april 28 mtg

Bring the Nuremberg Principles
to the CANSEC Weapons Fair

Inform exhibitors and participants that war shows like CANSEC violate

Ask them to sign a pledge to observe the Nuremberg principles and disarm.

Call 613-565-5959 or email snag.cansec@gmail.com to reserve a place.

CANSEC is Canada's largest weapons fair. It will be held on June 1 and 2

at the City of Ottawa's prime municipal facility, Lansdowne Park.

About 250 so-called "defence" and "security" corporations will be

exhibiting their wares at this international trade show. These companies

export a wide range of technologies including small arms, ammunition,

armoured vehicles, rockets, missiles, weapons-firing software as well as

numerous high-tech electronic components that are assembled into major

U.S. weapons systems. The products and services of CANSEC exhibitors are

known to have been used on the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya

and in numerous other smaller, "internal" wars that are now raging

around the world. CANSEC is also a venue for showcasing technologies

used by police and other "state security" agencies for "crowd control"

and surveillance. Many of the world's most repressive and undemocratic

regimes, such as those in the Middle East, are the recipients of these

Browsing the CANSEC exhibits will be various foreign-government

representatives from Ottawa's many embassies, as well as some of the

world's largest weapons manufacturers on the lookout for Canadian

subcontractors. CANSEC is closed to the public and even progressive,

Selling military technologies to governments preparing for and waging

wars is immoral and illegal because it facilitates crimes against peace

A number of peace, human rights, labour and religious groups have came

together to decide how best to nonviolently express our moral outrage at

this arms bazaar that is coming to the heart of our community.

We have decided to focus on international law by bringing the Nuremberg

Principles to bear on the organisers, exhibitors and participants at

CANSEC. We will be asking them to sign an agreement to abide by the

Nuremberg Principles. If they refuse, it will expose their hypocrisy for

On June 1, there will be two legal rallies, and the lines will be

clearly drawn between them. One legal rally will be held at the entrance

to CANSEC, with people holding banners, placards and copies of the

Nuremberg Principles, which they will urge CANSEC visitors to sign. The

other rally will involve individuals who are legally bound by the

Nuremberg Principles to nonviolently enter the war show and meet

directly with those who profit from war and repression. Although this is

also a legal action, because it involves upholding international law,

police will probably view it as nonviolent civil disobedience, and those

*The Nuremberg Principles arose from the Nazi war crimes trials. Many of

the companies and some of the countries at CANSEC are violating the

crimes against peace portion which includes “Planning, preparation,

initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of

Arming belligerents in wars is aiding and abetting international crimes.

“A person is considered complicit if, while aware of the commission of

war crimes or crimes against humanity, the person contributes directly

or indirectly to their occurrence.”
Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program

For more info about SNAG:
snag.cansec@gmail.com, www.nowar-paix.ca/snag,

For more information about the war profiteers and CANSEC:
Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)

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ARRÊTONS LA PARTICIPATION DU CANADA
AUX CRIMES CONTRE LA PAIX

Faisons respecter les principes mis de l'avant par le tribunal de Nuremberg*

Où: au Parc Landsdown Quand : le 1er juin 2011 Heure : 8 am

Une personne est considérée comme complice lorsqu'elle est informée qu'un crime de guerre ou un crime contre l'humanité aura lieu et qu'elle participe directement ou indirectement à sa perpétration -Programme canadien sur les crimes contre l'humanité et les crimes de guerre

Joignez-vous à nous et appuyez ces actions non violentes afin :

D'informer les participants et les expoants que les expositions du genre de l'AICDS (Association des industries canadiennes de défense et de sécurité) - CANSEC violent les principes de Nurember.

De leur demander de signer un engagment de respecter les principes de Nuremberg et de désarmer.

Rencontre de formation sur l'action non violente et préparation de l'événement : le 29 mai de 13h à 17h.

Réservez une place : (613) 565-5959 ou snag.cansec@gmail.com

*Lers princpes de Nuremberg ont été élaborés dans le cadre du tribunal mis sur pied pour juger les crimes de guerres commis par les nazis Plusieurs compagnies et certains pays participants à l'exposition CANSEC violent la partie portant sur les crimes contre la paix qui stipule

Plus d'infos: snag.cansec@gmail, www.nowar-paix.ca/snag, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)

Organisé par les Ottawa Raging Grannies, Nowar/Paix, Homes not Bombs, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, The Radical Relics, Ottawa's Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Organized by Ottawa Raging Grannies, Nowar/Paix, Homes not Bombs, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, The Radical Relics, Ottawa's Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)