[JNV] Complete Listings

[Maya Evans]

Dear All

Firstly JNV would like to apologise for the temporary disappearance of
our website www.j-n-v.org=20=20
As far as we are aware the site should be up and running again in the
next few days.

Secondly we would like to flag up some forth coming dates involving JNV.

This email also includes events held by other groups and a recommended
online petition to sign.

Thanks

Maya Evans
JNV=20

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1) Events

(i) Wednesday 12 April
10am Bow Street Magistrates Court, Milan to hear the verdict of Judge=20
Nicholas Evans regarding the offence of organizing an unauthorized
demonstration=20
within the restricted protest zone in Whitehall. Mil is the first person
to be charged=20
under the Serious Organized Crime and Police Act 2005 for this offence,
 for which he faces a possible 3 months in prison.  Support welcomed.

(ii) Later on that day
7pm Book Launch '7/7 The London Bombings Islam and the Iraq War' by
Milan=20
Rai at the Friends Meeting House Euston.  Speakers include Milan Rai=20
(if not in prison), Rachel North writer and 7/7 survivor, Nadje Al-Ali,
Mark Curtis-=20
and Maya Evans as chair of the evening.

(iii) Friday 14 April
7pm Hastings Book Launch of '7/7 The London Bombings Islam and the Iraq
War'.=20
Followed by 'Power & Terror'  a film about Noam Chomsky.

(iv) Wednesday 19 April=20
Dialogue With Islam has organized a night of discussion addressing key=20
questions on the War on Terror with guests Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Former=20
British Foreign Secretary), Yvonne Ridley (Political Editor of Islam
Channel),=20
Dr Jef McAllister (Time Magazine Bureau Chief), Akmal Asghar (New
Civilisation=20
Magazine Contributing Editor), Chair: Rob Gifford (National Public Radio
of America)=20
Tickets (=A35 at the Door)  6.30 pm =96 8. 15 pm (Magrib Jammat prayers
8.25pm) at=20
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, WC1R 4RL Nearest tude Holborn=20
(Central/Piccadilly Line) For further details: visit
www.dialoguewithislam.org Or=20
phone ticket hotline: 07956 141 772 Or e-mail
reserve@dialoguewithislam.org

(v) Wednesday 26th April=20
12-6 outside EDO MBM, Careers Fair for EDO MBM=20
employees. Come and be one of our careers advisors offering the arms=20
industry workers alternative career options.

Every Wednesday Brighton
4-6pm outside EDO MBM, Home Farm Rd, noise demo.
For details of travel from Brighton call 07891 405 923

(vi) Thursday 4th May - BAE AGM picket.
Research by Campaign Against the Arms Trade ( CAAT) revealed that arms=20
export licences to countries accused of Human Rights abuses increased=20
dramatically last year. Arms sales to Israel, including missile
components,=20
almost doubled to =A325m. CAAT also revealed the ongoing export of arms
parts=20
including missile components to Indonesia where they are currently being=20
using against indigenous peoples in West Papua. It doesn't take much=20
imagination to realise the likelihood of EDO MBM components making up
part=20
of these figures: For details see:
http://www.caat.org.uk/events/bae-agm-2006.php

(vii) Stop the war on Iran before it starts!

Public meetings addressed by  Professor Abbas Edalat, founder of The=20
Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran=20
(www.campaigniran.org). Professor Edalat is a London-based Iranian who
has=20
worked tirelessly to alert us to this dangerous escalation of the war.=20

Wednesday 26th April 7pm Glasgow- Al-Furqan mosque, Carrington Street.
There will=20
be tea and biscuits and a short film showing at 9 pm

Thursday 27th April 7.30 pm Edinburgh St.John=92s Church, Princes=20
Street.

Then a probable meeting at Glasgow University at 1 pm on 27th. Details,
to be=20
finalised, will appear on the website www.iransolidarity.endofempire.org

All welcome. Admission free.
Colin Buchanan, www.iransolidarity.endofempire.org



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2) Recommended petition

The Tony Blair - Meet the families of military killed in Iraq Petition
to Tony Blair=20
was created by Military Families Against the War (contact@mfaw.org.uk)=20

The petition is at <http://www.petitiononline.com/MFAWAp06>

MFAW are demanding a meeting with Tony Blair accounting for the reasons
of war=20
when Iraq posed no military threat. MFAW are calling for the troops to
be withdrawn.=20

Wednesday 26 April MFAW are organising a lobby of MPs in parliament.
Following the=20
lobby they will be laying a wreath at the cenotaph and delivering the
petition to Downing=20
Street. MFAW are calling on other families and servicemen and women to
join them to=20
make it clear to Tony Blair that he cannot continue to ignore them.=20
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  Maya Evans
  mayaevans@fastmail.co.uk