NHS not Trident Block on Leeds March for the NHS.
Our mock-Trident trailer pushed through the streets of Leeds again as part of
the NHS not Trident block of the regional ‘March for the NHS’. On April 14 at
11:30am in Victoria Gardens, outside Leeds Art Gallery. The horror of the
conflict in Syria is clear to us all, but the choice is not, as presented in
some sections of the media, between bombing and inaction. The civilian
casualties in Syria which now number in the hundreds of thousands stem from the
flow of thousands of tonnes of arms into the region. The UK shares it’s
proportion of the blame, alongside Russia, the US, Iran, Israel and others.
It’s also important to remember that the UK is already involved in active
bombing in Syria and has been since 2015 and any invasion would be counter to
international law. The UK Government should press for an immediate ceasefire;
support the investigations of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW); and provide aid for the civilian population as well as refugee
for those fleeing the crisis. As Dave Webb wrote in the Yorkshire Post,
“Further military action will only increase the likelihood of this terrible conflict
growing into a wider Middle East conflict, and potentially a direct conflict
between major nuclear-armed states. CND works for ‘the prevention and cessation
of wars in which nuclear weapons may be used’ and this is a clear example of
such a situation.” – Look at the photo of the March!
More info: https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=822&qid=34637
