Commemorate 10 years of the war in Afghanistan
Thursday, October 6, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
At the corner of Georgia & Hamilton (in front of the main CBC Building)
On October 7, 2001, the US-led bombing of Afghanistan began. Ten years later, the disastrous NATO war and occupation continues, taking a heavy toll in human life. Contrary to some media coverage, Canada’s role in the occupation of Afghanistan *is not over*, with approximately 1,000 military personnel still stationed in the country.
So we will gather on this 10th anniversary of the war to remember all the victims and to renew our call for an end to the war, and for a real and complete end to Canadian involvement in the occupation of Afghanistan.
Our event will take place on Oct. 6 in Vancouver, which is early morning Oct. 7 in Afghanistan, the day of the first bombings in 2001.
Organized by StopWarCa Coalition. Info stopwar@resist.ca
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Points of Agreement
The following Points of Agreement to date were adopted with the understanding that the StopWar.ca coalition will add to the list as circumstances require.
1. We are committed to building the broadest based Peace/Anti-War coalition possible in cooperation with the international Peace/Anti-War movement. In so doing we are committed to building a coalition that brings together representatives of organizations as well as committed individuals.
2. We oppose the use of war as a means of settling international disputes.
3. We are opposed to the U.S. led war on Iraq with or without UN Security Council support and we oppose the Canadian government’s support for the same.
4. We oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands. We are in favour of Peace and Justice in the Middle East, and in particular advocate the enforcement of the various UN resolutions intended to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
5. We are opposed to racism and profiling of immigrants and refugees and the erosion of democratic rights and civil liberties for all.
6. We support aboriginal rights and struggles.
