War and Refugees Night 26 January at 19:00 Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd, KY1 1EH Kirkcaldy, Fife A joint event, hosted by Refuge Fife, Stop the War and Fife Arabic Society Continue reading Kirkcaldy Public Meeting – War and Refugees
Stop the War is supporting and mobilising for the ‘No to Trump’ protests being held on Friday 20th January. We know of events in Edinburgh (assemble at east end of Princes Street), Glasgow (assemble at the Dewar Statue, top of Buchanan Street) and Dundee (City Square) all at 5.30pm. If you know of others please let us know via scotlandstopwar@hotmail.co.uk Continue reading No To Trump
18 million Yemeni’s are on the edge of starvation – that’s 70% of the population. More than 2.4 million have fled their homes and more than 100,000 have been forced to seek asylum in neighbouring countries. For nearly two years Saudi Arabia has wages a ferocious bombing campaign in Yemen. Successive British Governments have treated Saudi Arabia as a privileged business partner despite it’s appalling … Continue reading Stop Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Edinburgh Stop the War is organising a protest from 1pm – 2.30pm on Saturday 24th December at the east end of Princes Street (Wellington Statue). Join us at a vigil to demand that Britain stops selling arms to Saudi Arabia. Millions in Yemen have lost their homes and are facing starvation. Continue reading Stand up for Yemen: Stop Arms Sales
Important conference on 3 December Continue reading SACC Islamophobia Conference
Following this important Medact report highlighting the high level of risk to the mental health and well being of young people joining the armed forces under 18 years of age there are now motions going forward at Westminster (Early Day Motion 694) and Holyrood (Motion S5M-02539). Contact your MSP and MP to ask them to support these motions. You can read the report here . Continue reading Medact report on the recruitment of young people to the armed forces
Saturday 12th November – anti-war day of action, stop bombing Syria, stop the spread of war. Join us at 1pm at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh – check out if there is a similar event in your area. [photo https://www.flickr.com/…/alisda…/22753854373/in/photostream/] Continue reading Anti-war day of action
US and Russia Hands off Syria – Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition event https://www.facebook.com/events/1670073029975771/ Tuesday 11 October 5.30 – 6.30pm Read the Stop the War Scotland statement at https://scotlandstopwar.org/2016/09/29/statement-on-syria Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bombed_out_vehicles_Aleppo.jpg Continue reading Stop Bombing Aleppo
David Rovics gig on 12th October – part of the Edinburgh World Justice festival and supported by Edinburgh Stop the War Continue reading David Rovics in Edinburgh
The maimed bodies, millions of refugees and devastated cities of Syria and Yemen are an indictment of a system that puts the strategic interest of global and regional powers, and the profits of the arms industry before people’s needs. The war in Syria began with Assad’s brutal response to Syrian citizens protesting in the face of economic hardship. But the nature of Assad’s response, his … Continue reading Statement on Syria
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