Stop the War coalition Newsletter - 18/07/25

Posted: 18th July 2025

Stop the War Coalition


 National march for Palestine – Saturday 19 July 

The news from Gaza gets worse and worse. People are killed trying to get food aid, 90,000 children require medical attention for malnutrition, yet the government continues to arm Israel, conducts spying flights over Gaza and criminalises those who stand up against genocide. 

 

This is why we need everyone of you to join us tomorrow, Saturday 19 July.  

 

We are the majority. Consistent polling shows the majority of the public support Palestine. The government may try to silence us, but we will not be silenced.

 

Tomorrow we march through the centre of London, from Embankment to Whitehall. We will be joined by Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leanne Mohamad (Palestinian activist), Richard Burgon MP, Mohammed Mustafa (medical doctor), Jen Brister (comedian), Nadine Shah (singer), Jo Grady (UCU Gen. Sec.), and more.

 

Defend the Right to Protest

The attacks on our movement have reached a new level. First they accused us of being hate marchers and of being anti-semitic for opposing Israel’s genocide. Then they came for the leaders of the mass protest movement and artists who spoke out. Now they have proscribed a direct action group under terrorism legislation, and are using this proscription to threaten and scare activists. 

 

So now we witness armed police threatening to arrest a woman in Kent for holding a Palestinian flag and signs saying ‘Free Gaza’ and ‘Israel is committing a genocide’. This is designed to spread fear and divide the movement. It will not work.

 

We must build the widest possible movement to defend our hard-won rights to protest. The statement by 22 leaders of the trade union movement was a very powerful beginning.

We ask all those who can to join us outside Westminster Magistrates Court on 31 July as we stand in solidarity with Stop the War chair Alex Kenny and CND general secretary Sophie Bolt as they face charges for peacefully protesting for Palestine.

 StW’s Summer Appeal 
As the genocide continues in Gaza, the government continues its attacks on the Palestine movement and increases its military budget by eye-watering amounts, the need for a strong anti-war movement is as great as ever.
 
We urgently need to build our Welfare not Warfare and Defend the Right to Protest campaigns. But we need funds to do so. 
 
This is why we are launching our summer appeal. We have set a target of £20,000. Please donate generously and help fund our campaigns.
 

Stephen Kapos Tour

Our Stephen Kapos tour has got off to an excellent start – this week StW groups hosted Stephen in London, Birmingham and Bristol. Next week Stephen and others will be heading to Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester, the following week Preston and Liverpool. Make sure you get along.

Join Stephen and prominent anti-war activists, writers and StWC officers. Find a meeting near you.

 

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