Great line up for Willesden Green Garden party on Sunday - book now!

Ahmed Dickinson

 

This is the  lineup for the Brent Stop the War and Palestine Solidarity Campaign garden party to be held in Willesden Green  on Sunday 15th June. 

The performers are:

Rachel Rose Reid - story teller and performance artist

Archetype - rapper and poet

Farhad Khalid - asian/easten folk jazz guitarist, singer song writer

Finistere - guitar, Irish whistle and songs

Ahmed Dickinson - Cuban virtuoso guitarist

Ian Saville, Socialist Magician and our MC

We also have the most amazing raffle prizes donated by organisations. They are:

Vouchers for comedy nights at The Good Ship in Kilburn

3 x vouchers for 2 tickets to the BFI (British Film Institute)

1 x voucher for 2 tickets to a main feature at the Lexi Cinema
2 x vouchers for a meal for 2 at Maramia Palestinian Cafe In Golborne Road
1 x fairtrade recycled bag from Ganesha fairtrade shop
1 x book "The Blood Never Dried" by John Newsinger from Bookmarks

Order tickets by emailing brentstopthewar@gmail.com or phoning Sarah on 07951 084 101. 

Tickets bought in advance cost £15 waged/solidarity, £12 pensioners /low waged and £8 students/benefit claimants.  On the door prices: £20, £15,  £10

Sunday June 15^th  5pm onwards

In Kate & Jamie’s beautiful garden close to Willesden Green station.

We will tell you the address when you buy your ticket.

BRENT STW and PSC Summer Fundraising Garden Party

Please spread the word by joining the Facebook event and inviting all your friends – see here. https://www.facebook.com/events/1427576110826752/?fref=ts

International Anti-War Conference this Saturday

ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER

FULL TIMETABLE

The international anti-war conference on Saturday 30 November will address the key issues of the 'war on terror', and includes sessions on the history of British imperialism, drone warfare, the scramble for Africa and state attacks on civil liberties.

The discussions will be led by keynote speakers from across the world -- from the USA to Iraq, from Afghanistan to India, from Ireland to the Middle East. They include Jeremy Scahill, Owen Jones, Diane Abbot MP, Manik Mukherjee, Rachel Shabi, Lindsey German, Tariq Ali and Mitra Qayoom. (See full speaker list: http://bit.ly/1iTCGgE)

Advance booking here: http://bit.ly/1iTCGgE
• A student rate of £5 is available until Thursday 28 November
• Free entry for all Friends of Stop the War
• Tickets will also be available on the day of the conference

FULL TIMETABLE

10 - 11am Plenary: Imperialism, war and resistance
Jeremy Corbyn MP (chair), Jeremy Scahill, Diane Abbott MP, Tariq Ali, Lindsey German, Joan Humphreys, Peter Brierley, Andrew Murray.

11.15am - 12.15pm  Parallel sessions

• A very short history of British imperialism
with Seumas Milne, John Rees,
• Merchants of death: drones and the arms trade
with Ala'a Shehabi, Chris Cole, Jean Lambert MEP

12.30 - 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm - 2.30pm Parallel Sessions

• The new scramble for Africa
with Explo Nani Kofi, Jeremy Corbyn MP

• Nato: expansion and war
with Edward Horgan, Steve Bell and others

2.30pm - 3.30pm Parallel Sessions

• The Syrian War in Context
with Sami Ramadani,  Jonathan Steele, Kevin Ovenden

• Taking liberties: surveillance, the state and Islamophobia
with Shazia Arzad, Shamiul Joarder

3.45 - 5pm Plenary Building the international movement
Manik Mukherjee, Owen Jones, Explo Nani Kofi, Chris Nineham, Mitra Qayoom, Tony Benn, Sami Ramadani, Sarah Colborne

Stop the War Coalition | office@stopwar.org.uk | 020 7561 4830

Syria demonstration to go ahead on Saturday

Statement by Stop the War:

The Stop the War Coalition welcomes the defeat of David Cameron’s plan to attack Syria in parliament last night. We didn’t stop the war in Iraq, but we did create a mass anti war opinion in Britain. 

That tide of anti war opinion has made itself felt in the past few days. MPs have in their majority refused to back a fourth intervention by western powers since 2001. They have for once reflected the majority public opinion in this country.

We now have to reject all attempts at intervention in Syria and to develop a foreign policy which is based on equality and justice, and the rights of national sovereignty.

The Tory led government will try to recoup the situation. We will demonstrate on Saturday against this intervention, whether by the US alone or with Britain involved. It is the aim of the anti-war movement to ensure that the US is forced to abandon the attack on Syria now that the country with which it is supposed to enjoy a ‘special relationship’ has carried a parliamentary vote against war.

Whitehall blocked by Syria anti-war protesters - make it massive on Saturday

The crowd in Whitehall

Among the speakers were Jenny Jones Green Am and Diane Abbot MP

A group of Green Party members at the protest

At the gate of Downing Street

Protesters eventually blocked Whitehall

Britain France and the US are poised to attack Syria. Even ex-generals are warning that such an attack can have incalculable consequences. It risks terrible casualties, will intensify the desperate civil war and threatens to draw other regional powers in to the conflict.

As Stop the War's statement on Syria points out 'It seems that the Western governments have already made up their minds about this attack before it has even been reported on by UN weapons inspectors.' This underlines the fact that the intervention, far from being humanitarian, is part of a wider project of regime change.

While our politicians appear to have learnt nothing from the disasters of Afghanistan, Iraq most people in Britain oppose any attack. Only 9% support British troops getting involved and only 25% back missile strike.
 
Protests are taking place across the country today and tomorrow - please check here for details and phone us if you want to organise something in your area.

Make Saturday massive

Saturday's national demonstration is crucial. We need to be a real expression of mass public opinion. Please do everything possible to attend and promote as widely as you can.

The demonstration is now assembling at Temple Tube at midday on Saturday and marching via parliament and Downing Street to Trafalgar Square for a rally. Transport has already been organised from various towns and cities, please contact the office for more information.

Demonstrate - No attack on Syria, this Saturday 31 August. 12 midday,  Temple tube, Victoria Embankment.