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STOP THE WAR COALITION BULLETIN TO GROUPS AND AFFILIATED ORGANISATIONS 14 May 2007 IN THIS BULLETIN: 1) JUNE 24: DEMONSTRATION AT LABOUR SPECIAL CONFERENCE 2) LABOUR LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS 3) MAY 19 MILITARY FAMILIES CAMPAIGN DAY 4) BRING THE TROOPS HOME CONCERT 5) TROOPS OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS 6) ENOUGH! DEMONSTRATION ******************************* 1) JUNE 24: DEMONSTRATION AT LABOUR SPECIAL CONFERENCE Tony Blair's successor as prime minister will be announced at a special Labour Party leadership conference in Manchester on Sunday 24 June. Stop the War is organising a demonstration which will call for a change of policy not just a change of leader, in line with the open letter and petition to the next prime minister, which calls for: * An end to the Iraq War * No attack on Iran * British foreign policy which is independent of America. FOR DETAILS OF OPEN LETTER SEE: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/ To help build support for the June 24 demonstration, we need to use every opportunity to add as many signatories as possible to the open letter/petition, which will be delivered to Downing Street. In particular, local Stop the War groups should be targeting Labour MPs, councillors, party officials and trade union representatives. The petition can also be used on street stalls and taken round workplaces, colleges, community centres etc. FULL DETAILS FOR THE DEMONSTRATION ON 24 JUNE WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. ******************************* 2) LABOUR LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS In May and June, Labour is holding a series of hustings around the country, as part of the campaign for choosing its new leader. Stop the War is asking its local groups to lobby these hustings, in particular with the open letter and petition to the next prime minister. The locations of the hustings are below. Full details will be posted on the Stop the War website as soon as we have them: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/ LABOUR LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS: LOCATIONS: COVENTRY (20 May), BRISTOL Unions Together (26 May), BRADFORD (27 May), LEICESTER (30 May), GLASGOW (2 June), NEWCASTLE Unions Together (3 June), LONDON Unions Together (6 June), CARDIFF (9 June), OXFORD youth husting (10 June), LONDON (16 June) ******************************* 3) MAY 19 MILITARY FAMILIES CAMPAIGN DAY Last Saturday's Military Families campaign day was highly successful with thousands signing the Military Families Against the War petition (see http://www.mfaw.org.uk/). The families will be holding stalls again this Saturday and local Stop the War groups are encouraged to offer support for any Military Families activities in their area on 12 May. Please contact the campaign by phone on 07930 536 519 or by email: campaign@mfaw.org.uk. ******************************* 4) BRING THE TROOPS HOME CONCERT MONDAY 4 JUNE, SCALA, LONDON Susheela Raman has now been added to the performers at the Stop the War Benefit gig, which will be headlined Tom Morello, guitarist with the legendary band Rage Against the Machine. Also appearing will be Ed Harcourt and Frank Turner. The compere is comedian Mark Steel. Tickets are now on sale and going very quickly, so early booking is very advisable. BRING THE TROOPS HOME CONCERT MONDAY 4 JUNE, SCALA, LONDON Featuring: TOM MORELLO (Rage Against the Machine) ED HARCOURT SUSHEELA RAMAN FRANK TURNER MC: MARK STEEL Tickets: £15. www.scala-london.co.uk Scala Box office (10 am – 6 pm) Mon-Fri: T: 020 7833 2022 OR www.ticketweb.co.uk. Tel: 08700 600 100 Tom Morello: http://www.nightwatchmanmusic.com Ed Harcourt: http://www.edharcourt.com/ Susheela Raman: http://www.susheelaraman.com/ Frank Turner: http://www.frank-turner.com/ Mark Steel: http://www.open2.net/marksteel/profile.htm ******************************* 5) TROOPS OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS: TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ LONDON LAUNCH MEETING - THURSDAY MAY 24TH 7PM Organised by School Students Against War Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS. Nearest tube, Russell Square. SEE: http://files.pcadvance.co.uk/ssaw/g8.php CONTACT: email london@ssaw.org.uk ******************************* 6) ENOUGH! DEMONSTRATION SATURDAY, 9TH JUNE 2007, LONDON ENOUGH! NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE Assemble Lincoln’s Inn Fields at 1.30pm March to Trafalgar Square DETAILS: www.enoughoccupation.org |
