Ottawa: Under the Gun: Struggle & Resistance at home & abroad

north america / mexico | imperialism / war | press release Tuesday July 12, 2005 22:21 by hrm

a week of engaging events presented by Ottawa’s CATAPULT! collective.

UNDER THE GUN: STRUGGLE & RESISTANCE at HOME & ABROAD
a week of engaging events presented by Ottawa’s CATAPULT! collective.

FREE FILM PRESENTATION — GNN’s Battleground
Monday, July 18th, 2005
7pm at Ottawa Public Library (Metcalfe & Laurier)
donations to cover the cost of the room are gladly accepted

Join us for the film Battleground: 21 Days on the Empire’s Edge.>From GNN’s website: “In late 2003, two filmmakers from the Sundance award-winning Guerrilla News Network spent three weeks on the frontlines of the simmering guerrilla war in Iraq, gathering intelligence, dodging bullets, and capturing the untold stories of what has become the world’s most covered, and misunderstood, conflict. Battleground is an intensely emotional journey that will challenge the orthodoxies of Left and Right, and highlight the humanity of all sides of the conflict. Battleground is a critical film for anyone who wants to understand the powerful forces that are sucking America deeper and deeper into a Middle Eastern quagmire.”

Come out to see this important independent film and discuss how you can get involved to fight imperialism at home, where it begins (visit http://www.gnn.tv/ for preview).

UNDER THE GUN — PANEL DISCUSSION ON RESISTING IMPERIALISM
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
7pm at Ottawa Public Library (Metcalfe & Laurier)
donations to cover the cost of the room are gladly accepted

Join us for an incredible panel of speakers discussing the struggles to resist imperialism in Palestine, Haiti and Kanesatake. Speakers will discuss the importance of resistance and focus on how we can better understand the scenarios and global power arrangements that perpetuate war at home and abroad. CATAPULT! collective members will also facilitate a discussion following the talks. We strongly encourage those familiar with these struggles, as well as those looking for more information about what is going on and what they can do to join us for this event. We are very lucky to have such a diverse and well-informed panel of speakers, so please don’t miss this opportunity!!

CONFRONT OTTAWA’S WAR PROFITEERS!!
Thursday, July 21st, 2005
12 noon at the War Memorial (Elgin & Sparks)

Ottawa is home to a complex network of war-profiteers, ranging from the venture capitalists who finance the newest and most dangerous weapons of war, the producers of those weapons, and the government agencies who sponsor these endeavours.

CATAPULT! collective calls those who oppose war, occupation, and the violence of capitalism to join us in a march that will highlight some of the major players in this destructive network. We will tour the downtown of Ottawa to show that the forces that create global instability, ever-increasing disparities of wealth, and relentless environmental destruction do not operate in some far-away place — they are here, in our city, everyday!

Join us to tour these sites, learn more about what agencies and corporations are profiting from war and terror, and what you can do to stop them. Please bring banners, noise makers, chalk and your anti-fascist friends and family!!

Sites that we will be visiting include: Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Business Development Bank of Canada, Israeli Embassy, Industry Canada, Delta Hotels, Raytheon, Immigration Canada, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, Export Development Corporation, Canadian Defence Industries Association, Accenture and SNC-Lavalin.

The march begins at 12 noon at the war memorial and will conclude around 2pm downtown.