looking good RG.
do you want the list of them thats signed up to the Sheffield STWC statement?
if you do, its here:
Sheffield Stop the War Coalition contacted all prospective city councillors, asking them to endorse the following statement. 30 candidates from across the political spectrum have put their name to it. The statement and candidates who have endorsed it are listed below.
Please pass on this information to anyone you know who may want information about how to to vote antiwar on Thursday!
Statement:
“We believe that the illegal attack on Iraq by the US led ‘coalition’, against the wishes of the international community, has made the world a more dangerous place. We also believe that the ‘Bush doctrine’ of pre-emptive strikes legitimises the idea that strong nations are justified in imposing their power on weaker ones.
In our view the current military occupation of Iraq has refused to prioritise the social and economic needs of the Iraqi civilian population. In particular, the bombing of Iraq has left thousands of Iraqi civilians injured and suffering from a lack of adequate medical care. The Iraqi people are in urgent need of unconditional support from the international community to reconstruct their country.
We feel that the occupation of Iraq by foreign troops serves to prevent the Iraqi people determining their own future free from outside interference.
We are deeply concerned that the so-called ‘war on terrorism’ is also leading to an increase in racism in this country and to the undermining of civil liberties.”
Candidates who have endorsed this statement are:
Steve Ayris (Lib Dem – Netherthorpe)
Dawn Biram (Green – Dore)
Gillian Booth (Green – Broomhill)
Alison Brown (Socialist Alliance – Burngreave)
Jillian Creasy (Green – Sharrow)
Linda Duckenfield (Green – Darnall)
Brian Fischer (Socialist Labour – Brightside)
Nicola Freeman (Green – Walkley)
Christina Hespe (Green – Beauchief)
Joanna Hoogvelt (Lib Dem – Burngreave)
Bernard Little (Green – Netherthorpe)
Gemma Lock (Green – Ecclesall)
Steve Marshall(Green – Firth Park)
Chris McMahon (Green – Hillsborough)
Raja Mohammed Shaffique (Labour – Heeley)
Kevin Mahoney (Conservative – Southey Green)
Robert Murphy (Green – Hallam)
Haq Nawaz (Lib Dem – Sharrow)
Mohammad Nazir (Labour - Sharrow)
Richard Pitt (Socialist Alliance – Heeley)
Mike Reynolds (Lib Dem – Brightside)
Angela Roberts (Green – Stocksbridge)
Craig Scaman (Green – Chapel)
Angela Shann (Socialist Alliance – Sharrow)
Christopher Sissons (Green – Burngreave)
Mervyn Smith (Green – Nether Edge)
Robert Unwin (Green – Heeley)
Eamonn Ward (Green – Intake)
Graham Wroe (Green – Castle)
Terry Wykes (Socialist Party – Park)
In addition Sylvia Dunkley (Lib Dem – Ecclesall), Pat Midgley (Labour – Castle), Terry Cooper (Labour – Broomhill) have written to STWC to voice their support, although did not sign the statement.
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