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The London War Resister Support Group exists as a grass roots chapter of the national War Resister Support Campaign. Our mission is to support the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who choose to lay down arms rather than participate in the illegal occupation and war against the Iraqi people. We fully support the War Resisters by assisting in material support, legal aid, and lobbying the government to allow these individuals of conscience sanctuary in Canada, rather than being deported and persecuted in the United States.

ACTION ALERT: New immigration directive targets US Iraq war resisters

Aug 3rd 2010

A new Operational Bulletin published on Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website is singling out Iraq War resisters seeking refuge in Canada.

The directive states that “persons who have deserted the military in their country of origin may be inadmissible to Canada under section 36(1)(b) or 36(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.… The current inventory of military deserter cases is comprised primarily of members of the United States armed forces who have claimed refugee protection in Canada.”

The bulletin goes on to instruct immigration officers to contact their Regional Program Advisor for guidance when processing applications for permanent residence in Canada made by military deserters. It also instructs them to notify Case Management Branch of any new refugee claims or updates to these claims, “using the existing guidelines on processing high profile, contentious and sensitive cases.”

This directive comes on the heels of a unanimous decision July 6th by the Federal Court of Appeal which ruled that immigration officers cannot ignore a soldier’s beliefs and motivations when deciding on applications for permanent residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds.

AWOL: Soldiers' Journeys to War Resistance

AWOL: Soldiers' Journeys to War Resistance~ Dramatic Reading/Performance
By Joanna Crowell

Staged Reading/Performance: Produced and Directed by Joanna Crowell
CAST: Adam Langton ~ Michael Ross ~ Joanna Crowell

Friday, July 30 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, July 31, at 7:30 pm, Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 2 pm

KING'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 266 Epworth Ave. London (parking off Epworth)

Dante Lenardon Hall, THEATRE ROOM / LOWER LEVEL-DLO12
LIMITED SEATING, Pay what you can. Please RSVP to AWOLplay@gmail.com to hold a seat.
All proceeds go to The War Resisters Support Campaign

Kim Rivera in London Nov. 26: War resisters speak out

First female US War Resister Kim Rivera speaks out following a
screening of the film "War Resisters Speak Out"

WHERE: King's College, Wemple Student's Lounge (rear lounge), 266 Epworth Ave.

WHEN: Thursday November 26, 2009, 7pm

WHAT: New video screening and talk with US War Resister Kim Rivera

KIMBERLY RIVERA

Kimberly Rivera was assigned to a field artillery unit in August 2006

Dutch TV story on London War Resisters

Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:06 — wendy

RTL Dutch TV did a story on the London War Resisters Support Group early in July:

Support Resisters facing deportation: letters needed!

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 01:17 — LWRSG

The minority Harper government continues to try to enforce deportation orders against U.S. Iraq war resisters, despite clear direction from Parliament and the will of the majority of Canadians to LET THEM STAY.

Donate to support War Resisters

Sun, 10/26/2008 - 00:34 — LWRSG

Donations are urgently needed to help cover legal costs for Iraq war resisters in London and elsewhere who are fighting deportation to the U.S. We have been successful in winning stays of deportation in court, but further legal appeals will cost more.

Trying to make the world smile

Trying to make the world smile

By Bruce Ward, The Ottawa Citizen July 30, 2009
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Trying+make+world+smile/1834937/story.html

When Dr. Howard Weld walked into the dental department at a hospital in Kinshasa, this is what he found. "No light, no working equipment, no X-ray, no suction and a sterilizer whose door is held shut by a rock. Doors and windows open ... flies on the surgical instruments."

Then Weld got to work. He'd find out later about the power outages.

Vietnam War Resisters in Canada: A Guide to Web Sites

Vietnam War Resisters in Canada: A Guide to Web Sites
http://www.library.ubc.ca/jones/amcan.html

Of particular interest are these two sections:

(1) Seeking Sanctuary: Draft Dodgers
Archive: Twenty TV and radio segments from CBC Archives.

(2) Draft-Age Americans in Canada

FEDERAL IMMIGRATION MINISTER CRITICS CALL FOR RESISTERS TO STAY

Sat, 07/11/2009 - 13:48 — LWRSG

Federal Immigration Critics call for war resisters to stay
In a joint letter to Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney, the three opposition Immigration Critics urged the government to respect the direction of the House of Commons and cease any removal proceedings against U.S. Iraq war resisters.

As Parliament rose for the summer, the critics reminded the government that the House has passed a motion twice in support of war resisters and called on the governmento not use the summer recess to disregard the expressed will of Parliament.
For The Full Letter Click on the Link below.

Dilinquent Entry 2 (Can We afford Fair Trade)

Sun, 07/05/2009 - 23:36 — Josh

I personally try to buy fair trade whenever and wherever I can. But, I nearly a man of complete destitution find it sometimes hard to grab the tastier, fair trade bananas over the cheaper,brighter doles. In the current economic climate people are looking to save money wherever they can. The supermarkets' “value” brands are rising in popularity and discount stores such as walmart and the dollar shop are reporting brisk business.But,is shopping ethically a luxury, something that is fine in more affluent times but to be discarded when we start counting our pennies?

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