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TYNESIDE STOP THE WAR COALITION
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Contact Details
c/o Newcastle Trade Union Building
4 Cloth Market, Newcastle-uponTyne, NE1 1EE
Contact Email: office@northeaststopwar.org.uk
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The next Tyneside Stop the War Monthly
Meeting will be at 6.30 pm Monday, September 6th, at Muslim Welfare Centre, 6
North Terrace, Claremont Rd , Newcastle.
All welcome
TSWC Bulletin No.2
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Tyneside Stop the War Coalition Reads the
Names of the Dead at Newcastle Monument
On Saturday June 26 Tyneside Stop the war War Coalition
held a reading of the names of the dead at Newcastle Monument at 1pm. A
number of activists from the Coalition on Tyneside and South Tyneside and the
Palestinian Solidarity Campaign took part.
That 66 British soldiers have been killed this year and
unaccounted numbers of Afghans. The tragic occasion was marked by the
reading of the names of all 307 (now 308) names of British soldiers
and 300 Afghan names of those killed by the NATO
occupation as representative of the over 30,000s murdered by
the unjust occupation of Afghanistan.
June 26th marked asArmed Forces Day by the ruling
elite in Britain was manipulated by the monopoly media to bolster their unjust
war and justify the deaths. The Stop the War Coalition, in
opposition to this cynical manipulation, supported the soldiers and the
people of Britain in the best possible way by calling for the troops
home now, to end this slaughter, cut the war and its massive cost and end the
militarisation of the economy and the billions being spent on the war and
Trident and oppose massive cuts being imposed on the people here. Many
people came up and signed the contact list of the Tyneside Stop the War
Coalition.
Newcastle Meeting Discusses Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine
Tyneside Stop the War Coalition organised a public meeting
of the coalition on Wednesday evening, February 10th 2010, at Newcastle
University. Chaired by Tony Dowling, who introduced the two speakers
Lindsay German, national convenor, Stop the War and Mahmoud Kurdi,
president, Newcastle Muslim Association of Britain, recently
returned from the Viva Palestina convoy. The speakers brought the three topics
to life emphasing the importance of the activities and actions of the stop the
war movement and of the viva Palestina convoy in focusing the support of the
people and stengthening their unity against the war in Afghanistan and to end
the blockade of Gaza. There followed a number of questions and contributions to
the discussion.
Photos: Rachel
Protest Vigil Against Tony Blair
On Friday January 29th, a vigil took place at 5pm at
Newcastle Monument as part of protests in London and other cities to mark the
attendence of Tony Blair at the Chilcot enquiry. The convenor of TSWC gave and
introduction in which he pointed out that the people had given their verdict on
the Iraq war when 2 million demonstrated against the war in 2003. He said that
the only just conclusion of this enquiry can be that never again should a
government of Britain commit such war crimes against the people of the world,
that the troops should be brought home from Afghanistan and all foreign soil.
There should be an end to Britain's involvement in alliances with the US and
NATO and that Britain should have an anti-war government that respects the
sovereignty of other countries and resolves conflicts peacefully. He spoke of
the consequense of the decisions of Tony Blair and his cabinet which had not
been discussed as a crime against the peace in the enquiry. The convenor then
called on those present to put theirquestions to Tony Blair and the
protest vigil finished with the naming of the dead symbolic of the anti-war
movement.
 
Photos: Rachel
Tyneside Stop the War fundraiser
We would like to thanks the 21 people who took part in the
fund raiser at the Salsa Cafe on the evening of Thursday 18th February. The
event was very succesful and enjoyed by all and we raised £91 for the
funds.
24 October 2009: Landmark Afghanistan
demonstration
Stop the War's demonstration on 24 October 2009
brought the centre of London to a standstill. It was a landmark demonstration,
led by Lance Corporal Joe Glenton -- the first serving soldier in the British
army to join an anti-war march.
http://stopwar.org.uk/content/view/1561/1/
The march brought together at least 10,000
protestors from across Britain, calling for all British troops to be brought
home. Joining Joe Glenton at its head were ex-soldiers, a number of military
families, -- including Peter Brierley, who earlier this month refused to shake
Tony Blair's hand, saying it had "my son's blood on it" -- and
104-year-old peace campaigner Hetty Bower. The march took place on the day that
a new poll showed that almost two-thirds of people in Britain want all British
troops withdrawn from Afghanistan and 86 per cent believe the war is being
lost. Joe Glenton is facing court martial for refusing to return to
Afghanistan. He defied a direct order by his commanding officer to come on the
march, for which he may well face further charges.
http://stopwar.org.uk/content/view/1574/1/
Voices of conscience: Matthew Hoh and L/Cpl Joe
Glenton Sometimes it's the more junior government employees who have the
strength of character and courage to tell their Presidents and Prime Ministers
when they and their policies have no clothes.
2009
Demonstration and Rally Newcastle January 24th
2009
Demonstration and Rally in Newcastle on Saturday January
24th. Over 500 took part in this protest to end the occupation and blockade of
Gaza and condemn the government for its justification of the occupation and the
war crimes of the Israeli terror state.
One of the largest Demonstrations in
Middlesborough takes place on Saturday January 17.
Two Sides - One Story: Guantanamo From
Both Sides of the Wire
 Cage Prisoners Tour
Newcastle took place on Thursday January 29 at the University of Newcastle.
Around 300 people packed the Auditorium to hear the moving accounts of the
speakers MOAZZAM BEGG (Ex-Guantanamo Detainee, Spokesman for Cageprisoners)
OMAR DEGHAYES (Ex Guantanamo Detainee ) CHRISTOPHER ARENDT (Ex-Guantanamo
Guard). This event is part of the Cage Prisoners national tour to mark seven
years of unlawful detention, abuse and torture. TWO SIDES - ONE STORY:
GUANTANAMO FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE WIRE is a humanising experience in the face
of the most extreme inhumanity that highlights how another world is
possible.
Gaza massacre - Emergency Protest On
Saturday January 3
 On Saturday, January 3rd 2009, hundreds of the
peoples took part in powerful protest in Newcastle against the aerial
bombardment and pending invasion by the Israeli zionists on Gaza. The
demonstration was chaired by Peter Burnett of the Palestinian Solidarity
Campaign. The demonstration at the Monument was addressed by speakers from
the platform and from the floor condeming the action of the Israeli government
and the complicity in these crimes by the British government who refuse to call
for a cessation of the offensive by Israel and clearly agree with the aims,
whilst trying to distance themselves from the massacre and destruction of Gaza.
Roger Nettleship addressed the Demonstration on behalf of the Stop the war
coalition. The statement is linked below. The demonstration called for a
continued building of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign in the northeast.
Earlier in the day 170 people held a vigil at Durham Cathedral.
No to Israeli War Crimes! Hands Off
Gaza!
Statement of Tyneside Stop the War Coalition
Emergency National Demonstration:
Saturday 10 January
On Saturday 10 January, braving the bitter cold 100,000
people took part in the national demonstation called to denounce Israeli
Zionism for its war crimes, condemn the British government for its support of
the crimes, and pledged to stand as one with the Palestinian people and their
resistance. Two Coaches from Tyneside supported by the Northern TUC and
UNISON brought 100 people from Tyneside to take part in the march.
..More
Photos
http://www.caat.org.uk
Peace Vigils against the production and export of arms and jobs by BAE at the
Scotswood plant took place on Thursday October 23 and Wednesday December 3rd.
Leaflets were distributed to workers going into the plant.
Newcastle World Against War Rally 2008
Tyneside Stop the War 'World Against War' Rally on Thursday
October 23 2008 with speakers: Hossam el Hamalawi, Egyptian Journalist &
Activist, Sabba Jawad of Iraqi Democrats Against The War & Lindsay German
of STWC. Tony Dowling of Tyneside Stop the War Coalition chaired the
session.
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