[Sust-mar] Come to celebrate with the people of Egypt on Sat. at 1pm Grand Parade! Plus more events!

[Tamara Lorincz]

Events for peace & justice!

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*CELEBRATE A PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT* 
Halifax Peace Coalition celebrates with the people of Egypt 
Saturday, February 12 . 1:00pm - 2:00pm Location Halifax Grand Parade 

More Info Ladies and gentleman. We DID IT. WE ARE FREE. Egyptians are free.
We joined the free world. We made history. And now we changed history. We
initiated civilizations and now we are restoring it and amending it. It was
the people not the tanks that made the change. It was facebook and twitter
not tv or press that made the change. It was young youth of Egypt not the
old generations that made t...he change. It was unity not parties that made
the change. Freedom is a very simple but powerful word. It's our God given
right. It's our birth right. Dignity and respect are restored back. Today I
am very proud to say I am Egyptian. Dignity, Respect, Justice, Unification,
Freedom... The Egyptian Revolution.. "till victory". Join a Peaceful, Family
Friendly Rally in support of Egyptians, Tunisians, and Canadians deeply
concerned in downtown Halifax in front of City Hall (Grand Parade) to
express our solidarity. We are a group of Egyptians and Canadians of diverse
political, cultural and ideological backgrounds, and we invite all
Egyptians, Canadians and believers in Human rights, Civic Democracy and
Freedom of Expression to rally in solidarity with the people of Egypt. We
invite all supporters to help us express our support for a people's right to
establish a Democratic, Free and Civil nation, with Rights, Freedoms, and a
Dignified Existence for all.
Please spread the word and invite all your friends and family. Flags and
banners of supporting groups that share our values of freedom and democracy
are welcome and encouraged. Please be respectful and peaceful. Supported by
the Halifax Peace Coalition. 
Media Contact and Organizer: 
Rany Ibrahim
E-Mail: rany_freeman at hotmail.com
Cell: (902) 292 - 0451

*Events happening across the country:
http://www.acp-cpa.ca/en/EgyptSolidarity.html
*Watch Democracy Now!: http://www.democracynow.org/


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HALIFAX PEACE COALITION MEETING
Please mark your calendars for a Halifax Peace Coalition (HPC) meeting on
Mon. Feb. 14 at 7pm in Rm. 311 Computer Science Bldg. Dalhousie, 6050
University Ave. All Welcome. More info: www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca or Join
us on Facebook "Halifax Peace Coalition"


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FUNDRAISER BRUNCH IN SUPPORT OF THE CHAUDHRY FAMILY Saturday, February 12th
Two Sittings: 10am and Noon (please RSVP to noii-halifax at riseup.net) St.
Andrews United Church
6036 Coburg Rd. (on the South West corner of Robie and Spring Garden/Coburg)
$10-$20 Sliding Scale
This event will also feature a silent art display and auction with pieces
donated by local artist on the theme of the human impact of our immigration
system.
The Menu will include:
-Pancakes with blueberry reduction
-Local tofu/veggie scramble
-Roasted Root Vegetables
Both served with: sourdough rye bread, coffee or tea, juice.
Come out and support the Chaudhry Family in the lead up to their date in
Federal Court in support of their application for status on Humanitarian and
Compassionate Grounds on February 16th.  Let's show Citizenship and
Immigration Canada that Halifax is a community that supports and stands with
those in our community who are unfairly targeted for deportation.  For more
information, to find out where you can get posters to help publicize this
event or if you know any stores or restaurants that might be willing to
donate food please visit:
http://chaudhrysolidarity.wordpress.com/
The Chaudhrys are a family of five living in Halifax. Fakhira Chaudhry and
Chaudhry Roouf Ahmad fled Pakistan almost 10 years ago from violence and
death threats after their marriage was not approved by Fakhira's family.
They came to Canada via the US in 2003, and have made a home for themselves
in Halifax's vibrant Muslim community. However, in 2006 their refugee claim
was rejected and since then the Chaudhrys have been fighting legal battles
to stay in the country. Since being in Canada, they have been actively
trying to upgrade their skills and have gained support for their plan to
open a Halal food restaurant. Their three children-U.S. born Rukhna Roouf,
aged nine, Canadian born Noor-Ul-Imaan, aged three, and ten month old
Muhammad Bilal Hussan-have never been to Pakistan and consider Halifax home.
No One is Illegal Halifax is a collective which advocates and fights for the
rights, dignity and respect of immigrants, refugees and people living
without status in Canada. Supporters of the Chaudhry family will also be
coming out to their date in Federal Court:
February 16, 2011
9:30-11:30AM
1801 Hollis St.


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 "NON-WHITE AGENCY IN EUROPEAN HISTOGRAPHY AND POPULAR DISCOURSE: THE CASES
OF THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION AND THE END OF APARTHEID"
Isaac Saney (Dalhousie University)
Feb. 15 at 7pm
University of King's College, New Academic Building KTS Lecture Hall, Coburg
Rd. 6350 Coburg Road Free of Charge. Conceptions of Race in Philosophy,
Literature and Art presents this program. More info:
http://www.situsci.ca/event/conceptions-race-philosophy-literature-and-art-l
ecture-series-philip-sloan-and-jh-fujimura-lec


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MORE THAN A FEW GOOD MEN: A LECTURE ON MANHOOD AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Public Lecture at Dalhousie University, 7:00 pm, Wed., Feb 16, 2011
Soctiabank Auditorium at the Marian McCain Building, Dalhousie University
The Jackson Katz Project is sponsored by the Metro Interagency on Family
Violence (no cost, no registration required). In his multi-media
presentation,  Dr. Jackson Katz inspires men and women to confront one of
the most serious and persistent problems facing college students: violence
against women .
Dr. Katz addresses the topics of sexual and domestic violence, but also
pornography, prostitution and stripping. Traditionally, these issues have
been considered "women's issues." More Than a Few Good Men, by contrast,
focuses on the lives and attitudes of boys and men. In a provocative
presentation that interposes irreverent humour with unpleasant reality, Katz
stimulates dialogue between the sexes by helping to illuminate how the
problems of individual women and men are linked to larger social forces.
More Than a Few Good Men is not the typical lecture about men behaving
badly.


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Film Screening: "Aristide & the Endless Revolution in Haiti" 
Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 pm
Loyola 177, Loyola Academic Building, Saint Mary's University, Halifax
(building next to the Sobeys Building)
This is an important documentary about the history of Haiti and the life of
the most popular leader priest to the poor, Jean Bertrand Aristide, who was
forced into exile by a coup orchestrated by Canada, the U.S. and France in
2004. In recognition of African Heritage Month.
Free. All welcome. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition and SMU-PIRG.
More info: www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca


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Film Screening: "Haiti: We Must Kill all the Bandits"
Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 9:00 pm
Loyola 177, Loyola Academic Building, Saint Mary's University, Halifax
(building next to the Sobeys Building)
A 2007 documentary by journalist and filmmaker Kevin Pina. Pina challenges
the contemporary view of Haiti, revealing the hidden role of the
'international community' in Haitian politics. This provocative and lively
film takes the viewer into parts of Haiti where few Western journalists dare
to tread. In the process of chronicling the role of the foreign interference
in Haiti. In recognition of African Heritage Month.
Free. All welcome. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition and SMU-PIRG.
More info: www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca


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FILM SCREENING "MLK: A CALL TO CONSCIENCE" & DISCUSSION WITH HENDERSON PARIS
(NEW GLASGOW) 
Wed, February 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm 
New Glasgow Public Library 182 Dalhousie St., New Glasgow
Description: In recognition of African Heritage Month, the New Glasgow
Public Library in cooperation with the Halifax Peace Coalition will present
the full-length screening of a film by Tavis Smiley, Beyond Vietnam: A Time
to break the silence, which was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on
April 4th, 1967 in New York.  The little known speech provides great insight
into Dr. King's anti - war views and deconstructs the meaning of the speech,
as well as putting in into a contemporary context to current wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq.  
Guest speaker Henderson Paris, Town of New Glasgow Councilor, will be on
hand to help introduce the program by offering his reflections and
perspective on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches.  All welcome to
attend.


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Film Screening: "Lumumba"
Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 pm
Loyola 177, Loyola Academic Building, Saint Mary's University, Halifax
(building next to the Sobeys Building)
A 2004 documentary about the Congo's first democratically elected Prime
Minister Patrice Lumumba. One of Africa's great populist leaders who is not
well-known in the west and who was assassinated by Belgium with the support
of the CIA in 1961. Screening to mark the 50th anniversary of Lumumba's
killing.  In recognition of African Heritage Month.
Free. All welcome. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition and SMU-PIRG.
More info: www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca


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Peace-Ing It Together: Peace Education Conference April 7-9, Halifax
http://www.nstu.ca/pklot/peaceing%20it%20together%20brochure%20web.pdf
More info here:
http://nstu.ca/app;jsessionid=44608BD32590A8EDC15DD39D28B6F7F0.ajp13?service
=direct/1/Home/linkPortlet&sp=169 


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Centre for Foreign Policy Studies Events:
http://centreforforeignpolicystudies.dal.ca/events.php 


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*Plus more events here:
http://list.web.net/archives/sust-mar/2011-February/002398.html


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Mark your calendars US War Resister Chuck Wiley coming to Nova Scotia - New
Glasgow, Truro, Wolfville, Halifax from March 16-19!


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Mark your calendars for Thursday, Mar. 3 - pan-Canadian Day of Action
against the F-35. More details about local event to come.
www.ceasefire.ca  "No Stealth Fighters"


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Global Day of Action on Military Spending on Tues. April 12. More details
about local event to come.
www.demilitarize.org 


*Encourage your friends to join the Halifax Peace Coalition on Facebook "
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2306217425" 
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REVOLUTION FOR FREEDOM & JUSTICE! 

Tamara

Tamara Lorincz
55 Willowbend Court
Halifax, NS CANADA B3M 3L3
Phone: (902) 443-2423
Cell: (902) 478-1379
tlorincz at dal.ca
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"A better world is possible"

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spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility
to poverty, racism, and militarism." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1967

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perversion of worldwide priorities known today." Former President of Costa
Rica, Oscar Arias, 1999