September 2009 Archives

DSEi 2009

By Debbie on September 30, 2009 8:12 PM
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'.
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CAAT September email bulletin

By Ian on September 22, 2009 8:23 AM
  1. Thank you for a great DSEi demo!
  2. National Gathering - speakers, times, practicalities, register now
  3. See an honest BAE ad campaign
  4. Arms industry PR offensive - and CAAT's response
  5. The Libyan connection
  6. CAAT goes webwise
  7. Running away with success
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/0909EB/Bulletin.php

Targeting Britain's war industry

By Ian on September 15, 2009 3:49 PM
"Warfighters around the world rely on Brimar products every day," a small company from Manchester in northwest England boasts on its publicity material. Brimar makes screens and viewfinders which allow helicopter pilots and tank gunners to carry out their bloody jobs in Gaza, Iraq and Afghanistan. But a new local campaign is looking to turn Brimar's boast on its head, and it's just one of a number of British campaigns confronting the companies which arm the Israeli military.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10773.shtml

BAE Systems 'to cut 1,100 jobs'

By Ian on September 15, 2009 10:49 AM
BAE Systems 'to cut 1,100 jobs'

With more and more of BAE's workforce now located in the US and elsewhere it is going to be hard for the government to support the company with the 'protecting British jobs' line.


Burston School Strike Rally report

By Ian on September 13, 2009 10:28 AM
Norfolk CAAT was at the Burston Strike School Rally last week. With the kind assistance of Norwich Stop the War and Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign we collected signatures for the UKTI: Armed and Dangerous campaign and gave out a lot of information on CAAT's activities.
Continue reading Burston School Strike Rally report.

CAAT Special E-Bulletin

By Ian on September 4, 2009 8:21 AM
All aboard, to end the DSEi arms fair, and close UKTI DSO

  1. Take action with CAAT on Tuesday 8 September
  2. Practical info for the day
  3. Public art meets the arms fair: join our flash-mob action at the fourth plinth
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/0909DSEi/
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