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This Wednesday, the Canadian Boat to Gaza is kicking off a nine city speaking tour to address Canada’s role in the blockade of Gaza and give their firsthand account of the capture at sea of the Tahrir.

Speakers
-David Heap is a linguistics professor at the University of Western Ontario.
-Ehab Lotayef is an engineer, poet and writer from Montreal
 
Both David and Ehab were on board the Canadian Boat, the Tahrir, when it 
was seized by the Israeli navy in international waters. They were held in an Israeli prison for six days. We’ll have more updates about the speaking tour on the blog over the next week.

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Tour link:  http://www.tahrir.ca/speaking-tour-2012
Printable poster: 
 http://www.tahrir.ca/download-speaking-tour-2012
Tour video: 
 http://www.tahrir.ca/en/video-blockade-gaza-canadas-role 
Facebook events: 
 https://www.facebook.com/CanadaBoatGaza?sk=events  
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Halifax, NS
Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 – 17:00 – 18:30
Location: Just Us Café 2nd floor, 5896 Spring Garden Road
Speaker: David Heap

Sackville, NB
Thursday, 16 February 2012 – 13:00 – 14:00
Bennett G 03 Lecture Hall Sackville University
Speaker: David Heap

Fredericton, NB
Thursday, 16 February, 2012 – 19:30
Carleton Hall, Room 139, UNB, Fredericton
Speaker: David Heap

Moncton, NB
le 17 février, 12-13h15 Présentation au local 328 de l’édifice Taillon, Université de Moncton. 
19h00 Présentation au 2 du Centre Aberdeen 
Speaker: David Heap

Saint John, NB
Saturday, 18 February, 2012 – 13:00, 1 Bayard Drive
Speaker: David Heap

Vancouver, BC
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 19:00
Alice McKay room, Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia
Speaker: Ehab Lotayef – Intro by Libby Davies

Nanaimo, BC
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 13:30 – 15:00
Bowen Park Complex, 500 Bowen Rd.
Speaker: Ehab Lotayef

Victoria, BC
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 19:30
Room 105 in the Harry Hickman Building at the University of Victoria
Speaker: Ehab Lotayef

St. John’s, NL
Monday, February 20 2012, 19:00-21:00
E.B. Foran Room, St. John’s City Hall, 10 New Gower Street
Speaker: David Heap
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