"For centuries Mayday has brought people together and out onto our streets. People danced in the spirit of the coming Summer and the fertility of the crops. People marched in remembrance and solidarity with their fellow workers around the world. People gathered in their cities to fight against global capital and exploitation.
Smash EDO invites you to a celebration of all these aspects and more. In Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine there are people who will never plant another seed, work in safety or control what they produce. These are the people whose lives have been destroyed by war and occupation, whose pain is transferred into profit by the arms trade. The war machine can only exist through the demands of international capital and the greed of industry. There has been a long vibrant campaign to stop these war profiteers in the city of Brighton, come and be part of it
Smash EDO has been campaigning for over four years to close down EDO MBM/ITT. EDO produce arms components which are used against civilians around the world. Smash EDO will not give up until they close the factory down. Last year hundreds of people from around the country came to the 'Carnival Against the Arms Trade' and 'Shut ITT' demonstrations. Since then a network of anti-militarist groups has begun working together against the war machine across the UK. If EDO closes it will send shockwaves through the UK arms industry We want this to be the biggest show of force yet against EDO.
Bring passion, drums, flags, sound systems. WEAR RED
Meet 12 noon.... to find out where, keep an eye on http://www.smashedo.org.uk/ and independant media site http://www.indymedia.org.uk
This will be the first reclaim UK side since 1996 and we want to be part of it. You should too, as this event stands for something that is on your doorstep.. daily occurences of profiteering in the name of death, and far more than just the diluted incident reports you are fed by the national media.
These things take heavy networking and people power to show the world who's really listening.. you should be a part of that movement to help the growing numbers raise awareness of the monstrosities occuring for nothing more than financial gain."
