Publié dans : Resistances
http://www.stopwar.org.uk
The Stop the War Coalition
hold a successful
International Peace conference
in London on 1st December
The World Against War conference was a follow up to the successful international conference hosted in 2005.
Peace and anti war groups from South America, the Middle East, USA, South Asia, Canada and Europe
participated in the conference. The conference discussed the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan and opposition to any attack on Iran. It also looked at the broader struggle against war and for
independence against all the threats of the US administration.
Representatives had been invited from Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuala and Pakistan - and
Eastern European organisations opposing the Bush ’Missile Defence’ plan.
The World Against War conference took place in Westminster Central Hall.
Tony BENN, President Stop the War Coalition
Jean LAMBERT, MP
Hassan JUMAA, President Iraqi Federation of Oil Workers Unions
Linsey GERMAN, Stop the War Convenor
Ibrahim MOUSAWI, the editor of Al Intiqad, Hezbollah's newspaper
George GALLOWAY MP
Hans Von SPONECK, former humanitarian co-ordinator in Iraq
Jeremy CORBYN, MP