DEMO: Peace For Iran, Peace For Syria – NO TO WAR!

Peace For Iran, Peace For Syria – NO TO WAR! Wednesday 28th March, 2012 16:00 - 1800

DEMO “PEACE FOR IRAN, PEACE FOR SYRIA, – NO TO WAR!

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street (off Whitehall)

Westminster, SW1A 2AH

United Kingdom

Where: Wed 8th Feb. Old Palace Yard Westminster SW1P. Opposite The Lords

When: 2.30 - 8.30 p.m. Bring banners and placards and everyone you know!

Peace Strike

 

“"DON'T ATTACK IRAN DEMO”

 

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street

Westminster, SW1A 2AH, United Kingdom

12 – 2pm,

 

Thursday 19th January 2012

 

Bring banners, whistles enthusiasm and energy!

 

This is the start of the BIG PEACE OFFENSIVE to prevent a war with Iran.

The route will take the march from its starting point on Malet Street, through Trafalgar Square and up the Strand, before passing St Pauls’s and rallying at Moorgate Junction

 

Video of the UKuncut 'Block the Bridge, Block the Bill' NHS action which saw up to 3000 blockading Westminster Bridge on Sun 9th October 2011. 

http://www.ukuncut.org.uk

http://london.indymedia.org/articles/10368

Music by Cosmo - Strike! Occupy! Resist! (Flapsandwich Re-Rub)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWhTJtD0Exs

download the tune FREE here:

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