Direct Action Against the War Now (leaflet)
DAAWM | 01.02.2003 13:44
DIRECT ACTION AGAINST THE WAR MACHINE
CAPITALISTS Arms companies would not exist if there were no wars or conflicts. Thus, they encourage them directly and indirectly to sustain themselves on blood. Oil companies demand the acquisition of more sources of oil - as in Iraq today. Both of these sectors of capitalism have close links to the Bush & Blair regimes.
ARMS COMPANIES GKN, 7 Cleveland Row, London, SW1A 1DB.
Hunting, 3 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BQ. Oil Services, Defence Engineering and Military Support. Divisions include management of the Atomic Weapons Establishment on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Alvis, 34 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0A. Producer of armoured fighting vehicles.
OIL CORPORATIONS British Petroleum Co: Britannic House, Moor Lane, London EC2Y 9BU.
Royal Dutch / Shell Group: c/o Shell Centre FNX/6, London SE1 7NA
ESSO: ESSO House, 96 Victoria Street, London. SW1E 5JW.
Shell U.K. Ltd., Shell Mex House, The Strand, London, WC2R ODA
THE STATE The government assists the forces of capitalism, giving the system we live under a democratic face. The MOD helps enforce and carry out the imperialist aims of government. If there were no wars then these departments would not exist. Arms, oil and government collude to create a climate favourable to war.
MINISTRY OF OFFENCE
Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW14 2HB.
Army HQ: HQ London District, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX.
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London, Duke of York’s, Headquarters, Turks Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 4RY.
Defence Export Services Organisation, Metropole Building, Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5BL. DESO is part of the Ministry of Defence, and assists companies with advice on marketing defence products and services overseas.
Disposal Sales Agency, Hercules House, 6 Hercules Road, London SE1 7DJ. Responsible for the sale of surplus MOD equipment and stores.
AFCO London St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London, SE1 OTD. Armed Forces Careers Office
DIRECT ACTION AGAINST THE WAR MACHINE
February 15th will be the biggest anti-war march we have ever seen, but will it be that different? Marching from A to B, constrained, controlled, imprisoned and made impotent by barriers, police and stewards. There will be hundreds-of-thousands of us and yet our voices will be ignored. Our leaders, who are nothing more than elected dictators, are out of control.
None of the three main parties would change their policy to war if they happened to be in power right now. That’s because this war is their war: the war of capitalism and imperialism. Politicians simply control the way capitalists operate, controlling and directing various vested interests as they arise at different points of time, and if they happen to be brave - balancing public opinion with the needs of the market. In this case, war was decided months ago, straight after the World Trade Centre came tumbling to the ground. The ‘UN route’ is simply a diversion to gloss over the illegitimacy of a war against Iraq, using the UN as a fig leaf for the stark necessities of imperialism.
The leadership of the anti-war movement organises mass rallies, alongside local initiatives. Its been doing this for more than a year now yet war seems more inevitable than ever. The simple fact is that the war machine can ignore our voices if we continue to be herded around. What is missing is mass action. Overleaf are potential government departments, state organs and capitalist headquarters who collude to bring us war and death. This information is available to all on the internet, and not a secret; by making these potential targets for non-violent direct action public, autonomous groups and individuals can arrange to take action. This might be before, during or after the march on February the 15th. It could be separate from the big march, or part of it - it really doesn’t matter.
Our opposition to the war stems from a moral commitment to peace and equality, in opposition to Labour’s lust for military aggression and shoring up of existing inequalities of wealth and power, globally and nationally. As anti-war activists, we need to continue to show our commitment to direct action as a form of direct democracy. This means direct action on the streets, on the day when thousands will be able to join us. It’s conceivable that we might not be able to stop the war at all, but we can at least show the rest of the world that war is not in our name but in the name of the dictatorship of the neoliberal elite.
Main March: Assemble 12 noon at [A] Embankment (nearest tube Embankment) or [B] Gower Street (tubes: Tottenham Court Rd, Goodge St, Warren St, Euston, Euston Sq) at 12.30pm.
Critical Mass (Bike/skate/roller blade/wheelchair): Meet riders at 12pm under Waterloo Bridge, South Bank to cycle over to the Embankment at 12:30pm and join the anti-war march.
Sit Down Protest Against the War: Assemble in Green Park near Green Park tube at 5pm; walk to Piccadilly Circus for the protest. Please adhere to strict non-violent guidelines.
STOP THE WAR WAR
CAPITALISTS Arms companies would not exist if there were no wars or conflicts. Thus, they encourage them directly and indirectly to sustain themselves on blood. Oil companies demand the acquisition of more sources of oil - as in Iraq today. Both of these sectors of capitalism have close links to the Bush & Blair regimes.
ARMS COMPANIES GKN, 7 Cleveland Row, London, SW1A 1DB.
Hunting, 3 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BQ. Oil Services, Defence Engineering and Military Support. Divisions include management of the Atomic Weapons Establishment on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Alvis, 34 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0A. Producer of armoured fighting vehicles.
OIL CORPORATIONS British Petroleum Co: Britannic House, Moor Lane, London EC2Y 9BU.
Royal Dutch / Shell Group: c/o Shell Centre FNX/6, London SE1 7NA
ESSO: ESSO House, 96 Victoria Street, London. SW1E 5JW.
Shell U.K. Ltd., Shell Mex House, The Strand, London, WC2R ODA
THE STATE The government assists the forces of capitalism, giving the system we live under a democratic face. The MOD helps enforce and carry out the imperialist aims of government. If there were no wars then these departments would not exist. Arms, oil and government collude to create a climate favourable to war.
MINISTRY OF OFFENCE
Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW14 2HB.
Army HQ: HQ London District, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX.
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London, Duke of York’s, Headquarters, Turks Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 4RY.
Defence Export Services Organisation, Metropole Building, Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5BL. DESO is part of the Ministry of Defence, and assists companies with advice on marketing defence products and services overseas.
Disposal Sales Agency, Hercules House, 6 Hercules Road, London SE1 7DJ. Responsible for the sale of surplus MOD equipment and stores.
AFCO London St Christopher House, Southwark Street, London, SE1 OTD. Armed Forces Careers Office
DIRECT ACTION AGAINST THE WAR MACHINE
February 15th will be the biggest anti-war march we have ever seen, but will it be that different? Marching from A to B, constrained, controlled, imprisoned and made impotent by barriers, police and stewards. There will be hundreds-of-thousands of us and yet our voices will be ignored. Our leaders, who are nothing more than elected dictators, are out of control.
None of the three main parties would change their policy to war if they happened to be in power right now. That’s because this war is their war: the war of capitalism and imperialism. Politicians simply control the way capitalists operate, controlling and directing various vested interests as they arise at different points of time, and if they happen to be brave - balancing public opinion with the needs of the market. In this case, war was decided months ago, straight after the World Trade Centre came tumbling to the ground. The ‘UN route’ is simply a diversion to gloss over the illegitimacy of a war against Iraq, using the UN as a fig leaf for the stark necessities of imperialism.
The leadership of the anti-war movement organises mass rallies, alongside local initiatives. Its been doing this for more than a year now yet war seems more inevitable than ever. The simple fact is that the war machine can ignore our voices if we continue to be herded around. What is missing is mass action. Overleaf are potential government departments, state organs and capitalist headquarters who collude to bring us war and death. This information is available to all on the internet, and not a secret; by making these potential targets for non-violent direct action public, autonomous groups and individuals can arrange to take action. This might be before, during or after the march on February the 15th. It could be separate from the big march, or part of it - it really doesn’t matter.
Our opposition to the war stems from a moral commitment to peace and equality, in opposition to Labour’s lust for military aggression and shoring up of existing inequalities of wealth and power, globally and nationally. As anti-war activists, we need to continue to show our commitment to direct action as a form of direct democracy. This means direct action on the streets, on the day when thousands will be able to join us. It’s conceivable that we might not be able to stop the war at all, but we can at least show the rest of the world that war is not in our name but in the name of the dictatorship of the neoliberal elite.
Main March: Assemble 12 noon at [A] Embankment (nearest tube Embankment) or [B] Gower Street (tubes: Tottenham Court Rd, Goodge St, Warren St, Euston, Euston Sq) at 12.30pm.
Critical Mass (Bike/skate/roller blade/wheelchair): Meet riders at 12pm under Waterloo Bridge, South Bank to cycle over to the Embankment at 12:30pm and join the anti-war march.
Sit Down Protest Against the War: Assemble in Green Park near Green Park tube at 5pm; walk to Piccadilly Circus for the protest. Please adhere to strict non-violent guidelines.
STOP THE WAR WAR
DAAWM
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