Arms fairs

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Finding all the arms dealers in central London

Despite sad weather, a number of people from different countries gathered on June 12 near London’s Piccadilly Circus to protest against arms dealers like BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin. This anti-militarist demonstration was called by Smash EDO, Disarm DSEI and Sussex Stop G8 for June 12, to coincide with the Stop G8 week of action...

Dining out on death and destruction

Guest blog post from the lovely Wendy Horler, involved with the Stop The Arms Fair coalition The arms trade likes to be considered as a respectable and respected industry. But in its quest for a noble image, it tends to go over the top. A recent promotional dinner was held at the Imperial War Museum....

“We interrupt this breakfast” – arms dealers find coffee and croissants hard to get

At the start of Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams says, “It’s 0600, and what does the ‘O’ stand for? Oh my God it’s early.” So, an 0530 start to travel into London was, it must be said, early. The reason for the early start was a breakfast briefing for arms dealers, hosted by London Chamber...

Order leaflets to Stop the Arms Fair!

We’ve produced new posters and leaflets to help spread the word about the day of action. Please get in touch with how many you’d like and your address and we’ll put some in the post!

New Internationality magazine cover

Austerity hypocrisy: military spending is spared the chop

The links between austerity and arms trade spending are complicated and – sadly – plentiful. The links were expanded on in the recent New Internationalist magazine’s July/August 2013 issue on debt.

The pen is mightier than the tank?

Our very own newspaper, the Newham Adversary, is officially on the streets! Members of East London Against The Arms Fair (part of the Stop The Arms Fair coalition) started to distribute our anti-DSEI paper around Newham to residents and commuters.

Nuclear weapon makers at the arms fair

Sara Medi Jones, CND Campaigns Officer writes about the companies at the arms fair which are pushing for the UK to renew its nuclear weapons system: Weapons companies are due to descend on London in September for the world’s largest arms fair. This ‘fair’, a pleasant sounding term for what really is a market for...

EDO protest

Struggles near home: why fighting the arms trade locally is effective

Activists in Brighton have been campaigning to shut down EDO MBM (owned by ITT Exelis) since 2004. For nine years, we have taken a range of actions against the factory, including road blockades, lock-ons of the factory gates, rooftop occupations, phone blockades, critical mass bike rides, and action camps.

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