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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...
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Podcast: DSEI 2011

6 September 2011
In this podcast, Ian Pocock from London CAAT talks about the DSEI arms fair. You can download the 6MiB MP3 by right-clicking this link and selecting Save Link As…
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End the Arms Trade! Defend the Right to Protest!

6 September 2011
March from Westminster to the Arms Fair, Wednesday 14th September Download an A5 flyer or A4 flyer for the demo. A march for peace and freedom will take place on Wednesday 14th September, from Westminster to the ExCeL Centre in east London, where DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International), the world’s biggest arms fair will...
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Twitter on the day

5 September 2011
If you want to keep in contact with everyone else on the day, then Twitter is a really useful resource for you. Don’t worry if even the word Twitter scares you away — it is just a website where people can post short messages. Here is a step-by-step walkthrough to using Twitter to keep up-to-date!...