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One of the first (and most enjoyable) activities I’ve done in my first three weeks at CAAT has been to attend an evening of stunning performances put together by In Place of War last week. In Place of War (IPOW) brings together creative people across the world in zones of conflict, giving them the skills, […]

Hello!   My name is Jess Poyner and I’m the new Universities Coordinator for CAAT Universities Network! I’ve just graduated from Architecture and Urban Planning at Newcastle University where I was active in various campaigns and projects from Fossil Free to Black Lives Matter. It’s a great time to get involved in running CAAT campaigns […]

Last week two of the world’s largest arms companies gave a talk at the University of Liverpool. About 50% of Thales’s business is in arms, including mortar systems, rocket systems for helicopters, precision-guided munitions, military vehicles, missiles, and small arms and ammunition. They sells arms to many oppressive regimes, including Bahrain, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, […]

UCL student campaigners won a “tremendous victory” for human rights this week, when their student union passed a BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) motion. The motion was passed with a 67% majority, after a “riveting” debate at a UCL student union council meeting. The Union is now mandated to cut ties with corporate entities directly contributing […]

BAE Systems tried to hold a recruitment event at the University of Warwick at the end of November, but students were not happy that their university was playing host to such an unethical company. After less than half an hour of protest, with a banner and chanting, the recruiters from BAE Systems packed up and […]

Campaigners and activists from across Cambridge came together this month to protest against arms companies recruiting at an engineering and science jobs fair. The two day event at the University of Cambridge included arms companies BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, as well as the army; recruiting on Armistice Day. BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce both supply arms […]

After a successful campaign by the University of Liverpool Friends of Palestine (ULFOP) and CAAT groups, students voted in support of a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) policy in a preferendum last week. The Liverpool Guild of Students now officially supports the Palestinian-led BDS movement and has a mandate to lobby the university to do the […]

Elle Spencer reports for Liverpool Life magazine about concerns over the University of Liverpool’s links with the arms trade. Students, activists and concerned citizens alike gathered in the Liverpool Guild of Students on Monday to discuss the University of Liverpool’s alleged involvement with the arms trade. Campaigner Greg Dropkin, who spoke at the meeting and […]

Last week students in Bristol took action against arms companies recruiting on their campus. Several arms companies were exhibiting at an IT and Engineering careers fair in the University’s Wills Memorial Building, but the Bristol Left society were there to counter them with a banner drop and an information stall. The action was a protest […]