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Barnaby Pace updates us on the current wave of anti-arms activism to sweep the nations universities: - Since 12.30 yesterday a number of Warwick students have occupied our SO.21 lecture theatre. We are demanding firstly that the university help the victims of the Israel-Palestine conflict by sending textbooks and computer equipment, restoring the ability of
Barnaby Pace writes On Thursday 15 January a group of Warwick University students, in opposition to the arms trade and in solidarity with Gaza, protested at a recruitment event run by BAE and Warwick University Careers Service. Why BAE? Is it especially unethical? Just look at their record. BAE is the third largest arms manufacturer
For just over two years now I have been campaigning together with other students at University College London (UCL) to get our university to ditch its shares in arms company Cobham and adopt an ethical investment policy. And now...just before Christmas...victory has finally come. UCL has announced its ethical investment policy, which will come
Back in March a few anti-arms trade campaigners from UCL, Warwick and Nottingham met in London to discuss the "Unis against the arms trade National Action Day" held in February. It was really great and inspiring to hear what other students at other unis are up to. One of the things we all wanted was to
Just to let you know that the spontaneous meeting some students activists had at the CAAT National Gathering back in November has now actually led to a National Day of Action on 27 February around lunchtime. Join us and campaign for ethical investment at your university. Campaign Against Arms Trade and People and Planet will be helping
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
UCL Provost Malcolm Grant was yesterday presented with a petition signed by over 1,000 UCL staff and students calling on him to sell UCL’s shares in an arms company. The provost also received a hand-signed copy of a book by UCL alumnus Richard Wilson, in which he describes how his sister died as a result
Hey, I've been so busy lately that I forgot to tell you about this really cool campaigning success we had at Disarm UCL last week: Quick reminder: we are campaigning to get UCL to sell its disgraceful 1.5 million pounds worth of arms shares. We tried to get UCL Union support on this. And now
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