leemoyer ([info]leemoyer) wrote,
@ 2007-10-11 09:37:00
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Current music:(Are You) The One I've Been Waiting For? - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Fascism begins at home.
Canada used to be a haven for peace activists during the Vietnam era, a place where Americans could go to escape the madness of war. No longer.

On October 4, 2007, Retired Colonel/ diplomat Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin were denied entry to Canada because they have engaged in acts of non-violent civil disobedience against the war in Iraq. The Canadian border officials said the women's names appeared on the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, and anyone convicted of a criminal offense, including a minor misdemeanor for peace and social justice, was "inadmissible."

Please join Alice Walker, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky and 100 US and Canadian leaders by signing our petition here.




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[info]lois2037
2007-10-11 08:54 pm UTC (link)
That's me! XD I'm wondering if people with parking tickets will be next to be banned.

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[info]rizbone
2007-10-12 03:49 pm UTC (link)
Only those who don't pay them. No government worth it's salt turns away paying customers.

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[info]lois2037
2007-10-13 06:17 am UTC (link)
Shhhh! Next thing you know there will be an admissions charge to cross borders. ;-)

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