[Indigsol] GIVE THE TORIES THE WELCOME THEY DESERVE!

Mon Jun 6 16:25:19 PDT 2011

Everyone!!

Harper Dégage! Beat Back the Tory Attack!
June 10th March & Rally to Oppose the Conservative Party National Convention

On the web at: http://takethecapital.wordpress.com
Poster: see the attached.

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CONTENTS
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1. March & Rally Details
2. June 10th Callout
3. Endorse The Callout
4. Coming From Out Of Town
5. Contact Information (Website, Twitter, Email)
6. Stop Harper! Help Disrupt Harper's Agenda!
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231132636903992

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1. MARCH & RALLY DETAILS
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The June 10th March & Rally is timed to coincide with the keynote address
of the Conservative Party National Convention, being held in downtown
Ottawa at the Convention Centre. A brief rally with speakers at 4:30pm
will kick-off a festive march which will visit some important locations in
the downtown core that are key to the Tory agenda before arriving at the
Convention Centre.

Specific details are as follows:

Rally Start Time: 4:30pm
Rally Location: Dundonald Park (Lyon @ Somerset)
March Start Time: 5:00pm
Approximate Arrival Time at Convention Centre: 6:30pm

BRING YOUR DRUMS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN MAKE NOISE WITH!!!

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2. JUNE 10TH CALLOUT
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GIVE THE TORIES THE WELCOME THEY DESERVE!

On June 10th, 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the
Conservative Party of Canada’s (CPC) National Convention in downtown
Ottawa. Taking place during the 3 day CPC National Convention at the
Ottawa Convention Centre, Harper’s address to the gathered Conservative
Party members will be his first major address after winning a majority
government in the last election.

We invite all those opposed to the Harper’s right-wing agenda to come
together on Friday, June 10th, and make clear to the Conservative Party
that we will not sit idly by while they attack our communities.

The Conservative Party has been in power in Canada since 2006, and in
those 5 long years we have seen the dismantling, defunding and
discrediting of countless progressive organizations and programs. We have
seen a continuation of the war in Afghanistan and occupation of Haiti, and
ever increasing military spending. We have seen continued attacks on First
Nations communities, while hundreds of indigenous women are still missing
or presumed dead. The environmentally catastrophic project that is the Tar
Sands charges forward at full speed, and real environmental norms are
still just a dream. We are seeing an increasingly dangerous and racist
militarization of our borders and an alarming rise in the number of
deportations. And Canada’s unwavering support for Israeli apartheid
continues, even in the wake of Operation Cast Lead, the flotilla murders
and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and despite international calls for
solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The situation facing many communities has already been rough, and friends,
it’s going to get worse. The CPC has won it’s long sought after majority
and is free to move forward with it’s right-wing agenda. Let’s be clear:
this will mean an increase in aggressive attacks on safe injection sites,
on women’s organizations, on sex workers, on First Nations peoples, on
im/migrants, on people of colour, queer people and trans people. A CPC
majority will mean more severe austerity measures and a new wave of
attacks on the poor and on workers.

Though many among us rejoiced at the unprecedented level of support for
Canada’s social democratic party, the NDP, let’s not leave the upcoming
fightback in the hands of politicians. Our power will be, and has always
been, in the streets. This June let’s give the Tories the welcome they
deserve. Let’s be clear that we are announcing 4 years of raging
opposition to their right wing agendas. We are calling for worker’s
unions, student groups, faith groups, anarchists, First Nations people,
feminist organizations, anti-capitalist networks, migrant justice groups,
anti-poverty organizations, disability rights movements, Palestine
solidarity activists, Native warriors and anti-war organizers to come
together to defeat this government. Specifically, we are interested in
this resistance being led by those directly affected by the policies of
right wing governments around the world.

June 10th will be the first day of action in what we can be sure will be
four years spent in the streets. All allies are invited to organize their
own contingents, or come join with other individuals who want their
opposition noted.

Join us on June 10th, 2011, in Ottawa as we give Stephen Harper and the
Conservative Party the welcome they so richly deserve!

Occupation Anywhere, Resistance Everywhere!

Endorsers:

    No One Is Illegal (Ottawa)
    No One Is Illegal (Montreal)
    Common Cause (Ottawa)
    Under Pressure (Ottawa)
    Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (Ottawa)
    Comité Harper Dégage! (Montréal)
    Pro-Choice Coalition of Ottawa
    FIRST: Feminists Advocating for Rights and Equality for Sex Workers
(Vancouver)
    Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (Vancouver)
    Prostitutes of Ottawa: Work, Educate Resist!
    NOWAR-PAIX (Ottawa)
    Drug Users Advocacy League (Ottawa)
    Students Against Israeli Apartheid (Carleton University)
    Families of Sisters In Spirit
    People’s Commission Network (Montreal)
    Tadamon! (Montreal)
    Immigrant Workers Centre (Montreal)
    Ottawa Raging Grannies
    Climate Justice Ottawa
    Le Collectif de recherche sur l’autonomie (Montréal)
    Agitate! Queer People Of Colour (Ottawa)
    2110 center for Gender Advocacy (Montréal)
    Solidarity Across Borders (Montréal)
    Comité opposé à la Brutalité Policière (Montréal)
    Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Toronto)
    Socialist Solidarity (Vancouver)
    End the Prison Industrial Complex (Kingston)
    Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault (Toronto)

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3. ENDORSE THE CALLOUT
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If your organization would like to endorse this callout, please contact us
at takethecaptial at gmail.com

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4. COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN
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There has been a great deal of interest from groups and individuals
outside Ottawa, and we certainly hope that people from other cities attend
the June 10th Rally & March. However, due to a lack of time and resources,
the Ottawa organizing committee is not able to arrange transportation for
people form outside of the city. We encourage people to use the facebook
event page and their own local networks to arrange transpo to Ottawa. If
you're looking for a ride or have a ride to offer, feel free to post that
information on our facebook event page at http://on.fb.me/jXMF8U

In Montreal, the Comité Harper Dégage has begun organizing transportation
to Ottawa for the June 10th demonstration. If you would like more
information, contact them at prenonslacapitale at gmail.com

There is currently no transportation organized from Toronto, though there
has been a great deal of interest. With a bit of luck, we'll update this
information in the next couple of days with a contact point in Toronto for
people interested in coming to Ottawa.

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5. FOR MORE INFORMATION
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There is just a few days until the Convention so it's up to each of us to
take some initiative to get our organizations and communities mobilized
for June 10th. Organizing is just getting started, but we'll do our best
to keep people informed as things develop.

You can stay in touch via:
Gmail: takethecapital at gmail.com
Twitter: @june10resist #takethecapital
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/jXMF8U

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6. Stop Harper! Help Disrupt Harper's Agenda!
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We must Stop Harper's Agenda for the future of our and future generations!
Check this out: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231132636903992

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In Solidarity,
IPSMO
on unceded Algonquin Territory
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