London DSEi 2007 Newswire Archive

12-09-2007 07:00

London Catholic Workers Expose Rivers of Blood at DSEi Arms Fair

Tuesday Martin Newell and Zelda Jeffers poured
"Rivers of Blood" onto the rampart of the DESi
Arms Fair. DESi takes place in the London Docklands,
a place that was once devasted during WWII. The Excel
Centre now hosts a 6 Billion pound a week Arms Fair
selling weapons to some of the poorest countries in
our world. Read more >>

11-09-2007 23:21 | 1 addition

DSEi delegates

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11-09-2007 21:42 | 1 addition

DSEi photos

Photos from Custom House demo and Space Hijacker's Tank Read more >>

11-09-2007 21:04 | 1 addition

A day at DSEI

Summary of a day of protest at DSEI Read more >>

11-09-2007 19:56

CAAT press release on DSEi arms fair and protests - Sept 11th

11 September 2007
Arms fair opens in London to wave of protest

http://www.caat.org.uk/press/recent.php?url=110907prs

An international arms fair opening in London today was met with a wave of protest from local residents, community leaders, politicians and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The comedian and writer Mark Thomas addressed a peaceful demonstration organised by CAAT outside the event. The fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi), will run from today until Friday at the Excel Centre in Newham, east London.
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11-09-2007 10:08

Mainstream corporate media coverage of DSEi arms fair 2007

Reproduced here for fair use: Read more >>

11-09-2007 06:57 | 5 additions

DSEi: Activists have entered the Excel complex

A group of about 20 activists have entered the Excel complex where the DSEi Arms Fair is being held. Read more >>

10-09-2007 18:02

Picket of Raddison Mayfair Hotel

The Raddison Mayfair Hotel was today being used for a UK Defence Conference. Protesters weren't happy about this. Read more >>

10-09-2007 16:46 | 1 addition

Disrupt the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester! - Thu 13th Sept

Disrupt the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester!

Thursday 13th September 2007

7pm Cocktails
8pm Dinner

The Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1.
(Tubes: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park.) Read more >>

10-09-2007 13:51 | 4 additions

News from the streets - SMS news during DSEi

To get news from the streets during the various protests against DSEi
text the message: follow streets
to 07624801423
you will receive a confirmation message
which you must reply to with a username of your choice.

You will not be charged to receive the news alerts but you will pay for the two texts you send to sign up.

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10-09-2007 13:47 | 2 additions

Police find Space Hijackers' Tank

Police have put the tank and Space Hijackers' under 24 hour surveillance. Read more >>

10-09-2007 10:27 | 1 addition

BLOOD to greets un-welcomed guests and delegates in Mayfair

This morning an action took place in from of the Mayfair Hotel
where the DSEi conference is taking place from 9 am this morning.

An unidentified substance was spelled out in the pavement around the
entrance and on the walls of the Hotel
Read more >>

10-09-2007 09:04 | 2 additions

FIT Watch Bingo For DSEi

Have fun cop spotting at DSEi. Read more >>

09-09-2007 22:08

bikes not bombs - critical mass against DSEi Tuesday meet 10:30am Bank tube

As part of a week of action against the DSEi arms fair there will be a ‘Bikes not Bombs’ critical mass’ bike ride meeting up at Bank tube station at 10:30am on Tuesday, and riding to the arms fair. Bikes and any other human-powered vehicle welcome - no tanks!

There will also be a ride on Thursday evening for the arms dealers' dinner, leaving from by the NFT under Waterloo Bridge at 6:30pm. Read more >>

06-09-2007 19:45

Space Hijackers Arms Dealers

Information from today's Space Hijackers press conference Read more >>

06-09-2007 00:08

DSEi Day of Action, 11 September 2007

1pm Custom House.

Come by bus. Come by DLR. Come by bike. Come by foot. Come by tank.

Get to Custom House.

Invade ExCeL.

Shut down the arms fair.

Bring your friends. Read more >>

06-09-2007 00:07

DISARM DSEi Information and Action Training Day

Sunday 9th September 2007, 10am-5pm
RampART, 15/17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA Read more >>

03-09-2007 17:04

Picket War Conference 10th September 4:30pm-6:30pm, nr Green Park, London

On the eve of DSEi - the world's biggest arms fair, Jane's 'Defence' are hosting a conference on corporate wars in 2020 and beyond which in their own words is "the definitive event assessing priorities for defence ministries and business opportunities for those who supply defence equipment", but it might just as well be "more wars for less oil". It's being held at the Radisson Edwardian Mayfair Hotel, Stratton Street, London W1J 8LT

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=528877&Y=180440&A=Y&Z=1 Read more >>

29-08-2007 09:56

Disarm DSEi Public Meeting @ rampART London 1st September

Disarm DSEi Public Meeting Saturday 1st September, 2pm-4pm
rampART centre, 15 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=534642&Y=181247&A=Y&Z=1

Tube : Whitechapel, Shadwell, Aldgate, Aldgate East, Tower Gateway
Bus : 15, 115, D3, 100

There will probably be police photographers outside the meeting, don't be intimidated.
You might choose to wear a scarf in this unpredictable weather. Read more >>

23-08-2007 00:17