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Calgary Prepares Protests for Condi Rice

On May 13, US war criminal Condolleezza Rice will be guest of honour at the University of Calgary's gala opening of their new School of Public Policy. School director, Jack Mintz believes that Rice "is a perfect example of what a school of public policy can achieve".
Shamefully, there has been no official protest from either the Canadian Federation of Students or Canadian faculty association.

Condi Rice is coming to Calgary May 13. The former US Secretary of State, has been invited by the University of Calgary to preside over a $500-a-plate opening gala for the new School of Public Policy. U of C is the alma mater of Canada's neocon Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/march11-09/rice

There has been no official protest from any national academic organizations or Canadian Federation of Students.

Please sign the petition of opposition to the Rice visit:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/illegal-war-is-not-good-policy

Background:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13512

Calgary protests begin Wednesday, May 13 outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel
700 Centre Street S.E. at (7th Ave SW) 5:30 - 7:30 PM

http://activist.ca/

Johnny Canuck

UK Indymedia

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Calgary Prepares Protests for Condi Rice