Opposing DSEI, Europe’s biggest arms fair
NADJA LOVADINOV reports on her time protesting against the 2023 edition of the infamous open market of guns, bombs and other weapons war in east London
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ON September 12 2023, the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) protested against the opening of the DSEI arms fair held annually at the Excel Centre in east London.
The arms fair (known euphemistically as Defence and Security Equipment International) brings representatives of the world’s governments and armed forces together to meet and do deals with arms dealers.
We held a memorial ceremony at the security entrance of the Excel, reading 100 names of people killed in war and armed conflict since the beginning of the 21st century.
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