Stop Islamophobia Conference: Book Now‏

STOP THE WAR COALITION 
NEWSLETTER No. 1154  
21 May 2010  
Email office@stopwar.org.uk  
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Web: http://stopwar.org.uk  
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:  
1) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA CONFERENCE - BOOK NOW  
2) STOP THE WAR APPEAL - PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY  
3) DEMOCRACY VILLAGE UNDER ATTACK

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1) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA CONFERENCE - BOOK NOW

This conference is a crucial, long overdue event. Attacks on  
the Muslim community are at an all time high. The newspapers  
are full of abuse against Muslims. Physical attacks are  
rising. Muslim demonstrators are being sent to prison. The  
election of a right wing government will only mean more  
anti-Muslim policies while in Europe governments are lining up 
to ban the Burqa and impose restrictions on the Hijab.

The aim is to bring together all the organisations and 
individuals who want to stop the spread of the Islamophobic  
poison. The conference has been backed by Unite the Union, the 
NUJ, CND and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a number of  
Mosques, Friends of al Aqsa, the Muslim Safety Forum, the  
Islamic Forum of Europe and many other organisations.

Speakers include Moazzam Begg, Daud Abdullah, Salma Yaqoob,  
Peter Oborne, Lindsey German, Imran Khan, Seumas Milne and  
many more.

Please book now and spread the word. Tickets are available  
here: http://bit.ly/al64ru

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2) STOP THE WAR APPEAL - PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY
 
Stop the War Coalition needs your support.  We have launched  
an appeal for £10,000 for our two most urgent initiatives -  
the Troops Out of Afghanistan tour and the conference to Stop 
Islamophobia. Both projects are expensive. Both are crucial.  
NATO is poised for its biggest military offensive since  
Obama's surge, the attack on Kandanar. This could lead to  
massive suffering in what uis Afghanistans second city.

£50 buys 2000 leaflets, £500 pays for a workshop at the  
conference. Please give generously.

HOW TO DONATE:
ONLINE:  http://bit.ly/FeWuS
BY PHONE: Call 0207801 2768 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0207801 2768      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
BY POST: Send a cheque made out to "Stop the War Coalition" to 
Stop the War, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1 1EH

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3) DEMOCRACY VILLAGE UNDER ATTACK

Activists in Parliament Square, who have been camping out in  
protest against the war in Afghanistan, are being threatened  
with eviction in the run up to the Queens Speech next week.  
They are asking for people to visit them to show support. Send 
messages to:  supportdemoracyvillage@gmail.com

They can also be followed on Twitter at:  
http://twitter.com/Democracyville

STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER No. 1151 
04 May 2010 
Email office@stopwar.org.uk 
Tel: 020 7801 2768 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              020 7801 2768      end_of_the_skype_highlighting 
Web: http://stopwar.org.uk 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk

IN THIS NEWSLETTER: 
1) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR PALESTINE 
2) ELTON JOHN NOT APPEARING AT PALESTINE PROTEST

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1) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR PALESTINE

Saturday 15 May is a day of action for Palestine, including a
demonstration in London, calling for:

* An end to Israel's violations of international law 
* An end to Israel's illegal occupation and settlements 
* Israeli war criminals to be brought to justice 
* An end to the siege on Gaza
* A ban on all settlement goods 
* Suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement 
* An end to the arms trade with Israel

LONDON FREE PALESTINE DEMONSTRATION 
SATURDAY 15 MAY, 12-2PM 
OPPOSITE 10 DOWNING STREET, LONDON SW1
(nearest tube Westminster)

Organised by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, British Muslim 
Initiative, Stop the War Coalition, CND, Palestinian Forum in
Britain.

Supported by: Association of the Palestinian Community UK, 
Friends of Al Aqsa, Friends of Lebanon, the Green Party, ICAHD
UK, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Liberal Democrats 
Friends of Palestine, Pax Christi, Public and Commercial 
Services Union, UNISON, UNITE the Union, Zaytoun

DOWNLOAD LEAFLET: http://bit.ly/bNg9J4

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2) ELTON JOHN NOT APPEARING AT PALESTINE PROTEST

Elton John will not be appearing at Saturday's demonstration 
for Palestine. Instead he's getting ready for a concert in Tel
Aviv on June 17, unlike Gil Scott Heron and Santana, who both
cancelled concerts in Israel, following a widespread call for
them to respect the boycott of Israel for its countless 
violations of international law.

When Elton John performs in Israel, we doubt that he will be 
singing the song we've posted on Stop the War's website:  

How to use your vote against the war‏

STOP THE WAR COALITION 
NEWSLETTER No. 1151  
04 May 2010  
Email office@stopwar.org.uk  
Tel: 020 7801 2768 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              020 7801 2768      end_of_the_skype_highlighting  
Web: http://stopwar.org.uk  
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk

IN THIS NEWSLETTER  
1) HOW TO USE YOUR VOTE AGAINST THE WAR  
2) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA: DEFEND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY  
3) FUND RAISING DRIVE: PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY

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1) HOW TO USE YOUR VOTE AGAINST THE WAR

Stop the war's lobbying database can help you decide how to  
vote against the war in Thursday's election. Thousands of  
people have used it to question their candidates on a range of 
issues concerning the "war on terror".

Of those who replied so far, 17 per cent of Labour and 17 per 
cent of Liberal Democrat candidates support our call for the  
troops to come home. Many of the smaller parties have higher  
pecentages of candidates opposing the war. Not one  
Conservative candidate has supported the call for the troops  
to be withdarwn.

HOW TO LOBBY YOUR LOCAL ELECTION CANDIDATES  
* Go to http://bit.ly/91ATZw  
* Enter your post code 
* Complete the survey (takes one or two minutes)

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2) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA: DEFEND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY  
ONE DAY CONFERENCE SATURDAY 5 JUNE 10AM TO 5PM 
CAMDEN CENTRE LONDON WC1H 9JE

Muslims are under attack on many fronts.  Media demonisation, 
pro-war propaganda , government surveillance, imprisonment of 
Muslims peacefully protesting against Israel's invasion of  
Gaza --  all have contributed to a sense that the whole  
community is being scapegoated.

One result has been a frightening increase in physical attacks 
on mosques and individuals.

Stop the War is organising a conference against Islamophobia, 
alongside the British Muslim Initiative, to discuss how best  
to campaign and organise against this growing threat.

The conference already has the support of a range of unions  
and organisations  including the National Union of  
Journalists, UNITE, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Islam Channel and a number 
of Mosques.

Speakers include:  
* Daud Abdullah, Muslim Council of Britain  
* Mohammed Ali, Islam Channel 
* Anas Al-Tikriti, British Muslim Initiative  
* Tre Azam, ex of The Apprentice  
* Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay prisoner 
* Lindsey German, convenor Stop the War Coalition  
* Muhammad Habibur-Rahman, vice-president Islamic Forum of  
Europe 
* Kate Hudson CND,  
* Imran Khan solicitor,  
* Dr Robert Lambert, former head of Scotland Yard's Muslim  
Contact Unit  
* Seumas Milne, journalist  
* Peter Oborne, journalist  
* Salma Yaqoob, Respect Party

TICKETS £5 OR £3 UNWAGED  
Book Online: http://bit.ly/al64ru  
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3) FUND RAISING DRIVE: PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY

As well as taking the initiative for the conference against  
Islamophobia, Stop the War will this Summer step up its  
campaign against the war in Afghanistan. We are organising a  
national tour of meetings starting in June.

We are also planning a range of publications and other 
resources to help promote the anti-war case.

Stop the War's work is as necessary as at any time in our nine 
year history, not least because the political establishment  
has closed ranks to try and bury the issue of the war.

Stop the War has no rich sponsors and receives no grants. All 
of our campaigning is funded by the support we get from our  
network of supporters across the country.

To help fund our campaigning in the coming months, we are  
launching a fund drive to raise £10,000 by the end of July and  
we are urging our supporters to donate what they can.

How your donations can help: £100 pays for travel for one  
stage of the Afghanistan speaking tour we are planning, £50  
buys 2000 leaflets, £20 pays for 30 placards.

Please donate generously to the campaign. You can donate by  
cheque, online, or on the phone.  
ONLINE: http://bit.ly/APlKX  
BY PHONE: 020 7801 2768 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              020 7801 2768      end_of_the_skype_highlighting  
BY POST: Cheques made payable to "Stop the War Coalition" and 
sent to Stop the War Coalition, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road,  
London UK, SW1V 1EH