A notice from Brent Stop the War
No
Glory - No More War
Monday 4 August 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Parliament Square London
Monday 4 August 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Parliament Square London
Monday
4 August is the 100th anniversary of Britain's entry into World
War One. Britain's recent record of foreign wars, its commitment
to NATO expansion and its support for Israeli aggression make it
essential that there is a strong anti-war message on the day.
There are anti-war events taking place around the
country to counter David Cameron's campaign to make the WW1
centenary an occasion for "celebration" and "glorification".
In London the No
Glory in War campaign will stage an event in
Parliament Square at 6.30pm, just before the official
commemoration, evoking the real horror of World War One,
demanding that nothing like it happens again. We will be celebrating
resistance to war at the time and today.
Speakers and
performers at the No Glory - No More War event include
actors Samuel West and Kika Markham. Jeremy
Corbyn MP will read Kier Hardie's anti-war speech of
1914. Writer AL Kennedy will read Carol Ann Duffy's Last
Post in honour of Harry
Patch, the last surviving soldier from the First
World War trenches, who said until the day he died in 2009
that war was 'legalised
mass murder'.
Also speaking are
World War II Normandy veteran Jim Radford, historian Neil
Faulkner and Kate Hudson from CND. Music will be
performed by Sean Taylor and Gunes Cerit.
Stop the War is asking all our supporters who are
able to attend, to bring white poppies and other anti -war
symbols to make sure this anniversary is marked in the only
way appropriate - with a loud call for an end to foreign wars.
If you are are a Twitter user, please use the hashtag
#NoMoreWar throughout the day.
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