Pro-peace actor Mark Rylance gets Oscar

This video from England says about itself:

Mark Rylance – Don’t bomb Syria – Nov. 28th 2015

Protest outside Downing Street, London. Organised by Stop The War Coalition. Protesting against the UK governments newly proposed attacks against Syria.

By Bethany Rielly in Britain:

Oscar win for man of peace Rylance

Tuesday 1st March 2016

PEACE activist Mark Rylance won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards on Sunday night — the most high-profile award to go to a Brit this year.

The Stop the War Coalition (StWC) ambassador was awarded an Oscar for his role in Steven Spielberg’s cold war thriller Bridge of Spies, beating favourite Sylvester Stallone.

Mr Rylance has supported StWC and the wider peace movement for 15 years, attending and speaking at many rallies including November’s Don’t Bomb Syria march.

“We don’t accept violence as a solution for problems in any other area of society,” said Mr Rylance outside Downing Street.

“Why are we still being told that this is the way our international problems must be resolved?”

StWC congratulated Mr Rylance on his win yesterday and thanked him for years of support and involvement in its campaigns.

“Mark is a obviously a very fine actor and I very much hope he enjoys every minute of the Oscar celebration, but he is also a man of conviction and principled opposition to war and a fine ambassador of Stop the War,” said national convener Lindsey German.

“He has contributed generously with both his time and his creative energy to our movement over the years and everyone in Stop the War sends their congratulations to him as one of our own anti-war heroes.”

Sunday was a political night all round, with many speakers commenting on the absence of black nominees. Even host Chris Rock described the event as “the white people’s choice awards.”