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Dear friends,
To round off September we'll have a look at everything we've achieved
together, from hundreds marching through Liverpool to demand the electronic
warfare arms fair is cancelled to the various creative ways folks took
direct action at DSEI in London and everything in between!
DSEI 2021
We saw people from across the UK show up at the Excel in London over a
fortnight of resistance to DSEI (one of the world's largest arms fairs)
this year and take part in the dozens of actions, including the Stop the
Arms Fair Day of Action on the opening day.
_Catch up on the Action:_
Our friends at Phoenix Media Co-Op did a brilliant job writing daily action
updates [1] from the week of action prior to DSEI opening to prevent
equipment from entering the Excel Centre.
If you have you have missed any of the fantastic videos created during this
fortnight of resistance by our friends at Rainbow Collective and others,
you can check them out on the Stop the Arms Fair Facebook page here. [2]
As well as at home or public gatherings supporting those at the Excel
Centre from across the UK, we also received some powerful messages of
solidarity from comrades in Colombia and New Zealand, so make sure you
catch those over on our Instagram. [3]
_'Bomb Sale' and Portraits of Resistance:_
As always, Art the Arms Fair's resistance was spectacular and this year
they partnered with Art Represent [4] to hold the 'Bomb Sale' art
exhibition in London for the week of DSEI. Read more about Art the Arms
Fair and view some of the featured art here. [5]
Our Portraits of Resistance to mark CAAT and Mwatana's Nobel Peace Prize
nomination [6] were also debuted at the 'Bomb Sale' exhibition. You can
watch the accompanying short film featuring a piece from Yemeni-Scouser
poet Amina Atiq on our Youtube. [7] The Portraits of Resistance [8]
celebrate CAAT's many campaigners, supporters, partners, and our landmark
ongoing legal case challenging arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
You can still purchase any of the Portraits of Resistance via Art
Represents here [9].
_Education vs DSEI_
Students and academics held a strong presence across DSEI-resistance this
year and our Universities Coordinator explores how demilitarising education
should be at the heart of anti-arms fair campaigning in this blog [10], as
well as looking at the 2021 Conference at the Gates.
The first digital Conference at the Gates was a huge success with its focus
on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and healthcare
education and how they are impacted by militarism and securitisation
brought people involved in education together from across the UK. Keep an
eye on our Youtube [11] for the videos in the coming weeks!
_Thank you!_
However you supported work against DSEI, whether that was by taking part in
any of the actions, helping people get there by providing transport, food,
accommodation, childcare or petcare, provided police station support or
sending good wishes and solidarity - thank you for your continuing support
and resistance!
Your donations over the past year have supported the ongoing STAFs Fund,
which enabled a lot of young activists to travel to London and take part in
many of the various creative actions that took place in September. You can
check out some of those DSEI actions on our Twitter. [12]
LIVERPOOL VS THE ARMS FAIR:
As you may have seen, the anti-arms fair action wasn't contained to London
through September; Liverpudlians gathered in their hundred to stop the AOC
Europe electronic arms fair from taking place in their city this month.
Join their resistance, write to the venue's directors via this link [13]
and demand they immediately revoke permission for the arms fair.
If you can safely travel to Liverpool, why not join the rally on 12th
October? You can find the most up-to-date details on the Liverpool Against
the Arms Fair Twitter page. [14]
WHAT'S COMING UP?
October brings a lot of opportunities to get involved at CAAT; why not see
if you have a local group near you [15] or perhaps start one in your local
area?
There will be resistance to both the Liverpool AOC Europe arms fair and the
DPRTE arms fair in Farnborough, as well as lots of other events taking
place this month, you can always keep up to date on our website. [16]
We would not be able to continue our work if not for every donation by
supporters like you, so if you are able, please consider donating to CAAT
[17] so we can continue to fund amazing actions like those seen in
Liverpool and London. If that is not possible, consider forwarding this
email to a friend and share our work as widely as possible.
Every minute spent campaigning, every pound donated, and every social media
share will support our work and help bring about an end to the arms trade.
Thank you for your support.
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Emma Cockburn
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMS TRADE
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