HASSAN JUMAA AWAD - UK PUBLIC MEETINGS

Public Meeting Itinerary for Hasan Jumaa Awad, President, Iraqi Federation of oil Unions

Ahlan wa sahlan bikum, please attend one of Hassan's public events and find out more about the IFOU and the future fight against oil privatisation and the ongoing occupation - military and economic - in Iraq

Saturday 26th 10am-5pm. ‘Voices from Occupied Iraq’ Iraq Occupation Focus teach-in. University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1

Other speakers include: Gilbert Achcar; Ismaeel Dawood (human rightsactivist, Baghdad); Rahul Mahajan; Professor Kamil Mahdi; Sami Ramadami;Haifa Zangana. www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk

Monday 28th 7.30pm Manchester ‘Iraqi Trades Unions Speak Out’ Friends Meeting House,Mount Street, City Centre. Public meeting organised by United for Peace(Greater Manchester STWC, Muslim Association of Britain and GreaterManchester and District CND) and Manchester Trades Council

Tuesday 29th 7.30pm Holiday Inn, opposite Lime Street Station. Liverpool. Public Socialist Workers Party Rally. Other speakers include Chris Harman,Editor International Socialist Journal and Chris Nineham, STWC.

Wednesday 30th7.30pm Glasgow 'Stop the Privatisation of Iraq's oil - troops out now'. Renfield St Stephens Centre, Bath Street. Public meeting organized by the Scottish Socialist Party and sponsoredby the RMT. Speakers include Richie Venton, SSP and an RMT Rep.

Wednesday December 7th Evening Public Meeting, London, Vtba (organising group tbc)

Thursday December 8th Evening Public Meeting, Vtba (organising group tba)

Saturday 10th 10am – 8pm Stop the War Coaltion International Peace ConferenceLawrence Hall, Greycoat Street, London SW1P 2QD
Ayattolla Jawad al Khalissi, (Gen Sec, Iraqi National FoundationCongress), Sheikh Hassan Al Zargani, (Al Sadr Movement), Hana Ibrahim,(Women's Will Association), Dr Khair Eldin Hasseeb, (Centre for ArabUnity Studies) Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin (Code Pink), Judy Linehan,(MFSO), Kelly Dougherty (IVAW) www.stopwar.org.uk

Hassan leaves the UK on Monday December 12th

All enquiries, please call Ewa Jasiewicz, Iraq Occupation Focus andNaftana 07749 421 576 freelance@mailworks.org www.basraoilunion.org