Say no to war

For unity and peace

Halt arms sales to India and Pakistan

Speakers:
Asad Rehman, Newham Monitoring Project
Gita Sahgal, film-maker, Women Against Fundamentalism
Mike Marqusee, Socialist Alliance

The confrontation betwen India and Pakistan threatens the future of more than a billion human beings. This confrontation is not a result of hostility between the people of India and Pakistan, but policies pursued by the elites of both countries. It is also the result of the US-led ‘war on terror’, which has strengthened communalism and militarism on both sides of the border.

Any war between India and Pakistan will have global repercussions, including among Britain’s south Asian community. That’s why the Socialist Alliance has called this emergency meeting, and why we will work with all those committed to India-Pakistan peace to increase the international pressure on both governments to draw back from the brink of disaster.

Asad Rehman is an anti-racist and human rights activist and currently chair of the long-established Newham Monitoring Project. Gita Sahgal is a film-maker, a long-time activist in Southall Black Sisters and in Women Against Fundamentalism. Mike Marqusee is the author of books and articles about south Asia and an active member of the Socialist Alliance.

The Socialist Alliance recently helped organise the highly succesful Unity Tour for India-Pakistan Peace, which brought peace activists Achin Vanaik (India) and Muhammad Tahseen (Pakistan) to cities and towns across England. The public meeting on 6 June is a follow-up to that tour, and part of the Socialist Alliance’s continuing commitment to global solidarity.

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