National demonstration: Stop the bombing of Iraq - don't attack Syria - Saturday 4 October

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Stop the bombing of Iraq - don't attack Syria
National demonstration, Saturday 4 October

Assemble 1pm,
Temple Place,
London WC2R 3BD

Parliament has voted for the third Iraq War. The last two have brought almost unimaginable suffering to the people of Iraq and have helped to create the current chaos, driving the country to the brink of break up.

They claim this is a humanitarian operation to defeat Isis. In fact Isis is backed by various middle east powers and a new aerial bombardment will not defeat it. It will however kill innocents, further fragment the country and inflame violence.

The record of the west's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya show that as well as creating misery and mayhem, western military interventions make the world a more volatile, dangerous place. 

Cameron's new war has built-in mission creep. Discussions are already underway for Britain to join the bombing of Syria, and there are growing calls for boots on the ground.

The Stop the War Coalition is asking every one of its supporters to throw themselves in to the campaign against the insanity of another war on Iraq.

Spread the word everywhere about next Saturday's demonstration:

• Get the anti-war message onto every High Street and community. Organise petitioning, leafleting, street meetings and protests where you  live. Phone or e-mail us to be put in touch with other local anti-war activists.
• Join the anti war-contingent tomorrow on the protests at the Tory Party conference. Meet 11am, ICC, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
• Share the event with your Facebook contacts
  
• Download and print factsheet
• A leaflet for the demonstration will be available to download in the next few hours

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Hit the streets - stop the bombing of Iraq

Shamefully it is almost certain that today MPs will vote for a new assault on Iraq.

After excellent protests yesterday in London and a number of others across the UK, the anti-war movement now needs to move in to overdrive.

The response to our actions and arguments in the last few days shows that while the war propaganda has had an impact, there is a huge anti-war constituency. Thousands have lobbied their MPs for the vote and our website is attracting tens of thousands of visitors a day.

• Tomorrow, Saturday, we are asking all our groups and supporters to hit the streets in your communities with protests, street stalls, petitioning sessions and placards. We need to make sure the Don't Bomb Iraq message is visible everywhere.
• A new petition is available to download. If you are in London placards can be picked up from the office or we can email you the file to print out. Please contact us.
  
• If there is a yes vote, we will be calling a national protest next Saturday 4 October. Exact details to be announced in the next 24 hours.
• In the meantime please share and tweet some of the key articles and interviews from the website. - ten reasons (more below)
  

The latest on Iraq and Syria from the Stop the War web site:

• How Obama is misleading us about troops on the ground in the new Iraq war
• Ten reasons why the British parliament should vote no to bombing Iraq
• Confused? As the US bombing starts, who are the heroes and villains in Syria?
• Tony Blair 'needs professional psychiatric help' says London mayor Boris Johnson
  

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NATO comes to the UK to make war plans: Week of protests

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NATO comes to the UK to make war plans: Week of protests

The NATO summit is only a few days away. 60 world leaders, including Barack Obama, meet in the UK on 4-5 September to plan their war on the world. From 30 August protesters will flock to South Wales for international actions including a national demonstration on 30 August, counter summits, and a week-long peace camp.

We're already seeing how the summit is shaping up. Today's Guardian suggests David Cameron is planning to join Barack Obama in air strikes on Iraq and Syria.  They plan to use the summit to whip up support for new wars in the Middle East. They also want to reverse the defeat suffered by Cameron in parliament last year when it voted not to go to war with Syria.

In addition, the summit will be the occasion to further extend Nato's reach into eastern Europe, with the  proposals to build nato bases in the Baltic states. The only non-Nato country head of state at the summit is the Ukrainian president, a clear sign of Nato's central involvement there.

Meanwhile Cardiff and Newport are in lockdown to try to prevent  protestors opposing the Nato warmongering agenda. Thousands of people from Wales and across the country will be embarking on a week of protest across the two cities. Please support as many of these events as you can.

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Timetable of Events, transport, peace camp

• You can see a full timetable for the No to Nato events at our website, here: http://bit.ly/1qhhfe1
• Book transport going to Wales from London and elsewhere, here: http://bit.ly/1qhhA07
• There is a peace camp (bring your own tent!) from Friday 29 August for people who wish to stay in Newport for the week. Full details here: http://bit.ly/1libFb4

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National Demonstration in Newport

We urge people who can to attend the national demonstration on Saturday 30 August (see transport going to Wales from London and elsewhere, here: http://bit.ly/1qhhA07

On the first day of the NATO Summit on Thursday 4 September there demonstrations in Newport and Cardiff. More details here: http://bit.ly/1licDEr

If you are unable to make the trip to Newport or Cardiff, there will be a live blog of Saturday's demonstration, here: http://sfy.co/sehG

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Help us cover the cost of the No To Nato - No New Wars events

If you can't be with us in Wales for the No To Nato events, please consider making a donation to help us cover the extensive costs of transport, staging, banners, publicity and all the other expenses for the week.

• Donate Online: http://bit.ly/1zLyzsP
  
• Donate by Phone: For debit/credit card or bank transfer call 020 7561 4830
• Donate by Post: Make cheques payable to: Stop the War Coalition. Send to: Stop the War Coalition, 86 Durham Rd, London N7 7DT UK
  

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Join Stop the War
Becoming a Stop the War member is one of the best ways to support our anti-war campaigns. Please consider joining and help us grow. Membership costs as little as £2 a month. Join Stop the War here: http://bit.ly/1sv68R2

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Latest articles on the Stop the War website

The Stop the War website is updated with new articles every day. We provide links to all new postings on our Twitter:  https://twitter.com/STWuk and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stopthewarcoalition

New articles posted recently are:

•   Pink Floyd's Roger Waters: The moral perversity of US support for Israel. By Roger Waters: http://bit.ly/1lidjtf
•   So, I asked the Russian ambassador to the US if he thought NATO should be disbanded. By David Swanson: http://bit.ly/1lidmoZ
•   Nato on the warpath in Ukraine boasts of its military exercises threatening Russia. By Lindsey German:http://bit.ly/1lidvsw
•   Gaza massacre in numbers: What Israel did in 50 days of brutal bombardment. The Independent: http://bit.ly/1lideWA
•   Inconvenient truth – the West's intervention in Syria is key reason for growth of ISIS. By Ian Sinclair: http://bit.ly/1lid3KW

Anti-war Song of the Week: We feature an anti-war song every week. This week's song chose itself given the artist's triumphant return to live performance: Army Dreamers by Kate Bush. Video and lyrics, here: http://bit.ly/XTokHr

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