SchNEWS 715 - 26th March 2010

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Issue 715 Articles:

A Twist Of Fete

Thimble Pleasures

Met With Undue Force

New Deal Or No Deal

Gimme Fife

Edl: Bolton Blunderers

Ee By Heckler

Speak-ing Out

Titnore: Jack Out The Box

And Finally

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EE BY HECKLER

Last week six anti-militarist activists were in court in Nottingham facing charges of Aggravated Trespass over a blockade of the arms corporation Heckler & Koch’s Nottingham depot (See SchNEWS 710). The action involved a rooftop occupation and lock-on to the gates, closing the depot for the day.

Five of the Shut H&K (see SchNEWS 631) activists pleaded guilty and were fined – two who had prior convictions also got 12-month restraining orders preventing them from going near H&Ks premises. The sixth, who pleaded not guilty, will now go on trial on May 20th at Nottingham Magistrates Court (at 9.45am).

* See http://nottsantimilitarism.wordpress.com www.shutdownhk.org.uk

Keywords: anti-militarism, arms trade, direct action, heckler & koch, nottingham

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