"Welcome" the G7 - third notice, logistical info and events

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:26:44 -0300
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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.



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