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03-07-2007 12:28

Lebanon War protesters - Not Guilty!

On Thursday 28th June two anti-militarist activists were found not guilty of Aggravated trespass at Brighton Magistrates Court

During the bombing of Lebanon last Summer the two campaigners had entered the property of EDO MBM in Brighton, a supplier of weaponry to the Israeli military, scaled the walls and hung a banner from the roof reading '16 CHILDREN DEAD IN QANA LEBANON, EDO PROFITS FROM MURDER'

The Protest came was in response to Israel's bombing of Lebanon, which claimed over 1000 lives last Summer and devastated an entire country.

In Brighton the Smash EDO campaign held a series of protests against the invasion including a blockade of the factory, a day of rage, an art installation and a demonstration in Brighton. Activist in Brighton also held a picket of the Israeli Tennis team's match in Eastbourne. Read more >>

26-03-2007 20:34 | 4 comments

Kick Israeli Apartheid Out of Football

Audio Memorials to some of the kids killed by the Israeli Defence Force

On Saturday, 24th March, England played Israel in a Euro 2008 qualifying match. A group of activists picketed the Football Association in Soho Square calling for a Sporting boycott of Apartheid Israel [Newswire Report].

Prevous boycott actions and campaigns include:
Agrexco: 1 | 2 | video | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Text of Letter to Carmel Agrexco | Apartheid and Agrexco in the Jordan Valley | War on Want's Report - Profiting from the Occupation
Caterpillar: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Caterkiller Shutdown | Jewish Voice for Peace - Rachel Corrie (1978-2003) | Caterkiller
Supermarket protests: Marks and Spencers Stencilled | Repression of M&S Protesters
Academic boycott: AUT Boycott | NAFTHE Boycott | CUPE Ontario | COSATU (South Africa).

Links: Boycott Israeli Goods | ISM Palestine | Palestine Solidarity Campaign | Stop the Wall in Palestine

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21-02-2007 17:45 | 9 comments

EDO CORP: 2006 Alternative Report

Paul Hills having a bad day during Monday's Student Blockade of EDO

On Thursday 22nd February the EDO Corporation released their report on the fourth quarter of 2006. The Corporation, of which the embattled Brighton based arms dealers EDO MBM are a wholly owned trading unit, has announced that it is operating below targets, (See EDO's Fourth Quarter Report)

Below is an 'Alternative Report' from the Smash EDO campaign. Brighton based EDO MBM has been the target of sustained protest and direct action since 2003. On Friday 16th Feb a group of protesters occupied EDO's car park and foyer blowing claxon horns and scattering photos of the carnage in Iraq. This was the second such action in the last month ( reports: (1) | (2) ). On Monday 19th Feb 8 students from Sussex University locked themselves to EDO's fence and gates delaying the opening of the factory and preventing deliveries ( see: Press Release | Photo Report ). On Wednesday 21st Feb protesters held a funeral procession and vigil for the victims of the US bombing of Somalia at the factory ( see: Press Release | Report ).

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11-02-2007 12:27

Weekend of Action Against Carmel Agrexco

The weekend of 10-11 February, 2007, saw two actions against Carmel-Agrexco, the largest exporter of flowers from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The lead up to Valentine's Day is one of their busiest times as their Middlesex depot delivers a large amount of Israeli flowers to UK supermarkets.

On Saturday, 120 Activists from the Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign blocked the gates of the depot for most of the afternoon. Then, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 13 activists shut the depot down again for several hours by locking themselves to the factory gates.

Reports from Saturday's Picket: 1 | 2 | video | Reports from Sunday's Blockade: 1 |

Previous actions: 1 | 2 | 3

Background: Text of Letter to Carmel Agrexco | Apartheid and Agrexco in the Jordan Valley | War on Want's Report - Profiting from the Occupation
Links: Boycott Israeli Goods | ISM Palestine | Palestine Solidarity Campaign | Stop the Wall in Palestine | Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group

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Text Lebanon War Blockaders Plan Appeal against Guilty Verdict
25-07-2007 14:19

Text Smash EDO Protesters in Court tomorrow
22-07-2007 12:23

Text Smash EDO Lebanon War Protesters Found Not Guilty
28-06-2007 15:17 | 2 additions

Image SMASH EDO PRESS RELEASE - BLOCKADE OF BRIGHTON ARMS FACTORY
21-05-2007 08:08 | 7 comments

Text “A seagull stole my defense, sir...”
04-05-2007 18:36

Text Trial of 3 Smash Edo Protesters Ajourned
25-04-2007 21:08

Text EDO MBM Hide Evidence of War Crimes
18-04-2007 20:46 | 1 addition | 5 comments

Text Smash EDO Court Victory For The Right To Protest
28-03-2007 21:10 | 1 comment

Text Vigil outside FA HQ against the Israel/England Euro 2008 Qualifier
20-03-2007 18:28

Image Books not Bombs - Report of Student Blockade of EDO MBM
23-02-2007 11:32 | 2 comments

Text Funeral Procession to commemorate the victims of the US bombing of Somalia
21-02-2007 11:27

Text Demo for the victims of the US bombing of Somalia at EDO MBM tomorrow
20-02-2007 14:11

Text Student Blockade of EDO MBM
19-02-2007 18:55 | 1 addition

Text Second surprise demo at EDO
18-02-2007 12:31 | 2 comments

Text Second Day of Action Against Israeli Company Importing Valentine's Day Flowers
11-02-2007 08:38 | 2 additions | 4 comments

Text Aufheben analysis: 'Lebanon, Iran and the 'Long War' in the 'Wider Middle East'
07-02-2007 14:53

Text CPS Drop Prosecution of Brighton Activist Arrested Calling For Boycottt of Israel
06-02-2007 15:46

Text From Brighton to Beirut Public Meeting
05-02-2007 10:30

Text Boycott Campaigners to picket Israeli Company on Feb 10th at 1pm
04-02-2007 13:47

Text Reports of Unnanounced Anonymous Action at EDO
23-01-2007 17:48

Text VALENTINES MASS DEMONSTRATION AGAINST CARMEL-AGREXCO
08-01-2007 15:10

Text Police Refuse to Investigate Assault on Protester
18-12-2006 22:46 | 1 comment

Video Short film of smash edo masquerade
17-12-2006 14:10

Text EDO Trashed Again
16-12-2006 14:55 | 2 comments

Text EDO's Fans Sabotaged
07-12-2006 14:41 | 1 comment

Image Smash EDO Blockaders in Court
07-12-2006 14:21

Image Photos of Smash EDO Masquerade
07-12-2006 14:14

Text EDO gets another night time visit
01-12-2006 17:00 | 2 comments

Text Smash EDO Victory Masquerade
30-11-2006 16:44

Text Brighton-Tubas Region Friendship and Solidarity Group Newsletter
30-11-2006 16:34

Text Police use Fixed Penalty Notices At EDO
29-11-2006 18:45

Text Israeli Export Company Refuses to prosecute blockaders for the Second Time
26-11-2006 19:35 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Text Caterpillar Homewrecker’s Visit to London
23-11-2006 13:14 | 2 additions

Text Police Use Section 14 Powers at EDO but Fail to Enforce them
16-11-2006 22:47 | 1 comment

Text Nightime attack at EDO
15-11-2006 21:33 | 1 addition | 4 comments

Text UPDATE ON CATERKILLER VICE PRESIDENT IN LONDON
10-11-2006 16:02

Text CATERKILLER VICE PRESIDENT IN LONDON 22ND NOVEMBER
07-11-2006 17:04

Text Smash EDO smashing update
06-11-2006 13:02

Image Thousands of Palestinians detained while trying to reach Jerusalem
21-10-2006 15:42

Text Palestine Demo at EDO MBM Next Wednesday
21-10-2006 14:55 | 1 addition

Text Updates from tel Rumeida, Occupied Palestine
21-10-2006 14:52

Text Update on Al Jifflik Tent School (Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group
21-10-2006 14:26

Text Palestine/Israel week at Sussex Uni
20-10-2006 02:32

Text House Demolitions in Jordan Valley
16-10-2006 21:36

Text Demos at EDO MBM - see www.smashedo.org.uk
15-10-2006 08:59 | 2 comments

Text Israeli Colonists Steal Palestinian olives in Tel Rumeida
13-10-2006 11:10

Text Israeli Holidays Impede Palestinian Freedom of Movement
10-10-2006 21:45 | 1 comment

Image Soldiers disrupt Medical work in Tubas
09-10-2006 08:22 | 1 comment

Text Brighton Bloggers in Palestine
08-10-2006 18:39

Text Boycott Israeli Goods Day of Action - Actions across the UK planned today
07-10-2006 11:03 | 1 comment

Text STRIKES AND CLOSURES IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE
02-10-2006 21:47

Text Public Meeting for Sack Parliament - this Tuesday
02-10-2006 06:53 | 4 comments

Text Freedom To Protest Court Case - Smash EDO Prostester In Court
27-09-2006 14:20 | 1 comment

Text Boycott Day of Action - October 7th
25-09-2006 17:07

Text SchMOVIES SchNEWS FLASH
22-09-2006 09:39 | 1 comment

Text Arms Dealers forced to Break in to their own Factory
21-09-2006 14:17 | 3 additions | 4 comments

Text DEMO AT EDO TOMORROW AND UPCOMING EVENTS
19-09-2006 10:31

Text Anarchists Against the Wall in brighton this Friday
19-09-2006 09:17 | 1 comment

Text This Wednesdays demo at EDO MBM needs to be a big one
11-09-2006 13:22

Text This Sat: London to Brighton for EDO March
10-09-2006 23:39 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Text BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS DAY OF ACTION - SATURDAY OCTOBER 7TH
08-09-2006 15:23

Text The Crisis in Gaza and Lebanon - How have people in the UK resisted
02-09-2006 10:40 | 1 comment

Text Phone Blockade of EDO MBM tuesday 29th Aug - Call 01273 810500
28-08-2006 21:58 | 2 comments

Text Threat from Sussex Police to Smash EDO
24-08-2006 18:34 | 7 comments

Image EDO MBM ROOFTOP OCCUPIED TODAY
23-08-2006 10:53 | 4 additions | 3 comments

Text Warmonger Bomb Makers Fear Attacks After Raytheon Protest
13-08-2006 22:41 | 2 comments

Text LETTER TO CARMEL AGREXCO
09-08-2006 10:12 | 2 comments

Image Lebanon: Full Color Pictures of the Atrocities
08-08-2006 10:34 | 3 comments

Text Day of Rage against Brighton Arms Dealers Supply of Weapons For War Crimes
07-08-2006 22:06

Text Campaigners to March In Brighton this Sunday Over Israeli War Crimes
27-07-2006 11:48 | 1 comment

Text Lebanon: Direct Action Emergency Assembly!!!
26-07-2006 10:25

Text Protestor arrested at Davis Cup Picket
22-07-2006 19:39 | 12 comments

Text Lebanon/Gaza Protest Outside Israeli Tennis Team Venue
22-07-2006 06:29

Text Lebanon/Gaza - Successful petitioning in Hastings
22-07-2006 06:16


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