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 »
“Merchants of Death” guided tour.
Posted in BAE Systems, CAAT, DESO, London CAAT, activism, anti-arms, arms companies, arms trade, campaigning, central london on June 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
London CAAT decided on a “Merchants of Death” walk as one part of our “Stop the Arms Trade Week”. Rather than a series of protests, this was a more sedate tour of Central London, with descriptions of certain companies thrown in. So thirteen of us met outside Victoria station and even had the sun [...]
BAE Systems AGM, 7 May 2008
Posted in BAE, BAE Systems, CAAT, London CAAT, Saudi Arabia, Serious Fraud Office, activism, anti-arms, arms companies, arms trade, bribery allegations, campaigning, central london, corruption on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My BAE AGM virginity was about to come to an end as I entered the Queen Elizabeth Conference centre, where no expense had been spared on lavish security measures to welcome proxy shareholders like myself. The BAE chairman Dick Olver’s introductory statement included a shareholder-pleasing boast about a 13.3% proposed increase in the 2007 dividend. [...]
London CAAT Map Activism Award
Posted in BAE Systems, CAAT, London CAAT, anti-arms, arms companies, arms trade, campaigning, central london on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A London CAAT map on Platial.com has won a site award in the “Activism” category. The map, called London Arms Trade, shows the locations of the offices of weapons manufacturers and distributors in London.
When the local London group was set up, it was determined to highlight the immorality of the ‘defence’ industry. The map was [...]
National Day of Action for University Ethical Investment, Wed 27th February
Posted in BAE, BAE Systems, CAAT, Cobham plc, University College London, activism, anti-arms, arms companies, arms trade, campaigning, ethical, ethical investment, investment, peace, protest, student, students, universities, universities network, war, tagged activism, anti-arms, arms, arms shares, ethical, ethical investment, London, Manchester, Newcastle. People and Planet, peace, protest, student, students, UCL, universities, university, Warwick on January 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just to let you know that the spontaneous meeting some students activists had at the CAAT National Gathering back in November has now actually led to a National Day of Action on 27 February around lunchtime. Join us and campaign for ethical investment at your university.
Campaign Against Arms Trade and People and Planet will be helping coordinate [...]
