Soldiers and their families lead Saturday's march

STOP THE WAR COALITION 
NEWSLETTER 
No. 1119 20 October 2009 
Email office@stopwar.org.uk 
Tel: 020 7801 2768 
Web: http://.stopwar.org.uk 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk

IN THIS NEWSLETTER 
1) SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LEAD SATURDAY'S MARCH 
2) MUSICIANS AND ACTORS PERFORM AT THE RALLY 
3) HELP STEWARD THE DEMONSTRATION ON 24 OCTOBER

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1) SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LEAD SATURDAY'S MARCH

Lance Corporal Joe Glenton (http://bit.ly/eO3V0 )will become 
the first serving British soldier to openly attend an anti-war 
demonstration when he leads marchers from Hyde Park to 
Trafalgar square on Saturday 24 October calling for all troops 
to be withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Joe, who is currently fighting a court martial for refusing to 
return to Afghanistan, will be joined by families of soldiers 
who have given their lives during the occupations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.

Joan Humphries' grandson Kevin Elliott, 24, from Black Watch, 
was killed while on on foot patrol in the southern Afghan 
province of Helmand on August 31 of this year. She says:

"I have supported CND all my life and have been involved in 
Stop the War since the march in 2003 when more than a million 
people were on the streets. Kevin knew my feelings. But there 
were no jobs, education was poor and the politicians down 
south were dishonest and there was simply nothing else he felt 
he could do but join the army."

Peter Brierley ( http://bit.ly/C7atg ) will attend the 
demonstration in memory of his son, Lance Corporal Shaun 
Brierley, who was killed while on duty in Iraq. Peter refused 
to shake the hand of Tony Blair at a memorial service for 
those who died in Iraq at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this 
month, explaining that it had "my son's blood on it."

Paul McGurk, 25, served in Helmand province until April 2008 
but left the army last month because he could not support the 
war with Afghanistan. "My regiment has been posted back to 
Afghanistan and I will be attending the demonstration for 
them, calling for them to come home because this conflict 
cannot be justified.

"Morale in the army was very low when I was serving and this 
can only be getting worse. Those who intend serving for the 
next 22 years face being posted to Afghanistan six more 
times."

DEMONSTRATE SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 
BRING THE TROOPS HOME 
ASSEMBLE 12 NOON HYDE PARK 
MARCH TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE 
Called by Stop the War, CND and BMI

Full details and map of march route: http://bit.ly/2pZlGD

Please use email, texts, tweets, Facebook etc to help 
publicise the demonstration as widely as possible.

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2) MUSICIANS AND ACTORS PERFORM AT THE RALLY

Up and coming band King Blues and the rapper Lowkey will be 
among the perfomers at the end of march rally in Trafalgar 
Square. Actors Bill Paterson, Corin Redgrave and Kika Markham 
will do readings, including naming the dead commemorations. 
Other speakers include Bianca Jagger, George Galloway MP and 
Andrej Hanko, who is an MP for Die Linke party in the German 
Parliament.

A full list of speakers will be posted soon on the Stop the 
War website: http://bit.ly/2pZlGD

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3) HELP STEWARD THE DEMONSTRATION ON  24 OCTOBER

Stop the War has always been fortunate in the number and the 
commitment of the volunteers who help us organise our 
demonstrations. If you would like to join the team organising 
the demonstration on Saturday 24 October, please email your 
name and contact details to office@stopwar.org.uk or call 020 
7801 2768