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Smashing Smash EDO update

Past, on-going and future Smash EDO update...With lots of ways to participate!

SIGN THE COUNCIL MOTION PETITION

As many of you will be aware a motion condemning the activities of EDO was refused a hearing when handed in by the Green Party to the Brighton and Hove Council during the bombardment of Gaza in January. The reason given was that "the issue is not directly related to Brighton and has no bearing on the well being of the City". There will be another attempt by the Green Party to convince the Council to table a motion, this time accompanied by a petition. If you live in Brighton and Hove, add your name to the petition to show them that the people of the City DO care about the fact that we host a company who profit form murder.

To sign the petition go to:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?edoitt2

The motion will be handed in at 4pm on Thursday 10th December at an open meeting so if you can, feel free to come along and support the motion from the public gallery. It will be in either Brighton or Hove Town Hall but location will only be known a day in advance. See www.indymedia.org.uk for details of venue. If accepted by the council, the motion will be discussed on January 28th 2010.

WRITE TO ELIJAH/DECOMMISSIONERS UPDATE

There was a hearing relating to the decommissioners' case at Hove Crown Court on December 1st where the prosecutors failed in their attempt to join the case of the EDO decommissioning court case with charges arising out of the previous month long rooftop occupation of Raytheon in Bristol.

The 9 people in the decommissioning case did not succeed in their challenge of the "no contact" clause of their bail conditions and are therefore still prevented from contacting or seeing each other.

Decommissioner Elijah Smith has now been on remand for over 10 months and is likely to stay in prison until the court case which now starts on the 17th of May 2010. He could do with as much support as possible. He has recently been moved back to Lewes. Please write to him on:

Elijah Smith VP 7551, HMP Lewes , 1 Brighton Rd, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 1EA ENGLAND

TARGET BARCLAYS

The launch of the TARGET BARCLAYS campaign on the 28th of November was great and saw actions and demos take place in Brighton, Wrexham, Falmouth, Hastings, Tunbridge Wells, Plymouth and Cambridge. For a full report of events see

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442430.html .

So, now when the campaign has been launched, why not participate where you are? A downloadable flyer has been added to the Target Barclays web site for use by local groups. If you are planning an action or demo which you want advertised feel free to send us an e-mail and we can put it on the Smash EDO web-site.

You can report any other actions on www.indymedia.org.uk

For flyer and further info see

http://www.smashedo.org.uk/target-barclays.html

HAVE SOME FUN!

SMASH EDO FUNDRAISER, SUNDAY DECEMBER 6TH, Hector's House, 52-54 Grand Parade, Brighton, 7pm-1am. Donations on the door.

Please help us raise some money through having a great evening out with the Meow Meows, Chukin and Baba Slips.

AND FINALLY...REMEMBER GAZA, MASS EVENT JANUARY 18TH 2010 Assemble 1pm (meeting point TBA), Wear black see

http://www.smashedo.org.uk/remember-gaza.htm for updates.

Organise local affinities now for the next Smash EDO mass event! So far we have local contacts for the areas below. If you want to help in any way, or be a local contact, get in touch.

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