Arms fair to come under fire from musical protest

By John Hill on June 2, 2009 5:30 PM |

Tagged with:

Campaign Against Arms Trade,
Clarion Events,
DSEi,
East London Against The Arms Fair,
Excel London,
Stop Week

A musical protest against the DSEi international arms fair is to be held outside Excel on June 13.

East London Against The Arms Fair is to stage the action between 2pm and 5pm. The group is stepping up their efforts to pressure organiser Clarion Events into cancelling the biannual fair, which will next take place this September.

Further demonstrations will take place monthly. This event is part of Stop Week, which focuses on the UK Government's support for the arms industry.

Other activities include a "Merchants of Death" walking tour in Central London on June 14 and an Arms Trade Day of Prayer organised by the CAAT Christian Network.