The New Dark Age

11 November, 2010 — Stop the War Coalition

UPDATE:

1) DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO PROTEST ON 20 NOVEMBER
2) HOW TO JOIN OR SUBSCRIBE TO STOP THE WAR’S FACEBOOK
3) AFGHANISTAN: REASONS TO DEMONSTRATE VIDEOS

1) DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO PROTEST ON 20 NOVEMBER

We asked our supporters to complain by email to the Hyde Park authorities, who are trying to stop the AFGHANISTAN: TIME TO GO demonstration from assembling at Speakers’ Corner to “protect” a commercial event called Winter Wonderland, which is taking place half a mile away. (SEE bit.ly/bdyMSr )

Such has been the overwhelming number of complaints that the Hyde Park authorities are now blocking all emails to their chief executive.

If you wish to make a complaint, this should now be to Chris Smith, business manager of AEG, who are the organisers of Winter Wonderland: chris.smith@aegworldwide.co.uk

As we reported in our last newsletter, we will be defying this ban, as we did successfully for previous attempts to restrict our right to protest in 2003 and 2007. Please join us.

NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION * AFGHANISTAN: TIME TO GO SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER * ASSEMBLE 12 NOON SPEAKERS’ CORNER * HYDE PARK * LONDON MARCH TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE Called by Stop the War Coalition, CND and British Muslim Initiative.

2) HOW TO JOIN STOP THE WAR’S FACEBOOK

We have had a number of requests for instructions on how to join Stop the War’s new Facebook.

i) If you are not a member of Facebook, go to www.facebook.com/ and sign up.

ii) Once you’ve signed up, the quickest way to find our Facebook is to go to: www.facebook.com/stopthewarcoalition

iii) To receive our Facebook updates, click the Like button next to the heading Stop the War Coalition.

iv) We post messages every day, which you will now automatically receive. You can also comment on messages, tell us which postings you like (or not!) etc.

IMPORTANT: If you joined the old Stop the War Facebook group, please note that we no longer post on this. Join us on our new Facebook as described above.

3) AFGHANISTAN: REASONS TO DEMONSTRATE VIDEOS

The first three of our one minute videos Afghanistan: Reasons to Demonstrate are now available on our website, as well as on YouTube.

* Afghanistan: Reasons to Demonstrate No.1 featuring Tony Benn: bit.ly/cemTFE

* Afghanistan: Reasons to Demonstrate No.2 featuring Joe Glenton: bit.ly/9hDz6l

* Afghanistan: Reasons to Demonstrate No.3 featuring Rory Stewart MP: bit.ly/dkQG2M

Email office@stopwar.org.uk Tel: 020 7801 2768 Web: stopwar.org.uk Twitter: twitter.com/STWuk