Edinburgh Stop the War

Stop the War in Ukraine

May 7thGlasgow – Stop the War in Ukraine – assemble Blythswood Square 11.30am to march to George Square at midday.  If you are going from Edinburgh meet up at Waverley Station concourse at 10.15a

Scotland Wide Teach In

April 16th 12 – 4pm Join this Stop the War Coalition Scotland national teach-in at the Scottish Youth Theatre, on April 16th. REGISTER HERE IN ADVANCE Speakers include: Isobel Lindsay, Scottish SNDLindsey German, Convenor of Stop the War CoalitionTariq Ali, Author and broadcasterVijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social ResearchBill Ramsay, SNP CND GroupRob…

War in Ukraine – causes and consequences

Leading activists and experts are coming together for an online teach-in on the war in Ukraine on 26 March… Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUode2sqjwrH9OqNhmH9exnxsEcrXWLMqtc

March 6th – Edinburgh Solidarity with Ukraine

Sunday 6th March is an International Day of Solidarity with Ukraine – called originally by Code Pink, CND and the Stop the War Coalition. This event is coordinated by Edinburgh peace and anti-war groups.  We plan to form a human chain along both sides of Princes street    We will be there in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and with Russian anti-war protestors and we will be calling for a…

Update from Stop the War following the Russian invasion

The Russian invasion of Ukraine overnight is a massive escalation in the conflict there. Stop the War is calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops and for an immediate ceasefire. Our statement is here and our resolution for union branches/CLPs here. The danger of war involving nuclear weapons is more real than previously and must be opposed. The real losers will be the ordinary people of…

Stop the War Coalition Bulletin

Bulletin – 23/02/22   It is crucially important that the whole of the anti-war movement responds as loudly and effectively as possible to the critical situation in Ukraine. Stop the War has circulated a statement demanding a peaceful resolution to the crisis. We call on Russian troops to be withdrawn, but we are also demanding our government stops sending troops and arms to the region, talking…

Stop the War Statement on Ukraine

Stop the War condemns the movement of Russian forces into eastern Ukraine and urges that they immediately withdraw, alongside the resumption of diplomatic negotiations to resolve the crisis. This dispute could and should be resolved peacefully, and that remains the only basis for a lasting settlement, rather than the imposition of military solutions.  That it has not been resolved is not,…

No War – hands of Ukraine

5pm Russian Consulate Edinburgh then 6pm UK Government Offices Queen Elizabeth House Edinburgh  Demonstrate for the right of people in the Ukraine to build their own future without threats of war. Demonstrate in solidarity with anti-war activists in Russia. Demonstrate in opposition to the UK’s role in the NATO military alliance.  The protest will be at the Russian consulate 58 Melville St,…

  CND North East Scotland Meeting:  Monday, 4th October 2021 from 7:30pm We are delighted to have Kate Hudson the General Secretary of UK CND and one of the foremost campaigners against nuclear weapons and war speaking at this month’s meeting. This year Britain has announced an illegal increase in its nuclear arsenal, sent a naval strike force to the South China Sea and joined a new military…

The disaster now unfolding in Afghanistan is the consequence of a twenty-year long failed military intervention.  The responsibility rests with the US, British and other NATO governments which plunged into a war that was always doomed to fail.  The starting of the conflict, not the manner of the ending of it, was the problem.  Twenty years ago, at the moment of its foundation, the Stop the War…

The Big Ride for Palestine

Last year The Big Ride fundraised successfully for a playground in Khuza’a. Edinburgh Stop the War organised an Edinburgh contingent and raised over £3000 – cycling a circular route from Portobello via Haddington. This year the main ride is from Bristol to London and we are organising another local 42 mile Edinburgh Solidarity Ride. We will be fundraising for a similar project in Rafah – the…

Watch live https://www.facebook.com/DEAcampaign or Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZnWFJL0IRemu-lNF0gZ5YQ 

Palestine Solidarity Events in Edinburgh

This weekend: Saturday 22nd May: 11am – 12.30pm Edinburgh Action for Palestine event at the foot of the mound. Sunday 23rd May: 2pm at the foot of the Mound – demonstration organised by Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

Is the US Leading Britain Into A New Cold War With China?

Here’s a link to the video of the Aberdeen event on 10th March 2021 with Jenny Clegg speaking. “Is the US Leading Britain Into A New Cold War With China?” https://archive.org/details/is-the-us-leading-britain-into-a-new-cold-war-with-china

Nakba day actions around Scotland

Edinburgh Action for Palestine. Join us this Saturday, corner of Princes Street & Castle Street (outside the former HSBC) at 11am. Saturday 15 May is Nakba Day, the day to commemorate the ethnic cleansing of Palestine – begun in the late 1940s, continuing to this day (East Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Massafer Yatta etc). Social distancing requirements will be adhered to. And from the SPSC: NOTICE…