Monday 28 February 2011



Annual Conference
Leaflet side one
Leaflet side two















March for an Alternative







to war







Lets bring the spirit of the







Middle East to London







on March 26 2011








The TUC is organising a national march and rally on 26 March 2011, in Central London in response to the government’s programme of fast and deep public spending cuts. The STUC and numerous trade unions are organising free transport to enable you to attend the demonstration.







We say cut the war and fund our services - Join us.
BOOK TRANSPORT NOW
Email: glasgowstopwar@gmail.com if you would like a seat on the bus.







We will collect the names & contact details of those wishing to go and help arrange transport.
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Stop the War Coalition















statement on















Middle East revolutions


















There must be no US or British intervention in Libya: the future of Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen must be determined by the people of those countries alone.
The uprisings sweeping the Middle East deserve the support of all progressive people. They are directed against autocracies which have denied their people basic rights and the possibility of a decent life.
These autocracies have also, for the most part, depended on the self-interested support of the big powers, the USA and Britain first of all. Western governments have prioritised cheap oil, arms sales and support for Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians above the rights of the Arab peoples.
The response of the British government to the events of the last month exemplifies this hypocrisy. David Cameron has prioritised arms sales to the region. And the clamour to intervene in Libya has more to do with control of that country’s oil resources than with support for Libya’s people.
The Conservative-Liberal Coalition has followed Tony Blair’s lead in seeing the Middle East entirely through the prism of the interests of BP and British Aerospace. Any British intervention in the region would be directed to furthering those interests, not the freedom or democracy which can only present a challenge to western domination of the region.
Stop the War Coalition is clear that there must be no US or British intervention in Libya or anywhere else in the Middle East under any pretext whatsoever. Such interference over the last century is the root of the region’s troubles, and its continuation will solve none of the difficulties there.
The future of Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen and all the other states facing popular uprisings must be determined by the people of those countries alone. Solidarity with those fighting for their democratic and national freedom is our obligation.
We can best discharge it by demanding that the government at long last takes its hands off the Middle East and its people, leaving them to settle accounts with their own rulers.

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Sunday 20 February 2011

Tuesday 22 February 2011
George Square, Glasgow
5.30pm - 7.00pm

Movement for democracy spreads across Middle East region
Inspired by the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, uprisings for democracy hasve spread across the region.
LINKS TO ALL ABOVE ARTICLES AT:

Sunday 6 February 2011


PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR BOTH MEETINGS BELOW



PUBLIC MEETING


SOLIDARITY

WITH THE

EGYPTIAN UPRISING


TUES 8 FEBRUARY - 7.00PM
Renfield St Stephens, Bath Street, Glasgow

SPEAKERS
George Galloway

Mohammed al Shafi
Egyptian Activist

Judith Orr
Eyewitness Account from Ciaro & Stop the War Coalition National Officer & Editor of Socialist Worker newspaper

John Rees
Eyewitness Account from Ciaro & Stop the War Coalition National Officer
Pauline McNeil
MSP
Sandra White
MSP


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HIDDEN HISTORIES: RECLAIMING TRUTHS
CHANGE OF VENUE & TIME TO:
RENFIELD ST STEPHENS, BATH STREET, GLASGOW
6.00PM

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Thursday 3 February 2011

Events in Egypt are at a turning point.
The movement has forced Mubarak toannounce his departure, but demonstrators are demanding he goes now.
Pro-Mubarak thugs - many of them clearly plain clothes police - are trying tocreate a strategy of tension, violently attacking protesters in Tahrir square.The next few days are crucial to what happens next. We are therefore calling a demonstration in solidarity with the Egyptian uprising this Sunday.
FOR MORE NEWS GO TO
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

ALL SCOTLAND DEMONSTRATION

Solidarity with the Egyptian people
Freedom for the Middle East

Sunday 6th February
2.00pm
Assemble @ The Mount, Princess Street, Edinburgh

A5 FLYER - http://alturl.com/8rzkb

Please support all the demonstrations and meetings

taking place accross the country where you can.

Saturday 5 February

Edinburgh Demonstration

2.00pm, Foot of The Mound, Princes Street, Edinburgh

Organised by the
Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Sunday 6 February
Glasgow Demonstration

2.00pm - George Square

HIDDEN HISTORIES

– PALESTINE AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN –

SCOTTISH SPEAKING TOUR

PROFESSOR BASEM RA’AD

Tuesday 8th February – 7.00pm
Room W118, Hamish Wood Building, Glasgow Caledonian Uni, G4 0BA

Hidden Histories info:
http://alturl.com/6zg3s
Leaflet/Meeting details: http://alturl.com/rwud3
Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/event.php?eid=185831154784610
Meeting supported by Scottish Palestinian Forum & Scottish Friends of Palestine. We urge everyone to make efforts to attend this meeting.

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Glasgow George Square
Tuesday 1st February
Some speakers at the Rally
'FROM THE NILE TO THE SEA,
EGYPT EGYPT WILL BE FREE'
Speaker from Egypt ( unknown name - will update)
Aamer Anwar
Mike Prysner
Graham Campbell

PICTURES FROM THE RALLY
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER MEDIA PLEASE
EMAIL glasgowstopwar@gmail.com and we will update the list above.
Scottish Parliament Motion
- Support for the Egyptian People -
Contact your MSP to support his motion
FIND YOUR MSP HERE
S3M-07870 Bill Kidd (Glasgow) (Scottish National Party): Support for the Egyptian People— That the Parliament wishes to express its full support for the demonstrations by the Egyptian people by stating its unequivocal belief that all peoples have the right to live in a free and democratic society unshackled by dictatorial oppression and the fear of arrest, detention and torture by a private army disguised as a police force, as it considers is the case of the 30-year rule of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, and calls on President Mubarak to halt what it sees as the thuggish behaviour of his supporters and to step aside now, rather than holding off until September, in order to avert further bloodshed of innocent Egyptians and allow a peaceful transition to democracy.

Supported by: Mike Pringle, Sandra White, Hugh O'Donnell, Gil Paterson, Stuart McMillan, Linda Fabiani, Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Christine Grahame, Patrick Harvie, Bob Doris, Joe FitzPatrick, Dr Bill WilsonLodged on Thursday, February 03, 2011; Current
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