CAAT visits the BAE Systems AGM
Andrew Smith reports from our visit to the BAE Systems AGM. This article originally appeared in Red Pepper.
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Land Rover: Stop Supporting Royal Windsor Horse Show
Protesters hold placards outside Land Rover. On London’s first hot weekend of the year a group of activists chose to spend their morning outside a Land Rover showroom in Mayfair. Their goal? To highlight Land Rover’s support of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, which takes place on 12th May and brings
#SaudiPrinceNotWelcome – Our Open Letter
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, principal architect of the war on Yemen which has devastated the country and caused what the UN has called a “humanitarian catastrophe”, has been invited to the UK. On 25th January, Lucie Kinchin from CAAT joined with representatives from other NGOs and human rights organisations to hand in an
Free Nabeel Rajab, Free the family of Sayed Alwadaei, Stop torture in Bahrain
Sayed Alwadaei speaking about reprisals against his family by the Bahraini state. On 21st November, CAAT was proud to join Bahraini activists and supporters from around the UK to protest against the ongoing crackdown and repression in Bahrain. We were saying, free human rights campaigners, such as Nabeel Rajab, free the
Dancing to Disarm! Activists come together for a night of live music, DJs and dancing.
Over 22-23 July, CAAT organised a full weekend of workshops, speakers, training and performance to build resistance to the arms trade. On the Saturday evening, over 260 people attended Dance To Disarm: a night of live music, DJs and spoken word to raise funds for CAAT and build solidarity through music. Below, long-time CAAT supporter
#FreeRaif – Vigil outside the Saudi embassy
CAAT joined the author and activist Ensaf Haidar, wife of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi, outside the Saudi Arabian embassy to call for his immediate release. Lucie Kinchin reports.
Resisting the Arms Trade in Aotearoa/New Zealand – Part Two
In late 2016, Auckland Peace Action (APA) organised a successful week of action against the New Zealand Defence Industry Association’s annual weapons expo in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Arms dealers found themselves locked out of the venue by the blockades. You can read more about their actions on the Peace Action Wellington blog, and in
Edinburgh activists call on council to end its investment in arms companies
Yesterday our friends at Edinburgh CAAT and the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre presented a 400 strong petition to Councillor Chas Booth, the Convener of Edinburgh Council's petitions committee.
