[Stopwar-l] This week - A Birthday Party & a Book Launch!

[StopWar]

*** Please Forward Widely***

*Tickets Available Now*

StopWar Celebrates A Decade of Resistance

Friday Nov 23 7:30pm (Doors at 7pm)
The WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac (at Victoria Dr)

With
Emcee Charlie Demers (of CBC's “The Debaters)

Music
Solidarity Notes
Joe Keithly (D.O.A. Frontman)
The Carnival Band

Plus snacks, birthday cake, cash bar (19+)
Advance Tickets $15 at high life records, 1317 Commercial Drive
Tickets at the door sliding scale $10-$20

Stopwar, Vancouver's broad anti-war coalition, came together in late 2002
to oppose the war on Iraq. Our first large march and rally against war
with Iraq took place on November 17, 2002, and drew a crowd of 10,000. Our
largest demonstration took place February 15, 2003, when at least 40,000
people marched in Vancouver against war on Iraq. Our other most notable
march and rally was in March 2004, when 20,000 people came out to hear
Noam Chomsky speak to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in
Iraq.

In 2006, Stopwar shifted our focus to opposing Canada's combat role in the
war in Afghanistan, and in 2010, began opposing the Canadian government's
military spending, most notably the F-35 fighter jet program. In 2011,
Stopwar signed on to the the Peace & Propsperity, Not War & Austerity
campaign of the Canadian Peace Alliance.

Over the years, Stopwar has held events with a number of famous speakers,
including:
Malalai Joya
Naomi Klein
Noam Chomsky
Phyllis Bennis
Tariq Ali
Walden Bello

Stopwar has participated in many community events over the years, including:
Canada Day
The Dragon Boat Festival
May Day
Under The Volcano
The Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival

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*Please circulate widely*

'Warrior Nation' book launch with author Jamie Swift

A vital book for anyone concerned about Harper's militarization of Canada

Thursday, November 22
7:00pm at W2 Media Cafe (111 W. Hastings)

Admission by donation.

Q&A and book signing to follow. Book sales will be done by People's Coop
Bookstore.

About the book

"Warrior Nation" provides a critical perspective on both Canada's growing
effort to portray itself as a militaristic Warrior Nation and its
exploitation of history in achieving this end. Taking examples from the
Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, and Canada's UN peacekeeping
missions in Africa, Ian McKay and Jamie Swift consider how Canada's
valorization of military history has thrown totemic Canadian ideals of
peace, tolerance, and reasoned public debate into question. Replacing
these ideals, the authors assert, is a shift in Canadian political culture
toward authoritarian leadership and permanent political polarization.

For more information: http://www.btlbooks.com/book/warrior-nation

See the book trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2OwJ51ZaTw

Event sponsored by rabble.ca and endorsed by StopWar.
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