[sust-mar] VOW and WILP's statements on Palestine & 12 upcoming events and 8 actions

Tue May 18 15:08:44 EDT 2021

Hello Sust-Mar,

On May 16, in recognition of the 73rd anniversary of Nakba, the Canadian Voice of Women's (VOW) released a statement on Palestine: https://vowpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VOW-Palestine-May-2021.pdf

VOW denounced the Canadian government's May 12th statement and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau's May 15th tweets, we called for Canada to cease arms exports to Israel, cancel Elbit contract and other federal government subsidies between Canadian-Israeli SMEs, support a ceasefire, increase aid to UNRWA for Palestinians and to support 1325 and women's efforts for peace i.e. Women Wage Peace.

WILPF also released statements on Palestine and Afghanistan: https://www.wilpf.org/

Read: To end military sexual violence, defund the CAF
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/to-end-military-sexual-violence-defund-the-caf
Below are 12 upcoming events and 8 actions you can take.  Note: Ray's book launch "Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy" is rescheduled to May 27. See below.

In solidarity for peace, earth & justice,
Tamara

UPCOMING EVENTS
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WEBINAR: PALESTINE AND BDS WITH RANIA KHALEK
Wednesday, May 19th @ 1:30 pm EDT
Join us on Wednesday, May 19th, at 1:30 pm, for a talk with Rania Khalek. Rania is a journalist with Break Through News and an expert on Palestine, Israel, and the Middle East. Rania previously worked for the Electronic Intifada -- one of the premier outlets reporting on Palestine. We will discuss the current violence, the historical context, and the call for Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanction (BDS) of Israel -- a call originated from Palestinian civil society annd modeled after the anti-aparthied movement focused on South Africa. Click here to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMld-GrrjIuHdMw__BCLNU9kX722F6OB7PI?emci=038460a9-52b7-eb11-a7ad-0050f271b5d8&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=

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WEBINAR: HAITI: THE PEOPLES' RESISTANCE TO IMPERIALISM
Time Zones are: 7PM BST - 2PM EDT - 7PM WAT - 11AM PDT
Join Brother Omowale and Bussa with Frantz Jerome, Maud Jean-Michel, Walter Riley and Kevin Pina for a discussion on the current political situation in Haiti, as part of African Liberation Month.
More info and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haiti-the-peoples-resistance-to-imperialism-tickets-154615038743

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WEBINAR: "Community Q&A: What's Happening in Palestine?"
Thursday, May 20th at 8:00 p.m. EST
CJPME is doing a Webinar this Thursday, entitled, "Community Q&A: What's Happening in Palestine?" to answer these and any other questions. We'll do a 15-minute overview of the history of Palestine, and how Palestinians came to be living under Israeli military occupation. Then we'll take an hour for all your questions! Featuring guest panellists Mark Ayyash and Rasha Budeiri, both Palestinian Canadians (see bios below.) Register: https://www.facebook.com/events/315899976767885?ref=newsfeed

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BOOK LAUNCH: Viviremos: Venezuela vs. Hybrid War - Book Tour
Thursday, May 20, 2021 * 4:30 PM * Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
On Thursday May 20, join editors and contributors for a discussion of the book Viviremos: Venezuela Vs. Hybrid War. For the Venezuelan people the word "Viviremos" (we will live) is a forceful proclamation to uphold and defend their dignity and sovereignty in the face of a brutal hybrid war carried out by the United States and its allies. That is why in this webinar we will explore the concept of Hybrid War and how it is being resisted by the Venezuelan people.
Register: https://www.codepink.org/05202021

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WEBINAR: THE INNUMERABLE WAYS CANADA SUPPORTS ISRAELI APARTHEID - AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
May 21, 2021 07:00 PM in Montreal
This event is for anyone living in Canada who wants to understand how Canada is complicit in Palestinian dispossession and what you can do about it.
SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Kuttab - Co-founder of Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and of Nonviolence International. Jonathan Kuttab will speak about what's going on today and the nature of Israeli apartheid.
Yves Engler - Author of Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid, Yves Engler will speak about the ways in which Canada is complicit in Palestinian dispossession.
Karen Rodman - Founder of Just Peace Advocates, Karen Rodman will speak about campaigns challenging Canadian complicity with Israeli violence.
Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j7UdZjnbRGK4dOl-p9I6Jg

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WILPF Canada Members Monthly Meeting
Apr 25, 2021 02:00 PM Vancouver
Join Zoom Meeting
https://lse.zoom.us/j/4990245341
More info: http://wilpfvancouver.ca/

(7)
GATHER AND RENEW: 6TH ANNIVERSARY DMZ CROSSING CELEBRATION
International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament
Monday, May 24, 2021
8 pm ET/5 pm PT/2 pm HT/Tuesday, May 25 9am Seoul
Featured Speakers:
- Christine Ahn, Executive Director, Women Cross DMZ
- Aiyoung Choi, Board Chair, Women Cross DMZ
- Lisa Natividad, Professor, Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice
- Cindy Wiesner, Executive Director, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance & more
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuceGrpjspGNFwIQIO4b49YIfrrk889_Ie

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BOOK LAUNCH "BANNING THE BOMB, SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY"
Author and activist Ray Acheson
Thursday, May 27, 2021
7:00 pm ET via Zoom
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdOuvrDooGdO3h4Lkx_kUzbOPYuuaWAK1

Please join us for the Canadian launch of Ray Acheson's new book "Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy". Ray is the Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament program of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and has written this important book on new nuclear disarmament.
The story in this book offers a look inside the antinuclear movement and its recent successful campaign to ban the bomb. From scrappy organizing to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 and achieving a landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons, Ray Acheson narrates the journey of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and developments in feminist disarmament activism.

The book launch is organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Science for Peace and WILPF-Canada and is being held in commemoration of the International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament.

*You can pre-order Ray Acheson's new book "Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy" https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781786614896/Banning-the-Bomb-Smashing-the-Patriarchy  and use the pre-order discount code: RLFANDF30.

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WEBINAR: WHY IS CANADA ARMING SAUDI ARABIA'S WAR IN YEMEN?
Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 3 PM ET
The brutal U.S.-backed, Canada-armed, Saudi-led war in Yemen has gone on for over six years.
This war has killed almost a quarter of a million people, and Yemen today remains the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Over 4 million people have been displaced because of the war, and 80% of the population, including 12.2 million children, are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
Despite this devastation, despite well-documented evidence of continuing violations of laws of war by the Saudi-led coalition, and despite documentation of the use of Canadian weapons in the war, Canada has continued fuelling the ongoing war in Yemen by continuing arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Canada exported nearly $2.9-billion worth of military equipment to Saudi Arabia in 2019 alone.
Register: https://www.facebook.com/events/3779868115445416/?source=6&ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited&action_history=null

(10)
Asia Europe People's Forum for a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World from May 17-24
Lots of great online sessions: https://aepf.info/

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"From Weapons Fairs to War Zones: Unraveling the War Machine" #NOWAR2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: JUNE 4-6, 2021. Register now! https://nowar2021.worldbeyondwar.org/

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FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION: SOLDIERS WITHOUT GUNS
Start: Saturday, June 12, 2021, 8 PM New York Time
Join us on Sat, June 12 at 8am Perth / 12pm Auckland (Fri, 6/11 at 8pm New York) for a screening of Soldiers Without Guns, an extraordinary film that tells the story of how the bloody Civil War on the island of Bougainville was halted by a contingent of the New Zealand Defense Force that landed on the island, carrying no weapons, armed only with guitars, the haka, and other instruments of peace. After the 90-minute film screening, we'll have time for Q&A and discussion with the film director Will Watson, veteran and cultural advisor Des Ratima, and webinar participants.

ACTIONS
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PETITION: TELL MINISTER ALGHABRA: CANADA MUST CANCEL $36M CONTRACT FOR ISRAELI DRONE!
Tell Canada's Transportation Ministry to cancel the $36.16 million dollar contract for drone technology from Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons company. The money will purchase a "civilian" version of Elbit's lethal military drone, the same one which was used to kill civilians during Israel's assault on Gaza. Sign here: https://www.cjpme.org/stop_elbit_drone

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PETITION: TELL CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO WAIVE PATENT RIGHTS FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION
To Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister of Trade, Mary Ng
Support the proposal for patent waivers on COVID-19 vaccines, to help save lives around the world.
https://act.leadnow.ca/patent-vaccine/

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Petition: HELP PROTECT PALESTINIANS FROM ISRAELI VIOLENCE BY APPLYING CANADIAN LAW
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/help-protect-palestinians-from-israeli-violence-by-applying-canadian-law?link_id=4&can_id=ee3c7b2d417b93ff08e8b5ab1d49341e&source=email-nakba73-hold-canadian-government-accountable-to-own-laws&email_referrer=email_1176284&email_subject=nakba73-hold-canadian-government-accountable-to-own-laws

(4)
Sign this Parliamentary Petition: Demand a comprehensive study on Canada's alleged political interference in Haiti: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3348

(5)
ENDORSE LETTER TO MINISTER GARNEAU RE: EVICTIONS IN SHEIKH JARRAH AND THE FORCED DISPLACEMENT OF PALESTINIANS IN EAST JERUSALEM.
Deadline May 20th at noon: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6g7tDybFW4mslWnI0IyOC-XYqpzJayQQtcAPfgnMxo1OeNg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3OaTcKaQX_v5I_BAWs8_wxACYNnsCCnfLtooB3RMTrMBrY0FZOt6iIXuM

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PETITION: HELP GET THIS OTTAWA MOM'S KIDS OUT OF GAZA AND TO CANADA!
Please sign and share this petition: http://chng.it/RjycwGZt

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PETITION: FREE HASSAN DIAB
For over 10 years, Canadian academic Hassan Diab fought false allegations of his involvement in a crime he did not commit. It is time to put an end to this miscarriage of justice. Please show your support for Hassan by signing the petition. More info: https://iclmg.ca/diab-letter/
Please take a minute to sign the Parliamentary petition below:
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-3400

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PETITION: STRENGTHEN CANADA'S CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
Call on Parliamentary Committee on the Environment calling on them to strengthen Canada's Climate Accountability legislation: https://act.350.org/letter/c-12-response/?akid=150786.325225.8ytmqn&rd=1&t=8&utm_medium=email&utm_source=actionkit

FOR YOUR INTEREST

In case you missed it, World Beyond War's excellent, highly informative "Conversation on Russia, U.S., Peace, and War, with Vladimir Kozin and Ray McGovern" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liwPumXPkCM

Check out the podcast "Trailblazers & Troublemakers" by Canadian journalist Scott Costen: https://anchor.fm/scott-costen

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