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A report on London Campaign Against Arms Trade's protest at Top Gear Live, ExCeL Centre

As part of a campaign against Clarion Events' ownership of the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair (DSEi), Saturday saw London Campaign Against Arms Trade (London CAAT) carry out a protest at Clarion's latest show, Top Gear Live, which took place this Saturday at the ExCeL Centre in Lond…

The Baby Show is run by Clarion Events, which also happens to run a number of international arms fairs: these include the world's biggest, DSEi, which has been held every two years at the Excel Centre in London's Docklands since 2001. The most recent one took place just last month, to which human rights-abusing regimes such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Algeria were invited. Nine supporters of Lond…

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- Words from a member of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) on the activities surrounding this year's DESI arms fair in east London.



- Derek from tokepure telling us about the need to break th…

As the British Prime Minister departs Libya after celebrating the end of Gaddafi's 42-year rule, anger grows in the UK over the arms fair that once hosted the Colonel when he was stocking up with new military hardware. Critics say it's one of the world's biggest weaponry sales floors and that it provided Libya's ousted leader with the means to launch his deadly crackdown on the opposition. An…

Images from protests against the biennial 'Defence and Security Equipment International' (DSEi), probably the world's largest arms trade exhibition, which took place at the Excel Centre in east London's Docklands from 13-16 September 2011.

A small demo took place in Parliament Square and Whitehall on Friday, from 11am to 4pm, against the 'Defence and Security Equipment International' (DSEi) arms fair. The protest included a visit to Downing Street to deliver a petition addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron calling for the UK to stop arming dictators and to shut down the DSEi arms fair.

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Protesters unfurled giant banners, verbally shamed arms dealers and staged a die-in and at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square to protest about weapons dealers and buyers from the DSEi (Defence and Security Equipment International) attending the major gallery for a lavish drinks reception. The DSEi is the largest arms fair in the world hosted by the UK Government every 2 years at the Exc…

Hundreds of protesters stage a series of stunts across London against the arms trade as the UK government invites 14 countries criticised by human rights organisations as having authorative regimes to the DSEI arms fair which the defence secretary Liam Fox describes as 'in the national interest'.

Activists hung a 12 metre 'Destroy DSEi' banner on the site of the ExCel Centre at dawn this morning. ExCel opens its doors to the controversial Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair on September 13th. A wave of protest actions are planned for the first day of the fair.

Activists dropped the banner from two cranes opposite the ExCel Centre in Newham,where the arms fai…

A march for peace and freedom will take place on Wednesday 14th September, from Westminster to the ExCel Centre in east London, where 'Defence and Security Equipment International' (DSEi), the world's biggest arms trade fair will be in progress.

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The Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7XW

Meet 10am, Kingsgate House - home of the Government's arms export division, UKTI DSO - 66-74 Victoria Street, London. SW1E 6SW

(5-10 min walk from Victoria tube and train stations)

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Approximate distance to Custom House DLR (for ExCel): 8-9 miles (see detailed route info below)

Junction of Freemasons Road and Victoria Dock Road, Custom House, E16 near Custom House DLR station

Tidal Basin Road next to Royal Victoria DLR station

Following a campaign including a 25,000 petition to ask the police to request a ban on the EDL march planned through Tower Hamlets on Sat 3rd Sept, and the threat of legal action by the local mayor, it seems the met police have now asked the home secretary to ban ALL marches in the five london boroughs for a period of 30 days.

While the exact wording of the request is currently unknown, it is ass…

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ExCel Centre, London Docklands

This September, the world’s biggest arms fair - DSEi - will be back in London. Disarm DSEi is calling a Day of Action against the arms fair, and has produced resources including a pamphlet and colour poster. At this year's DSEi over 1200 arms companies will be hawking their deadly wares to 25000 buyers from around the world, including military delegations from repressive, human-rights abusin…

London CAAT members maintained the pressure on Clarion Events with a demonstration outside the International Fine Art & Antiques Fair at Kensington Olympia. After being moved on by the over-zealous security guards, we took up a position outside the entrance to the tube station.

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Olympia Conference Centre, Hammersmith Road London W14 8UX

Central Station pub, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9SD

Central Station pub, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9SD

Central Station pub, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9SD

Central Station pub, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9SD