Media Bully: Free Panel and Discussion (Vancouver)
Posted May 6th, 2008 by Steve Anderson
05/14/2008 - 00:28
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*Wednesday, May 14 SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings 7:30 pm*
FREE PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING:
Mordecai Briemberg: * Activist being sued by CanWest for 'conspiracy to
produce & distribute' a Vancouver Sun parody
Leo McGrady, QC:* Legal counsel for Mordecai against media giant CanWest
Murray Dobbin:* Journalist, author and researcher for Canadian Centre
for Policy Alternatives
Martha Roth: *Speaking for Jews for a Just Peace and Alliance of
Concerned Jewish Canadians
MORE INFO: http://www.seriouslyfreespeech.ca
*Mordecai Briemberg is being sued by Canwest for conspiring to produce a
parody of The Vancouver Sun which was distributed in June, 2007. The
parody satirizes The Vancouver Sun's editorial position supporting
Israel and ignoring all evidence of the crimes attendant on the Israeli
occupation of Palestine. Mordecai did not conceive of the parody nor did
he produce it.
Nevertheless, this SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public
Participation) is being brought by Canwest in an effort to silence
Mordecai and create a chill among all critical journalists and political
activists. Attend this meeting to learn about the SLAPP suit against
Mordecai, the dangers of media concentration and the difficulty in
getting honest coverage of the Middle East and the Israeli occupation of
Palestine.
