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All the latest from Campaign Against Arms Trade, across the country and near you, including press releases, the CAAT Blog, articles from the CAAT News magazine, and info on local actions. Browse the full list, or filter by type or topic.

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CAAT says “Kick out the cuckoo from the UKTI nest”

As members of the Board of United Kingdom Trade & Investment (UKTI) arrive for their Board Meeting on 30 March they will be met by supporters of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) demanding that UKTI end its disproportionate and unjustified support for the arms industry. UKTI’s Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) was

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East End arms campaigners go westwards to protest

East London Against the Arms Fair (ELAAF) are appealing directly to the state-owned Abu Dhabi Exhibition Company, owners of the ExCeL Centre, to stop hosting the London Arms Fair in 2009. On 25 March ELAAF will hold a musical protest outside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Kensington. The musical protest

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“Big Bang” event is really Big BAE, not science education

Campaigning organisations Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) have jointly condemned the sponsorship of a youth science event by the UK’s largest arms company. Arms manufacturer BAE Systems is a major sponsor of The Big Bang, a science and technology education event aimed at young people. CAAT

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Baby Show organisers have a dirty record on arms sales

Clarion Events, organisers of the forthcoming Baby Show at London’s ExCeL Centre, are enthusiastic promoters of the trade in deadly weapons. Supporters of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) will be there to inform Baby Show visitors of Clarion’s dirty business record. Clarion held its last Baby Show in London in October 2008.

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Students celebrate success of anti-arms trade demonstrations

Students on campuses throughout the UK have demonstrated their opposition to the arms trade as part of a national Universities’ Day of Action. Following on from the recent wave of demonstrations that swept 19 campuses in January, students, supported by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), have engaged in activities calling for an end to

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Students urge universities to cut arms trade connections

Students on campuses throughout the UK are preparing for a Day of Action against the arms trade on 11 February 2009. The Universities’ Day of Action has been organised by students and student groups with support from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The run-up to the Day of Action has seen some

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Student unrest sparked by university links to arms trade

A nationwide wave of activism has swept through university campuses in response to Israeli military action in Gaza, underpinned by university links to the arms industry. The intensity and co-ordination of the current campaign looks set to gather steam in the run-up to a nationwide Day of Action set for the 11 February.

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Civil servants warned over arms dealers operating from their offices

Civil servants working at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), a department responsible for promoting exports, will this morning be warned about arms dealers working in their offices. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is highlighting the fact that government staff responsible for arms sales promotion have been moved into UKTI, whose employees will now

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