Putting a Snag in Canada's Largest Weapons Bazaar

 

Organised by Raging Grannies, NOWAR/Paix, Homes Not Bombs, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, etc

See details here:  http://www.nowar-paix.ca/snag/

 

 

Starting at 8 AM, but come when you can.

Rally with speakers and music starts at 10 am

 

Be part of a die-in at noon

Provide support at 12:15 for individuals risking arrest as they attempt to nonviolently enter CANSEC and talk to vendors and participants.

 

Thursday June 2

Parliament Hill, 11:30-1:30

Join Poets Against War for a powerful demonstration.

 

JUNE 1 DETAILS:

8:00.  Fence decorating, music, picketing, reading of names of those who have died in war

 

10:00. Songs and Speakers:

Presented by Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and Physicians for Global Survival

 

Speakers include:

David Kilgour, MP for Edmonton Alberta (Retired)

Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party

Richard Sanders, coordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade

and others.

 

Singing by:

Norm Doucette, Tim Kitz, Steve Richer, Chris White, Sean Griffiths and Raging Grannies from Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto

 

12 Noon

Die-in to sounds of war

Participate in a die-in to symbolically represent the victims of weapons as now being displayed at CANSEC.

 

Immediately following the die-in

Support the SNAG Nonviolent Direct Action

Individuals prepared to risk arrest for their beliefs will nonviolently attempt to enter CANSEC to dialog with the exhibitors and participants about the Nuremberg principles, and asking them to sign a commitment to adhere to them.

 

JUNE 2 POETS AGAINST WAR

11:30 at Parliament Hill

Poets Against War will read poetry and play dead, bearing the names of weapons manufacturers and countries at war that use Canadian weaponry and systems. Please join this powerful demonstration.

 

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