Census resisters in court on Nagasaki Day
No CONcensus banner On 9 August, two census resisters opposed to arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin's contract for census data processing came before Dale Street Magistrates Court in Liverpool.
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Summing up Brighton’s Summer Of Resistance
With a Month of Action against the arms trade planned in September, CAAT is pleased to repost this blog from Smash EDO - a long-running and active campaign against an arms company in Brighton.
Kat’s duathalon challenge for CAAT
Climb every mountain - Kat trains for her first duathlon Kat Hobbs explains why she is running, cycling and running again on 9 September. I've been a CAAT supporter for several years, and have volunteered in the CAAT offices where I saw first hand the wonderful work that CAAT's staff
A day at Farnborough arms fair
Despite its family-friendly weekend airshow that attracts around 100,000 visitors, when I visited Farnborough the order of the day was definitely business. The train was packed with suits discussing business deals and their schedules for the day. Although many of the delegates would have been engaged in civil aviation, there is a very large military
An Arms Trade Treaty would not stop arms trade
Campaign Against Arms Trade says that even had an Arms Trade Treaty had been agreed at the UN, it would not end or limit international arms sales, including those to countries in conflict and human rights abusers, but would further legitimise arms exports and increase the reach of the largest arms companies.
One year on from the Arab Spring the UK is still arming despots
New government figures for arms export licences reveal that the UK government is still happy to sell weaponry to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and north Africa (MENA), where there is a high probability that they will be used for internal repression.
Citizen’s weapons inspection at Brighton arms factory
Photo courtesy of Smash EDO This week I travelled down to Brighton to take part in the Smash EDO citizens weapons inspection of the EDO/ITT factory. My protest buddy and I, armed with waterproofs and jelly babies, met the demonstration in the centre of Brighton and were given 'weapons inspector'
A night at the museum
The Natural History Museum is not the most obvious place to have an anti-arms trade protest - but then again it's not the most obvious place to have the official welcome reception for an arms fair either. Yet it was under
