Stop the War: The story of Britain's biggest mass movement
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Someone, in this story of the remarkable mobilization of outrage that brought two million protesters out onto the streets of London, points out that it failed. It did not stop the war. But the observer continues, the ‘15 February movement’ achieved ‘enough to shape the course of politics on the issue of Iraq, Britain’s relation to the US and how Britain is governed’.
It’s certainly true that during the recent British general election just one fifth of the electorate could bring itself to vote for Tony Blair’s once popular Labour Party. Only the outdated peculiarities of the country’s first-past-the-post electoral system made it possible for Blair to form a majority government.
Richly illustrated, Stop the War vividly captures a defining moment in a continuing struggle for democracy. The posters that shouted out ‘Not in my name’ are as relevant today as ever. And the protest badges that neatly twisted the leader’s name to ‘Bliar’ have become increasingly easy to justify.
It’s just a shame that its field of vision was not wider in capturing the international scale of the mass protests that occurred around the world on 15 February 2003. But with contributions from schoolchildren to intelligence officers, seasoned campaigners to ‘virgin marchers’, Stop the War does present an inspiring diversity of people-power. It captures the buzz and creativity of the movement, and the political art it has spawned. And authors Andrew Murray and Lindsey German provide a narrative that carries you along with ease.
- Product information
- by Andrew Murray and Lindsey German foreword by Tony Benn
- Publisher
- Bookmarks Publications
- Star rating
- Product number
- ISBN 1 905192 00 2
- Product link
- www.bookmarks.uk.com
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
