Fallujah Protests
PJ | 08.11.2004 15:43 | Anti-militarism
Scottish CND and others are calling for city and town centre protests about the attack on Fallujah which started today.
US troops have completly encircled the town and are starting to move into its outskirts. Large numbers of civilian and troop casualties are expected in the house-to-house fighting that will follow.
Already thousands of residents have fled but now the US forces are refusing to let any male between the ages of 15-50 to leave or enter the city.
100,000 people have already died in Iraq since the start of the invasion.
Meet from 5pm in town centres.
In Glasgow meet in George Square
In Edinburgh meet in Parlaiment Square.
More details:
Scottish CND and the Scottish Coalition for Justice Not War
scnd@banthebomb.org 0141 423 1222
US troops have completly encircled the town and are starting to move into its outskirts. Large numbers of civilian and troop casualties are expected in the house-to-house fighting that will follow.
Already thousands of residents have fled but now the US forces are refusing to let any male between the ages of 15-50 to leave or enter the city.
100,000 people have already died in Iraq since the start of the invasion.
Meet from 5pm in town centres.
In Glasgow meet in George Square
In Edinburgh meet in Parlaiment Square.
More details:
Scottish CND and the Scottish Coalition for Justice Not War
scnd@banthebomb.org 0141 423 1222
PJ
e-mail:
scnd@banthebomb.org
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http://www.banthebomb.org
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Protest at Falluja Glasgow Saturday 13th November
09.11.2004 20:42
Scottish CND's bulk emailer is down at the moment - please help us by circulating this as widely as possible. Many thanks!
Protests have continued in Glasgow and Edinburgh and other places in Scotland on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Over 100 people have attended each event – in Glasgow there were close to 200 people and speakers included Rose Gentle, the mother of Gordon Gentle who was killed earlier in the year in Iraq. Rose is due to leave for Downing Street to lobby the Prime Minister tomorrow.
At the vigil tonight in Glasgow it was agreed to continue meeting in George Square at 5pm every evening this week in the run up to the march called by Scottish CND.
On Saturday a Scotland-wide demonstration has been called to protest at the attack on Falluja.
Assemble in George Square, Glasgow at 11.30.
City centre march moving off at 12.00
Return to George Square to lay a wreath of white poppies at the Cenotaph and for a ‘die in’.
Bring things to make noise with – whistles, drums, bagpipes, pots and pans.
A PDF flyer for the march can be downloaded here: www.banthebomb.org/events/Falluja.pdf
More will be available in George Square from 5pm
Please help us publicise this protest!
Other activities planned across Scotland include:
Friday 18th November: Tell Blair: End the Occupation Bring the troops HOME NOW!
7:30pm Parkway Hotel Kirkcaldy Speakers include: Rose Gentle: Mother of Scottish Soldier killed in Iraq; Susan Karim: Scottish Iraqi resident in Kirkcaldy; G8 Alternatives:
A 'die-in' is being organised for Kirkcaldy High Street (Fife) on Saturday at 1pm.
Contact Jan Benvie jbenvie (at) yahoo.co.uk
Vigils every night till the 20th November, at the monument by Waterstones (Perth) between 5pm and 6pm Contact Bobbi dogend123 (at) hotmail.com
In peace
Phill Jones
Campaigns Worker
Scottish CND
phill
e-mail:
scnd@banthebomb.org
Homepage:
http://www.banthebomb.org