[van-announce] Abousfian Abdelrazik in Vancouver! Nov 23

[Harsha W.]

BREAKING THE SILENCE (Part Two):
ABDELRAZIK ON WESTERN CANADA SPEAKING TOUR

--Saskatoon--Regina--Edmonton--Calgary--Vancouver--

Between 17 and 23 November 2010, Abousfian Abdelrazik will be speaking at
public events organized in five cities across Western Canada. This tour
follows the Breaking the Silence tour which brought Mr. Abdelrazik from
Halifax to Winnipeg one year ago.

Saskatoon
Wednesday, 17 November, 7:30pm
Augustana Church Hall, 7th Street and Broadway
Sponsored by: Amnesty International (U of S Chapter) and CUPE Saskatchewan
More info: tel. 306 382 8262 x 24

Regina
Thursday, 18 November, 7:30pm
University of Regina, Classroom Building, Room 130
Sponsored by: Amnesty Saskatchewan, Briarpatch, Making Peace Vigil, CCPA.
More info: tel. 306 209 2205

Edmonton
Saturday, 20 November, 7pm
University of Alberta, Law Centre 201
Sponsored by: Palestine Solidarity Network - U of A

Calgary
Sunday, 21 November, 7pm
The Unitarian Church, 1703 1st St NW
(just off 16th Ave; enter from 1st St)
Sponsored by: The Abdelrazik Support Committee in Calgary
More info: tel. 403 246 8246

Vancouver
Tuesday, 23 November, 6pm
Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph Street
(south of Powell Street, west of Victoria Drive; Bus #20, 10 or 16)
Sponsored by: BC Federation of Labour; Canadian Labour Congress (Pacific
Region); RAGA Center for Race Autobiography Gender and Age (UBC);
Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace and Social Movements (SFU);
No One Is Illegal-Vancouver; Vancouver District Labour Council (VDLC).
More info: noii-van at resist.ca

It is now over sixteen months since Mr. Abdelrazik returned to Canada
after six years of exile - which included two years of arbitrary and
abusive detention and a further year trapped within the Canadian consulate
in Khartoum. As Federal Court judge Russell Zinn concluded, Mr.
Abdelrazik's initial detention probably took place at the request of CSIS,
Canada's spy agency.

Mr. Abdelrazik's life remains in limbo. Not only have Canadian officials
failed to take responsibility for the central role they played in his
wrongful imprisonment, torture and exile in Sudan, they have failed to
take steps within their power to free him from the sanctions imposed on
him when his name was arbitrarily placed on the UN Security Council’s
notoriously unjust "1267 list". Under these sanctions, Mr. Abdelrazik has
been subject to the harsh effects of a travel ban and complete asset
freeze for more than four years now. This means that in Canada it is
illegal for anyone to provide him with any financial aid - including a
gift, a loan, or a salary.

Project Fly Home is embarking on a new speaking tour with Mr. Abdelrazik,
which will bring him to five western cities, including Stephen Harper's
home town of Calgary. On this speaking tour, Project Fly Home will be
seeking the support of others to put pressure on the government to
immediately lift the sanctions on Mr. Abdelrazik, to ask all security
council members to support delisting Mr. Abdelrazik, and to withdraw from
the unjust and unconstitutional 1267 sanctions regime.

Come out to the event in your city to hear Mr. Abdelrazik's account
first-hand and to learn more about the "1267 list" and why you should be
concerned.

For more information: www.peoplescommission.org/en/abdelrazik or
projectflyhome at gmail.com

The tour is organized by Project Fly Home and is sponsored by:
Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
Candian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Saskatchewan
Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
Canadian Auto Workers (CAW)