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April 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM

CAAT - UK must stop Warplane deal with Erdogan

CAAT - UK must stop Warplane deal with Erdogan Stop Fascist Erdogan buying Eurofighters! This is a slightly edited version of a highly important article posted on CAAT's website yesterday. You can read it in full HERE. Over the past year, there have been report…

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March 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM

CAAT - Freelance Researcher Commission

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March 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM

CAAT - Israel's latest assault on Gaza

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March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM

NEW ACTION: Call on your MP to support the Arms Trade Bill

NEW ACTION: Call on your MP to support the Arms Trade Bill NEW ACTION: Call on your MP to support the Arms Trade Bill Dear Friend, Zarah Sultana’s Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill is listed for a Second Reading in Parliament on Friday 14th March. Call on your MP …

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February 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM

230 Organisations Demand F-35 jet Partner Countries: Stop Arming Israel

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February 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM

CAAT - Stunning Testimony from Mark Smith

CAAT - Stunning Testimony from Mark Smith UK arms export control is rotten to its core! Dear Supporter, As you may have seen in The Guardian on 10th February, testimony from Mark Smith, a former diplomat and policy adviser at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Off…

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January 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM

CAAT - ADS dinner TOMORROW as 2025 kicks off!

CAAT - ADS dinner TOMORROW as 2025 kicks off! Come and scoff at the scoffers! Dear Friends, Those of you who looked through our End of Year Round Up will know how much we achieved in 2024: reports; exhibitions; the F-35 interactive map; involvement with parliament and th…

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January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM

CAAT - Our Right to Protest is Under Attack!

CAAT - Our Right to Protest is Under Attack! Protesting - do you know your rights? Dear Supporter, You may have seen or experienced the police repression of the Palestine demo at the weekend. Over 77 people were arrested for allegedly breaching the draconian conditions i…

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December 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM

CAAT News 271 & 50th supplement - READ NOW!

CAAT News 271 & 50th supplement - READ NOW! CAAT is 50! Read all about it in CAAT News Dear Friends, CAAT is 50! Fifty years of campaigning against the arms trade.We sincerely hope our work will not be needed in another 50 years. But, while this trade in death and d…

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December 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM

CAAT - Round up of our activity in 2024

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December 13, 2024 at 6:59 PM

URGENT: Call on your MP to speak at next week's debate and Stop Arming Genocide

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November 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM

CAAT News 270 is now ready to read online

CAAT News 270 is now ready to read online Read CAAT News now! Dear Friends, CAAT’s call for total arms embargo to halt Middle East escalation follows “Welcome but inadequate” suspension of arms export licences to Israel Here is your latest edition of CAAT News, CLICK HER…

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November 1, 2024 at 8:56 AM

Stop SDSC - No Arms Fair in Telford (Protest 20 Nov)

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October 4, 2024 at 6:19 AM

Statement: Israel Arms Embargo Urgently Needed to Halt Spiralling Escalation in the Middle East

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September 17, 2024 at 6:53 PM

Join us online TOMORROW from 7:00pm

Join us online TOMORROW from 7:00pm Report launch tomorrow evening - join us! Dear friend,  Tomorrow we are launching our latest report on the influence of the UK arms industry on government and we invite you to join us for a hybrid panel discussion. You can join us onli…

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September 13, 2024 at 2:28 PM

CAAT - Good News and Bad News, and more

CAAT - Good News and Bad News, and more Rearming the UK? Dear Friends, A few interesting and important things to share today. 1. Report Launch NEXT WEEK - Wednesday, 18th September                4th Floor Studios, 255-259 Commercial Road, London E1 2BT. Dr Sam Perlo-Fre…

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August 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM

CAAT - Late Summer Update - News and Events

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July 31, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Joint Statement: Government’s delay in making a decision on arms exports to Israel is unconscionable

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July 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM

Urgent: Take action before Monday 22nd July

Urgent: Take action before Monday 22nd July Dear friend,  Please take urgent action before Monday 22nd July and call on your MP to add their name to Amendment C to the King's Speech. The Amendment calls on the new Government to immediately suspend export licences for arms transfers to Is…

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June 28, 2024 at 4:25 PM

Watch the CAAT@50 Lecture - online now

Watch the CAAT@50 Lecture - online now Did you miss the CAAT@50 lecture? Dear Friends, Did you miss the CAAT@50 lecture last week? Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman, CAAT's research coordinator, was invited to present a special lecture at the LSE Library entitled Campaign Against Arm…

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June 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM

UPDATE: CAAT at 50 - LSE Lecture

UPDATE: CAAT at 50 - LSE Lecture Book your place! Dear Supporters, A reminder that Sam, our Research Coordinator, is giving our anniversary lecture: Campaign Against Arms Trade at 50: Adapting resistance to a changing world. The lecture almost sold out, so the L…

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June 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM

CAAT News 269 is now ready to read online

Dear Friends, Let’s keep up the pressure on the Government*: Demand an Israeli arms embargo NOW! Here is your latest edition of CAAT News, CLICK HERE to read it. Thank you all for your great encouragement and support over the past months, you've really kept us going through some trying times. Our ap…

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June 4, 2024 at 10:13 AM

CORRECT LINK - CAAT at 50 - LSE Lecture

Dear Supporters, CAAT at 50: Resistance to the arms trade in a changing world I am sorry that the link I sent yesterday afternoon to Eventbrite to book places for Sam's lecture at the LSE Library on 19th June didn't work for everyone. Here it is again - either click on it or paste it into your bro…

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June 3, 2024 at 4:42 PM

CAAT at 50 - LSE lecture - 19th June

        Dear Supporters, Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman, CAAT’s Research Coordinator, is giving our anniversary lecture Campaign Against Arms Trade at 50: Resistance to the arms trade in a changing world. The event is at 6.30pm on Wednesday, 19th June at the LSE Library, 10 Portugal Street London WC…

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May 11, 2024 at 9:03 AM

Barclays Bank: new report on links to weaponry used in Gaza

Dear friends Barclays Bank, found on so many British High Streets, is financing and profiting from the production of weaponry used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.. A new joint report out this week, co-produced by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, War on Want, and CAAT shows that: Barclays now …

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April 29, 2024 at 12:47 PM

TAKE ACTION: Call on your MP to Stop Arming Israel

    Dear friend, To everyone that has taken action over the past six months calling on the government to Stop Arming Israel - thank you!  Please use our updated action to write to your MP again and keep up the pressure!  WRITE TO YOUR MP In these dark times it is the actions of ordinary people t…

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April 19, 2024 at 12:13 PM

Court Case Vigil: Stop Arming Israel 8am 23rd April

    Dear friend, On 23rd April, GLAN and Al-Haq will attempt to take the government to court over its refusal to suspend arms sales to Israel. CAAT is supporting the case, and is organising a vigil outside the High Court from 8am. Join us at 8am on 23rd April at the Royal Court of Justice, London…

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April 17, 2024 at 3:19 PM

Film Launch: Don't Buy A Bomb.

  Hi folks, We’ve got an exciting new documentary release for you!  This month, we have released a documentary with Ded_ucation called ‘Don’t Buy a Bomb’. It is an exclusive documentary following the 6 year judicial battle in which CAAT took the UK government to court over the legality of i…

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April 5, 2024 at 5:16 PM

We’re so close to an Israeli arms embargo. Can you help us keep up the pressure?

Dear Supporters, Our government is under immense pressure finally to impose an arms embargo on Israel. In the last week evidence has emerged revealing the Foreign Office is suppressing legal advice that Israel is breaching international law; over 600 legal professionals, including senior justices,…

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March 28, 2024 at 12:04 PM

Invitation: Online Film Premier 'Don't Buy a Bomb'

  Dear friend,  Join us next Tuesday 2nd April at 4 pm for an online exclusive film screening of Don't Buy a Bomb. Reserve a ticket Demilitarise Education (dED_UCATION) is releasing a new short film documentary directed by Eva McQuade, following the inner workings of a High Court of Justice appea…

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March 7, 2024 at 2:27 PM

CAAT E-News: Home office protest; Yemen vigil; Bristol arms fair; new Unis report; stickers &leaflets; Merchants of Death tour

Dear friend, Welcome to CAAT E-news for March 2024! In this edition: Protest 12 March 2024, 6pm Home Office, London: No to Security and Policing Arms Fair! (CAAT, Netpol)   Vigil 26th March 2024 6:00 pm: Yemen Ninth Anniversary Vigil  planned at Downing Street (London CAAT)   Action report…

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March 4, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Fifty Years of Resistance to the Arms Trade!

  Cartoonist Steve Bell working on "Arms Spending Really Screws You Up" cartoon in forecourt of the Royal Academy in1986 Dear Supporter, Welcome to the first in a monthly cycle of messages relating to our 50 years of resistance to the arms trade. We’ll be looking at our history, tell you a…

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February 23, 2024 at 9:09 AM

Weaponising Universities: Join us for the launch of our latest report!

  Glasgow Against Arms and Fossil Fuels taking action outside the University of Glasgow. Hey there,  I hope you are well. Over the last few months we have been working with our friends at dED_cation on a brand new report entitled "Weaponising Universities: Research Collaborations between U…

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February 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM

CAAT News 268 - read it online now!

  Dear Friends, Welcome to our first CAAT News of 2024 Here’s another jam-packed issue, full of action and reflection. It also marks the beginning of the year we celebrate 50 years of campaigning against the arms trade; much has changed in the way we live our daily lives, but tragically the arms …

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January 13, 2024 at 9:03 AM

Coming up: No to the Twickenham Arms Fair; Arms Out Tour; Dining on Death plus Latest CAAT Research

Dear friend The continuing bombing by Israel of Palestinian people in Gaza, and the worrying UK/US attacks on Yemen this week make it even more important to resist war and conflict, and say no to the arms trade. Below, please find details of several upcoming events/protests you may wish to …

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December 29, 2023 at 10:35 AM

Thank you for your support in 2023 - Look what we achieved together!

Dear Supporter, As we come to the end of 2023, all of us at CAAT would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you – our supporters, members of local groups, funders, and partners. Together, we have achieved a great deal this year. We would not be able to have the impact we do without your sup…

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December 11, 2023 at 6:18 PM

URGENT: Call on your MP to sign the motion #StopArmingIsrael

URGENT: Call on your MP to sign the motion #StopArmingIsrael Unsubscribe View in your browser Dear friend, The situation in Gaza could not be more urgent. We are hearing that MPs are receiving unprecedented amounts of letters and…

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December 9, 2023 at 10:30 AM

This week: One Thousand Trades Unionists Picketed Four Arms Factories

Dear friend On Thursday, over a thousand trades unionists under the banner "Workers for a Free Palestine", blocked four arms company sites linked to the manufacture of the F35 war plane, in: - Dorset - Lancashire - Glasgow - Brighton They were joined by CAAT supporters and others in soli…

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November 23, 2023 at 6:02 PM

CAAT News 267 - Read now!

    The shockingly sad events in Palestine and Israel started as we were finalising the copy for this issue, do please read our statement on UK arms exports to Israel here. November 2023 Dear Friends, Good riddance to DSEI! This edition of CAAT News comes in the wake of another dreaded …

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October 4, 2023 at 5:46 PM

Join us tomorrow! UK Arms Exports in 2022 launch event.

Dear friend,  I hope this finds you well, tomorrow we will launch CAAT's Annual Report: UK Arms Exports in 2022 and we would like to invite you to a webinar to discuss the findings. The discussion will take place tomorrow, Thursday 5th October 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:00pm on Zoom and you can register…

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September 28, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Invitation: Launch of CAAT’s Annual Report, 5th October, 7-8pm

  Dear friend, You are invited to the launch of CAAT’s Annual Report: UK Arms Exports in 2022  Thursday 5th October, 7 pm - 8 pm Online webinar Register here   The report author, CAAT Research Coordinator Dr Samuel Perlo-Freeman, will present the main findings of the report, followed by response…

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September 8, 2023 at 12:45 PM

DSEI: Arms Fair meets determined resistance

Dear friend Deliveries to Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world's largest arms fairs, were brought to a standstill on Thursday morning when peace campaigners blocked the road. The protest at the ExCeL centre took place during the No Faith in War day.  Sever…

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August 19, 2023 at 7:01 AM

Get ready to resist DSEI 2023!

Dear friend The DSEI 2023 arms fair is due to return to ExCel in London Docklands in September. Protests and vigils are expected, starting in the week before the fair from 4 September, through the weekend and into the week of the fair itself, which begins on 12 September.  To help you find …

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August 16, 2023 at 11:20 AM

CAAT News 266 - Now online!

    August 2023 Dear Friends, The Campaign goes on! This very full edition of CAAT News (see the link below) tells of the disappointing result of our challenge to the Government in the High Court, gives a grim account of arms trade statistics worldwide, and scans the horizon for the DSEI a…

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July 1, 2023 at 10:04 AM

CAAT E-News Jun/July 2023 - Telford Arms Fair, Lobbying Training, Syria Film

Dear friend In this edition of CAAT E-news: Campaign: Arms Fair moves town, changes name, resistance continues (Zoom meeting, 4 July 7pm) Training: Scottish Parliament Lobbying Drop-in (Zoom drop-in, in 4 July) Media: CAAT film and panel discussion on the UK involvement in Syria Report: Co…

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June 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Yemen conflict: High Court judgement

Dear friend Yemen conflict: High Court judgment We have now received the judgment from the High Court for our latest court case. The judges rejected CAAT’s argument that the past bombing of schools, homes and hospitals by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen should mean the UK Government blocks…

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April 13, 2023 at 2:47 PM

Events - Join our April Events!

Dear friend, Two great free events are coming up this month, one in London, one online! 1. Resisting surveillance on the UK border and in our communities - London Workshop. Join us for an evening of talks and discussion on how to resist surveillance on the UK border and in our communities.…

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March 22, 2023 at 5:35 PM

CAAT E-News March 2023: Yemen rally and vigil; Barclays protests; Security and Policing; Death visits Wesminster

Dear friend We have some great upcoming events, and a news round up of recent protests and cheeky actions saying no to the arms trade! Coming up this week! Online, International:  Rally for Yemen - 25th March Join a range of noted international speakers from Yemen, the US and UK, including…

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March 14, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Security and Policing Exhibition - March 2023

  This week sees the Security and Policing exhibition return to Farnborough: 14th-16th March 2023 Dear friends, This morning delegates from arms companies and countries all around the world will be visiting Farnborough for Security and Policing 2023, which is taking place on 14th, 15th a…

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January 30, 2023 at 1:18 PM

This week: CAAT goes to court!

Dear friend CAAT goes to court! Despite a previous Court of Appeal ruling in CAAT’s favour – which found that the government’s licensing decisions on arms to Saudi Arabia were ‘irrational and therefore unlawful’ – the UK government has continued to issue licenses to export arms for use in Y…

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