Anne-Marie

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The best kind of protest is one where you’ve already won…

In July, the Chamber of Commerce hosted a Defence Breakfast at the Savile Club in Mayfair. The event promised to help arms dealers “…expand your network of contacts and promote your business…”. It is part of a series of gatherings which let arms dealers meet with each other and their customers, often buyers from repressive...

Challenging the arms fair on the ground and in the media

22 September 2013

[View the story “Challenging the arms fair in the headlines” on Storify]

‘End Drone Terror Killing’ – Protest at Aberporth

17 September 2013

CND Cymru have sent this report of the impressive action in Wales challenging drones, which were prominent at the arms fair in London. Over 100 people of all ages met with bright banners and placards, at the entrance to Parc Aberporth on Monday September 9th. They were there to protest against the part that Wales...

A sneaky visit beyond the security fences of the arms fair

16 September 2013

An anonymous report of another action to challenge the arms fair has emerged… Excel East My handbag stuffed with gruesome cards. My mission to remind the arms dealers of the human costs of their work. My disguise: grey jacket, white blouse, fake badge.

Arms fair challenged with daily direct action

14 September 2013

See photos of many of the week’s actions here. A key event for the international arms trade took place in London from 9-13 Sept: the DSEI arms fair which hosted 1500 arms companies and 30,000 arms buyers and sellers. The UK government’s invite list was a roll call of authoritarian regimes and human rights abusers....

Colombia and its Military Suppliers at DSEI

9 September 2013

(Riot police in Bogota, Colombia- photograph by Oneris Rico) The last six months were apparently the bloodiest on record for human rights workers in war-torn Colombia, a country which has been ravaged by internal conflict for nearly half a century. The national watchdog group ‘Somos Defensores’ reports that thirty-seven human rights workers were killed between...

Send a message to the arms dealers

9 September 2013

On Tuesday 10 September, we’ll be welcoming arms dealers as they arrive at London City Airport for the first day of the Arms Fair. If you were going to be greeting them by holding up a sign – of the kind taxi drivers use – what would it say? How would you tell them where to...

Everything you ever wanted to know about the arms fair

7 September 2013

Over the past few months, we’ve collected some gems on our blog. Naturally, we didn’t want you to miss out, so see below for a categorised list of posts to whet your lips before the arms fair starts… Intersections with other struggles Palestine: The UK’s dirty secrets: Palestine and the arms trade // Israel’s booming...

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