Campaign Against Arms Trade
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in the UK works to end the international arms trade.
The arms business has a devastating impact on human rights and security, and damages economic development. Large scale military procurement and arms exports only reinforce a militaristic approach to international problems.
In seeking to end the arms trade, CAAT’s priorities are:
- to stop the procurement or export of arms where they might:
- exacerbate conflict, support aggression, or increase tension
- support an oppressive regime or undermine democracy
- threaten social welfare through the level of military spending
- to end all government political and financial support for arms exports
- and to promote progressive demilitarisation within arms-producing countries.
CAAT considers that security needs to be seen in much broader terms that are not dominated by military and arms company interests. A wider security policy would have the opportunity to reallocate resources according to actual threats and benefits, including addressing major causes of insecurity such as inequality and climate change.
CAAT values the diversity of opinion amongst its supporters and is committed to nonviolence in all its work.
Universities Network
The Universities Network exists to provide students and staff in higher education with information on arms companies’ ties to universities and to actively campaign to break these ties. It’s an informal network of groups and individuals at universities across the UK.
There is a Universities Network Coordinator based at CAAT who is available to give students and staff support and resources, as well as help in organising talks and workshops. You can email the Universities Network Coordinator at universities(at)caat·org·uk.
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