'Stop Telford's Arms Fair' - Day of Action

Pax Christi is joining the 'Stop Telford's Arms Fair' Day of Action next Wednesday, 20th November (11am-4pm) and, if you can, they would love you to join them in this day of nonviolent protest. Other groups attending will be the Quakers and Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

This arms fair (the Specialist Defence & Security Convention UK), focuses on military equipment for front-line infantry soldiers and will include exhibitors from a number of arms companies, including those complicit in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza:

Elbit Systems - manufacturer of bombs, mortars and drones, and Israel's largest privately held arms company.

L3 Harris - maker of surveillance, night vision and targeting equipment and supplier of bomb release mechanisms for Israel's F35 aircraft, which has been confirmed as being involved in the deaths of many civilians in Gaza.

Ultra Electronics - granted numerous arms export licences to Israel by the UK Government and involved in the development of the F35 warplane.

The Day of Action starts at 11am outside the Telford International Centre. There will be rolling activities during the day and you can find out more about the schedule and directions to the venue here: https://sites.google.com/view/stop-sdsc-uk

Let us know on info@paxchristi.org.uk if you are interested in coming along and making our voice heard.