On Sunday, September 29, Newcastle Stop the War Coalition held a successful Anti-War Assembly spanning two sessions. Session 1 was entitled Stop the genocide! Stop arming Israel! and session 2, No escalation of war! No to Islamophobia! Introducing the discussion in the first session was Alex Snowdon, an NEU rep based in Newcastle, and Jason Hussein, Vice Chair, Newcastle Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Introducing the discussion in the second session was Roger Nettleship, Newcastle Stop the War, Mohammad Asif of Glasgow Stop the War, and Sweta Choudhury from the Stop the War Coalition. The meeting was chaired by both Tony Dowling and Dave McCallister.

In the context of the British government's support for the genocidal war in Gaza, the Anti-War Assembly concentrated on the renewal and rebuilding of the anti-war activities in the north-east. It further underlined the necessity for discussion on not only the heinous attacks by Israel on Lebanon, but on how the war in Ukraine is being escalated by the Anglo-US-led NATO alliance against Russia. Whilst the Assembly reaffirmed ongoing actions in standing with Palestine and Lebanon, it also discussed the necessity to further work to oppose the dangerous escalation of war in Ukraine that Britain is playing a leading role in alongside the US. For further details and audio of speeches, see http://www.northeaststopwar.org.uk/reportsindex.html

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