Historians Against the War Teach-In on Afghanistan and "The War on Terror"
Thu, 09/30/2010 - 22:13 — luke_stewartHistorians Against the War presents...Teach-In on Afghanistan and "The War on Terror"
Saturday 2 October 2010
UWaterloo, Arts Lecture Hall (AL) 116
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario
11:30am - 8:00pm
Keynote:
Carl Mirra (Adelphia University, Gulf War I Veteran, HAW Steering Committee)
Panel 1: Afghan Women and the "War on Terror"
Sara Matthews, Moderator (Global Studies, WLU)
Maliha Chishti
Shahnaz Khan (Global Studies/Women Studies, WLU)
Panel 2: War Resisters in Canada
-Sid Lacombe (Canadian Peace Alliance)
New Questions, New Revelations
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:17 — tom_sleeThis week has seen several new questions raised about Canada's detention of Afghan prisoners.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Confronting the Darkness - Canadian Complicity in Torture in Afghanistan
Sun, 02/21/2010 - 20:28 — luke_stewart"Confronting the Darkness: Canadian Complicity in Torture in Afghanistan"
Saturday March 13, 2010
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Conrad Grebel Great Hall (University of Waterloo, 140 Westmount Rd., N.)
Featuring:
Andrew Thompson
Balsillie School of International Affairs
RALLY AGAINST TORTURE
Sun, 02/21/2010 - 20:11 — luke_stewartAnti-Torture Protest on March 3, 2010 from 8am to 10am.
KW MP Peter Braid avoids talking about torture
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 12:28 — tom_sleeOur local MP repeats the Conservative talking points on the Afghan detainee controversy and claims that "Canadians need to know that opposition parties are calling into question the conduct of our soldiers overseas".
Democracy Rally
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 12:27 — tom_sleeAmong all the issues around the proroguing of parliament, the need for an inquiry into Canada's transfer of detainees into torture is at the top of the list.
There was an impressive turnout.
Sat. January 23: Anti-Prorogue Rally
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 19:48 — tom_sleeMany people believe that avoiding an inquiry over the Afghan torture issue is one of the motives behind the proroguing of parliament. There is a rally for those who oppose the proroguing of parliament Saturday 23 January 2010, from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Waterloo Public Square. This is one of many rallies across the country. See you there!
View 2010 Rallies - Canadians Against the Proroguing of Parliament in a larger map
Kitchener-Waterloo Anti-Torture Coalition
Wed, 01/13/2010 - 23:46 — at_adminThis is the web site of the Kitchener-Waterloo Anti-Torture Coalition, formed in December 2009. The web site has just been created - watch for more content in the very near future.
The goal of the coalition is to have a public inquiry into Canadian complicity in the torture of Afghan detainees by December 2010.
Canada is a signatory to the International Criminal Court 18 December 1998.
