[IMC-bristol] stop the war in devon
michael gurney
mike at gurney65.freeserve.co.uk
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 00:08:47 -0000
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Dear indymedia-bristol
News from Devon! Thought you may be interested - we've now well over 30 =
coaches,including at least 12 from Exeter, 3 from Crediton, 2 from =
Exmouth, 4 from Barnstaple and even one from Hartland! Copied is a press =
release we'vce just sent out.
Cheers
Mike G
PRESS RELEASE
FROM EXETER STOP THE WAR COALITION
DEVON JOINS BRITAIN'S BIGGEST EVER MARCH
More than 30 coachloads of peace protesters from Devon are set to join =
what looks like being Britain's biggest ever march on Saturday February =
15th. The march in London is expected to attract up to one million =
people. This will be a global day of protest and there will be marches =
in over 50 capital cities around the world.
Local organisers in Exeter Stop The War Coalition have been overwhelmed =
by the response both in Exeter and across Devon from people wanting to =
go on the march to show their opposition to war. In Exeter alone at =
least ten busloads of protesters will be joining the march and tickets =
are selling fast; 70 tickets were sold in one day alone last week at the =
Exeter Peace Shop in New Bridge Street.
Local campaigner Lizi Allnatt said;
"We're being inundated by phone calls from people desperate to find out =
how they can join the march to show their opposition to war. People have =
been sceptical about the justification for war and Colin Powell's lack =
of tangible evidence at the United Nations on Wednesday brought another =
wave of phone calls. Thousands of people are going to die in Iraq for =
the sake of Oil and Western power in the Middle East.
All over Devon people are organising to show their opposition to war. =
For example three coaches to the protest have been booked in Crediton. =
In Torrington this Saturday the town's mayor will be making an anti-war =
speech at 11am in the town square.
People who are unable to make the protest in London will be holding =
gatherings in solidarity and support of the London march in Exeter, =
Crediton, Totnes and Honiton. In Exeter people are meeting at 12 noon on =
February 15th at Eastgate in Exeter High Street."
The stall that Exeter Stop The War Coalition campaigners have been =
running every Saturday has been inundated with people desperate to sign =
petitions and take badges, leaflets and posters.
Tickets and information about coaches are available from The Peace Shop, =
New Bridge Street in Exeter. Phone 01392 431447 for details.
For further information please ring Lizi Allnatt on 07855 732435
For further information regarding the mayor's speech in Torrington =
contact Dave Clinch on 07713 147719
If you are interested in sending a journalist on the coaches with the =
local campaigners to the Feb 15th protest please ring Lizi Allnatt on =
07855 732435
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear indymedia-bristol</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>News from Devon! Thought you may be =
interested -=20
we've now well over 30 coaches,including at least 12 from Exeter, 3 from =
Crediton, 2 from Exmouth, 4 from Barnstaple and even one from Hartland! =
Copied=20
is a press release we'vce just sent out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike G</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<P align=3Dcenter>PRESS RELEASE</P></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D6>
<P align=3Dcenter>FROM EXETER STOP THE WAR COALITION</P>
<P align=3Dcenter></P></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D7>
<P align=3Dcenter>DEVON JOINS BRITAIN’S BIGGEST EVER =
MARCH</P></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>
<P align=3Djustify>More than 30 coachloads of peace protesters from =
Devon are set=20
to join what looks like being Britain’s biggest ever march on =
Saturday February=20
15<SUP>th</SUP>. The march in London is expected to attract up to one =
million=20
people. This will be a global day of protest and there will be marches =
in over=20
50 capital cities around the world.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Local organisers in Exeter Stop The War Coalition =
have been=20
overwhelmed by the response both in Exeter and across Devon from people =
wanting=20
to go on the march to show their opposition to war. In Exeter alone at =
least ten=20
busloads of protesters will be joining the march and tickets are selling =
fast;=20
70 tickets were sold in one day alone last week at the Exeter Peace Shop =
in New=20
Bridge Street.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Local campaigner Lizi Allnatt said;</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<DIR>
<P align=3Djustify>"We’re being inundated by phone calls from =
people desperate to=20
find out how they can join the march to show their opposition to war. =
People=20
have been sceptical about the justification for war and Colin =
Powell’s lack of=20
tangible evidence at the United Nations on Wednesday brought another =
wave of=20
phone calls. Thousands of people are going to die in Iraq for the sake =
of Oil=20
and Western power in the Middle East.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>All over Devon people are organising to show their =
opposition=20
to war. For example three coaches to the protest have been booked in =
Crediton.=20
In Torrington this Saturday the town’s mayor will be making an =
anti-war speech=20
at 11am in the town square.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>People who are unable to make the protest in London =
will be=20
holding gatherings in solidarity and support of the London march in =
Exeter,=20
Crediton, Totnes and Honiton. In Exeter people are meeting at 12 noon on =
February 15th at Eastgate in Exeter High Street."</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P></DIR>
<P align=3Djustify>The stall that Exeter Stop The War Coalition =
campaigners have=20
been running every Saturday has been inundated with people desperate to =
sign=20
petitions and take badges, leaflets and posters.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Tickets and information about coaches are available =
from The=20
Peace Shop, New Bridge Street in Exeter. Phone 01392 431447 for =
details.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>For further information please ring Lizi Allnatt on =
07855=20
732435</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>For further information regarding the mayor’s =
speech in=20
Torrington contact Dave Clinch on 07713 147719</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>If you are interested in sending a journalist on the =
coaches=20
with the local campaigners to the Feb 15<SUP>th</SUP> protest please =
ring Lizi=20
Allnatt on 07855 732435</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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