Wednesday 21 November 2007

Don't Attack Iran! 24 November day of action

From the Stop the War website:

As Bush and Brown continue to threaten Iran with war, the Stop the War Coalition has called a national day of action to say 'Don't attack Iran'.

Across the country Stop the War groups will be holding rallies, die-ins and other activities.

An attack on Iran would destabilise the Middle East further. Far from the promised surgical strike, an attack on Iran could kill thousands if innocent people. We are asking people to pledge to take action in the event of an attack.

Hackney will be holding a 'die-in' and Portsmouth Stop the War have called a rally in the centre of town. If you would like to organise an event in your town, or need to find out what's happening in your area, get in touch with Stop the War today.

In Universities and Colleges across the country, students will be taking action on Thursday 22 November.

Banner painting, die-ins and demonstrations are the order of the day on campuses, and the pledge wil be important in building support for action in the event of an attack.

Students from Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan Universities will march throught the city, whilst students in London will co-ordinate a 'die-in' to bring home the horrific realities of war.

Sunday 4 November 2007

Stop the War conference

Around 500 delegates and observers from 118 different groups attended Stop the War's annual Conference on Saturday. Conference launched a day of action against an attack on Iran on November 24th (November 22nd in the colleges), and a major mobilisation for the World Against War International Peace Conference in London on December 1st.

Speaker's included Annas Al Takriti from the British Muslim Iinitiative, the Guardian's Seumas Milne and Lawyer of the Year Phil Shiner. Somaye Zadeh spoke on behalf of Campaign Iran. See a video of the speech below:



plus John Rees, Seumus Milne and Abbas Edalat below: