Inaugurating Peace: Obama and the war in Afghanistan

Jan 24 2009 - 3:00pm
Jan 24 2009 - 7:00pm

Location

CAW Hall (near New West Skytrain Station)
326 12 Street
New Westminster
Canada
49° 12' 12.9348" N, 122° 55' 31.6452" W

A forum and discussion, followed by a strategy session and social

Featuring anti-war speakers from the U.S. and Canada, including:

Jules Tindungan, Afghan War veteran and war resister & Ash Woolson, Bellingham Iraq Veterans Against War (IVAW)
Susan Spratt, Canadian Auto Workers and Canadian Peace Alliance
Dave Markland, researcher and editor, http://stopwarblog.blogspot.com

President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to double U.S. troop numbers in the occupation of Afghanistan, with the first of 30,000 more soldiers arriving this month. How will the anti-war movement on both sides of the border confront this escalation of the war?

Join us for a forum and discussion, followed by a social with refreshments.