Actions and Events

Campaign Diary

Date	Event
29 July 2017	Plymouth Stop the Arms Fair workshop 2 pm - 5 pm, Plymouth Quaker Meeting House, 74 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6LF This coming September, the international weapons industry plans to set-up shop in London at a huge arms fair: DSEI. Come to this workshop with Plymouth Quakers and CAAT to hear more about the resistance to the DSEI arms fair and learn how to turn creative action ideas into reality. Together, we can create an inspiring and effective week of action to shut down DSEI. You can also join and share the facebook event.
1 August 2017	War starts here! Boeing Protest, London 5 pm - 7pm, Boeing, 25 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EX Boeing are likely to be one of the many companies exhibiting at DSEI, a huge arms fair taking place in East London later this year. The weapons sold there fuel the death, destruction and injustice perpetrated by militaries, police forces and at borders around the world. On 1st August at 5pm London CAAT will be outside Boeing’s London office to raise awareness of their massive arms sales. Help us to say NO to the arms trade and the conflicts it fuels. War starts here, let's stop it here. Please join and share the facebook event.
12 August 2017	Leeds Stop the Arms Fair workshop 10 am - 4 pm, Carlton Hill Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9DX This coming September, the international weapons industry plans to set-up shop in London at a huge arms fair: DSEI. Come to this workshop with Leeds Quakers and CAAT to hear more about the resistance to the DSEI arms fair and learn how to turn creative action ideas into reality. Together, we can create an inspiring and effective week of action to shut down DSEI. You can see more details online on the Stop the Arms Fair website.

Date

Event

29 July 2017

2 pm - 5 pm, Plymouth Quaker Meeting House, 74 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6LF

This coming September, the international weapons industry plans to set-up shop in London at a huge arms fair: DSEI. Come to this workshop with Plymouth Quakers and CAAT to hear more about the resistance to the DSEI arms fair and learn how to turn creative action ideas into reality. Together, we can create an inspiring and effective week of action to shut down DSEI. You can also join and share the facebook event.

1 August 2017

War starts here! Boeing Protest, London

5 pm - 7pm, Boeing, 25 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EX

Boeing are likely to be one of the many companies exhibiting at DSEI, a huge arms fair taking place in East London later this year. The weapons sold there fuel the death, destruction and injustice perpetrated by militaries, police forces and at borders around the world.

On 1st August at 5pm London CAAT will be outside Boeing’s London office to raise awareness of their massive arms sales. Help us to say NO to the arms trade and the conflicts it fuels. War starts here, let's stop it here. Please join and share the facebook event.

12 August 2017

Leeds Stop the Arms Fair workshop

10 am - 4 pm, Carlton Hill Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9DX

This coming September, the international weapons industry plans to set-up shop in London at a huge arms fair: DSEI. Come to this workshop with Leeds Quakers and CAAT to hear more about the resistance to the DSEI arms fair and learn how to turn creative action ideas into reality. Together, we can create an inspiring and effective week of action to shut down DSEI. You can see more details online on the Stop the Arms Fair website.

Regular Events

Weekly	Stop Elbit: Weekly picket of Israeli drone factory Every Friday morning, 7am - 9am, UAV Engines Ltd, Lynn Lane, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0DT Israeli arms company Elbit Systems own four factories in the UK. Their Staffordshire site, UAV Enginges, makes drone engine parts and has been the target of a long running campaign against it since 2014. Join Birmingnham Palestine Action every Friday morning as they picket the UAV Enginges Factory to say no to drone manufacturers on our doorstep, and call on the UK to stop arming Israel. Be creative; bring along banners, kites, musical intsruments, and flags... Please join the facebook event for the protest and help us spread the word.
Monthly	London CAAT Group Meeting Third Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm at the CAAT office, Unit 4, 5-7 Wells Terrace, Finsbury Park, N4 3JU (30 seconds from the Wells Terrace exit of Finsbury Park tube station) The London CAAT group meets monthly to discuss arms trade issues, and plan the next steps in their campaign to end arms company sponsorship of London's Museums and Galleries. For more information about the group, request to be added to their group email list, or to confirm details of the next meeting, please email londoncaat(at)riseup·net. You can also find the group on Facebook and on Twitter.
Monthly	Vigil and leafleting of the workers at the BAE Systems site in Warton (Lancashire) First Monday of the month, between 5-6pm This vigil has been happening for about ten years. All are welcome to join in. Please contact Jan Harper on janharper1(at)yahoo·co·uk or 0151 263 6578.
Monthly	East London Against the Arms Fair (ELAAF) meeting Second Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm at The Garden Café, 7 Cundy Road, London, E16 3DJ Help campaign against the return of the DSEI arms fair in East London – all opposed to Arms Fairs welcome. For more info see the ELAAF website or email elaaf(at)hotmail·co·uk or call 07513 792705.

The events we can list on this page are generally limited to those related to the arms trade. However, the Network for Peace has an online diary which aims to carry information on all peace movement events and also lists some other social justice events.