Katherine O’Mahoney, Universities Network Volunteer writes:
Anti-arms trade campaigners will be shocked and disappointed to learn of the launch of University College London’s (UCL) new £17m Security Research Training Centre – or UCL SECReT. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC), the multidisciplinary centre will recruit between 10 and 20 PhD students each [...]
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UCL SECReT – NO secret about arms companies links
Posted in BAE, BAE Systems, CAAT, UCL Union, University College London, activism, anti-arms, arms companies, arms trade, campaigning, central london, ethical, ethical investment, students, universities network on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How I found out who is funding the arms trade – and what I did about it!
Posted in CAAT, activism, anti-arms, arms fairs, arms trade, blogging, campaigning, tagged campaigning on August 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Bexie21 describes her experience at Clarion Events Baby Show
This is a blog about how I found out that Babycentre were indirectly funding the arms trade – and perhaps more importantly, what I did about it.
I was browsing Babycentre, when i came across a thread on DC lite. I like DC lite, because it is [...]
Throw the book at BAE – CAAT at the BAE AGM 2009
Posted in BAE, activism, anti-arms, arms companies, arms fairs, arms trade on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The BAE AGM is one of the constants of the CAAT calendar. Every May we mobilise our supporters to line up to ask the sort of questions the BAE Board definitely do not want to answer. 2009 was no exception.
This year we decided to focus on what happens inside the AGM, rather than outside. Even [...]
The government’s golfing gunrunners
Posted in CAAT, activism, anti-arms, arms companies, arms trade, campaigning on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Looking through the media after arriving in the CAAT office this morning, I was greeted by unexpected coverage of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) - a government unit that is the focus of CAAT’s new core campaign.
UKTI promotes exports – including arms exports. However, the news today was not about the arms trade. It was about golf.
Tory [...]
Spirit of Christmas Fair media stunt
Posted in CAAT, activism, anti-arms, arms trade, campaigning, central london, protest on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A group of 8 CAAT staff members and volunteers took part in a media stunt outside the Spirit of Christmas Fair run by Clarion Events on Wednesday November 5th.. Steve Tully utilised his bushy beard to play a very convincing Santa, accompanied by three mischievous elves (Anne-Marie O’Reilly, Ian Pocock and Sam Walton) who just [...]
