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New Bosnia Solidarity Campaign hits the road

Socialist Outlook no. 88, August 1995 · 327 words

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An estimated 5000 people marched through central London on 22 July in the biggest demonstration yet in support of multi-ethnic Bosnia.

The marchers demanded "Stop the rape of Bosnial" 'Break the arms embargot", 'End UN collusion with genocidel. Many marchers carried placards with the slogan "UN ouf". thouch others seemed to be equivocal on this question.

After the march, a packed speakers, including the BosHarper of the Alliance to Detend Bosnia-Herzogovina, Michael Foot, and Labour MPs Malcolm Wicks and Callum Macdonald. end to the genocide in Bosmia, ano carloo tor cre tung or breaking of the arms embargo in order to enable the people of Bosnia to defend themselves and to maintain a multi-ethnic state. and fascism.

ready started work, organis. to Defend Bosnia-Herze- ing a non-stop 24-hour covina, worters Ald for 8ot. nia, the Muslim Solidarity Streef, and calling a further demonstration in London on Socialists Group, and sup- 6 August. It will initially be groups including Socialist meetings in London.

Socialist Outlook welWorkers' Ald. These groups comes the establishment of have agreed to establish a this Campaign, which is long Bosnia Solidarity Campaign overdue. We will play an acto continue the political live role in its work, and struggle for a multi-ethnic urge all our readers and supBosnia and against genocide porters to become involved in it.

We will be urging the Campaign to raise demands in the trades unions and Labour Party, to organise fringe meetings at the autumn conferences, and where possible to get motions on the agendas.

As yet, the campaign has no address or telephone number; for further information, please contact the Socialist Outlook office: 0181 N BOSNA The July 22 demo: make August 6 bigger still!

Support these mobilisations: • 24-hour non-stop picket opposite Downing Street (Westminster tube). • Sunday 6 August. Assemble 2.00 pm in Hyde Park (Marble Arch tube) for a march to Trafalgar Square.

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