[Craic] Fwd: FW: 25 actions for Oct 2! International Day of Nonviolence, No New Fighter Jets - Have a great action!

[Arthur Blomme]

David note that you are sending to incorrect address

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Subject: 	FW: 25 actions for Oct 2! International Day of Nonviolence, No 
New Fighter Jets - Have a great action!
Date: 	Sat, 3 Oct 2020 14:43:48 +0000
From: 	David Walsh <david at dwalsh.ca>
To: 	CRAIC (craic-bounces at lists.integralshift.ca) 
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Greg and Craic friends - Here are a few photos from the Toronto action

David

*From:*Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca>
*Sent:* October 2, 2020 12:10 AM
*Subject:* We are at 25 actions for Oct 2! International Day of 
Nonviolence, No New Fighter Jets - Have a great action!

Hello everyone!

I’m very excited to let you know that we have 25 actions taking place 
this Friday including three new actions in Saskatoon (thanks Jan and 
Michael), Bowmanville ON (thanks Greer) and Peterborough ON (thanks Simon).

Wonderful that Mary and Dwyer both had letters to the editor published 
this week in the Waterloo for “No New Fighter Jets”.

Great job Emma MacKay on your article in Redaction Politics “Peace 
activists to protest as Canada plans to spend billions on new fighter 
jets”: 
https://redactionpolitics.com/2020/09/29/peace-activists-to-protest-as-canada-plans-to-spend-billions-on-new-fighter-jets/amp/?__twitter_impression=true 


We are looking forward to your photos from tomorrow, please send to 
info at vowpeace.org <mailto:info at vowpeace.org> and tlorincz at dal.ca 
<mailto:tlorincz at dal.ca> Please be sure to post on social media too. On 
Twitter, you can tag your MP and @vowpeace.org and we will retweet.

*We will have a Zoom call to debrief on Sunday, October 18 at 7:30 pm 
EDT. Details to come.

With thanks and solidarity,

-Tamara

The toolkit is here 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hOxM4BntVWk-wQLQ62xnugh1Git2-Z0aN1PkuU545OY/edit?link_id=11&can_id=cd1b8f7d79234135a2c2af73f90b802e&source=email-its-time-to-ramp-up-our-campaign-to-stop-the-fighter-jet-purchase&email_referrer=email_933101&email_subject=this-is-no-time-to-spend-19-billion-on-fighter-jets>.

The Facebook event is here 
<facebook.com/events/727477604650078/?link_id=9&can_id=cd1b8f7d79234135a2c2af73f90b802e&source=email-its-time-to-ramp-up-our-campaign-to-stop-the-fighter-jet-purchase&email_referrer=email_933101&email_subject=this-is-no-time-to-spend-19-billion-on-fighter-jets>.

The petition is here: www.tinyurl.com/nofighterjets 
<http://www.tinyurl.com/nofighterjets>

RELATED UPCOMING EVENTS & RESOURCES:

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NEW STORIES:

“Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite 
COVID-19: Sajjan”

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/hundreds-of-billions-in-planned-military-spending-secure-despite-covid-19-sajjan-1.24203568

Please see these latest news stories “EllisDon wins $9.2 million fighter 
jet facility contract in Alberta” 
https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/government/2020/09/ellisdon-wins-fighter-jet-facility-contract-in-alberta

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WEBINAR: Challenging Canada’s $19 Billion Warplane Purchase

Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM (EDT)

Please join the The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute & World Beyond War 
for our upcoming event with Green MP Paul Manly, NDP MP  Leah Proud 
Lakota Gazan and activist Tamara Lorincz challenging Canada's $19 
billion fighter jet purchase. October 15th at 7PM EDT. Don't miss! 
#NoNewFighterJets #Demilitarize #Decarbonize Save your spot by 
registering here: 
https://actionnetwork.org/events/challengingfighterjets?clear_id=true&fbclid=IwAR0r6E8Cn4c8XAzuKN6Hdi_foejFugCdj_W0x4X7Vj3yC-et9oxEcuhNaz4 


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READ: “Peace activists to protest as Canada plans to spend billions on 
new fighter jets”

Redaction Politics

Scott Costen, September 29

https://redactionpolitics.com/2020/09/29/peace-activists-to-protest-as-canada-plans-to-spend-billions-on-new-fighter-jets/amp/?__twitter_impression=true 


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LISTEN: Yesterday, CBC radio played this important lecture/interview 
with retired U.S. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson. He talked about U.S. 
militarism and said "We are the merchants of death for seven billion 
people." We have to stop the Canadian government from buying new fighter 
jets. September 29. He talks about the F-35!

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/massive-military-spending-is-turning-american-into-a-warfare-state-warns-ex-u-s-army-colonel-1.5738677?fbclid=IwAR0oM1_hl0zlJH-tL0f9vPmQkcvnNkf-XVB0wxk9X_jzHeJRuveA000GwXE

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READ: “Canada does not need more warplanes”

There are numerous reasons Canada should not spend $19 billion on a 
fleet of warplanes, starting with the colossal cost

Bianca Mugyenyi / September 29, 2020

Canadian Dimension

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/canada-does-not-need-more-warplanes?fbclid=IwAR2jsrDBktoTonTvF1XHTw2ASjqbBRvKLv0_bIECXymNrFDPw6nImU5hHW0 


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READ: Water not warplanes

By Brent Patterson

Rabble.ca

https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/brent-patterson/2020/09/warplane-purchase-schedule-target-while-water-first-nations?fbclid=IwAR1NDjjPMTZHV7iNk2kk8zef22T-pHEW8amQiWJIUw92OioRLk1OMXLS4so 


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Switzerland’s $6.5 billion fighter jet plan narrowly passes referendum

Swiss voters have approved a government plan to spend $6.5 billion on 
new fighter aircraft by a margin of 8,670 votes, with the two U.S. 
vendors in the race feeling the backlash of anti-Trump sentiments. 
Sunday’s vote translates into a razor-thin majority of 50.1 percent, or 
1,605,700 votes, in favor of the acquisition. There was 49.9 percent, or 
1,597,030 votes, against. The voter turnout was 59.4 percent, according 
to figures published online Sunday evening by the Federal Chancellery. 
Defence Minister Viola Amherd told reporters she considers the result, 
however close, a mandate to continue ongoing evaluations of the 
Eurofighter, the Rafale, the F-18 Super Hornet and the F-35A. “The vote 
represents a long-term investment in the security of the Swiss 
population and infrastructure,” she said. Prodded by reporters about the 
narrowness of the vote, she said: “In a democracy it’s a given that we 
respect the majority decision.” The Swiss legislature last week approved 
the budget for the Air 2030 modernization program, which includes $6.5 
billion for 30-40 new aircraft and $2 billion for a complementary 
ground-based, air defense system. (Defense News)

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/09/28/switzerlands-65-billion-fighter-jet-plan-narrowly-passes-referendum/ 


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Two petitions to sign:

 1. No New Fighter Jets:
    https://actionnetwork.org/letters/no-new-fighter-jets-invest-in-a-just-recovery-and-a-green-new-deal?clear_id=true
 2. Release Meng Wanzhou:
    https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-2857

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