Protest Saturday: Stop Western Intervention in Syria

Stop the War bulletin | June 2013 | stopwar.org.uk

1) Protest Saturday: Stop Western Intervention in Syria
2) Public meeting: Woolwich and the War on Terror
3) Together Against War

1) Protest Saturday: Stop Western Intervention in Syria
 

This week senior US administration figures are discussing a big escalation in the supply of weapons to the Syrian opposition - a policy that has been pushed by Britain and France for months now.

Washington is even considering the possibility of no fly zones - the prelude to the horrific bombing campaign carried about by Britain and France in Libya.

The West's real concern is not a peaceful resolution but that the balance of power is shifting in Assad's favour.

Outside intervention in the civil war is already fracturing states in the region along sectarian lines.

If the West pumps more weapons in to Syria it can only increase the level of killing. It will ratchet up the tension making the prospect of meaningful negotiations ever more remote and threatens to spread war across the region.

Stop the War has organised a protest outside the US embassy at 1pm this Saturday June 15. Please make sure you attend and spread the word.

Take action

• Join our protest at the US Embassy on 15th June. We are the majority but they will only listen to us if we mobilise!
• Share the event with your Facebook contacts.

Read more on Syria

• Lindsey German: Syria and chemical weapons: can we really get fooled again after the Iraq WMD fiasco?

Others events

• 3 July 7pm: Parliamentary meeting - Peter Hain MP and Jeremy Corbyn MP Don't lift EU Arms embargo. No new intervention in Syria

2) Public meeting: Woolwich and the War on Terror

The terrible attack in Woolwich confirmed what the anti-war movement has warned of from the start: that the devastation caused by the war on terror will come back to haunt us. The reality of our foreign wars - drone attacks, night raids, indefinite detention and abuse of prisoners - causes  bitterness across whole regions of the world. Campaigning against the wars is central to stopping a racist backlash.

With

• Ken Livingstone
• Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition: Terrorism and wars in Muslim countries: is there any connection?
• Joe Glenton, author of Soldier Box: Of course UK wars were root cause of Woolwich killing says former British soldier
• Rachel Shabi, author of Not the Enemy: The reaction to the Woolwich murder denies British Muslims a political voice
• Mohammed Ali, Islam Channel

3) Together Against War



For over a decade Stop the War has mobilised millions against war. The movement has relied on the participation of those who marched, attended meetings and pressured the government to end their wars. Stop the War has maintained its ability to play a leading role in demanding an end to the War on Terror because of the mass membership and affiliation of the broad movement.

To increase our power to stop war we must stand together against war.

Join Stop the War today to ensure a revitalised movement that is ready to stop new interventions in Syria, Iran and beyond.

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