Xmas Fundraiser 2022!
Event Date: 8th December 2022
Location: Internet 7-9 pm
Newsletter – 11/11/22
Say No To Defence Spending!
Now’s the time to say no to defence spending, whether it’s on the streets, or in our workplaces and unions.
The TUC Congress last month narrowly approved a resolution instructing the general council to “campaign for immediate increases in defence spending.” STWC lobbied against this dangerous and damaging decision, coming within a few votes of defeating it and garnering much individual support.
As STWC’s Deputy President, Andrew Murray notes; “The movement must realise that the price of a campaign to increase defence spending will literally end up being paid in blood around the world.
Foreign policy and defence strategy are class issues just as much as the domestic agenda. The elite that crashed the economy in 2008 and gave us years of austerity is now trying to force ordinary people to pay for a cost-of-living crisis of capitalism’s making. This will only make things worse.”
The World at War: A Trade Union Issue – Stop the War TU Conference
Not only do we say Trade Unionists must organise to reverse that TUC policy we are already looking ahead to 2023 with added urgency. If this year has shown us anything, it’s that the cost of living crisis, trade union issues, and strike action are intrinsically linked to the war agenda.
That’s is we have called our first ever trade union conference because we believe that it is always working people who are the first victims of war and that the record sums being spent on arms and the military should be redirected to public services.
We believe that the slogan ‘cut warfare not welfare’ should be taken up by the whole of the trade union movement.
The conference is open to all trade unionists. We urge you to register now and also help us spread the word in your branches and trades councils.
Xmas Fundraiser 2022!
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As we well know Christmas is always Claus for celebration!
And, this year we’d like to invite you to Stop the War’s annual Festive Fundraiser! Join stars and friends of the movement for an evening of anti-war entertainment hosted by the fantastic Steve Parry.
Joining this year’s Xmas bash line-up is Mark Rylance, Stella Assange, Alexei Sayle, Claudia Webbe, Don Biswas, Lindsey German, Shareefa Energy and more! And of course, it wouldn’t be the Stop the War Xmas celebration without our famous auction hosted by Kevin Courtney.
Tickets are now on sale for our online Xmas bash so make sure you book your spot today! All proceeds will go directly to Stop the War Coalition so get in the Christmas spirit and help us continue our work towards a more peaceful future.
Joining Thursday’s fabulous line-up of anti-war entertainment we are delighted to announce that Stop the War’s President, Brian Eno, will be part of the festivities. We’ll be getting a dose of Brian’s wisdom with a special end of year message from the legendary musician himself.
Not only that, Brian is also donating two one-of-a-kind items to our famous auction. First off we have ‘a unique vintage print – one of the first ever computer generated prints’. We’ll find out more about it on the night but it sure sounds exciting! And we also have a signed vinyl copy of his critically acclaimed new album, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE.
These are joined by lots donated by the likes of Jeremy Corbyn, Tariq Ali, Francesca Martinez, David Gentleman and Martin Rowson. There’s some really special items up for grabs – you don’t want to miss it!
Alongside Brian we’ll have contributions from Mark Rylance, Stella Assange, Alexei Sayle, Steve Parry, Claudia Webbe MP, Don Biswas, Lindsey German and Shareefa Energy. Every penny raised goes directly to Stop the War so let us help you get in the Xmas spirit and help us continue our work towards a more peaceful future.