IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1) ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN NEEDED MORE THAN EVER
2) "WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIN THIS WAR"
3) NO TO NATO DEMONSTRATION
4) BECOME A NATIONAL STOP THE WAR MEMBER
5) SET UP A STOP THE WAR GROUP IN YOUR TOWN

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1) ANTI-WAR CAMPAIGN NEEDED MORE THAN EVER
As economic crisis spreads round the globe, the world is becoming a more
dangerous place. The conflict in Georgia raised the prospect of big power
confrontation. For all the talk of success in Iraq, the country has been
brutally segregated and violence is still at 2004 levels. In Afghanistan,
violence is spiralling and even the UK military admit failure. There is every
chance that the US and NATO will respond by intervening elsewhere.

Anti war campaigning is more important than ever. Stop the War has organised a
wide range of events across the country over the next three months.

DIARY OF EVENTS:
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OCTOBER 2008: WORLD AGAINST WAR RALLIES: With Sami Ramadani of Iraqi Democrats
Against The Occupation. Judith LeBlanc from the US Peace Coalition United for
Peace and Justice, Hossam el-Hamalawy, Egyptian Journalist & Activist, Mohamed
Asif from the Scottish Afghan society and a speaker from Stop the War
Coalition.

TOWER HAMLETS London Monday evening October 20th
CAMBRIDGE Tuesday evening Oct 21st,
LEEDS Wednesday Oct 22nd,
NEWCASTLE Thursday Oct 23rd,
GLASGOW Friday Oct 24th

University Meetings
SUSSEX UNIVERSITY 1pm, Monday October 20
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, 1pm, Tuesday October 21st
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY, 1pm Wednesday 22nd
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY, 1pm Thursday 23rd
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY, 1pm Friday 24th

Please see the website for further details.
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US ELECTION SPECIAL: THE ELECTION, ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE WAR.
NOVEMBER 3, 7PM CONWAY HALL,
RED LION SQUARE, HOLBORN.
Stop the War has brought together a group of commentators and activists to
discuss the likely impact of the economic crisis and the election on US wars.
SPEAKERS: Tony Benn, Jonathan Steele - Guardian journalist, Moazzam Begg,
ex-Guantanamo Detainee, Nick Broomfield - film maker, Lindsey German, Convenor
of STWC.
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OCTOBER 31 - STWC HALLOWEEN PARTY FUNDRAISER
7pm-2am @ The Minories, 64 The Minories, London EC3N 1JL.
Tickets £5 from the STWC office or tansy@stopwar.org.uk
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November 29 STOP THE WAR CONFERENCE - AFGHANISTAN, NATO AND THE SPREAD OF WAR
11am to 4pm at University & College Union, Britannia Street, London WC1,
off Gray's Inn Road, nearest tube Kings Cross.
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DECEMBER 5: STWC CHRISTMAS PARTY
6.30pm – 10.30pm at The Canal Museum,
12/13 New Wharf Road, London, N1 9RT.
Tickets £10 including food and available from the STWC office.

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2) "WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIN THIS WAR"

"We're not going to win this war." So said Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, the
British general in charge about Afghanistan, on Sunday. He was effectively
admitting the Taliban and other anti occupation groups are winning and both the
occupation and the Karzai government are completely discredited.

What he didn't mention is the root cause of all this. Life has quite simply
got much worse for Afghans since the occupation. There has been virtually no
reconstruction. All the research, including that of UN shows the same picture.

* Life expectancy has fallen since 2003 to 43.1 years;
* Since 2001, the infant mortality rate has risen to 135 per 1,000 deaths;
* Only 31% of the population have access to clean water;
* Adult literacy has fallen from 2003 figure to 23.5%.

Stop the War has produced a new pamphlet called AFGHANISTAN, WHY WE SHOULD GET
OUT. Introduced by John Pilger, the pamphlet covers the war, women's rights,
the opium boom and the tremendous cost of the war to the Afghan people and the
British Exchequer.

We hope you will enjoy reading this important resource and try and sell some
copies. Winning the argument against the occupation of Afghanistan is one of
the most important jobs we face.

TO BUY THE PAMPHLET, PRICE £1:
ONLINE: Go to http://tinyurl.com/3no7sg
CREDIT/DEBIT CARD: Call 020 7278 6694

Bulk orders are also available: Up to 10 pamphlets cost £1 each, after that
they are 50p each. Contact Stop the War on 020 7278 6694 for single or bulk
orders.

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3) NO TO NATO DEMONSTRATION

NO TO NATO. STOP THE SPREAD OF WAR.
TROOPS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
STRASBOURG, 3-5 APRIL 2009

Tens of thousands of anti war protestors are due to converge on Strasbourg in
early April next year for the sixtieth conference of NATO. NATO has become the
main vehicle for pursuing the 'war on terror' and is running the
catastrophic occupation in Afghanistan. The European anti-war and peace
movements have come together to call a massive demonstration and a series of
other protest events in Strasbourg.

Stop the War will be organising transport to the protests.

There will be an activists meeting to prepare the protests in Strasbourg on
February 14 and 15 next year. More details and a call for the protests is
available on the Stop the War website: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

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4) BECOME A NATIONAL STOP THE WAR MEMBER

Stop The War is asking all its supporters to turn themselves into members of
the Coalition. The anti-war movement can only thrive if people support the Stop
The War Coalition by joining it and making a small donation every month by
taking out a standing order with us or consider increasing your existing one
today.

We hope you are already in touch with your local Stop the War group, if this is
not the case and you would like to be informed about local activities, please
let the office know and we will send you contact details for your local group.

Once again thank you for your support and please do not hesitate to contact us
at the Stop the War Coalition office at any time.

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5) SET UP A STOP THE WAR GROUP IN YOUR TOWN
We have been contacted by a number of people wanting to set up a Stop the War
groups in their town, locality or college. If you think you could do the same,
please contact the office and we will send you a start up pack, help you
organise a launch meeting or film showing and give you any other advice and
support we can. The office number is 020 7278 6694.

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