The F35 is back at the Canadian National Exhibition and its airshow - so are the peace activists.

For years peace activists, environmentalists, refugee advocates and even pet lovers have been protesting the annual four-day airshow that includes war planes over an urban centre, Toronto. However, there is a new sense of urgency this year, as well as new tools. A recent report revealed the extent of Canada's role in manufacturing components for the F35, the very plane delivering genocide from the skies over Gaza.

Three organizers, who are also part of the larger anti-war movement, talk about the shifts the campaign has taken over the years, the challenges they're overcomming and the coalition building that makes it all possible.

Guests:

• Maya Bastian, artist, conflict journalist, filmmaker (AirShow),
• Sharmeen Khan, World Beyond War, and.
• Rama, Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) Montreal.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Call to Action: Contact and Call on Your City Councillor to Demilitarize the AirShow

Related Episodes:

• Rabble Rants (Sept 2023) Stop the Air Show
• Disrupting Canada's Arms Trade (May 2024), with World Beyond War
• Return and Liberation (Oct. 2022), with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)

More Resources:

• CBC: Canada's F35 Review
• Toronto Air Show Triggers The Trauma Of War | HuffPost Politics
• Report - Arms Embargo Now
• Demilitarize the Toronto Air Show - World BEYOND War

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