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6 Things Below.

*WE especially NEED YOUR BODY FOR PEACE THIS SATURDAY!* Read below.


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Bodies for Peace: Human Formation of "NO STAR WARS"
Saturday, June 12
11:30-12:00 PM
Clock Tower at the Citadel Hill
(corner of Duke St. and Brunswick St. Downtown Halifax)

"Keep Canada out of American Missile Defence" Rally
12:00-1:00 PM
Spring Garden Library

On Saturday, June 12 at 11:30 AM, we will be taking a picture of people
lined up in the formation "NO STAR WARS" next to the Clock Tower on
Brunswick St. So, we need your body. This is part of the national day to
keep Canada out of American Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) / Star Wars.
Please bring noise makers, banners, and placards to show your opposition
to BMD and to call for truth on the weaponization of space. After the
picture-taking, we will be walking to the Spring Garden Library for a
rally against (BMD) / Star Wars. Let's send a message to all the
candidates in this election that Canadians do not want to join Star
Wars. This is an important election issue!

Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition
Email: hfxpeace@chebucto.ca / Web site: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org


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All Candidates Forum: Halifax West
Monday, June 14
7:00 -  9:00 PM
Rockingham United Church
12 Flamingo Drive (off of the Bedford Highway)
Free community event. Come out to meet the candidates: Bill Carr (NDP),
Ken MacPhee(Conservative), Geoff Regan (Liberal), and Martin Willison
(Green). 

This is a great opportunity to listen to the candidates and to ask them
questions. Find out where they stand on the issues. Learn more about the
political parties. There is parking at the church and the church is on
the #18 bus route. Make an informed decision. Your vote matters!

For more information, please phone the Rockingham United Church at
443-2947. 


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"Oppression and Resistance in Iraq"
A talk by Iraq Solidarity Project delegates Andrea Schmidt, newly
returned from three months in Baghdad, and Michael Birmingham, who has
just returned from 18 months in Iraq.

Tuesday, June 15, 7:00pm
MacMechan Auditorium
Killam Library, Dalhousie University, University Ave.

This will be a very informative and interactive presentation on the
current situation in Iraq. Andrea and Michael will discuss the different
faces of the occupation and the complexities of resistance in Iraq. They
will suggest ways in which the anti-war movement can deepen its
solidarity with Iraqi people in order to build a strong and accountable
international resistance to the occupation, from Baghdad to Canada.
Reports from Andrea can be found at www.en-camino.org/iraqreports/

Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition, email: hfxpeace@chebucto.ca /
web site: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org


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FOOD, DRUGS, DEVELOPMENT & PATENTS:  WHO CONTROLS THE FUTURE? In June,
Geoff Tansey, Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Peace Studies at the
University of Bradford, UK, will be visiting Halifax on a Canadian
public interest speaking tour.

On Monday, June 14 at 7:00 pm in the McMechan Room at the Dalhousie
University Library, Geoff will be speaking about the current shaping of
international trade rules in the narrow interests of a few major
industries, and the increasing threats to food security, biodiversity,
health and traditional knowledge for the rest of world (Chapter 11).
Patents (privileges and ownership and control) are now being built into
international trade agreements that affect who has access to and use of
food, seeds, technology, knowledge, medicines, biodiversity, scientific
research and much more.

Geoff is a full time writer and consultant for the Quaker International
affairs Program (QIAP) in Ottawa and for the Quaker United Nations
Office (QUNO) in Geneva on intellectual property issues.

The meeting is being co-sponsored by Quaker International Affairs
Program Committee, NSPIRG, Oxfam Canada and Halifax Friends Meeting
(Quakers).

For further information contact Betty Peterson, 454-8664.


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Great Federal ELECTION LINKS (via Angela Bishoff)
 
Don't depend on the mainstream media to get the real scoop on you
election issues.

* Vote For a Change: A voter Education Campaign for Peace & Justice
http://www.voteforachange.ca

* PlanetVote Canada: A gateway to the Canadian Election and beyond.
Offering a unique focus on peace, environment and social issues.
http://www.planetvote.net

* Paul Martin Time: Canadian tour of activists provoking discussion and
providing independent coverage about Paul Martin's Liberals.
http://www.paulmartintime.ca/

* Vote For Equality: This website has been proudly launched by DAWN
Ontario, a grassroots organization operating without funding and without
staff, to raise awareness  about Equality Rights issues in the federal
election.
http://dawn.thot.net/election2004/

* Fair Vote Canada: A multi-partisan citizens' campaign for voting
system reform.
http://www.fairvotecanada.org

* Rush the Vote: Dedicated to fostering political awareness of Canadian
youth.
http://www.rushthevote.ca/

* CUPE - Vote for Public Services
http://election.cupe.ca/

*StephenHarperSaid: (It's a Liberal web page, but it has some direct
quotes from Harper - scary!)
http://www.stephenharpersaid.ca


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TURN ON YOUR TVs

The Passionate Eye: Build Me Up, Break Me Down 
Repeated Sunday June 13, 2004 on CBC Newsworld at 10PM ET/PT
Check your local listing for time in Atlantic Canada.

How do you change a broker, a dancer, and an unemployed Puerto Rican
into members of the most sophisticated killing machine in the world? 
A critical look at how the U.S. army recruits and tries to indoctrinate
young people post Sept. 11th. WINNER of Best Canadian Feature,
Documentary Length at Hot Docs.

http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/buildmeup/index.html



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