The 8 May 2009 will be the 2nd anniversary of the US bombing of Sarwan Qala in
Afghanistan, in which over 50 civilians were killed ( http://tinyurl.com/c3f9qr).

It will also see the MoD launch its own range of ‘HM Armed Forces’ toys in
an attempt to ‘capture the imagination of a new generation of children’
( http://tinyurl.com/datgwo). The toys will include an infantry soldier wearing
the combat clothing and SA-80A2 rifle used by British troops in Afghanistan,
and an RAF pilot.

To mark this anniversary - and to resist the MoD’s propaganda drive - Voices,
JNV and the Northwood Die-in Committee, will be holding an "unauthorised"
two-hour ceremony opposite Downing Street (10am - 12 noon), reading the names
of Afghan civilians who have been killed by US/NATO forces - and British
soldiers who have died - in the war in Afghanistan.

Please join us or hold your own event on 8 / 9 May. Ready-to-use lists of names
can be downloaded from  http://tinyurl.com/6otodt.

Please note that there is a risk of arrest at this event. For background on the
Orwellian world of "authorised" protests see www.repeal-socpa.info.