Stop the War Motion

PASSED TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2003 AT OPEN MEETING Stop the War Motion


This meeting of Goldsmiths staff resolves to demonstrate its opposition to a military attack on Iraq by:

1. attending the Goldsmiths student protest at 12 noon in the college Quad on the day of an attack, which may involve stopping classes
2. supporting the protest in Parliament Square called by the Stop the War Coalition at 6pm on the day of an attack
3. supporting the national demonstration in London on the Saturday following an attack
4. agreeing to allow speaking rights to student representatives of the anti-war movement during lectures and other taught sessions on the day of an attack to publicise the above events

We furthermore agree that no-one (either staff or students) should be penalized for attending these anti-war protests.
Proposed: Des Freedman
Seconded: David Margolies

Passed unanimously.

The meeting also agreed to send the following two AUT delegates to the People's Assembly for Peace (March 12):

Toby Abse
Gerry Byrne

Created on April 03, 2003