[KWPeace-groups] Stop Canada's Saudi Arms Deal: Yemen Can't Wait

[Eleanor Grant]

Are you on twitter? Or know any hashtags they're using?

Eleanor Grant


On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 15:25 Simon Daley, <simon.joseph.daley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello KW Peace,
>
> "Stop Canada's Saudi Arms Deal: Yemen Can't Wait" outside of MP Bardish
> Chagger's office in Waterloo this Thursday at 1pm. It is part of a national
> day of action. The details are here:
> https://www.facebook.com/events/1322887947904895/
>
> We will be practicing social distancing. I ask that everyone wear a mask
> and maintain a distance of 6 ft, especially when speaking.
>
> The National Day of Action is being organized by Labour Against the Arms
> Trade, Amnesty International, Women's International League for Peace &
> Freedom, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, People for Peace, and Council
> of Canadians.
>
> Ways you can help:
> 1. Promote on Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1269831831496597505>, Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/events/1322887947904895/>, and among your
> networks.
>
> 2. Join us at MP for Waterloo Bardish Chagger's constituency office
> (360-100 Regina St. South, Waterloo) at 1pm on Thursday. Please let me know
> <simon.joseph.daley at gmail.com> if you have any access needs.
>
> 3. I will be preparing a sign saying "War is Not Essential:
> #StopArmingSaudi", will take or ask someone to take photos and videos, and
> will be attempting to acquire disposable masks to offer to anyone who shows
> up without one. If anyone has art skills, social media savvy, or mask
> hookups they feel led to share, let me know <simon.joseph.daley at gmail.com
> >!
>
> 4. Sign up for the virtual protest happening at the same time at this link
> <
> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuceyqqzspGdxnckN568ss7FFSxEC0GYLb
> >
> .
>
> 5. Take action: Share your opposition and call on Canada to
> #StopArmingSaudi. Tag General Dynamics Land Systems, Justin Trudeau and
> François-Philippe Champagne, along with your own Member of Parliament (find
> them at www.ourcommons.ca) to ask them to take action now. Sign Oxfam
> Canada's petition <http://www.oxfam.ca/armsdeal>, Amnesty Canada's English
> petition <https://takeaction.amnesty.ca/page/35358/action/1?locale=en-US>,
> and Amnesty Canada's French petition
> <https://agir.amnistie.ca/page/17954/petition/1>.
>
> In friendship,
> Simon Daley
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