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

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Hi Cathy,

Thanks for sharing those excellent articles.

Dorothy

Dorothy Wilson
Communications Team
Nith Valley EcoBoosters

On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 4:40 PM Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1.Third National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security: A Foundation
>>> for Peace:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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