Stop the War calls on the government to withdraw its troops from NATO’s Operation Defender, and for NATO to cease this confrontational military exercise. Defender, the largest military training deployment in Europe for 25 years, involves 36,000 troops assembling along the Russian border. As borders across Europe close, such a massive deployment is both misguided and dangerous. At this time of national emergency we demand … Continue reading Cancel ‘Operation Defender’
Download the petition and use it in your workplace, community group or with your friends. Continue reading Petition – don’t attack Iran
Urgent action needed The Saudi-led coalition has started a major assault on the city of Hodeidah in Yemen. At least 149 people, including civilians, have been killed over a 24-hour period. Hodeidah is a crucial entry point for humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. The International Committee of the Red Cross has stated “Yemen’s survival depends on this city”. The UN is warning that Yemen … Continue reading A catastophe for Yemen
Stop all the bombing in Syria – Edinburgh, Saturday 12 – 2pm Saturday 21st April is a day of action across the UK – calling for an end to the bombing in Syria, a radical shift in UK foreign policy and support for Syrian refugees. Last Saturday we collected nearly a 1000 signatures calling for an end to the bombing. We want to try … Continue reading Day of action
Thanks to everyone who came along to the east end of Princes Street today. A particular thanks to Protest in Harmony. With lots of people helping with the petition we collected around a thousand signatures in two hours – really important to get the message that May is not acting in our name out to a wider layer of people. Continue reading Edinburgh Protest – April 14th
We are urging all our supporters to do everything possible to stop a further attack on Syria by the Western powers. Join us in petitioning at the east end of Princes Street, 12pm Saturday 14th April The Daily Mail reports that ‘Britain’s Armed Forces are drawing up options for a joint strike with the US on Syrian forces’ and, ‘No 10 refused to rule out … Continue reading Stop all the bombing in Syria
The Forces Watch petition on armed forces visits to schools will be heard this Thursday, 15th March, at around 10:30. If you want to attend in person you can obtain a free ticket from the visitors center on 0131 348 5200, or by email: visit@scottish.parliament.uk. Alternatively the meeting will be broadcast live here https://www.scottishparliament.tv/, archive of the broadcast will be available to view the same day, and the … Continue reading Petition on military in schools
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