[van-announce] Fwd: Anti-war days of actions Sept23-26...

[Derrick O'Keefe]

September 23-26: Anti-war days of action in Vancouver

On September 24 there will be major rally in
Washington D.C. calling for U.S. troops to withdraw
from Iraq. There will be solidarity actions
internationally, and across Canada.

In Vancouver, StopWar.ca is organizing an extended
weekend of anti-war action. Below you'll find a
schedule of events, including a special event we are
encouraging all to attend on Sunday, September 25,
organized by NeWorld Theatre.

If you are able to volunteer for any of these anti-war
activities, even if it's just for one hour, please
email us at contact at stopwar.ca.

Friday, September 23

Banner drops during rush hour traffic. Join us as we
take our anti-war signs and banners to be seen my
thousands of commuters around the city. We hope to
have teams for the morning and afternoon rush hour.
Call 737-1299 or email contact at stopwar.ca if you are
interested in participating.


Saturday, September 24

Day of anti-war education all over the Lower Mainland.


Join a roving visual protest, as we take educational
materials to the city and suburbs. Lots of volunteers
are needed throughout the day. Assemble at 10a.m. at
Grandview Park (Commercial Drive).


Sunday, September 25

An evening with Nicholas Kent of England’s Tricycle
Theatre, organized by NeWorld Theatre

In conversation with Jerry Wasserman
with musical guest Sam Shalabi

7:30pm, Vancouver East Cultural Centre (1895 Venables
Street), Vancouver

Admission is FREE

Nicolas Kent, Artistic Director of Tricycle Theatre in
Kilburn, London, is best known as the driving force
behind the “tribunal” plays, dramatizations of edited
extracts of court or tribunal transcripts. Past plays
include Half the Picture, a reconstruction of the
Scott inquiry into the arms to Iraq affair; The Colour
of Justice, created from the investigation into the
wrongful death of Stephen Lawrence; Justifying Death,
based on the Hutton Inquiry into the death of Dr.
David Kelly, as well as Srebenica and excerpts from
the Nuremberg war crime trials. Most recently,
Guantánamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom – created
from new interviews with detainees, their relatives
and lawyers as well as public testimonials by
politicians and commentators – transferred to Broadway
and continues to tour to Tucson (Arizona), Boston, New
Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Germany and London (UK).


Monday, September 26

Put it to the politicians! A day of letter writing,
faxing, emails of phone calls to elected officials,
focusing on holding the federal government accountable
for Canada’s stepped up racist rhetoric and troop
presence in Afghanistan, its ongoing central role in
the coup and regime change in Haiti, and its refusal
to make Canada a refuge for U.S. soldiers who refuse
to participate in the illegal occupation of Iraq.

For more information, email contact at stopwar.ca and
check www.StopWar.ca for updates and details.