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URL:https://stopthearmsfair.org.uk/events/war-stops-public-education-day-a
 rms-trade/
SUMMARY:War Stops Here: Public Education Day on the Arms Trade
DESCRIPTION:War Resisters' International are bringing activists from across
  the world to London\, including from those countries where the repercussi
 ons of the weapons marketed at DSEI will be felt\, to share their work res
 isting the arms trade. There will be talks and workshops on campaign strat
 egy\, nonviolent direct action\, creative campaigning and using legal mech
 anisms to disrupt the flow of arms to conflict zones. This is a great chan
 ce to hear from antimilitarist activists from countries including South Su
 dan\, Nepal\, Germany\, Turkey and South Korea.\n\nWhere?\n\nWe’re plann
 ing to hold the seminar in an outdoor location very close to the venue for
  DSEI (the ExCeL Centre in London's Docklands) but we’ll have a back-up 
 option too.\n\nHow do I take part?\n\nThe seminar is free to attend and th
 ere is no need to book\, just turn up on the day. For more information\, a
 nd for updates\, visit our page and join the Facebook event. Get in touch 
 at info(at)wri-irg*org.\n\nSchedule\n\n10:30 Gathering and Welcome\n\n11:0
 0–12:00 Opening Plenary\nOur opening session will focus on hearing from 
 war resisters from around the world and first-hand accounts of the impact 
 of the arms trade. We will be joined by activists from the USA\, South Sud
 an\, Germany\, Israel\, Turkey and South Korea among others.\n\n12:00–1:
 00 Workshops\n\nThrough the afternoon we will run several smaller workshop
  spaces\, focused on skilling up for resisting the arms trade or more thor
 ough analysis on the causes of war and militarism. Confirmed workshops inc
 lude:\n\n 	War starts here: resisting arms fairs around the world\n 	Polic
 e militarisation\n 	Drones\n 	Reconversion and alternatives to the arms in
 dustry\n 	The Israeli arms industry\n 	EU militarisation\n\n1:00–2:00 Pi
 cnic Lunch (bring-and-share)\n\n2:00–3:00 Workshops\n\n3:00–4:00 Closi
 ng Plenary\n\nWe are happy to be hosting the seminar alongside our partner
 s Campaign Against Arms Trade\, Peace Pledge Union \, Trident Ploughshares
  and Fellowship of Reconciliation.
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 Gateway\,\, London\, E16 1XL\, United Kingdom
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