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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
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.
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
Eight O'clock one rainy morning outside Victoria Station, a crew of CAAT activists assembled with high hopes and higher necked woolly jumpers. Their aim, to descend on the unwitting offices of Kingsgate House, the home of UK Trade and Investment, and alert them to the rather clandestine and immoral activities now taking place within. Considering
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
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
Looking through the media after arriving in the CAAT office this morning, I was greeted by unexpected coverage of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) - a government unit that is the focus of CAAT's new core campaign. UKTI promotes exports - including arms exports. However, the news today was not about the arms
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