The following is an archived copy of a message sent to a Discussion List run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq.
Views expressed in this archived message are those of the author, not of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq.
[Main archive index/search] [List information] [Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq Homepage]
1.FORTHCOMING EVENTS [A] BCT PIPELINE PROTEST [B] GRASSROOTS CONFERENCE [C] END THE OCCUPATION MARCH (INCLUDING MEET-UP POINT FOR LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION) [D] LAKENHEATH TRESPASS DAY [E] NO NEW OIL DAYSCHOOL 2. RESOURCES [F] MEMORIAL PLACARDS [G] FREE CAMPAIGN POSTCARDS ********************************** [A] BCT PIPELINE PROTEST 12 noon, Friday 26th September, outside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), 1 Exchange Square, London EC2A (nearest tube Liverpool Street). On October 14th the 'public consultation period' announced by the EBRD will end. There are now less than three weeks left to make an impact and let the banks know that we don't want our taxes used to support a new oil pipeline that will bring social and environmental problems to Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia and exacerbate conflict in the region. Join the Bakui-Ceyhan Campaign and People and Planet on the 26th for a peaceful demonstration outside the EBRD. Please bring a message with you - if possible on a sheet of A3 (poster-size) card or paper. Contact the Baku Ceyhan Campaign for more info: baku@gn.apc.org, tel. 01865 200 550 or visit their web-site: www.baku.org.uk ************************************** [B] GRASSROOTS ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE 26th-28th September, London Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1 An opportunity for grassroots activists to meet face-to-face to share our skills, experiences, and creativity, and help build a stronger anti-war movement Organised by Justice Not Vengeance & the Grassroots Anti-War Network Supported by Voices in the Wilderness UK & Britons for Peace PROGRAMME - Friday 26th September 7:00pm - 9:00pm Grassroots US and UK activists look back on the record so far. Chaired by Bruce Kent (Movement for the Abolition of War) - Saturday 27th September 9:30am-12:00 noon Workshops for sharing skills and experiences - Sunday 28th September 9:30am-4:00pm Workshops for sharing skills and experiences The Grassroots Network: Building a grassroots anti-war network Plenary: Where next for the anti-war movement? Contact 0845 458 3116 (local rate) or info@justicenotvengeance.org for more details or see www.j-n-v.org ************************************ [C] END THE OCCUPATION MARCH AND RALLY. Meet 12 noon Hyde Park for march to Trafalgar Square, Saturday 27th September. Org. by STWC. Contact 0207 053 2153 for more information or visit www.stopwar.org.uk [If you would like to help distribute materials from either Voices a group of us will be meeting underneath Marble Arch at 11.45am.] ************************************** [D] LAKENHEATH TRESPASS DAY Mon 6th October, 6.00am to midnight, USAF Lakenheath, Suffolk. This trespass will be part of the International Citizens' Inspection of nuclear bases in Europe and is intended to disrupt the workings of the base for the day. We hope people will come in pre-formed affinity groups and spend the day trying to get into Lakenheath Airbase to sit (or chain themselves, or dance, or play music, or play badminton) on the runway; hang banners or peace cranes; do citizens inspections; chain themselves to aircraft; plant seeds etc. to prevent aircraft from landing and taking off that day. For further info. on the demo or the trespass on the following day, write to: Lakenheath Action Group, Forge Bungalow, The Street, Shotesham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1YL. Tel: 01508 550446 or ring Zina: 0116 247 7367 or e-mail: dwhiggin@dhiggin.fsnet.co.uk ************************************* [E] NO NEW OIL DAYSCHOOL Oil, war and climate change: dismantling the oil economy. 10.30am - 6pm, Saturday 11th October 2003. London School of Economics, Clement House, 'D' Building, Aldwych, London (nearest tube Holborn). Org. by Rising Tide and LSE People & Planet. The oil economy generates conflict and destruction at every stage of its lethal cycle. It seizes lands, pollutes rivers, and kills or tortures those who stand in its way. It will fight any war and undermine international law to secure new supplies. It fuels the climate change which threatens all our futures with floods, droughts, storms and heatwaves. Enough! It's time to break our cycle of oil addiction, confront the companies responsible, and challenge the public funding (our taxes) which makes it possible. It's time to work together for a just future without fossil fuels. The day will feature speakers, video and workshops on: - the impacts of oil and climate change; - exposing the oil-driven agenda in the recent invasion of Iraq; - the human cost of oil wars; - worldwide resistance to fossil fuel expansion; - action we can take to dismantle the oil economy In the past Rising Tide gatherings have attracted a wide range of people involved in all areas of climate change campaigning. At this years day event we are hoping to reach out to a broader section of people who have been involved in the anti-war movement, international solidarity campaigns and human rights groups. Contact Rising Tide: info@risingtide.org.uk, tel. 01865 241 097 or visit www.risingtide.org.uk ************************************** [F] MEMORIAL PLACARDS Sixteen new placards, each featuring a picture and background information about a person killed in the invasion / occupation of Iraq, are now available for download from the Voices UK web-site: www.voicesuk.org The placards bear the headings 'Killed in Iraq' and 'Why no inquiry' and are ideal for stalls / public events. ************************************** [G] FREE CAMPAIGN POSTCARDS Voices UK currently has two free campaign postcards available: 'Stop the Corporate Invasion of Iraq' and 'Iraq: Human Rights? Occupation Wrongs' (see texts below). Both cards are ideal for mailings or for use at local anti-war stalls / events and can be viewed on-line at www.voicesuk.org. COPIES OF THE POSTCARD (WHICH ARE FREE, THOUGH DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME) CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE VOICES OFFICE: voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk or tel. 0207 837 0561. Please specify which - and how many - cards you want. ** 'STOP THE CORPORATE INVASION OF IRAQ' POSTCARD TEXT In February 2003 - before the invasion of Iraq had even begun - the US Government 'drafted sweeping plans to remake Iraq's economy ... based on free-market principles' (Wall Street Journal, 1st May). These plans include 'the mass privatisation of Iraqi industry' - including Iraq's oil sector - and 'fundamental tax reform'. Similar 'economic restructuring' elsewhere has led to corruption, massive job losses, poverty and gaping inequality. US corporations such as Bechtel and Halliburton, with close links to the Bush administration, have already been awarded lucrative contracts for 'postwar reconstruction' and stand to profit still further now that the US and Britain control Iraq's oil revenues. The British Government are now encouraging UK companies to take part. According to a senior US adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals, 'the privatisation of dozens of Iraqi companies is likely to begin within the next year' (Financial Times, 8 June). Yet it is unclear whether elections will even have taken place by then. The future of Iraq's economy is a matter for the Iraqi people and not the US and British governments or US/UK corporations. I demand that Iraq's people be allowed to determine their own economic future - and to control their own natural resources - free from foreign interference. ** 'IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS? OCCUPATION WRONGS' POSTCARD TEXT Since the invasion of Iraq, US/UK forces have been accused of many human rights abuses. There are, "increasing reports of Iraqi men, women and even children being dragged from their homes at night by American patrols, or snatched off the streets and taken, hooded and manacled, to prison camps around the capital" (The Times, 9/07/03). Thousands have been detained without charge, effectively 'disappeared', including children as young as eleven. Amnesty International have reported (23/07/03): - routine lack of access to lawyers and family for lengthy periods - sometimes for many weeks. - 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment', including lack of shelter, water and sanitation facilities. - allegations of torture, deaths in custody and unlawful killing at demonstrations - excessive use of force during searches, with destruction and confiscation of property, without justification or compensation. - lack of legal accountability, reparations or redress for abuses suffered. I demand that the US and British governments treat the Iraqi people and their culture with respect, abide by international human rights law and that all prisoners of war and civilians held without charge are released immediately. _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk