RBS/LCC arms sales conference cancelled!
Paul Tait | 02.09.2011 10:17 | Anti-militarism | World
The conference was announced in the wake of news that arms sales to repressive regimes such as Bahrain, Libya and Saudi Arabia had increased by almost a third in recent months despite concerns the weapons had been used to suppress democratic protest.
The seminar was scheduled just five days before the opening of Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi), the London arms fair. DSEi is one of the world's largest arms fairs and is highly controversial, especially the recent oppression in the Middle East and North Africa.
Paul Tait
Additions
Still planning to protest
02.09.2011 11:45
Sarah Waldron
e-mail:
sarah@caat.org.uk
Homepage:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203304413067172
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LCC confirm cancellation
02.09.2011 10:36
This is obviously mega news and shows that even the threat to protest works although I was almost looking forward to returning to RBS’s HQ for an action.
They will almost certainly re-schedule this conference at a more secretive location.
CAAT activist
Sources?
02.09.2011 11:02
Interested
Confirmation?
02.09.2011 11:12
http://www.londonchamber.co.uk/lcc_public/default.asp?id=271
Tickets are still on sale online:
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/15952
So, what is the basis for claiming that it is cancelled? How can we confirm that? Until it is confirmed, we should assume that the event is still going ahead.
Evey
Totally agree
02.09.2011 11:45
They did say that it was going to take a ‘few hours’ to change the website and it may be useful for any journalists reading this to ask LCC to confirm that it has been cancelled (or perhaps just postponed) and ask for a reason why.
CAAT activist
Protest anyway!
02.09.2011 12:42
This is a state-owned bank that is trying to promote arms sales to the Middle East. The mere fact that they agreed to host this meeting shows how hollow the claims by RBS CEO Stephen Hester about being ethical are.
It is bad enough investing in companies that make weapons but actively trying to assist them in marketing their wares is sure not the job of a bank that is ultimately owned by the taxpayer.
So come on CAAT and get some firm details out about what time this protest (in Bishopsgate?) is going to take place.
London anarchist
Demo details
02.09.2011 12:54
Evey
eagerly awaiting the next meeting!
02.09.2011 14:28
from there pdf
Sure to be lots of friendly indonesian torturers (Mark Thomas, Defendory, The Comedy Product) ( https://www.fpcn-global.org/en/video/INDONESIAS-ABU-GHRAIB-Brutal-Kostrad-Torture-video-emerges-Puncak-Jaya-West-Papua), Thai military ( https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/South_Thailand_insurgency), even probably some friendly aussie govt bods (second most racist state/people in the 'west', (after israel).
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Satgas
Homepage: www.infopapua.org