Next ECAWAR Meeting
Next ECAWAR planning meeting is Thursday April 15 at Strathcona Public Library (second floor) 7:00 - 8:45 pm.
Upcoming Events/News
The Afghan detainee and torture issue continues to boil in Parliament, despite the reactionary Harper government's strenuous efforts to block this issue, and hide behind redactions, a retired SCC judge's review and the soft 2011 deadline for Canadian troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. A basic idea brought forward at the post-rally discussion on March 20, 2010 is to monitor the issue's progress, and then to devise a text which would read to the effect that "we have heard enough" and the time has come to demand TROOPS OUT NOW! Full-page ads could be taken out in alternative media [SEE, VUE, NOW, Fast Forward, etc.] with donor-signatories names on the ad. Possibility exists for a campaign on a national basis- using bulk rates. A positive angle here is that a classic extra-parliamentary pressure tactic like this extends the scope of the very weak demands that opposition parties are making in parliament. (Rod L. will report back on ad rates) (Tony S. will monitor and devise a draft text, pending wider approval of this project.)
It is likely that the IDF will once again be sending troops and warplanes to Cold Lake Alberta for participation in NATO summer war games. At the March 20 meeting, there was strong support for sending a car caravan to the base and taking a message to the base commander to eject the IDF because of what Israel continues to do in Palestine. (ECAWAR organized a fantastically successful car caravan from Edmonton to Calgary on March 30, 2003, bringing our message of NO WAR to the US Consulate.) There could be lots of media grab on such an action. Internet research will be brought forward at the April 15 meeting.
Other ideas were expressed, such as staging protests at reactionary Conservative MP Laurie Hawn's office.
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:End the Wars of Occupation!
George Bush Go Home!
Cross Canada Day of Action
April 4, 2009 - Canada Out of Afghanistan and Say No to NATO on its 60th Birthday.
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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