[KWPeace-groups] TONIGHT at 5:30 pm! Short and sweet peace rally this Tuesday, Oct 3 from 5:30-6pm at Waterloo Public Sq "Peace Now!"

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW Peace,

It's a beautiful day for a peace rally. Join me tonight, October 3, from 5:30-6pm at the Waterloo Public Square, I will be standing with my banners for peace to end the war in Ukraine and calling for a ceasefire and negotiations now if you'd like to join me. Later at 7pm at the Balsillie School of International Affairs there will be a talk on Crimea (I'm not involved in it but you might be interested): https://www.balsillieschool.ca/event/critical-conversations-understanding-crimea/   

This rally is part of the Canada Week of Action Oct 1-8 "Peace Now! Stop the War in Ukraine, Stop NATO" in about 12 cities across the country: https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/2023mobilization/ and in solidarity with the Global Mobilization to End the War in Ukraine": https://www.ipb.org/home/ipbs-work-ukrainian-war/ 

*Please watch this 25 minute interview "Who Really Started Ukraine War?" with Dr. Mearsheimer, internationally renowned political scientist at the University of Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/live/VLRm-5QHMpY?app=desktop&si=Zz8BWZcnMQ0YwK2R   

For peace, earth and justice,
Tamara

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WEBINAR: Total Information Awareness: The High Costs of Post-9/11 U.S. Mass Surveillance and Current Policy Issues Tuesday, October 3 1pm-2pm Register Here: https://brown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_88tLP8GFTN26ZGyL_pqztQ#/
In this one-hour webinar, Jessica Katzenstein, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Inequality in America Initiative at Harvard University, will present findings from a paper she authored for the Costs of War Project entitled, "Total Information Awareness: The High Costs of Post-9/11 U.S. Mass Surveillance." She will be joined by Joanna YangQing Derman, Director of Anti-Profiling, Civil Rights and National Security at Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Elizabeth Goitein, Senior Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law to discuss current mass surveillance policy issues. Moderated by Sahar Aziz, Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Security, Race and Right at Rutgers Law School.

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WEBINAR: The Urgency of Pursuing Peace in Ukraine: Event with Keynote Speaker Cornel West October 3, 2023 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm (EDT) Hybrid Event
REGISTER: https://www.codepink.org/piudc1023
As the war in Ukraine continues to intensify, with the growing danger of a direct U.S. confrontation with Russia, Peace in Ukraine and CODEPINK are launching a new action plan focusing on Congress called: "The Urgency of Pursuing Peace in Ukraine." We will be asking our elected officials to call for: Ceasefire, Diplomacy, and No More Weapons. 
The launch will feature an evening talk including Dr. Cornel West, Co-Executive Director of the People's Forum Claudia De La Cruz CODEPINK, Co-founder Medea Benjamin, journalist Eugene Puryear, and comedian/podcaster Lee Camp, followed the next morning by a National Advocacy Day. While some advocates will be advocating on Capitol Hill, local constituents will be calling in or joining the DC meetings by zoom.

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BOOK LAUNCH: "It's All about the Land: Collected Talks and Interviews on #Indigenous Resurgence" by Taiaiake Alfred  on October 4th @ 7 PM EST. Join the conversation about the role of #peacemakers in developing anti-colonial alternatives to #reconciliation: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrf-itqj0sHtMlWOxAboOEVpcVOcsnnkxH#/registration 

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WEBINAR: Lies, Propaganda and the West's War in Ukraine by Stop the War Coalition
Start: Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 1:30 PM ET Virtual event: A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP Host Contact Info: mailto:office at stopwar.org.uk
Register: https://www.stopwar.org.uk/events/online-pamphlet-launch-lies-propaganda-and-the-wests-war-in-ukraine/?link_id=4&can_id=08297aacfa6299b1025e006dffcf983d&source=email-tell-the-tories-wages-not-war&email_referrer=email_2057451&email_subject=online-launch-lies-propaganda-and-the-wests-war-in-ukraine
'If people really knew the truth, the war would stop tomorrow.' So said British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to the editor of the Guardian during the First World War.
Chris Nineham's new pamphlet about the Ukraine war shows how pro-war western governments are working hard to deceive their populations about the nature of the war and the reasons they are backing it.
By examining the build up to the conflict and comparing internal documents with public statements the pamphlet exposes the lies and propaganda being used to sell to the public the biggest western military mobilisation in Europe since the Cold War.
Tune in to hear him talk about the issues covered in the pamphlet alongside Stop the War Co-Chair, Shelly Asquith, on Thurs 5 Oct.

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WEBINAR: "Ukraine between War and Peace" 
Speaker: Ret. Colonel Jacques Baud, Senior Swiss Military Intelligence Officer, former NATO official, author of "Ukraine Between War and Peace" and "Putin: Master of the Game?"
Sunday, October 8
4:00-5:30 pm ET
Register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/4rk94xne Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute and the Canada Wide Peace & Justice Network 

Speaker: Retired Colonel Jacques Baud will discuss his latest book and research about the war in Ukraine. Baud is a former member of strategic intelligence in the Swiss military, a specialist in Eastern Europe and former head of Doctrine of the United Nations Peace Operations. Colonel Baud was engaged in negotiations with top Russian military and intelligence officials right after the fall of the USSR. He was seconded by the Swiss government to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to head NATO's Small Arms and Light Weapons program in Brussels from 2013 to 2017. Baud was involved in NATO programs in Ukraine, including after the Maidan Revolution of 2014. He is very knowledgeable about the war in Ukraine and is a well-known military analyst in Europe. He is fluent in French, English and German. He is the author of several books on intelligence, war and terrorism, including "Operation Z: The Hidden Truths about the War in Ukraine Revealed," "Putin, Game master?", "Governing by "Fake News" and "The Navalny Affair", all published by Max Milo. His newest book is his "Ukraine Between War and Peace" (https://maxmilo.com/). We highly encourage you to order his books through your local, independent bookstore. The webinar will be moderated by Tamara Lorincz, Member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and WILPF Canada.
This event is held in solidarity with the week of action for the Global Mobilization to Stop the War in Ukraine: https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/
 Twitter post for the Baud webinar: https://twitter.com/TamaraLorincz/status/1707222171741819275
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2051670085209836 

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WEBINAR: If a Speech can Change the World, We Need JFK's Speech Today Tue October 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT Our world edges closer and closer to nuclear catastrophe as the U.S. pursues conflicts with Russia and China. Can President Kennedy's American University Speech on world peace help us redefine what true security means and find a path to achieve it?
During the run-up to war in Iraq, retired Army Colonel and diplomat Ann Wright resigned her State Department post. She was one among dozens of government insiders and active-duty military personnel who leaked documents, spoke out, resigned, or refused to deploy in protest of government actions they felt were illegal. Since then, Ann has been writing and speaking out for peace. She has traveled to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen to talk with families whose family members have been killed by U.S. assassin drones. In 2016, she went on speaking missions to South Korea, Okinawa, Poland, and Russia.
In 2015, Ann went to North Korea with a delegation of 30 women from 15 countries including 2 Nobel Peace Laureates. Ann goes to countries where the U.S. government does not allow us to see the effects of U.S. sanctions, including Iran, Cuba, China, and Russia.
Register: https://masspeaceaction.org/event/if-a-speech-can-change-the-world-we-need-jfks-speech-today/
Read or listen to JFK's speech here: https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/american-university-19630610 

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WEBINAR: Abolishing Nuclear Weapons and Fossil Fuels: What will it take?
Sat October 14 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
https://masspeaceaction.org/event/abolishing-nuclear-weapons-and-fossil-fuels-what-will-it-take/ 

RESOURCES
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Global Mobilization to End the War in Ukraine around the world: https://www.ipb.org/home/ipbs-work-ukrainian-war/  

Speeches from the IPB International Summit for Peace in Ukraine in Vienna in June https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHs21F2izXdBFeQzD4TSZMbKlG5xI8H5o
Alexia Tsounia, on conscientious objectors, she stated that there would be a week of action to support people who refuse military service: Dec 4-10 we can for actions to support conscientious objectors

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Sign petition to International Court of Justice regarding Canada's unacceptable submission in regard to Palestine https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqiZo_X0noVQyLP8MXA_yIAEA4cRgryRS6e1Vx9zRK7PBPmg/viewform 

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ICYMI: the great webinar: "Cluster Bombs and Depleted Uranium Munitions in Ukraine" (Sept 20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCl1z8sgteo&t=6s 

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Upcoming: October 7-14 is Keep Space for Peace week: "The Dangers of Crowded Orbits": https://space4peace.org/