Upcoming events

Campaign Against Arms Trade Universities Day of Action

Date: 
24 Feb 10
Kick the arms trade off the campus. Take action on your universities' links to the arms trade through the careers service, investments and military involvement in research. Last year's actions included: a die-in protest, a roof protest, occupation of a university building, alternative careers fairs, petitions and letters urging universities to divest from the arms trade. For more information go to wiki.caat.org.uk.

Campaign Against Arms Trade Universities Network Gathering

Date: 
6 Mar 10
An opportunity for members of CAAT Universities Network to meet eachother, plan campaigns, share skills and celebrate the success of the National Day of Action. For more information and to join the Network go to wiki.caat.org.uk.

Campaign Against Arms Trade Gathering in York

Date: 
27 Mar 10
A chance to meet other CAAT supporters, get the latest information on our campaign and share ideas for action in the run up to the election. If you like, you can also take the chance to practise some public speaking skills and become a CAAT speaker!

Campaign Against Arms Trade Gathering in Bristol

Date: 
24 Apr 10
Probably only a few weeks before the election, this event will look at how we can use online and local media to spread our message, as well as give you the latest information on our campaigns, and a chance to plan some local action for 'Stop Week'.

Aylesbury Green Fair

Date: 
16 May 10
We are still in the organisation stage at this moment as it seems to be getting bigger by the day! At this moment in time we are anticipating 3 zones: 1) Farmers Market (which will feature anything grown, produced / made or farmed locally) 2) Transport and Waste (bus, train, Eco taxis, cycling, walking, car sharing and waste disposal, land fill, recycling etc..) 3) Social and Environmental Sustainability (Importance of community, bees and the environment, electricity generation / carbon trust, Fairtrade, eco products, etc..)

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Network news and actions

4 Feb 10 Hackers Steal Millions in Carbon Credits

Credit card numbers are so passe. Today’s hackers know the real powerhouse data to steal is emission certificates.

26 Jan 10 YouTube's video choice prompts Firefox fightback

Firefox isn’t supporting the H.264 video standard because it’s patented and the patent owners want fees: it’s not free. But if Google and YouTube make it ubiquitous, will users have a real choice? Should they care?

15 Jan 10 Radical booksellers take on Amazon

Fifty years ago, in the aftermath of World War Two, a group of pacifists opened Housmans radical bookshop at its current address at 5 Caledonian Road, in London’s Kings’ Cross.