At this year's DSEi over 1200 arms companies will be hawking their deadly wares to 25000 buyers from around the world, including military delegations from repressive, human-rights abusing regimes. This year, for the first time, the UK government will be inviting paramilitaries and border security forces.

Make no mistake; this is the big one – the nexus of capitalism, war and repression. Disarm DSEi's new pamphlet explains the links between the arms fair and issues as diverse as banking, repressive regimes, the occupation of Palestine, border controls and environmental destruction.

The pamphlet is also a call to take action against DSEi, and includes helpful advice for first-time activists. Disarm DSEi is calling on everyone to take part in the Day of Action on Tuesday September 13th.

Previous Days of Action have included street parties, Critical Mass bike rides, die-ins, mock sales of “arms”, legs and even a tank; splashing fake blood across the entrances, engaging with arms dealers on the trains and platforms, invading the car park and rail entrance, blocking the roads, locking on to the trains, even swimming in the dock!

What happens this year is up to all of us. Let’s show these dealers in death how unwelcome they are. Let’s Disarm DSEi!

Please download, print and distribute these resources:
Poster:  http://www.dsei.org/day-of-action-2011-poster
Pamphlet:  http://www.dsei.org/disarm-dsei-2011-pamphlet
Call-out:  http://www.dsei.org/disarm-dsei-2011-day-of-action