[van-announce] Fw: War On Terrorism Watch Web Site Launched -www.WarOnTerrorismWatch.ca

[Paul Browning]

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From: "Tony Tracy" <tony at tao.ca>
To: "Student Activist Network List" <san at masses.tao.ca>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:52 AM
Subject: san: War On Terrorism Watch Web Site
Launched -www.WarOnTerrorismWatch.ca


> War On Terrorism Watch Web Site Launched
>
> (Ottawa) Growing concerns about the impact of anti-terrorism legislation
> on civil liberties and democratic rights have prompted a coalition of
> groups today to launch a web site dedicated to monitoring the measures
> governments in Canada and the Western world have taken in the name of the
> "war on terrorism."
>
> The site - www.WarOnTerrorismWatch.ca - is hosted by the Canadian
> Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the International Civil
> Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG "Since the attacks on the World Trade
> Center two years ago, our government has placed unprecedented powers in
> the hands of police, security intelligence agencies, customs and
> immigration officers, and other authorities" says James Turk, executive
> director of CAUT. "The sheer number of these measures has never been fully
> documented until now. This site should be an invaluable resource for
> anyone concerned about privacy, civil liberties, sovereignty, and basic
> human rights."
>
> "If anyone doubts the extent to which the Canadian government has bought
> in to the Bush Administration's assault on civil liberties, then they must
> visit this web site," says Roch Tasse, the coordinator of ICLMG. "Here, in
> one place, you can access all the legislation and policy initiatives that
> our government, the American government, and others have taken since 9-11,
> as well as some of the best analysis available."
>
> CAUT is the national voice of more than 32,000 academic staff and is
> dedicated to the defence of academic freedom.
>
> The ICLMG brings together non-governmental organizations, unions, faith
> groups, environmental organizations, human and civil rights advocates, as
> well as groups representing immigrant and refugee communities in Canada.
> It serves as a round-table for discussion, reflection, joint analysis and
> development of cooperative action in response to Canada's own
> anti-terrorist laws and international security ("anti-terrorist")
> initiatives.
>
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