for other speakers and suspicion cast on Muslims Over 400 people of all races and religions attended an Anti-war meeting in central Rirmingham, organised by the Birmingham Ston the War Coalition and Birminghan Trades Union Council. The Trades Council cancelled its normal meeting in favour of the Speakers included Alan Simpson MP who argued for bombarding Afghanistan with bread and not bombs. He pointed out that after more than twenty years of war, there was little left to homb. Howerer, Alan Simpson also called for intervention into Afghanistar and seemed to have misjudged the mood of the meeting. The most rousing applause was Whilst evervone agreed that the New York trapeds was a crime against humanity, lohr National Stop the War Coalition pointed out that there have been no "minute silences"; for the half a million İraqi children killed by Western sanctions Salma Yacoch. a Muslim woman who is chair of Birmingham Stop the War Coalition talked about Muslims becoming a "besieged community" in Birmingham and described after September 11. Carol Naughton, National Chair of CND, looked at the enormous waste of military spending and how this could be better spent alleviating world poverty and injustice. the Hull Campaign Against World War broad based which has been set lowing an initial meeting of around forty people.
The march attracted support from the organised left and those who have been involved in other paiRos such as tac ligat to defend local asylum seekers.
The march was successful together the that together to build a serious