[Stopwar-l] 1 week away: George Galloway in Vancouver Nov. 22

[StopWar]

One week until the George Galloway event -- get your tickets now! There
will be some tickets available at the door. It is recommended that you
arrive early.

*Please forward widely*

George Galloway speaks:

Free Palestine, Free Afghanistan, Free Speech

Monday, November 22
7:30p.m. (Doors at 6.30.m.)
St Andrew's-Wesley United Church
(Corner of Burrard & Nelson Street, Vancouver)

Tickets: $15 / unwaged or low-income $10.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at:
People's Coop Bookstore (1391 Commercial Dr.),
Langara College: Call 604-323-5504 or drop by office A382e,
UBC: at the Outpost in Student Union Building,
Surrey: at the Al-Iman grocery story (10700 King Edward),
New West: BC Market (930 12th St.)

You can also reserve your ticket online at:
http://georgegallowayinvancity.blogspot.com/

*There will be some tickets available at the door. We recommend you arrive
early.

Organized locally by StopWar.ca Coalition. Co-sponsored by the Seriously
Free Speech Committee and UBC-Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights.
National tour sponsors: Canadian Peace Alliance, Canadian Boat to Gaza,
Canadian Arab  Federation, Independent Jewish  Voices, Defend Free Speech
Campaign.

For more information contact stopwar at resist.ca or call 604.737.1299.

Background Information

Eighteen months ago, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason
Kenney blocked then-British MP George Galloway from Canada, labeling him
a terror supporter and a national security risk. At the time, Galloway
was scheduled to appear in four Canadian cities on a speaking tour
called "Resisting War: from Gaza to Afghanistan."

Galloway and his supporters protested, saying the move was a crass
political attempt to silence criticism of Canadian foreign policy on
Afghanistan and Palestine. Weeks before the ban, Galloway had led a
humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza as part of an international campaign to
break Israel's illegal blockade. This October, Galloway and the Viva
Palestina movement once again successful delivered aid to Gaza in defiance
of Israel's siege.

Galloway and his supporters were vindicated Federal Court Justice Richard
Mosley issued his 60-page decision on the matter. (Read more here:
http://www.rabble.ca/news/2010/09/what-galloway-court-decision-means-free-speech-canada).

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