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The Wall Must Fall | 17.06.2004 16:13 | Anti-militarism

Upcoming Day of Action against Caterpillar (25th June)

anti-caterpillarist, 08.06.2004 15:32

Friday the 25th of June will see what should be the first of many days of action against Caterpillar, or as they have affectionately come to be known, Caterkiller. The action will be focussed in the West Midlands area where Caterpillar has a number of plants. Caterpillar has been targeted for supplying of D9 military bulldozers to Israel, despite knowing that they are used to murder civilians (including peace activist Rachael Corrie and countless Palestinians) and to demolish thousands of civilian homes in illegal acts of collective punishment.




The actions will start early in the day and meet up points will be published at a later date. Individuals and groups are encouraged to get involved; there will be limited ‘crash pad’ accommodation available in Birmingham (email for details). The cheapest way to get to Birmingham/the West Midlands is the Megabus (www.megabus.com), which starts at £1 per journey (sorry for the advert peeps, but its for a good cause). We are hoping for as many people as possible – there will be plenty of non-arrestable activities so don’t worry about getting nicked! If possible, please bring military style uniforms and water pistols.

This day of action will be the latest in a long line of protests targeting Caterpillar. These have included many high street actions aimed at encouraging a boycott of their branded products (1), an occupation of CAT’s exhibit at a trade fair (2), rooftop occupations at their headquarters (3), leafleting inside the factory that stopped work for a day on the anniversary of Rachael Corrie’s murder (4), attempts to present Caterpillar staff with a ‘Homewrecker of the Year’ award (5) and an early morning picnic/attempt to present the ‘Homewrecker’ award in their car park as staff arrived for work (6).
We wll be meeting in the area on Thurday evening. For details contact Chris on 07887648374.

Hope to see you there!


Links

(1)  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/280130.html
(2)  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/06/273107.html
(3)  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/09/276508.html
(4)  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/03/287035.html
(5)  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/05/291298.html
(6)  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/05/291359.html

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