Every year, the UK arms trade holds a fancy black tie dinner in central London.
On January 30th, the Aerospace, Defence and Security dinner will bring arms dealers, MPs and military personnel together to schmooze, swill champagne, and feast on expensive food. At the same time, over 16 million Yemeni people face acute hunger, starved as a result of the Saudi-led coalition’s bombing of their country. Many of the bombs are made by the arms companies present, and have been sold with the support of the politicians in attendance.
More than 377,000 have been killed according the UN, including 12,000 civilians in directly targeted attacks. The war in Yemen has caused one of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. The UK government is directly involved in causing this suffering; only legal action from CAAT has forced the government to review arms sales to Saudi. UK weapons have been used in Yemen and Gaza. UK arms sales fuel death, destruction and violence across the globe.
We will not let those profiting from and enabling war to celebrate unchallenged. Bring yourselves, friends, banners, placards and your voice.