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URGENT Lieberman in London: Protest Wednesday 13 May 09 10.30am Foreign Office
AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, ISRAEL’S OPENLY RACIST FOREIGN MINISTER, IS COMING TO LONDON to meet the British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband and the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, as part of his bid to strengthen ties between Europe and Israel PROTEST AGAINST ISRAEL’S RACIST FOREIGN MINISTER WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 10.30AM – 12.00 NOON FOREIGN OFFICE, WHITEHALL, LONDON Protest called by Stop the War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, British Muslim Initiative, CND, Palestinian Forum in Britain.… Read the rest
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Remember Gaza… End the Siege now! – Free Palestine! National Demo May 16 2009
Remember Gaza… End the Siege now! – Free Palestine! National Demonstration 16 May London With a growing number of supporting organisations, listed in the e-flyer below, we want to ask all members and supporters to help mobilise for the national demonstration on May 16.… Read the rest
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STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER – 25 March 2009
STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1087 25 March 2009 Email office@stopwar.org.uk Tel: 020 7801 2768 Web: http://www.stopwar.org.uk In this newsletter: 1) GET READY FOR A WEEK OF PROTEST 2) SAT 28 MARCH: PUT PEOPLE FIRST DEMONSTRATION 3) MON 30 MARCH: PUBLIC MEETING: MEET THE RESISTANCE 4) TUE 31 MARCH: STOP THE WAR PRESENTS LOWKEY 5) WED 1 APRIL: YES WE CAN DEMONSTRATION 6) THURS 2 APRIL, 11AM PROTEST AT THE EXCEL CENTRE 7) APR 3-5 NO TO NATO INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION 1) GET READY FOR A WEEK OF PROTEST Stop the War’s main event at the G20 is the YES WE CAN demonstration which starts at the US Embassy, Grosvenor Square…
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24 January 2009 – BBC/Gaza Rally. Tony Benn’s Speech outside the BBC
Embargo: 1.30 pm, Saturday 24 January 2009 Press Release THE RT HON TONY BENN SPEAKING AT A MEETING OUTSIDE THE BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE, PORTLAND PLACE, SAID THIS AFTERNOON [SAT JAN 24]: “The decision of the BBC to refuse to broadcast a national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, which has left aid agencies with a potential shortfall of millions of pounds in donations, is a betrayal of the obligation which it owes as a public service.… Read the rest
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23 January 09 BBC Blocks Aid to Gaza Appeal Update. The Government complains to the BBC and you should too
URGENT REQUEST TO ALL STOP THE WAR’S SUPPORTERS GOVERNMENT COMPLAINS TO BBC FOR BLOCKING GAZA APPEAL JOIN THE GOVERNMENT’S PROTEST: COMPLAIN NOW TO THE BBC Stop the War understands that the government has contacted the BBC to complain about its decision to refuse the broadcasting of a humanitarian appeal for Gaza.… Read the rest
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23 January 2009 BBC Blocks Aid to Gaza Appeal
BBC BLOCKS AID TO GAZA: PROTEST 24 JANUARY ********************************************** BBC BLOCKS AID TO GAZA: PROTEST 24 JANUARY BRING DOLLS TO LAY OUTSIDE THE BBC BRING SHOES WITH A MESSAGE FOR GORDON BROWN If the BBC was not tarnished enough by its coverage of Israel’s attack on Gaza — in the words of Tony Benn, “often looking like a propaganda wing of the Zionist lobby” — its decision yesterday to block an appeal for emergency aid to Gaza would be reason enough for making the BBC a focus of our demonstration on Saturday 24 January.… Read the rest
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National Demonstration SATURDAY 24 JANUARY (note the change of start venue) and other things
DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA END THE BLOCKADE: STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL: FREE PALESTINE BRING THE WAR CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE SATURDAY 24 JANUARY ASSEMBLE 2.00PM There will be a rally with speakers in Portland Place from 2pm before the demonstration sets off.… Read the rest
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london demo 17 january 09 – photos
all pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34264483@N03/ The diversity of the crowd was amazing – yet again. There’s another demo next weekend. If you can make it please do. We have to keep the pressure up. The ceasefire is just the beginning of the next phase. … Read the rest
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17 January 2009 – UK Rallies this weekend
Saturday 17th January LONDON 2pm Rally in Trafalgar Square There will be a large rally in Trafalgar Square from 2.00pm followed by a dignified march to Downing Street by women and children. WALES 1pm Demonstration in Castle Square, Swansea City Centre meet at the end of the pedestrianised zone of oxford street and the top of wind street.… Read the rest
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Day 19 – Gaza Update from PSC and info on the next demonstration – 17 January 2pm London
1000 Dead and Nothing Said – End the Slaughter of Gaza National Day of Protest PSC, along with the British Muslim Initiative and Stop the War will be holding a national day of protest against the continuing slaughter in Gaza on Saturday 17th January.… Read the rest
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London Demo 10 January 09. Collective Punishment in the UK. We’re All Palestinians Now
“Collective punishment is the punishment of a group of people as a result of the behaviour of one or more other individuals or groups. The punished group may often have no direct association with the other individuals or groups, or direct control over their actions.”… Read the rest
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London Demo 10 Jan 09: Part 1. The beginning of the protest
I started to write this last night – I didn’t get home from the demonstration until around 10.30pm, thanks to some heavy handed policing that meant I got to relive the not-so-joys of collective punishment, only this time UK style. Everything hurt and my ankles, knees, hips and back had all seized up from being forced to stand in the bitter cold for 4 hours.… Read the rest
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Gaza Demonstration London 10 January 09 – Speaker List and other things
The speaker list has now been finalised. STOP THE WAR COALITION UPDATE 09 January 2009 Email office@stopwar.org.uk T: 020 7278 6694 Web: http://www.stopwar.org.uk 1) BE AN INSTANT NEWS MAKER If you are a marcher at the demonstration on Saturday 10 January who has a mobile phone with internet access, you can be an instant news maker.… Read the rest
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Palestine Latest: 9 January 2009
To my friends in Gaza, our thoughts are with you in this terrible time. We can’t be there with you, but we’re doing what we can to try and stop this. Please stay strong. To everyone else, please support us in our quest to end this invasion of Gaza and help us bring peace and justice to the Palestinians.… Read the rest
