July 2009 Archives

Countdown to DSEi - Read all about it in the latest CAATnews, out now!

1. Countdown to DSEi - only 50 days to go!
2. CAAT on twitter
3. Jobs: from headline highs to small print lows
4. UK revokes arms licences to Israel
5. Lonely Joe Parker Bike Tour 2009
6. Support CAAT's runners
7. Finally - book your place at the National Gathering 2009

I arrived at Norwich Peace Camp around lunchtime, so unfortunately I missed not only the setting up of the CAAT stall (as you can see from the photos it looked great thanks to the hard work of Andy and Derek) but also meeting a volunteer I didn't know and the visit of Councillor Evelyn Collishaw, the Lord Mayor of Norwich.

I gather it had been quite a busy morning but luckily for me the afternoon also had a buzz about it. I met Bryan, a CAAT member from Dereham for the first time. Bryan did an excellent job of attracting people who otherwise may not have stopped on their way past and persuaded many of them to sign up for further information and in support of the UKTI campaign. Although we had a lot of support, (with one woman signing the petition remarking 'who wouldn't want to stop this') some others that stopped weren't won over by our arguments. The usual contention about jobs was raised, but most that stopped to discuss concerns with us did take away some information to consider at their leisure.

When we weren't manning the stall we all managed to have a look around and take advantage of the great opportunity for us to meet other organizations and share information. It was an excellent day thanks to everyone involved. In particular thanks to Shan for organising such a great event, Andy and Derek for all their work on getting the resources and making the early start to set-up the stall (and Andy for taking it down all on his own!) and to Bryan, Christine, Mary, Peter and Simone for manning the stall and encouraging so much support for CAAT's work.