EDO/MBM manufacture bomb release mechanisms and equipment for the Paveway series of weapons used in the illegal invasion of Iraq and aggression in places like Palestine, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Their Managing Director David Jones was quoted in the local press as being 'very proud' of UK involvement in Iraq.

For the last year a campaign has been carried out against EDO by local anti-arms trade activists in response to the use of EDO's weapons technology in the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. This has included shutting down the factory for a day last May with a road blockade and roof-top protest, a week long peace camp last summer and weekly demos outside the factory.

The campaign has been the target of a High Court Injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (the 'Stalkers law') by EDO lawyer Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden (TLC). However in the High Court last month most of TLC's demands were struck out with Judge Gross stating that 'the right to freedom of expression is jealously guarded under English law'. An interim injunction is currently in force until the trial which has no restrictions on the weekly protests outside EDO. Terms of the interim injunction include forbidding sending letters letters to EDO employees and other restrictions on activities which have never featured in the campaign. The 50 grand EDO has wasted on lawyerTLC has only invigorated the campaign against them - over 70 protesters turned up to one demo in April - and brought lots of negative press for the factory - the campaign has featured in the national as well as local media, coverage the activists could only have dreamt about before the injunction.

The demo on June 11th will start on The Level, near St Peter's Church, a five minute walk from Brighton station at the bottom of Trafalgar Street. There will be an open mic rally followed by a march around central Brightoon to the factory

Be there

DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST

DEFY THE INJUNCTION

DESTROY THE ARMS TRADE

SMASH EDO