|
|
May 22, 2003
At the Canadian consulates in Los Angeles and Seattle,
American defenders of free speech gathered in simultaneously coordinated
demonstrations on Thursday, May 22, 2003, to protest the imprisonment of
Ernst Zundel in Canada, and to call for his immediate release.
On Hope street in downtown Los Angeles, ten persons with
signs gathered at noon in a demonstration organized by the Institute for
Historical Review.
Some of the signs they held read “Zundel: Political
Prisoner,” “Stop the Thought Police: Free Ernst Zundel,” “Shame on
Canada!,” and “Free Zundel Now!” One participant held a large color
photo of Zundel. IHR flyers headed “Free Ernst Zundel!” were handed
out to passersby who expressed interest.
Los Angeles policemen were present, along with a State
Department official, who refused to give her name. The Consulate forbid any
of the participants from entering the building.
A Canadian official who identified himself as Consul Wendell
Sanford met at the building entrance with IHR Director Mark Weber, who
explained the reason for the demonstration, and handed over a letter.
In Seattle, a dozen persons demonstrated for two hours
outside the Canadian Consulate at Sixth Avenue and Stewart Street.
Some of those who protested the imprisonment of Ernst
Zundel, in front of the Canadian Consulate in downtown Los Angeles, May 22.
| Mark Weber, IHR director, speaks with a
representative of the building where the Canadian Consulate is
located. The agent explained that, at the request of the Consulate,
none of the demonstration participants would be permitted to enter the
Consulate office. Also present is a State Department official, a woman
(back to the camera) who refused to identify herself. |
|
For more information, see the Institute
for Historical Review
|
Write to Canada's Immigration Minister and complain
over the unfair treatment Ernst Zündel has received.
Immigration Minister Denis Coderre
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 995-6108
Fax: (613) 995-9755
Email: Coderre.D@parl.gc.ca |
|
|
