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Protest against the bankers and bombers

Campaign Against Arms Trade | 02.09.2011 14:54 | Anti-militarism | Palestine

Are you a banker or arms dealer hoping to profit from repression in the Middle East? Then this is the event for you!

"MIDDLE EAST: A VAST MARKET FOR UK DEFENCE AND SECURITY COMPANIES"

 http://www.londonchamber.co.uk/DocImages/9245.pdf

"With the government’s increased focus on exports, UK defence and security companies are urged to look at international emerging markets to increase their business potential. The Middle East is one of the regions with the greatest number of opportunities for UK defence and security companies."

Alternatively, don your finest pinstripes and join us outside the venue at 2.30pm on Thursday 8th September for an action to say This is NOT OK.

Time 08 September · 14:30 - 18:00

Location Royal Bank of Scotland, 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA

Campaign Against Arms Trade
- Homepage: http://www.londonchamber.co.uk/lcc_public/default.asp?id=271

Additions

Rumours that the event was cancelled appear to be disinfo

02.09.2011 15:00

The event is still advertised, and tickets are still being sold.

Even if the event were to be cancelled, RBS is a valid target for protest, as it is deeply enmeshed in funding the arms trade.*

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- Homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Scotland_Group#Links_to_the_arms_trade


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Seminar has been cancelled

02.09.2011 19:01

Having posted the original report that the event has been cancelled (since deleted by Indymedia UK) it was on the basis of (a) having been told on good authority that it had been, and (b), that it was confirmed by phone by LCC. It was separately confirmed on an Indymedia post.

In that post I neither suggested that the CAAT protest should be cancelled nor that RBS was any less culpable because it was no longer hosting the meeting.

This was simp[ly relevant news not ‘disinformation’ which I still believe to be correct and it did nlot breach Indymedia UK editorial guidelines.

This evening the RBS seminar was deleted this evening from the LCC’s list of events:

 http://www.londonchamber.co.uk/lcc_public/default.asp?id=271

Although the program and the booking links still exist.

So I could be proved wrong but if LCC/RBS were engaging in disinformation surely the event would have been deleted before and not after telling people that it had been cancelled.

Paul T


Event on Facebook

02.09.2011 19:38

For latest info, check the event page on Facebook:
 https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203304413067172

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