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April 26th 2003 Special Event, 12:30 pm Fredericton War Tour, City Hall Topic / Issue Military Industrial Complex Sponsor FREEDOM (Fredericton Residents for Education on the Economically-motivated Deployment of the Military) DID YOU KNOW...? - Former Premiere Frank McKenna Chairs the Canadian Board of the Carlysle Group (the world's largest private equities and a heavy investor in weapons systems, including those deployed in Afghanistan recently). - Premiere Bernard Lord shook hands with Henry Kissinger at a highly secretive Bilderberger meeting in Europe two years ago (McKenna also attended a Bilderberger meeting while he was Premiere). - New Brunswick is the fastest growing province in terms of 'defence contracts'.
To learn more about the local military industrial complex, please join us for the WAR TOUR OF FREDERICTON!
"We owe it to the future of civilization not to allow the world's worst leaders to develop and deploy and therefore blackmail the freedom-loving nations with the world's worst weapons ..." George W. Bush. Saturday, August 3, 2002.
F.R.E.E.D.O.M. (Fredericton Residents for Education on the Economically-motivated Deployment Of the Military)
FREDERICTON WAR TOUR: 12:30pm Saturday, April 26th @ City Hall
April 22, at 12.15 pm the Earth Day celebration meets at City Hall and marchs to Kinsman Park. An Open Microphone should be included in this event. If you are in favor of an open microphone policy contact Larry Zepp 764-5532 in Prince Albert
Making Peace II
The next Making Peace II planning meeting will be held today, Wednesday, April 23 at 7:15 at the W.A. Edwards Centre on 4th Avenue just South of 25th Street across from Saskatoon Funeral Home. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in the organizing meetings for the fall peace conference.
Peace Vigil #83 - Friday April 25
The next Peace Vigil will take place Friday April 25 at 5:30 pm., at St. Joseph's Hall, 1006 Broadway Avenue (back door off parking lot). All are welcome and everyone will have an opportunity to speak. One item that will be discussed is the Picnic for Peace to take place on the May 11 (Mother’s Day) weekend, for which more planning participants are needed. It is going to be staged at the Forum at City Hall Square.
The SPC April 14th minutes are available on request to anyone who is interested, just reply to this email and they will be sent to you.
For those of you planning to attend the Bill Graham "dialogue on Foreign Policy", it will now run from 12.30-2.00 on Thursday 24th April at Georgia Goodspeed Theatre , Room 18, The PCS Centre College of Commerce, University of Sask.and NOT at 2.30 as previously announced.
Saskatoon Peace Coalition
TORONTO PEACE ASSEMBLY Saturday May 3 1 to 6pm Council Chambers, Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. west
Agenda: 1-1:15 Welcome 1:15-2:30 FROM IIRAQ TO PALESTINE: occupation is a crime 2:45- 4pm HOMELAND INSECURITY: the attack on civil liberties 4:30 - 6pm NEXT STEPS FOR THE PEACE MOVEMENT
(SPEAKERS TBA)
Sponsored by the Coalition to Stop the War www.nowar.ca stopthewar@sympatico.ca 416-588-5555
Millions of people around the world and tens of thousands here in Toronto marched on the streets to say no to the war on Iraq. This movement inspired millions more around the world to say no to the Bush doctrine of a "war without end".
Now we are faced with a situation where the US is occupying Iraq, and threatening war on other nations in the Middle East.
Further to this the war has been used as a cover by Government in Canada to continue to erode civil liberties with attacks on the rights of immigrants and refugees. Along with this attacks on people of Arab descent and the muslim faith have grown in the climate of war.
The Toronto Peace Assembly is being held at this critical moment to bring together all those who want to discuss how the new peace movement can respond to these events and strategize about how we can prevent the new threats by the US to the people of the Middle east and the threat at home by a government intent on stripping away our civil liberties. This assembly also hopes to help map a way forward that can continue to build on the unity we've seen in opposition to the war.
We invite you to attend this assembly and to spread the word about this event to all those whom you've worked with to oppose the war on Iraq.
For Peace and Solidarity
Coalition to Stop the War
Celebrate Peace and the Environment:
Earth Day Family Peace Picnic Saturday, April 26
Four days after Earth Day on April 22, come down to the park with your whole family for a day full of peace and environmental related activities. Parents bring your children, children bring your parents - there will be things to do for everyone. Please bring your own food. This will be an afternoon event designed to let people get to know one another in a fun and educational atmosphere. There will be some speakers, music and workshops at 2:00 pm on the following topics: War and Occupation in the Middle East War in Latin America Women and War in Iraq Building the Anti-War Movement and a Childrens' workshop Location: Central Park in Burnaby, by the bowling green Time: 1:00 pm
Other upcoming events include:
Thursday, April 24, 10:30 am: Picket at the Finning Annual General Meeting Monday, April 28, 7:30 pm: Dr. Helen Caldicott - The New Nuclear Danger
TEACH-IN ON THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM BULMAN STUDENTS’ CENTRE € UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG
FEATURING PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS ON U.S. IMPERIALISM
SPONSORED BY THE NO WAR AGAINST IRAQ COALITION (MANITOBA)
To participate, or for more information, please call 775-8178 ext. 2 or e-mail nowar@projectpeacemakers.org
PLEASE PICK-UP POSTERS FOR DISTRIBUTION AT THE WORKER’S ORGANIZING RESOURCE CENTRE (280 SMITH STREET) OR AT MONDRAGON BOOKSTORE AND COFFEEHOUSE (91 ALBERT STREET).
Join the Cross-Canada and World-Wide Effort to Stop the War and End the Occupation
MAY DAY PARADE – THURSDAY, MAY 1
Come and celebrate International Workers Day! This year’s
theme is “Labour and Peace.”
Addresses by Manitoba Federation of Labour, Winnipeg Labour Council and peace
activist representatives. Feature address by Deborah Bourque, National President, Canadian
Union of Postal Workers.
Assemble at City Hall. Contact Glen Michalchuk for more information: 489-0253.
The May Day Parade has been officially endorsed by the No War Against Iraq Coalition at
the Coalition’s Tuesday, April 15 meeting.