Liverpool Says No to the Arms Trade
Next month, the European Electronic Warfare Convention is due to take place in Liverpool – but the city's residents are sending a clear message: arms dealers and warmongers are not welcome in Merseyside.
Liverpool campaigners have formed a coalition to push back against plans to host an arms fair at the city’s ACC Exhibition Centre between 11 and 13 October. The campaigners have created a petition to have the fair cancelled, and have so far gathered over 5,500 signatures. On Saturday 11 September, there will be a national protest taking place in the city with Lowkey, Maxine Peake, and Jeremy Corbyn among those in attendance.
The European Electronic Warfare Convention, organised by the Association of Old Crows (AOC), will include representatives from government, business, the military, and academia. AOC Europe has described the event as an opportunity to ‘exchange ideas, develop relationships and showcase a range of high-tech electronics.’ They have assured those opposing the fair that all participants and attendees have been fully vetted and that the event is in line with international law. While the event itself may be lawful, though, several of the companies on the list to attend the event have a history of violating international obligations.
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