655 000 Dead in Iraq - Shut down the Weapons conference!

Submitted by AIMC (not verified) on 14 October 2006 - 8:40pm

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In October 2004, the Lancet medical journal published research by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore which estimated that around 100,000 Iraqis had died as a result of the war.
A new study out this month documents that between 420,000 and 790,000 Iraqis have died as a result of war and political violence since the beginning of the US-UK invasion in March, 2003, with 655,000 considered the most likely figure. Read More

Between Tuesday, 17 October, and Wednesday, 18 October, Peace Action Wellington has called for everyone who is opposed to the war and the New Zealand companies making a killing from it (and all other wars) to demonstrate to stop the weapons conference, held annually at Te Papa.

Tuesday, 17 October

8:30am - Te Papa forecourt – meet and greet delegates as they go into the conference.

10:00am - Clowning dress up at 128 Abel Smith Street for demo

12 noon – Pigeon Park (corner of Manners and Taranaki Streets) – March! Rally! Blockade! - March leaves at noon going to Te Papa to catch the delegates lunch break.
Wednesday, 18 October

8:00am – Museum Hotel entrance – delegate wake up call

10am (approximately) – Rakon shareholder demos (location to be advised) – email stoprakon(at)gmail.com for more info.

6:15pm – Duxton Hotel – Crash their party! Defence Industry Awards dinner and drinks. Meet at the grassy knoll across the street from the entrance to the hotel. Bring noisemakers!

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