RedCeltic
20th February 2003, 22:16
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New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstill
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New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstill
Direct action urged if conflict begins
John Vidal, Jamie Wilson and Tania Branigan
Monday February 17, 2003
The Guardian
Anti-war coalition leaders, emboldened by the massive turnout at peace
rallies in London and around the world, are planning to try to shut
Britain
down should Tony Blair defy public opinion and go to war without a UN
resolution.
"We want people to walk out of their offices, strike, sit down, occupy
buildings, demonstrate, take direct action and do whatever they think
fit
the moment war starts," said Lindsey German of the Stop the War
Coalition
yesterday.
"We want to completely close down Whitehall and prevent the Ministry of
Defence going to work. At 6pm on the first evening after the bombing
starts,
there will be demonstrations and vigils all over the country, to be
followed
by another march with CND on the first weekend after war starts."
The coalition will decide over the next few days whether or not to call
for
a local "day of action" which would be an invitation for younger,
militant
groups around Britain to take direct action.
Last year, with considerably smaller support, a similar call led to more
than 300 demonstrations, including university occupations and wildcat
strikes.
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STOP IF THEY DROP
If the UK goes to war, demonstrate at 6pm in your town centre (London:
Trafalgar Square). We will call a national demo immediately. More...
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IF WAR BREAKS OUT
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WE WANT TO STOP THIS WAR
But if Bush and Blair push ahead with an attack on Iraq, there will be a
wave of mass protest and civil disobedience across the land.
On the day war breaks out, the Stop the War Coalition is calling on
everyone
to make your protest felt immediately - occupy your city or town centre,
organise mass meetings or walkouts at work, sit in at your college or
university.
* If you are at school organise a walkout or an occupation if you can,
or
call for a debate in your class or assembly to spread the word.
* In the evening of an attack we are calling for mass occupations of
city
and town centres at 6pm. In London this means assembling at Trafalgar
Square
at 6pm to bring the whole centre of government to a halt.
The following Saturday there will be a national demonstration in London.
START PREPARING THIS NOW
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* At trade union meetings pass resolutions calling for walkouts and
supporting the call for a recall TUC conference to discuss national
strike
action.
* In your college call meetings to organise occupations on the day the
war
starts.
In your neighbourhood or workplace set up a local Stop the War Coalition
group. People are setting up groups in schools, offices, colleges, and
on
their streets and estates. Contact us for more information, support and
material.
Contact us
[email protected]
07951 235 915 or 020 7053 2153/4/5/6
U.S. official to Israel: We'll deal with Syria,
Iran after Iraq war
U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said in meetings with Israeli
officials on Monday that he has no doubt America will attack Iraq, and
that
it will be necessary to deal with threats from Syria, Iran and North
Korea
afterwards.
Bolton, who is undersecretary for arms control and international
security,
is in Israel for meetings about preventing the spread of weapons of mass
destruction.
In a meeting with Bolton on Monday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said
that
Israel is concerned about the security threat posed by Iran. It's
important
to deal with Iran even while American attention is turned toward Iraq,
Sharon said.
Bolton also met with Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Housing and
Construction Minister Natan Sharansky.
New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstill
************************************************** ******************
New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstill
Direct action urged if conflict begins
John Vidal, Jamie Wilson and Tania Branigan
Monday February 17, 2003
The Guardian
Anti-war coalition leaders, emboldened by the massive turnout at peace
rallies in London and around the world, are planning to try to shut
Britain
down should Tony Blair defy public opinion and go to war without a UN
resolution.
"We want people to walk out of their offices, strike, sit down, occupy
buildings, demonstrate, take direct action and do whatever they think
fit
the moment war starts," said Lindsey German of the Stop the War
Coalition
yesterday.
"We want to completely close down Whitehall and prevent the Ministry of
Defence going to work. At 6pm on the first evening after the bombing
starts,
there will be demonstrations and vigils all over the country, to be
followed
by another march with CND on the first weekend after war starts."
The coalition will decide over the next few days whether or not to call
for
a local "day of action" which would be an invitation for younger,
militant
groups around Britain to take direct action.
Last year, with considerably smaller support, a similar call led to more
than 300 demonstrations, including university occupations and wildcat
strikes.
************************************************* *****
STOP IF THEY DROP
If the UK goes to war, demonstrate at 6pm in your town centre (London:
Trafalgar Square). We will call a national demo immediately. More...
************************************************** *****
IF WAR BREAKS OUT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WE WANT TO STOP THIS WAR
But if Bush and Blair push ahead with an attack on Iraq, there will be a
wave of mass protest and civil disobedience across the land.
On the day war breaks out, the Stop the War Coalition is calling on
everyone
to make your protest felt immediately - occupy your city or town centre,
organise mass meetings or walkouts at work, sit in at your college or
university.
* If you are at school organise a walkout or an occupation if you can,
or
call for a debate in your class or assembly to spread the word.
* In the evening of an attack we are calling for mass occupations of
city
and town centres at 6pm. In London this means assembling at Trafalgar
Square
at 6pm to bring the whole centre of government to a halt.
The following Saturday there will be a national demonstration in London.
START PREPARING THIS NOW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* At trade union meetings pass resolutions calling for walkouts and
supporting the call for a recall TUC conference to discuss national
strike
action.
* In your college call meetings to organise occupations on the day the
war
starts.
In your neighbourhood or workplace set up a local Stop the War Coalition
group. People are setting up groups in schools, offices, colleges, and
on
their streets and estates. Contact us for more information, support and
material.
Contact us
[email protected]
07951 235 915 or 020 7053 2153/4/5/6
U.S. official to Israel: We'll deal with Syria,
Iran after Iraq war
U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said in meetings with Israeli
officials on Monday that he has no doubt America will attack Iraq, and
that
it will be necessary to deal with threats from Syria, Iran and North
Korea
afterwards.
Bolton, who is undersecretary for arms control and international
security,
is in Israel for meetings about preventing the spread of weapons of mass
destruction.
In a meeting with Bolton on Monday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said
that
Israel is concerned about the security threat posed by Iran. It's
important
to deal with Iran even while American attention is turned toward Iraq,
Sharon said.
Bolton also met with Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Housing and
Construction Minister Natan Sharansky.