Protest the President of Boeing UK when he visits Bristle

Sir Roger Bone, ex-senior diplomat for the British Government and now advocate for global arms dealer Boeing UK is the key speaker at an executive event at the Bristol Council House. Sponsered by U.W.E. and another blood stained bank HSBC.

Join us at the Council House, College Green at 5pm on Thursday 7th March. Creative things may happen!  When will Bristol wake up to the murderous trade it invites in for the sake of money.

The Boeing empire had revenues from military sales of 30,700 million dollars in 2011  nearly 50% of its total sales, which moved it up to the second largest military company  in the world.   BAE Systems are 3rd.

The British Army has 67 Boeing Apache helicopters.  It was an Apache heliopter that was involved in the infamous collateral murder tapes, that  Wikileaks  released, showing  disturbing evidence of the murder of civilians in Iraq.

According to the most recent National Audit Office review of defence procurement, the MOD plans to buy 14 more Boeing Chinook helicopter and upgrade the cockpit of the existing. costing £1.2 billion.  We haven’t found accurate up to date overall figures but in 2009/10 Boeing was 13th largest supplier to the MOD with £251 million sales. Source FOI request.

See BAAT companies page for more details and Boeing Annual Report. In the US Boeing  agreed in Feb 2013 to become the US sales outlet for Elbit from Israel  to sell its UAV (drones).

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A step in the right direction; as EU consuls urge sanctions against settlements, we call for the suspension of all trade agreements

28 February 2013 | Palestine Solidarity Campaign and International Solidarity Movement

The European Union is actively supporting Apartheid Israel with its current trade agreements.  Enough is enough; keep the pressure up, 2013 is the time for justice in Palestine.

As more and more of us become aware of the systematic denial of Palestinians human rights by Israel military occupation, it is time to make our elected representatives aware of the growing and unstoppable pressure for peace and justice.

The EU should be playing a leading role in implementing policies to ensure that Israel ends its illegal occupation, uphold international law and respect Palestinian human rights.

Shame on G4S – Picket

Friday 1st March
Shame on G4S – Picket
Picket the G4S “Cash Solutions” depot, 165-175 South Liberty Lane, BRISTOL BS3 2TW
Time 1-3pm
Make Some Noise

Saturday 2nd March
Shame on G4S – Street Stall
12.00-3.00pm in the Podium, central Broadmead, BRISTOL BS1 1UX

In memory of Arafat Jaradat,
in protest at the child prisoners,
and in solidarity with the hunger-strikers
Organised by Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign supported by Bristol Against The Arms Trade

Remember Fukushima T shirt

REMEMBER FUKUSHIMA 2013

On 9th march join us in London, to mark the 2nd anniversary of the ongoing Fukushima disaster. Details here.

Whats happening in the south west?

Wear a solidarity T shirt on the day, being sold on the coach or here.

I will not fight for Queen and Country

On 7th February 2013 The Oxford Union held the debate “This House Would Not Fight for Queen and Country”. it was the 80th anniversary of the original debate in 1933 in which The Oxford Union voted in favor of the motion. Speaking for the motion were Ben Sullivan (Christ Church College), Ben Griffin (Former SAS soldier) and Gareth Porter ( US Historian). Speaking against were Rory Stewart (Conservative MP), Nikolai Tolstoy (International Monarchist League) and Malcolm Rifkind (Former Foreign Secretary).

On the night the motion was defeated as it has been on every occasion that it has been held since 1937.

Below a transcript of the speech given by Ben Griffin of Veterans for Peace.   I Will Not Fight for Queen and Country

Fight for Queen and Country, what does that mean? It is a jingoistic phrase dream’t up by some propaganda merchant intent on stoking the fire of that false religion patriotism.

The idea of fighting for Queen and Country is held tight by those who never have and never will actually fight.

It is held by those who long to bask in the reflected glory of war.

It is held by those who have no experience of the suffering that war inflicts.

It is an idea held up by those who gain the most from war, Politicians, Generals, The Arms Industry and The Media.

It is a phrase that is dredged up again and again to stifle dissent and build unquestioning support for the aggression we choose to unleash. We must look at what lies behind this decrepit phrase.

Vigil for Bradley Manning

BRADLEY MANNING 1,000 days in prison – Enough is enough!
	23 February 2013 International Day of Action Events in Canada , Germany , Italy , Slovakia , UK , US. . .

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LONDON, 2-4pm – Picket and Speak Out

US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, W1A 2LQ
( Bond Street or Marble Arch tube)

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The Bradley Manning Support Network (BMSN) has called for an International Day of Action in support of Bradley Manning, the 24-year-old gay US soldier, charged with blowing the whistle on US war crimes by giving thousands of documents to Wikileaks, including the infamous “Collateral Murder” video.

The Guardian who named Bradley Manning as Person of The Year 2012 reported today 
A military judge has pushed back the trial of Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of being behind the Wikileaks publication of state secrets. See also, Refusing To Kill Is Not A Crime

A Vigil is being held at 5pm on 1st march, outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London. The full sound track of the infamous ‘Collateral Damage video’ will be played. Go to veterans for peace FFi

Contact Bob at bristolagainstarmstrade@gmail.com if you would like to join us, we can help with transport costs.

BDS activists cost Veolia 4.7bn in London

Vociferous local campaign by the No2 Veolia Action Group leads Occupation profiteer Veolia to withdraw from colossal waste management contracts. No 2 Veolia Action Group (No2VAG) are celebrating a huge victory with the withdrawal of Veolia, a multinational company complicit in Israeli violations of international law, from the final stage of the North London procurement process.

In a statement on 21st December the North London Waste Authority, which represents the seven London boroughs covered by the £4.7bn contracts, made the dramatic announcement that it had “received notification from Veolia Environmental Services that they will not be submitting final tenders for either NLWA’s waste services or fuel use contracts.” For two years the No2VAG has vigorously campaigned for Veolia to be removed from the list of bidders due to its grave misconduct in providing infrastructure to illegal Israeli settlements. Despite this involvement, Veolia was shortlisted for the final bids in February 2012.