[Stopwar-l] NO to the new War in Iraq!

[StopWar]

NO TO THE NEW WAR IN IRAQ!

Vancouver anti-war rally

Saturday,
October 25, 12:30 pm
Waterfront Skytrain Station

The Canadian Peace Alliance and the Quebec-based Collectif
Échec à la guerre are calling for a weekend of protest
actions against what has been termed the "third Iraq war", on
October 25-26. Vancouver's broad-based StopWar coalition will hold a rally
on Saturday, October 25, starting 12:30 pm in front of the Waterfront
Skytrain station (601 West Cordova, at the foot of Granville).

Similar protests are being held in several other cities,
including Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Edmonton. These actions will take
place on the 12th anniversary of the October 2002 mobilizations in Canada
and the US to oppose the preparation of the US invasion and the disastrous
war of occupation in Iraq that lasted from 2003 to 2011.

StopWar joins with the CPA and Collectif Échec à
la guerre to invite the people of Quebec and Canada to
protest:

- Against a new illegal war that threatens
"world peace and security" while pretending to defend them;
- Against the security and humanitarian pretexts invoked by the new
coalition: the protection of Iraq’s population has nothing to do
with the real motives of this war, which will cause them more suffering
and further deterioration of their living conditions;
- Against a
Canadian foreign policy centred on intensifying conflicts and war;
-
Against the hijacking of huge amounts of public resources to make war,
promote the military industry, glorify the army and Canada’s
military past, while for many years "austerity measures" have
cut education, healthcare, public services, the promotion of women’s
rights, the protection of the environment, international cooperation,
etc.

We will take to the streets to demand:

- The immediate end of Canadian participation in this new
aggression coalition which has been set up for the strategic interests of
the US empire and its allies;
- A freeze on all major procurement
projects of the Canadian military;
- A broad public debate on
Canadian foreign policy, the role of the army, the military industry and
the arms trade;
- That the Canadian government immediately cease
deportation proceedings against U.S. Iraq war resisters and create, once
and for all, a provision that would allow them to remain in Canada.

StopWar is engaged in a new effort to step up the anti-war
movement, inviting participation by all those who oppose Canadian military
involvement in the wars in the Middle East and beyond. The next StopWar
planning meeting will take place at 5:30 pm, Wed., November 5, at the
Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway (by Main and 7th). For
information, contact us at http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/


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StopWar - Vancouver's Labour/Community coalition of
organizations united for Justice and Peace

stopwar at resist.ca
http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/

Twitter: @StopWarCa
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