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Smash EDO Summer of Resistance – Down the Drones

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM – From 1st May to 1st August 2012

A colourful demo was held at EDO MBM today, protesting EDO’s manufacture of drone technology for the US and elsewhere. Activists waved flags and made lots of noise with bells, a sound system, horns, pots and pans.Later on in the demo kites were flown over the factory to remind the workers of what its like to be constantly underneath the drones. We even rigged up a kite to take some surveillance footage, aerial footage will be posted soon.

EDO have been involved in US drones for years (see, for example, here and  here), EDO MBM in Brighton manufacture arming units which are incorporated into the drone’s bomb release unit (see  here and here).

In Yemen yesterday 49 people were killed in two CIA drone strikes (see here), at least eight of those people were civilians. Drone strikes are part of a policy of extrajudicial assassinations, illegal under international law.

We will be holding a public meeting about drone technology, with Chris Cole of Drone Wars UK, tomorrow evening at 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House on Ship Street

Surprise demo at EDO – 15/05/2012

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM – From 1st May to 1st August 2012

A group of us rocked up to the factory today and held a loud demo outside the factory gates.We’ll be back tomorrow for our Down the Drones demo at 4pm. Please come along and bring kites and other unmanned aircraft.

On Thursday we’re holding a public meeting about drones, with Chris Cole from Drone Wars UK, at 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House in Ship Street

Smash EDO Summer of Resistance week three day one

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM – From 1st May to 1st August 2012.
The third week of the Summer of Resistance began with a noisy demonstration at 9.30am outside the gates of EDO MBM with campaigners banging pots and pans, playing music through a sound system and conveying an anti war message to the workers of EDO MBM over a megaphone.

 

Smash EDO Summer of Resistance Targets Barclays

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM – From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

Over thirty people turned out to a lively picket of Barclays Bank in North Street, Brighton, today. (photos here)

A picket of Barclays was also held in Bath.

Barclays are the market maker for ITT Exelis, EDO MBM’s parent company on the New York Stock Exchange. They are also the largest global investor in the arms trade.  Continue reading →

Ratchet up the Racket: Smash EDO Summer of Resistance continues

Smash EDO have called for three months of direct action to close down EDO MBM – From 1st May to 1st August 2012.

On Thursday a group of us braved torrential rain to hold a surprise demo outside the gates of EDO.

On Friday, this time with the sun shining a larger group brought pots, pans, a sound system and a jazz flute up to the factory to usher the workers home at the end of another week (Friday is a half day).  Continue reading →