STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER
No. 1126 17 November 2009
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://.stopwar.org.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1) BRING THEM HOME BY CHRISTMAS
2) PROTESTS, VIGILS WHEN 100th SOLDIER KILLED IN 2009
3) BRING THE TROOPS HOME POSTCARD
4) CALLING ALL STUDENTS IN LONDON
5) MILITARY FAMILIES GO TO DOWNING STREET
6) DEFEND L/CPL JOE GLENTON - LET SOLDIERS SPEAK
7) STOP THE WAR AT CHRISTMAS
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1) BRING THEM HOME BY CHRISTMAS
It is a sign of the strength of anti war opinion in Britain
that Gordon Brown has been forced to say that he is thinking
about an 'exit strategy' from Afghanistan.
Unfortunately, instead of announcing a date for withdrawal of
British troops -- in line with majority public opinion in this
country - his vague remarks smack more of a pre election
manoeuvre than of a serious change in policy.
Brown's speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet last night reflects
the political divisions in the US and Britain over the war,
and the realisation that the antiwar movement is growing as
calls increase for the troops to come home. Brown's claim that
the war is helping to defeat al Qaeda is also disingenuous.
The killings of al Qaeda leaders have been carried out by the
CIA in Pakistan. They are not the result of the war in
Afghanistan.
We are almost at the tragic figure of 100 British soldiers
killed in Afghanistan in this year alone. Thousands of Afghans
have died. The only commitment worth anything from Gordon
Brown is to get the troops out by Christmas.
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2) PROTESTS, VIGILS WHEN 100th SOLDIER KILLED IN 2009
Local groups of the Stop the War Coalition are organising
protests, vigils and namings of the dead on the day that the
100th soldier this year dies. The figure currently stands at
97. Check the website for your local contacts.
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3) BRING THE TROOPS HOME POSTCARD
Stop the War has produced Bring the Troops Home postcards for
sending to your local MP. To order call 020 7801 2768.
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4) CALLING ALL STUDENTS IN LONDON
Students across London are organising a DIE-IN protest
calling for the troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan at
Parliament Square on Wednesday 25 November at 1.30pm. For
more details contact Stewart: stewart@stopwar.org.uk or call
020 7801 2768.
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5) MILITARY FAMILIES GO TO DOWNING STREET
Military families and veterans are going to Downing Street at
5pm on Monday 21 December to demand to see Gordon Brown and
hand in the Bring the Troops Home petition. They would like to
see as many people as possible join them to show support.
Two family members who have lost loved ones in the war have
asked us to send out this invitation to all Stop the War
supporters.
MESSAGE FROM GRAEME KNIGHT AND JOAN HUMPHRIES
Graeme Knight is the father of Sergeant Ben Knight who died in
Afghanistan in 2004 Joan Humphries is the grandmother of
Private Kevin Elliott who died on foot patrol in Afghanistan
2009.
"We have suffered terrible personal loss in this war in
Afghanistan and we don't want one more family to go through
the same pain. Everyone knows now this is a pointless war,
deeply unpopular in Britain and Afghanistan. Young lives are
being sacrificed so that politicians can save face.
"Britain is slavishly supporting the US just to keep up the
so-called special relationship. Meanwhile the death toll is
mounting. It is high time the troops came home.
"We are going to Downing Street with other Families who have
loved ones or have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and ex
soldiers on Monday 21 December. We will be demanding to see
Gordon Brown and give him a petition signed by tens of
thousands calling for the troops to be brought home . Candles
will be lit for those who have died.
"Please join us at Downing Street if you can and publicise 21
December as widely as possible."
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6) DEFEND L/CPL JOE GLENTON - LET SOLDIERS SPEAK
Lance Corporal Joe Glenton who is currently in prison for
speaking out against the war in Afghanistan faces a hearing
tomorrow morning at 10pm. Join the protest to support him 9.45
am, The Official Solicitors' Office, 81 Chancery Lane WC2A 1DD
Messages of support for Joe are pouring in. You can see a
selection here: http://bit.ly/7AhDN
Send your message to: defendjoeglenton@gmail.com
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7) STOP THE WAR AT CHRISTMAS
Stop the war is offering some Christmas gift ideas to help
fund the campaign to get the troops home. We have Afghan
slipper socks for only £9 plus postage and packing. Plus a
special offer of the illustrated history of the Stop the War
Coalition for just £5 plus postage.
To order and see all Stop the War merchandise, go to:
http://bit.ly/1u7UJF
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Bring them home by Christmas
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Five more soldiers die in an unwinnable war
from Stop The War Coalition:
On 4 November, five soldiers were killed by one or more Afghan policemen. 229 soldiers have now died since the 2001 invasion, 92 of them this year. Gordon Brown insists, "They fought to make Afghanistan more secure, but above all to make Britain safer from the terrorism and extremism which continues to threaten us." The truth is, they are dying in an unwinnable war which has no other purpose than to save the reputation of politicians like Brown, who slavishly follow the dictates of US foreign policy, even when it's obvious that the world's second poorest country is no threat whatever to British interests. The blood of these five soldiers is on the hands of Gordon Brown. How many more British soldiers and Afghan civilians will die before he is forced to accept the inevitable and bring all the troops home?
On 4 November, five soldiers were killed by one or more Afghan policemen. 229 soldiers have now died since the 2001 invasion, 92 of them this year. Gordon Brown insists, "They fought to make Afghanistan more secure, but above all to make Britain safer from the terrorism and extremism which continues to threaten us." The truth is, they are dying in an unwinnable war which has no other purpose than to save the reputation of politicians like Brown, who slavishly follow the dictates of US foreign policy, even when it's obvious that the world's second poorest country is no threat whatever to British interests. The blood of these five soldiers is on the hands of Gordon Brown. How many more British soldiers and Afghan civilians will die before he is forced to accept the inevitable and bring all the troops home?
Responding to the Afghan election farce
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) RESPONDING TO THE AFGHAN ELECTION FARCE
2) LONDON STOP THE WAR ACTIVISTS' MEETING
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1) RESPONDING TO THE AFGHAN ELECTION FARCE
NATO's operation in Afghanistan has descended into farce.
Gordon Brown and Barack Obama have both congratulated Hamid
Karzai - a man they installed as Afghanistan's ruler in the
first place - for winning an election they themselves have
condemned as corrupt.
The result of this charade will be to further weaken support
for the war here. The fact that there are now establishment
voices arguing the war is pointless also strengthens the hand
of those of us who want to bring the troops home altogether.
Following the excellent Bring The Troops Home demonstration
ten days ago we need to use the weeks up to Christmas to put
maximum pressure on the government.
We are asking all our supporters to do as many of the
following as possible:
- PETITION:
Get everyone you know to sign the Bring the Troops Home
petition. We plan to hand it in very publicly to Gordon Brown
in December, so we need the maximum possible number of
signatures by then. You can sign it online
(http://bit.ly/ft6BP) or download a copy (http://bit.ly/rNaTZ)
and take it round your workmates, neighbours, friends etc.
- LOBBY YOUR MP:
Lobby your MP and demand he or she does everything possible to
end the occupation. Send a Bring the Troops Home postcard
(available from the office) to your MP.
- ANNIVERSARY OF AFGHAN "LIBERATION":
Join local protests on Bring the Troops Home day Friday 13th
November - the anniversary of the so-called liberation of
Afghanistan.
- MILITARY FAMILIES:
If you have family connections with the military or know
anyone who does and is against the war, please contact the
Stop the War office. More and more military families are
getting in touch. As Michael Clarke, Director of the Royal
United Services Institute is quoted as saying in Today's
Guardian 'The cynicism that eventually corroded the morale of
US forces in Vietnam is a spectre that is beginning to haunt
the whole Afghanistan enterprise'.
5) DONATE:
Donate to the Bring the Troops Home appeal. In order to
maintain a high profile campaign, the Stop the War Coalition
we need money, for leaflets and postcards, for office and
transport costs.
HOW TO DONATE:
* Online: http://bit.ly/APlKX ;
* By credit / debit card: Phone 020 7801 2768
* By cheque: Made out to 'Stop the War Coalition' and sent to:
Stop the War Coalition
231 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 1EH
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2) LONDON ACTIVISTS' MEETING: OPEN ALL
If you are based in or near London, a Stop the War activists
meeting has been organised for Tuesday 10 November at the
Indian YMCA 41, Fitzroy Square London W1T 6AQ. Nearest tube
Warren Street.
The meeting will give us a chance to assess the situation in
Afghanistan, brainstorm about the campaign to bring the troops
home and protest ideas in the run up to Christmas and to
exchange ideas about strengthening the local groups. We are
keen to make sure we get newer activists along to the meeting
to get them fully involved.
For more details, see: http://bit.ly/1rMvCE
Monday, 2 November 2009
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Weapons of Mass Communication for 24 October
STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER
No. 1118 18 October 2009
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://.stopwar.org.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
WEAPONS OF MASS COMMUNICATION FOR 24 OCTOBER
Full details of the national Bring the Troops Home
demonstration on 24 October are now on our website (see
http://bit.ly/2pZlGD), including a map of the march route,
latest details of coaches from outside London (see
http://bit.ly/FGook), and details of keynote speakers at the
rally in Trafalgar Square.
Every day this week there are activities and events taking
place across the country to build support for the
demonstration. Virtually every corner of London is being
covered, with leafleting of tube stations, mosques, colleges,
shopping centres etc. For details and to get involved, see
http://bit.ly/3cPI3i
There is a way we can all make a difference. The mainstream
media gives acres of coverage to the warmongers but does no
favours to the antiwar movement. We have to use our own
networks to publicise our events. And it works. If we all
commit ourselves to using the weapons of mass communication at
our disposal, we can make a real difference.
Emailing, texting, sending Twitter tweets, posting on Facebook
-- if we all use every communication means we have to spread
the word about the demonstration and urge everyone we contact
to do the same, we will reach a mass audience very quickly,
despite the vitual news blackout by the mainstream media.
Then no one will be able to say after 24 October that they
weren't on the demonstration because they didn't know about
it.
The stakes couldn't be higher, with Gordon Brown having just
announced an increase in the number of British troops fighting
an unwinnable and pointless war -- and almost certain to send
even more when Obama announces his second troop "surge".
The latest poll shows that 68 percent of the British public
want all the troops brought home. The bigger the turnout on
Saturday, the more pressure we will put on all those MPs who
have closed their ears to the majority view of their
constituents. We're only a few months away from a general
election. We have to ensure that the war in Afghanistan is a
central issue. Saturday's demonstration will be the best
springboard to ensuring that happens.
* SEND THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL, TEXT, FACEBOOK ETC:
Join the National Demonstration.
Bring the Troops Home from Afghanistan.
You can make a difference.
London: Saturday 24 October
Assemble Hyde Park 12 noon
March to Trafalgar Square
Full details here: http://bit.ly/2pZlGD
Please pass on this message to everyone you know.
* TWEET THIS ON TWITTER:
You can make a difference. Join the Troops Out of #Afghanistan
demo: London 24 October http://bit.ly/2pZlGD
WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS WEEK:
Last week dozens of bereaved relatives who lost loved ones in
the Iraq war gave evidence to the Iraq War Inquiry. The
committee was stunned when the relatives demanded -- with
almost complete unanimity -- that the illegality of the war
should be a central issue for the inquiry, and that Tony Blair
should be indicted for his war crimes.
Our demonstration on Saturday and our continuing campaign to
end the war in Afghanistan, are aimed to prevent any more
futile loss of life, by Afghans and soldiers alike. Please act
now to publicise the demonstration in every way you can. And
please join us on Saturday.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Talking about peace, thinking about war
STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER
No. 1115 26 September 2009
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://.stopwar.org.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) TALKING ABOUT PEACE, THINKING ABOUT WAR
2) OCT 24 DEMONSTRATION DETAILS & MOBILISATION
3) PROTEST EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF AFGHAN INVASION
4) NATIONWIDE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AFGHANISTAN
5) STOP THE WAR PRINTED NEWSLETTER: NO.2
6) STOP THE WAR'S SONG OF THE WEEK & OTHER LINKS
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1) TALKING ABOUT PEACE, THINKING ABOUT WAR
Much is being made of UN calls for nuclear disarmament this
week. Every missile nuclear or otherwise that is scrapped
is welcome. Anything which reduces tension between big
powers is to be applauded.
But the cuts proposed will leave enough nuclear weapons in
play to destroy the planet many times over and the changes
taking place amount to a shift to new military priorities
not a move away from intervention.
Long range nuclear weapons, even aircraft carriers and big
tanks may be de-prioritised because of the kind of wars the
west will be fighting.
The new British Chief of staff General Richards outlined
the new thinking last week. Afghanistan was a "signpost"
indicating the nature of wars in the future -- "asymmetric"
conflicts with less need for traditional military hardware
like tanks and warplanes.
"Future conflicts are more likely to involve non-state
actors and failed states, like Afghanistan, rather than
traditional wars between states... How we deal with the
threat posed by violent extremism, often embedded in
dangerously radicalised states, will be an issue that will
dominate our professional lives."
In reality the big powers will keep enough nuclear weapons
and hi-tech hardware to continue to intimidate potential
rivals, but they are clearing the way to spend more on
targeted, infantry-led interventions round the world.
General Richards also made clear the military sees no
choice but to fight to the end in Afghanistan - whatever
that is -- and he explained why defeat is not an option.
Imagine he said, the "enduring grand strategic impact on
the UK's authority and reputation in the world of the
defeat of the British Armed Forces, and its impact on
public sentiment here in the UK."
The war in Afghanistan is not about the well being of the
Afghan people, economic, social or political, it is about
the projection of American and British power abroad.
And we are reminded again by Barack Obama's latest threats
against Iran that little has changed from George Bush's war
policies under the new White House administration.
Seven years after Bush cited alleged weapons of mass
destruction as justification for attacking Iraq, we have
Obama issuing the same threats in the same language with
the same lack of evidence, as a prelude to waging war
against Iran, which is what "crippling" sanctions will be,
whether or not they are accompanied by military assault.
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2) OCT 24 DEMONSTRATION DETAILS & MOBILISATION
The national Bring the Troops Home demonstration on
Saturday 24 October will assemble at Hyde Park at midday.
It will be lead by anti-war military families, army
veterans and soldiers and will march to Trafalgar Square
for a mass rally.
There is a huge debate on both sides of the Atlantic about
the future of the occupation, with the growing casualty
rate among Afghan civilians and invading troops -- against
the background of the corrupt elections -- creating a
popular revulsion at the whole exercise. There are
majorities against the war in most countries across the
world.
We have a great opportunity to mobilise anti-war public
opinion on a huge scale. Our aim is to ensure that no one
can say after 24 October that they weren't there because
they didn't know there was a demonstration.
To help us achieve that, we are asking all our supporters
to do everything they can to publicise the demonstration.
Please email, text or tweet as many of your friends and
contacts as possible with information about the
demonstration and encourage them to do the following:
1 Order some leaflets from the Stop the War office to
leaflet their street and/or workplace or college. Call 020
7801 2768;
2 Order a few demonstration posters from the office for
display in a home window, ask a few local shops to display
etc;
3 Arrange with friends, colleagues or the local anti-war
group to leaflet a tube, train or bus station, or a local
High Street.
4 Make a donation to the Bring the Troops Home appeal, to
help us fund the cost of the demonstration, publicity
materials, etc (see below for how to donate).
DEMONSTRATE: BRING THE TROOPS HOME
SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER
ASSEMBLE HYDE PARK 12 NOON
MARCH TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
TRANSPORT DETAILS FROM OUTSIDE LONDON:
Coaches are being organised round the country to bring
protestors to London for the demonstration. See here for
details so far: http://bit.ly/FGook We will update this
information as we get more details.
HOW TO DONATE:
* Online: http://bit.ly/APlKX
* By credit / debit card: Phone 020 7801 2768
* By cheque: Made out to 'Stop the War Coalition' and sent
to Stop the War Coalition, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London
SW1V 1EH
****************************************
3) PROTEST EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF AFGHAN INVASION
Many local Stop the War groups will be organising street
protests between the 7th and the 10th of October. These
will help to spread the anti-war message and publicise the
demonstration on 24 October. If you would like to be
involved in these events, please call or email the national
Stop the War office for details of a your group in your
area: office@stopwar.org.uk, 020 7801 2768
****************************************
4) NATIONWIDE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AFGHANISTAN
Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, facing court martial for
refusing to return to the Afghan War; MPs George Galloway,
Paul Flynn, Neil Gerrard and Jeremy Corbyn; writers Tariq
Ali, Ghada Karmi and David Edgar; Guardian journalists
Seumas Milne and Simon Tisdall; Mohammed Asif, President of
the Scottish Afghan Society, and Tony Benn, are just some
of the keynote speakers in Stop the War meeting taking
place across the country in the weeks leading up to the
national demonstration on 24 October.
To find out if there is a meeting in your area, go to
http://bit.ly/3cPI3i
Meetings are still being added, so look out for updates on
this webpage.
****************************************
5) STOP THE WAR PRINTED NEWSLETTER: NO.2
Stop the War now has a regular printed newsletter. The
latest issue No.2 can be previewed here:
http://bit.ly/10Sbkr
Paper copies can be purchased through the Stop the War
office, 020 7801 2768 office@stopwar.org.uk. Orders of 10
or more newsletters are charged at the reduced rate of 30p
a copy.
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6) STOP THE WAR'S SONG OF THE WEEK & OTHER LINKS
Our song of the week is Bob Dylan's "John Brown":
http://bit.ly/41RZm2 , which was suggested by Stop the War
supporter Stephen Fisk.
Dylan's song is particularly relevant to an article about
the devastating injuries suffered by troops in Afghanistan,
which can be read here: http://bit.ly/18FlMM
All the speeches from the highly successful national Stop
the War students conference on 19 September are now online,
including the contributions from Israeli historian Ilan
Pappe, musician Lowkey and George Galloway MP:
http://bit.ly/heofB
Anyone unsure as to whether western troops should be
withdrawn from Afghanistan should read how a 7-year-old
Afghan child learned to hate when her whole family was
slaughtered by a US bombing raid: http://bit.ly/gKLfy
Ann Jones, just back from Afghanistan, explains why Gordon
Brown's "exit strategy" of building an Afghan army to take
the place of British and US troops in never going to
happen: http://bit.ly/2xOJBo
If you want notification of new articles and links as they
are published on the Stop the War website, join us on
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
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NEWSLETTER
No. 1115 26 September 2009
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
Tel: 020 7801 2768
Web: http://.stopwar.org.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) TALKING ABOUT PEACE, THINKING ABOUT WAR
2) OCT 24 DEMONSTRATION DETAILS & MOBILISATION
3) PROTEST EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF AFGHAN INVASION
4) NATIONWIDE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AFGHANISTAN
5) STOP THE WAR PRINTED NEWSLETTER: NO.2
6) STOP THE WAR'S SONG OF THE WEEK & OTHER LINKS
****************************************
1) TALKING ABOUT PEACE, THINKING ABOUT WAR
Much is being made of UN calls for nuclear disarmament this
week. Every missile nuclear or otherwise that is scrapped
is welcome. Anything which reduces tension between big
powers is to be applauded.
But the cuts proposed will leave enough nuclear weapons in
play to destroy the planet many times over and the changes
taking place amount to a shift to new military priorities
not a move away from intervention.
Long range nuclear weapons, even aircraft carriers and big
tanks may be de-prioritised because of the kind of wars the
west will be fighting.
The new British Chief of staff General Richards outlined
the new thinking last week. Afghanistan was a "signpost"
indicating the nature of wars in the future -- "asymmetric"
conflicts with less need for traditional military hardware
like tanks and warplanes.
"Future conflicts are more likely to involve non-state
actors and failed states, like Afghanistan, rather than
traditional wars between states... How we deal with the
threat posed by violent extremism, often embedded in
dangerously radicalised states, will be an issue that will
dominate our professional lives."
In reality the big powers will keep enough nuclear weapons
and hi-tech hardware to continue to intimidate potential
rivals, but they are clearing the way to spend more on
targeted, infantry-led interventions round the world.
General Richards also made clear the military sees no
choice but to fight to the end in Afghanistan - whatever
that is -- and he explained why defeat is not an option.
Imagine he said, the "enduring grand strategic impact on
the UK's authority and reputation in the world of the
defeat of the British Armed Forces, and its impact on
public sentiment here in the UK."
The war in Afghanistan is not about the well being of the
Afghan people, economic, social or political, it is about
the projection of American and British power abroad.
And we are reminded again by Barack Obama's latest threats
against Iran that little has changed from George Bush's war
policies under the new White House administration.
Seven years after Bush cited alleged weapons of mass
destruction as justification for attacking Iraq, we have
Obama issuing the same threats in the same language with
the same lack of evidence, as a prelude to waging war
against Iran, which is what "crippling" sanctions will be,
whether or not they are accompanied by military assault.
****************************************
2) OCT 24 DEMONSTRATION DETAILS & MOBILISATION
The national Bring the Troops Home demonstration on
Saturday 24 October will assemble at Hyde Park at midday.
It will be lead by anti-war military families, army
veterans and soldiers and will march to Trafalgar Square
for a mass rally.
There is a huge debate on both sides of the Atlantic about
the future of the occupation, with the growing casualty
rate among Afghan civilians and invading troops -- against
the background of the corrupt elections -- creating a
popular revulsion at the whole exercise. There are
majorities against the war in most countries across the
world.
We have a great opportunity to mobilise anti-war public
opinion on a huge scale. Our aim is to ensure that no one
can say after 24 October that they weren't there because
they didn't know there was a demonstration.
To help us achieve that, we are asking all our supporters
to do everything they can to publicise the demonstration.
Please email, text or tweet as many of your friends and
contacts as possible with information about the
demonstration and encourage them to do the following:
1 Order some leaflets from the Stop the War office to
leaflet their street and/or workplace or college. Call 020
7801 2768;
2 Order a few demonstration posters from the office for
display in a home window, ask a few local shops to display
etc;
3 Arrange with friends, colleagues or the local anti-war
group to leaflet a tube, train or bus station, or a local
High Street.
4 Make a donation to the Bring the Troops Home appeal, to
help us fund the cost of the demonstration, publicity
materials, etc (see below for how to donate).
DEMONSTRATE: BRING THE TROOPS HOME
SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER
ASSEMBLE HYDE PARK 12 NOON
MARCH TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE
TRANSPORT DETAILS FROM OUTSIDE LONDON:
Coaches are being organised round the country to bring
protestors to London for the demonstration. See here for
details so far: http://bit.ly/FGook We will update this
information as we get more details.
HOW TO DONATE:
* Online: http://bit.ly/APlKX
* By credit / debit card: Phone 020 7801 2768
* By cheque: Made out to 'Stop the War Coalition' and sent
to Stop the War Coalition, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London
SW1V 1EH
****************************************
3) PROTEST EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF AFGHAN INVASION
Many local Stop the War groups will be organising street
protests between the 7th and the 10th of October. These
will help to spread the anti-war message and publicise the
demonstration on 24 October. If you would like to be
involved in these events, please call or email the national
Stop the War office for details of a your group in your
area: office@stopwar.org.uk, 020 7801 2768
****************************************
4) NATIONWIDE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON AFGHANISTAN
Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, facing court martial for
refusing to return to the Afghan War; MPs George Galloway,
Paul Flynn, Neil Gerrard and Jeremy Corbyn; writers Tariq
Ali, Ghada Karmi and David Edgar; Guardian journalists
Seumas Milne and Simon Tisdall; Mohammed Asif, President of
the Scottish Afghan Society, and Tony Benn, are just some
of the keynote speakers in Stop the War meeting taking
place across the country in the weeks leading up to the
national demonstration on 24 October.
To find out if there is a meeting in your area, go to
http://bit.ly/3cPI3i
Meetings are still being added, so look out for updates on
this webpage.
****************************************
5) STOP THE WAR PRINTED NEWSLETTER: NO.2
Stop the War now has a regular printed newsletter. The
latest issue No.2 can be previewed here:
http://bit.ly/10Sbkr
Paper copies can be purchased through the Stop the War
office, 020 7801 2768 office@stopwar.org.uk. Orders of 10
or more newsletters are charged at the reduced rate of 30p
a copy.
****************************************
6) STOP THE WAR'S SONG OF THE WEEK & OTHER LINKS
Our song of the week is Bob Dylan's "John Brown":
http://bit.ly/41RZm2 , which was suggested by Stop the War
supporter Stephen Fisk.
Dylan's song is particularly relevant to an article about
the devastating injuries suffered by troops in Afghanistan,
which can be read here: http://bit.ly/18FlMM
All the speeches from the highly successful national Stop
the War students conference on 19 September are now online,
including the contributions from Israeli historian Ilan
Pappe, musician Lowkey and George Galloway MP:
http://bit.ly/heofB
Anyone unsure as to whether western troops should be
withdrawn from Afghanistan should read how a 7-year-old
Afghan child learned to hate when her whole family was
slaughtered by a US bombing raid: http://bit.ly/gKLfy
Ann Jones, just back from Afghanistan, explains why Gordon
Brown's "exit strategy" of building an Afghan army to take
the place of British and US troops in never going to
happen: http://bit.ly/2xOJBo
If you want notification of new articles and links as they
are published on the Stop the War website, join us on
Twitter: http://twitter.com/STWuk
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