Join the July 2 "Phone-In" for U.S. War Resisters in Canada

Stop the Deportation of U.S. War Resisters in Canada!
Join with the War Resisters Support Campaign in their July 2 "Phone-In"

STOP THE DEPORTATION OF U.S. WAR RESISTER COREY GLASS

On July 2nd…

CALL CANADA'S IMMIGRATION MINISTER DIANE FINLEY!

Yes, calls from supporters in the U.S. are encouraged too!

U.S. Iraq War resister Corey Glass is still facing deportation on July 10th, despite the Parliament of Canada having voted in favour of a motion to let Corey and other U.S. war resisters stay.

The federal government and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration must respect the will of Parliament and implement the motion which 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.”

On July 2nd, the War Resisters Support Campaign is calling on all supporters to call Minister Diane Finley and ask her to:

• STOP deportation proceedings against Corey Glass and all U.S. Iraq war resisters; and

• IMPLEMENT the motion adopted by Canada’s Parliament to allow U.S. Iraq war resisters to apply for permanent resident status.

Here are the numbers to call:Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Diane Finley

613.996.4974

MP Diane Finley’s constituency office (Simcoe):

519.426.3400

Or email her at:

minister@cic.gc.ca

or

finled1@parl.gc.ca

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VETERANS FOR PEACE CALLS FOR JULY 9 VIGILS
AT CANADIAN CONSULATES

Dear Canada: Do Not Deport U.S. War Resisters!

The struggle of AWOL GIs to gain sanctuary in Canada is coming to a head.

On June 3, the House of Commons passed a motion calling on the Canadian government to stop all deportation proceedings against U.S. war resisters and allow them to immigrate to Canada.But the minority Conservative government is ignoring the will of the Canadian Parliament. Iraq veteran and war resister Corey Glass has been told to leave Canada by July 10 or face deportation. The War Resisters Support Campaign in Canada is calling for urgent actions across Canada and the U.S.

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VETERANS FOR PEACE has joined with Courage To Resist and Project Safe Haven to organize July 9 vigils and delegations to Canadian consular offices throughout the U.S.

There are Canadian consular offices in 22 U.S. cities.

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VETERANS FOR PEACE is sending an Open Letter to the Canadian Government and People and is encouraging its 7,000 members to contact the Canadian government directly.

Join in the July 2 International Phone-In to the Canadian Immigration Minister.

The War Resisters Support Campaign is hoping for thousands of calls from both the Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday, July 2.

Write letters to the Canadian government. You can send your own letters or you can go online and Courage To Resist will do it for you. Either way, you can get the contact information at www.couragetoresist.org/canada.

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Can you help organize a local action on July 9? Contact us ASAP!

Gerry Condon

Project Safe Haven / VFP 92

206-499-1220

projectsafehaven@hotmail.com

Jeff Paterson

Courage To Resist / VFP 69

510-488-3559

jeff@couragetoresist.org

Betsy Reznicek

Veterans For Peace National Office

314-725-6005

betsy@veteransforpeace.net

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GI resisters are refusing to fight in the illegal and immoral U.S. occupation of Iraq.
By supporting them, we will encourage others to follow their example.
Help spread the word. Send this Call to Action to your networks!
We can make a real difference by acting NOW!