Come along to our walking tour of arms companies that will be at the DSEI arms fair
The DSEI arms fair is unfortunately returning to London in September. With that in mind, we thought it would be a good idea to put on a walking tour to introduce people to some of the arms companies in our midst, companies which will display their destructive wares at the fair.
DSEI is where military delegations from repressive regimes will browse the latest weapons and make deals to buy even more lethal equipment. This is where war and conflict starts and it must be stopped. Check out the Stop the Arms Fair website for more details about the protests that will greet the fair.
We will visit these companies’ offices, hear about their disgraceful work, and get inspired to take against the heinous monstrosity that is DSEI. Join us on August 7th at 2pm – more details and how to sign up here. We are nearly at capacity for the tour so be quick!
Arab Spring film launched with a fascinating panel discussion
Last week we held a successful launch event for our new film on the Arab Spring uprisings. We had illuminating contributions from Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei and Dr David Wearing. They talked about the torture of political prisoners in Bahrain (including Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, who is on hunger strike to protest his degrading treatment – you can take action regarding that here), how the Saudis wouldn’t be able to replace the weapons the UK and others sell to them easily and therefore their bombardment of Yemen would end and how individual actions can make a difference in putting pressure on governments to stop fuelling violence and oppression. The film itself covered the uprisings in Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and Libya, outlined how they were brutally suppressed and showed how UK arms sales and other support helped these countries do so. You can watch the film here and a recording of the talks and discussion will be available soon. Thank you to Rainbow Collective for their fantastic work on the video and to our member Nicholas Davis for his amazing work writing and narrating the film.