Bristol Peace Vigil News : Death Of 100th British Soldier

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Here's the latest Bristol Peace Vigil newsletter.

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BRISTOL PEACE VIGIL NEWS : 24th November 2005

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THE 98th BRITISH SOLDIER HAS BEEN KILLED IN IRAQ. Please attend the Bristol Peace Vigil on the evening of the day this number is reported to have reached 100. Please also remember the Vigil is there still veryday! and needs your regular support and attendance! See below for more details.

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1.) Death Of 100th British Soldier Protest

2.) More Bristol Events

3.) The Bristol Peace Vigil

1.) DEATH OF 100th BRITISH SOLDIER PROTEST

The death toll amongst British soldiers in Iraq is creeping towards 100. The 98th death was announced this week. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have died as a result of the invasion and occupation. To mark the British death toll reaching 100, and the continuing rise in Iraqi casualties, Bristol Stop The War Coalition is calling on its supporters to join the Peace Vigil on the Centre on the day they hear that number has been reached. It is planned that similar protests will take place in at least 100 towns and cities across the country.

For further information contact: bristolstopwar@hotmail.com

PEACE VIGIL TIMES: MON-FRI 5:30 - 6:30pm and SAT 3:00 - 4:00pm. City Centre, Opposite Hippodrome, St.Augustines Parade. Everyone's welcome at the Bristol Peace Vigil. Map:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?gride=358590&gridn=172858&title

2.) MORE BRISTOL EVENTS

a.) 29th Nov : ‘Mulims, Civil Liberties & Peace’ Meeting

b.) 2nd Dec : Colombia Solidarity Benefit Night

c.) 8th Dec : ‘Healing The Wounds Of War’ Meeting

d.) 18th Dec : Yule Social Event For Activists

a.) MUSLIMS, CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PEACE IN THE MIDDLE-EAST: A TIME TO ENGAGE

Discussion Meeting at The Malcolm X Centre. 141 City Road, St Pauls, Bristol.

7:30 pm, Tuesday 29th November.

In recent years millions of people around the world have organised to protest against the US and British use of force against Afghanistan and Iraq. This meeting gives us an opportunity to talk about how events in the Middle East impact upon Muslims in Bristol. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion. Speakers: Yvonne Ridley (Islam TV Channel). Andrew Murray (National Chair of Stop the War Coalition). Supported by Muslim Association of Britain and Bristol Stop the War Coalition. Entrance is free; all welcome. For more info phone 07917676068

b) COLOMBIAN SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN BENEFIT

A night of Colombian Music with other Latin flavours.

BAR UNLIMITED, 203 GLOUCESTER ROAD

FRIDAY 2 DEC 8 - 1am. ENTRY £4

DJs El Gringo, Beat Roots, Jaz, El Borracho.

c) HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WAR

Thursday 8th December, 7.30 pm Redland Friends Meeting House, Hampton Road.

3 Quaker Peace and Social Witness activists from the former Yugoslavia will visit Bristol in December as part of their nationwide tour. Quakers have been working in the Balkans through QPSW since 1991, beginning with assistance offered to local peace groups. In 1998 they opened an office in Sarajevo. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Quaker peace workers currently give support to conscientious objectors who apply to undertake civilian work as an alternative to military service. The QPSW activists publicise examples of the co-operation between members of warring groups, that went on in the Balkans even during wartime. They are also involved in projects aimed at establishing justice for victims of the war from all sides. The three coming to Bristol should have many stories to tell.

d.) YULE SOCIAL EVENT FOR ACTIVISTS

Going Back To Our Roots. Sunday 18th December. St Werburghs Community Centre, Horley Rd, BS2. 6.30-9pm. All ages welcome. Escape the the consumer madness of the falsity that is christmas, with this back to our roots social event, for the local community and local activists. Celebrate the winter solstice with some traditional yule songs, and bring that old druid favourite - mistletoe! Bar open, snacks provided. Bring some wine to add to the spiced mulled-wine mix. Free/donations welcome - any profits to support disabled kids in Palestine. If your campaign would like to bring a stall, or contribute snacks, songs etc, contact: nancy2534@wildmail.com

3.) THE DAILY BRISTOL PEACE VIGIL

The Independent Bristol Peace Vigil is an open space for discussion, as well as a crucial focus to Bristol's many anti-war campaigns. We've kept vigil every night since a few days after 11th September 2001, and we will keep Vigil onwards into the future. We do need your support to keep our flame alive. If you can only make it for 15 minutes, or a couple of times a month, please still come as all support is essential. Everyone's welcome at the Bristol Peace Vigil.

PEACE VIGIL TIMES: MON-FRI 5:30 - 6:30pm and SAT 3:00 - 4:00pm. City Centre, Opposite Hippodrome, St.Augustines Parade. Everyone's welcome at the Bristol Peace Vigil. Map:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?gride=358590&gridn=172858&title

b) EASTON PEACE VIGIL: Every Friday. 5:00pm-6:00pm.

Corner of Robertson Rd & Stapleton Rd. MAP:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=360947&Y=174700&A=Y&Z=1

c) BATH PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday 11.30am-12.30pm. Bath Abbey. (Off

York Street. From the Station walk up Manvers St). Please come &

support this regular, long-established & powerful witness to the

futility of war. MAP:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=375000&Y=164500&scale=10000

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever does....." Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978).

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