Norfolk CAAT

UKTI, regional gatherings and students actions against the arms trade.

Bulletin

"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the ­"routine" monitoring of antisocial motorists, ­protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance."
CCTV in the sky: police plan to use military-style spy drones

"One of BAE's former confidential agents, Count Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, has been charged with bribery over arms deals in the first ever criminal case brought during long-running corruption investigations into the British arms maker."
Former BAE agent charged with bribery over arms deals

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Bulletin

CAAT gatherings, UKTI DSO, BAE and the Serious Fraud Office and more...
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/0911/

CAAT invites you to the Secret Peaceman's Ball (masks optional, unless you're special branch) - to meet, greet and have fun with other activists.

Monday, 21st December 7.30 - 10.30pm

St Thomas Church Hall, Earlham Road, Norwich (map)

CAAT's October bulletin can be read here:
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/0910/

The following excellent letter was published in the EDP on 7th November:

Sadly, I have read that the Conservative Party, if elected next year, seems set to do the arms industry leaders' bidding.

David Miliband writes in the Guardian today on the need for an arms trade treaty to counter the spread of illegal weapons. It's hard to read to the end of the article. There is only so much hypocrisy you can absorb in one sitting before it starts to become painful.

Getting the half seven train on a Saturday seemed like such a good idea when I booked the tickets for the CAAT national gathering, but was a bit hard when it actually came to it. However, I managed and arrived at the venue in plenty of time, surprised to see I'd been there before (although I did recognize the name). I'd only been into the arts centre before, but CAAT had organized rooms on at 4 floors for the different workshops available on the day. We started on the 3^rd floor with coffee and stalls from CAAT, PSC and Stop the War amongst others. Then all down to the theatre for the real start of the day.

DSEi is the world's largest arms fair, held every other year in East London. It has been a focus for action against the arms trade in the past and this year was no different. The exhibition took place from 7th to 11th Sepetmber, with events planned for each day and Tuesday 8th September the nominated 'day of action'.