vancouver)
http://www.vancubavsblockade.org/
NoBloqueoVancouver at gmail.com |@NoBloqueoVan

< 2 > CUBA COMMUNITY POLITICAL & CULTURAL NIGHT

Celebrating the 88th Birthday of Revolutionary Hero Ernesto Che Guevara!

FRIDAY, June 17
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
1 Kingsway (at Kingsway & Main St.)
7PM
Vancouver, Canada

*Live Music *Speakers *Poetry *Videos *Trivia *Cuban Raffle Prizes and more!

See poster here: http://vancubasolidarity.com/thumbs/160617-CHE-BDAY.jpg
Join Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1687511921512638/

Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) 
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com
vancubasolidarity at gmail.com | @vancuba_vcsc

< 3 > REPEAL BILL C-51 – Vancouver Action
Hey Justin Trudeau, "REPEAL BILL C-51 NOW!"

68th Weekly Action! Rally & Petition Drive! 

MONDAY June 20
4PM
Waterfront Skytrain Station 
Downtown Vancouver, BC

Organized by the Working Group to Stop Bill C-51
http://www.RepealBillC51.org | @StopBillC51

< 4 > U.S. HANDS OFF VENEZUELA!
Viva Venezuela! Chavez Presente!

FRIDAY July 8
> 4pm to 5pm ~ Picket Action
US Consulate (1075 West Pender at Thurlow Street)
> 5:30pm to 7pm ~ Petition Drive and Info Display
Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson at Howe Street)
Downtown Vancouver, Canada

See the poster here: http://firethistime.net/posters/2016/160708-Venezuela-Actions.pdf

Organized by:
Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice (FTT) Venezuela Solidarity Campaign
http://www.firethistime.net | @ftt_np


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