Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Anti-Imperialist Consulta: Occupation Anywhere, Resistance Everywhere! (June 3)

Call-out to all anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist and anti-war groups and individuals in Eastern Canada.

OCCUPATION ANYWHERE, RESISTANCE EVERYWHERE!

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COORDINATION MEETING AND ANTI-IMPERIALIST CONSULTA
Sunday June 3rd, 2007
Noon -- Food and Introductions
1PM -- Start of Consulta
UQAM - Room R-R110 (ground floor of the "Pavillon de la Gestion")
Berri-UQAM Metro
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Montreal/Quebec City, May 22nd, 2007 -

On June 3rd, a public assembly will be held to coordinate a series of anti-imperialist mobilizations planned for summer of 2007.

Block the Empire (Montreal) and the Guerre à la guerre Coalition (Quebec City) are inviting all anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, anti-war collectives, affinity groups and individuals to actively participate in the mobilisations for these major events:


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June 14th to 16th, 2007 in Halifax, NS - Mobilization against *Atlantica*, also known as the "International Northeast Economic Region". Atlantica is a neo-liberal project to create a free-trade zone in the northeast of North America. It is a key element of continental economic and security integration proposed by the Security and Prosperity Partnership. The ACCtion AGAINST ATLANTICA collective is calling for resistance actions in Halifax from the 14th to the 16th of June, 2007. SHUT DOWN ATLANTICA!!!
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20070416175542560


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June 22nd, 2007, Quebec, QC - A day of disruptive actions to denounce the August deployment of 2000 soldiers to Afghanistan from the Royal 22nd Regiment of Valcartier. On June 22nd, the soldiers of the Valcartier garrison will parade for dignitaries and citizens as part of a military parade and symbolic flourishing of arms in the heart of the Old City of Quebec. The GUERRE À LA GUERRE coalition has called for the disruption of the march and actions opposing the deployment of Canadian troops in Afghanistan. According the the coalition's callout: "This demonstration will not target soldiers, it will target the federal government and the Canadian military authorities. (...) The war in Afghanistan being waged under cover of humanitarian aid is not improving the situation of Afghani people. It is a war fought for strategic and economic interests, in order to extend the control of Western countries over the Middle East. This war is in perfect harmony with the colonialist logic of capitalism and it's economic players who seek to impose it throughout the world."
http://coalition-valcartier-2007.resist.ca/


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June 29 2007 : Turtle Island (occupied North America) -- All across "Canada," there are ongoing struggles for native sovereignty and self-determination: from Sun Peaks to Burnt Church, from Dene Territory to Nitassinan , from Grassy Narrows to Six Nations. Recently, CN Rail decided to sue three Mohawk activists for over $100 million dollars because of their participation in a rail blockade in defence of land rights. CN Rail is built on stolen native land. CN Rail's headquarters are in Montreal. In conjunction with nationwide protests in defence of native sovereignty on June 29, called by indigenous groups, we will discuss a solidarity demonstration in Montreal, linked to our organizing this summer against war, and against the Security and Prosperity Partnership.


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August 21st and 22nd, 2007, Montebello, QC - Mass demonstrations and disruptions to denounce and derail the meeting for the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), and the state visits to Quebec of George W. Bush, Stephen Harper, and Felipe Calderón. The heads of state of Canada, the US and Mexico are meeting at Château Montebello, in the Outaouais, the 21st and 22nd of August, to pursue the economic and security integration of North America. Block the Empire! Montreal and the Stop SPP Action Committee of Ottawa are calling for direct action against the SPP meeting at Montebello.


ACCtion Against Atlantica (Halifax), Guerre à la guerre (Quebec City), and Block the Empire! (Montreal) follow the five hallmarks of People's Global Action: www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/pga/hallm.htm

Come to Montreal angry and in force, on June 3rd, to join the Eastern Canadian struggle against imperialism, colonialism and capitalism in coordinating a summer of resistance to the criminal projects of the ruling class.


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COORDINATION MEETING AND ANTI-IMPERIALIST CONSULTA
Sunday June 3rd, 2007
Noon -- Food and introductions
1AM -- Start of Consulta
UQAM - Room R-R110 (ground floor of the "Pavillon de la Gestion")
Berri-UQAM Metro
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/// This is a wheelchair accessible space.
// Childcare available.
/ Translation available to English, French and Spanish.

For more information:
bloquezlempiremontreal@resist.ca
http://bloquezlempire.resist.ca
http://blocktheempire.blogspot.com
514-848-7583
-- Block the Empire Montreal

- 2007 - Summer of Resistance
OCCUPATION ANYWHERE; RESISTANCE EVERYWHERE!