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	60th Annivesary Nakba Commemoration - Chris Edwards Manchester England. 15th May 2008. Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists gather in Piccadilly Gardens in central Manchester to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the nakba or catastrophe when the state of Israel was declared on the basis of the ethnic cleansing of the resident population. 700,000 Palestinians were driven from their villages at gun point by Zionist colonisers with the connivance of Britain... Keywords: nakba; palestine; israel; anniversary Downloads: 178 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Five More Wars? - Chris Edwards This video clip shows scenes from the British anti-war movement in the period 2003-2005. The location is mostly Manchester, but there are some shots of the huge 12th April 2003 demonstration in London. This was not the massive 2 million march on February 15th 2003--just before the war started--but a later march, the largest ever peace demonstration during an ongoing war in British history. Out of this mass movement emerged the British anti-war political party Respect... Keywords: war; antiwar; respect; election; peace; Manchester; London Downloads: 7,094 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	US War Veterans, Military Families and an Iraqi Doctor Speak Out Against the War - Chris Edwards 8th December 2004, Manchester, UK. Supporters of anti-Iraq war groups from the US, Britain and Iraq hold a rally against the Iraq war at the Unitarian Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester city centre. The public meeting is entitled: "End the occupation of Iraq - Bring all the troops home". The line up of speakers is as follows: Michael Hoffman: Michael took part in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and on his return to Pennsylvania became involved in the anti-war movement... Keywords: Iraq; doctor; Falluja; Fallujah; war; anti-war; antiwar; peace; manchester; UK; rally; bush; blair Downloads: 35,516 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	US War Veterans, Military Families and an Iraqi Doctor Speak Out Against the War - Chris Edwards 8th December 2004, Manchester, UK. Supporters of anti-Iraq war groups from the US, Britain and Iraq hold a rally against the Iraq war at the Unitarian Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester city centre. The public meeting is entitled: "End the occupation of Iraq - Bring all the troops home". The line up of speakers is as follows: Michael Hoffman: Michael took part in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and on his return to Pennsylvania became involved in the anti-war movement... Keywords: iraq; war; antiwar; anti-war; military; families; USA; rally; UK; manchester; peace Downloads: 672 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Die-in Protest for Palestine in Manchester, UK - Chris Edwards On Saturday 8th May 2004, the Manchester Palestine Forum acted out a die-in on Market Street--one of Manchester's main downtown shopping streets. The street theatre included a mock Israeli "tank" complete with flag and sound effects. Crowds of shoppers looked startled and bemused as the tank suddenly pulled out of a quiet side alley into the crowded shopping street on a busy Saturday afternoon. The tank's sound effects included engine noise, machine-gun fire, a siren, and a voice shouting warnin... Keywords: Palestine; war; anti-war; antiwar; Israel; peace; repression; civil rights; human rights; protest; activism Downloads: 4,677 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Nude Protest Against War by Ex-Army Officer in Manchester, UK (Edited) - Chris Edwards Warning The following video is about a nude anti-war protest in Manchester in October 2001. It contains scenes showing male nudity from the outset. If this offends you, please do not watch it. --------- October 28th 2001. On this date, James Thorne, a former Sandhurst-trained army officer and tank commander, carried out a lone, nude anti-war protest/publicity stunt in St Ann's Square, central Manchester, UK... Keywords: 9/11; war; antiwar; anti-war; Protest Films; manchester; Afghanistan; army; peace Downloads: 9,027 Average rating: (4 reviews)
	Caterkiller - Chris Edwards April 8th 2005, Manchester, UK. Caterpillar workforce surprised by Israeli arms trade protest. Workers arriving at the Caterpillar - Perkins site in Irlam, Greater Manchester, UK, this morning were surprised, first by a 30 foot yellow banner with an acrylic image of a Palestinian, head in hands, whose house is being demolished by a Cat bulldozer while an Israeli soldier stands guard. The spray-painted text proclaims "Stop Caterpillar..... Keywords: palestine; caterpillar; D9; bulldozer; Rachel; Corrie; Israel; IDF Downloads: 8,319 Average rating: (1 review)
	Protest Against the West Bank Wall in Manchester - Chris Edwards On 12th July 2003, the Palestinian solidarity movement in Manchester, UK mounted a protest against the West Bank Wall which the Israelis are building. The wall is an attempt to contain the Palestinian resistance. To graphically illustrate the monstrous nature of this crime, a wall made from cardboard boxes was built outside Manchester Town Hall. The wall was decorated with posters, photographs and painted slogans... Keywords: Israel; west; bank; wall; Palestine; resistance; solidarity Downloads: 108 Average rating: (1 review)
	After the 2006 elections: where next for Respect? Nahella Ashraf holds forth - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 22nd June 2006. A public rally takes place in the Friends Meeting House, central Manchester on the subject of "After the 2006 elections: where next for Respect?". Respect is a new anti-war political coalition designed to provide a political alternative to the warmongering Labour, Liberal and Conservative parties. The speakers were Lindsey German, national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, and Nahella Ashraf--the Respect candidate in the local elections in May 2006 who recei... Keywords: elections; Respect; anti-war; peace; anti-privatisation; civil-rights Downloads: 137 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Price of War: the Threat to Pensions in Britain - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 1st February 2005. A public rally is held in the Central Methodist Hall Oldham Street, Manchester city centre as part of the mobilisation for the global demonstration on March 19th 2005 against the occupation of Iraq. The hall, which has 600 seats, is packed. Demonstrations will occur simultaneously in cities around the world aimed at bringing to an immediate end the occupation of Iraq and bringing home all foreign troops without delay... Keywords: war; iraq; antiwar; anti-war; pensions; Blair; government Downloads: 5,462 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester Organises for March 19th Global Demonstration Against War - Speaker from MAB - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 1st February 2005. A public rally is held in the Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester city centre as part of the mobilisation for the global demonstration on March 19th 2005 against the occupation of Iraq. The hall, which has 600 seats, is packed. Demonstrations will occur simultaneously in cities around the world aimed at bringing to an immediate end the occupation of Iraq and bringing home all foreign troops without delay... Keywords: iraq; war; antiwar; anti-war; peace; muslim; association; britain; MAB Downloads: 5,428 Average rating: (0 review)
	Camp X-Ray Art Installation in Manchester, UK--Interview with the Artist as a Young Camp Guard - Chris Edwards On 10th October 2003, the UHC Art Collective erected a full sized replica of Camp X-Ray in the centre of Manchester UK. The Arts Council funded project is an art installation, or exhibition, which: "challenges our apathy over the prisoners at the US Army's Guantanamo Bay site and investigates experiences of incarceration and sensory deprivation." The camp is staffed by volunteer "prisoners" and "guards" and runs for 9 days... Keywords: Camp X-Ray; Manchester; UK; Guantanamo; Cuba; human rights; art-installation; street-theatre Downloads: 299 Average rating: (0 review)
	Convention of the Left - Aamer Anwar on the Erosion of Civil Liberties - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 8th October 2005. A Convention of the Left takes place at the University of Manchester Students' Union. This is the annual convention of the Greater Manchester district of the anti-war party RESPECT, of which George Galloway MP is a leading member. This clip shows British criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar talking about the alarming erosion of civil liberties in the UK in the aftermath of 7/7... Keywords: civil-liberties; 7/7; 7-7; UK; Blair; anti-war; antiwar Downloads: 331
	After the 2006 elections: where next for Respect? - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 22nd June 2006. A public rally takes place in the Friends Meeting House, central Manchester on the subject of "After the 2006 elections: where next for Respect?". Respect is a new anti-war political coalition designed to provide a political alternative to the warmongering Labour, Liberal and Conservative parties. The speakers were Lindsey German, national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, and Nahella Ashraf--the Respect candidate in the local elections in May 2006 who recei... Keywords: elections; Respect; anti-war; anti-privatisation; peace; civil-rights; Iraq; Afghanistan; asylum Downloads: 104 Average rating: (0 review)
	Stop the War Coalition National Convenor Speaks About Manchester Time to Go Demonstration Manchester, England. 6th September 2006. A rally takes place to mobilise for the Time to Go demonstration on 23rd September timed to coincide with "Bomber" Blair's Labour Party annual conference. The conference is to be held in Manchester at a time when Blair is being forced out if office by his own party which in turn reflects the pressure of the anti-war movement. This clip shows Lindsey German, national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, speaking about the political context of these even... Keywords: peace; anti-war; Blair; Labour; Bush; Lebanon; Iraq Downloads: 136 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester's South Asian Community Speaks Out Against the Iraq War - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK, 13th April 2003. At the beginning of a demonstration against the Iraq war (see other clips on this), members of Manchester's South Asian community speak on camera about their views about the Iraq war. Keywords: War: Iraq; Protests: Anti-War: Asian Downloads: 112 Average rating: (0 review)
	Protest Against West Bank Wall in Manchester--the Wall Comes Down - Chris Edwards On 12th July 2003, the Palestinian solidarity movement in Manchester, UK mounted a protest against the West Bank Wall which the Israelis are building. The wall is an attempt to contain the Palestinian resistance. To graphically illustrate the monstrous nature of this crime, a wall made from cardboard boxes was built outside Manchester Town Hall. The wall was decorated with posters, photographs and painted slogans... Keywords: Israel; west; bank; wall; Palestine; solidarity; Manchester Downloads: 152 Average rating: (0 review)
	Vigil and Rally Against the Attack on Fallujah in Manchester, UK to the Accompaniment of an Anti-War Protest Song - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. Wednesday 10th November 2004. Hundreds of anti-war activists hold a candle light vigil in the Peace Gardens adjacent to the Town Hall. The purpose of the vigil is to call for an end to the murderous slaughter that is currently happening in Fallujah and for the immediate return of all foreign troops from Iraq. The vigil takes place a day before the annual Rememberance Day cermony that commemorates the dead from the two world wars... Keywords: falluja; fallujah; Iraq; US; UK; vigil; rally; war; anti-war; atrocities; peace Downloads: 3,732 Average rating: (0 review)
	Anti-War Activists Prepare for Protest Events at Labour Party Conference - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 17th June 2006. Supporters of Manchester Stop the War Coalition attend a planning meeting to prepare for the first national Stop the War demonstration outside London. On the 23rd of September 2006, the Labour Party conference takes place in Manchester. The demonstration is set to coincide with it. This clips shows activists attending the planning meeting talking about their hopes and expectations for this important event. Keywords: Blair; Bush; Iraq; Afghanistan; Lebanon; Palestine; peace; anti-war; war; Labour Downloads: 111 Average rating: (0 review)
	British Military Families Against War Peace Camp - Day 1 - Chris Edwards Manchester, England. 21st September 2006. "Bomber" Blair's Labour Party holds its annual conference in Manchester. Military Families Against War (MFAW) set up a peace camp in the Peace Gardens in St Peter's Square within view of the hotel where Tony Blair is staying during the conference. The Labour controlled city council initially bans the camp on the grounds of "health and safety" and "logistics"--denying that it was to spare Blair the embarrassment of having to face the families of soldiers ... Keywords: war; antiwar; peace; Blair; Labour Party; military; families Downloads: 103 Average rating: (0 review)
	Roudabeh Shafie of Action Iran Speaks in Manchester - Chris Edwards Manchester, England. 26th September 2006. The Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) hold a fringe rally in Manchester while the Labour Party conference is taking place in the city. This clip shows Roudabeh Shafie of Action Iran speaking at the rally. Check out the website of Greater Manchester Stop the War Coalition. Keywords: peace; anti-war; war; Iran; Blair; Bush Downloads: 115 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester Organises for March 19th Global Demonstration Against War - CND Speaker - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 1st February 2005. A public rally is held in the Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester city centre as part of the mobilisation for the global demonstration on March 19th 2005 against the occupation of Iraq. The hall, which has 600 seats, is packed. Demonstrations will occur simultaneously in cities around the world aimed at bringing to an immediate end the occupation of Iraq and bringing home all foreign troops without delay... Keywords: Iraq; war; antiwar; anti-war; peace; CND; rally:Bush; Blair Downloads: 5,845 Average rating: (0 review)
	Camp X-Ray Art Installation in Manchester, UK-- - Chris Edwards On 10th October 2003, the UHC Art Collective erected a full sized replica of Camp X-Ray in the centre of Manchester UK. The Arts Council funded project is an art installation, or exhibition, which: "challenges our apathy over the prisoners at the US Army's Guantanamo Bay site and investigates experiences of incarceration and sensory deprivation." The camp is staffed by volunteer "prisoners" and "guards" and runs for 9 days... Keywords: Guantanamo; camp x-ray; cuba; Manchester; art-installation; human rights Downloads: 336 Average rating: (0 review)
	Convention of the Left - John Rees on the aftermath of 7/7 - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 8th October 2005. A Convention of the Left takes place at the University of Manchester Students' Union. This is the annual convention of the Greater Manchester district of the anti-war party RESPECT, of which George Galloway MP is a leading member. This clip shows John Rees, another leading member of Respect, addressing the convention on the subject of the aftermath of 7/7 and the 2005 Labour Party conference... Keywords: iraq; 7/7; Labour; Blair; anti-war; antiwar; UK; Manchester Downloads: 137
	Corporate Crime in Iraq - Discussion - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 31st January 2006. A public event takes place on corporate crime in Iraq--a subject that has been neglected by much of the Western media. The event is organised by Manchester Stop the War Coalition and Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Speakers: Dave Whyte, lecturer in criminology at Stirling University, Scotland with a special interest in corporate crime. and: Ewa Jasiewicz, an activist with the Iraqi Federation of Oil Workers... Keywords: Iraq; military occupation; corporate crime; oil; privatisation; neo-liberalism Downloads: 1,089 Average rating: (0 review)
	Protest Rally Against the Attack on Fallujah in Manchester, UK - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 6th November 2004. An emergency rally takes place in Piccadilly Gardens to protest against the impending genocidal attack on Fallujah. Several hundred people turn up at short notice. Once again the local "mainstream" media is too busy reporting "man bites dog stories" and/or filming mindless, escapist nonsense to turn up to report this particular piece of reality TV. Evidently, the impending slaughter of thousands of civilians during an attack on a city the size of Brighton is no... Keywords: Falluja; fallujah; Iraq; war; Manchester; anti-war; peace; protest; rally Downloads: 6,058 Average rating: (0 review)
	Vigil and Rally Opposing the attack on Fallujah in Manchester, UK - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. Wednesday 10th November 2004. Hundreds of anti-war activists hold a candle light vigil in the Peace Gardens adjacent to the Town Hall. The purpose of the vigil is to call for an end to the murderous slaughter that is currently happening in Fallujah and for the immediate return of all foreign troops from Iraq. The vigil takes place a day before the annual Rememberance Day cermony that commemorates the dead from the two world wars... Keywords: falluja; fallujah; iraq; war; manchester; anti-war; vigil; peace; cairo; conference Downloads: 234 Average rating: (0 review)
	Spokesperson from Action Iran Helps Mobilise for Time to Go Demonstration - Chris Edwards Manchester, England. 6th September 2006. A rally takes place to mobilise for the Time to Go demonstration on 23rd September timed to coincide with "Bomber" Blair's Labour Party annual conference. One of the speakers is a spokesperson for Action Iran, a single issue campaign, aimed at fostering solidarity with Iran against the sabre-rattling of Bush and Blair. The speaker explains the aims and objectives of this campaign. Keywords: Iran; Blair; Bush; anti-war; peace Downloads: 131 Average rating: (0 review)
	Paediatrician Speaks at Manchester Launch of Keep our National Health Service Public Manchester, UK. 19th January 2006. The public launch of Manchester Keep our NHS Public takes place. The Blair government has doubled spending on the public sector National Health Service (NHS), yet most of this money is being used to line the pockets of private firms and consultants as part of the privatisation of the NHS. A key vehicle for this is the infamous Private Finance Initiative (PFI)--also known, scornfully, by its opponents as "Pay For Indefinitely"... Keywords: National Health Service; UK; privatisation; medicine; public sector; health policy Downloads: 183
	John Lister Speaks at Manchester Launch of Keep our National Health Service (NHS) Public Manchester, UK. 19th January 2006. The public launch of Manchester Keep our NHS Public takes place. The Blair government has doubled spending on the public sector National Health Service (NHS), yet most of this money is being used to line the pockets of private firms and consultants as part of the privatisation of the NHS. A key vehicle for this is the infamous Private Finance Initiative (PFI)--also known, scornfully, by its opponents as "Pay For Indefinitely"... Keywords: National Health Service; privatisation; neo-liberalism; public sector; health; health policy Downloads: 268
	Muslim Association of Britain Speaker Helps Mobilise for Time to Go Demonstration Manchester, England. 6th September 2006. A rally takes place to mobilise for the Time to Go demonstration on 23rd September timed to coincide with "Bomber" Blair's Labour Party annual conference. One of the speakers is Sondes Malik from the Manchester Branch of the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB). She speaks here about the situation of muslims in today's Britain and about the need to mobiise for the Time to Go demonstration. Keywords: peace; anti-war; Blair; Bush; Iraq:muslims Downloads: 127 Average rating: (0 review)
	Antiwar Movement in Manchester, UK 2001-2005 This is a brief, tightly edited, video of the anti-war movement in Manchester, UK. Longer sections of many of the scenes in this clip can be found elsewhere in this archive. The usefulness of this clip is that it gives a snappy overview of the antiwar movement during this period. This clip is a trailer for a much longer, 60 minute, history of the Manchester anti-war movement Tapestry of Truth. Keywords: war; peace; manchester; Palestine; Afghanistan; Iraq; shayler Downloads: 189
	Manchester Time to Go Demonstration and Speakers - Chris Edwards Manchester, England. 23rd September 2006. This clip shows footage of a national anti-war demonstration in Manchester the day before "Bomber" Blair's Labour Party annual conference opens in the same city. It contains pictures of the 50,000 strong demonstration juxtaposed with rally speakers at the end of the march. The theme of the demonstration is that it is time for Blair and Bush to go, that is to resign, and for the troops to go home from the Middle East. Downloads: 101 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester School and University Strike Against the Iraq War - The Strike Begins (Edited) - Chris Edwards Manchester. UK. Wednesday, 19th March 2003. A strike of school and university students takes place in protest against the Iraq War in Manchester, UK. There are similar strikes in other British cities. 2000 youngsters, from many ethnic backgrounds, respond to the strike call by the Manchester School Students Stop the War Coalition. In a region which has been notable, in recent times, for racial tensions and riots, this is a refreshing display of unity in action for peace among Manchester's youth... Keywords: War:Iraq; USA; UK; Bush:Blair; Saddam; universities; protest: anti-war; colleges; schools; students; youth Downloads: 4,319 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester Says Peace with Flowers - Chris Edwards Flower power lives on. On Sunday, 6th April 2003, despite acute demo-fatigue after many weeks of almost non-stop anti-war actions, a few protesters got together in Albert Square, in front of the Town Hall, to say 'peace' with flowers. This was while the Iraq war was still taking place--the numbers attending demonstrations and protests had sharply declined. Some anti-war activists had fallen by the wayside as the war began--forgetting that the best way to really help British soldiers in Iraq was ... Keywords: Peace; Protests: Anti War Downloads: 1,497 Average rating: (0 review)
	United for Peace, Defending Our Liberty - Rae Street Speaks Out - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 8th September 2005. A public meeting takes place in the Town Hall on the question of uniting for peace and defending liberty in the aftermath of the London bombings on 7/7. The event is organised by Greater Manchester Coalition to Stop the War, Greater Manchester & District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmamment (CND) and the Muslim Association of Britain (Manchester Branch). The platform speakers are: * Tariq Ali: veteran campaigner and writer * John Rees: Stop the War Coalition * Ra... Keywords: nuclear; peace; Iraq; USA; Katrina; Bush; Blair; oil; antiwar; anti-war Downloads: 352
	Manchester Time to Go Demonstration and Rally - Chris Edwards Manchester, England. 23rd September 2006. This clip shows a 7 minute extract from a longer 35 minute video of the Time to Go demonstration passing through St Peter's Square--the site of the monuments to the dead of two World Wars. Footage of two of aome of the speakers at the concluding rally is superimposed upon shots of the march. The demontsration soundtrack volume is reduced slightly and that of the platform speakers is raised so that they can be heard clearly... Keywords: peave; anti-war; Blair; Bush; Iraq; Afghanistan; Paestine; Lebanon Downloads: 64 Average rating: (0 review)
	Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews - Chris Edwards Manchester, England. 2nd November 2006. Alan Hart speaks at a public meeting of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). He speaks about his two volume book "Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews". The original venue, St Peter's Chaplaincy, informed PSC that it was unwilling to host the meeting--2 days before the event--despite the fact that the booking had been paid for many weeks in advance. Anticipating this, the PSC booked a reserve venue--the Friends Meeting House... Keywords: Zionism; Jews; Israel; arabs; Palestine; Begin; Peres; Arafat; Meir:Carter Downloads: 700 Average rating: (0 review)
	Alternative Christmas Carols for Palestine 2004 - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 11th December 2004. The Manchester Palestine Forum attempts to carry out a peaceful street theatre presentation in Piccadilly Gardens (a large square in the city centre) to draw attention to the oppression of Palestinians by the Israeli government. The intention is to carry out a peformance of a "die-in" complete with specially constructed props--including a six foot long Israeli "tank"... Keywords: palestine; israel; protest; street; theatre; alternative; carols Downloads: 6,560 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester Anti-Nazi League Carnival Part 1 - Chris Edwards On 1st September 2002, a carnival against racism enttiled "Love Music, Hate Racism" took place in Platt Fields Park in the black/South Asian quarter of Manchester, UK. It was organised by the Anti-Nazi League and was part of a campaign to politically marginalise the far right in the region. It was successful and the votes for the far right have dropped significantly in the period since. This clip shows some interviews with participants at the carnival... Keywords: racism; fascism; antiracism; anti-racism; carnival; music; diversity; multiculturalism Downloads: 157
	Manchester Anti Nazi League Carnival Part 2 - Chris Edwards This clip is about a carnival against racism entitled "Love Music, Hate Racism" held on the 1st September 2002 at Platt Fields Park, in the black/South Asian area of Manchester, UK. It was organised by the Anti Nazi League. It is the second of two clips recording this highly successful event that helped marginalise an electoral threat from the far right in the region. It features Billy Bragg singing and talking about racism, asylum seekers, multiculturalism and diversity... Keywords: racism; antiracism; anti-racism; multiculturalism; diversity Downloads: 193
	Tony Benn Rallies Support for Anti-War Demo in Manchester, UK - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 15th March 2006. Former Labour Government Minister Tony Benn speaks in Manchester at a rally aimed at building support for the international day of action against war on 18th March 2003. This is the third anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Demos against war will take place in over 60 ciites araound the world on this date. See also Stop the War Coalition convenor Lindsey German speaking at the same event. Keywords: Iraq; iran; afghanistan; anti-war; civil liberties; racism Downloads: 1,923 Average rating: (0 review)
	Tony Benn Speaks at Anti-War Event in Manchester, UK - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 1st February 2005. A public rally is held in the Central Methodist Hall Oldham Street, Manchester city centre as part of the mobilisation for the global demonstration on March 19th 2005 against the occupation of Iraq. The hall, which has 600 seats, is packed. Demonstrations will occur simultaneously in cities around the world aimed at bringing to an immediate end the occupation of Iraq and bringing home all foreign troops without delay... Keywords: Iraq; war; Manchester; anti-war; antiwar; rally; peace Downloads: 6,487 Average rating: (0 review)
	Manchester Organises for March 19th Global Demonstration Against War - Lindsey German - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 1st February 2005. A public rally is held in the Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester city centre as part of the mobilisation for the global demonstration on March 19th 2005 against the occupation of Iraq. The hall, which has 600 seats, is packed. Demonstrations will occur simultaneously in cities around the world aimed at bringing to an immediate end the occupation of Iraq and bringing home all foreign troops without delay... Keywords: iraq; war; peace; antiwar; anti-war Downloads: 15,471 Average rating: (0 review)
	Camp X-Ray Art Installation in Manchester, UK--View of the Camp from a Neighbouring Apartment Block - Chris Edwards On 10th October 2003, the UHC Art Collective erected a full sized replica of Camp X-Ray in the centre of Manchester UK. The Arts Council funded project is an art installation, or exhibition, which: "challenges our apathy over the prisoners at the US Army's Guantanamo Bay site and investigates experiences of incarceration and sensory deprivation." The camp is staffed by volunteer "prisoners" and "guards" and runs for 9 days... Keywords: guantanamo; Camp X-Ray; Manchester; art-installation; street-theatre; Iraq war; Afghan war Downloads: 426 Average rating: (0 review)
	Camp X-Ray Art Installation in Manchester, UK-- - Chris Edwards On 10th October 2003, the UHC Art Collective erected a full sized replica of Camp X-Ray in the centre of Manchester UK. The Arts Council funded project is an art installation, or exhibition, which: "challenges our apathy over the prisoners at the US Army's Guantanamo Bay site and investigates experiences of incarceration and sensory deprivation." The camp is staffed by volunteer "prisoners" and "guards" and runs for 9 days... Keywords: Gunatanamo; cuba; camp x-ray; manchester; art-installation; street-theatre; human rights Downloads: 988 Average rating: (0 review)
	Camp X-Ray Art Installation in Manchester, UK--Woman - Chris Edwards On 10th October 2003, the UHC Art Collective erected a full sized replica of Camp X-Ray in the centre of Manchester UK. The Arts Council funded project is an art installation, or exhibition, which: "challenges our apathy over the prisoners at the US Army's Guantanamo Bay site and investigates experiences of incarceration and sensory deprivation." The camp is staffed by volunteer "prisoners" and "guards" and runs for 9 days... Keywords: Gunatanamo; cuba; camp x-ray; Manchester; art-installation; human rights Downloads: 1,047 Average rating: (0 review)
	Nahella Ashraf Speaks at Launch of North West Respect - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 29th February 2004. Nahella Ashraf speaks at the launch of North West Respect at a Convention of the Left held in Manchester Town Hall. This event was an attempt to put the case for the foundation of Respect as a broad Unity Coalition. The event was attended by a wide spectrum of the local anti-war movement. Nahella's eloquent speech presented this case from the point of view of a Muslim woman who had been centrally involved in the local anti-war movement. Keywords: war; politics; anti-war; peace; elections Downloads: 1,722
	Convention of the Left - Jonathan Neale on Campaign Against Climate Change - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 8th October 2005. A Convention of the Left takes place at the University of Manchester Students' Union. This is the annual convention of the Greater Manchester district of the anti-war party RESPECT, of which George Galloway MP is a leading member. This clip shows Jonathan Neale reporting back to the plenary session the deliberations and conclusions of the workshop on climate change... Keywords: climate change; Bush; Blair; London; environment; campaign; global warming Downloads: 388
	Convention of the Left - Rhetta Moran on Asylum and Immigration - Chris Edwards Manchester, UK. 8th October 2005. A Convention of the Left takes place at the University of Manchester Students' Union. This is the annual convention of the Greater Manchester district of the anti-war party RESPECT, of which George Galloway MP is a leading member. This clip shows a presentation at a workshop on asylum and immigration given by Rhetta Moran. It exposes the links between the failed overseas development policies of the West, the arms trade, instability and war in the Third World, an... Keywords: asylum; immigration; war; underdevelopment; arms-trade; UK Downloads: 374