Stop Torture Flights Protest at Birmingham Airport Saturday 24th June
Mike | 14.06.2006 12:29 | Anti-racism | Repression | Birmingham
This vigil is to highlight the UK government's complicity in moving detainees to secret locations for torture.
The UK government stands accused of not only allowing the use of British airspace and airports by the US military for torture flights, but of providing information that was used during the torture of one suspect.
For more information on torture flights see:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1791991,00.html
and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5017672.stm
and
http://guantanamo.org.uk
Meeting at Birmingham International Airport at 12.00. Exact meeting place to be announced shortly.
Transport:-
A convoy of cars will be leaving the MAC car park at Cannon Hill park at 11.30am. Some lifts will be available. Alternatively, trains run from Birmingham New St. Station to Birmingham International on a regular basis.
For more information on torture flights see:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1791991,00.html and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5017672.stm and
http://guantanamo.org.uk Meeting at Birmingham International Airport at 12.00. Exact meeting place to be announced shortly.
Transport:-
A convoy of cars will be leaving the MAC car park at Cannon Hill park at 11.30am. Some lifts will be available. Alternatively, trains run from Birmingham New St. Station to Birmingham International on a regular basis.
Mike
Homepage:
http://www.guantanamo.org.uk
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Final plans for the action!
18.06.2006 20:47
For Birmingham and surrounding areas meet at Birmingham International Airport for 12:30 p.m. (Near the Cargo Airport). A convoy of cars will be leaving the MAC at Cannon Hill park at 11.30am for Birmingham Airport. If you can offer a lift to other people from MAC. Alernatively, join the vigil outside the Cargo airport on the A45 linking Birmingham and Coventry for 12:30 p.m. Trains run from Birmingham New St. Station to Birmingham International on a regular basis. There are regular trains from Coventry to Birmingham International as well.
There will also be a planning meeting for the vigil at the MAC cafe on Wednesday 21st June at 7.30pm in the cafe. This is a public meeting so feel free to come along!
Mike
Homepage:
http://www.guantanamo.org.uk