[sust-mar] 14 Upcoming events, "What's going on in Crimea?" Mar 4 & *Please sign No Fighter Jets petition before March 6

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello Sust-Mar,

This March 5th will be the first International Day for Disarmament Non-Proliferation and Awareness. It is a day to support multilateral disarmament efforts, find out more at the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs: http://un.org/disarmament
Follow the hashtags: #IDDNPA #5March #Disarmament

*Please sign this parliamentary e-petition for no new fighter jets before March 6 at noon: https://bit.ly/3Jvrawb  We need 800 more signatures to get to 2,000!

There are 14 upcoming events and other petitions listed below related to peace, earth & justice. Please come to hear Tatiana & Regis who are in Crimea about what is going on there this Saturday, March 4. More details below. Please share widely.

ICYMI: Former President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada gave an excellent interview on CBC Sunday Edition on how the Central American country has taken action on climate change and biodiversity. *He stressed the fact that Costa Rica has the resources for climate and environment protection, because it is not wasting money on the military!* Must listen 20-minutes:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-magazine-for-february-19-2023-1.6750481

I had this article published in some newspapers and online: "Canadians take to the streets to demand an end to Ukraine war and NATO": https://www.thecanadafiles.com/articles/canadians-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-an-end-to-ukraine-war-and-nato

>From March 6-17 is the UN 67th Commission on the Status of Women Conference lots of online events: https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw67-2023

Happy International Women's Day on March 8! #IWD2023

March 6 is the tragic 8th anniversary of the start of the war in Yemen, Canada continues to send tanks to Saudi Arabia, day of action planned on March 6: https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/canadastoparmingsaudi2023/

In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

UPCOMING EVENTS

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WEBINAR: "A View from Yalta: What's going on in Crimea?"
With Tatiana Bukharina and Regis Tremblay Saturday, March 4
12:00-1:30 PM ET
Register in advance: https://bit.ly/3kysqV7   (Limited to 100 people)
Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) The event will also be livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/VOWPeace
Speakers: (1) Tatiana Bukharina was born and raised in Yalta, Crimea. She graduated from the university as an English teacher and interpreter and has been a professional English and Russian speaking guide in Crimea for 20 years. She is the president and founder of the Crimean Guides Association. Tanya has traveled internationally and has visited the USA on numerous occasions sharing the truth about Crimea's return to Russia in 2014.
(2) Regis Tremblay is an independent documentary filmmaker living in Yalta, Crimea of the Russian Federation since March of 2020. He is originally from the U.S. but has been traveling to Russia and Ukraine since 2016. Regis has produced hundreds of films, videos and podcasts to educate and empower Western audiences. Major documentaries include: The Ghosts of Jeju, Thirty Seconds to Midnight and Who Are These Russians and Why Do We Hate Them. He is an Organizing Committee board member for the Friends of Crimea International, the founder and coordinator of Friends of Crimea USA, and the creator of the Friends of Crimea media campaign. (On Twitter: https://twitter.com/tremregi)

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WEBINAR: Solidarity with Iranian Women
Sun. March 5, 2:30 p.m. ET
Amnesty International is organizing this panel discussion to raise awareness of Iranian women's protests against systemic gender oppression that have been ongoing since the arrest and death of Masha Amini in Sept. 2022.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcuuvqz4sHN35bMO7sO3VaT0AkU3rT-dQ

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WEBINAR: The Roadmap To Unification of The Korean Peninsula
Mon March 6 @ 7:00 pm ET - Online
One Nation, Two States, Three Governments: The Korean Peninsula remains the only divided nation in the world, the only region still separated by the Cold War. Prof. Han S. Park will address how to overcome the heterogeneity of the two regional systems and present a vision of reunification and a roadmap to make the dream of reunification shared by the Korean people a reality.
Register: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/the-roadmap-to-unification-of-the-korean-peninsula/?emci=075e52ea-bdb3-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=78b651da-ddb5-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=272926

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FILM & DISCUSSION: Nonviolence: The Tactics and Strategies of Winning Campaigns
Mar 6, 2023 07:00 PM
Mar 20, 2023 07:00 PM
Apr 3, 2023 07:00 PM
Time shows in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcO6vqjIsH92ZJ0fJa3O0vQ-BdJXGi9ha
Each session will feature a brief, documentary film on a significant and effective nonviolent campaign. In the discussion following the film, a Facilitator, supported by a Guest Expert, will assist members of the audience in thinking through the strategic and tactical lessons for effective nonviolent action that the successful campaign suggests.
1. India: Defying the Crown- March 6, 2023
In India in the 1930s, after Gandhi had returned from South Africa, he and his followers adopted a strategy of refusing to cooperate with British rule. Through civil disobedience and boycotts, they successfully loosened their oppressors' grip on power and set India on the path to freedom.
Guest Expert:
Bill Bhaneja, founding member of the Center for Global Nonkilling in Honolulu and author of Quest for Gandhi: A Nonkilling Journey (2010)
Facilitator:
Lyn Adamson, climate activist, nonviolence trainer, and member of the boards of Science for Peace, Voice of Women for Peace and Climatefast
2. Nashville: We Were Warriors- March 20, 2023
In the 1960s, Gandhi's nonviolent weapons were taken up by black college students in Nashville, Tennessee. Disciplined and strictly nonviolent, they successfully desegregated Nashville's downtown lunch counters in five months, becoming a model for the entire civil rights movement.
Guest Expert:
Michael Beer, who is the Director of Nonviolence International and the author of 'Civil Resistance Tactics for the 21st Century'. Facilitator:
A long-time activist, for over 30 years, LeeAnn McKenna has been doing work in conflict zones around the world, supporting local initiatives for peace.
3. Chile: Defeat of a Dictator- April 3, 2023
In 1983, Chilean workers initiated a wave of nonviolent protests against the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Severe repression failed to stop the protests, and violent opposition failed to dislodge the dictatorship-until the democratic opposition organized to defeat Pinochet in a 1988 referendum.

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WEBINAR: Feminists Against Empire: Resistance to U.S. Sanctions and Embargoes
Tue March 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
Register: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/feminists-against-empire-resistance-to-u-s-sanctions-and-embargoes/
Liz Oliva Fernández, Producer and Journalist, Belly of the Beast; Alejandra Laprea, Documentary Filmmaker and Co-founder of the Feminist Spider Network of Collectives in Venezuela, & Diana Sierra Becerra
- Moderator - Popular Educator and Historian, UMass Amherst.
This panel of Latin American feminists will discuss the relationship between patriarchy and U.S. imperialism, specifically the fatal impacts of U.S. sanctions against the Cuban and Venezuelan people. U.S. sanctions against Cuba have been in place since 1962, while as of 2019, U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have killed over 40,000 people. The consequences of these policies for women and Black people will be emphasized. Panelists will explore how revolutionary feminists are building small- and large-scale economic alternatives, from workers' councils to communes. With Liz Oliva Fernández (producer and journalist, Belly of the Beast, Cuba) and Alejandra Laprea (documentary filmmaker and co-founder of the Feminist Spider Network of Collectives, Venezuela), moderated by Diana Sierra Becerra (popular educator and historian, UMass Amherst).

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WEBINAR: "Toward a Real Feminist Foreign Policy"
Mar 8, 2023
3:00 PM ET
Register: https://bit.ly/3kCbeht
On International Women's Day, join a panel of leading thinkers and activists on the need for a real feminist foreign policy and what that could look like.
Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI)
SPEAKERS:
Claudia de la Cruz, CODEPINK
Ray Acheson, Women's International League of Peace & Freedom (WILPF)
Tamara Lorincz, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace & CFPI
& poetry from Dr. El Jones, spoken word artist and Assistant Professor of Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)

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WEBINAR: Erasure of Women and Girls in Afghanistan: Solutions and International Responses
8 March 2023 at 11:15am Geneva / 6:15am NY
Join WILPF and the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan for a webinar about effective advocacy and solidarity in response to the Taliban's systematic erasure and oppression of women and girls. #IWD2023
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FY8xWDuvSmWiZIxQGBNOqQ

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WEBINAR: Briefing on the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Tuesday 7 March
8:00-9:00 ET / 14:00-15:00 CET
Briefing on the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and how it connects to militarism & peace, including Sylvie and me as speakers. Learn more & register here: https://share.hsforms.com/1Xvq9_TrcSDW2xENqX5yAiw4eopz
Join us for this event at the intersection of peace and environment. Moderator: Annika Erickson-Pearson, Community Management Lead at the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Sylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo: Cameroonian peace activist and President of Women's International League Peace and Freedom's (WILPF) Katrin Geyer: Environment Focal Point at Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Viviana Varin: Senior Communications Associate at the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative.

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WEBINAR: From Minsk to Lasting Peace in Ukraine
Mar 8, 2023 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7116772690927/WN_heoNjzRJRueD_akJ8ehT8w?mc_cid=46d8b871b5&mc_eid=5555ffaff2
The political upheavals of 2014 in Ukraine and the simmering conflict that continued for eight years on Ukraine's territory remain of fundamental importance for an understanding of the war in Ukraine and viable paths to peace. To discuss these issues, the Quincy Institute is holding a conversation with two leading experts on Ukraine, Professors Dominique Arel and Jesse Driscoll. Their book, "Ukraine's Unnamed War", is a crucial guide to the origins of the Russian invasion and the ethnic, cultural, political and geopolitical dynamics that underlie the present conflict. It should be essential reading for U.S. policymakers, analysts, and all Americans who are concerned by this tragic and dreadful war. Suzanne Loftus, Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute, will moderate.
The conversation will take place on Wednesday, March 8 from 12 to 1 pm EST.

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WEBINAR: International Women's Day Celebration 2023
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
7 p.m.  Eastern Time
General Audience Link:
https://youtube.com/live/bdK1Q38-zfM
This will be a live-stream presentation of socialist-feminist speakers, singers and poetry-readers based in France and across the Canadian state.  Around the world, please join rallies and marches to mark the ongoing struggle for women's liberation. Organized by Socialist Action.

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WEBINAR: Saving the World from Nuclear War
Mon March 13 @ 7:00 pm ET - Online
Register: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/saving-the-world-from-nuclear-war/?emci=075e52ea-bdb3-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=78b651da-ddb5-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=272926
Vincent Intondi's new book examines how the June 12, 1982, rally for nuclear disarmament paved the way for a new generation of activists. On that day, one million people filled the streets of New York City and rallied in Central Park to demand an end to the nuclear arms race and call for a shift from military funds to money allocated for human needs.

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WEBINAR: Evergreen Lessons of the Iraq War Twenty Years Later
MARCH 20, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4316776177137/WN_c-vC_rJKSAK2Kytu6Us-yw
On March 19th, 2003, the U.S. invaded Iraq based on false claim of weapons of mass destruction. The invasion destabilized the region and led to Iraq's economic collapse, sectarian resentment, to two insurgencies and the growth of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which later morphed into ISIS. The resulting conflict took a heavy toll - 4,418 U.S. troops died during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and another 107 died during Operation Inherent Resolve to defeat ISIS, while Brown University's Watson Institute estimates that between 275,000 to 306,000 Iraqi civilians were killed. No weapons of mass destruction were found.
Why were Congress and the American public so easily misled in the lead up to the 2003 invasion? Has anything changed since then that would make it less likely for this to happen again? What are the long-term consequences of this invasion? Why are U.S. troops still in Iraq, 20 years later? What is the legacy of the U.S. invasion in Iraq and what does a post-American Iraq look like?
Join us for a discussion of these questions and more with Marsin Alshamary, Assistant Professor at Boston College, Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research for Foreign Policy at Brookings Institution, and Steven Simon, Senior Research Analyst at the Quincy Institute and the Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow at the MIT Centre for International Studies. Adam Weinstein, Research Fellow in the Quincy Institute's Middle East Program, will moderate.
The conversation will take place on Monday, March 20, from 2-3 pm EST.

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GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST MILITARY SPENDING
April 13 to May 9
The 12th edition of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending will take place from April 13 to May 9, 2023. Join us protesting military budgets & warmongering, and take action for peace & justice!
https://demilitarize.org/media_news/gdams-2023-april-13-may-9/

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PROTEST CANSEC Canada's weapons fair
May 31 at 7am EY Centre, Ottawa
Stay tuned for more details: https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/

SIGN THE PETITIONS:

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PETITION: NO NEW FIGHTER JETS
Please sign & share our parliamentary petition and to tell the Trudeau government to #DropTheF35Deal: https://bit.ly/3Jvrawb

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PETITION: END THE SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA
Urgent, time sensitive parliamentary E-petition, E-4340 has been sponsored by Liberal MP Salma Zahid. (Closes April 1, 2023). Please sign & share with others: https://bit.ly/3y3ig22

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YOUTH CALL ON TRUDEAU TO JOIN TPNW
If you are a youth below the age of 30 years old, please be sure to sign the link to the letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to get Canada to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OI3zS20sSP632A7vg99esMsrYwb7QSz1oeQqiN-GDlo/edit

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STOP CANADIAN FUNDING OF ILLEGAL ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS
Take a minute to email the CRA to demand they audit the charitable status of Ne'eman Foundation Canada, which funds organizations promoting West Bank settlements, racist policies and the Israeli military: https://bit.ly/3S1X061

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CALL ON CANADA NOT TO INTERVENE MILITARILY IN HAITI
No Canadian Military Intervention in Haiti: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/no-canadian-military-intervention-in-haiti?source=twitter&

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The 2024 Rotary Peace Fellowship application is now available, and apply to be the next cohort of global peace and development leaders: https://my.rotary.org/en/document/rotary-peace-fellowship-application-announcement


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