Anne-Marie

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...

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...

“Israel’s largest comparative advantage is in military products, because these demand advanced technology on one hand and military experience on the other…no country in the world is as dependent on arms sales as Israel. The Jaffa orange is fast being edged out of the public consciousness by the Uzi submachine gun as Israel’s major export....

We have won the Disarm the Gallery campaign! The National Gallery’s long-standing sponsorship arrangement with weapons manufacturer Finmeccanica has ended! The arrangement has been terminated one year early and just weeks before our zombie protest was planned. Read more here. The Zombies v. the Arms Trade event is off (Zombies 1, Arms Dealers 0) but...