[KWPeace-groups] National Day of Action on Fri. July 24 "Strike for Climate Peace: No New Fighter Jets"

[Marion Markham]

I'm happy to join in, Tamara. Let us know when you have an event page so we can share it in our groups.Thanks for doing this!Mo 
 
  On Sun, 12 Jul 2020 at 8:28 PM, Mary Groh<marygroh05 at gmail.com> wrote:   I'm in for this, and hope to find others ready to protest at Raj
Saini's office on July 24.
Mary Groh

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 7:16 PM Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:

> Hello KW Peace!
>
> I hope you are all well during this lockdown. I would like to invite you
> to stand with me outside of MP Chagger's office on Friday, July 24 at noon
> for one hour for a "Strike for Climate Peace: No New Fighter Jets". We will
> also deliver a letter & take a photo. Part of a national day of action to
> stop the Canadian government from wasting $19 billion on new
> carbon-intensive combat aircraft. More details below.
>
> Tamara
>
> National Day of Action: Strike for Climate Peace - No New Fighter Jets"
> Friday, July 24
> Noon (12-1pm)
> MP Bardish Chagger's Office
> 100 Regina Street
>
> The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) is having a National Day of
> Action on Friday, July 24 to demand the federal government cancel the $19
> billion competition for 88 new fighter jets and instead invest in a just
> recovery and a green new deal. This fighter jet procurement is the second
> most expensive government program in Canadian history. At the end of this
> month, the bids are due from the defence contractors. In the running are:
> Boeing's Super Hornet, SAAB's Gripen and Lockheed Martin's F-35
> fifth-generation stealth fighter. It is critical that we raise our
> opposition now. The federal government will select the winning bid in 2022
> and the first combat aircraft is expected to be delivered by 2025. We have
> to stop the government from buying new fighter jets.
>
> Canada does not need fighter jets; we need to stop fighting and make
> permanent the UN global ceasefire. Former Deputy Minister of National
> Defence Charles Nixon also argues that Canada does not face any credible
> threat that requires fighter jets. Moreover, fighter jets harm people and
> the climate. Over the past twenty years, Canadian fighter jets were used to
> illegally bomb Serbia (1999), bomb Libya (2011), bomb Syria and Iraq
> (2014-2016) and threaten Russia (2014-2019). These operations have killed
> innocent people and destroyed civilian infrastructure. As well, fighter
> jets emit excessive carbon emissions and cause carbon lock-in that will
> prevent Canada from decarbonizing and meeting the Paris Agreement targets
> to prevent catastrophic climate change. Canada should spend $19 billion on
> things that will bring genuine security to Canadians: affordable housing,
> public transit, renewable energy, education and health care.
>
> If we mobilize, we can stop this costly, carbon-intensive procurement. We
> are urging groups and concerned citizens to hold a short rally "Strike for
> Climate Peace" outside their Member of Parliament's office and take a
> picture and share it with us. We will compile the pictures from across the
> country. We are also asking that you deliver or drop in the mailbox a
> letter to your MP.
>
> For more resources and information, see our campaign web page "No Fighter
> Jets": https://vowpeace.org/nofighterjets/
>
> I hope you will join me, I will be Striking for Climate Peace from 12-1pm
> on Friday, July 24 outside of my MP Bardish Chagger's office in downtown
> Waterloo (I will also be protesting every month on the 3rd Friday of the
> month).
>
> World Beyond War is also supporting this action!
>
> Thank you very much!
> In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
> Tamara Lorincz
> tlorincz at dal.ca<mailto:tlorincz at dal.ca>
>
>
>
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