Anti-War Protest in Brighton
No War But the Class War | 11.10.2001 15:34
No War But the Class War protesters occupy army recruitment office in central Brighton in action against the war in Afghanistan.
Today, Thursday October 11th, about 20 people invaded and occupied the armed forces recruitment office on Queens Road in Brighton, as a protest against the war in Afghanistan. Despite uniformed squaddies on the door, the protesters managed to barge their way in, shutting down the office for 1-2 hours during its main busy period over lunchtime. The group 'No War but the Class War' distributed leaflets to passers by and hung a banner saying 'Sabotage the War Effort' while police closed off the whole road, redirected traffic and called out the fire brigade. Protesters outside talked to some of those who had turned up for recruitment interviews and to people in the street, while those inside watched army recruitment videos on the TV and invaded recruitment interviews taking place. The action was reported on local radio, right after news of more casualties in Afghanistan. This is just the first action in a growing campaign against our rulers' latest bloody-thirsty military adventure.
The group statement said:
"In declaring a 'war against terrorism' the ruling class has really declared a war on workers across the world. Workers and peasants in Afghanistan are being directly killed and starved by the military machines of our rulers. At 'home' the war is already being used as a cover for the ecomomic crisis. Nationalism, racism and fear have the role of dividing working class people and undermining resistance to the sackings and cuts in social spending that have already begun. There is a giant propaganda effort for a false unity based on 'the nation' and a resulting increase in racist attacks. Draconian laws, whose definition of terrorism includes criminal damage to state property with the aim of seriously altering the political, economic or social structure, are being introduced across Europe. There is a need for us to resist all these attacks, to come together against all the divisions that capitalism imposes, on the basis of a class opposition to all nationalist and religious ideologies."
No War But the Class War meetings: 7:30pm every Monday upstairs at the Hobgoblin pub on London Road in Brighton
Email:
nowar@another.com
The group statement said:
"In declaring a 'war against terrorism' the ruling class has really declared a war on workers across the world. Workers and peasants in Afghanistan are being directly killed and starved by the military machines of our rulers. At 'home' the war is already being used as a cover for the ecomomic crisis. Nationalism, racism and fear have the role of dividing working class people and undermining resistance to the sackings and cuts in social spending that have already begun. There is a giant propaganda effort for a false unity based on 'the nation' and a resulting increase in racist attacks. Draconian laws, whose definition of terrorism includes criminal damage to state property with the aim of seriously altering the political, economic or social structure, are being introduced across Europe. There is a need for us to resist all these attacks, to come together against all the divisions that capitalism imposes, on the basis of a class opposition to all nationalist and religious ideologies."
No War But the Class War meetings: 7:30pm every Monday upstairs at the Hobgoblin pub on London Road in Brighton
Email:
nowar@another.com
No War But the Class War
e-mail:
nowar@another.com