Skills not Bombs

Bristol Against the Arms Trade presents Skills Not Bombs!

Sunday 16^th Feb (that’s this Sunday!). 11am- 4pm

The Arc, Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2HG

 

A day of skills and learning in the centre of Bristol. There will be a mixture of workshops and speakers on the following:

 

-NATO summit in Newport this September

-Direct Action and Planning Creative Actions

-Campaign Strategy

-Legal Observing

-Media

-Drones

 

We’ve got guests from Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Stop NATO Cymru and Drone Wars UK.

 

It’s going to be a great day of sharing information and skills on effectively campaign and taking action against the arms trade and militarisation.

 

That evening we’ll be heading down to Kebele Co-op in Easton for some food at the bargain price of £2.50 followed by an open mic.

Arms Event Not Welcome at UWE

 

Companies attending today’s ‘Defence, Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportation’ Event were greeted this morning by queues trailing back along the A4174 as protesters blocked the UWE North Entrance. One gate was eventually locked and attendees forced to use other entrances. Later as they approached the building attendees were accompanied to the door of UWE’s Exhibition and Conference Centre by protesters just letting them know who would be attending the event; the likes of Raytheon (cluster bombs in Iraq, missiles in Gaza), Babcock (nuclear submarines), Chemring (teargas used in the Arab Spring) and our good friends BAE Systems. Crowds of protesters gathered at the entrance to ensure that UWE were suitably embarrassed to be holding the event and that those entering were told they weren’t welcome on the campus or in our city. Some UWE students peacefully enter arms conference and staged a die-in. They were threatened with arrest for trespassing on their own university. The protest continued around campus letting students know what was being held at their space and banners held at each entrance. Arms dealers and the likes of these companies will be greeted by the same response at future events at UWE.

See:

https://www.facebook.com/NOWMDatUWE

Petition to stop UWE’s investment and support of the arms industry:

https://www.change.org/petitions/calling-the-university-of-the-west-of-england-uwe-bristol-not-to-invest-itself-into-promote-support-or-enable-profit-making-from-of-through-wars-military-uses-of-research-military-networks-and-violent-approaches-towards-conflicts

Demo Against ‘Defense’ Event at UWE, Wednesday 20th November

DEMO AGAINST THE DPRTE CONFERENCE @ FRENCHAY CAMPUS UWE
THIS WED,
8am onwards.

Meet at the North Entrance, Frenchay Campus moving on to outside the Exhibition and Conference Centre

This Wednesday (20th) ‘the UK’s leading Defence Procurement Event‘ is coming to town and will be held at the Exhibition and Conference centre at UWE. Attendees of the conference include the likes of Raytheon (delivery of cluster bombs, products found in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine), Chemring (tear gas used in the Arab Spring), Babcock (nuclear specialists) and our all time favourite BAE Systems.

We will be holding a non violent protest outside the event as delegates arrive to show they are not welcome. We will be meeting at 8am at the North Entrance to Frenchay Campus of UWE and will then move over to the exhibition centre. A map of UWE can be found here:
http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/comingtouwe/campusesmapsandtravel/frenchaycampus/frenchaycampusmaps.aspx

Please bring along pots and pans, drums, whistles and anything else to make as much NOISE as possible. Also bring banners and  dress up warm!

Students will be attempting to  occupy the building the night before and holding a Beats not Bombs party. See https://www.facebook.com/NOWMDatUWE

More info about the event can be found on their website:
http://www.dprte.co.uk/

Please spread the word too

Action against Aldermarston

Join us on 1st April! Protest at Britain’s nuclear bomb factory, AWE Aldermaston, Berkshire. This year on April Fools’ Day, we will be going to Aldermaston to highlight our opposition to Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system – because that’s where the nuclear bombs are made. We’ll be saying Scrap Trident and cancel plans to replace it. We’ll be gathering around the base in our thousands with music, colour, and speeches. To find out more visit our website.
Coaches from Anchor Rd, near @bristol, 10 AM Monday 1st.  £6 unwaged £12 waged. Purchase from Katz on Gloucestor Rd or Bristolcnd website to ensure you get a seat. Organised by Bristol CND  Join us to take BAAT Banner

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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