George Bush has been invited on a state visit to Britain from 19-21 November. UNISON will be supporting a number of activities being organised by the ‘Stop the War’ coalition concerning this invitation:

• Petition to call for the visit to be cancelled. Forms can be downloaded from the ‘Stop the War’ website. These should be circulated locally and rapidly so that they can be presented by the beginning of November.
• Local rallies in protest - contact your local Stop the War groups for details.
• Public rally at Friends Meeting House in London at 19. 30 on 18 November. Speakers include Tony Benn and Ron Kovic, Vietnam veteran and anti-war campaigner.
• National demonstration in London on 20 November - assembling at 14. 00, further details to follow.

There will be a wide range of other political and cultural activities. See the ‘Stop the War’ website for details and where you will also find details about purchasing relevant materials. Further information about UNISON’s involvement will be given in future publications of the general secretary’s news.

www.stopwar.org.uk

Contact Nick Sigler (tel 020 7551 1392 or email n.sigler@unison.co.uk