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NATIONAL ANTI-WAR ANTI-SANCTIONS CONFERENCE: RESIST!
Conference Saturday 23 Sunday 24 February 2002
Resisting The "War On Terrorism", Breaking The Sanctions On Iraq'
Sat 23 Feb 10am - 6pm; Sun 24 Feb 10am - 4pm, Kingsley Hall, Powis Road, London E2, nearest tube Bromley by Bow.An opportunity for the anti-war and anti-sanctions movements to regroup, to be re-inspired, and to re-dedicate ourselves to
nonviolent alternatives to war, sanctions and revenge.
A conference with
Amber Amundson and Ryan Amundson, widow and brother of Craig Scott Amundson, killed in the Pentagon on 11 September;
Tariq Ali, writer and activist;
Kathryn Tulip (recently returned from civil disobedience in the Israeli-occupied territories);
Milan Rai and Matt Barr of Voices in the Wilderness UK (recently returned from sanctions-breaking delegation to Iraq);
Haifa Zengana of Act Together: Women Against Economic Sanctions on Iraq;
and other speakers.
Conference sponsored by Voices in the Wilderness UK, ARROW, Act Together.
Conference fee: £10 waged, £5 unwaged. Donations extremely welcome.
Please make cheques payable to 'ANTI-SANCTIONS
CONFERENCE' and send to Glenn, Anti-Sanctions Conference, 29 John St, Enfield, Mddx, EN1 1LG.
For booking form, please email glenn@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk
or check out the websites.
Telephone: 0845 458 9571
NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION
At the Conference ARROW will be launching a pledge of nonviolent resistance to the US/UK "war on terrorism". More details will be on the web on Thursday 7 Feb. at www.justicenotvengeance.org/pledge
During the conference there will be a preparation process for nonviolent civil disobedience at a London location on Mon 25 Feb.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The opportunity to bring Amber and Ryan to London has just arisen. ARROW and Voices UK believe this is an enormously valuable opportunity for the anti-war movement in the UK. We do not have
the funds at the moment to finance this entire programme, and are appealing for financial support.
If you are able to make a donation, of whatever size, please send make a cheque out to 'Voices in the Wilderness UK', mark it "AMUNDSON VISIT" and send it to Voices UK, 16B Cherwell St, Oxford OX4 1BG.
Best wishes
Milan Rai
ARROW/Voices in the Wilderness UKLINKSwww.viwuk.freeserve.co.uk
www.justicenotvengeance.org
www.justicenotvengeance.org/pledge
Last modified: Friday, February 8, 2002
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Alice Mahon MP with Peter Gowan, New Left Review.
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October 23 - MWAW rally at the BBC
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