tions. At the same time of course, we have an obligawithin the moveIUCHS Opposition the tionary ideology of fundafor us to raise. However we will do so with rather more impact in a situation we are marching shoulder to shoulder with Mushims wno may weil not have had access to arguments against it in the past than if we cut ourselves off from this audience.
taken the right decision on the objectives of the movement, the conterence went on to clect a new national steering committee. prove a rather messy and unedifying affair. An impressive list of nominees been drawn up the and Shiter were invited, resulting in a Members of the steering committee eventually agreed included Labour against the War was launched last month by Labour MP's, National Executive members, trade unionists and Labour Party activists coposed to the war against Afghanistan followng a packed meeting in the Spin in the papers suggesting that more right-wing campaign be toned down, and simply titled "Labour against the Bombing* proved wide of the mark founding statement:
LABOUR AGAINST THE WAR unequivocally condemns the terrorist outrages in the Us on September 11th as a violation of human rights and an attack on working people of many ABOUR AGAINST THE action against Afghanistan will neither eradicate the threat of terrorism nor creAfghanistar LABOUR AGAINST THE WAR opposes any clampdown on civil berties and asylum seekers on the pretext that this is required by the current situation and wh stand up for civil rights in an open, democratic society. scapegoating of the Muslim Community. LABOUR AGAINST THE WAR will work with the Labour party and Trade Union movement to promote ate a stable intemational these aims throughout the framework in which the rule of law will be observed. UK our case to the wider public support for this war is not in and supporting the Coalition our name.
to stop the viar in a deter LABOUR AGAINST THE mined quest for justice, not WAR calls on the British govemment to oppose the Allate to Labour against the War minimum affiliaAfghanistan, to seek other tion fee 210 orpanisations. methods, including dipiomatic and political to bring Labour against the War, PO the alleged perpetrators of 30r 2378. London E5 90U tel 020 89836597 e mail bring real humanitanan ad [email protected] to the people of