IRAQ WAR on TRIAL at HIGH COURT LEVEL in BRISTOL : 26th - 30th April
Please Join The Daily Vigils Outside Court (See Section 2).

The Next International Peace Vigil will be on 21st April to mark the anticipated release of Mordechai Vanunu, who was jailed on 30th Sept 1986 after exposing Israel's nuclear
weapons programme. (Section 1).

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Peace Vigil after the Global Day of Action Demo in Bristol on Sat 20th March. Over 300 cities around the world took part in this global day of action against war. Bristol Reports:  http://bristol.indymedia.org/



1) Next International Peace Vigil : 21st April 2004
2) Iraq War On Trial Vigils : 26th - 30th April 2004
3) Please Support The Bristol Peace Vigil
4) Other Regional Peace Vigils



1) NEXT INTERNATIONAL PEACE VIGIL : WED 21st APRIL 2004 UK Campaign Link:
 http://www.vanunu.freeserve.co.uk FREE MORDECHAI VANUNU - ISRAELI NUCLEAR
WHISTLEBLOWER. Please be a part of this World Wide Vigil & join us at the Bristol Peace Vigil on Wed 21st April in anticipation of Mordechai Vanunu's release after nearly 18 years in jail, in Israel. If you're planning a Vigil in either the South West, or somewhere near Bristol, please email:  bristolpeacevigil@yahoo.co.uk. If you're planning
a Vigil elsewhere please let the Mordechai Vanunu campaign know too.
CONTACT THE UK CAMPAIGN:  campaign@vanunu.freeserve.co.uk
Feeling Creative? Please Make A Placard Or Banner For The Vigil...
DATE: Wed 21st April 2004. TIME: 5:30-6:30pm. PLACE: Bristol City
Centre, Opposite The Hippodrome, St. Augustines Parade. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?gride=358590&gridn=172858&title
BACKGROUND: "Mordechai Vanunu, who worked at the Dimona nuclear facility in the Negev Desert, told the London Sunday Times in 1986 about Israel's secret nuclear arsenal. He was subsequently abducted while in Rome, after being drugged by Israeli Secret Services. Mordechai has been locked away for almost 18 years. Public pressure has brought changes over the years. In 1998, pressure from supporters around the world pried open the lock on Mordechai's isolation cell after eleven & a half eleven years in solitary. Israel once claimed the transcript of Vanunu's closed door trial was so sensitive it could never be made public. But several years ago, bending to public pressure, it released most of the trial record."
LATEST NEWS: "The calls for international inspection of the Israeli Dimona nuclear facility are growing louder, particularly from Israel's near neighbors. Even Dimona workers are now drawing attention to unsafe working conditions that are causing cancers & other illnesses. If an Iraqi nuclear technician in the last decade had come forward to reveal previously unknown information about a secret Iraqi nuclear arsenal, that person would be hailed as a hero. Now we see that Iraq's nuclear threat was never rebuilt, Libya has publicly abandoned nuclear ambitions & Iran has opened up to nuclear inspections. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has recently urged Israel to dismantle its nuclear weapons program."
WE STILL NEED YOU TO TELL THEM TO FREE MORDECHAI VANUNU.
Sign The Petition:  http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/freemordechaivanunu/
"If the Israeli government doesn't unconditionally release Mordechai Vanunu, we will need your help to apply maximum pressure & demand that they do so. The international campaign to free Vanunu is calling for people to vigil in front of Israeli embassies, consulates & other sites around the world, calling for Mordechai's release. He's been given a release date of April 21, 2004. It's imperative that we keep pressure on the Israeli govt & let them know that there are people around the world who continue to call for Vanunu's unconditional & immediate release."
Join The Email List:  http://www.nonviolence.org/vanunu/20040317elist.html
THERE'S STILL TIME TO WRITE DIRECTLY TO MORDECHAI.
POST TO: Dr. Mordechai Vanunu, Ashkelon Prison, PO Box 17, Ashkelon, Israel.
Links:  http://www.palsolidarity.org &  http://www.palestinecampaign.org
Bristol Related Link:  http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol_psc/


2) IRAQ WAR ON TRIAL IN BRISTOL : 26th - 30th APRIL 2004
"Well, in Bristol there is a lesson in 'making a difference' unfolding. A lesson that will soon become a mass-media storm. The five Bristolians who broke into the US airbase at Fairford (UK) to try to stop the bombing are due for trial soon."
Read More:  http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13612/index.php
LEGALITY OF WAR ON IRAQ TO BE CONSIDERED AT HIGH COURT LEVEL.
These hearings were initially due to take place in January 2004, but were delayed for legal reasons. These hearings, now taking place from 26th - 30th April, will consider the legality of war on Iraq at a High Court level in Bristol, U.K.
BACKGROUND: "Five protesters took part in actions at Fairford air base, designed to prevent the take-off of the B-52 bombers then stationed there. The five are charged with conspiracy & criminal damage. Their defence - they aimed at preventing the crime of the Iraq war. The week-long hearing before High Court judge Mr. Justice Grigson marks the start of the Fairford trials. During these five days of legal argument, Queen's Counsel will speak for their clients' right to use a 'lawful excuse' defence, & to argue that the war on Iraq was a 'crime against peace.'"
PLEASE JOIN THE DAILY VIGILS OUTSIDE BRISTOL CROWN COURT:
Times: 9:00-10:00am & 1:00-2.00pm. Daily: Mon 26th - Fri 30th April.
Bring Placards, Banners. Come Into Court & Hear The Arguments.
MEET: Small St, Broadmead, Bristol. 100 yards from entrance to St. Nick's market in Corn St. Please Do Come To The Vigils. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=358762&Y=173072&A=Y&Z=1
MORE INFORMATION: Tel. 0117 946 6885 or 07711 214 168
Related Link:  http://www.fairfordpeacewatch.com/iraqwarontrial.html
Remember to visit Fairford News on Swindon's dedicated page:  http://freespace.virgin.net/swindon.stopwar/fairford.htm MORE
BACKGROUND: "On 3rd and 4th March 2003, fourteen B52 bombers from USAF 23rd Bomb Squadron 'Barons' arrived at RAF/USAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, to prepare for the aerial bombing of Iraq, which began on the 20th March 2003. On April 24th 2003, after 142 flights and 54 days, they left.
RAF/USAF Fairford is in the Cotswolds, UK. RAF/USAF Fairford is one of only 3 forward bases (outside the US) for B2 Stealth bombers. The others are in Guam (Phillipine Sea) & Diego Garcia (Indian Ocean). In tests the B2 has released B61 and B83 mini-nuclear weapons, the first of a new generation."


3) THE DAILY BRISTOL PEACE VIGIL: The Independent Bristol Peace Vigil is an open
space for discussion, as well as a crucial focus to Bristol's many anti-war campaigns.
We've kept vigil every night since a few days after 11th Sept 2001, and we will keep Vigil onwards into the future. As far as we know this makes the Bristol Peace Vigil unique, but we do need your support to keep our flame alive. If you can only make it for 15 minutes, or a couple of times a month, please still come as all support is essential.
Everyone's welcome at the Bristol Peace Vigil.
TIMES: MON-FRI 5:30-6:30pm & SAT 3:00-4:00pm. PLACE: City Centre.
(Opposite The Hippodrome. St. Augustines Parade). MAP BELOW:
 http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?gride=358590&gridn=172858&title
We demand a world fit for people, & remember all who have died along the way.
PLEASE ALSO VISIT THE EASTON PEACE VIGIL: Every Friday. 5:00-6:00pm.
Corner of Robertson Rd & Stapleton Rd. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=360957&Y=174705&A=Y&Z=1


4) OTHER REGIONAL PEACE VIGILS
Please support these regional Peace Vigils. All support is essential & welcome.
To add your Vigil, email:  bristolpeacevigil@yahoo.co.uk
a) BATH PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday. 11.30am-12.30pm. Bath Abbey. Off York St.
From the Station walk up Manvers St. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=375149&Y=164717&A=Y&Z=1
Bath Website:  http://www.bathstopwar.org.uk/
b) BARNSTAPLE PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday. 12:00-1:00pm.
Guildhall Pannier Market, High St. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=255789&Y=133243&A=Y&Z=1
c) BRIDGWATER PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday. 11:00am-1:00pm.
By Robert Blake Statue, Opposite Cornhill, Junction of Fore St. MAP BELOW:  http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=329890&Y=137035&A=Y&Z=1
d) DORCHESTER PEACE VIGIL: Every Friday. 1:00-1:30pm.
By the Town Pump, South St. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=369250&Y=90640&A=Y&Z=1
e) STROUD PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday. 12:00-1:00pm.
Stroud High St. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=385183&Y=205205&A=Y&Z=1
f) TORQUAY PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday. 1:00-2:00pm.
Top of Fleet St, by the Post Office. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=291745&Y=63745&A=Y&Z=1
g) WESTON-SUPER-MARE PEACE VIGIL: Every Thursday. 1:00-2:00pm
On the High Street, Opposite Argos. MAP BELOW:
 http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=332000&Y=161500&scale=10000



"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world:
indeed it's the only thing that ever does....." Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978).



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BRISTOL PEACE VIGIL NEWS : 24th March 2004
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