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Stop the War Coalition: March on US Embassy + more

STWC_local | 01.04.2003 16:59

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March on US embassy / budget day / student action / national demo / easter anti-bases actions / may day anti-war building


Saturday April 5 - London march on the US Embassy

This will start at BBC Broadcasting House and head for the Embassy in Grovesnor Square. This will be the first mass explicit targeting of the US Embassy since the war started.

There will also be local demonstrations around London, and protests outside the bases at RAF Fairford and Menwith Hill as well as others around the country see  http://www.reclaimthebases.org.uk

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Wednesday April 9 - National Day of Action to coincide with Budget Day.

Gordon Brown doubles war expenditure. This will highlight government hypocrisy and promote the 'not a penny for the war' slogan. In London, there will be an anti-war rally in Parliament Square and there will be evening rallies outside town halls around the country.

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Thursday April 10 – School Students Party for Peace

School students will arrange Parties for Peace around the country, after the end of the school day. Further details will follow - in London there will be a 'picnic for peace' in Parliament Square starting at 4pm.

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Saturday April 12 - NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE WAR

This will start at 12 noon in Central London, possibly assembling on the South Bank and crossing the four bridges from Lambeth to Blackfriars and marching on Hyde Park.
BOOK COACHES/TRAINS NOW.

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Easter Weekend

The Coalition will approach CND and other groups to support any action being proposed at the bases over this weekend, and will publicise and help mobilise for this.
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Easter Sunday - A concert, possibly in Victoria Park, east London.
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Easter Monday - All-day anti-war film festival at the Prince Charles Cinema, London.

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May Day - Demonstrations

Mass protests against war in workplaces, schools, colleges and communities throughout the country. Join May Day demos everywhere!

Start to popularise the idea of May Day action against the war from now.

For (non STWC) demos already planned in london linking the war, oil and government together see:
 http://www.ourmayday.org.uk

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 http://www.stopwar.org.uk

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