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This note is stored for archival
reasons only. The GROW network was put on ice in 2004.
The aim
of the Grassroots Anti-War Network is to create a network
of local anti-war groups to help them to communicate directly
with one another, share ideas, information and campaigning
materials and to foster democratic decision-making in the
development of local and national campaigning strategies.
Now is the time to consolidate, re-build and strengthen
our groups. We need good, solid information; direct and
forceful campaigns and clear, usable campaign materials.
The Network is open to any group
or individual who supports its working principles: that
the Network is non-hierarchical, co-operative and exists
to campaign against the 'War on Terrorism'. More information
on the Network, its working principles and 'points of Common
Ground' will be available on this site in the next few days.
The Network is to be renamed
and re-launched as an independent, autonomous organisation
at the Grassroots Anti-War Conference.
Network
meetings
Next monthly meeting
The next monthly meeting will
be on Thursday
2nd October (venue
to be confirmed)
Monthly meetings are open to all and are held on the first
Thursday of every month.
Grassroots
Anti-War Conference
26th-28th September,
London
Conway Hall, Red Lion
Square, London WC1
[Click
here for a pdf version of the Conference leaflet & booking
form]
An opportunity for grassroots activists to meet face-to-face
to share our skills,
experiences, and creativity, and help build a stronger anti-war
movement
Organised by Justice Not Vengeance
& the Grassroots Anti-War
Network
Supported by Voices in the Wilderness
UK & Britons for Peace
Programme
Friday
26th September 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Grassroots US and UK activists look back on the record so
far.
Chaired by Bruce Kent (Movement
for the Abolition of War)
Saturday
27th September 9:30am-12:00 noon
Workshops for sharing skills and experiences
Sunday
28th September 9:30am-4:00pm
Workshops for sharing skills and experiences
The Grassroots Network:
Building a grassroots anti-war network
Plenary: Where next for the anti-war movement?
Workshops
include:
Anti-war Campaigning in 'Dead' Times
Sharing Successful Local Experiences
Creativity and Culture in Anti-War Campaigning
Defendants' Meeting: Activists' Experiences of Court
Building and Strengthening Local Groups
Presswork and Alternative Media Skills
Developing Nonviolent Direct Action
Writing Effective Letters (Voices
in the Wilderness UK)
Anti-War Electoral Action (Britons
for Peace)
War and the Environment (Rising
Tide)
Getting Better At Arguing Against The War (Milan
Rai)
The Politics of Opposing War
How To Prevent The Next War
Also:
Anti-War Videos, including first-showing-in-the-UK
footage of the Iraq Peace Team before and during the war.
And delicious Veggies Food.
And Spontaneous Networking.
To offer a workshop, please call (please see below)
or email us.
ANTI-WAR
MARCH 27 SEPTEMBER
Organised by Stop The War, CND & Muslim Association
of Britain
12 noon Central London
ANTI-WAR
CONFERENCE 26-28 SEPTEMBER
Organised by Justice Not Vengeance
& the Grassroots Network
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Central London WC1
MAKE
THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND!
We all found the anti-war march on 15th February an amazing
experience, but it didn't stop the war from happening. Activists
all over the country have been doing some hard thinking:
marching isn't enough - what can we do to prevent the next
war?
It's time to come together to share our ideas and build
on them.
JNV (Justice Not Vengeance, a new anti-war group founded
by ARROW members David Polden and Milan Rai) is helping
to
organize a "grassroots" conference for anti-war
activists to
discuss, debate, and share skills, experience and ideas.
At the Conference, you will have a chance to network with
other individuals and groups to:
Publicise your actions, and find other
groups in your region
Find people who are willing to share specific skills
Build creative ideas into national initiatives
Discuss where the anti-war movement is now,
what the US and Britain might do next,
and what actions we can take to pre-empt them - permanently.
Above all, remember this is your event.
JNV and the Grassroots
Network are dedicated to bringing together anti-war
groups and
individuals from around the country, and helping them to
break
down barriers and build a community of activists.
SPEAKER
FROM US GRASSROOTS ANTI-WAR NETWORK
The National Network to End the War Against Iraq, a grassroots
peace network, is sending a speaker over to share their
ideas,
experiences and perspectives.
An amazing opportunity to hear from the heart of the US
anti-war movement. NNEWAI website: <www.endthewar.org>
Registration/Support
Form
Please print & fill in the form
below and post to:
The Grassroots Anti-War Conference, 29 Gensing Road,
St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN38 0HE.
Contact details
0845 458 3116 (local rate)
info@justicenotvengeance.org
Discount
for Booking in Advance
£10 waged/ £5 unwaged in advance OR £12
/ £7 on the door
Groups: We would be grateful for your sponsorship/support,
whether or not you can send a delegate.
If you can send a donation, that would be much appreciated.
Suggested donation £10 local groups, £50 national
groups.
Donations are very gratefully received,
however large or small.
Please make your cheque payable to 'JNV'.
Many thanks for your support.
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