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Activists protested the presence of arms companies BAE Systems and Raytheon at the London Graduate Fair this week. Outraged at the presence of BAE Systems and Raytheon at the event, activists aimed to both disrupt the smooth running of the BAE stall and to inform students about the companies.
… More » At their most recent careers fair, Warwick University students organised a die-in at the BAE Systems stall. While the students lay ‘dead’ on the floor, one student shouted loudly about BAE’s record. Outside the fair the group, Weapons out of Warwick, gave out a ‘Fair Information’ booklet, a guide to the ethical record of those … More » From a student at Bristol University This spring, many of us will have seen the Arab uprisings, and been shocked at the way peaceful people have been gassed, shot at, and otherwise attacked by their own governments. What will have passed many of us by however, is that many of the weapons used against these … More » Report on the recent action in Edinburgh: Once again we returned to Edinburgh University to flyer students heading in to the careers fair about the presence of arms companies on campus, as we had already discovered that the arms companies BAE Systems, Thales and Selex would be attempting to recruit students inside the fair. … More » Abi Haque and Hilary Ekad have written an excellent piece for CAAT in the Huffington Post. Find out about the links between universities and the arms trade and what students are doing about it. Read the article here. Lancaster University students recently protested a BAE Conference held on their campus. Despite the secrecy surrounding the event, (the students only found out about it by chance), they were able to show BAE that they are not welcome on Lancaster campus. Read all about the action on the Lancaster University student newspaper website. Students at Manchester University sent arms company BAE packing after a protest at a BAE workshop. Students informed others about BAE before holding a ‘die-in’ outside the event room. Students lay, as if dead, on the ground holding tombstone shaped placards which displayed information about the arms trade. Read Tom Fox’s article in the Manchester … More » Students set out to counter the slick image presented by BAE at their careers stall, by providing information on the company’s activities. The importance of this was demonstrated by the numbers of students who were unaware of what BAE actually does. Read original article. The presidents of a host of student societies called for arms companies to be banned from the Exeter campus. When the arms companies did attend a careers fair, they were met by biohazard suit-clad protesters and a spoof ‘arms company’ stall. Read the full story here. The Weapons out of Warwick group are getting involved in CAAT’s Ban BAE campaign. Students are determined that BAE will be met with protest whenever they come to campus, and that students be fully informed about the career decisions that they make. Read Chris Hackett’s article in The Boar here. … More » |
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