[van-announce] Fw: Oppose the Criminal Occupation of Iraq

[Paul Browning]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jef Keighley" <keighley at caw.ca>
To: <cawbc5 at caw.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: Oppose the Criminal Occupation of Iraq


> StopWar.ca
> A Labour-Community Peace/Anti-War Coalition
>
>
>
> April 10, 2003
>
> Press Release
> (For Immediate Release)
>
> March and Rally to Oppose Criminal Occupation of Iraq
>
>
> "The war on the people of Iraq is a crime against humanity" said
StopWar.ca
> Co-Chair Jef Keighley "and the U.S. and British occupation of that country
> is a crime upon a crime.  There was no evidence of weapons of mass
> destruction before the war,  there has been no evidence found since the
war
> started and we strongly suspect there will be no evidence found under the
> occupation."
>
> StopWar.ca is organizing a March and Rally to Oppose the Criminal
> Occupation of Iraq for Saturday, April 12th, 2003.  The action is one of
> many being organized internationally. The March will assemble at the
> Vancouver Public Library at noon. The March will begin at 12:30 p.m.
through
> downtown to the Vancouver Art Gallery for the Rally to Oppose the Criminal
> Occupation of Iraq at 1:30 p.m.  Music will be provided by Che:Chapter
127.
> Speakers will include internationally celebrated wildlife artist Robert
> Bateman, Mayor of Burnaby Derrick Corrigan and George Heyman - President
of
> the BCGEU.
>
> Irene McInnes, StopWar.ca's other Co-Chair stated "Canadians remain proud
> of the fact that Canada took a principled position to not simply follow
the
> U.S. into Iraq, notwithstanding the fact that some Canadian business
> interests lament the opportunities lost for war profiteering. Saturday's
> March and Rally to Oppose the Criminal Occupation or Iraq will provide an
> excellent opportunity for Canadians to again speak out for Peace and
Justice
> in the Middle East."
>
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> For more information please contact Jef Keighley 604 506-4437 or Irene
> McInnes 604 603 8537.
>
>