World BEYOND War Canada
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Ending war & taking on military industrial complex as part of 🌍 @WorldBEYONDWar movement. Tweeting on #Militarism #Climate #Colonization #Abolition #resistance
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https://worldbeyondwar.org/canada 07-01-2021 16:32:22
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In the context of breaking info released this week about where DND plans to build military facilities for remote piloting their new fleet of killer drones, here's a 🧵 explaining why their drone plans are horrifying, and how you can take action to demand #NoArmedDrones right now.
Thank God Canada's new, top secret base for operating it's fleet of lethal, remote controlled flying machines will have Green Building Certification! Great reporting from David Pugliese ottawacitizen.com/news/national/…
“When we find out there are weapons and parts traveling on highways or being made practically in our backyards…These are points of intervention. Direct actions to interrupt the flow of weapons to Israel have been happening en-masse from coast to coast” —WBW organizer Rachel Small
Visit the link in our bio to read our open letter with Just Peace Advocates about how Canadian charities are funding Israeli war crimes.
To sign our parliamentary petition demanding accountability and justice from our MPs, scroll to “Actions” at linktr.ee/ijvcanada
Basic transparency about the Canada-Israel arms trade is the absolute minimum we should all be demanding of the Canadian government right now. Thank you to Heather McPherson for doggedly pursuing this and holding Minister Joly to the promises she has made over the last few months.
Israel isn’t the only reactionary regime in the Middle East to welcome Canadian weapons.
⬇️ 📷 A reminder of Canada’s $14 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
Arms exports to the KSA continued despite Saudi war crimes in Yemen.
Feminist foreign policy? #CanadaStopArmingSaudi