Events

The Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee is holding events across Canada. These events are meant to mobilize our members and put pressure on our political representatives to ensure we have a debate in parliament about Canada's role in Afghanistan post-2011.

Check in regularly to see event updates!

Unsung Heroes Traveling Exhibit

The US-based Funders’ Network for Afghan Women and the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee have worked together over the past two years to create a visual portrayal of an unknown side of the Afghan conflict, in a touring exhibit. See the complete schedule here.

CASC Event in Montreal on May 17

A Panel Responding to the Question: What Should Canada Do in Afghanistan Post-2011?

Date and Time
Monday, May 17 from 7-9pm

Location
Atwater Library
1200 avenue Atwater
Westmount, QC

Panelists

ERSHAD AHMADI, Deputy Chief of the Afghanistan Mission to Canada

LAURYN OATES, a human rights and gender equity activist with CASC and Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA).

TERRY GLAVIN is an author of several books and a journalist whose writing from Afghanistan has appeared in newspapers and magazines as diverse as Democratiya, the National Post, the online daily The Tyee and Vancouver Review. He is a co-founder of the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee.

STEPHEN SAIDEMAN is Canada Research Chair in International Security and Ethnic Conflict

BERYL WAJSMAN is President of the Institute of Public Affairs of Montreal, editor-in-chief of the Suburban newspapers, publisher of The Metropolitain (Moderator)

RSVP and media inquiries:
info@afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org

CASC Event in Winnipeg on May 18

Date & Time: 
Tuesday, May 18th
Time: 7-9pm

Location:

Global College
515 Portage Ave
Winnipeg, MB
 
Panelists

ERSHAD AHMADI, Deputy Chief of the Afghanistan Mission to Canada

ANNE LONGSTON is an independent consultant working in the field of international education. She served in Kabul as the technical advisor to the Afghanistan Minister of Education.

LASHA TCHANTOURIDZE is a research associate in the Centre for Defence and Security Studies and an adjunct professor in the faculty of graduate studies at the University of Manitoba. He specializes in foreign policy, strategic studies, and politics of the former Soviet Union.

LAURYN OATES, a human rights and gender equity activist with CASC and Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA).

TERRY GLAVIN is an author of several books and a journalist whose writing from Afghanistan has appeared in newspapers and magazines as diverse as Democratiya, the National Post, the online daily The Tyee and Vancouver Review. He is a co-founder of the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee.

RSVP and media inquiries:
info@afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org

CASC Event in Regina on May 20

Location
Royal Saskatchewan Museum Theatre
2445 Albert Street
 
Date and Time
Thursday, May 20 
7-9 pm
 
Panelists
 

HIS EXCELLENCY JAWED LUDIN was appointed Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada in May,

2009, after serving as ambassador to the Nordic countries, based in Oslo. Prior to his diplomatic posts, Ambassador Ludin served as chief spokesperson for Afghan President Hamid Karzai between 2003 and

2005 chief of staff to the president from 2005 to 2007.

NAJIA HANEEFI is a founder of the Afghan Women’s Political Participation Committee and is the former head of Afghanistan’s largest women’s organization, the Afghan Women’s Education Centre (AWEC). Ms. Haneefi currently resides in Ottawa.

TERRY GLAVIN is an author of several books and a journalist whose writing from Afghanistan has appeared in newspapers and magazines as diverse as Democratiya, the National Post, the online daily The Tyee and Vancouver Review. He is a co-founder of the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee.

LAURYN OATES, a human rights and gender equity activist with CASC and Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WA).

RSVP and media inquiries:
info@afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org
 
Refreshments served.

CASC Event in Vancouver Rescheduled

A Panel Responding to the Question: What Should Canada Do in Afghanistan Post-2011?

Date & Time: 
TBA

Location:
Vancouver Public Library, Alma and Peter Room
350 West Georgia St
Vancouver, BC

Presenting:

Terry Glavin, award-winning writer, journalist and founding member of CASC
Lauryn Oates, Canadian human rights and education activist 
Other panelists TBA

There is no cost for this event, but seating is limited. RSVP by email at info@afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org

Co-hosted by Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan www.cw4afghan.ca

Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee www.afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org