From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Anti-war demos across Europe [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- CNN. 30 September 2001. Anti-war protests across Europe. GENEVA -- Anti-war rallies have been held across Europe amid fears of impending U.S. retaliatory action following the September 11 terror attacks. Thousands of protesters gathered for mostly peaceful gatherings held over the weekend in Britain, Spain, Greece, The Netherlands and Switzerland. In Geneva, around 2,500 people protested on Sunday against potential military reprisals. The protesters marched peacefully from the centre of the Swiss capital to the European headquarters of the United Nations, carrying banners proclaiming, "No war," and "Stop global terror, fight for justice." "We want to stop the escalation of military action and we want world leaders to be aware of global justice for everyone," Maria Casares, one of the protest organisers, told Reuters. In Amsterdam, almost 5,000 demonstrators gathered on Sunday in a protest organised by a group called "The Platform against the New War." The group consists of about 160 religious and humanitarian organisations including some Turkish and Arab associations, the coordinators said in a statement. "There is police presence but this is a legal gathering organised in close cooperation with the authorities. The atmosphere is very relaxed and peaceful. People have come because they are worried," Karel Koster, a spokesman for the organisers, told Reuters. In Britain, protesters targeted the opening of the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton. About 1,000 demonstrators gathered to protest against possible military strikes against Afghanistan. The protest had expected to be an anti-globalisation rally, but most demonstrators shouted anti-war slogans and carried signs that read: "Peace not war." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
