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Scots author backs Scottish CND's Easter demo

peace walker | 25.03.2004 21:03 | Anti-militarism

More details about Scottish CND's demo at Easter

Top Scottish author Iain Banks (‘The Wasp Factory’, ‘The Crow Road’, ‘Complicity’) has sent a message of support for Scottish CND’s March and Rally at Faslane on Easter Monday (Monday 12th April)

His message reads:
“Memo to Tony Blair: instead of starting illegal wars over WMDs that don’t exist in the deserts and marshes of Iraq, why not peacefully dispose of the ones that definitely do in the lochs and glens of Scotland?
Have a good one. Best wishes, Iain Banks, 21.03.04”

The Easter Monday demonstration will start at 1pm opposite Faslane Peace Camp and will end with a rally at the main gate (North Gate) of the Faslane submarine base at 2.30pm.
Speakers confirmed include: AL Kennedy (author), Roseanna Cunningham MSP (SNP), Tommy Sheridan MSP (SSP), Chris Ballance MSP (Greens), Osama Saeed (Muslim Association of Britain), Morag Forbes (Faslane Peace Camp) and Alan Mackinnon (Scottish CND).
We also hope Sheboom and Samba ya Bamba will be there beating out a mean rhythm for the event.

More details are now available online at: www.banthebomb.org/events/faslane.shtml

Transport is being organised from around Scotland: phone 0141 423 1222 for more details or to book seats on the buses from Glasgow.

Over Easter weekend a group of up to 50 people will be on a Peace Walk leaving at 1pm from outside the City Chambers on Friday 9th April to reach Faslane in time to lead the march to the north gate. Why don’t you join them?

You will be stopping overnight in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Helensburgh and events and activities are being organised for along the route. The most you will walk each day is only ten miles and we’ll transport your baggage for you.

Please register as soon as you can by contacting the Scottish CND office at  scnd@banthebomb.org or on 0141 423 1222

Hope to see you there!


Scottish CND, 15 Barrland Street, Glasgow, G41 1QH: 0141 423 1222 www.banthebomb.org  scnd@banthebomb.org

peace walker
- e-mail: scnd@banthebomb.org
- Homepage: http://www.banthebomb.org


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Transport to Faslane

07.04.2004 13:40

Here are the tranpsort details:

Glasgow - George Square 11am £4 / £6 (unwaged / waged) will return to Glasgow by 6pm.
To book your seat phone or email the Scottish CND offices 0141 423 1222 or  scnd@banthebomb.org

Glasgow West CND bus - 11am outside Botanic Gardens at Queen Margaret Drive / Byres Road / Great Western Road junction. £4 / £6 Contact Alan Mackinnon on 0141 339 1102

Edinburgh - Buses leave Waterloo Place at 10.30 a.m, Departs Faslane 4.30pm. Tickets: £10 waged / £5 unwaged phone 07740 866 938 or email  pat@pjs.abelgratis.co.uk to book a seat

Stirling - Buses will collect people at 10.40 a.m. at Cottrell Building, Stirling University 11.00 a.m. at Stirling railway station.Returning Stirling about 6 p.m To book phone Margaret Stewart on 01786 474450 or e-mail  margaret@mstewart99.fsnet.co.uk

East Kilbride - Contact Elaine MacDougall on 07986 869 989 or email  elaine@emcdougall.fslife.co.uk

Paisley - Help fill the coach coming from Ayrshire on Easter Monday. Pick up in Paisley town centre 9.30am to join Peace Walk in Helensburgh at 10.30. (Or get dropped off by the coach at Faslane for the main march and rally) Contact Duncan Macintosh, Renfrewshire Coalition for Justice Not War, on 0141 887 2097 or email  roisin.mulholland@ukgateway.net

Highlands / Inverness - For transport details from the north of Scotland contact the Highland Coalition for Justice Not War at  highlandjnw@btopenworld.com or on 01349 861144 if you either need a lift or can offer a lift

Dundee / Fife Mike Arnott 07951443656  dundeetuc@hotmail.com

Falkirk - Contact Cate Mowat 01506 822481  catemowat@amserve.com

Galloway - Contact Kirsty 01988 500 730

Ayrshire - Contact Arthur West 01294 218 215  arthur.west@unisonfree.net

Phill Jones
mail e-mail: phill.jones@banthebomb.org
- Homepage: http://www.banthebomb.org/events/faslane.shtml


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