[KWPeace-groups] Change of plans: Gaza-University action this Monday (not Tues), grief walk on Sat. & online meeting about peace & war

[Cathy Scott]

HI, All
I thought you might not have seen these articles by Naomi Klein re Zionism
and one by Columbia U. students re their message.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/24/zionism-seder-protest-new-york-gaza-israel

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/04/columbia-university-student-protest-gaza?CMP=share_btn_url

Cathy Scott

On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi, Tamara
> Thanks for the link to the discussion on the military budget.
> Sorry I can't be at the Palestinian Youth rally today, but will plan on
> attending future rallies.  Will this be a regular rally?
> Cathy Scott
>
> On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 6:03 PM Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hello KW peace,
>>
>>
>>
>> A change of plans: There will NOT be an action this week on University
>> Avenue on Tuesday. Instead, please join this event organized by the
>> Palestinian Youth Movement:
>>
>>
>>
>> “Rally for Liberation: UW Divest From Genocide. University of Waterloo
>> Arts Quad. Monday, May 6 at 2:30 pm”.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is a grief walk for Gaza every Saturday at 11am at the Kitchener
>> Farmers Market.
>>
>>
>>
>> You might be interested in the online meeting on Monday evening.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tamara
>>
>>
>>
>> *ONLINE MEETING: Open Discussion on Canada's Federal Budget 2024, new
>> Defence Update & new National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security*
>>
>> Monday, May 6, 2024 from 7:30-8:30 pm ET (Toronto) | 4:30-5:30 pm PT
>> (Vancouver) | 8:30-9:30 pm AT (Halifax)
>>
>> *Join Zoom Meeting
>>
>> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81629765160?pwd=dXF6cC9yUnZBRXJ2S1l0RTRwWm5LZz09
>>
>> Meeting ID: 816 2976 5160
>>
>> Passcode: 020765
>>
>>
>>
>> Join VOW and WILPF in an online open discussion about Canada’s new
>> federal budget, new defence policy update and third national action plan on
>> women, peace & security. We will talk about the dangerous warpath that
>> Canada is on. Please see a link below to these documents plus SIPRI’s new
>> report on global military spending.
>>
>> Let’s discuss these plans and figure out how we take action.
>>
>>
>>
>> *You don’t have to read the documents – just if you want to scroll/scan
>> through them quickly.
>>
>>
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>> *NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: *
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>>
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>> 1.Third National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security: A Foundation
>> for Peace:
>>
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>> https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/assets/pdfs/women-peace-security-femmes-paix-securite/2023-2029-foundation-peace-fondation-paix-en.pdf
>>
>> 2. Defence Policy Update “Our North, Strong and Free”:
>> https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/north-strong-free-2024.html
>>
>> 3. Federal Budget 2024:
>> https://budget.canada.ca/2024/home-accueil-en.html#pdf
>>
>> 4. SIPRI Report on “Trends in World Military Expenditures, 2023”
>>
>> https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/2404_fs_milex_2023.pdf
>>
>>
>>
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