472 days of genocide yet we still have to call out the unapologetic complicity to a genocide!
We stood united outside the Farnborough Exhibition Centre to oppose the International Armoured Vehicles Conference, an event that makes our country complicit in atrocities. This is not just a conference. It is a marketplace for weapons of war, and it is a direct link in the chain of violence, destruction, and genocide.
At this conference, companies such as BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Thales sell weapons and components to the Israeli military, used to bomb hospitals, destroy schools, and reduce entire neighbourhoods to rubble. They are tools of war crimes. Tools of genocide.
This event is not just a one off. It happens every year. Previously it took place at the Twickenham Stadium, until the local PSC helped the community take a stand. Now it is held in Farnborough and it will continue to be here unless we do something.
It’s not just about action on the day. There’s a lot more that goes into it. We had a petition that garnered over 600 signatures, an open letter to the CEO of the Farnborough Exhibition Centre urging him not to let this event take place (which was even signed by the Jeremy Corbyn Project!). We created templates to make it easier for the general public to email Alex Baker MP. We reached out to local councillors and spread the word for everyone else to do the same. Putting pressure on our representatives and decision-makers is key.
This event may be over for this year but the weapons purchased will continue to do damage to the Palestinian people and beyond. So we vow not to forget. We will continue to fight this cause. And we need your help to stop the International Armoured Vehicle Conference coming back to Farnborough next year.
What you can do:
- Sign our petition
- Email Alex Baker MP (the local MP to this event)
We cannot do this without you!
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