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BAe Systems Factory Occupied!!

03.09.2003 15:03 | DSEi 2003

Anarchists from AF and CW have occupied the roof of
BAe Systems Factory in Bysleet, Surrey today and have hung a
banner saying "Destroy the arms trade"!




Anarchists from AF and CW have occupied the roof of
BAe Systems Factory in Bysleet, Surrey today and have hung a
banner saying "Destroy the arms trade"!

There have been on the roof for over 50 minutes and still no police
have arrived. They managed to walk in, unhindered and climb the
water tower overlooking the factory.

More reports soon!

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Nice one!!!!

03.09.2003 15:23

Things are starting to pick up momentum....EXCELLENT!!!

NorwichCW
- Homepage: http://norwichclasswar.tripod.com


AF and CW

04.09.2003 00:47

A small point if I may: Please expand shortened terms. I find the format CODE (Explanation) works best, if used the first time a code is needed. I, and probably some others reading this, don't know who AF or CW are.
Apart from that, great action. The simple stuff goes a long way.
Graham

Rebel W


abbreviations

04.09.2003 01:24

AF = Anarchist Federation
CW = Class War (or Catholic Worker?...)

just guessing

some random helpful person


Update...

04.09.2003 14:06

Yep AF and CW are indeed Anarchist Federation and Class War...

It was a good action, simply walked in and occupied, some of us then left the premises and waited around outside for the security to turn up,[unfurlimg an even bigger banner along the front of the building saying "stop state terrorism"] they then turned up and were convinced everyone had left the building (they didn't even bother checking with the BAe staff!!)...our clever ruse worked! They claimed they could prosecute us but were not going to today, they then left... all the workers came out to see what was going on and then they came to talk to us, and security came back! Some time later the police turned up, and claimed the press were not coming so our publicity stunt for DSEi was a waste of time, no sooner had the cop finished the sentence than the press came wandering through the forecourt to conduct an interview!! Genius :)
The police decided not to arrest anyone.. as "it looks as if you aren't going to burn the building down or anything like that" (or words to that effect!)

A good fun direct action!!

Don't wait for Dsei take action against the arms trade anywhere and anytime!!!

 http://www.destroydsei.org

 http://afed.org.uk
 http://www.londonclasswar.org/

Dseidestroyers


eh!

11.05.2006 13:59

BAe closed in the 1980's, I doubt they build anything on the Weybridge/Byfleet site as the workers were made redundant, the equipment was shipped off to Wales and the land sold to Tesco, Sony and Mercedes. Thats why there were no police- you were 20 years too late!

tanya