STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER
No. 1135 24 January 2010
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1) THE PEOPLE'S VOICE ON BLAIR'S JUDGEMENT DAY
2) NEW PAMPHLET - IRAQ: A PEOPLE'S DOSSIER
3) PUBLIC MEETING: FROM IRAQ TO AFGHANISTAN
4) GORDON BROWN'S WAR CONFERENCE
5) L/CPL JOE GLENTON'S COURT MARTIAL HEARING
6) FUNDING A WEEK OF ANTI-WAR PROTEST
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1) THE PEOPLE'S VOICE ON BLAIR'S JUDGEMENT DAY
Writers, musicians, relatives of the dead, Iraqi refugees,
poets, human rights
lawyers, comedians, well known actors, MPs and ordinary
citizens are joining a day of protest, performance and
politics outside the Iraq Inquiry on Friday 29 January, as
Tony Blair faces his judgement day.
People who oppose Britain's foreign wars are coming from all
corners of the country. The verdict on Blair will affect
present and future wars. It needs to be made clear to the
world that people here regard him as a man guilty of taking
Britain into an illegal war.
The approximate timetable for Tony Blair's Judgement Day at
the QE2 Conference Centre, is as follows:
8.00: PROTEST STARTS AS BLAIR ARRIVES
A delegation including Iraqi citizens and grieving military
families take the People's Dossier of questions for Tony Blair
to Sir John Chilcot.
9.00-10.00: NAMING OF THE DEAD CEREMONY
When Blair's testimony begins, names of Iraqis killed in the
war will be read by novelist A.L Kennedy, Musician Brian Eno,
actor and director Sam West, actor and director Simon
McBurney, playwright David Edgar, Lancet editor Richard
Horton, former UK ambassador Craig Murray, Iraqi author Haifa
Zangana, comedian and author Alexei Sayle, actor Miriam
Margoyles, and more.
10.00-11.00: SPEECHES, READINGS AND PERFORMANCES
Including by many of those participating in the Naming the
Dead ceremony.
12.00-13.00: PERFORMANCE FROM LOWKEY, KING BLUES AND
OTHER MUSICIANS.
13.00-14.00: MILITARY FAMILIES NAMING OF THE DEAD
Members of military families who lost loved ones in the Iraq
war will read the names of all 179 British soldiers who died.
16.00: PROTEST AS TONY BLAIR LEAVES THE INQUIRY
Tony Blair's Judgement Day
Friday 29 January from 8.00am
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3EE
Nearest tube: Westminster
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2) NEW PAMPHLET - IRAQ: A PEOPLE'S DOSSIER
A new Stop the War pamphlet, IRAQ: A PEOPLE'S DOSSIER, will be
available on Blair's Judgement Day. It is a compilation
representing the voices that have been excluded from the Iraq
Inquiry - that is, the majority of people in Britain who
consistently opposed Tony Blair's war.
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3) PUBLIC MEETING: FROM IRAQ TO AFGHANISTAN
WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 7PM
CAMDEN CENTRE, BIDBOROUGH STREET
LONDON WC1H 9DB
At this Stop the War/CND public meeting leading figures will
focus on another war initiated war by Tony Blair, and expose
the lies behind the "good war" in Afghanistan.
Speakers include Tony Benn, Seumas Milne (The Guardian),
George Galloway MP, a speaker from the German movement, Kate
Hudson (CND) and Lindsey German (Stop the War) .
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4) GORDON BROWN'S WAR CONFERENCE
The day before Blair appears at the Chilcot inquiry, on
Thursday 28 January, Gordon Brown has called a war conference
on Afghanistan, which will be attended by Hilary Clinton,
President Karzai and representatives from all the Nato
countries supporting the US-led occupation. Stop the War and
CND are organising a protest demanding an end to a war which
is every bit as immoral and devastating as the war in Iraq.
Protest on Thursday 28 January, 8.30am, Lancaster House,
Stable Yard, St James's, London SW1A 1BB
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5) L/CPL JOE GLENTON'S COURT MARTIAL HEARING
It is ironic that Tony Blair is facing an inquiry into his
decision to send soldiers to an illegal war which has
slaughtered hundreds of thousands on the same day that a
soldier who refuses to fight what he regards as another
unjustifiable war started by Blair is facing court martial.
Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, faces the first hearing of his
court martial on Friday 29 January at Bulford in Wiltshire.
Stop the War has called a picket to support Joe. Supporters
travelling from London will meet with anti-war activists in
Wiltshire.
It is essential that the only soldier to stand up and say
publicly what many soldiers privately admit - that the war in
Afghanistan is both unwinnable and unjustifiable - gets the
widest possible support from the anti-war movement. Messages
of support can be sent to Joe at defendjoeglenton@gmail.com.
For more information and updates on his case, see:
http://bit.ly/2vHCKR
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6) FUNDING A WEEK OF ANTI-WAR PROTEST
Stop the War has had a hectic beginning to 2010, with three
major events and the publication of a new pamphlet this week.
We are now gearing up for the general election campaign, to
ensure that the war in Afghanistan is not sidelined by the
major political parties, all of which supported the recent
troop surge that will inevitably lead to further escalation
following eight years which have brought nothing but ever
increasing levels of death and destruction.
We have had a tremendous response to our emergency appeal for
funds this month, but we still urgently need financial support
to help sustain our activities and events for peace. We rely
entirely on the contributions of our members and supporters
for funding. If you have not donated to the current appeal,
please consider doing so now:
How to donate:
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