On 31st March 2012, Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) & Stop the Arms Fair (STAF) launched a campaign to ‘Disarm the National Gallery' in Trafalgar Square, London. A video of this action including never seen before footage of protests & discussions inside the National Gallery and an interview with BBC correspondent & Channel 4 reporter Paraic O'Brien at Stop the Arms Fair 2011 can be viewed …

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On episode 89 of Dissident Island Radio We had many fingers in may pies including:



- Photojournalist Guy Smallman discussing Afghanistan, war, and imperialism 10 years in to the 'war on terror'.



- 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…

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Masked protesters were pulled out of the crowds at the beginning of the June 30th strike from Lincoln's Inn Fields and detained and de-masked with their details taken under Section 60 of the Public Order Act. London, UK, 30/07/2011.

Shortly after the June 30th strike and march began from Lincoln's Inn Fields around 12 noon, a man scaled a lamp post at the south end of Kingsway dropping a banner supporting the strike. London, UK, 30/07/2011.

After the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green to Trafalgar Square, people listened to speeches on May Day 2011, otherwise known as International Workers' Day. London, UK, 01/05/2011.

Anti-arms trade protesters and CAAT (Campaign Against the Arms Trade) members demonstrated outside the 2011 Counter Terror Expo in London which is organised by Clarion Events. London, UK, 19/04/2011.

Demonstration against Lockheed Martin and 2011 UK census processing

 

A small demonstration was held outside Victoria station to raise awareness of the fact that the government has paid Lockheed Martin £150m of public money to help run the 2011 census. London, UK, 19/03/2011.

Over 200 protesters against the Con-Dem cuts marched from Mornington Crescent to Camden Town Hall. Once there many tried to get through police lines, ripping away barriers to attempt to enter the building. London, UK, 28/02/2011.

A small collective demanding justice for 9/11 demonstrated outside Downing Street. They are calling for an end to the injustice of the post 9/11 world and justice for those who lost their lives and their friends and families. London, UK, 26/02/2011.

A flyer for what is set to be the largest Union demonstration against cuts in years lies outside Downing Street. Organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Labour leader Ed Miliband is reported to speak at the rally. London, UK, 25/02/2011.

Bahrainians protested outside their Embassy in London following the use of UK supplied weapons against anti-government protesters in the capital's Pearl Square. London, UK, 19/02/2011.

UK Uncut forced the closure of Barclays Bank in Piccadilly Circus just after 11am. Yesterday it was revealed that the bank paid just 1% corporation tax in 2009 - £113m after record profits of £11.6bn. London, UK, 19/02/2011.

UK Uncut forced the closure of Barclays Bank in Piccadillly Circus just after 11am. Yesterday it was revealed that the bank paid just 1% corporation tax in 2009 - £113m after record profits of £11.6bn. London, UK, 19/02/2011.

Around 500 marched from the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) head office to Bedford Square to continue to demonstrate against the spending cuts. London, UK. 23/10/2010.

Over 3,000 people descended on Birmingham city centre to protest against cuts in public spending on the opening day of the Conservative Party conference. Birmingham, United Kingdom, 03/10/2010

A small group of 'Muslims Against the Crusades' commemorated the attacks 9 years ago today on the World Trade Center in New York by burning a flag in front of the US Embassy with a heavy police presence monitoring. London, United Kingdom 11/09/2010.

Campaign Against the Arms Trade demonstrate outside the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster as the BAE shareholders demand answers from the board of directors inside. London, United Kingdom. 05/05/2010.

Thousands of people took to the streets of London for International Worker's Day starting from Clerkenwell Green, whilst many turned out to attend the Mayday Meltdown organised by the same people as the G20 demonstration last year. The four horsemen of the apocalypse converged on Parliament square, from different locations carrying effigies of Griffin, Clegg, Cameron and Brown. They were then…

Around one hundred protesters attend a demonstration outside the Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) based in Kingsgate House on Victoria Street. The protest was organised by SPEAK, a network who connect young adults and students to campaign and pray about issues concerning global injustice. London, United Kingdom. 01/03/2010.