[KWPeace-groups] Int Day No War Against Iran Jan 25 / Will KW Peace be local lead organizer?

[Cathy Scott]

Good idea, Laura

On Tue., Jan. 7, 2020, 6:55 p.m. , <laura at divestwaterloo.ca> wrote:

> Tamara, thanks for organizing!  I think it would be great if KW Peace
> was listed as the organizer, and I suspect that lots of us will want to
> support your efforts and help out as we can.  I agree with Cathy - we
> don't really have a spokesperson - so rather than having us all chime in
> (likely in agreement...filling our in-boxes) - how about we give it 24
> hours for anyone to express concern with this  - and if no concerns are
> expressed by this time tomorrow, then please list KW Peace as the
> organizer.
>
> Bob does that sound OK with you?
>
> laura
>
> On 2020-01-07 18:20, Cathy Scott wrote:
>
> > Hi, Tamara
> > Thanks for organizing this rally.  Jan. 25 at 2 is fine with me or most
> any
> > other time is ok too.
> > I will be there.
> > I represent FairVote in the KWPeace group, but I don't know whether there
> > is a spokesperson who can speak for the group
> > Cathy Scott
> > On Tue., Jan. 7, 2020, 9:11 a.m. Tamara Lorincz, <tlorincz at dal.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello KW Peace!
> >>
> >> I'm going to organize another rally Peace With Iran/No War Against Iran
> on
> >> Saturday January 25 to join the Global Day of Action. Please see the
> call
> >> out below.
> >>
> >> I am wondering if KW Peace would be comfortable being listed as the
> local
> >> organizing organization. I can do most of the work and another person at
> >> Conrad Grebel will help me.
> >>
> >> I have emailed some of the Iranian community to find it what time on
> >> January 25th works for them. I suggested 2pm again so people can sleep
> in,
> >> go to the market etc. What do you think?
> >>
> >> The rally this past Saturday went well. About 25 people showed up. A few
> >> of the Iranian-Canadian community and a couple of Iranian students from
> UW.
> >> One of the students said when she arrived at the public square and saw
> that
> >> there were people there she teared up. they are very worried about their
> >> families back in Iran. After the rally, a few of Iranian women, Sandy
> and I
> >> went out for coffee it was very nice to chat with them.
> >>
> >> You can see some of the photos below:
> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/tlorincz/albums
> >>
> >> Please let me know.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Tamara
> >>
> >> From: mailto:unac-request at lists.riseup.net <mailto:
> >> unac-request at lists.riseup.net> On Behalf Of UNAC
> >> Sent: January 7, 2020 6:24 AM
> >> To: mailto:unac at lists.riseup.net
> >> Subject: [unac] Global Day of Protest, Saturday January 25
> >>
> >> Join the Global Day of Protest, Saturday January 25:
> >> No War on Iran!
> >>
> >> No War on Iran!
> >>
> >> U.S. aggression against Iran threatens to begin yet another disastrous,
> >> bloody war. The people of the world must fight back and demand: No war
> on
> >> Iran!
> >> On Saturday, January 25, actions across the world will oppose a new war
> in
> >> West Asia. Now is the time for all those opposed to war to speak up.
> Please
> >> join
> >>
> >> Initiators for this call include  United National Antiwar Coalition
> >> (UNAC),the International Action Center, ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK,
> Popular
> >> Resistance, Black Alliance for Peace, National Iranian-American Council
> >> (NIAC), Veterans For Peace, US Labor Against the War (USLAW), Women's
> >> International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Pastors for
> >> Peace/Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO),
> >> International Workers Solidarity Network, United For Peace and Justice,
> >> FIRE (Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere), Alliance For
> Global
> >> Justice (AFGJ), December 12th Movement, World Beyond War, Peoples
> >> Opposition to War Imperialism and Racism (POWIR), Dorothy Day Catholic
> >> Worker, Dominican Sisters/ICAN, Nonviolence International, No War on
> >> Venezuela, Food Not Bombs, No War on Venezuela and many other anti-war
> and
> >> peace organizations.
> >>
> >> See: https://www.codepink.org/01252020
> >>
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