[van-announce] Fwd: [Stopwar-l] NO to the new War in Iraq!

[Charlotte Kates]

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From: StopWar <stopwar-l at lists.resist.ca>

*NO TO THE NEW WAR IN IRAQ!*




*Vancouver anti-war rallySaturday, October 25, 12:30 pmWaterfront Skytrain
Station*


*The Canadian Peace Alliance and the Quebec-based Collectif Échec à la
guerre are calling for a weekend of protest actions against what has been
termed the "third Iraq war", on October 25-26. Vancouver's broad-based
StopWar coalition will hold a rally on Saturday, October 25, starting 12:30
pm in front of the Waterfront Skytrain station (601 West Cordova, at the
foot of Granville).*
Similar protests are being held in several other cities, including Ottawa,
Montreal, Toronto, and Edmonton. These actions will take place on the 12th
anniversary of the October 2002 mobilizations in Canada and the US to
oppose the preparation of the US invasion and the disastrous war of
occupation in Iraq that lasted from 2003 to 2011.

*StopWar joins with the CPA and Collectif Échec à la guerre to invite the
people of Quebec and Canada to protest:*

- Against a new illegal war that threatens "world peace and security" while
pretending to defend them;
- Against the security and humanitarian pretexts invoked by the new
coalition: the protection of Iraq’s population has nothing to do with the
real motives of this war, which will cause them more suffering and further
deterioration of their living conditions;
- Against a Canadian foreign policy centred on intensifying conflicts and
war;
- Against the hijacking of huge amounts of public resources to make war,
promote the military industry, glorify the army and Canada’s military past,
while for many years "austerity measures" have cut education, healthcare,
public services, the promotion of women’s rights, the protection of the
environment, international cooperation, etc.

*We will take to the streets to demand:*

- The immediate end of Canadian participation in this new aggression
coalition which has been set up for the strategic interests of the US
empire and its allies;
- A freeze on all major procurement projects of the Canadian military;
- A broad public debate on Canadian foreign policy, the role of the army,
the military industry and the arms trade;
- That the Canadian government immediately cease deportation proceedings
against U.S. Iraq war resisters and create, once and for all, a provision
that would allow them to remain in Canada.

*StopWar is engaged in a new effort to step up the anti-war movement,
inviting participation by all those who oppose Canadian military
involvement in the wars in the Middle East and beyond. The next StopWar
planning meeting will take place at 5:30 pm, Wed., November 5, at the Mount
Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway (by Main and 7th). For information,
contact us at http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/
<http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/>*


-- 
StopWar - Vancouver's Labour/Community coalition of organizations united
for Justice and Peace

stopwar at resist.ca
http://stopwarca.wordpress.com/

Twitter: @StopWarCa
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-- 
Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com