London Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

12-09-2007 12:49 | 1 addition

Tank sold at arms fair by activists

Activist group The Space Hijackers acquired a tank which they planned to sell at auction outside the DSEI arms fair in East London. When police prevented the tank from reaching the arms fair they announced they had a second tank which was then approaching the arms fair. Read more >>

12-09-2007 12:27 | 1 addition

Video of Critical Mass style ride to DSEi Arms Fair.

The DSEi Arms Fair, reputed to be the biggest in the world, continues to be held every other year in London's Docklands, England, despite being allowed to sell horrendous weapons to rogue regimes. Read more >>

12-09-2007 11:28 | 1 addition

DSEi footage wanted, screening 'Lord of War' Thursday

The weekly cinema at the rampART social centre will be screening Lord of War this thursday along with DSEi footage, so if you were filming please contribute your rushes or finished edits. Screening starts 8pm so you just have time to scream at a few delegates going into the arms dealers dinner at the Dorchester before hightailing it over to rampART for more immoral death and destruction. Read more >>

12-09-2007 07:00

London Catholic Workers Expose Rivers of Blood at DSEi Arms Fair

Tuesday Martin Newell and Zelda Jeffers poured
"Rivers of Blood" onto the rampart of the DESi
Arms Fair. DESi takes place in the London Docklands,
a place that was once devasted during WWII. The Excel
Centre now hosts a 6 Billion pound a week Arms Fair
selling weapons to some of the poorest countries in
our world. Read more >>

11-09-2007 23:21 | 1 addition

DSEi delegates

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11-09-2007 21:42 | 1 addition

DSEi photos

Photos from Custom House demo and Space Hijacker's Tank Read more >>

11-09-2007 21:04 | 1 addition

A day at DSEI

Summary of a day of protest at DSEI Read more >>

11-09-2007 19:56

CAAT press release on DSEi arms fair and protests - Sept 11th

11 September 2007
Arms fair opens in London to wave of protest

http://www.caat.org.uk/press/recent.php?url=110907prs

An international arms fair opening in London today was met with a wave of protest from local residents, community leaders, politicians and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The comedian and writer Mark Thomas addressed a peaceful demonstration organised by CAAT outside the event. The fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi), will run from today until Friday at the Excel Centre in Newham, east London.
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11-09-2007 15:08 | 4 additions

DSEI Tank

Protest Tanks at DSEI Read more >>

11-09-2007 13:25

9/11 ... 07 : SIX YEARS OF MASS DECEPTION

An evening of short films and discussion offering alternative perspectives on 9/11 and the "war on terror".
Tuesday 11th September
Oxford Town Hall, 7.15 - 9.30
FREE ENTRY Read more >>

11-09-2007 10:08

Mainstream corporate media coverage of DSEi arms fair 2007

Reproduced here for fair use: Read more >>

11-09-2007 06:57 | 5 additions

DSEi: Activists have entered the Excel complex

A group of about 20 activists have entered the Excel complex where the DSEi Arms Fair is being held. Read more >>

11-09-2007 06:47 | 1 addition

Man arrested at Atomic Weapons Establishment on eve of major arms fair

On the eve of the MoD-sponsored DSEi arms fair in east London, there was one arrest at AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) Aldermaston in Berkshire, where supporters of the Block the Builders campaign had gathered on Monday morning.
Read more >>

11-09-2007 06:29

The Petraeus Report

To understand the Petraeus report to congress it is important to also understand the subsequent report to be given by President Bush. Bush will brief the US congress with regard to the eighteen benchmarks that the congress has set as a measure of the performance of the Iraqi government. Read more >>

10-09-2007 18:02

Picket of Raddison Mayfair Hotel

The Raddison Mayfair Hotel was today being used for a UK Defence Conference. Protesters weren't happy about this. Read more >>

10-09-2007 16:46 | 1 addition

Disrupt the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester! - Thu 13th Sept

Disrupt the DSEi Dinner at the Dorchester!

Thursday 13th September 2007

7pm Cocktails
8pm Dinner

The Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1.
(Tubes: Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park.) Read more >>

10-09-2007 13:51 | 4 additions

News from the streets - SMS news during DSEi

To get news from the streets during the various protests against DSEi
text the message: follow streets
to 07624801423
you will receive a confirmation message
which you must reply to with a username of your choice.

You will not be charged to receive the news alerts but you will pay for the two texts you send to sign up.

Read more >>

10-09-2007 13:47 | 2 additions

Police find Space Hijackers' Tank

Police have put the tank and Space Hijackers' under 24 hour surveillance. Read more >>

10-09-2007 10:27 | 1 addition

BLOOD to greets un-welcomed guests and delegates in Mayfair

This morning an action took place in from of the Mayfair Hotel
where the DSEi conference is taking place from 9 am this morning.

An unidentified substance was spelled out in the pavement around the
entrance and on the walls of the Hotel
Read more >>

10-09-2007 09:04 | 2 additions

FIT Watch Bingo For DSEi

Have fun cop spotting at DSEi. Read more >>