Chris Nineham
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Chris Nineham is one of the founder members and now one of the National Officers of the Stop the War Coalition
in the UK. He was one of the main organisers of the 15 February 2003 anti-war protest
against the invasion on Iraq.
He was a leading member of Globalise Resistance
, the anti-globalisation network that mobilised thousands on protests in Genoa and elsewhere and he played an important role in the European and World Social Forums. He was a member of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers' Party
until he resigned in 2010.
He has written widely on the anti-war movement and the anti-capitalist movement as well as on the media, modernism and cultural theory.
In 1985 Chris Nineham served as the drummer of indie-pop band The June Brides
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Stop the War Coalition
The Stop the War Coalition is a United Kingdom group set up on 21 September 2001 that campaigns against what it believes are unjust wars....
in the UK. He was one of the main organisers of the 15 February 2003 anti-war protest
February 15, 2003 anti-war protest
The February 15, 2003 anti-war protest was a coordinated day of protests across the world expressing opposition to the then-imminent Iraq War. It was part of a series of protests and political events that had begun in 2002 and continued as the war took place....
against the invasion on Iraq.
He was a leading member of Globalise Resistance
Globalise Resistance
Globalise Resistance is a British anti-capitalist activist group. The group was established after the emergence of the anti-globalisation movement and sought to bring together a broad array of organisations opposed to neo-liberal capitalism and corporate power.The group has organised conferences...
, the anti-globalisation network that mobilised thousands on protests in Genoa and elsewhere and he played an important role in the European and World Social Forums. He was a member of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers' Party
Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far left party in Britain founded by Tony Cliff. The SWP's student section has groups at a number of universities...
until he resigned in 2010.
He has written widely on the anti-war movement and the anti-capitalist movement as well as on the media, modernism and cultural theory.
In 1985 Chris Nineham served as the drummer of indie-pop band The June Brides
The June Brides
The June Brides were an English indie pop group, formed in London in 1983, by Phil Wilson and Simon Beesley of International Rescue. Influenced by Postcard-label bands such as Josef K and punk-era bands such as Buzzcocks, The Desperate Bicycles and The Television Personalities, their mix of guitar...
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