URGENT ACTION!

by War Resisters in Canada
Today, Thursday November 15, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the appeal by US war resisters:

JOIN THE PROTESTS DEMANDING THAT
the Canadian Government enact a
provision giving refuge to US War Resisters

TORONTO:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
Federal Court Building
330 University Avenue (just north of Queen St. W., Osgoode subway)

OTTAWA:
Thursday November 15
5:30 P.M.
Human Rights Monument
(corner of Elgin and Lisgar streets, just South of Laurier St).

SUDBURY:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
In front of Federal Building
Lisgar Street

VANCOUVER:
Thursday November 15
5:30 P.M.
Canada Immigration Offices
300 West Georgia St.
(W. Georgia & Hamilton, Northeast corner of Library Square)

VICTORIA:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
Immigration Offices
800 block of Government Street (Government & Courtney)

NELSON:
Thursday November 15
5:00 P.M.
White Building (City Hall)
310 Ward Street

PETERBOROUGH:
Thursday November 15
5:30 P.M.
Confederation Park

LONDON:
Thursday, November 15
5:00 P.M.
Federal Building
451 Talbot Street (south of Queens)

CHECK BACK later for other locations...

CALL YOUR MP!

Now that two opposition parties - the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Québécois - support a provision for asylum for U.S. war resisters, it’s time to put pressure on the opposition Liberals and the minority government of Stephen Harper to “Let them stay!”
 

• Queer war resister leaves US army over homophobia (Capital Xtra • October 16, 2007)
• U.S. army deserter freed on bond (Globe and Mail • October 4, 2007)
• U.S. army deserter released from immigration detention with conditions (Prince George Citizen • October 3 , 2007)
• U.S. soldier flees to London with his family (London Free Press • September 28, 2007)
• Canada: War resisters campaign needs help (politicalaffairs.net • September 6 , 2007)
• Another war reopens trail to Canada (Sidney Morning Herald • July 21 , 2007)
• A soldier's fight against an unjust war (Green Left Weekly • July 20, 2007)
• LISTEN: James Burmeister on Ottawa Morning (CBC Radio Ottawa • June 29, 2007)
• U.S. military deserter seeks refuge in Ottawa (CBC Ottawa • June 29, 2007)
• 'Underground railroad' for Iraq war resisters has Wakefield junction (PDF version) (The Low Down to Hull and Back News • June 27, 2007)
• L'Adieu aux armes (Elle • France)
• A.W.O.L. (rabble.ca • May, 2007)
• Northern Exposure (Salon.com • May 3, 2007)
• Former U.S. soldier speaks on war resistance (East York Riverdale Mirror • March 1, 2007)
• Why a good ol' boy turned tale (Review of The Deserter's Tale) (Toronto Star • February 11, 2007)
• Poor white trash to Great White North (Review of The Deserter's Tale) (Globe & Mail • February 10, 2007)
  
• Resisting the War, Moving to Canada (PodCast with WRSC Coordinator Lee Zaslofsky • January 10, 2007)
  
• Antiwar Vietnam vets mentor next generation of resisters (AlterNet • December 7, 2006)
• When War is Not an Option (The United Church Observer • November 2006)
• Sheehan supports U.S. deserters in Canada (Washington Post • June 17, 2006)
• Sheehan supports war deserters in Canada (WGRZ TV, Buffalo • June 17, 2006)
• Resisting the War in Iraq (Pulse Niagara • June 15, 2006)
• Peace Has no Borders (ArtVoice • June 15, 2006)
• US anti-war movement supports resisters (rabble.ca • May 31, 2006)
• FCA to rule whether U.S. deserters are refugees (The Lawyers Weekly • May 19, 2006)
• Why I ran (Boise Weekly • May 10, 2006)
• Opposition MPs have power to override Harper - Layton could press case for deserters (The Toronto Star • May 6, 2006)
• Canada should welcome U.S. deserters, Layton says (The Toronto Star • May 5, 2006)
• American antiwar mom urges Canada to provide haven for deserters (Canada.com • May 4, 2006)
• AWOL Marine with Maui ties flees to Canada (The Maui News • May 1, 2006)
• 'Peace Mom' urges support (The Toronto Star • April 28, 2006)
• U.S. deserter seeks asylum in Canada (Globe and Mail • March 31, 2006)
• Man who deserted in 1968 is arrested (Los Angeles Times • March 13, 2006)
• Brave Hart (ArtVoice • March 9, 2006)
• Two U.S. soldiers bring their case to Concordia(Montreal Gazetter • January 17, 2006)
• Activists march for war resisters (Ottawa Sun • January 15, 2006)
• Solidarity with the soldiers...who lay down their arms(Briarpatch • November, 2005)
• SPEAKERS ON CAMPUS: US Army deserter lets loose on Iraq - Registration required (McGill Tribune • October 31, 2005)
• Judge to review case of war dodger - (CBC • November 11, 2005)
  
• Kentuckians join anti-war protest in nation's capitol
  (WKYT 27, Lexington Kentucky • September 25 , 2005)
• CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS: U.S. War Resisters in Canada (Z Magazine • July/August, 2005)
• Interview with Joshua Key (Elephant Talk CHLY 101.7 Nanaimo • August 6, 2005)
• US veteran seeks refugee status, leaves army after Iraq war duty (CBC Unlocked • September 19, 2005)
• Deserter Seeks Refuge (Winnipeg Sun • July 16, 2005)
• Iraq War Deserters Speak Out from Canada (Pacific News Service • July 5, 2005)
  
• Vietnam War Resisters in Canada Open Arms to U.S. Military Deserters
  (Pacific News Service • June 28, 2005)
• Campaign to give army deserters refuge persists
  (Canada AM • June 22, 2005)
• Another U.S. War Resister Flees to Canada To Avoid Fighting in Iraq Via The New 'Underground Railroad'
  (Democracy Now! • June 7, 2005)
• Deserter's bid for asylum
  (Toronto Sun • June 3, 2005)
  

 

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