whitebeard

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Hi all,

On December 1 there will be a "World Against War" conference in London, organized by the Stop the War Coalition.
See message below and their web site: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
I went two years ago and plan to go this year as well, also to help get the word out on the international demonstration in Vicenza, December 15.
Let me know if you plan to go, too!
Stephanie

STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER No. 1027
23 November 2007
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
T: 020 7278 6694
Web: http://www.stopwar.org.uk

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) WORLD AGAINST WAR CONFERENCE: NEVER MORE NEEDED
2) NOVEMBER 24: IRAN NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
3) RHYTHMS OF PEACE CONCERT: 30 NOVEMBER
4) STOP THE WAR SEASONAL GREETING CARDS

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1) WORLD AGAINST WAR CONFERENCE: NEVER MORE NEEDED The
latest speakers added to the World Against War international conference in
London on Saturday 1 December are Mrs. Marzieh Mortazi Langroudi, a
leading member of the Iranian group Mothers Against War, Ibrahim
Mousawi the editor of Hezbollah's newspaper in Lebanon and Karamat Ali
from the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research.

They join many other prominent peace campaigners -- from the Middle
East, Asia, the USA and around the world -- who will speak at the
conference and lead discussions on: * The current situation in Iraq * The
occupation in Afghanistan * The threats against Iran * US aggression from
Eastern Europe to Latin America.

Among the speakers at the conference are Dennis Halliday and Hans Von
Sponeck, former United Nations representatives in Iraq, Hassan Jumaa,
President of the Basra Oil Workers Union, Jawad Al Khalassi, General
Secretary Iraq Foundation Congress, Hannah Ibrahim from Women's Will
Iraq, Ivona Novomestská, Czech No Bases Campaign, Brigitte Ostmeyer
from the new German Left party, Eqyptian MP Hamdeen Sabahy, Tony
Benn and Lindsey German from Stop the War Coalition, Mark Thomas,
campaigning comedian, George Galloway MP, Craig Murray, ex-British
Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Iraqi exile Sami Ramadani, and representatives
from United for Peace and Justice (USA), the Communist Party of Lebanon
and Venezuela's UNT union confederation.

This conference was never more needed. George Bush has asked the US
Congress to add 196 billion dollars as a supplement to the 450 billion
dollars he has already got for war spending in 2008. He calls the
supplemental spending the "Global War on Terror Request" and it includes
plans for a new bunker busting bomb which could be geared toward
bombing underground targets in Iran.

And Britain's prime minister Gordon Brown has now repeatedly stated his
support for Bush's horrifying plans for endless global war, based on what
Brown calls "our shared values and our shared destiny".

The conference is open to all - whether delegates from political
organisations, trade unions, community groups and campaigns, or from
individuals. All Stop the War's local groups and affiliated organisations have
been asked to ensure that we have the widest possible representation at
this international peace conference, which will bring together peace
campaigners from across the world and which will be of paramount
importance in helping to devise the antiwar movement's strategy for
building international opposition to the intensifying warmongering of George
Bush and his allies. Registration for the conference can be made online or
by telephoning the Stop the War Coalition national office (see below).

THE WORLD AGAINST WAR
INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE
LONDON, SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER
WESTMINSTER CENTRAL HALL
(Details: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/)

TO BOOK ONLINE: http://tinyurl.com/2d9whw
TO BOOK BY PHONE: 020 7278 6694

ACCOMMODATION: If you can offer accommodation for international delegates attending the conference, please email office@stopwar.org.uk or call 020 7278 6694.

RHYTHMS OF PEACE CONCERT: This takes place on Friday 30 November, the day before the conference. Tickets are going very fast for this not to be missed event. See below for booking.

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2) NOVEMBER 24: IRAN NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
With George Bush's ever intensifying threats against Iran and what the looming possibility of devastating air strikes in 2008, Stop the War is organising an Iran National Day of Action on Saturday 24 November, with activities taking place in towns and cities across the country calling for Britain to oppose any attack on Iran. If you would like to join the event in your area, call Stop the War's national office for contact details: 020 7278 6694.

We are asking participants in local Don't Attack Iran events on 24 November to take photographs and email them to the Stop the War office for inclusion in reports that we will publish on our website next week: office@stopwar.org.uk

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3) RHYTHMS OF PEACE CONCERT: 30 NOVEMBER
Book now to avoid disappointment (see below). Tickets are going very fast for this Stop the War benefit concert, with its fantastic array of performers, from the world of the arts, journalism and politics , including actors Julie Christie and David Soul, writers John Pilger and Ahdaf Soueif and musicians Eugene Skeef and Dave Randall:

ANDREW MURRAY will introduce
* Actors, JULIE CHRISTIE, DAVID SOUL, JANET SUZMAN, PRUNELLA SCALES AND TIMOTHY WEST
* Campaigning journalist, JOHN PILGER
* US comedian DAVE LIPPMAN
* South African percussionist, EUGENE SKEEF
* Novelists, AHDAF SOUEIF and HAIFA ZANGANA
* Ex-Ambassador, CRAIG MURRAY
* Mezzo soprano, JANET SHELL
* Pianist & composer, KEITH BURSTEIN
* Cellist, CHARLES WATT
* Musician, DAVE RANDALL, (Slovo and Faithless)
* LINDSEY GERMAN, Convenor of Stop the War Coalition
* JOHN REES, Stop the War Coalition
* JEREMY CORBYN MP
* KATE HUDSON, Chair of CND
(SEE http://tinyurl.com/2htzjk for full details)

TICKETS £15. BOOK NOW:
ONLINE: http://tinyurl.com/2htzjk
BY PHONE 020 7278 6694
BY POST: Cheques made payable to 'Stop the War Coalition' and marked 'Rhythms of Peace'. Send to Stop the War Coalition, 27 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JP.

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4) STOP THE WAR SEASONAL GREETING CARDS
Stop the War has produced antiwar seasonal greeting cares at £1 per card or six cards for £5 plus postage. To order ring 020 7278 6694 (See card artwork here: http://tinyurl.com/2wuy5v)