Campaign Against Arms Trade Newsletter May 2022
Posted: 29th May 2022
Welcome to CAAT E-news for May 2022!
In this edition:
- Event (London/Online): War, Peace, and Accountability in Yemen (Tues 7th June 2022, 6pm)
- Event (Online): Arms Fairs and Data Repository Launch (Wed 8th June 2022, 6pm)
- Action Report: Bahrain Sports washing at Windsor Horse Show, “why are you hosting dictators?” (from 15th May)
- Save the Date: No to Farnborough Arms Fair (Mon 18 July 2022)
- Without you, there could be no CAAT.
Event (London/Online): War, Peace, and Accountability in Yemen
Tues 7th June 2022, 6pm
CAAT is delighted to welcome to the UK Mr. Abdulrasheed Al Fakih, Executive Director of Mwatana for Human Rights.
Rasheed will be talking about the situation in Yemen alongside: Dr. Valentina Azarova of Manchester International Law Center; Dr. Samuel Perlo-Freeman, Research Coordinator, CAAT; Sarah Al-areqi, Researcher – Iraq and Yemen, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS); Katie Fallon, Parliamentary Coordinator, CAAT (moderator)
You can join the event in person, which will be at The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ, or online by registering (free) here.
More info via the CAAT Event Page.
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Event (Online): Arms Fairs and Data Repository Launch
Wed 8th June 2022, 6pm
Arms fairs are held all over the world and are where companies exhibit all types of military, security and policing weapons and equipment. The fairs often publish lists of all the companies exhibiting and information on the weapons they sell.
Omega Research Foundation and CAAT have collated this data in one placeand it is available for all to access.
Join us with speaker / panellists: Rachel Small (World Beyond War, Canada)and Dr. Chris Rossdale (academic and author of “Resisting Militarism: Direct Action and the Politics of Subversion”) with moderator Helen Close (Omega)to find out more about arms fairs, the resistance to them, and this new resource.
More info via the CAAT Events Page, where you can register (free) to get the link for the event.
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Action Report: Bahrain Sports washing at Windsor Horse Show, “why are you hosting dictators?”
Campaigners from CAAT joined Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) earlier this month (15th May) outside the Windsor Horse Show.
Bahrain has a long history of human rights abuses, yet the leaders of the regime continue to receive invitations from the Queen to this prestigious event in the grounds of Windsor Castle. So, campaigners were there to ask why.
Find out what happened, and the answer to the question, “your Majesty, why are you hosting dictators?” via the CAAT News page.
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Save the Date: No to Farnborough Arms Fair (Mon 18 July 2022)
Arms companies Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Raytheon, Leonardo, Elbit Systems, Rafael and many more will be exhibiting their deadly wares in Farnborough in July. The event has previously featured a public airshow, which has now become an industry recruiting day.
Opposition is expected from groups worried about the impact of the weapons being sold into conflicts around the world, not least in Yemen and Palestine.
So, please save the date! And if you would like to get involved with organising an action, contact [email protected] or reply to this note.
More info about who is exhibiting can be found via CAAT’s Farnborough International page and for this year’s event on CAAT’s Farnborough 2022 data page.
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Without you, there could be no CAAT.
Whether it’s creating new research, getting the word out with talks and events, or taking to the streets to say no to militarism, your support makes the work we do possible. And brings the day forward when the international arms trade and the suffering it causes is brought to an end.
If you would like to help with our work, you can make a donation or set up a direct debit via the CAAT Donate page.
Thank you for your continuing support!
Kirsten Bayes
Campaign Against Arms Trade