Sat15Nov - LONDON - Under Siege, Islam, War & The Media

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Media Workers Against the War www.mwaw.net

Can you help us with leafletting and BLITZ THE MEDIA for this event?

"Under siege: Islam, war and the media"

with Peter Oborne, Sean Smith, Louise Christian, Nick Davies, Inayat Bunglawala

London School of Economics
Saturday November 15, 2pm-6.30pm
http://mwaw.net/conference/2008/


1. HELP US PUT THOUSANDS of leaflets into London's big national broadcasters,
newspaper and magazine groups:

ITN / Channel 4 – Wednesday October 31, 8.30am-9.30am

BBC White City – Thursday October 29, 8am-9am

BBC Bush House – Friday October 30, 9am-10am

News International, Wapping, tbc
Sky News, Osterly, tbc
BBC Broadcasting House, Oxford Circus, tbc
The Guardian, Farringdon, tbc
Capital Radio, Leicester Square, tbc
Daily Telegraph, Victoria, tbc
Daily Express, London Bridge, tbc

If any of these, or any other media outlets, are convenient for you to leaflet,
please get in touch - we will find you someone to do it with. The best times to
do so vary, but 9am-10am is usually good.

Please email info@mwaw.net
or call 07801 789 297


2. GET YOUR FLYERS / POSTERS HERE

Download the flyer as a PDF here: http://mwaw.net/leafletA4.pdf

If you would like us to send you flyers or A3 posters, please get in touch.

Please email info@mwaw.net
or call 07801 789 297

Many thanks,

Media Workers Against the War
www.mwaw.net
tel 07801 789 297



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STOP THE WAR COALITION
12 November 2008
Email office@stopwar.org.uk
T: 020 7278 6694
Web: http://www.stopwar.org.uk

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CONFERENCE: ALL WELCOME: BOOK NOW
UNDER SIEGE: ISLAM, WAR AND THE MEDIA
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER, 2.00PM TO 6.30PM
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, LONDON WC2A
http://mwaw.net/conference/2008
(More details below)

Media Workers Against the War is hosting this conference in
London, titled Under Seige: Islam, War and the Media. The
conference is open to all and advance booking for tickets
has been brisk, which is hardly surprising, given the very
impressive list of speakers, including Peter Oborne from the
Daily Mail, Nick Davies from the Guardian, ex-Guantanamo
prisoner Moazzam Begg, Inayat Bunglawala from the Muslim
Council of Britain, campaigning civil rights lawyer Louise
Christian and journalist Eamonn McCann, who is also a member
of the Raytheon 9 campaign. (See below for more details of
speakers.)

This conference comes at a crucial time. The election of the
first black US president has raised expectations of change,
but the "war on terror", now in its eighth year, continues.
The war in Iraq is often spun as a "good news story",
ignoring the desperate conditions suffered my most of its
people. The war in Afghanistan is being escalated, despite
the commander of the British troops stating recently, "We're
not going to win this war". These wars have been extended
into Pakistan by illegal US airstrikes, carried out with
increasing frequency. A largely unreported proxy war rages
in Somalia. The Caucasus remain a cauldron of instability
after the war this Summer in Ossetia.

At home, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to
vilification of Islam and the scapegoating of Muslims.
Journalists who investigate extremism have been targeted by
the courts, while the police have used "terror" laws to
harass photographers. A proper debate about reporting Islam
is long overdue. Many leading journalists now acknowledge
that too often the media has resorted to crude stereotypes
of Muslims that fuel racism and extremism.

There was never a greater need for responsible, informed and
investigative journalism. This conference will debate the
role of the media in a world wracked by wars and economic
breakdown. Tickets will be available on the day of the
conference but, given the high interest already generated,
pre-booking is advisable (see below).

UNDER SIEGE: ISLAM, WAR AND THE MEDIA
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER, 2.00PM TO 6.30PM
THE OLD LECTURE THEATRE
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
HOUGHTON ST, LONDON WC2A
Hosted by Media Workers Against the War. All welcome.

TICKETS AND FULL DETAILS: http://mwaw.net/conference/2008
Email info@mwaw.net
Tel 07801 789 297

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

* PETER OBORNE: Daily Mail columnist, former editor of The
Spectator, author of "The Rise of Political Lying" and
"Muslims under siege: alienating
vulnerable communities".

* MOAZZAM BEGG: Who was imprisoned at Guantanamo, co-author
of Enemy Combatant: A British Muslim's Journey To Guantanamo
and Back.

* INAYAT BUNGLAWALA: Leading figure in the Muslim Council of
Britain and Advisor on Policy and Research at ENGAGE
(http://www.iengage.org.uk/), an initiative designed to
encourage British Muslims to interact more effectively in
politics and the media in the UK

* LOUISE CHRISTIAN: Campaigning solicitor who has acted
tirelessly for families of rail crash victims and prisoners
held in Guantanamo Bay

* NICK DAVIES is an award-winning investigative reporter for
The Guardian whose new book Flat Earth News has caused a
storm in British journalism.

* EAMONN MCCANN: Longstanding Irish civil rights leader,
campaigning journalist and member of the Raytheon 9
campaign, which successfully challenged Raytheon's
involvement in supplying weapons to Israel.

* LINDSEY GERMAN: National Convenor of Stop the War
Coalition

* JEREMY DEAR, General Secretary of the National Union of
Journalists, will chair the conference.

CONFERENCE: ALL WELCOME
UNDER SIEGE: ISLAM, WAR AND THE MEDIA
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER, 2.00PM TO 6.30PM
THE OLD LECTURE THEATRE
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
HOUGHTON ST, LONDON WC2A
Hosted by Media Workers Against the War. All welcome.

TICKETS AND FULL DETAILS: http://mwaw.net/conference/2008
Email info@mwaw.net
Tel 07801 789 297

[TonyGosling]

Wow, what a line-up.

See you there.

[TonyGosling]

Media Workers Against The War | Moazzam Begg | Eamonn McCann | Nick Davies

Final Plenary Session of the conference:
UNDER SIEGE: ISLAM WAR AND THE MEDIA


Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHIYNITE2Bw