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At the end of last term the Disarm UCL campaign put on a fake graduation ceremony to protest against UCL's investment in arms shares. One student dressed as a military general handed out fake diplomas and toy guns to other students graduating in camouflage uniforms. The action definitely turned a few heads including the
A report published today reveals that 26 top UK universities have received contracts for at least £725 million over six years in sponsorship by arms companies and public military bodies. The report, Study War No More, looks at each university between 2001 and 2006 and uncovers over 1,900 projects funded in this way. It
Just a quick one to say how excited I am that CAAT and Corner house have won the court case last Friday :). The permission has now been granted to bring a full judicial review against the governments decision to cut short a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into alleged corruption by BAE Systems in
The High Court has granted permission to Campaign Against Arms Trade and The Corner House to bring a judicial review hearing against the UK Government's decision to cut short a Serious Fraud Office investigation into alleged corruption by BAE Systems in recent arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi dictator King Abdullah found the Mall lined by arms protesters as he travelled in ceremony to Buckingham Palace today. The demonstration, which was entirely peaceful, was organised by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and included activist comedian Mark Thomas and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. CAAT believes that the influence
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has received police permission for a demonstration on the Mall as the Saudi dictator King Abdullah rides in ceremony towards Buckingham Palace tomorrow morning. Peaceful demonstrators including activist comedian Mark Thomas will assemble in the Mall at 11.15am to call for the reopening of a Serious Fraud Office investigation
In a major demonstration of growing opposition to the arms trade, Liverpool City Council has voted unanimously in favour of pulling its pension fund out of arms investments. The Council has written to the Merseyside Pension Fund to call for a clean investment policy that rules out arms companies. This is the first time
Gordon Brown is facing mounting criticism over next week’s state visit to the UK by King Abdullah, the dictator of Saudi Arabia. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) today repeated its call for the reopening of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into the Saudi regime’s arms deals with BAE Systems. Gordon Brown has also been
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