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*******THIRD NOTICE******** please distribute widely AG7WC Events/info Welcome centre Brunswick Street United Church 2107 Brunswick Street Open 24 hours Thursday, June 13 noon - Sunday, June 16 at noon Billeting and limited kitchen facilities available. Early arrivals or welcome centre inquiries call 425-8431 Food Not Bombs… Food Not Bombs is committed to non-violent social change through the celebration and nurturing of life by giving out free vegetarian food. Food prep in the main kitchen at the Welcome Centre. Public servings at the protests, Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Events Thursday June 13 and Friday June 14 2 pm - whenever Art and Revolution NSCAD, 5163 Duke Street, 2nd floor student lounge Make your puppets, placards, banners… 494-8132 Thursday June 13 7pm The G(reedy) 7: Serving the Rich, Sapping the Poor St. Matthews United Church, Barrington St. near Spring Garden Rd. Njoki Njehu, Director, 50 Years is Enough Network, Washington Pam Foster, Co-ordinator, Halifax Initiative, Ottawa Thandiwe Nkomo, former Director, ORAP, Zimbabwe Mike Bradfield, activist and economist, Halifax Halifax Initiative, Oxfam, Atl G7 Welcoming Committee 425-7877 Friday June 14 5 pm Mobile street party/march Southeast Commons, Halifax Bring your pots and pans, puppets, banners, and props! hfx-g7@ziplip.com Saturday June 15 12 noon Rally and March Southeast Commons, Halifax Followed by non-violent civil disobedience and rally hfx-g7@ziplip.com Saturday June 15 7 pm Free dinner and talk NSCAD, 5163 Duke Street, 2nd floor student lounge Organising Principles The Atlantic G7 Welcoming Committee is organizing peaceful rallies, marches and other actions protesting the G7 Finance Ministers meeting. We are also coordinating and facilitating non-confrontational civil disobedience. The Committee intends to co-ordinate these actions to allow everyone to protest in the way they choose, without adversely affecting the real or felt safety of others. In order to ensure the highest degree of solidarity possible, we are committed to maintaining an open dialogue with all groups protesting in Halifax June 14 and 15. We encourage all groups to let us know what general sort of action they are planning, and when, so we can coordinate timing with other planned actions if possible and help to publicise the action if desired. We will make any legal and other forms of support we provide available to all who may need it. We recognize that we do not speak for all protesters and that groups may wish to pursue alternative tactics to those we are planning. The Atlantic G7 Welcoming Committee will promote solidarity among all who are protesting, and will publicly support any who might experience the negative effects of police overreaction, get arrested, or otherwise conflict with police in the course of civil disobedience, direct action or any other form of protest. Contact information Legal info maleslie@is2.dal.ca, emergency phone number TBA Medical info (not for emergencies) tbood@ns.sympatico.ca, ph no. TBA Media inquiries 221-7418 Billeting offer/request 423-9938 To contact the Atlantic G7 Welcoming Committee 454-8781 For your safety… · Carry water, bandannas soaked in vinegar or lemon juice, spare lemon juice, water-based suntan lotion (tear gas adheres to oil-based) · Write the legal phone number on your body somewhere · Stick with at least one other person Food, supplies, advice etc Some food and medical supplies may be provided at the Welcome Centre Friday and Saturday. AG7WC members and others who can answer questions will be wearing orange armbands or bandannas at the Friday and Saturday actions. The Atlantic G7 Welcoming Committee is… Africville Genealogy Society Anti-Racist Action Atlantic Canadian Federation of Students Council of Canadians, Halifax CUPE 3912 Confederation of Canadian Unions CUPW, Nova Local Food Not Bombs Halifax Initiative Halirads radical cheerleaders International Socialists Metro Coalition for a Non-Racist Society NSUPE Oxfam Raging Grannies Halifax Saint Mary’s Activist Coalition Students Taking Action in Chiapas SUNSCAD AG7WC also supported by: PSAC Nova Scotia Federation of Labour NSPIRG Fernwood Publishing Take the Capital, Ottawa Toronto Mob4Glob NSGEU The Atlantic G7 Welcoming Committee is a group of concerned citizens who cannot be silent when the G7 Finance Ministers meet this Friday and Saturday in Halifax. We feel we must raise our voice against the oppressive and immoral policies of the G8 who put profit before people. If you can no longer tolerate global and local economic, social, and political injustice- Join us. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: to leave the list, PLEASE send "unsubscribe sust-mar" (or unsubscribe sust-mar-digest") to majordomo@chebucto.ca -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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