Come out and meet Gail Davidson & Brigette DePape tomorrow evening, October 20th in Vancouver!
Authority to Grant Immunity
“Neither Parliament nor the Attorney General of Canada possess the authority to grant any person immunity from prosecution for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide or to suppress investigations and prosecutions by virtue of being the head of a foreign state or otherwise.”
Friends, I am hosting a meeting tomorrow evening at 7:30 with colleagues, in the beautiful 300 person capacity ‘Sanctuary’ of the Unitarian Church at 49th & Oak St. in Vancouver.
Our keynote speaker is Gail Davidson, co-founder of Lawyers Against the War, with special guest Brigette DePape. For those of you who can’t make it to the ‘ARREST GEORGE W. BUSH’ Surrey protest during the day, this is your chance to meet these two fine women in an informal setting, listen to presentations, and participate in a moderated Q&A. The event will be video recorded by Tom Childs for rebroadcast on cable TV networks. The meeting topic is ‘Canada as Safe Haven: Jurisdictional & Treaty Obligations Regarding War Crimes’.
Historic Challenges – Since NDP MP Don Davies released his letter to the press on Sept. 23rd challenging Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to act in advance of Dick Cheney’s arrival last month, every week one or two new challenges have been issued to the Canadian Government from prominent organizations in the US and Canada.
The world press is covering events as they unfold.
Breaking News – It is clear that Canada’s Conservative government is committed to providing safe haven for “some” war criminals, so now, on the eve of the arrival of GW Bush to Surrey, civil society is preparing a case against Mr. Bush to circumvent the Canadian Government.
On Thursday, October 20th (tomorrow), four individuals who allege they were tortured during George W. Bush’s tenure as president of the United States will lodge a private prosecution in Provincial Court in Surrey, British Columbia against the former president (letter posted).
Brigette DePape – will be at our meeting a bit later to talk about her work, and participate in the Q&A afterward. I will have a few copies of her booklet ‘Thinking Outside The Ballot Box’ on hand for your perusal, and it can be downloaded here. http://canadians.org/democracy/documents/OTBB-0911.pdf
Brigette is on a cross Canada tour of #Occupy sites as well, so expect to see her downtown! I hope to see y’all there…there will be lots of room for everyone, and the church pews are comfy.
Blake MacLeod
Board Member: World Federalist Movement – Canada, Vancouver Branch Member: Lawyers Against the War Other cool affiliations too.