NEW DEMOCRAT MP LIBBY DAVIES SPEAKING AT 2010 WORLD AIDS CONFERENCE

July 20, 2010 Press Release

Davies to participate in panel on leadership for HIV/AIDS

OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East) is in Vienna, Austria for the 2010 World AIDS Conference. She is a panelist for the session Providing Leadership on Critical HIV/AIDS Issues, featuring Members of Parliament and government representatives from South Africa, Nepal, Austria and Kenya.

Davies was invited to attend the international convention because of her work around harm reduction and fighting HIV/AIDS, specifically her work with Vancouver’s safe injection site InSite. Her presentation is entitled “Why parliamentary leadership on harm reduction and the rights of people who use drugs is important, what barriers exist and how they can be overcome.”

The panel will be held Wednesday, July 21, 2010 from 11:00 – 12:30 CEST.

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For more information please contact:
Carli Staub, Office of Libby Davies
Phone: 613-992-6030 or 613-668-1904
Email: daviel@parl.gc.ca

Libby Says Stop the Stink!

July 9, 2010
Updates from Libby

I wrote to the Chair of Metro Vancouver's Environment and Energy Committee about the noxious smells emanating from the West Coast Reduction plant at the foot of Commercial Drive. Here it is:

Come Celebrate Summer!

July 8, 2010
Updates from Libby

For good eats and great summer family fun, join me at one of the neighbourhood barbeques this weekend!

Satuday, July 10th from 1:00 - 4:00
Thunderbird Community Centre
2311 Cassiar St., between E. 6th and E. 8th.

AND

Sunday, July 11th from 1:00 - 4:00
McLean Park
Keefer and Heatley

Bring your lawn chairs and have a blast!

Barbeques will be cancelled in the event of rain

Libby Davies Calls for Inquiry into G20 Mass Arrests

July 7, 2010
Updates from Libby

There must be a full inquiry into the mass arrests at the G20 and G8 meetings in Toronto.

It is without question that governments bear the responsibility to ensure security in and around events such as the G20 Summit. Equally, in our democratic society, freedom of speech and the freedom to peacefully protest must be carefully guarded.

The exorbitant billion dollar price paid by Canadians, ostensibly for security, raises serious questions about how security measures are carried out, how decisions for these costs are made, and how security impacts on civil rights.

A full and wide-ranging inquiry into what happened in Toronto leading to largest number of mass arrests in Canadian history is urgently necessary. All parties and all levels of government involved in hosting the G8 and G20 should co-operate to get it underway immediately.

Alternative media reports on the G8 and G20:
http://therealg8g20.com
http://rabble.ca/issues/g8-g20

Were your rights were violated during the protests? Information on how to file a complaint:
http://ccla.org/2010/06/29/resources-for-g20-related-complaints/

List of concerns about the security measures put forth by the CCLA prior to the summits.
http://ccla.org/our-work/current-issues/g8-and-g20/

NDP Calls For Hearings On G8/G20 Security

June 30, 2010 Press Release

On behalf of the NDP Caucus, the NDP Critic for Public Safety, MP Don Davies is calling for parliamentary hearings on G8/G20 Hearings.

NEW DEMOCRATS MAKE FORMAL REQUEST FOR COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON G8/G20 SECURITY

OTTAWA – New Democrat Public Safety and National Security Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) has written a letter to recall the House of Commons Public Safety committee to study all issues surrounding security at the G8 and G20 summits.

The letter has been circulated to other parties for their signature, and will trigger a committee meeting within five days of its receipt by the committee clerk.

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Libby attends 2010 World AIDS Conference

June 29, 2010
Updates from Libby

Rights Here, Right Now – the 23rd International World AIDS Conference

Dear Friends,

This year’s International World AIDS Conference held in Vienna will highlight the importance of Human Rights in the effective response to HIV.

I am honoured to be participating in the Conference this year on a panel discussing the topic of Leadership and Critical HIV/AIDS Issues. I will be focusing on harm reduction and the rights of people who use drugs.

In the lead up to the International World AIDS Conference, world experts have put forward the Vienna Declaration, calling for a scientific approach to illegal drugs in the fight against HIV.

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Community Links Bulletin - July / August 2010

June 27, 2010
Updates from Libby

Dear friends,

Welcome to the Summer edition of my Community Links Bulletin! The bulletin’s priority is to inform residents and community organizations in East Van about the activities and services carried out in our community. And we are compiling new editions of the bulletin so please feel free to send me your community updates, events or suggestions, for the next edition of the bulletin.