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NETWORK OF CONCERN
Attached is a statement called a "Network of Concern" It is a statement of concern signed by people from different organisations throughout the London Borough of Enfield and addressing our disquiet over a possible war with Iraq. We are planning to develop this "Network of Concern" into a Borough wide alliance and encourage as many organisations and different faiths to sign up to it as possible.Should the situation with Iraq deteriorate or should hostilities break out then we will request a meeting with our three MPs so that their position can be made clear and our concerns expressed fully. We hope that you will feel able to sign up to this "Network of Concern" and to pass it on to other organisations as well so that they can also take part.
It is very important that our MPs understand and reflect local opinion and disquiet over what is happening and this is one way that organisations across our Borough can help to make a difference.
Please contact us if you wish to add the name of yourself together with your organisation to this Network of Concern.
Network of Concern Statement
We are deeply concerned over a possible war with Iraq and believe that our elected representatives should keep us fully informed about the situation. There is great disquiet within the UK at the moment over War and a feeling that the UK may take part in hostilities at the request of The United States of America whether United Nations approval has been sought or not. We believe firmly that all action should take place through the United Nations and no country should engage in unilateral or multilateral action.
It is certainly our belief that no action should even be considered until there has been
- receipt of a full and considered report from the UN inspectors by the
Security Council- an opportunity given to the House of Commons to vote on the question of peace or war arising from the report
- a new Security Council resolution authorizing military action
We are concerned that hostile action may be taken without these conditions being met and we would be deeply concerned if that was the case. No war of this kind, with UK involvement, can be justified if there is not both international agreement and support from the electorate within the UK. To go to war when the nation is deeply divided would at the least be very foolish and at the most disruptive of community relations and civil society.
Consequently should hostilities break out with Iraq, we would request an immediate meeting with our three elected representatives so that the situation can be discussed fully and local views made clear.
We are developing a "network of concern" over possible war so that, at a local level, any meeting with our representatives will be widely reflective of local opinion. We have begun this network of concern and hope as many voluntary organizations of all kinds will sign up to it in order to reflect the widely felt disquiet that exists at this present time.
Francis Sealey, Enfield United Nations Association
Revd. Steve Faber, Bush Hill Park United Reform Church
Father Richard Knowling, St Johns Church, Palmers Green
Revd. John Townsend, Jesus Church, Forty Hill
Margaret Jepson from the Fox Lane United Reform Church
Revd. Paul Campion, Enfield Baptist Church
Bill Linton of London Results Group
Revd. David James, Trinity At Bowes Methodist Church
Revd. Hugh Sheehan, Winchmore Hill Methodist Church
Revd. Robert Davey, Suffolks Baptist Church
Father Gabriel Zsidi, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. George
Revd. David Bolster of St. Aldhelm's Church, Edmonton
Revd John Paul, St Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill
John Rawding of The Southgate Christian Fellowship
Revd Mark Amey, St Paul's, Winchmore Hill
Revd. Eric Greer of St. Peter's, Grange Park
Revd. J. Bowers, St. James' Church, Enfield
Mons. Tom Egan, Our Lady of Lourdes, New Southgate
Colin Potter, Jubilee Church (Lee Valley)
Chaudhury Anwar MBE, Enfield Bangladesh Welfare Association
Pat Mattingley, Enfield Peace Group
Doreen Brown of Amnesty International
Ken Allen, Enfield Caribbean Association
Tony Clayton of Enfield Greenpeace
Revd. David B.Tinnion at Tramway Christian Fellowship
Ruth Hanchett, Winchmore Hill Quaker Peace and Social Witness Group
Father Rodney, Parish Church of St. Stephen
Shirin Hallam, Enfield Saheli
Asad Q Rana, Edmonton Islamic Centre