March 15: A Day Of International Significance

March 15 is the release date for my new debut album, Broken Sky.  I cannot believe that we're finally there. I am very excited about the album and hope it is well received.  I have certainly enjoyed making it.  Please do buy a copy of the CD through my website or come to one of my gigs where I shall be selling them with great enthusiam!

As well as being a day to celebrate (for me), March 15 is also a day of action throughout the world.  As we approach the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq people are taking to the streets all over the world to say 'no more war', 'bring the troops home', and 'do not bomb Iran'.  Check out www.stopwar.org.uk or www.theworldagainstwar.org for more details about UK and international demos. There are two large ones in the UK: London and Glasgow. 

There is also a very important conference taking place this weekend near Washington DC.  It's called Winter Solider and is an event at which veterans from Iraq will be giving first hand testimonies about the atrocities carried out against the people of Iraq.  It's based on the Winter Solider Investigation of 1971 for Vietnam Vets and will prove to be an important milestone in this struggle to bring peace and justice to Iraq and to the coalition soldiers who have also become victims of the occupation. www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier 

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