Voices in the Wilderness UK
Campaigning in solidarity with the people of Iraq

“Consistent and inspiring ... [they] know what they’re doing, do it well and go the distance. They are people I admire tremendously.”
Mark Thomas

Our aim is to provide information and raise awareness about US/UK policy on Iraq and to help organise and promote grassroots activism here in the UK in solidarity with the Iraqi people. Along with our sister group in the US we have been working on US/UK policy towards Iraq since 1998, campaigning against:

• the devastating economic sanctions that killed hundreds of thousands during the 1990s
• the bombing of Iraq from December 1998 to March 2003, which killed at least 100 Iraqi civilians
• the illegal invasion and military occupation of Iraq

During this time we have:

• sent 11 sanctions-breaking delegations to Iraq, risking prosecution & imprisonment
• organised three conferences
• produced over 50 newsletters and dozens of briefings
• spoken at hundreds of events across the country
• run numerous postcard campaigns
• organised scores of protests, large and small. For example, in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, Voices helped to organise mass acts of non-violent civil disobedience, including the blockade of Britain’s military nerve centre at Northwood, where 70 were arrested - the largest such action to take place in England.

Voices UK are independent (we are funded by donations and don’t take money from governments or their front groups) and have no hidden agenda (Voices is not affiliated to any religious group or political party).

We provide accurate and up-to-date information on:

• the effects of the illegal oocupation on the Iraqi people
• the huge problems affecting the people of Iraq toady as a direct consequence of the occupation - the corporate invasion and privatisation of Iraq, security issues, killings and detention, lack of basic services, debt and the fight for compensation.....
• Iraq-related actions & events around the UK
• the latest books, films, speakers and campaign materials

There is no charge or subscription fee to be on our mailing list (although donations are always appreciated). If you find the materials that we produce useful, we are happy to send them to you free of charge.

“They impoverished and devastated Iraq for 12½ years with sanctions and then during the invasion and occupation devastated it further... My friend lost 10 members of his family in the bombing of Basra... Who pays the price? Innocent Iraqis and young allied soldiers.”
Dr Salih Ibrahim, Iraqi living in the UK