[KWPeace-groups] SPREAD THE WORD: Come to welcome the “On to Ottawa” Peace Caravan in Kitchener-Waterloo this Friday, May 24!

[Christina Mills]

Thanks,Tamara—I'm in BC now, and wlll be in Ottawa on May 24, looking
forward to seeing them there.
Best,
Chris

On Mon, May 20, 2024, 11:26 Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>
> Please help spread the word!
>
> Today at 2pm is the community BBQ at the students solidarity for Gaza
> encampment at UW. Every Saturday at 11am is the grief walk for Gaza.
>
> Come to welcome the “On to Ottawa”  Peace Caravan in Kitchener-Waterloo
> this Friday, May 24!
>
> JOIN US FOR LUNCH ON MAY 24 IN KITCHENER
> 11:00am-12:30 p.m.: Meet for lunch and brief remarks at Arabesque
> Restaurant, 869 Victoria St N, Kitchener. This is BYOL: Buy Your Own Lunch.
> Arabesque has delicious inexpensive vegetarian & non-vegetarian options. We
> will eat lunch together and listen to the women from the caravan. Please
> RSVP to the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace: info at vowpeace.org All
> welcome!
>
> More information about Arabesque Restaurant: www.arabesquecafekw.com
>
> JOIN US ON MAY 24 FOR SOLIDARITY & BAKLAVA AT THE STUDENTS’ ENCAMPMENT FOR
> PALESTINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
> 1:00-1:30 p.m.: Meet us at the Students’ Solidarity encampment for
> Palestine at the University of Waterloo, South Campus Hall, (Gaza House)
> Grad House Green, 200 University Ave W. (by the tall library building). We
> will stand in unity with the students and eat some baklava. We say stop the
> genocide of Gaza, arms embargo against Israel now and Free Palestine. All
> welcome!
>
> JOIN THE PEACE CARAVAN BETWEEN MAY 27-MAY 30 IN OTTAWA
> Find out more about the On to Ottawa Peace Caravan travelling across the
> country from Vancouver and from Halifax: https://wilpfcanada.ca/  In
> Ottawa, we will be having a teach-in on Monday, May 27 at the Bronson
> Centre from 4:30-10pm. On Tues., May 28, there will be a big peace rally on
> Parliament Hill at noon.
> On Weds. May 29 & Th. May 30 from 7am-9am, we will Shut Down CANSEC, the
> big weapons fair at the EY Centre in Ottawa.
>
> DID YOU KNOW that the UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO is a member of the Canadian
> Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), the arms lobby that
> runs CANSEC, North America’s biggest arms fair?
>
> CADSI is the organizer of CANSEC, Canada's global defence and security
> trade show, which is being held in Ottawa on May 29 & 30. It’s an arms
> fair! It’s where all the big weapons manufacturers or merchants of death
> sell their weapons including Lockheed Martin, BAE and Elbit Systems,
> Israel’s arms manufacturer. Join us to SHUT DOWN CANSEC!
> https://www.worldbeyondwar.org/cansec
>
> Call on UW President Vivek Goel to get the University of Waterloo out of
> CADSI. The university should not be supporting weapons research and war!
>
> More information about the Peace Caravan: https://wilpfcanada.ca/
>
> Sign and share "Arms Embargo Against Israel Now":
> https://armsembargonow.ca/
>
> Organized by the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom Canada
> and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. Endorsed by Conscience Canada.
>
> Thanks,
> Tamara Lorincz
>
>
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