[KWPeace-groups] Tonight Strategy Meeting at 8PM ET! Fast for Peace & Teach-In Webinar March 2 & Global Day of Action March 6 + Resources

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hi KW peace,

I'm sharing this with you. Please see below.

Tamara

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We, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, are inviting you to a meeting tonight to plan actions to end this war in Ukraine and advocate for peace, no to NATO! Please see details to below.

*There is a Global Call for Action for Peace, Stop the War, Stop NATO Expansion on Sunday, March 6: https://www.stopwar.org.uk/ *We are hoping actions will be held in Canada.

A few things to bring to your attention about peace mobilizing to stop the terrible Russia / NATO war in Ukraine (this is a proxy war), please see below.

In solidarity for peace in Ukraine and with Russia,
Tamara

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The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Lyn Adamson is moderating.
Time: Feb 27, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87201412574?pwd=QXNwYUcxYmVua2tVWkdxTUtXanh6Zz09
Meeting ID: 872 0141 2574
Passcode: 239263
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keFP1cmhNc

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ICYMI: Watch the emergency rally from Saturday organized by CODEPINK and Stop the War Coalition UK: https://www.codepink.org/february_26_2022_international_emergency_online_rally

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We, VOW, are joining an international movement to "Fast for Peace and No War" on Weds. March 2. We encourage you to join us to fast, meditate and/or pray for peace. More details to come.

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We are planning a teach-in / webinar in the evening this week. More details to come.

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CODEPINK and Stop the War Coalition UK are calling for a Global Day of Action on Sunday, March 6 "No War, Peace, No to NATO", see details here: https://www.stopwar.org.uk/
Let's plan actions across Canada.

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WEBINAR: NO WAR IN UKRAINE - NEGOTIATIONS NOT ESCALATION
Tue March 1 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
Featuring ret. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson and Reiner Braun
Register: https://www.codepink.org/03012022

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is an adjunct professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary and the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell (2002 to 2005). He is a critic of U.S. foreign policy surrounding the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Iran, and the new Cold Wars with China and Russia, and asserts that the U.S. is not a democracy but a war state that forces its will on the global community. In 2020, Wilkerson worked on bipartisan projects to prepare for the possibility that a defeated Donald Trump would refuse to leave office.

Reiner Braun is the executive director of the International Peace Bureau, the founder of the No to NATO Network, and is active with the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) and the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA).

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WEBINAR: Diplomatic Paths to Resolution of the Ukraine/European Security Crisis
Wed March 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qOf-FBCISHC8BJ_zIjaHsw

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RESOURCES to share:
A.
Please read Diana Johnstone's "US Foreign Policy is a Cruel Sport": https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/23/diana-johnstone-us-foreign-policy-is-a-cruel-sport/
*A must read! Diana Johnstone reported on illegal NATO bombing of the former Yugoslavia and wrote an excellent book about it "Fools' Crusade: Yugoslavia, NATO and Western Delusions"

B.
I encourage you to watch / listen to Michael Parenti's 1999 speech "On Yugoslavia" - just replace Yugoslavia with  Ukraine (it's a brilliant, important speech, he could have given this speech yesterday): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6QpjPTaG8&t=3919s

C.
RAND's 2019 report "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia: Assessing the Impact of Cost-Imposing Options": https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10014.html
*This is how the US and NATO have been provoking Russia the past three years.

D.
International relations scholar at the University of Chicago John Mearsheimer 2015 lecture "Why is Ukraine the West's Fault" posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4

John Mearsheimer's 2022 talk on the situation between Ukraine and Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbj1AR_aAcE&t=5s

E.
International law expert and professor emerita of Thomas Jefferson School of Law Marjorie Cohn published an article on Feb. 23 in Truthout "US Stokes Tensions With Russia by Building Military Base 100 Miles From Border": https://truthout.org/articles/us-stokes-tensions-with-russia-by-building-military-base-100-miles-from-border/

F.
Oliver Stone's important 2016 documentary "Ukraine on Fire": https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ukraineonfire

G.
Yves Engler's latest "Condemn the invasion, but retain your critical faculties": https://yvesengler.com/2022/02/24/condemn-the-invasion-but-retain-your-critical-faculties/

H.
Ukrainian Pacifists Movement statement: https://www.ifor.org/news/2022/2/3/statement-of-the-ukrainian-pacifist-movement-on-the-current-regional-crisis

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