[IMC-UK-Features] Feature proposal

thewallmustfall at riseup.net thewallmustfall at riseup.net
Tue Oct 7 07:23:53 PDT 2008


<p>
<strong>Every bomb that is dropped and every bullet that is fired in the
name of this war of terror has to be made somewhere and wherever that is
it can be resisted...</strong></p>
<p>
Since 2001 over a million people have been killed worldwide by the US-UK
War of Terror.<a href="http://www.mbmtech.co.uk/"> EDO MBM/ITT </a> supply
weapons components for the US-UK war machine.<a
href="www.smashedo.org.uk"> Smash EDO </a> has been campaigning for four
and a half years to close down EDO.</p>
<p>
Our movement is growing, in June this year over 600 people came from
around the country to the
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400163.html>‘Carnival Against the
Arms Trade’ </a>. The Carnival managed to reach the Brighton bomb factory
despite police attempts to stop us!
<p>
<strong>Resources:</strong> <a
href="http://www.smashedo.org.uk/shut-itt.htm">Webpage for the Shut ITT
Demonstration - Info on accomodation and transport</a> | <a
href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/409883.html"> Open Letter to
Sussex Police</a> | <a
href="http://www.smashedo.org.uk/resources/colouredflyer2006.pdf">More
Info about the Smash EDO Campaign (pdf)</a> | <a
href="http://www.smashedo.org.uk/resources/edo&itt.pdf">Info about the
Merger with ITT (pdf)</a></p>
<p>
<strong>Links:</strong> <a href="www.smashedo.org.uk">Smash EDO</a> | <a
href="http://www.mbmtech.co.uk/">EDO MBM</a> | <a
href="/en/actions/2008/edo/">Smash EDO Indymedia topic page</a></p>
<p>
<strong>Previous features:</strong>
<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400163.html> Smash EDO Carnival
Against the Arm Trade - Timeline
</a>|<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399714.html> Carnival Against
the Arms Trade </a>|<http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/400604.html>
Marie Vesco RIP </a>|<a href="/en/2008/03/394558.html">On the Verge - The
Film They Tried to Ban</a> |<a href="/en/2007/10/383372.html">Singers
Arrested Outside Arms Factory</a> | <a
href="/en/2007/08/379681.html">Smash EDO Action Camp: Shut down the
Brighton bomb builders</a> | <a href="/en/2007/07/374989.html">Lebanon War
protesters - Not Guilty!</a> | <a href="/en/2007/02/362939.html">EDO CORP:
2006 Alternative Report</a> | <a href="/en/2007/01/360710.html">2007 Is
The Year To Shut EDO Down</a> | <a href="/en/2006/02/334463.html">EDO MBM
Injunction crumbles</a> | <a href="/en/2005/08/320702.html">EDO MBM
desperate to stop protests as resistance increases</a> | <a
href="/en/2005/06/313576.html">Smash EDO Take On The Law</a> | <a
href="/en/2005/04/308039.html">Harassment Law Used Against Anti-War
Campaigners</a> | <a href="/en/2005/01/303864.html">Campaign to Smash
Edo</a> | <a href="/en/2004/05/292127.html">Arms company shut down</a></p>
On October 15th campaigners will gather at EDO/MBM ITT for a mass demo
against the arms trade. The meeting point is 12 noon opposite Falmer
Station next to the stone sign leading to the Sussex University
campus.</p>
<p>
Activist from around the country are expected to come to Brighton for the
demonstration. Accomodation will be provided around Brighton and a meeting
for those going on the demonstration will be held on Tuesday evening.
Those thinking of coming are encouraged to get there for the meeting on
Tuesday and to come in affinity groups who are willing to work together at
the demonstration.




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