[Stopwar-l] missed announcements

[StopWar]

_APOLOGIES FOR THE ADDITIONAL EMAIL TRAFFIC, BUT THREE IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MISSED EARLIER._ 

1`. Reading Afghanistan: A Woman
Among Warlords
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Sylvia Hotel,
Vancouver, BC

2. Public forum: HOPE FOR HAITI IN LATIN AMERICA
Friday,
March 5, 7 pm
Vancouver Community College, Room 420
250 W. Pender St.,
Vancouver

3. Bolivia and Venezuela's message:'Change the system, Not the
climate!'
Two guest speakers on the fight for climate justice after
Copenhagen
Sunday March 7, 2pm
At Unitarian Church of Canada, 949 West 49th
Ave


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1`. READING AFGHANISTAN: A WOMAN AMONG WARLORDS

 Learn about Malalai
Joya's story at the West End's Sylvia Hotel  

 		Date:
 		 Tuesday, March
2, 2010 

 		Time:
 		 8:00pm - 10:00pm 

 		Location:
 		 Vancouver, BC 


		Street:
 		 1154 Gilford Street at Beach Ave 

DESCRIPTION

  The Sylvia
Hotel Book Club presents... 

A reading from 'A Woman Among Warlords: The
Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice'

Come out
and enjoy a drink and good company at the beautiful and historic Sylvia
Hotel in the West End. 'A Woman Among Warlords' is the political memoir of
Malalai Joya, whom the BBC has called 'the bravest woman in Afghanistan'.
Her book was co-written with Vancouver writer and social justice activist
Derrick O'Keefe, who will be reading selected excerpts. 

Joya, now 31, was
the youngest woman elected to the Afghan parliament in 2005. She is an
outspoken advocate of women's rights and a critic of the NATO war, as well
as powerful warlords and the Taliban. She has survived multiple
assassination attempts, and currently lives a clandestine life in a series
of safe houses in Kabul -- we hope to connect with her on the phone so she
can briefly address us about her book and her life's work. 

A Woman Among
Warlords is available for sale through all major bookstores. Copies can
also be purchased after the reading. 
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     2. Public forum:      HOPE FOR HAITI IN LATIN AMERICA     Friday,
March 5, 7 pm  Vancouver Community College, Room 420  250 W. Pender St.,
Vancouver    A new, continent-wide and progressive social force is rising
in Latin America, spearheaded by the ALBA alliance of eight countries,
including Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.    What is Haiti's history in the
Americas? How can alliances be created with the progressive governments in
the region as Haiti fights for a just and meaningful reconstruction?  
With:    * Federico Fuentes, resident of Venezuela, editor of
venezuelaanalysis.com [1],   Bolivia Rising blog, and Marea Socialista
magazine  * Jon Beasley-Murray, Professor of Latin America Studies,
University of British Columbia  * Larry Kuehn, recently visited Honduras
and Columbia with delegations of the BC Teachers Federation * Moderated by
Andrea Pinochet of Haiti Solidarity BC    
 Organized by Haiti Solidarity
BC More info: 604 773 9057 or 778 858 5179 www.canadahaitiaction.ca [2] 
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   3. Bolivia and Venezuela's message:  'Change the system, Not the
climate!'    TWO GUEST SPEAKERS ON THE FIGHT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE AFTER
COPENHAGEN    * Pablo Solon, Bolivia's representative at the United Nations
and lead spokesperson on climate change at the Copenhagen Summit * Federico
Fuentes, participant in the revolutionary process in Venezuela and writer
for Venezuelanalysis.com, Green Left Weekly and Bolivia Rising blog   The
recent international summit on climate change hosted by the United Nations
on Copenhagen ended in disappointment and recrimination. Greenpeace called
it a "crime scene, with the guilty parties fleeing to the airport." While
Obama, Harper and other leaders of the rich countries stood accused, two
heads of state in particular made connections with the tens of thousands of
climate justice activists in the streets. Evo Morales of Bolivia, and Hugo
Chavez of Venezuela, spoke for the world's majority when they condemned
global inequality and capitalism as the root causes of the climate crisis. 
We invite you to hear two voices from Latin America, who will put the
discussion of climate change in the context of the regional movement for
self-determination, economic integration, indigenous rights and 'socialism
for the 21st century' -- a movement that has given birth to ALBA, the
Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.   Recent article by Pablo Solon:
WE MUST SUPPORT A UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH  [3]
SUNDAY MARCH 7, 2PM AT UNITARIAN CHURCH OF CANADA, 949 WEST 49TH AVE (AT
OAK ST.) (WEST OF 49TH AVE CANADA LINE STATION)    
Suggested donation:
$5-10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds) 
For more information:
boliviasolidarity at gmail.com [4]   Sponsored by: Canada-Bolivia Solidarity
Committee, Vancouver Socialist Forum, Hands Off Venezuela (Western Canada
Chapter), The Unitarian Church of Vancouver Social Justice Committee   

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Links:
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[1]
http://venezuelaanalysis.com/
[2] http://www.canadahaitiaction.ca/
[3]
http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2009/12/bolivia-we-must-support-universal.html
[4]
mailto:boliviasolidarity at gmail.com
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