Please send replies/correspondence to: bristolstopwar@hotmail.com
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Please read this even if you can’t come to the demonstration on Monday 8th
October
BRING ALL THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
Coaches leave Bristol 9.30am, Anchor Road. Tickets £14 waged, £7 unwaged.
For tickets either email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com or phone 07748982569
If you aren’t able to come on 8th October but want to show your support by
making a donation towards the cost of the coaches please make out a cheque to
‘Bristol Stop The War Coalition’ and post it to BSTWC, 23 Monmouth Road,
Bristol, BS7 8LF.
For further information, email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com
++ IMPORTANT – POLICE TRY TO BAN DEMONSTRATION ++
On Monday 8 October the Stop the War Coalition will be marching from Trafalgar
Square to Parliament calling for all troops in Iraq to be brought home now.
After a series of relatively co-operative meetings, the police now say they
have been instructed not to allow the march to take place and that all
demonstrations are banned within a mile of Parliament whilst in session under
legislation dating from 1839.
This is a new development which threatens our democratic rights. When Gordon
Brown became prime minister he promised to liberalise the laws on protest,
saying that one of his principles would be, “civil liberties safeguarded and
enhanced”. Government ministers, including Gordon Brown, have lined up to
support the right to protest in Burma. It is important that these same
ministers also defend the rights of people in this country to protest
peacefully.
We are determined to march to make our views known to parliament on 8 October,
when Gordon Brown will make his long awaited statement on Iraq. We urge
everyone who opposes the war policies of our government to join the call for
all British troops to come
home immediately and to help defend our civil liberties now under attack. We
have produced a petition calling on the authorities to review the decision to
ban the march. Yesterday Tony Benn, president of the Stop The War Coalition,
delivered a letter to the Home Secretary confirming that the demonstration
would be going ahead and calling for the police to back down. Details of this
letter can be seen at: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
SIGN THE PETITION ONLINE aimed at defending our right to protest peacefully.
You can do this here: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE PETITION Collect as many signatures as you can and send
filled petition sheets to Stop the War Coalition, 27 Britannia Street, WC1X 9JP
Download for printing here: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/
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REGULAR BRISTOL EVENTS
THE DAILY BRISTOL PEACE VIGIL:
MON-FRI 5:30-6:30pm & SAT 3:00-4:00pm. PLACE: City Centre (Opposite Hippodrome. St. Augustines Parade). If you can only make it for 15 minutes, or a couple of times a month, please still come. Everyone’s welcome.
EASTON PEACE VIGIL: Every Friday. 5:00pm-6:00pm.
Corner of Robertson Rd & Stapleton Rd.
THE BRISTOL-STOP-THE-WAR PLANNING GROUP:
Bristol Stop The War Coalition currently meets twice a month – a widely publicised discussion meeting on the first Thursday of the month and a planning meeting on the third Thursday of the month. The venue for the planning meeting is Unite/TGWU Offices, Transport House, Victoria Street, BRISTOL, BS1 6AY. 7:00pm to around 8.30pm. Everyone’s welcome. Bring your ideas and have your say.
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MORE NATIONAL NEWS:
Stop The War : http://www.stopwar.org.uk
UK Indymedia : http://www.indymedia.org.uk
MORE SOUTH WEST NEWS:
Bristol Social Forum (Bristol & Regional):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristolsocialforum
North South Forum (Bristol & National):
http://www.digitalbristol.org/members/nsf
Bristol Indymedia (Bristol & South West):
http://bristol.indymedia.org
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