TO. Events - vigil, bikes, peace, theatre
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Fri Aug 7 10:16:26 EDT 2009
TO. Greenspiration Events
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VIGIL TO STOP DEPORTATION OF IRAQ WAR RESISTER RODNEY WATSON
PROTEST AND VIGIL
FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 4:30 P.M.
NW corner of University Avenue & Queen Street West
Toronto
A U.S. Iraq War veteran and war resister who has been living in
Vancouver since 2007 has been told to leave Canada by August 10 or
face removal.
On Friday, August 7, 4:30 p.m., Toronto-area supporters of war
resisters will gather in protest on the northwest corner of
University Avenue and Queen Street West.
Rodney Watson is a veteran of the Iraq War. After seeing the way
Iraqi civilians were being treated by the US, he refused a second
deployment, choosing to come to Canada instead. Watson now has a
Canadian-born son, and seeks only to live in peace in his new home.
In June 2009, the Immigration Critics from all three opposition
parties wrote to Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason
Kenney, calling on him to honour the will of Parliament and “not to
use the Parliamentary recess to disregard the expressed will of the
House of Commons with respect to the fair treatment of Iraq War
resisters in Canada”. A majority of Members of Parliament voted twice
to allow U.S. war resisters to remain in Canada, first in June 2008,
then again in March 2009.
Despite this very clear mandate, Minister Kenney and the Harper
Government continue to deport Iraq War resisters. Several war
resisters already have been deported to the U.S., where two have been
court martialed and imprisoned. In addition to Watson, several other
war resisters in Canada live under threat of deportation, including
Kimberly Rivera, Jeremy Hinzman and Patrick Hart. All are parents of
young children.
In January, Minister Kenney publicly denounced U.S. war resisters as
“bogus refugee claimants,” revealing the government’s blanket
opposition to what is supposed to be an impartial process. The
Minister’s blatantly prejudicial comments were promptly denounced by
Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees.
On Friday August 7, 4:30 P.M. EST, Watson’s supporters will gather on
the corner of University Avenue and Queen Street West, calling on the
government to stop the deportations and allow U.S. war resisters to
remain in Canada.
Organized by the WAR RESISTERS SUPPORT CAMPAIGN
Get involved: http://www.resisters.ca/
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NO OLYMPICS ON STOLEN NATIVE LAND!
For the Continental Unity & Sovereignty of Our Indigenous Nations!!
Live Music, Poetry, Dance and Documentary Screenings!
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THE CAT'S EYE
150 Charles Street West, TORONTO (Just East of Museum Station)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th @ 8 PM
With Lemun and Catrileo in Revival with Wisdom and Strength for the
Reconstruction of the Mapuche Nation.
In Chile, Native Men, Women, & Youth are Killed, Tortured, Raided &
Jailed under the Fascist Policies and Set-Ups Conducted by the
Michelle Bachelet Government.
Night of Solidarity in Support of the Mapuche Arauco Malleco
Communities in Conflict -Wallmapu- in so-called southern Chile.
Directly from Coast Salish, St'at'imc & Secwepemc territory:
**Kanahus Pelkey and Alaina Tom**
of the Native Youth Movement
**Representatives Directly from Six Nations of the Grand River
Territory**
**Sharon Sanchez**
Political Science Specialist (University of Toronto), Member of the
WCCC on the Mapuche Struggle
Organized by:
The Women's Coordinating Committee Chile-Canada
Email: wccc_98 at hotmail.com
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Suburban Casual Mass Bike Ride
Saturday, August 8 (and the second Sat. of every month)
3:00 pm.
Meet at Yonge/Eglinton (in front of Yonge & Eglinton Centre sign)
Suburban Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bike culture (and
car-free culture) on the car-infested streets. Riding as a group, we
create a safe haven for everyone in a space which would otherwise be
a dangerzone for non-motorists.
Suburban Critical Mass aims to focus attention on cycling conditions
outside of Downtown. It's Time To Make Every Street A Cycling Street!
Contact Email Address: suburban.critical.mass at hotmail.com
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Nagasaki Day
Sun. August 9th, 2009 @ 2:00 - 4:30 PM.
Two Films. One Afternoon. Meet the Directors, A-Bombing Survivors &
Peace Activists
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court, North York.
Directions Click Here.
Featuring the Award-Winning Documentary "No More Hiroshima, No More
Nagasaki"
and "Veterans Against Nuclear War".
Back by Popular Demand: "Hiroshima, Nagasaki Photo Exhibit & A-
Bombing Survivors Artwork".
August 6th, 2009. All day. Rotunda, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen
Street West.
August 9th, 2009. All Day. Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6
Garamond Court, North York.
Presented by the Toronto Hiroshima Day Coalition:
www.hiroshimadaycoalition.ca
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ArtMap
You have been invited to participate in a pan-Toronto arts project!
Confirmed artists and arts organizations will each be given a
blank wooden piece of a map of Toronto that will correspond to the
ward where they live, work or were born. They will then be
free to rework this however they see fit (i.e. carving, painting,
photo transfer, collage etc.) Once completed the works will be
re-assembled and displayed as part of Manifesto 2009 at City Hall and
then presented to each respective City councillor as an
expression of the importance, unity and vibrancy of arts across Toronto.
For more info: http://www.themanifesto.ca/artmap/Manifesto_ArtMap.pdf
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Women's Lives focus of "the crush of beauty"
at SummerWorks, Aug. 6-16
Fresh from the critical and audience favourite of the Toronto Fringe,
George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," (“ five stars“ - eye weekly;
“without question, one of the hits at this year's Fringe” -
torontoist.com), Burning Passions Theatre stages a new work, "the
crush of beauty," at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival, running August
6-16 at St. Andrew’s Playground (Adelaide St. W., at Brant St., just
west of Spadina). Shows run Tues.-Fri. at 7 pm, Sat. & Sun. at 3 pm.
Chairs will be provided.
Written and directed by Laurel Smith, co-produced by Matthew Behrens,
starring Elva Mai Hoover and Tiffany Martin, stage managed by Natalie
Gisele, with technical direction and sound design by Hilary Unger,
"the crush of beauty" explores the unlikely friendship between an
older woman and a teenage girl who are surprised to discover how much
they have in common. The play explores the ways in which women are
still trying to understand and express their frustration at a world
that places very real constraints on their freedom and their lives.
Hoover, a National Theatre School graduate with thirty years of
experience on the stage (including Stratford and regional theatres
across Canada), in film, television, and commercials, has received
four Gemini and Genie nominations, and is often seen on the small
screen as Elvira Lawson on Road to Avonlea, Mrs. Edison on The
Edison Twins, and Ted’s Mom on Queer as Folk. Martin, a Humber
Theatre Performance graduate, was nominated for a Dora Award in 2008
(Ensemble Cast) for an outstanding group performance in Factory
Theatre’s Production of "Tough!". Most recently she appeared in
Obsidian Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of "Black Medea."
"the crush of beauty"
a random encounter...an unlikely friendship
SummerWorks Theatre Festival
St. Andrew's Playground
Adelaide St. W. at Brant St. (one block west of Spadina)
CHAIRS PROVIDED
Aug. 6-16, 2009
Tues. to Fri. at 7pm
Sat. and Sun. at 3pm
Tickets: 416.504.7529
Online: www.artsboxoffice.ca
On facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events.php#/event.php?
eid=118797791480
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