[KWPeace-groups] LOCATION CHANGE! "War, Peace & Propaganda" in Waterloo on Tues. Nov. 12 & other upcoming events

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW Peace!

There is a location change for the event “War, Peace & Propaganda” in Waterloo on Tuesday, Nov. 12 to Federation Hall, University of Waterloo. It will also be a hybrid event: in-person and online. Please see more details below.

Please also note about the “Stand for Climate Justice” every Friday at Waterloo Public Square from 8-9pm.

Grief Walk for Gaza every Saturday at Kitchener Market at 11am.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese will do a special livestream at 10am on Friday, Nov. 8 at this link: https://x.com/WBWCanada/status/1854240916568994186

Please sign the petition “Magen Herut Canada (MHC) is not charitable, stop Israeli violence”: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-cra-magen-herut-isnt-charitable?source=direct_link&link_id=12&can_id=af225f8be4203a0a8e70e95fa2bb0898&email_referrer=email_2521840&email_subject=tell-cra-magen-herut-isnt-charitable

Please sign the petition “Cut Military Spending in Canada, No to NATO’s 2% GDP target”: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-ndp-to-oppose-massive-boost-in-military-spending?delivery_id=107712897

With thanks and solidarity,
Tamara

“WAR, PEACE AND PROPAGANDA:
WHAT THE WEST SHOULD LEARN FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND GENOCIDE IN GAZA”
Speakers: Dimitri Lascaris, journalist & lawyer, Tamara Lorincz, academic & activist, and more!

Tuesday, November 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Hybrid Event: In-Person & Online, WATERLOO
Westmount Boardroom, Federation Hall (FED Building), 200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo.

This is a free, hybrid event. Come in person or join us online. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: http://tiny.cc/WARPEACEPROPAGANDA.
(Federation Hall is located at the corner of Columbia St, Hagey Blvd. and Ring Road on campus. Paid parking next to building. Bus routes: #201, #13, #30, #31).

Come to discuss the war in Ukraine, the genocide in Gaza, Canada’s roles in these crises and what we can do for peace and justice. We’ll also talk about what the government and mainstream media are ignoring. All welcome. Donations greatly appreciated. More information: https://wilpfcanada.ca/index.php/2024/10/27/war-peace-propaganda-events-in-london-waterloo-ottawa-in-november/

Speakers:
Dimitri Lascaris is a lawyer based in Montreal. He is also a freelance journalist and the host of a YouTube program called "Reason2Resist". Over the past two years, Dimitri has reported from and conducted interviews in West Asia, Venezuela, Moscow and Crimea. Dimitri will discuss his latest reporting in the West Bank and Lebanon.

Tamara is a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Canada and fellow with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute. Tamara will talk about her recent trips to the climate summits, Eastern Europe, Russia and Washington D.C. related to the war in Ukraine & NATO and possibilities for peace, climate and cooperation.

Organized & endorsed by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-Canada, People for Peace London, Council of Canadians-London Chapter, Waterloo Region Friends of Palestine, Palestine Youth Movement, Waterloo Neighbours for Palestine, Ottawa Peace Council, Reimagine Co., Streetsville-Mississauga for Palestine, and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.

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