[van-discuss] Fw: February 15th - Solidarity with Europe Opposed to War on Iraq

[Charles Boylan]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jef Keighley" <keighley at caw.ca>
To: <keighley at caw.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:25 PM
Subject: February 15th - Solidarity with Europe Opposed to War on Iraq


> Dear Brothers and Sisters:
>
> MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FEBRUARY 15TH PEACE MARCH AND RALLY - NO WAR
ON
> IRAQ
>
> George W. Bush continues to defy intelligent thought and beats the drums
of
> war louder, ever louder!  European Peace activists are calling on people
> around the world to make Saturday, February 15th, 2003 another major
> International Day of Opposition to War on Iraq.  We intend to join with
them
> and demostrate that Canadians have a strong voice among the world's
peoples.
>
> As each day and each week passes, more and more people across Canada,
around
> the world and within the United States are speaking out for Peace and
saying
> No to War on Iraq.  France and Germany are joined in opposition to Bush's
> war. Because they know their respective populations adamantly stand for
> Peace and oppose war.  In Britian, George W's 'poodle', Tony Blair,
> continues to back the ill fated US war plans despite the opposition within
> his own Labour Party and the popular opposition to war increasingly
> expressed by the British people.  In Canada, the effects of public action
> and opinion are shaping the political landscape:  Defense Minister
McCallum
> floats the trial balloon that Canada might join the US, with or without a
UN
> mandate.  Public opinion boils over in disgust.  Letters, telephone and
talk
> show calls flood in.  Days pass and Chretien 'clarifies' Canada's position
> that Canada would require a united UN position prior to war action.  We
are
> begining to win the battle for the hearts and minds of Canadians to oppose
> war and wage peace, and because of that, the electoral opportunism of the
> political apparatus is responding, but not fast enough.  We need to turn
up
> the political pressure.  We need to increase our public presence in the
> streets. We owe it to the people of Iraq.  For Peace, Justice and Morality
> we can do no less!
>
> The November 17th Peace Coalition in Greater Vancouver, will join with
like
> minded Canadian in towns and cities across the country, with our Brothers
> and Sisters in Europe, in solidarity with the men, women and especially
the
> children of Iraq and the Middle East to turn up the political heat, to
> increase the public pressure.  How?  A February 15th March and Rally to
say
> No to War On Iraq.
>
> Saturday, February 15th, 2003
> No War On Iraq March and Rally
> Assemble at Canada Place Trade and Convention Centre at 12:30 pm
> - just west of the Sea Bus/Sky Train Terminal on Cordova.
> March from Canada Place at  1:00 pm - past the US Consulate and the
British
> Consulate.
> Rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery 2:00 pm
>
> If you were at the November 17th or the January 18th Peace March and
Rallys
> you know how elated and powerful it feels to be part of thousands of
people
> in the streets speaking out for Peace and Justice.  We only have 3 weeks
to
> organize this next important action.  We ask that you  help us spread the
> word far and wide to make the February 15th Peace March and Rally - No War
> On Iraq a success.  Send this email to family and friends, co-workers and
> more.  We will have a poster available by next Wednesday for distribution.
> If you want a PDF - Printable Data File version of the poster which you
can
> download, print out and distribute it - in your organizations, in
> laundromats, around high schools, major bus stops, anywhere that people
> gather, let us know.  Kate Roussos, from the Unitarian Church, has
> generously agreed to staff the End the Arms Race office at the Maritime
> Labour Centre, which EAR has graciously made available to the November
17th
> Peace Coalition, from January 30th - tel: 604 687-3223,  fax: 604
687-3277.
>
> Our November 17th Peace Coalition Meetings take place on Wednesdays, from
> 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Maritime Labour Centre, 111 Victoria Drive,
> Vancouver - at Pandora, 2 blocks north of Hastings Street.
>
> In Solidarity,
>
> Jef Keighley,
> CAW Canada & November 17th Peace Coalition
>
>
>
>