I used to live several years in Eastern Europe. I have since resigned myself to the fact that there probably is a nice little folder with my name on it somewhere in the Belarussian KGB archives documenting most of my life (where I went, conversations I had etc.) in Minsk. It’s a chilling thought.
What had [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Reed Elsevier AGM protest
Posted in CAAT, DSEi, Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition, London CAAT, Reed Elsevier, UK, activism, anti-arms, arms fairs, arms trade, campaigning, central london, ethical, ethical investment, exhibition, investment, peace, protest on April 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Helen
I am from Cornwall and doing two weeks work experience with CAAT as part of my degree course in journalism. Its only my second day at CAAT but so far its been very exciting being in London. Yesterday we held a protest outside the AGM meeting of Reed Elsevier who run arms fairs as a [...]
A timely reminder
Posted in arms trade, campaigning, ethical, peace, protest, war on April 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A sobering reminder of why opposing the international arms trade and working for de-militarisation across the world is increasingly vital was provided to me today. The latest report published by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows the catastrophic effects on the world that climate change is seemingly certain to have.
There are of course [...]
