[JNV] News and Activities
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Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:18:02 +0100
Dear friends,
We hope you find this compilation useful.
best wishes
Milan Rai
JNV
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This email is sent by Justice Not Vengeance
<http://www.j-n-v.org>
but is 90 per cent based on a Voices in the Wilderness UK email
<http://www.voicesuk.org>
*** INFORMATION & NEWS ***
(1) New Lancet survey puts post-invasion death toll at 655,000, including
186,000 Iraqis killed directly by "coalition" forces.
(2) Head of British army calls for withdrawal from Iraq 'soon'
(3) B-52 Two activists who broke into Fairford win hung jury
*** MEETINGS & ACTIVITY ***
[A] The "War on Terror" at Home and Abroad: public meeting with artist EMILY
JOHNS and activist MAYA EVANS. 7.30pm, TONIGHT, Friday 13 October, Bertrand Russell
Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1.
[B] "No More Fallujahs" placards and banner making workshop, THIS SUNDAY
(15th October). 12 noon - 3pm, Sunday 15th October, London Action Resource
Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, E1 1ES (tube: Aldgate East). Help
needed - all welcome!
[C] Special screening of "A letter to the Prime Minister: Jo Wilding's Diary
from Iraq" followed by Q&A with activist Jo Wilding, eyewitness to the April
2004 US attack on Fallujah. 12 noon, THIS SUNDAY (15th October), Curzon Soho, 99
Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY. Tickets £6.50. See
http://tinyurl.com/prg8j
[D] Urgent action to release Iraqi journalist and writer Kelshan Al Bayati
[E] Write to imprisoned anti-war activist Val Swain
[F] Other upcoming anti-war actions and events
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*** INFORMATION & NEWS ***
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(1) NEW LANCET SURVEY PUTS POST-INVASION DEATH TOLL AT 655,000, INCLUDING
186,000 IRAQIS KILLED DIRECTLY BY COALITION FORCES
A new report, published on-line by the Lancet <http://www.thelancet.com/>
on Wednesday (the pdf of the report is 240kb, downloadable at
<http://tinyurl.com/et35c>), has concluded that, "as a consequence of the
coalition invasion of March 18 2003, about 655,000 Iraqis have died above
the number that would be expected in a non-conflict situation ... equivalent
to about 2.5% of the population ...About 601,000 of these excess deaths were
due to violent causes."
"Deaths attributable to the coalition accounted for 31% of post-invasion
violent deaths" and "the actual number of violent deaths, including those
that resulted from coalition forces, increased every year after the
invasion."
According to the figures in the report, this means that the "coalition" has
directly killed 186,000 Iraqis since it invaded Iraq.
The report is based on an on-the-ground cluster sample survey that gathered
data from 1849 households during the priod May - July 2006.
According to the editor of the Lancet: "Given the controversy surrounding
the previous Iraq paper that we published, it is worth emphasising the
quality of this latest report as judged by four expert peers who provided
detailed comments to editors. All reviewers recommended publication with
relatively minor revisions. For example, one adviser noted that “this is an
important piece of research which should be published because it is possibly
the only non-government funded scientific study to provide an estimate of
the number of Iraqi deaths since the US invasion.” She underscored the
“powerful strength” of the research methods, a view supported by other
reviewers. Indeed, this study adds substantially to the new field of
conflict epidemiology, which has been evolving rapidly in recent years."
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(2) HEAD OF BRITISH ARMY CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ 'SOON'
In an interview with the Daily Mail, General Sir Richard Dannatt called for
British troops to withdraw from Iraq "soon" or risk catastophic consequences
for both Iraq and British society. He stated explicitly that the continuing
presence of British troops "exacerbates the security problems" in Iraq.
Dannatt, who took up his position as Chief of the General Staff earlier this
year, warned that "our presence in Iraq exacerbates" the "difficulties we are
facing around the world."
The general says clearly we (Britain) should "get ourselves out sometime soon
because our presence exacerbates the security problems. We are in a Muslim
country and Muslims' views of foreigners in their country are quite clear. As a
foreigner, you can be welcomed by being invited in a country, but we weren’t
invited certainly by those in Iraq at the time."
"The military campaign we fought in 2003 effectively kicked the door in.
Whatever consent we may have had in the first place, may have turned to
tolerance and has largely turned to intolerance."
In an interview with the Today programme on Radio 4, the general indicated
that 'our destiny [in Iraq] is not in our own hands', reinforcing the Chatham
House analysis that Britain is riding as a "pillion passenger" on a vehicle driven
by the Bush Administration.
Daily Mail interview: <http://tinyurl.com/y4hmpr>
Today interview: listen again at <http://tinyurl.com/y36uf9> (requires RealPlayer)
or navigate to this interview at 0732 on Friday 13 October
via <http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/>.
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(3) B-52 TWO ACTIVISTS WIN HUNG JURY
On Wednesday 11th October 2006, the judge in the case of two Oxford based
peace activists charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage discharged the
jury after they were unable to reach a verdict.
In a trial lasting 8 days the prosecution failed to prove that the planned disarmament
action was a crime. The jury at Bristol Crown Court heard how Phil Pritchard and
Toby Olditch broke into RAF Fairford 3 and half years ago with the intention of
grounding US Air Force bombers bound for Iraq. Last month the trial of two other
peace activists also resulted in a hung jury. Both cases are likely to go to retrial next year.
Giving evidence last week, Pritchard (a self-employed carpenter and father) and
Olditch (a self-employed builder) argued that their actions were justified and lawful
because they were protecting Iraqi property and aiming to prevent war crimes.
Philip Pritchard said: “It is devastating that our politicians took the road to war; we
took responsible action and set out to stop B52 bombers. I stand by our decision to
try to stop the bombing of Iraq and hope that cluster bombs and depleted uranium
will never be used again. I hope the jury will hear our evidence at the next trial and acquit.”
Congratulations can be sent via <http://b52two.org/>.
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*** MEETINGS & ACTIVITY ***
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[A] THE "WAR ON TERROR" AT HOME AND ABROAD
7.30pm, Friday 13th October.
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1.
Public meeting with EMILY JOHNS (recently returned from a peace delegation
to Iran) and MAYA ANNE EVANS (first person to be convicted of participating
in an unauthorized demonstration in the vicinity of Parliament under the
Serious Organized Crime and Police Act) criticize British foreign aggression
and domestic repression.
Sponsored by Justice Not Vengeance and Voices in the Wilderness UK.
Contact 0845 458 9571 info@j-n-v.org
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[B] "NO MORE FALLUJAHS" PLACARD AND BANNER MAKING WORKSHOP THIS SUNDAY (15TH
OCTOBER)
12 noon - 3pm, Sunday 15th October, London Action Resource Centre, 62
Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, E1 1ES (tube: Aldgate East).
Come along and help make the banners and placards for the "No More
Fallujahs" weekend of mass nonviolent civil disobedience against the
occupation on 28/29 October: see www.rememberfallujah.org
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[C] SPECIAL SCREENING OF "A LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: JO WILDING'S DIARY
FROM IRAQ" THIS SUNDAY (15 OCT)
12 noon, Sunday 15th October, Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D
5DY.
Tickets: £6.50
Followed by Q&A with Jo Wilding herself, eyewitness to the 2003 invasion and
the April 2004 US siege of Fallujah.
See www.curzoncinemas.com/curzonsoho.htm.
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[D] URGENT ACTION TO RELEASE IRAQI JOURNALIST AND WRITER KELSHAN AL BAYATI
Message received yesterday (11/10/06):
Kelshan Al Bayati (her photo is on www.iraqiwomenswill.org), Iraqi woman
writer/journalist and Al Hayat newspaper correspondent(London based Arabic
newspaper) in Iraq, was first arrested on 11/9/06 by Iraqi forces in the
city of Tikrit. She was released after signing an 'undertaking' on the 15th
Sep 06, only to be re arrested again.
The news from Iraq received yesterday: she was badly tortured the first time
and it is very likely that she is being currently mistreated in detention.
Kelshan was re arrested after attempting to retrieve her computer that was
confiscated during the first raid on her house. Kelshan had written an
article criticizing the security forces in Tikrit. This is widely believed
to be the reason behind her arrest.
This is a call from Women's Will Association for all descent people in the
world to protest about her detention and call for immediate release. we
received the email below from WWA this morning. A call for all
orgnaisations/ politicians the world over to demand her immediate release.
The propaganda being branded about freedom and democracy in Iraq, does not
stand to close scrutiny. Writers and journalists in Iraq are subjected to a
campaign of assassinations and arrests. According to the British Independent
newspaper sources 134 journalists have been assassinated since the war on
Iraq started.
Iraqi writer Qais Kadhum Al Janabi was arrested by the US forces on the 28th
June 2006 in Hilla province, he is currently being held in the notorious
Airport prison.He should be released immediately. The US forces in Iraq, has
no bussiness arresting writers.
We call on the UN, Council of Europe and memberers of parliament, to
intervene and use their influence for the immediate release of Kelshan
Bayati and bringing those responsible for her arbitrary arrest and detention
as well as torture to justice. The Iraqi authorities and the occupying
forces are both responsible for the flagrant violations of human rights
being commited with impunity in Iraq.
We demand that Gulshan al Bayati is given immediate independent legal
counsel, as is her right under humanitarian law (including Article 113 of
the 4th Geneva Convention) and international human rights law (Article 14,
paragraph 3, section b of theInternational Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights).
We remind those who hold Kulshan Al Bayati that holding detainees in an
unsafe location is a violation of Article 85 of the 4th Geneva Convention.
We also remind those who hold detainees thatKulshan Al Bayati has
inalienable rights under many relevant instruments of binding international
law.
Tahrir Swift
6 Ridgeway crescent Gardens
Orpington
Kent
BR6 9QH
+441689 602748
Haifa Zangana
Chair of Iraqi Committee for National Media and Culture
haifa_zangana@yahoo.co.uk
TAKE ACTION
The most important thing to do is alert the UN Working Group on Arbitrary
Detention.
http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/detention/index.htm
Mark any communication "Urgent Action"
All communications should be emailed and faxed if possible.
Email for EU Commissioner for Human Rights:
commissioner@coe.int
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Office at
Geneva, 1211 Geneva 10, SwitzerlandFax: + 41 22 917 9022 E-mail:
tb-petitions@ohchr.org
Kofi Annan the Secretary General of the UN : inquiries@un.org
Al Hayat Newspaper:Deputy Editor in Chief badr@alhayat.com or
information@alhayat.com
Contact Tony Blair via: http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/page821.asp ?
Dick Cheney : Vice President Richard Cheney: vice_president@whitehouse.gov
You also have the option of contacting members of the 'puppet government of
Iraq'. Iraqi president: Jalal Al Talabani - questions@iraqipresidency.net
Website:http://www.iraqipresidency.net and iraqigov@yahoo.com
Justice minister : Hashim Al Shibli : head-minister@iraqi-justice.org
Interior Minister - Jawad Al Boulani
Interior ministry website: http://www.iraq-moi.com/test/index.htm ? No email
address available, try info@iraq-moi.com
Iraqi embassies:in the UK: Phone: (020) 7581 2264 Fax: (020) 7589 3356 in
Paris : paris@emassyiraq.com in Belguim: iraqyia@swing.be
Amnesty international : eastgulf@amnesty.org
Rapid Action Network- PEN [ Campaign against the Persecution and
Imprisonment of Writers for Stating their views
rapidactionnetwork@englishpen.org
General URLs with contact info:
http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/About/welcome_en.asp
http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/Office/default_en.asp
http://www.ohchr.org/english/contact/
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[E] WRITE TO IMPRISONED ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST VAL SWAIN
In 2003 Val Swain was arrested for breaking into Fairford Airbase, in an
attempt to stop
the unlawful war in Iraq. She is now in prison (until 20th October) for
refusing to pay £1500 in costs stemming from her case.
Please send her a colourful postcard of support to:
Val Swain
TG5204
HMP Eastwood Park
Falfield,
Wooton-Under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8DB
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[F] OTHER UPCOMING ANTI-WAR ACTIONS AND EVENTS
EVERY TUES, LONDON: WEEKLY "STATE OF EMERGENCY" MEETING to plan actions to
resist the "war on terror" at home and abroad. 7pm, London Action Resourced
Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, E1 1ES. See www.sackparliament.org.uk
EVERY MON-SAT, BRISTOL: PEACE VIGIL. Running since a few days after 9/11.
5.30-6.30pm (Mon-Fri) & 3-4pm (Sat). City Centre, opposite The Hippodrome,
St. Augustines Parade.
EVERY MONTH, ALDERMASTON: NEW MONTHLY CAMP AT BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS
ESTABLISHMENT (AWE) to add further pressure to the /Block
the Builders/ campaign to halt development of the next generation of
nuclear weapons. Next camp dates: 28-29 Oct and 25-26 Nov. Contact 0845 4588
368 or www.blockthebuilders.org.uk.
EVERY FRI, BRISTOL: VIGIL OUTSIDE OFFICES OF RAYTHEON, one of world's
biggest arms manufacturers and a major supplier of arms to Israel. 8am, on
the UWE/Bristol Business Park roundabout, Coldharbour Lane. Email:
jandamarra@riseup.net. See here
EVERY SUN, LONDON: FREEDOM TO PROTEST PICNICS in Parliament Square. In
defence of the right to protest, recently criminalised under s132 of the
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (April 2005). Bring food, drink and
music to share. 1.30pm, Parliament Square, Westminster. For more info
contact 0785 439 0408, marshall_darkness@hotmail.com or visit
www.peopleincommon.org
EVERY WED, MOULSCOMBE: NOISE DEMO OUTSIDE EDO MBM - 'an arms company that
makes bomb parts used in the Iraq war' (Guardian). 4-6pm, EDO MBM, Home Farm
Road. Contact 07891 1405 923. www.smashedo.org.uk
SECOND THURSDAY OR EVERY MONTH, LONDON: MONTHLY MEETING OF IRAQ OCCUPATION
FOCUS. 7.30 - 9.30pm, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ (nearest tube
Warren Street). The dates for the this year's meetings are: 12 Oct, 9 Nov
and 14 Dec. See www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk.
12-28 OCT, AROUND THE COUNTRY: ANTI-WAR SPEAKING with artist Emily Johns
(recently returned from a peace delegation to Iran) and activist Maya Evans
(the first person convicted for taking part in an “unauthorised”
demonstration within 1km of Parliament). Events in: FALMOUTH (12 Oct,
7.30pm, Archway Books, Bakehouse Yard, Market Strand, (between Burger King
and Prince of Wales pub). Falmouth town) and LONDON (13 Oct, see below).
Emily will also be speaking in COVENTRY (28 Oct, 2-5pm at the Coventry Peace
House, 311 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV6 5DS). See www.j-n-v.org or
tel. 0845 458 9571 for more info.
13 OCT, LONDON: THE "WAR ON TERROR" AT HOME AND ABROAD. Public meeting with
Emily Johns (recently returned from a peace delegation to Iran) and Maya
Anne Evans (first person to be convicted of participating in an unauthorized
demonstration in the vicinity of Parliament under the Serious Organized
Crime and Police Act) criticize British foreign aggression and domestic
repression. 7.30pm, Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square,
London WC1. Sponsored by Justice Not Vengeance and Voices in the Wilderness
UK. Contact 0845 458 9571 info@j-n-v.org
14 OCT, LONDON: "PYRAMID OF SHOES" ACTION AGAINST CLUSTER BOMBS. 10am - 4pm,
Hyde Park (bandstand area). Bring a pair of shoes and sign the petition to
show your support to the campaign and to victims of cluster bombs. (All
shoes donated on that day will be recycled and sent to Eastern Europe and
Africa to be reused). More Info: 0870 774 3737 or
www.handicap-international.org.uk
14 OCT, BRIGHTON: PEACE IS POSSIBLE CONFERENCE with Moazzam Begg,
Jeff Bolam, Francesca Cerletti, Martin Jeremiah, John Lynes, Craig Murray
and Milan Rai. 9.30am - 5pm, Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton
BN1 1AF. £12 / £5. www.peaceparty.org.uk
15 OCT, LONDON: IRAQ WAR FILM DOUBLE-BILL WITH JO WILDING, eyewitness to the
April 2004 US siege of Fallujah. "A letter to the Prime Minister: Jo
Wilding's Diary from Iraq" (71 mins) followed by Q&A with Jo. 12 noon,
Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY. Tickets £6.50. See
www.curzoncinemas.com/curzonsoho.htm.
15 OCT, LONDON: POETRY FUNDRAISER FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SANCTIONS AND
MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAN. Wih Iraj Janatie-Ataie (lyricist to Iranian
stars reading some of his own poetry), Soheila Ghodstinat (Iranian refugee
poet), Shadab Vajdi (Iranian poet) and Xanthe Gresham (telling stories of
Iranian kings from the renowned Shahnameh). Compere: Peyvand Khorsandi.
Doors open 6.30pm, Performance starts at 7pm. Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric
Square, King Street, London W6 0QL. Tickets: £7/£4. Contact
actioniranevents@hotmail.co.uk
16 OCT, LONDON: DAY OF ACTION TO SHUT DESO (the Defence Export Services
Organisation). Meet 11am, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury
Avenue, London WC2H, to help encircle DESO and designate it as a "global
danger zone." Organised by Campaign Against Arms Trade: 0207 281 0297,
anna@caat.org.uk or www.caat.org.uk.
16 OCT, LONDON: "THE ETHNIC CLEANSING OF PALESTINE." Talk by Israeli
historian Ilan Pappe. 6.30pm, The Darwin Lecture Theatre (basement), UCL,
Gower Street, WC1. Tickets: £5, £2 concessions, available on the door. Org.
by SOAS Palestine Society.
17 OCT, LONDON: OPEN ACTION FORUM co-organised and sponsored by individuals
from People In Common, A World to Win, the London Social and Creative Fora
and others. 6.30pm, Rampart Social Centre, Rampart Street. Aldgate East
Tube. See http://tinyurl.com/jyg7k or tel 0785 439 0408
17 OCT - 28 NOV, LONDON: COURSE ON EDUCATION FOR NONVIOLENCE TRAINING. 7-9pm
on 17, 24, 31 Oct and 14, 21, 28 Nov, St Ethelburga's Centre for
Reconciliation & Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG. £30 for the whole course.
www.centreofcultures.org.uk
18 OCT, LONDON: BOOK SIGNING OF KHALED HROUB author of "Hamas: A Beginner's
Guide." 7pm, School of Oriental and African Studies, Room V111, Vernon
Square Campus, Penton Rise, Islington, London WC1X 9EL (nearest tube King's
Cross, nearest overground King's Cross Thameslink). Organised by Arab Media
Watch: www.arabmediawatch.com
21 OCT, READING: PUBLIC MEETING + FILM SCREENING OF "A LETTER TO THE PRIME
MINISTER: JO WILDING'S DIARY FROM IRAQ." With Alice Hardy from Public
Interest Lawyers and the film director, Julia Guest. Talk and refreshments
from 6pm, followed by film at 7.45pm. Friends Meeting House, Church St.
21 OCT, BATH: PUBLIC MEETING WITH NORMAN KEMBER, peace activist held hostage
in Iraq for four months in 2005-2006. 5.30-7.00pm in the Coffee Lounge at
Manvers St Baptist Church. Contact: jr_msbc@btconnect.com or tel: John
Rackley: 01225 461600.
21 OCT, MANCHESTER: CHALLENGING OPPRESSION: OPEN WORKSHOP FOR ACTIVISTS. See
what empowerment and strategic nonviolence theory and practice can offer to
your campaigns, confronting oppressive power structures and creating
liberating alternatives. 10:15am - 5:15pm. Central Manchester. £20 (£10
concessions). Phone 0207 663 1064. Email sophier@quaker.org.uk. Web:
www.turning-the-tide.org
22 OCT, LONDON: FUNDRAISER FOR LEBANESE CHILDREN. Arabic music, food and
dancing. Institute of Education, Students Union, Thornhaugh Street WC1H,
0XG. Org. by the SOAS Palestine Society and the Students’ Union of the
Institute of Education. Tickets £8. Contact elmalaklena@hotmail.com or call
07733235760. Proceeds to go to the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation (Mar
Elias camp, Lebanon) to the rehabilitation preschool project which works
with children with disabilities.
23 OCT, LONDON: TALK WITH PATRICK COCKBURN, Middle East Correspondent for
the Independent and author of "The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq"
(Verso, 2006). 7-9pm, venue tbc. Organised by SOAS Palestine Society:
www.palestinesociety.org
23 - 25 OCT, LONDON: FAIRFORD COACH ACTION BRING "COACH NAPPING" CASE TO THE
HOUSE OF LORDS. Hearing of the case of anti-war protestors who were detained
by police and prevented from attending a mass demonstration at RAF Fairford
on 22 March 2003. See www.fairfordcoachaction.org.uk
24 OCT, LONDON: BOOK LAUNCH OF "HAMAS: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE' by Khaled Hroub,
director of the Arab Media Project at Cambridge University. 6pm, Housmans
Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Rd, N1 9DX (tube: Kings X). www.housmans.com
27 OCT, LONDON: MAYA EVANS BOOK LAUNCH. Launch of "Naming the Dead - A
Serious Crime" the new book by Maya Evans - the first person to be convicted
of participating in an unauthorised demonstration in the vicinity of
Parliament under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005). 7.30pm,
Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road N1 9DX (tube: Kings X). See
www.j-n-v.org.
28 OCT, LONDON: NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION WORKSHOP AND LEGAL BRIEFING for the
24-hour "unauthorised" peace camp in Parliament Square om 29 Oct (see
below). 4.30pm - 7.30pm, Diorama 3, 3-7 Euston Centre, London NW1 3JG (tube:
Warren Street). Workshop run by Seeds for Change: www.seedsforchange.org.uk.
28 OCT, YORK: YORK AGAINST THE WAR DAY SCHOOL with Kate Hudson (CND), Alex
Callinicos (SWP) and Haleh Afshar. 10am to 5pm, Priory Street Community
Centre, York. £5/£3.
28-29 OCT, LONDON: NO MORE FALLUJAHS. A weekend of nonviolent resistance to
the occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 2004 US/UK
attack on Fallujah.
Events include:
* Peace journey from the UK's military nerve centre in Northwood (nearest
tube Northwood) on 28 Oct
* An "unauthorised" 24-hour peace camp in Parliament Square to demand an end
to the occupation on 29 Oct (meet 12 noon, Parliament Square). The camp will
begin Maya Evans and Milan Rai reading the names of 100 Iraqis who have died
as a result of the occupation - one year after their arrest for doing this
in Oct 05. NB Under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act participation
in such an “unauthorised” demonstration is a criminal offence punishable by
a fine of up to £1000.
Accommodation will be available on request on the evenings of 27 and 28 Oct.
Org. by the Mass Action Group and supported by Iraq Occupation Focus, JNV
and Voices UK. Contact 0845 458 2564 or e-mail voices@voicesuk.org. For more
info see www.rememberfallujah.org.
30 OCT, LONDON: TAKING SIDES - THE MEDIA AND THE "WAR ON TERROR." Public
meeting with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (The Independent), Tim Llewellyn (former
BBC Middle East correspondent), Prof. Justin Lewis (Cardiff University
school of journalism), Jeremy Dear (general secretary, NUJ) and Sami
Ramadani (Iraq Democrats against Occupation). 7pm, Bloomsbury Church Hall,
Shaftesbury Ave WC2 (opposite Shaftesbury Theatre) Nearest tube: Tottenham
Court Road. For more information call 07801 789 297..
28 OCT, EASTBOURNE: "NO MORE FALLUJAHS" VIGIL to mark the 2nd anniversary of
the Nov 04 US/UK attack on Fallujah. 6-7pm, Willingdon roundabout. Bring a
candle. Org. by Eastbourne Peace Group. Contact michael.05@tiscali.co.uk or
01323 430 040.
1 NOV, BRIGHTON: SUDAN: WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW? A personal view from Fatih
Abdel Kariem, a Sudanese living in Brighton, on the situation in Sudan A
short talk followed by questions and discussion. Organised by the Brighton
Hands Off Forum: www.watchingthewarmakers.org.uk. 7.30pm – 9pm,
Brighthelm, North Street, Brighton BN1 1YD.
2 NOV, BRENT: PUBLIC MEETING with Kate Hudson (CND) and Lindsey German
(STWC). 7.30 at the Pakistan Community Centre, Marley Walk, Station Parade,
Willesden Green. Organised by Brent Stop the War.
8 NOV, LONDON: "THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN
TERRITORIES." Talk by Hadas Ziv, Executive Director of Physicians for Human
Rights - Israel. 7.30pm, Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London.
Organised by Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). www.map-uk.org
11 NOV, LONDON: REMEMBRANCE DAY DIE-IN OUTSIDE THE US EMBASSY. 11am, US
Embassy, Grosvenor Square. Organised by School Students Against the War:
www.ssaw.co.uk. contact@ssaw.org.uk or tel. Simon on 07788 513 563.
18 NOV, LONDON: ENDING THE OCCUPATION: AN ANTI-WAR STRATEGY GATHERING.
11am – 5pm, Friends Meeting House, Euston London NW1 2BJ. Registration £5/£2
(unwaged). See www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.
18 NOV, LONDON: WORLD DISARMAMENT CAMPAIGN ANNUAL CONFERENCE. 10.30am -
4.30pm, Wesley’s Chapel, City Road (tube: Old Street). £6/£4.
www.world-disarm.org.uk
2 DEC, BRIZE NORTON: NATIONAL DEMO RAF BRIZE NORTON used to ferry British
troops to Iraq and Afghanistan and US bombs to Israel (during its recent
attack on Lebanon). Assemble 12:00 noon in Carterton.