international solidarity

 
I’ve expressed the similar sentiments to these below in the past, but the subject came up again today on social media and, as it is of utmost importance, I’m posting the commentaries here.
Navid Nasr began the needed exchange with these words:

May 18, 2015, Counter Punch
-Eric Draitser

“Make a sign for Peace. Make a sign that says you don’t consent to WAR and Canada’s involvement. Post them here and we will make our cry for Peace Viral.
As Canadians we are sick and tired of our so-called ‘government’ following the so-called ‘US Government’ blindly into endless wars of aggression.
Colonialism, murder, theft and rape end with Our Generation. The time to Stand Up for Peace is Now.”

Mar 9, 2015

sharing via No Tax Dollars To Israel:
“Yesterday we received a call from Tanya Kazak, the Vice President and Compliance Manager for Bank of the West within 15 minutes of posting our appeal for your action.  She had already received five calls and by the time we finished talking, she had received twelve.  Karen Nelson at the local branch was routing her calls to the 800 number, but here is a new number for her: +1 510 235 2981.

Words of Ken Stone, a friend who has long been active in anti-war movement in Canada, and who is a member of the Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War. Ken Stone lectures on R2P (see attached business card at bottom):

Delegate Feroze Mithiborwala at the conference.
December 8, 2014, Crescent-online
Beirut, Eva Bartlett:

When he shares stories of Gaza, ‘the Palestinians change from being terrorists to being humans’, Gilbert says [AP]

    
This is the fundraising campaign of a good friend of mine, Sharyn Lock, who I worked with in Gaza in 2008/9 [her blog from Gaza].

Event to launch Dan Glazebrook’s new book: “Divide and Ruin: the West’s Imperial Strategy in an Age of Crisis”
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Speakers:
Dan Glazebrook, Author of “Divide and Ruin”
Sukant Chandan, Chair of the Tricontinental Anti-Imperialist Platform
Marcel Cartier, anti-war activist and hip-hop artist