Activists disrupt European arms trade conference
Last week activists in Brussels disrupted the European Defence Agency's annual conference by pouring blood-red paint at the entrance. Around 30 people were arrested for the action.
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Exposing the arms trade: cycle tour of Southampton
Join the Southampton CAAT cycle pack for a bike-ride tour of Southampton’s arms trade! Thursday 10 December, 6pm. Meet outside the Student Union, University of Southampton Highfield campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ Bring your bike and come bright for the night! Join Southampton CAAT and find out what the arms trade is up to
Hundreds of activists disrupt New Zealand arms fair
Hundreds of activists are blockading a weapons conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Peace Action Wellington activists blockade the venue hosting the weapons conference
The arms trade is global. So is our resistance.
In the UK, South Korea and New Zealand, activists have been taking action against the global arms trade. After the marathon of activism against the DSEI arms fair in September, we were off to Seoul, South Korea: to take action against the ADEX arms fair.
The government must end arms sales and political support for General Sisi
Coalition government licensed £156 million in arms to Egypt
Stop Elbit victory: No arms company expansion in East Kent!
On 21 October, activists invaded the former Manston Airport, in Kent, in broad daylight and occupied the roof of the WW2 control tower. Arms company Instro Precision rents the top floor for R&D and customer demonstrations, and it was seeking to expand by moving its whole operation to the airport from its current base in nearby Broadstairs. Thanet District councillors were
Adventures in outdoor cinema: Liverpool CAAT screen a film onto their local arms company!
In August, Liverpool activists began planning an ambitious event - screening an anti-arms trade film onto the side of their local arms factory. But when they arrived to set up, they ran into a series of problems which nearly scuppered their plans. That is, until their audience pulled together to make
Extend the embargo on China and end the arms sales
Despite an embargo, the Coalition government licensed :pound;127 million of arms to China
