More on the shameful plea bargain BAE has made with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), on-going actions against UKTO DSO and Universities Day of Action
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/1002EB/
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/1002EB/
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A report released by Cluster Munition Coalition members IKV Pax Christi (Netherlands) and Netwerk Vlaanderen (Belgium) has found that 138 financial institutions worldwide still provide over $20 billion to the producers of cluster bombs
Continue reading Stop your bank funding cluster bombs .
All aboard, to end the DSEi arms fair, and close UKTI DSO
- Take action with CAAT on Tuesday 8 September
- Practical info for the day
- Public art meets the arms fair: join our flash-mob action at the fourth plinth
The world's largest arms fair returns to London in September (8th-11th) and some of the world's worst human-rights abusers, along with countries with serious developmental needs, will be attending.
Continue reading Disarm DSEi 2009.
Norfolk CAAT has been busy during the week of action against UKTI - the government department that helps promote arms sales to repressive regimes and countries in conflict.
Continue reading Stop UKTI .
On Jan 17th, while Israeli bombs were still raining down on the people
of Gaza, six people gained entry to EDO MBM/ITT, a factory in Brighton
manufacturing military equipment being used by the Israeli air force,
and smashed machinery and computers causing at least 300 000 pounds
worth of damage and closing the factory for nearly a week.
palsolidarity.org/2009/04/5895
Support the EDO Decommissioners
palsolidarity.org/2009/04/5895
Support the EDO Decommissioners
Heckler & Koch is the world's second-largest manufacturer of
handguns, assault rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and grenade
launchers. Their UK HQ is an anonymous unit on an industrial park off
Lenton Lane, NG7. It is responsible for selling guns around the world.
Half a million people are killed by small arms each year, three
quarters of whom are civilians. Literally millions of Heckler &
Koch small arms are in use in around 90 countries.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/426678.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/426678.html
On Tuesday 24th February 2009, 40 students from the University of
Manchester confiscated the entire recruitment stall for Defence Science
and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) - a Ministry of Defence organisation,
including the backing display board. The students wore high-vis jackets
with the words 'UMSU Health and Safety Inspectors' written on the back.
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423691.html
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/03/423691.html
1. Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Arms Fair
Protest
2. Photos & brief notes from DSEi Clarion Baby Show protests at ExCel last weekend
2. Photos & brief notes from DSEi Clarion Baby Show protests at ExCel last weekend
Continue reading Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Arms Fair Protest.
