Anne-Marie

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Warships blockaded on Saturday!

12 September 2011
Protesters confront battleships en route to world’s largest arms fair Today (Saturday 10th Sept), warships en route to the world’s largest arms fair were disrupted by protesters angry at a trade that inflicts untold misery and death across the planet. Protesters manoeuvred kayaks in front of the ships to prevent them gaining access to Royal...
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There’s Big Profits in the Killing Biz (video)

10 September 2011
Bexley, Lewisham and Dartford’s Food not Bombs group has made a parody video as part of their action against DSEI, to the tune of Pulp’s Sorted out for Es and Whiz. The lyrics are: Oh is this the way that arms dealers are meant to deal? Or just some fat cats making a killing on...
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Pass on this message with final details!

9 September 2011
STOP THE ARMS FAIR DAY OF ACTION: TUESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER! It’s only four days till the DSEI arms fair opens its doors and the global arms trade arrives in London. There is a wave of actions planned for the first day of the fair, September 13th. You can find the full list at www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk. STAY...
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Press release: Wave of Protests Planned in London

9 September 2011
A coalition of campaigning groups, including anti arms trade organisations, local residents and faith groups has announced its intention to “shut down DSEI, the world’s largest arms fair”. It says it wants to “shame the Government” for sponsoring this “disgusting event”. DSEI is the worlds largest arms fair and is returning to the Excel Centre...
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Debrief session on Wed 14 Sept

9 September 2011
The Stop The Arms Fair coalition is hosting a debrief session at Friends House on Wednesday 14 September, the day after our day of action. Please come along if you want to just have a chat about the day of action with other like-minded folks! Date: Wednesday 14 September Time: 09:00-12:45 Place: Room 11 of...
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A preview of DSEI

8 September 2011
By the people who make DSEI… Download their brochure which includes the exhibitor list and a map of the arms fair.
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Stay up to date with the latest on 13th Sept

8 September 2011
Stay up to date with Twitter The best way to find out what others are up to and share what you are doing to protest the arms fair is on Twitter. Don’t worry if you’ve never used Twitter before – it’s just a website where people can post short messages. There’s some simple instructions here...
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Space hijacker action on Saturday!

8 September 2011
Calling All Agents, From 13th – 16th September the DSEI Arms Fair once again invades East London.  A one stop shop for all dictators, and wannabe militia, this is THE WORLDS LARGEST ARMS FAIR. Previously displaying everything from warships to cluster bombs (yes even while they were illegal), DSEI is like one of George Bush...