Edinburgh Stop the War’s regular monthly meeting is Monday 16th April, 7.30pm at the Peace and Justice Centre, 5 Upper Bow (just round the corner from Victoria Terrace or down from Johnston Terrace). Do come along and get involved – if you can’t get along at that time but can offer practical help in any form or have ideas that you want to share – … Continue reading Edinburgh organising meeting
“We strongly condemn the missile attacks on Syria last night which will have only brought the Syrians more misery and destruction. They will have done nothing to end the war or alleviate their suffering. In sanctioning killing at the behest of Donald Trump Theresa May deliberately avoided consulting parliament and risked dramatically widening the war. The overwhelming majority of people in this country oppose this … Continue reading Stop the War statement 14 April
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
Public meeting with Tim Coles author of Fire and Fury – how the US isolates North Korea, encircles China and risks nuclear war in Asia. Admission is free but you can reserve a place at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trump-china-and-north-korea-tickets-45055710844 Donations to cover the cost of organising the meeting are welcome. Continue reading Trump, China and North Korea
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
Jane Tallents and David Mackenzie speaking on their report on nuclear convoys at a meeting organised by Edinburgh CND on 19th February 2018 Continue reading Unready Scotland
A reminder that Edinburgh Stop the War’s AGM is 7.30pm at the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre (5 Upper Bow) on Monday 19th February. Continue reading Edinburgh Stop the War AGM
Why we need a new foreign policy Saturday 24 March, 2.30pm at the Augustine Church on George 4th Bridge. Confirmed speakers Smina Ahktar and Jonathan Shafi. Additional speakers to be announced shortly. https://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/5114272865 CC BY NC ND 2.0 Continue reading Edinburgh Public Meeting
Edinburgh’s first meeting of the year – where we’ll be planning events and initiatives for 2018 – do come along and contribute your ideas. 7.30pm Peace & Justice Resource Centre, 5 Upper Bow Edinburgh EH1 2JN Continue reading Edinburgh Stop the War meeting
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