November 2015
IN THIS E-BULLETIN
ITALIAN PACIFIST HAMMERS ON MUOS RADAR DISH
28 NEW ZEALANDERS ARRESTED BLOCKADING WAR PROFITEERS CONFERENCE
SIT-IN OUTSIDE ARMS MERCHANTS CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS RESULTS IN 27 ARRESTS
PLEASE SUPPORT IMPRISONED ANTI-NUCLEAR AND ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS – THE NUCLEAR RESISTER NEEDS YOU!
Italian pacifist hammers on MUOS radar dish
Early in the morning of November 11, Italian pacifist Turi Vaccaro entered the military installation Muos Niscemi (Caltanissetta), climbed on one of the huge satellite dishes – considered an “instrument of war and death” – and began to hit it with a hammer, causing damage of close to 800 thousand euro. For 34 hours, the long time peace activist remained up on the dish, 40 meters off the ground. He was arrested on November 12, processed at the court of Gela, and released with an order to remain in the province of Caltanissetta.
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28 New Zealanders arrested blockading war profiteers conference
At 8:00 a.m. on November 17, a group of around 150 people gathered to protest the annual New Zealand Defence Industry Association conference in Wellington, where over 200 weapons manufacturers were represented. Some of the protesters linked arms and blockaded the two entrances to the arena where the conference was held. At around 11:00 a.m., the police began arresting 28 protesters one by one, hauling them into paddy wagons. The activists were released several hours later.
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Sit-in outside arms merchants conference in Brussels results in 27 arrests
On Monday afternoon, November 16, European policymakers and arms merchants were meeting in private at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in Brussels. On the sidewalk just outside the barricaded, red carpet entrance to the meeting venue, about three dozen peace activists rolled out a red puddle of paint, disrupting the scene as they staged a bloody sit-in. Each of the campaigners held a small placard with a simple statement in Dutch or English, such as: “Arms lobby dictates EU policy.” “Arms lobby kills” and “EU exports insecurity”. Police quickly moved in and arrested 27 people, who were all released later that day.
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