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Drown out Blair's shameless lecture

redletter | 02.04.2008 15:49 | Anti-militarism

WALL OF SOUND TO SILENCE BLAIR
THURSDAY 3 APRIL 6.30PM
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
FRANCIS ST, LONDON SW1P 1QW
JUST SOUTH OF VICTORIA STREET
Nearest tube: Victoria Station



Stop the War Coalition is asking as many people as possible to help create a wall of sound to accompany Tony Blair as he gives a lecture on Faith and Globalisation at Westminster Cathedral in London on Thursday 3 April. (See  http://www.rcdow.org.uk/lectures/)

No doubt Blair will be pontificating about the "values" and "morality" of his "faith" and how they guided him in making "difficult" decisions, like the slaughter of up to one million Iraqis and the total destruction of their country in an illegal war. Blair is a war criminal who should have been silenced five years ago by MPs in parliament, when they had the chance to vote against a war which they knew was opposed by the vast majority of people in this country.

On Thursday 3 April, we will meet every hypocritical word he utters with a wall of sound representing the values and morality of that majority, which was against the war in 2003 and wants all the troops withdrawn now. We want people to bring musical instruments and sound making implements of every kind -- drums, trumpets, saxophones, violins, cymbals, whistles, sirens, horns, rattles, saucepans and cans to bang; we want every type of band, choir and musical group to join us, all with the aim of drowning out the speech of a man who should not be in a cathedral pulpit but in the dock of a criminal court.

Please come at 6.30pm. Blair will speak at 7pm. Spread the word among as many people as you can and encourage them to join us on the night we aim to drown out Blair's shameless lecture.

The protest will be preceded by a silent vigil lasting from 6.30 - 7.00pm organised by Pax Christi. We start the cacophony at 7pm. Make sure you are there for the grand overture!

WALL OF SOUND TO SILENCE BLAIR
THURSDAY 3 APRIL 6.30PM
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
FRANCIS ST, LONDON SW1P 1QW
JUST SOUTH OF VICTORIA STREET
Nearest tube: Victoria Station



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Comments

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Great Action

02.04.2008 18:28

Please, if you can, post video for us to see.

I'm not in England, but support this idea, and would take part if I could.

War Criminals Should Be Treated As Such


it's also important

03.04.2008 10:38

to voice our disapproval of everything else the man stands for and will be talking about - militant atheists, anti-capitalist, anti-globalisation activists, and anybody who believes we have no right to invade other countries purely because they get on our nerves (an "activist" foreign policy) should be there telling him exactly what we think about "faith and globalisation" and the disgusting irony of his appointment as the Quartet's Special Envoy to the Middle East.

Or, you know, just go down the pub. Whichever appeals. I know which one I'll be doing.

rogue


Why stop at this?

03.04.2008 13:15

If you miss this opportunity to tell Blair what you think of him, why not visit him at 29 Connaught Square at any time of the day or night - whenever you have a free minute or three. If he's not at home (spreading peace in the middle east, lecturing on morality, picking up his salaries...) you can always engage his friendly resident police protectors in conversation.
Ask them why they are protecting a war criminal, instead of upholding the law and arresting him?

Patricia
mail e-mail: sheerinp@btinternet.com