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| 2006: REVIEW OF STOP THE WAR EVENTS |
| 2006: That was the year, that was |
| 2006 was the most active year for Stop the War since 2003, the year of the Iraq invasion. The timeline below gives the key national events, which included four national demonstrations. |
| FEBRUARY 1: 100 DEAD VIGILS NATIONWIDE |
 On January 31 the 100th British soldier was killed in Iraq. On February 1, Stop the War groups organised vigils in over 150 towns. »Pictures |
| MARCH 18: NATIONAL BRING THE TROOPS HOME DEMONSTRATION |
 National Stop the War demonstration in London, on the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion. Slogans: Bring the Troops Home - Don't Attack Iran. 80,000 from across Britain joined the protest. »Report and Pictures »Lindsey German's blog |
| MARCH 31: PROTEST AGAINST CONDOLEEZZA RICE VIST TO LIVERPOOL |
 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was invited to the North West by then British foreign secretary Jack Straw. Liverpool Stop the War gave her a warm welcome. »Report and pictures »Lindsey German's blog |
| APRIL 1: PROTEST AGAINST CONDOLEEZZA RICE VIST TO BLACKBURN |
 Blackburn Stop the War turned Condoleezza Rice's visit into an embarassment for her and Jack Straw. Pictures od the protests went around the world. »Report and pictures |
| APRIL 4: PROTESTS OUTSIDE 14 BBC STATIONS ACROSS BRITAIN |
 Nationwide protests outside BBC studios and offices over BBC's failure to report March 18 Troops Home demonstration and general pro-government bias of Iraq coverage. »Report and pictures |
| APRIL 26: MILITARY FAMILIES LOBBY PARLIAMENT |
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| MAY 6: DON'T ATTACK IRAN NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION |
Don't attack Iran events held in Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Coventry, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Huddersfield, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southend |
| JUNE 10: STOP THE WAR COALITION NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
660 delegates from hundreds of affiliated organisations, attended Stop the War's fifth annual national conference, more than for any annual conference since January 2003. Conference report by Andrew Murray, national Stop the War chair |
| JUNE 28: A NIGHT OF CONSCIENCE FOR MALCOM KENDALL-SMITH |
 Flight-Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith was sentenced to eight months imprisonment for refusing to return to Iraq to serve in what he regarded as an illegal war. To help pay his legal costs, Stop the War organised Night of Conscience, a benefit concert with performers from the world of film, stage, television and politics. »Report and pictures |
| JULY 22: NATIONWIDE HANDS OFF LEBANON DEMONSTRATIONS |
 30,000 joined Stop the War's emergency Hands Off Lebanon deimonstration in London on Saturday 22 July.
STW Hands Off Lebanon protests were also held in Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield and York. |
| JULY 28: ALL-LONDON LEBANON / GAZA CEASE FIRE NOW PROTEST |
| AUGUST 5: NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION: UNCONDITIONAL CEASFIRE NOW |
 On 5 August 2006, an unprecedented emergency protest against Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza —called at only one week's notice— brought 100,000 onto London's streets to demand an immediate unconditional ceasefire. »Reports, video, pictures |
| AUGUST 18: ALL-LONDON LEBANON MEETING |
| SEPTEMBER 8-10: STOP THE WAR AT BESTIVAL |
Stop the War was featured campaign at the Bestival music festival held on the Isle of Wight, where Brian Eno and Rachid Taha played a Stop the War concert. »Brian Eno: Why I support Stop the War |
| SEPTEMBER 23: NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AT LABOUR CONFERENCE |
 Up to 50,000 protestors filled Manchester city centre on the eve of the Labour Party conference to call for an end to the Bush/Blair wars and to say no to a new generation of Trident nuclear weapons of mass destruction. »Reports, video, pictures |
| SEPTEMBER 24: STOP THE WAR ALTERNATIVE CONFERENCE |
Stop the War an Alternative Conference titled After Blair: Time for Change in Manchester on the day the Labour Party annual conference opened. The conference discussed: The Crisis in the Middle East, Islamophobia and the Strategy of Tension, The Humanitarian and Economic Costs of War, The Media and War »Conference agenda and speakers |
| OCTOBER 31: STOP THE WAR PROTEST AT PARLIAMENT |
 Stop the War protest at parliament as MPs rejected a motion demanding an inquiry into the Iraq war. Shamefully, only 12 Labour MPs voted in favour.»Details and reports |
| NOVEMBER 11: MILITARY FAMILIES AT THE CENOTAPH |
On Remembrance Day, Military families Against the War held a memorial vigil at The Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, for all those killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan—whether soldiers or civilians—and read out the names of British and Iraqi dead. |
| NOVEMBER 18: PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY: ISLAMOPHOBIA AND WAR ON TERROR |
 Over 650 delegates from across Britain, representing dozens of organisations, filled the People's Assembly, bringing together peace and anti-war groups, trade unions, faith groups, community groups, political parties and other representative organisations, to discuss how attacks on Muslims are linked to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan»Reports, video, pictures |
| STOP THE WAR AT FASLANE365 |
The Faslane 365 campaign aims to blockade the nuclear submarine base for a whole year, with different organisations allocated days to cover the blockade. Stop the War was at Faslane on 6-7 November. »Photo |
| DECEMBER 2: BRIZE NORTON BRING THE TROOPS HOME DEMONSTRATION |
Brize Norton is the most important British military base for maintaining the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the main transport base for sending troops and supplies in and out of the occupied countries. On 2 December Stop the War held a Troops Out Now demonstration at the base. » Pictures, reports, video, audio of speeches |
| OTHER EVENTS |
Throughout 2006, hundreds of anti-war activities, organised or supported by Stop the War, were held around the country, including those by: |
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