As the state apparatus continues to sell WW1 as a period of glory, and a victory for democracy, there is a multitude of people out there doing their best to propagate the truth. The truth being that WW1, was in fact a bloody, totally unnecessary, imperialist land grab. A war littered with bloody blunders by stupid, blinkered officers and parliamentary ministers, blunders that cost millions of young lives and blighted a generation. All for the power and glory of our imperial masters. One such horrendous blunder was Gallipoli, an idiotic plan, or lack of plan, by the UK fascist, First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, which resulted in around 100,000 dead and almost 500,000 casualties, (Wikipedia)
If you're in or around Glasgow on the 25th. of April, you could take the opportunity to find out more about this particular disaster of war, and some of the many others, the Scottish Peace Network will be doing a film show and talk/discussion in the CCA, Glasgow.
April 25, Saturday, 1pm in the cinema room at the Centre for Contemporary
Art at 350 Sauchiehall Street. This day marks the centenary of the World
War I battle of Gallipoli, a disaster that cost the lives of hundreds of
thousands. We will be showing part of a movie made by Peter Weir, and
featuring a young Mel Gibson. The movie will be introduced by three
short talks, one setting the context of the battle and the connection to
Scotland, another on the enormous impact Gallipoli had on New Zealand
and Australia and finally a talk putting this centenary event in the
context of the counter program to the government's glorification of the
war and of militarism. The movie will be followed by a discussion. FREE.
All welcome. Sponsored by the Scottish Peace Network.
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