Socialist Resistance

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The war that never stopped

Socialist Resistance pilot issue October 2002  |  page 2-3

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on 'How can we stop the US's war? Apart from Eqtami Mihiar from the Palestinian Workers' Union and Sergio Yahni from the Alternative Information Centre in Israel there were speakers from Greece, Italy and the British Stop the War Coalition.

The following day Sevgi Gokce from the public sector trade unions confederation [KESK] spoke along with other trade unionists, human rights activists and most importantly Muyesser Gunes from the Peace Mothers, a group of Kurdish women who have all lost children, killed by the sate or the fascists and come together to campaign for peace.

At the heart of this campaign against war is the Revolutionary Socialist Workers Party [DSIP]. a group of young comrades who have worked tirelessly to bring together a genuine coalition of anti-war forces in Turkey.

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