Yup. Soros. Look there. He likes to blog at the Guardian :)
And Soros was kicked out of Moscow with his tail between his legs. Boo-hoo.
Speakers: Anna Politkovskaya (journalist, Novaya Gazeta, Moscow, author: "A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya");
Dr. Liudmila Bulavka (Russian social movement "Alternatives", senior researcher, Institute of Culture, Russian Academy of Science);
Josep Lluis Gordillo (Platforma Aturem la Guerra, professor of philosophy, University of Barcelona);
Salambek Maigov (Moscow, formerly official representative of Aslan Maskhadov, president of Chechnya).
Chair: Andrew Burgin (Press Officer, Stop the War Coalition, UK)
Date of Event
Sunday 9am-12pm
Format
education/information, testimonies
Location
Alexandra Palace
Venue
Great Hall 6
Brief description
This meeting will discuss:
* the reasons for Russia's war in Chechnya
* its similarities with the US/UK war on Afghanistan and Iraq
* the danger of Russia invading Georgia
* the role of oil in the conflict
* the role of the global anti-war movement in helping end the war
Organisation
Platforma Arturem la Guerra, Barcelona; Russian social movement
"Alternatives"; National Union of Journalists (UK), London Magazines Branch
Sound familiar, any of this?