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DESCRIPTION:Students Against Sanctions & War in Iraq (SASWI) would like to invite all 
 students from across Canada and Québec (and the US) to participate in the 
 Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference at the University of Toronto from 
 January 30 to February 2, 2002.\n\n~Le texte en français 
 suit.~\n\n*******************************************\nStudents Against 
 Sanctions and War in Iraq (SASWI)\n\nOpen call to all students across 
 Canada and Québec\n--and the United States!\n\nPan-Canadian Student 
 Anti-War Conference\nJanuary 30 to February 2, 2003\nUniversity of 
 Toronto,\nToronto, Ontario\n \nOpposition to a new war on Iraq is growing 
 worldwide.  In Britain, over 400,000 people marched against war at the end 
 of September, including thousands of students from all over Britain. The 
 mobilization on October 26 of 100,000 in Washington, D.C. and 60,000 in San 
 Francisco brought many thousands of students onto the streets to oppose the 
 war against Iraq. And in Britain on October 31, dozens of protests took 
 place at universities and colleges, including occupations at Cambridge 
 University, Liverpool, Manchester, Brighton, and Leeds. In Sheffield, 500 
 students occupied a faculty building sponsored by Boeing. In London there 
 were occupations at Goldsmith’s, King’s College, the London School of 
 Economics, and many others.\n \nIn Canada and Québec, anti-war coalitions 
 are springing up on almost every campus with students building both their 
 own campus anti-war actions and the January 18 North American day of action 
 against war on Iraq. More recently, thousands of students just participated 
 in the pan-Canadian day of action against war in Iraq on November 16-17 
 which mobilised 35,000 people in Canada and Québec.\n\nAt a recent 
 teach-in at the University of Toronto, students from fifteen different 
 universities, colleges, and high schools took part in a discussion called 
 "Students against war: Building an anti-war movement on the campuses". A 
 consensus emerged that it is not only possible but also necessary to begin 
 building an anti-war movement among students all across the country.\n 
 \nWith the threat of war looming larger every day, we feel it is now time 
 for students across Canada and Québec to pull together in a unified 
 network that can build a massive student movement against war in Iraq.  
 Students Against War and Sanctions in Iraq (SASWI) would like to make an 
 open call to all students to participate in a pan-Canadian student anti-war 
 conference at the University of Toronto from Thursday, January 30 to 
 Sunday, February 2, 2003.  The conference will be accessible both to 
 English- and French-speaking students.\n \nAlready a number of student 
 anti-war coalitions have expressed interest in supporting, participating 
 in, and endorsing the conference. We welcome any anti-war coalition, peace 
 organisation, student union, cultural organisation, faith group, or student 
 club that would like to get involved to send your endorsement to 
 saswi2003@yahoo.ca. Further contact details are at the end of this 
 announcement. \n \nIn the coming weeks, we will be circulating a tentative 
 conference programme, including a timetable.  We look forward to your 
 feedback and hope to post final details as soon as they are ready on a 
 website to be launched at the end of November.\n \nWe will also be 
 organising committees of student volunteers to organise registration, 
 housing, food, transportation, fundraising, and social events.  All 
 students in the Toronto area who are interested in working on one of the 
 committees should contact saswi_logistics@yahoo.ca. \n \nThe possibilities 
 are huge of building a broad, inclusive student movement against war right 
 across the country.  We think that a pan-Canadian student anti-war 
 co-ordination can play a role in helping to reach deeper into every school, 
 every classroom, and every campus with the message that we can and must 
 stop this war!\n \nTo endorse the conference or for more information: 
 \ne-mail saswi2003@yahoo.ca or phone 416.533.6026. \n \nTo get involved in 
 one of the student committees (for students in the Toronto area): \ne-mail 
 saswi_logistics@yahoo.ca or phone 416.533.6026.\n\nSASWI online: 
 www.project3media.com/iraq/.\n\nThe following are just some of the groups 
 that have so far endorsed the Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference: 
 University of British Columbia Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq 
 (CAWOPI), University of British Columbia Medical Students for Global 
 Survival, University of Victoria Muslim Students’ Association (MSA), 
 Simon Fraser University Coalition to Stop the War on Iraq, Simon Fraser 
 University Muslim Students’ Association (MSA), Emily Carr College of Art 
 & Design Coalition Against War in Iraq (CAWI), York University Now End War 
 and Sanctions (NEWS) on Iraq, University of Toronto Students’ 
 Administrative Council (SAC), University of Toronto Coalition Against War 
 in Iraq (CAWI), University of Toronto Arab Students’ Association (ASA), 
 Ryerson University Arab Students’ Association (RASA), Ryerson University 
 Christian Arab Students’ Association (CASA), Toronto Committee Against 
 Sanctions & War on Iraq (TCASWI), Toronto Trade Unionists Against the War 
 (TUAW), Carleton University Middle Eastern Discussion Group, Carleton 
 University Solidarity with Iraqi & Palestinian Children (SIPC), University 
 of Ottawa Global Peace Coalition, Brock University Anti-War League (BAWL), 
 Niagara Palestine Association (NPA), McGill University Coalition Against 
 War & Racism (CAWR), Montréal Muslim News, Fredericton Residents for 
 Education on the Economically-Motivated Deployment of the Military 
 (FREEDOM), Dalhousie University Peace and Justice Coalition, St. Mary’s 
 University Activist Coalition (SMAC), the Arab Palestine Association of 
 Canada (APA), the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), and many others!  
 We hope we’ll be able to add your name to the list 
 too!\n\n*******************************************\nStudents Against 
 Sanctions and War in Iraq (SASWI)\n\nUn appel à toute la population 
 étudiante à travers le Canada et le Québec\n--et les 
 États-Unis!\n\nConférence pan-canadienne des étudiantEs contre la 
 guerre\nDu 30 janvier au 2 février 2003\nUniversité de Toronto\nToronto, 
 Ontario\n\nLe mouvement d’opposition à la menace d’une nouvelle guerre 
 contre l’Irak se multiplie à travers le monde. En Angleterre, plus de 
 400 000 personnes ont manifesté contre la guerre à la fin septembre. Les 
 manifestations de 100 000 personnes à Washington et de 60 000 à San 
 Francisco le 26 octobre ont attiré des milliers d’étudiantEs en 
 opposition à la guerre contre l’Irak. Et le 31 octobre en Angleterre, 
 des douzaines de manifestations ont eu lieu sur les campus des universités 
 et des collèges, y compris des occupations à Cambridge, Liverpool, 
 Manchester, Brighton, et Leeds. À Sheffield, 500 étudiantEs ont occupé 
 un édifice portant le nom de la compagnie Boeing. À Londres, des 
 occupations ont eu lieu à Goldsmith’s, King’s College, London School 
 of Economics, et bien d’autres.\n\nAu Canada et au Québec, des 
 coalitions contre la guerre ont été formées sur pratiquement chaque 
 campus, et les étudiantEs se mobilisent pour leurs propres actions et pour 
 la mobilisation nord-américaine contre la guerre le 18 janvier. Plus 
 récemment, des milliers d’étudiantEs ont participé à la journée 
 d'action pan-canadienne contre la guerre contre l'Irak les 16-17 novembre, 
 une mobilisation de 35 000 personnes au Canada et au 
 Québec.\n\nRécemment, lors d’une conférence à l’Université de 
 Toronto, des étudiantEs de quinze universités, collèges, et écoles 
 secondaires ont participé à une discussion intitulée . Un consensus 
 s’est dégagé de la conférence: il est non-seulement possible, mais 
 aussi nécessaire, de construire un mouvement contre la guerre au sein de 
 la population étudiante à travers le pays.\n\nAvec la menace d’une 
 guerre qui grandit à chaque jour, nous pensons que le moment est venu pour 
 les étudiantEs de créer un réseau unifié qui pourra construire un 
 énorme mouvement étudiant contre la guerre en Irak.  Les étudiantEs 
 opposéEs à la guerre et aux sanctions contre l’Irak (Students Against 
 Sanctions and War on Iraq) lancent un appel à toute la population 
 étudiante pour participer à une Conférence pan-canadienne des 
 étudiantEs contre la guerre à l’Université de Toronto du jeudi 30 
 janvier au dimanche 2 février 2003. La conférence sera accessible aux 
 francophones et aux anglophones.\n\nDéjà plusiers coalitions étudiantes 
 contre la guerre ont exprimé leur désir de participer à cette 
 conférence. Nous invitons toutes les coalitions contre la guerre, les 
 organismes pour la paix, les associations étudiantes, les organisations 
 culturelles, les groupes religieux, ou les clubs étudiants qui veulent 
 participer d’offrir leur appui par courriel à saswi2003@yahoo.ca.\n\nAu 
 cours des prochaines semaines, nous feron circuler une ébauche de 
 programme pour la conférence, y compris un horaire. Vers la fin novembre 
 nous espérons afficher sur un site internet l’information pertinente 
 lorsque les détails de la conférence seront confirmés.\n\nNous 
 organiserons aussi des comités pour organiser l’inscription, 
 l’hébergement, la nourriture, le transport, les levées de fonds, et les 
 activités sociales. Toutes les étudiantes et tous les étudiants de la 
 région de Toronto qui sont intéressés à participer à un des comités 
 peuvent contacter saswi_logistics@yahoo.ca.\n\nLa possibilité de constuire 
 un mouvement étudiant contre la guerre existe partout à travers le pays. 
 Nous pensons qu’une coordination étudiante pan-canadienne contre la 
 guerre pourra jouer un rôle pour assurer que nous rejoignons chaque 
 école, chaque classe, et chaque campus avec le message que nous pouvons et 
 devons prévenir cette guerre!\n\nPour appuyer la conférence ou pour plus 
 amples renseignements:\ncourriel saswi2003@yahoo.ca ou téléphonez au 
 416.533.6026.\n\nPour participer à un des comités étudiants (pour les 
 étudiantes et étudiants de la région de Toronto):\ncourriel 
 saswi_logistics@yahoo.ca ou téléphonez au 416.533.6026.\n\nSASWI sur 
 l’internet: www.project3media.com/iraq/.\n\nVoici une liste partielle des 
 organisations qui ont déjà donné leur appui à la Conférence 
 pan-canadienne des étudiantEs contre la guerre: University of British 
 Columbia Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq (CAWOPI), University 
 of British Columbia Medical Students for Global Survival, University of 
 Victoria Muslim Students’ Association (MSA), Simon Fraser University 
 Coalition to Stop the War on Iraq, Simon Fraser University Muslim 
 Students’ Association (MSA), Emily Carr College of Art & Design Coalition 
 Against War in Iraq (CAWI), York University Now End War and Sanctions 
 (NEWS) on Iraq, University of Toronto Students’ Administrative Council 
 (SAC), University of Toronto Coalition Against War in Iraq (CAWI), 
 University of Toronto Arab Students’ Association (ASA), Ryerson 
 University Arab Students’ Association (RASA), Ryerson University 
 Christian Arab Students’ Association (CASA), Toronto Committee Against 
 Sanctions & War on Iraq (TCASWI), Toronto Trade Unionists Against the War 
 (TUAW), Carleton University Middle Eastern Discussion Group, Carleton 
 University Solidarity with Iraqi & Palestinian Children (SIPC), University 
 of Ottawa Global Peace Coalition, Brock University Anti-War League (BAWL), 
 Niagara Palestine Association (NPA), McGill University Coalition Against 
 War & Racism (CAWR), Montréal Muslim News, Fredericton Residents for 
 Education on the Economically-Motivated Deployment of the Military 
 (FREEDOM), Dalhousie University Peace and Justice Coalition, St. Mary’s 
 University Activist Coalition (SMAC), Arab Palestine Association of Canada 
 (APA), la Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants (FCÉÉ), 
 et plus!  Nous espérons que nous pourrons ajouter le nom de votre 
 organisation à la liste aussi!\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/13773.php
SUMMARY:Student Anti-War Conference in Toronto, Canada
LOCATION:University of Toronto\nToronto, Ontario\nCanada\nJanuary 30 to February 2, 
 2003
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