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URL:https://londoncaat.org.uk/events/take-action-to-stopdsei/
SUMMARY:Take action to #StopDSEI
DESCRIPTION:Every two years\, the global arms trade comes to London. DSEI\,
  one of the world’s largest arms fairs\, returns in September 2019.\n\nT
 his is where those who profit from war\, repression and injustice do busin
 ess. This is where we can stop them. #StopDSEI\n\nMore than 1\,000 arms co
 mpanies plan to set up shop\, marketing their ware to more than 30\,000 at
 tendees from around the world.\n\nAs lorries and trucks transporting armou
 red vehicles\, missiles\, sniper rifles\, tear gas and bullets attempted t
 o get on site\, people from around the world were there to put their bodie
 s in the way.\n\nDabke-dancing\, aerobics\, an academic conference\, a gig
  on a flatbed truck\, abseilers dangling from a bridge\, theatre\, militar
 y veterans undertaking unofficial vehicle checks for banned weapons\, Kurd
 ish dancers\, rebel clowns\, religious gatherings\, hip-hop artists\, radi
 cal picnics\, a critical mass of cyclists\, Daleks\, political choirs\, an
 d lots of people in arm-locks all blocked the entrances to the DSEI arms f
 air repeatedly over the course of a whole week.\n\nThousands more amplifie
 d the protests by signing petitions\, lobbying decision- makers\, speaking
  out online and in their own communities\, and helping in diverse ways to 
 make the protests possible.\n\nWill you help make 2019 even bigger?\n\nJoi
 n migrant solidarity groups\, anti-nuclear crews\, LGBTQIA+ folk\, Palesti
 ne solidarity activists\, academics. Join anti-frackers\, women\, green gr
 oups\, anti- racism organisers\, those moved by their faith. People from t
 he local community will join those from all over the world.\n\nJoin the we
 ek of action (2nd – 8th September 2019)!\n(Excel Centre\, London\, E16. 
 DLR: Prince Regent\; Royal Victoria)\nMonday 2nd September: Stop Arming Is
 rael\nTuesday 3rd September: No Faith in War\nWednesday 4th September: No 
 Nuclear\nThursday 5th September: Conference at the Gates\nFriday 6th Septe
 mber: Climate Justice\nSaturday 7th September: Festival of Resistance\nSun
 day 8th September: Borders &amp\; Migration\n\nTogether we will take actio
 n. Together we will #StopDSEI\n\nSee the Facebook event here.
LOCATION:ExCeL Centre\, One Western Gateway\, London\, E16 1XL\, United Kin
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