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Join Public Fast in solidarity with the Guantanamo Hunger strikers |
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Written by Pete Cannell
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 15:04 |
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10am to 4pm. Saturday 18 May. East End of Princes St by the Wellington Statue (Horse).
Almost all of the remaining 166 prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have been on hunger strike since around 6 February. Held for over 11 years, more than half of the prisoners have been cleared for release and only 6 face charges. Of those 6, in the case of at least two prisoners, the evidence has clearly been obtained through torture, including waterboarding. They face no prospect of a fair trial.
All are invited to join us, as the hunger strike enters its 100th day in fasting Saturday 18 May as part of a global weekend of action. <http://londonguantanamocampaign.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/17-19-may-2013-global-weekend-of-action.html> In the words of the last prisoner to die at Guantánamo Bay, Adnan Latif: They are artists of torture, They are artists of pain and fatigue, They are artists of insults and humiliation. Where is the world to save us from torture? Where is the world to save us from the fire and sadness? Where is the world to save the hunger strikers? The Peace and Justice Centre invites you to join in a global day of fasting and protest action. What does this involve? Fasting action: For this action, we suggest that people fast a minimum of from dawn to dusk, with or without liquids, or some may prefer longer fasts of 24 hours, at the discretion of the person fasting.
Please sign the petition put together by former chief prosecutor at Guantánamo Bay Colonel Morris Davis calling for the closure of Guantánamo Bay here. <https://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-close-detention-facility-at-guantanamo-bay>
https://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-close-detention-facility-at-guantanamo-bay <https://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-close-detention-facility-at-guantanamo-bay>
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Written by Pete Cannell
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Friday, 10 May 2013 18:07 |
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Stop the War bulletin | May 2013 no.1 | stopwar.org.uk
Within the last week, Israel has bombed Syria. Twice. The New York Times reported the bombing of Damascus as "more massive than anything the residents of the city...have witnessed during more than two years of war." The number killed is not known, but reports have put the figure at more than a hundred. Israel's bombing was not preceded by an attack on that country by the Syrian regime. Violating Lebanese airspace on the way, Israel's actions can only be seen as an act of war.
• Lindsey German on Israel's illegal attack that threatens to inflame the region: http://bit.ly/149o7NA
• Glenn Greenwald on the moral relativism of the US establishment: http://bit.ly/133w0S6
As the civil war in Syria spreads into the wider Middle East, so the Western powers beat the drums for war. Opinion polls show the majority of the British public (and even greater majorities in Middle Eastern countries) oppose the escalation of Western intervention in Syria. On Thursday, members of the Stop the War coalition delivered an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron to Downing Street, urging the government to end its interventionist policy.
The letter begins:
Dear Prime Minister, We are writing to express our alarm at the increasing intervention by the UK government in the civil war which is now taking place in Syria. We believe that the future of Syria is for the Syrian people alone to decide, and that your actions can only worsen the situation.
• Read the full letter on the Stop the War website: http://bit.ly/18yb3os
• Seumas Milne: The west and its allies are cynically bleeding Syria to weaken Iran: http://bit.ly/15T3Dgs
News Unspun: How the BBC helps pave the road to war on Syria: http://bit.ly/YJVgkq
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Written by Pete Cannell
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:51 |
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Edinburgh Stop the War is supporting the Edinburgh and Lothians May Day March and rally on Saturday 4 May. Assemble 11.00am on Johnston Terrace EH1 2PW. A major theme of this year’s event will be the ConDem cuts to welfare, including the bedroom tax.
There will be a rally after the March at The Pleasance EH8 9TJ with speakers including Mike Dailly (Govan Law Centre), Susan Archibald, Lyn Henderson (PCS), Stacey Devine (NUS). Music from Wendy Weatherby and Penny Stone (Edinburgh CND). Workshops on Scrap Trident, Migrant Workers and Music. Stalls including a Peace stall.
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Stop Israel bombing Syria and Lebanon |
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Written by Pete Cannell
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 08:41 |
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Ten reasons to oppose #Israel bombing #Syria and any US intervention in the civil war: http://bit.ly/OYjT2O
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Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre Talk. |
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Written by Pete Cannell
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 17:49 |
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Prospects for Peace with Iran.
Political artist Emily John's and author Mil Rai, co-editors of Peace News, reporting on the recent US/UK Peace Delegation to Iran.
St John's Church Hall. 30 April 7:30pm.
Accompanied by an Exhibition of photographs from Iran by Aliki Sapountzi.
All welcome.
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