Four Somerset residents are taking direct action at Somerset Council’s County Hall building at The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY.
Palestine Action protest Somerset Council over Elbit link
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Four Somerset residents are taking direct action at Somerset Council’s County Hall building at The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY.
Yesterday, at 7.30 am, Palestine Action blocked the roads leading in and out of Elbit’s UAV Engines factory in Shenstone, making access to the Israeli weapons maker impossible.
Breaching security, the activists have scaled the factory to take the roof, forcing the site to close.
UK industry provides 15% of the components for F-35 stealth combat aircraft, and this production will be disrupted at the sites targeted today.
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A massive military intervention was once again underway in the early afternoon of the 15th of February in an attempt to evacuate the ZAD.
The ride has continued unabated over the years, and participants have come and gone. Its structurelessness is both a boon and a millstone.
On January 3, 2024, over 60 activists from the Cymru Peace Coalition picketed BAE Glascoed.
In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Israeli weapons trade have been acquitted of a total of 12 charges, which included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage.
Palestine Action has this morning taken down the Bedford premises of the world’s largest weapons company, Lockheed Martin.