[van-announce] ISM Calendar

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Date: 14 May 2003 19:19:05 -0000
From: ISM-Vancouver <ism-vancouver at palsolidarity.org>
To: ISM-Vancouver <ism-vancouver at palsolidarity.org>



Calendar Summary
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May 20th, 5:30pm - PROTEST DENIS CODERRE, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION
May 21 at 7:00pm - Women against wars of aggression Forum
Friday MAY 23, 12:00 Noon - Day of Defiance
Saturday, May 24, 7:00pm - talk by: Elias Rashmawi (from A.N.S.W.E.R.)
Sunday, May 25, 9a.m. to 5pm - PSG 2nd Annual Anti-Imperialist Conference
Friday, May 30th, 7pm - Cafe Intifada
Saturday, June 7, 12:00 Noon- StopWar.ca Rally Against War, Occupation and Racism


DETAILS
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May 20th, 5:30pm
PROTEST DENIS CODERRE, MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION
March from Victoria Square (Hastings & Cambie)
to
Floata Seafood Restaurant (400-180 Keefer Street)
- Stop Deportations
-Abolish Bill C-18
- Scrap the safe 3rd Country Agreement
- Stop Military and Economic Interventions at Home and Abroad
Organized by No One Is Illegal May 20th AdHOC Committee
noii_van at hotmail.com
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May 21 at 7:00pm
Women against wars of aggression Forum
Location:SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings
Speakers include Professor Sunera Thobani, Ninotchka Rosca - author and international spokesperson for the Purple Rose Campaign to end the sex trafficking of Filipino women and children, and Grassroots Women
Organized by Grassroots Women

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Friday MAY 23, 12:00 Noon
Day of Defiance
LOCATION:  Burrard Sky Train
Fight the cuts. Stop the BC Liberals. A march through downtown Vancouver starting from the Burrard Skytrain Station. This is organized by the Lower Mainland Coalition for Social Justice, a coalition of labour and community groups and individuals working for social justice in the lower mainland.
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Saturday, May 24, 7:00pm
The Palestine Solidarity Group invites you to talk by: Elias Rashmawi

Elias Rashmawi, an organizer for the ANSWER coalition in the United States, presents his views on the situation in Iraq and the future of the anti-war movement. His talk will touch on two topics: Iraq: Liberation or Occupation? and The Future of the Anti-War Movement: A View from an Activist in the USA.
Location:   Fletcher Challenge Theatre at SFU Harbour Centre
Time:         7:00 pm
Admission is by donation. This event is endorsed by StopWar.ca.

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Sunday, May 25, 9a.m. to 5p.m.
at Martime Labour Centre

Palestine Solidarity Group to Hold 2nd Annual Anti-Imperialist Conference

Admission sliding scale: $5-20  (no one will be turned away)
Panel presentations and discussions on the future of the anti-war movement, featuring Elias Rashmawi from the ANSWER coalition in the United States and a number of local activists.

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Friday, May 30th, 7pm
Cafe Rebelde Presents:
CAFE INTIFADA: Celebrating over fifty years of Palestinian Resistance to Occupation and Colonization

Location: Dogwood Centre, 706 Clark Drive (side entrance)

Join us for an evening in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance. Members of the Palestine Solidarity Group will give a multi-media presentation on the history and current state of the struggle against Israeli colonialism, occupation, and apartheid.
Enjoy great food, political discussion, music and poetry. Arabic and Spanish translation available.

Admission by donation
Hosted by the Palestine Solidarity Group
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Saturday, June 7, 12:00 Noon
StopWar.ca invites you to:
Rally Against War, Occupation and Racism Saturday, June 7
As the American presence in Iraq openly transforms itself into an imperial occupation, the 36-year old Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and Golan Heights continues, the daily Israeli aggression against Palestinians escalates, and immigrant communities in our country come under sustained attack, we will be gathering in Surrey to march and rally against war, occupation and racism.

Location:   Holland Park (by King George Skytrain)
Time:         12:30 pm

Plan of Events:
Gather:12:00 pm at Holland Park by King George Skytrain Station
March:12:30 pm
Rally:1:30 pm at Park at Gateway Skytrain Station (Gateway Dr. and City Parkway)

More info and poster available soon. (See Stopwar.ca)
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