News here from Stop the War Coalition of a demonstration in support of the Egyptian people's struggle for democracy. I will be there and I hope many others will also.
WORLDWIDE SOLIDARITY DAY FOR EGYPTIAN UPRISING
LONDON DEMONSTRATION
SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY
ASSEMBLE 2.30PM UNITED STATES EMBASSY
GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON W1K
MARCH TO EGYPTIAN EMBASSY
Saturday 5 February has been designated a day for international
solidarity protests with the Egyptian uprising.
The London demonstration that assembles at the US Embassy in
Grosvenor Square at 2.30pm is one of hundreds in towns and cities
across the globe, from the United States to the Lebanon, from
Venezuela to the Netherlands, from Canada to Turkey, from
Australia to the West Bank and Gaza.
The Egyptian uprising is now facing its pivotal moment, with
Mubarak having unleashed his thugs to attack the pro-democracy
protesters. Mubarak is using state TV to spread the lie that the
mass demonstrations calling for him to go are the work of
"foreign elements".
The significance of international solidarity action across the
world cannot be over-stated. It sends a message to the millions
who have joined the Egyptian protests that their courage and
determination have been an inspiration to us all.
And it sends a message to our own government that it needs to
call for Hosni Mubarak to leave office immediately.
Making generalised statements deploring the violence, which has
been David Cameron's response, will not do, in particular from a
government, which like all those that preceded it, has up till
now given unqualified support to Mubarak's tyranny.
Tony Blair's statement this week that Mubarak is "immensely
courageous and a force for good" was not just more raving from
the swivel-eyed former prime minister: it was until the Egyptian
uprising the view of all British prime ministers.
The widespread support in this country for the Egyptian uprising
was reflected in yesterday's Stop the War public meeting, at
which over 400 people packed the Conway Hall to hear speeches
from, among others, George Galloway, eye-witnesses just returned
from Cairo and Lowkey. (Videos of the speeches will be available
soon on the Stop the War website).
Please join the demonstration on Saturday if you can. And
publicise it as widely as possible. A leaflet is available for
downloading to print, here: http://tinyurl.com/5tkfncw
DAY OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION
SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2011
SOLIDARITY WITH THE EGYPTIAN UPRISING
ASSEMBLE 2.30PM UNITED STATES EMBASSY
GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON W1K
MARCH TO EGYPTIAN EMBASSY
For updates: http://stopwar.org.uk/
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