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Fri 2009-Nov-13
Anti-NATO mass demo at Edinburgh. NATO is an imperialist force for imposing Western capitalism on those who resist it. Join the
NATO Welcoming Committee for a mass demonstration to shut down the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Annual Session. Bring warm clothes, noise, banners and whatever else you hope to find.
Fri 2009-Nov-13
Nottingham Arms Dump 12:00 at The Arboretum, Nottingham. Protest against the arms trade by joining local people a march bearing a huge model rifle to the gates of Nottingham-based arms manufacturer
Heckler & Koch, where it will be symbolically dumped on the company's doorstep. Bring banners and placards.
Mon 2009-Dec-14
Picket Heckler & Koch 12:30 at
Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2PX. Monthly picket outside arms manufacturer
Heckler & Koch. Bring banners and placards.
Mon 2009-Dec-14
Shut Down H&K meeting 19:00 at
The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Nottingham NG7 6HX. Come along and get involved with the campaign against Nottingham's largest arms company
Heckler & Koch.
Fri 2010-Jan-15
Peace News Winter Gathering at Nottingham.
Peace News magazine will be holding a gathering of campaigners and activists to build the movement against militarism and the arms trade.
An anti-arms-trade campaign in Nottingham has discovered that Bournemouth-based company LV= is knowingly profiting from the arms trade. LV=, formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, is a financial services company that sells insurance, savings and investments. Nottingham-based campaign Shut Down H&K discovered that LV= is the landlord of none other than Heckler & Koch – the world’s second-largest manufacturer of small arms.