Stop the War Newsletter: Protest about the Carrier Strike Force
Posted: 7th May 2021
Newsletter – 07/05/2021
Welfare Not Warfare – Protests and Activities
In just over two weeks, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, a military vanity project bursting with hi-tech weapons, will depart our shores to embark on a 28 week tour to the Indo-Pacific region. Leading a naval flotilla the carrier is intended to project Britain’s power to the world but will serve only to ratchet up tensions in and around the South China Sea.
Stop the War groups around the country are organising protests, online meetings and town centre stalls to oppose the armed flotilla in the run up to its departure from Portsmouth on 23 May. Check out the details of events near you. Get in touch if you want to take part or host an action.And if you haven’t done so already please sign our petition below.
At a time when we are struggling to cope with a global pandemic and as an economic crisis looms, the government chooses to spend billions of tax payers money on the largest naval deployment since the Falklands war. This mission is not about defence but about the British government’s obsession with its imperialist past. The anti-war movement intends to make its voice heard and oppose this grotesque project.
G7 Comes to Cornwall
Stop the War will be taking part in the protests during the G7 summit being held in Cornwall from the 11 -13 June. On the 12th of June there will be an international protest near the G7 meeting in Carbisbay Cornwall, opposing the G7 countries military agression. Also, as India’s Prime Minister Modi is planning to attend, we wil be supporting our Kashmiri brothers and sisters who along with other groups, plan to protest Modi’s visit to the UK. Details to follow.
National Demonstration 26 June – Demand a New Normal
Stop the War is supporting the People’s Assembly national demonstration demanding the government be held to account for its disastrous pandemic policies and its use of the coronavirus crisis to introduce draconian anti-democratic laws. The Tories are attempting to make protest illegal and are spending billions on military propaganda while refusing to give nurses a pay rise. They must be challenged. The demonstration is supported by the StW, CND, XR, Kill the Bill, the TUC and more.
Let’s make it a day the Tories won’t forget. Join us on the anti-war block. Help build and publicise – bring your friends and share on your social media accounts.