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Encyclopedia > Opposition to the 2001 Afghanistan War
Anti-War


Events Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ... Peace symbol File links The following pages link to this file: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament User:ContiE Peace symbol Categories: GFDL images ...


Cairo Conference
Vietnam War Protests
Afghanistan War Protests
Iraq War Protests
delegates attending the conference The Cairo Conference (against U.S. hegemony and war on Iraq and in solidarity with Palestine) generally known simply as Cairo Anti-war Conference is an anti-war and anti-neo-liberalism conference held in Egypt. ... Protests against the Vietnam War started in 1945 when United States Merchant Marine condemned the U.S. government for the use of U.S. merchant ships to transport troops to subjugate the native population of Vietnam. ... In 2001, a number of small protests against the invasion of Afghanistan occurred in various cities and college campuses across the United States and other countries in the first days after the start of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. ... This article is about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...


Organizations


ANSWER Coalition
Anti-War Coalition
Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament

Not in Our Name
Stop the War Coalition
United for Peace and
Justice

Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Veterans
Against the War

Other anti-war
organizations
ANSWER banner at the head of an April 12, 2003 anti-war march in Washington DC. A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)—also known as International ANSWER and ANSWER Coalition and sometimes written as ANSWER—is a protest organization established by the... The Anti-war Coalition (AWC) is a South African Anti-war Coalition. ... CND logo In British politics, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been at the forefront of the peace movement in the United Kingdom and claims to be Europes largest single-issue peace campaign. ... Not in Our Name (NION) is a United States organization founded on March 23, 2002, in order to resist the U.S. governments course in the wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. ... The Stop the War Coalition (StWC) (informally just Stop the War) is a UK anti-war group set up on 21 September 2001. ... United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1,300 international and U.S.-based organizations opposed to what they describe as our governments policy of permanent warfare and empire-building. ... Veterans for Peace is an American organization founded in 1985. ... Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is a tax-exempt Non-profit organization and corporation, originally created to oppose the Vietnam War. ... In order to facilitate organized opposition to war, anti-war activists have often founded anti-war organizations. ...


Media/propaganda


Books
Films
Peace symbol
Protest song
Chants and slogans
An anti-war book is a book that is perceived as having an anti-war theme. ... An anti-war film is a movie that is perceived as having an anti-war theme. ... A peace symbol is a representation or object that has come to symbolize peace. ... Gamebeatz! GAMEBEATZ.COM! GO THERE! -Sky ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


General anti-war


Monroe Doctrine
Anti-imperialism
Conscientious objector
Pacifism
Peace churches
Peace movement
2003 Iraq War
Vietnam War
2001 Afghanistan War
War on Terrorism
U.S. President James Monroe. ... Anti-imperialism, strictly speaking, is a term that may be applied to any idea or movement opposed to some form of imperialism. ... A conscientious objector is an individual whose personal beliefs are incompatible with military service, perhaps with any role in the armed forces or just with a particular war. ... Pacifism is opposition to war. ... A peace church is a Christian group in the pacifist tradition. ... Rainbow peace flag. ... Children run down a road near Trang Bang after an ARVN napalm attack on villages suspected of harboring National Liberation Front fighters in this June, 1972 photo by Huynh Cong Ut, which became a symbol of the international movement against U.S. involvement in Vietnam. ... Criticisms of the War on Terrorism addresses the issues, morals and ethics surrounding the War on Terrorism. Arguments are also made against the phrase itself, calling it a misnomer. ...

It has been suggested that Post-September 11 anti-war movement be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)

Opposition to the 2001 Afghanistan War was small though not insignificant. Opposition, in the form of protests, was organised by various anti-war organisations who would go on to organise massive protests against the 2003 Iraq War. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The dispute is confined to the sections Left and anti-war in Europe and Criticism of the anti-war movement. ... (Redirected from 2001 Afghanistan War) The United States, with support from the United Kingdom, Australia and the Northern Alliance, Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of its War on Terrorism campaign. ... In 2001, a number of small protests against the invasion of Afghanistan occurred in various cities and college campuses across the United States and other countries in the first days after the start of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. ... In order to facilitate organized opposition to war, anti-war activists have often founded anti-war organizations. ... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United...


Many opponents of the war felt that the attack on Afghanistan was unjustified aggression and would lead to the deaths of many innocent people by preventing humanitarian aid workers from bringing food into the country. Humanitarian aid is assistance given to people in distress by individuals, organisations, or governments to relieve suffering. ...


Also see

Protests against the invasion of Afghanistan In 2001, a number of small protests against the invasion of Afghanistan occurred in various cities and college campuses across the United States and other countries in the first days after the start of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. ...



 

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