Halifax Peace Coalition

Recent Events:

FILM SCREENING: MARTIN LUTHER KING & A CALL TO CONSCIENCE

Tuesday, July 6 from 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Room 224, Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, 6136 University Avenue, Free.

This powerful documentary delves into one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s greatest speeches, "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," which he delivered on April 4, 1967, in New York. Today this speech is acknowledged to be one of the most powerful ever written by Dr. King and filmmaker PBS Host Tavis Smiley deconstructs the meaning of the speech, as well as put it in a contemporary context, particularly in light of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is an important critique of militarism. A must see. Hard copies of the speech will be available.

Free, public event. All welcome. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition

Resources:

Text of the Speech "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence"
Audio of Martin Luther King Jr's delivery of the speech
Promo for the video
You can purchase the documentary from PBS' online store, or borrow it from the Peace Coalition's Media Library

Welcoming Warships? A Critical Look at the International Fleet Review

Tuesday, June 22 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Room 224 Student Union Building, Dalhousie University 6136 University Avenue

Free public lecture on Canada's naval centennial and the upcoming
international fleet review that is welcoming warships into our harbour.
Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition
For more information, please visit: http://www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org/

Nova Scotia & Canada at the Crossroads: Sustainability or Militarism?

Tuesday, June 29 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Room 224 Student Union Building, Dalhousie University 6136 University Avenue

Free public lecture on Canada's military spending and defence policies.
Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition
For more information, please visit: http://www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org/

TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE - FREE PUBLIC FILM SCREENING TUES.

Tues. Dec. 8 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Room 224, Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, 6136 University Avenue, Halifax.

Taxi to the Dark Side is an important 2007 documentary film that won the 2007 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. It focuses on the tragic murder of an Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar, beaten to death by American soldiers while being held in extrajudicial detention at the Bagram Air Base. The film examines US CIA and military policies. This film is important for Canada – there is a public inquiry into Canada’s military delivering Afghan detainees into alleged torture. Donations appreciated. Organized by Halifax Peace Coalition, Student Coalition Against War, and NSPIRG. For more info, visit: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org / Email: halifaxpeacecoalition@gmail.com

Talk: MALALAI JOYA “A WOMAN AMONG WARLORDS”

November 21, 2009 7-9pm
Multipurpose Room, Rosaria Student Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway in Halifax

Come to hear courageous Afghan MP Malalai Joya and author of the new book "Woman Among the Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice". Free talk from 7-9pm at the Multipurpose Room, Rosaria Student Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway in Halifax. Donations welcome for the Malalai Joya Defence Fund and Tour. Organized by Halifax Peace Coalition, Student Coalition Against War, the Canada Palestinian Association, Food Not Bombs, NSPIRG and SALSA. For more info, visit: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org / Email: halifaxpeacecoalition_AT_gmail.com

Malalai Joya, a woman from Afghanistan who sat in the Afghan parliament will be speaking in Halifax.

FILM: Arsenal of Hypocrisy: The U.S. Space Program and its Military Industrial Complex

Film Screening and Discussion for *International Keep Space for Peace Week (October 3-10)

Tuesday, October 6 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Just Us! Café
5896 Spring Garden Rd.
Halifax
Free. All Welcome.
A free public showing of an important film for International Keep Space for
Peace Week. The film features Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power
in Space Coordinator Bruce Gagnon, Noam Chomsky and Apollo 14 astronaut
Edgar Mitchell talking about the very real dangers of moving the arms race
into space. The one-hour production features archival footage, Pentagon
documents, and clearly outlines the U.S. plan to "control and dominate"
space and the Earth below. Noam Chomsky talks about how the U.S. intends to
use space technology to control the Earth and reminds the viewer that the
U.S. refuses to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space. He also speaks
about the role of the media in suppressing this important current issue.
Find out how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are fought by space. The
screening is co-organized with the Nova Scotia Voice of Women. For more
information, please contact the Halifax Peace Coalition at
hfxpeace@chebucto.ca or visit us online at www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca

ANTI-WAR RALLY: CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN! CANADA OUT OF NATO! NO MORE WAR!

SAT., NOV. 21 AT 1PM
Cornwallis Park (in front of the Westin Hotel, 1181 Hollis Street)

Please join the peace community to call for Canadian troops out of Afghanistan and out of NATO. Come from 1-2pm at Cornwallis Park (in front of the Westin Hotel, 1181 Hollis Street) in Halifax. Outside the German Marsall Fund’s International Security Forum Conference where MP Peter Mackay and US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates will be speaking: http://www.gmfus.org/halifax/index.html Organized by New Media Services, Halifax Peace Coalition, Student Coalition Against War, NSPIRG and SALSA. For more info, visit: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org / Email: halifaxpeacecoalition_AT_gmail.com

RETHINK AFGHANISTAN - FREE PUBLIC FILM SCREENING

TUES. DEC. 1 AT 7:30 PM
Room 224, Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, 6136 University Avenue

Free public screening on Tues. Dec. 1 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Room 224, Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, 6136 University Avenue, Halifax. Please come to watch this important new film “Rethink Afghanistan” by Brave New Foundation. Rethink Afghanistan is a 2009 documentary about the ongoing war in Afghanistan. This full-length documentary campaign features experts from Afghanistan, the U.S., and Russia discussing critical issues like military escalation, how escalation will affect Pakistan and the surrounding region, the cost of war, civilian casualties, and the rights of Afghan women. Donations appreciated. Organized by Halifax Peace Coalition, Student Coalition Against War, and NSPIRG. For more info, visit: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org / Email: halifaxpeacecoalition_AT_gmail.com

FORMER SENATOR DOUGLAS ROCHE “OBAMA & THE END OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS”

1. Wednesday, December 2 from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at the Chaplaincy Acadia University, Wolfville.

2. Thursday, December 3 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. at Lord Dalhousie Room, Henry Hicks Building (Administrative Clock Tower Building) at Dalhousie University in Halifax

3. Thursday, December 3 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Seton Auditorium, Seton Academic Building, Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway in Halifax

Free, public talk.

Former Senator Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. will talk on "Obama and the End of Nuclear Weapons" and speak on his new book "Creative Dissent: A Politician Struggle for Peace." Douglas Roche is an author, parliamentarian and diplomat, who has specialized throughout his 35-year public career in peace and human security issues. He is the former Chairman of the United Nations Disarmament Committee and the Middle Powers Initiative. Mr. Roche has recently been meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on the UN 5-point Action Plan for nuclear disarmament. The author of 19 books, his latest Creative Dissent: A Politician's Struggle for Peace will be for sale. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition (HPC), Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace, and Mount Saint Vincent University. For more info, visit: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org / Email: halifaxpeacecoalition@gmail.com

International Day of Action for Climate Change

 Oct. 24, 2009

 www.350.org

Scott Taylor, Esprit de Corps Journalist and Author Free public talk & film screening

FILM: Locked Up Abroad: Iraq
TALK: Unembedded War Reporting in Iraq & Afghanistan

Thursday, October 22
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Alumni Hall, New Academic Building
University of King's College, Halifax
(Campus Entrance off 6350 Coburg Rd.)

Co-hosted by the School of Journalism, University of King's College

Scott Taylor, a former professional soldier, has been editor and publisher
of Esprit de Corps, an Ottawa-based magazine since 1988. Since August 2000,
Scott has made a total of 21 trips into Iraq to report on the effects of the
UN sanctions, the ravages of depleted uranium following the 1991 Gulf War,
and the war and occupation by the United States. In September 2004, he was
held hostage in northern Iraq. Locked Up Abroad is a new film about his
harrowing ordeal. Scott has made two unembedded trips into Afghanistan over
the past two years. In the course of those visits he has interviewed former
warlords, Taliban leaders, senior members of the Karzai administration,
civilian aid workers, foreign contractors, ex-Special Forces troops and top
NATO officials. Taylor regularly appears in the Canadian media as a military
analyst and has a weekly column in the Chronicle-Herald newspaper.

Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition (HPC).
For more information, visit: www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org / Email:
halifaxpeacecoalition@gmail.com

FILM: MYTHS FOR PROFIT Canada's Role in Industries of War & Peace (Film Screening and Discussion)

Wednesday, Sept. 9
7:00-9:00 PM
Just Us! Café
5896 Spring Garden Rd.
Halifax


Free. All Welcome.
‘MYTHS FOR PROFIT' is a dramatic, exposé documentary which explores
'Canada’s role in Industries of War and Peace’. Through diverse interviews
and case studies this documentary unveils the specific interests and profits
that are made by certain corporation, individuals and agencies within
Canada. The Canadian government and the military would like us to believe
that we are altruistic peacekeepers helping people around the world. But is
this accurate? 'MYTHS FOR PROFIT' examines how these misconceptions are
maintained and who stands to gain by perpetuating them. By understanding the
systems of power in Canada we can move forward in challenging how they
operate and collectively create change. Learn about US weapons companies
lobbying our government. Find out about the expansion in Nova Scotia of
Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons manufacturer. Help with our
campaign: Lockheed Martin Get Lost! Free but donations appreciated. All
Welcome. For more information, please contact the Halifax Peace Coalition at
hfxpeace@chebucto.ca or visit us online at www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca

RALLY: Peaceful Protest of the Halifax Arms Show during Lockheed Martin’s Hour of Good Cheer

Thursday, September 10 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Cunard Centre (next to Pier 21)

Please join us in our protest of the Lockheed Martin Hour of Good Cheer.

For background, as part of the annual arms show, Lockheed-Martin hosts an "Hour of Good Cheer" where they liquor up the people who they hope will buy their products. What is wrong with this?

War is nothing to cheer about.
Procurement of these toys by the government takes money away from Children, Health, Education & the Environment (as well as delayed maintenance and salaries for CF personel)
We believe that attendance at such an event should constitute a violation of the conflict of interest guidelines (both because of the deliberate impairment of judgement, and because of the acceptance of a gift.)
Purchase of these products has a miniscule economic multiplication effect on the domestic economy versus application of these funds to the economic stimulus package.

Fifth Annual Peace Day

Thursday August 6 3:30-5:30
World Peace Pavilion, Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Waterfront Park to the east of the Ferry Terminal

Remembering the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Halifax explosions of 1917 and 1945

3:30-4:00 pm Paper crane folding, painting

4:00-5:30 event participants include: Joan Smith - Mi'kmaq Drum Song; Kojo, Raging Grannies; Poet and Minute of Silence - Roger Davies; Singers Bob Anthony; David Roback with Sandy Greenberg; Dramatic readings "Childhood Memories" - Halifax Explosion 1917 and Bedfor Explosion 1945. All welcome to this free public event. This event is held to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan in August of 1945 and to call for global peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Organized by the Nova Scotia Voice of Women, Halifax Peace Coalition and Physician for Global Survival.

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