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International
Days of Action in support of Ehren Watada
3-4-5
February 2007
Update: SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY 07
NINE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES SO FAR:
ENGLAND, GREECE, ISRAEL, IRELAND, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, TURKEY, URUGUAY, US International mobilisation co-ordinated by Global Women’s Strike and Payday men’s network
London
Sunday 4 February
2-4 pm Global
Women’s Strike & Payday Community picket and Open Mic outside Tate
Britain gallery where there is a major anti-war exhibition.
London
Monday 5 February
12-2pm Payday
Picket at Parliament Sq across from ‘White House Annex’ as guest of
Brian Haw’s permanent protest and People’s Strike for Peace
GREECE
Athens
Sunday 4
February
Afternoon: Greek Association of Conscientious Objectors is picketing the US embassy.
As part of the
demonstration organised by Yesh G'vul in support of Hadas Amit,
woman conscientious objector, Ehren Watada and other refuseniks will
be prominent.
12-2pm Leafleting
outside the American Embassy.
7pm A Global
Women's Strike
showing at University College Dublin of Refusing to
Kill and Ehren Watada’s speech at Veterans for Peace.
The Students'
Union Woman's Officer and others will hand out Watada leaflets on
campus of University College during the day.
Galway
Friday 2 February
1 pm Strike showing of Ehren's speech at Women's Studies Centre, National University of Ireland.
Monday 5 February:
11- 2pm Leafleting
in the city centre
6 pm Strike film
showing of Refusing to Kill and Ehren's speech hosted by the John
Huston Film School and the Women's Studies Centre of the National
University of Ireland, Galway.
contact
Ireland@allwomencount.net
Monday 5 February:
Women in Media and
Entertainment feature Ehren's speech on Women's Pirate Radio.
ITALY
Venice Saturday 3 February
1pm Payday
leafleting in the Campo Margherita.
Vicenza
leafleting at the permanent vigil against the enlargement of the US
military base.
LUXEMBOURG
Monday 5 February
8 pm Strike anti-war info evening in the Ratelach, Esch sur Alzette, with showing of Refusing to Kill and Ehren’s speech, update and discussion.
TURKEY
Istanbul Sunday 4 February
1 pm Protest in
support of Ehren and conscientious objector Halil Savda, in front of
the US Consulate.
URUGUAY Article in Carta Popular, left-wing newspaper.
Philadelphia
Monday
5 February
4:30-5:30pm LOVE
PARK, 15th and JFK Blvd,
Speak out and rally.
Live update from the court martial in Fort Lewis, WA. Featuring Gloria Pacis, mother of jailed refusenik Stephen Funk, and Michael Berg whose son Nick was killed in Iraq.
5:45-7pm Reception
and Video Showing of Lt Watada’s electrifying speech at the Vets for
Peace Conference, Friends Center, 15th & Cherry.
Contact
philly@crossroadswomen.net.
Washington
DC
Monday February 5
5:00-6:00 pm Protest across from the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. |