[Stopwar-l] Thursday: Forum on war in Libya

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NATO HANDS OFF LIBYA!

A Public Forum to Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Libya

Thursday, September 15, 7pm
W2 Woodwards, 111 West Hastings (Basement)

Organized by Stopwar.ca

Speakers:

Derrick O’Keefe
Dave Markland

Followed by Q&A and discussion

Admission by donation

Contact: stopwar at resist.ca

The Libyan People, Not NATO, Must Determine The Country's Future

Join Stopwar.ca, Vancouver’s broad anti-war coalition, for a forum on the
continuing struggle of the Libyan people for self-determination, and
against the continued NATO presence in Libya.

>From the beginning of the uprising against the Gadaffi regime, Stopwar has
supported their right of the Libyan people to a free and democratic
society. For that reason, we opposed the NATO bombing of Libya. Freedom
cannot be delivered by the armies and warplanes of NATO countries. These
are the former colonial rulers of Libya who have propped up dictatorial
regimes throughout the Middle East and North Africa and have brought ruin
to Iraq and Afghanistan.

The overthrow of the Gaddafi regime does not end the struggle for freedom
in Libya. A new stage now opens, in which the imperialist military and
political presence are a serious threat to the Libyan peoples'
aspirations. We call on the Canadian government to cease its participation
in the NATO intervention in Libya. We call on NATO to withdraw its
military forces and advisers from Libya.