[Freefromwar] Canadians to Hold National Day of Action Against F-35 Exports to Israel Via the United States
Arthur Blomme
art at integralshift.ca
Sat Nov 16 10:09:39 PST 2024
Eden
You seem to be very angry.
I have said this before, several times. This list is not the Freedom
From War Coalition listserv. It is the Freefromwar listserv.
I was a faithful member of the FFWC for over a year. During that time
with the agreement of the group I laboured to set up and promoted the
listserv freefromwar, stating at the outset that this was discussion
list to discuss issues related to war. I stated from the beginning that
there would be no censorship. I put the work into it and I am owner of
the listserv. You are welcome to post on the list and if you don't like
the list you can go to the bottom of the page and unsubscribe.
You are misrepresenting yourselves as a coalition. FFWC is anything but
a coalition. It is more like a cult. When I joined your organization I
never dreamed that you would be so vehement about controlling my speech
For me a coalition is the bringing together of groups of people who have
different ideas to focus in this case on alleviating war. At some point
you and Duncan decided that my ideas and free speech could not be
tolerated. In a reeducation meeting you made rule that I could not
distribute Druthers at your events and I complied. but that was not
enough. you eventually made it clear to me that I was no longer welcome
at the FFWC meetings. I kept talking about uniting the working class
against war and you could not tolerate my publishing on this issue. You
ordered me to take down the list that I had built. You have no authority
over my labour in creating this list. you do not own the means of
producing the list. So ,as I told Phil, I refuse.
For the time being I will moderate what you put on the list. But you can
still post if it is related to getting free from war. I would advise
that the FFWC publish their events on the freefromwar list in order to
reach a wider audience.
I hope this give you a better idea of my position in this matter.
Art
On 11/15/24 12:02 p.m., Eden wrote:
>
> Arthur why you are larping as a member of our group – and why you
> continue this charade is beyond me – you could just create your own
> listserv. I know Phil has repeatedly asked you to stop…you are not a
> member and you are not spreading material we support at all. We would
> like you to honour the fact that we have gone our separate ways and we
> have no interest in misrepresenting you as you perpetually do to us.
>
> Please stop…
>
> Eden
>
> *From:*Freefromwar <freefromwar-bounces at lists.integralshift.ca> *On
> Behalf Of *Arthur Blomme via Freefromwar
> *Sent:* November 15, 2024 11:41 AM
> *To:* Sunday Community <SundayCommunity at integralshift.ca>;
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> family at integralshift.ca; shift at integralshift.ca;
> freefromwar at integralshift.ca; craic at integralshift.ca
> *Subject:* [Freefromwar] Canadians to Hold National Day of Action
> Against F-35 Exports to Israel Via the United States
>
>
> Canadians to Hold National Day of Action Against F-35 Exports to
> Israel Via the United States
>
> By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
> <https://www.globalresearch.ca/author/canadians-for-justice-and-peace-in-the-middle-east>
>
> Global Research, November 15, 2024
>
> CJPME
>
> Region: Canada <https://www.globalresearch.ca/region/canada>, Middle
> East & North Africa
> <https://www.globalresearch.ca/region/middle-east>, USA
> <https://www.globalresearch.ca/region/usa>
>
> Theme: Intelligence
> <https://www.globalresearch.ca/theme/intelligence>, Militarization and
> WMD <https://www.globalresearch.ca/theme/militarization-and-wmd>
>
> In-dpth Report: PALESTINE
> <https://www.globalresearch.ca/indepthreport/palestine>
> [Translate Website \/]
>
> /This Saturday, November 16, hundreds of people will gather
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=UyQyTzoyEHO9mgZ9T6_roOUQaDRLsFSaHHXNtdPAaR0&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=2> outside
> of 15 factories and facilities across the country to expose Canada’s
> involvement in the production and maintenance of the F-35 fighter jets
> that are devastating Gaza and Lebanon, and to demand that Canada
> impose an immediate, two-way arms embargo on Israel. Each targeted
> ompany produces components of Lockheed Martin’s flagship war plane,
> which Israel is using to drop 2000lb bombs on residential
> neighborhoods, schools, and refugee camps. Protests will take place at
> factories producing key F-35 components from Asco in Delta BC, which
> manufactures wing bulkheads
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=OcEtTIm1YUrbjACiAYYPZxYuOEQkb4PCAOdclQDRpZCtYEnTGIO8mMkjMyG3x6HrA3WNTbD2Syw3yYl0i04UQ6iU6cpsckfYFWmyi5_mUDNtwR7XTPg0zQPlNNx9L-rp&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=3>,
> the “largest single piece” of the F-35, to Ottawa-based Gastops, which
> is the sole manufacturer
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=y9thrFSkBDzLFCHa_e2aTKyj6-iNd-wz2ZkQkoE9lcFGxu0t2yz82zUEg2nxdMbU5drwy640_yGcAMx5TCGRlA&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=4> of
> the F-35’s engine sensors
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=jypeEnJF8x4kfW0BEp-NP1c88VLkkUerI9gX3QYX3UZXXX8S19N0WLRdhbg9_5Kd7Y4ERs_gVFK6HPcSOWIKzg&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=5>./
>
> F-35s, Lockheed Martin’s flagship fighter jet and the most advanced
> warplane used by the Israeli Air Force, are a key tool of destruction
> and mass death in Gaza and Lebanon. Every single F-35 is full of
> millions
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=jDx0tEqgdiwVP9oT9NGMQKdYtSeWoTk301rK_ATNQUdM4zPWfamkFr4rNMiPjQWqbAhU-muULFn2s8LVXZbxL5qUnefxVPCtMyWI4u2vIWKh8p6ePebuF0OSF9ymVL9ZjKKI91-oypHCN6_7DaJ3V89FNWgx4gKX9EBwjDaTUMfvqAGm3g4dMEmWPy9oP1wQfTgpL83t7NmNQLcUZ5HX2g&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=6> of
> dollars of technology made by Canadian companies and subsidiaries,
> from machined parts, fuselage sections, bulkheads, and
> electro-hydraulic actuation system components, to power and thermal
> management system controllers. Saturday’s National Day of Action
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=UyQyTzoyEHO9mgZ9T6_roOUQaDRLsFSaHHXNtdPAaR0&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=7> exposes
> the companies involved in producing and maintaining F-35 components,
> which are shipped to Israel through a US loophole
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=7QwhuRatbiB_ThdU6i7lhDEH6EY2rvGyKwywZeY8vWzgMxXSCVwDK3wo2DjZ5ffPKpTwAmpgnnxc6X7Qc2J3eFQU7oBDO4tgiGEY9svt2plyXJH_UMsm4boHoxRbNWo6InolzSSQFnv2ygZ6K6o88g&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=8> that
> allows the majority of Canada’s arms exports to Israel to pass—
> largely unregulated, untracked, and without requiring a permit—
> through the US.
>
> Neighbours will be rallying outside each of the sites with banners and
> signs condemning the company and the government for complicity in
> Israel’s genocide. Some actions will include speakers, performances,
> flyering, and marches.
>
> *HALIFAX:* 1:00pm, at BAE Systems – 35 Micmac Blvd., Dartmouth, NS.
> Info here
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKfysIxI_NwWQGBSvdytaLaoj-Z_G7eNdu-hhUqaMdq2aH6MwJ6CsxuQ6JjZNdHCjfmQ&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=9>.
>
> *LUNENBURG:* 1:00pm, 71 Hall St, Lunenburg. Rally at Stelia’s factory
> that has been producing parts for F-35s for almost a decade.Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKfxKoJr_P2KvYytScuRGgWKhgZh_qitlBiCkLSB8T41Ao&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=10>
>
> *MONCTON:* 1pm. Rally at APEX factory producing structural components
> for the F-35.
>
> *MONTREAL:* 12pm. 1111 Boul. Saint Charles O, Longueuil. Rally at the
> global headquarters of major F-35 supplier Heroux-Devtek. Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKfyJyi1VcALWr-BeE4VIcQ6Qyd3ttcTS9iVEr0V0nLlnEufMbkb2eOVgR6WoZQxblgrVEhWi3KKmTKohegl6LYxs&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=11>
>
> *OTTAWA: *2pm, 1011 Polytek Road. Rally at Gastops, the only place in
> the world that creates engine sensors for Lockheed Martin’s F-35
> bomber jets. Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf6nPLhX7gFfOV5vNLfU5WS4reZNRfOKZdUVjtCZH1MiG&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=12>
>
> *TORONTO:* 2pm, 17 Prince Andrew Pl. Rally at L3Harris. Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf0fZjyRcj_7TahZ0LR-vPkrP4eHqDPT5f2ldlKuZd95E&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=13>
>
> *VAUGHAN:* 10am, 8065 Huntington Road. Rally at Ben Machine Products
> factory. Info here
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKfwr6QurVDy5EQM-IcqJt6l5i2RS0sF_-IZOQe6TfgoU1&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=14>.
>
> *MISSISSAUGA:* 12pm, 3333 Unity Drive. Rally at Honeywell
> Aerospace. Info here
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf1CZhUUPq2QEMwqL9Fh7HXoDSKS1ptyQB8nNAJu7EA9T&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=15>.; 2pm,
> Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive. Rally and march
> highlighting local F-35 suppliers. Info here
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf1SkBoVMu84WWFI1GwQ42FrUnqvPfKc207UJ2kxNOBIFZLmRwj4rVhh83jCdxpe8wVvXh7OjZcgLVLSR2rYnZug&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=16>.
>
> *MIDLAND:* 12pm. Meet at Regent Park located at 421 College St,
> Midland, ON L4R 2Y4. We’ll rally together at Raytheon Elcan. Info
> here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKfwtLfGVBLMRV2LnYaC-K9NiH03RsUsyGhQYtPJNavwM1&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=17>
>
> *HAMILTON:* 10am. Meet at Clappison’s Corners (intersection of Highway
> 5 and Clappison Ave, Waterdown). Rally at L3Harris. Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf-t7Y-jaSqEJ4LWf2B16HFeaNeNG_-Jdc7Z17aBrchMe&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=18>
>
> *CAMBRIDGE:* 1pm. 24 Cherry Blossom Road, Cambridge. Rally at PCC
> Aerostructures Centra’s Cambridge factory that produces F-35 parts on
> site. Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf3WXCpSwBG8wsFklIfrUg_qPC5sdw_-d71A6LUzXjd9X&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=19>
>
> *WINNIPEG:* 12pm rally at CBC (541 Portage Ave), after which a
> contingent will break off to do a postering action near the Magellan
> factory that manufactures tail fins for the F-35.
>
> *CALGARY:* 1pm. 919 72 ave NE, Calgary. Rally at Raytheon. Park and
> pre-protest meetup at the IHOP/Walmart parking lot in Deerfoot
> City. Info here.
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf5igMalvz3DKeDnGWtW3e1io77jKCVMDkk0scgvhp9DH&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=20>
>
> *VANCOUVER:* Car rally and arms embargo tour visiting multiple sites.
> 12:30pm Vancouver meet-up (Safeway parking lot at Commercial and
> Broadway).1:30pm Delta meetup at ASCO weapons factory (8510 River Road).
>
> *VICTORIA:* 9am prayer walk leaving Blue Bridge on Wharf St. leading
> to 11am rally at Lockheed Martin’s facility, 1250 Lockley Road. Info
> here
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=B1N7-9ilpcd2RVSZElDKf5FxHT51HVhPzYtc2PsSP1UsLEcmmjvr_mDBSL_MTYAp&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=21>.
>
> The Day of Action was announced by the ongoing #ArmsEmbargoNow
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=UyQyTzoyEHO9mgZ9T6_roH_a1wryyQfs5rsISuIfKjs&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=22> campaign,
> urging the Canadian government to fulfill its legal and moral
> obligations to do everything in its power to protect Palestinians in
> Gaza from the serious risk of genocide and from grave violations of
> human rights and humanitarian law perpetrated by Israel in its ongoing
> assault on and siege of Gaza, including putting an immediate end to
> the trade of arms and military technology with Israel. Since launching
> in May, the Arms Embargo Now statement has been endorsed by more than
> 400 associations, labour unions, faith institutions, human rights and
> environmental organizations, and community groups across Canada. Over
> 40 MPs
> <https://www.cjpme.org/r?u=UyQyTzoyEHO9mgZ9T6_roC-nUB51VV47Rk-97TT-uSC_NQGyBMlKfEhtllm6MP_A&e=919636d98967df85e0647cb77d473391f8c3f237&utm_source=cjpme&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pr_2024_11_14_media_f35&n=23> from
> the Liberal, NDP and Green Party have signed on to the demand,
> acknowledging the catastrophe caused by Israel’s ongoing assault on
> Gaza and calling on the Canadian government to impose a full and
> immediate arms embargo on Israel.
>
> Despite Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s statement in September
> that “we will not have any form of arms or parts of arms be sent to
> Gaza, period,” Canadian weapons and military components continue to
> flow to Israel for use in Gaza both by direct export, via
> approximately 200 active export permits to Israel that have not been
> suspended, as well as indirectly via the US as with these F-35 parts.
>
> Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is a
> steering committee member of Arms Embargo Now. Map of protests and
> additional information here <http://armsembargonow.ca/f35>.
>
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