[NoOneIsIllegal-Tor] Oct 8: Abdelrazik Speaks for Justice

 To break the silence and end the fear

ABDELRAZIK SPEAKS FOR JUSTICE

:::Schedule of Abousfian Abdelrazik's Fall 2009 Speaking Tour:::

Abousfian Abdelrazik, recently returned from 6 years of forced exile in Sudan, will be on tour across Quebec and eastern Canada, from the 24th of September to the 17th of October, accompanied by members of Project Fly Home. The tour is sponsored nationally by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Council of Canadians, Council on American-Islamic Relations - Canada (CAIRCAN), International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG), Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM) and the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA).

MAIN EVENTS

Toronto - Thursday, 8 October at 7pm
Steelworkers' Hall, 25 Cecil St.

Hosted by: Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture and Christian Peacemaker Teams and endorsed by the Centre for Integrated Anti-Racism Studies (CIARS) at OISE More information: tasc[at]web.ca

Hamilton, Ontario - Friday, 9 October at 7pm
The Skydragon Centre, 27 King William St.

Hosted by: Amnesty International Hamilton #1, Amnesty International Burlington #21, Common Cause - Hamilton and Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3396 More information: cshannon9[at]cogeco.ca

Mississauga, Ontario - Saturday, 10 October at 6pm
Blind Duck Restaurant, Student Centre, University of Toronto
3359 Mississauga Road North

Fundraising dinner with Suad Hagui and Faraz Siddiqui Hosted by: Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) More information: info[at]caf.ca or 416 493 8653

Sudbury, Ontario - Tuesday, 13 October at 7 pm

Arts Building, Laurentian University, room A226 Hosted by: Sudbury Against War and Occupation More information: tel. 705-688-8694 or sudburyawo[at]gmail.com

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario - Wednesday, 14 October at 7pm

Algoma University - Doc Brown Lounge (EW 205) Refreshments provided, admission by donation Hosted by: Fair Trade Algoma, AU Community Economic and Social Development

(CESD) Department

More information: rebecca.stuebing[at]algomau.ca

Sioux Lookout, Ontario - Friday, 16 October, 7pm

St. Andrew's United Church Hall (21 Sixth Avenue).

Hosted by: Sioux Lookout Anti-Racist Committee More information: tel 807-737-1501 or info[at]slarc.ca

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Saturday, 17 October at 5 p.m.

Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St.

Hosted by: Peace Alliance Winnipeg and The Canada-Palestine Support Network Winnipeg (CANPALNET) More information:

www.peacealliancewinnipeg.ca  or tel (204) 586-6057

BACKGROUND

www.peoplescommission.org/abdelrazik.php

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