Newsletter covering speeches, reports, and organization of a mass demonstration on April 17, 1999 in London against UK government policies of sanctions and military actions in Iraq. Key speakers included Tony Benn MP, Denis Halliday, George Galloway MP, and others. The demonstration called for lifting sanctions on Iraq and building a sustained international peace movement. The document includes statements from community leaders, campaign groups, and lists sponsors and organizers.
Newsletter and records of the Institute for Independence Studies documenting a conference held in London on April 11, 1997, marking the 11th anniversary of the 1986 US bombing of Libya. The conference included key speeches, legal investigations, and multi-commission sessions addressing international law, media, religion, and peace campaigning. Notable speakers included Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General, Zohra Ben Bella, and representatives of the Nation of Islam. The event emphasized the illegality and impact of the US air assault on Libya, its civilian casualties, and the broader political implications.
Newsletter covering topics including the Independent Commission of Inquiry hearing on NATO war crimes against Yugoslavia, peace movement activities including the Independent Network Action meeting in Birmingham, the indictment submitted by Ramsey Clark charging US/NATO leaders with war crimes, and a statement against Unionist racism and fascism in Northern Ireland by the Institute for Independence Studies.
This August 1998 issue of the Institute for Independence Studies newsletter details a London meeting demanding justice for Stephen Lawrence, Diarmuid O'Neill, Robert Hamill, Ricky Reel, and other victims. It includes testimonies from family members and campaigners highlighting police failures, racial injustice, and calls for public inquiries into state actions and misconduct.