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Susan Sarandon comments on U.S. War Resisters in Canada
Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon shares her thoughts on the young women and men of conscience who are refusing to return or fight in the illegal war in Iraq, and, like the many thousands during Vietnam, are now coming to Canada to seek refuge.
Susan is interviewed by Geoffrey Millard (TruthOut.org) behind the stage at the 400,000 person United for Peace and Justice demonstration in Washington, D.C., on January 27, 2007.
For more information on U.S. War Resisters in Canada:
War Resisters Support Campaign (Canada):
www.resisters.ca
United for Peace and Justice (U.S.):
www.unitedforpeace.org
Copyright © 2007 War Resisters Support Campaign / Intrinsic Audiovisual Productions
Length: 108
Rating: 4.20 (48 ratings)
Tags: Susan Sarandon Antiwar Soldier Veteran Iraq Peace United Justice War Resisters Support Campaign Protest
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Canada's Parliament votes to let U.S. War Resisters stay
House of Commons Votes to Let U.S. War Resisters Stay in Canada
OTTAWA, June 3 /CNW/ The Opposition parties in the House of Commons joined together today to adopt a recommendation which, if implemented, would make it possible for U.S. Iraq War resisters to obtain Permanent Resident status in Canada. The recommendation was adopted by a majority of Members of Parliament from the Liberal, Bloc Québécois, and New Democratic Parties. The Conservatives voted against the motion.
The motion, which originated in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in December 2007, calls on the government to "immediately implement a program to allow conscientious objectors and their immediate family members...to apply for permanent resident status and remain in Canada; and...the government should immediately cease any removal or deportation actions...against such individuals."
Corey Glass, 25, a war resister who came to Canada in 2006 and was recently told to leave Canada by June 12 or face removal to the United States, welcomed the vote. "I'm thankful that the MPs voted to let me and the other war resisters stay in Canada. I'm also thankful to all the Canadians who urged their MPs to support us."
"This is a great victory for the courageous men and women who have come to Canada because they refuse to take part in the illegal, immoral Iraq War, and for the many organizations and individuals who have supported this campaign over the past four years," said Lee Zaslofsky, Coordinator of the War Resisters Support Campaign and a Vietnam War deserter who came to Canada in 1970.
The War Resisters Support Campaign is calling on the Conservative government to respect the democratic decision of the Canadian Parliament and immediately implement the motion and cease deportation proceedings against Corey Glass and other war resisters.
Copyright / Droit d'auteur © 2008
War Resisters Support Campaign /
Campagne d'appui aux résistantEs à la guerre
Intrinsic Audiovisual Productions
http://www.resisters.ca/
Length: 467
Rating: 4.40 (7 ratings)
Tags: War Resisters Stephen Harper Dion Layton Duceppe US Canada Iraq Peace
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Let them stay: US war resisters in Canada (2 of 3)
"Let Them Stay" features exclusive one-on-one interviews with U.S. war resisters in Canada, documenting their life-changing experiences in Iraq and the hidden realities of U.S. military recruitment and warfare. It also documents the War Resisters Support Campaign, a pan-Canadian coalition of labour, faith and peace groups, Vietnam war resisters, and individuals who are working with these war resisters to put pressure on the current federal government to let them stay.
Length: 593
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings)
Tags: canada
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Bob Rae supports U.S. Iraq War Resisters in Canada
On January 25 and 26, 2008, hundreds of supporters of U.S. Iraq war resisters rallied in the United States and Canada to put pressure on the government of Canada to let them stay.
Over 300 Canadian supporters attended the rally in Toronto at the Bloor Street United Church.
Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic
Bob Rae
Rally to support U.S. War Resisters
Toronto, Canada
January 26, 2008
War Resisters Support Campaign
(Canada):
http://www.resisters.ca/
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Les 25 et 26 janvier 2008 des centaines de sympathisants des résistants à la guerre américains refusant le combat en Irak ont manifesté aux Etats-Unis et au Canada pour exiger que le gouvernement canadien leur donne le droit d'asile.
Plus de 300 personnes ont participé à la mobilisation à Toronto dans l'Eglise Unie de Bloor Street.
Le porte-parole libéral en matière d'affaires étrangères
Bob Rae
Manifestation en appui aux résistants à la guerre américains
Toronto, Canada
Le 26 janvier 2008
Campagne d'appui aux résistantEs à la guerre
(au Canada):
http://www.resisters.ca/
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Copyright / Droit d'auteur © 2008
War Resisters Support Campaign /
Campagne d'appui aux résistantEs à la guerre
Intrinsic Audiovisual Productions
http://www.resisters.ca/
Length: 271
Rating: 4.00 (4 ratings)
Tags: Bob Rae War Resisters Liberals Liberal Party Harper Dion US Canada Iraq Army Peace Resist Bush
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Joe Pyne Show Stanley Kohls War Resisters 01
Joe Pyne Show, the forefather of conservative media. If it was not for Joe Pyne, there would be no Wally George, Morton Downey Jr., Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Laura Ingram, Michael Savage, or Glenn Beck!
This part of this episode, taped in 1966, deals with Stanley Kohls, a liberal pacifist war resister.
Length: 511
Rating: 4.80 (24 ratings)
Tags: Joe Pyne Stanley Kohls Conservative Progressive Liberal USA 1966
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War Tax Resisters at IRS HQ April 16, 2007
DC Area War Tax Resisters and DC Code Pink protest taxes for war and violence at the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC. We give away RESISTED tax monies to peace groups. Over $1000 given away to two shown and several other groups. See http://nwtrcc.org for more details! DON'T PAY FOR WAR!!
Length: 239
Rating: 3.70 (10 ratings)
Tags: war tax resistance resist taxes internal revenue service IRS protest
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Stéphane Dion supports U.S. War Resisters in Canada
Liberal Leader The Hon. Stéphane Dion responds to questions
Election Debate
Saint-Laurent--Cartierville, Québec, 2006
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Chef du Parti libéral L'honorable Stéphane Dion répond aux questions
Discussion d'Élection
Saint-Laurent--Cartierville, Québec, 2006
For more information:
http://www.resisters.ca/
Length: 81
Rating: 4.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: Stephane Dion War Resisters US Canada Quebec Iraq Afghanistan Peace Antiwar Liberal Party Election
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WAR RESISTERS SUPPORT CAMPAIGN Canada (snowshoefilms)
(1 of 3) Toronto, March 17, 2007 Part of the 4th anniversary anti-Iraq/Afghanistan war march and rally at the US embassy, war resisters and supporters first gathered at the USW hall to hear from resisters Jeremy Hinzman and others. Among those speaking: Michelle Robidoux, Phil McDowell, Patrick Hart, Rolf Gerstenberger, Lee Zaslofsky, Carolyn Egan and Tom Riley.
Length: 565
Rating: 5.00 (11 ratings)
Tags: Hinzman McDowell Hart war resisters AWOL deserter desertion Gerstenberg Zaslofsky Robidoux Egan Riley 9/11 snowshoefilms
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U.S. War Resisters in Canada request the support of Liberals
U.S. War Resisters' message to Young Liberals and the Liberal Party of Canada:
We need your support!
War resisters need a provision from the government to stay in Canada. If all opposition parties unite to defend international law and peace, the war resisters will be able to stay.
For more information:
http://www.resisters.ca/
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DECLARATION
During the period of 1965-1973, more than 50,000 Americans made their way to Canada, refusing to participate in an immoral war. At the time, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said: "Those who make a conscientious judgment that they must not participate in this war... have my complete sympathy, and indeed our political approach has been to give them access to Canada. Canada should be a refuge from militarism."
Thirty years later, Canada is faced with the same moral choice -- to give refuge to those who refuse to be complicit in the US-led war on Iraq, which many legal opinions have deemed illegal under international law.
In January of 2004, Jeremy Hinzman, a soldier in 82nd Airborne Division, made his way to Canada seeking refugee status with his wife, Nga, and son, Liam. Brandon Hughey arrived in March 2004, and David Sanders surfaced in Toronto in May 2004. Since then, a growing number of American soldiers and their families have made the decision to seek sanctuary in Canada.
In December 2004, the Canadian government intervened in Jeremy Hinzman's hearing before Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, asserting that the legality of the war had no relevance to his claim. The refugee hearing officer accepted the government's argument. This decision fails to acknowledge a critical moment in 20th Century world history.
Following the Second World War, the Nuremberg Tribunal set out important principles of international law. Those principles established that soldiers have a moral duty, not a choice, to refuse to carry out illegal orders.
Jeremy Hinzman is appealing the Refugee Board decision to a Federal Court, where he is hopeful that international law will be given a proper hearing. But regardless of the decision of the refugee board or the courts, Canada should not punish US war objectors for exercising their conscience and refusing to fight. If they are returned to the United States, they face court martial before a military tribunal and years in prison. Even the death penalty remains on the books in the U.S. as a possible punishment for desertion during wartime. Canada must not facilitate the persecution of American war objectors by returning them to the United States.
The majority of Canadians did not support this war. The Canadian government did not support this war.
We, the undersigned, call on the Canadian government to demonstrate its commitment to international law and the treaties to which it is a signatory, by making provision for US war objectors to have sanctuary in this country.
See list of endorsers:
http://www.resisters.ca/endorsers.html
Join the campaign:
http://www.resisters.ca/
Length: 166
Rating: 4.00 (21 ratings)
Tags: War Resisters Liberals Liberal Party Dion US Canada Iraq Army Peace Resist Bush
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