No business as usual for arms dealers 5 June 2013 Protesters “completely overwhelmed” the Annual General Meeting of BAE Systems, the world’s third largest arms company. Now we need to do the same for one of the world’s largest arms fairs.
The UK’s dirty secrets: Palestine and the arms trade 23 April 2013 “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....
Say no to the arms trade in 2013! 16 January 2013 Are you planning to take action against the arms trade in 2013? Or maybe you’d like to take action but are not sure how to get started? DSEI, the world’s largest arms fair, threatens to return to London in 2013. It is at the heart of the global trade in arms: repressive regimes are routinely...
Zombies 1, Arms Trade 0 10 October 2012 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...
Resist the arms fair 10 September 2012 DSEI, one of the world’s biggest arms fairs, is scheduled to return to London’s docklands in September 2013. One year before it plans to open its doors, Stop the Arms Fair pledges to resist the arms fair and is calling for a massive day of action on 10 September 2013 if the fair goes ahead.
Leaflet at the National Gallery 4 July 2012 It has been great fun leafleting visitors to the National Gallery. In just an hour, you can get rid of loads of leaflets and talking to people gets a really good response. (Wearing artist smocks, berets and moustaches is optional!). It would be great if you could leaflet for an hour or two over the...
Wanted: artwork to challenge the National Gallery’s arms trade links 4 July 2012 Last year the National Gallery hosted an evening reception to celebrate the first day of business at DSEI, the world’s largest arms fair. The Gallery allows arms company Finmeccanica to buy the opportunity to use the Gallery’s rooms for its ‘corporate entertaining’. By doing so, it is giving both practical support and a veneer of...
Take creative action to Disarm the Gallery! 6 June 2012 The National Gallery hosted the official reception for the DSEI arms fair in 2011 and regularly hosts arms trade events. Stop the Arms Fair coalition has launched a campaign to Disarm the Gallery. We want to keep up the pressure with lots of pop-up creative actions around the gallery. Why not get together with your...
