[Yhjusticenet] CODEPINK Stopped at Canadian Border

Thu Oct 11 12:04:37 EDT 2007

Perhaps we might want to write letters to Stock Day, Prime Minister Harper,
to let them know that we do not want to live with the perpetuation of fear
in our country.  

Bruce Jackson DM
Athabasca United Church
Ph 780 675 2341
e-mail: athabascaunitedchurch at telus.net
4817 - 48 St.
Athabasca, Ab.  T9S 1R3

Remember the Root of War is fear. (Thomas Merton)

  "When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my
vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."  Audre
Lord 1934-1992

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Subject: CODEPINK Stopped at Canadian Border

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October 11, 2007

Dear Bruce,

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yUig3pSxwCoL> Canada used to be a haven for peace activists during the
Vietnam era, a place where Americans could go to escape the madness of war.
No longer. 

On October 4, 2007, CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin and Retired Colonel/
diplomat Ann Wright were denied entry to Canada because they have engaged in
acts of non-violent civil disobedience against the war in Iraq. The Canadian
border officials said the women's names appeared on the FBI's National Crime
Information Center (NCIC) database, and anyone convicted of a criminal
offense, including a minor misdemeanor for peace and social justice, was
"inadmissible." This, to us, is unacceptable. We can't sit back and watch
our civil liberties erode, one by one. We can't sit back and let peace
activists be treated like dangerous criminals.

We have crafted a petition urging the FBI to stop including minor
non-violent offenses on a database meant for serious crimes, and the
Canadian government to reverse its policy and extend a warm welcome to U.S.
peacemakers and other social activists who use the time-honored tradition of
engaging in civil disobedience as a way to change unjust policies. 

Please join Alice Walker, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky and 100 US and Canadian
leaders by
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all of your signatures directly to the Canadian Parliament; where Medea and
Ann have been invited to speak--if they can get into the country!

To find out more about the situation, as well as the press it has received,
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Thank you for helping us open these gates.

With dedication to peace without borders,
Dana, Desiree, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Jodie, Liz, Medea, Nancy, Patricia, Rae,
Samantha, and Sarah

This week's action to Stop the Next War Now

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