[Stopwar-l] Anti-War Events: Haiti, War Resisters, Wikileaks & Afghanistan

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Upcoming Anti-War and Related Events

1) Haiti Forum TONIGHT - Jan. 14
2) War resisters Let Them Stay Week - Jan. 15-22
3) Rethink Afghanistan showing in Maple Ridge - Jan. 20
4) StopWar.ca Forum: War, Lies and Wikileaks - Feb. 17

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1) Haiti Forum TONIGHT - Jan. 14

PUBLIC FORUM:
Haiti's Humanitarian Crisis One Year Later

Panel discussion and video screening, featuring:

* Dr. Luma Maxo, Partners In Health
* Kaye Kerlande, Hearts, Hands and Minds  for Haiti
* David Putnam, Water for the World
* Fatou Jah, Help Hear Haiti (UBC coalition)

Friday, January 14, 2011, 7 pm
Harbour Center, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

Organized by: Haiti Solidarity BC   Co-sponsor: Stopwar.ca
For more information: 778 858 5179   or   haitisolidaritybc at resist.ca

For more information on Canada and Haiti, or to subscribe to the Canada
Haiti Action Network mail list,
visit: www.canadahaitiaction.ca

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2) War resisters Let Them Stay Week - Jan. 15-22

War Resisters Support Campaign - Vancouver

Support US Iraq War Resisters
Join Let Them Stay Week, January 15-22, 2011

Join Canadians from coast to coast this January to show support for Iraq
War resisters, who are currently threatened with deportation by the
minority Conservative government.

>From January 15 to 22 people across Canada will participate in a national
“Let Them Stay Week”. From film nights to public forums, from music events
to information pickets, events are already being planned in Grand Forks,
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Windsor, Sudbury, Toronto, Peterborough, Newmarket,
Fredericton, Halifax and St. Johns. Go to www.resisters.ca for full
details.


Here in Vancouver there are 2 events, please join us:

Saturday, January 15 · 2:00pm

First United Church - 320 E Hastings St. Vancouver, BC

Soldiers Shining the Light on the Truth

GI resistance - Vietnam
US Iraq War Resisters
Bradley Manning - Wikileaks

Film Screening of Sir! No Sir!
The suppressed story of the GI movement to end the War in Vietnam.

Discussion with Rodney Watson
Iraq War Resister living in sanctuary


Thursday, January 20 · 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Room B144 - Langara College, 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, BC

Welcoming American War Resisters: A Canadian Tradition

Forty years ago, tens of thousands of American soldiers and draftees who
refused to join the war against Vietnam were welcomed in Canada. Today
hundreds of soldiers who refused to deploy to Iraq have come to Canada.
While they have been warmly welcomed by Canadians, our government has made
strenuous efforts to send them back to the US to face prison sentences.

Join us for a panel discussion about defending the Canadian tradition of
welcoming American war resisters.

The panel will include,

Ujjal Dosanjh, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South

Peter Prontzos, former US Marine, and Vietnam war resister, instructor of
Political Science, Langara College

Rodney Watson, decorated Iraq war veteran, living in sanctuary in First
United Church (via video conference)

for more information on this event, please call 605 764 2580

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3) Rethink Afghanistan showing in Maple Ridge - Jan. 20

Rethink Afghanistan

Rethink Afghanistan is a groundbreaking, full-length documentary focusing
on the key issues surrounding this ten-year war. Since the Taliban regime
was removed from power in 2001, Canada has played an increasing role in
Afghanistan, with close to 3,000 troops presently stationed there. Canada
is scheduled to withdraw its combat troops by 2011 but the Conservatives,
with support from the Liberals, will continue to keep close to one-
third of our troops in Afghanistan in “non-combat” roles. It is estimated
that by 2011 Canada will have spent $18.1 billion on this war. The
projected cost of the war from 2011 to 2014 is $1.5 billion. This film
fosters the kind of discussion, debate, and dissent that is needed if we
are to bring our troops home and focus on non-military solutions
for the people of Afghanistan. Watch experts from the U.S., Afghanistan,
and Russia explain the issues surrounding this war and why parliamentary
oversight is necessary.

Michael Moore “A wake up call for those who believe our military should be
in Afghanistan:”

FREE ADMISSION, COFFEE & POPCORN

DATE:      January 20, 2011
TIME:       7-9 pm  (Doors open @ 6:30)
VENUE:   Maple Ridge Municipal Hall
                11996 Haney Pl,  Maple Ridge, BC

The event is free and open to all.  Our mission is to focus on issues that
affect our communities and to engage in discussion on these issues, this
is why we have an open discussion after each film presentation. It allows
for the sharing of information, ideas and possible solutions which are
important if we are to make informed decisions as citizens of a democracy.

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4) StopWar.ca Forum: War, Lies and Wikileaks - Feb. 17

War, Lies and Wikileaks

A Public Forum organized by StopWar.ca

Thursday, Feb. 17
7pm, Location: Habour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Room 1800

Join anti-war activists and media commentators in discussing the
significance of the Wikileaks revelations, especially in relation to war
and foreign policy.

Featuring Gail Davidson of Lawyers Against War and other speakers.

For more info, contact stopwar at resist.ca