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

[Greg Gillis]

Thanks David so wish I could have been there!

Greg


On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 12:29 PM Arthur Blomme <art at integralshift.ca> wrote:

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> 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> <david at dwalsh.ca>
> To: CRAIC (craic-bounces at lists.integralshift.ca)
> <craic-bounces at lists.integralshift.ca>
> <craic-bounces at lists.integralshift.ca>
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> Greg and Craic friends - Here are a few photos from the Toronto action
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> David
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> *From:* Tamara Lorincz <tlorincz at dal.ca> <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!
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> Hello everyone!
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> 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).
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> Wonderful that Mary and Dwyer both had letters to the editor published
> this week in the Waterloo for “No New Fighter Jets”.
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> 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
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> We are looking forward to your photos from tomorrow, please send to
> info at vowpeace.org and 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.
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> *We will have a Zoom call to debrief on Sunday, October 18 at 7:30 pm EDT.
> Details to come.
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> With thanks and solidarity,
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> -Tamara
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> 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>
> .
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> The Facebook event is here
> <http://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>
> .
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> The petition is here: www.tinyurl.com/nofighterjets
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> RELATED UPCOMING EVENTS & RESOURCES:
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> (1)
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> NEW STORIES:
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> “Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite
> COVID-19: Sajjan”
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> https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/hundreds-of-billions-in-planned-military-spending-secure-despite-covid-19-sajjan-1.24203568
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> 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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> (2)
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> WEBINAR: Challenging Canada’s $19 Billion Warplane Purchase
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> 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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> (3)
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> READ: “Peace activists to protest as Canada plans to spend billions on new
> fighter jets”
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> Redaction Politics
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> Scott Costen, September 29
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> 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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> (4)
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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!
>
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> 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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> (5)
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> READ: “Canada does not need more warplanes”
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> 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
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> Canadian Dimension
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> https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/canada-does-not-need-more-warplanes?fbclid=IwAR2jsrDBktoTonTvF1XHTw2ASjqbBRvKLv0_bIECXymNrFDPw6nImU5hHW0
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> (6)
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> READ: Water not warplanes
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> By Brent Patterson
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> Rabble.ca
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> https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/brent-patterson/2020/09/warplane-purchase-schedule-target-while-water-first-nations?fbclid=IwAR1NDjjPMTZHV7iNk2kk8zef22T-pHEW8amQiWJIUw92OioRLk1OMXLS4so
>
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> (7)
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> Switzerland’s $6.5 billion fighter jet plan narrowly passes referendum
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> 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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> (8)
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> Two petitions to sign:
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>    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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