Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
Friday, Dec. 6
7:00 pm
Mississauga Valley Community Centre
1275 Mississauga Valley Boulevard
Mississauga, ON L5A 3R8
Canada’s role in the war on Syria
Two successive governments of Canada, those of Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau, have been an integral part of the US coalition for regime change and economic sanctions against Syria since 2011. The Trudeau government has donated at least $4.5 million to White Helmets since 2016 and has resettled about 250 White Helmets members and their families in Canada.
About the speaker
Vanessa Beeley is an independent journalist and photographer who has worked extensively in the Middle East – on the ground in Syria, Egypt, Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine, while also covering the conflict in Yemen since 2015. In 2017, Vanessa was a finalist for the presitigioius Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism which was won by the much-acclaimed Robert Parry that year. In 2018, Vanessa was named one of the 238 most respected journalists in the UK by the British National Council for the Training of Journalists. In 2019, Vanessa was among recipients of the Serena Shim Award for uncompromising integrity in journalism. Vanessa contributes regularly to Mint Press News, Russia Today, UK Column, The Last American Vagabond, Sputnik radio, 21st Century Wire, and many other independent media outlets.
Sponsored by the Syrian Community in the GTA
