Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee Needs Your Help

We are currently pursuing an aggressive strategy to expand our network across the country and put real, sustained pressure on our government to keep Canada committed to democracy and human rights in Afghanistan. With the complete lack of a parliamentary debate over what our country will be doing in Afghanistan after 2011, our work has become more urgent than ever. Here is how you can help.

Currently CASC has membership from all over the country, but our board meets in Vancouver and most CASC events happen in Vancouver. We need a strong and active CASC membership in every part of Canada. If you are interested in building up a CASC chapter in your region, please get in touch with me so we can begin this work.

Furthermore, CASC is currently carrying out broad consultations to put together a vision document for Canada in Afghanistan after 2011. We are consulting with key constituencies across Canada including the vibrant Afghan-Canadian community. We're also speaking with qualified experts on the region, and next month three CASC members are travelling to Afghanistan for research purposes. Our 2011 vision document will be released March 9 in Ottawa, and prominent speakers on Afghanistan will hold a discussion panel. If you are interested in contributing to this document, or are willing and able to attend our Ottawa event in March, please let me know.

CASC was founded with a core mission, and that mission still drives us forward today:

Stay. Human rights are universal. The United Nations wants us there. A military component is vital and necessary.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Brian Platt, Outreach Coordinator
Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee
Telephone 604.754.2413
b.t.a.platt@afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org