Next ECAWAR Meeting
We will post details about our next meeting as soon as we have set a date.
Upcoming Events
We did it for George W. Bush - now Calgary Peace Activists are requestiong we go to Calgary May 13 to protest his former underling.
War criminal Condoleezza Rice will be giving a speech for the U of C's launching of their School of Public Policy. If this isn't arrogant enough, the MC is George Russell, Executive Director of FOX News.
Does it get any better? YES!
WE WILL BE THERE!
Bring yourselves, signs, friends, to let people know this war criminal is not welcome in Canada. Let the University of Calgary know that they're starting off on the wrong foot if they're taking policy advice from Condi Rice.
WHEN: Wednesday May 13th at 5:30 pm
WHERE: Hyatt Regency on 7th Ave and Centre St.
Calgary Rally against Tamil Genocide
Calgary invites everyone to a Public Forum and Rally to stop the genocide of the Tamil people. The Forum is at 2 PM May 24, 2009. The Rally is at 4 PM. Both will be at the Calgary Outdoor Council, 1111 Memorial Drive, NW Calgary.
Download a poster by clicking the image.
You can find out more by phone: (403) 472-4567 or (780) 885-7340 or Contact calgarytamilsab@gmail.com for more information.
Speakers Bureau
ECAWAR has several speakers available to speak to high school, university, college classes, union locals, church groups, etc. about various issues. Contact us for more information.
Speeches
A collection of speeches made at ECAWAR events or on related issues can be found here.
Gallery/Past Events
To view photos and videos from past ECAWAR events, click here.
Here are highlights from some of our most recent events:Cross Canada Day of Action
April 4, 2009 - Canada Out of Afghanistan and Say No to NATO on its 60th Birthday.
Palestine Lives
January 24, 2009 - An educational seminar about Gaza, Zionism, and occupation.
A Rally for Gaza
January 17, 2009 - Another large rally in support of the people of Gaza.
Edmonton Rallies for Gaza
January 10, 2009 - Our largest rally yet concerning Gaza, with over 1000 people at Churchill Square.
Hands Off Gaza Rally
January 4, 2009 - A rally at City Hall to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
This is a song and slideshow created and performed by Paula E. Kirman. The song, "Walls," was written for the End the Siege of Gaza rally on February 2. ECAWAR uses the song as the backdrop for our radio spots on CJSR.
An archive of images from ECAWAR's marches and rallies, as well as other Edmonton-based activist events, are available at RaiseMyVoice.com. Raising My Voice (at YouTube) has a video archive of these events.
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