Kick em off Campus is a direct action network that struggles against army recruitment and arms manufacturers on campus.
Did you know?
‐ That Sheffield University currently has the 4th highest level of military investment in
the UK, with just short of £42 million provided to the university in the past decade.
Most of this funding goes through departments such as Engineering, Computer Science
and Physics with many courses allowing the military to advertise job opportunities
for their students and offering scholarships with arms manufacturers.
‐ That Sheffield University supports an OTC (Officer Training Corp) programme. A reserve regiment in the British Army whose existence allows the government to send additional troops overseas supporting the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.
‐ That Sheffield University’s engineering department boasts a research facility for BAE.
An arms manufacturer that not only provides fighter‐jets for the royal family of Saudi
Arabia (a dictatorship renowned for its human rights abuses), but has also made soaring
profits off the murder of millions of Iraqi civilians through its supply of weaponry
for the invasion of Iraq.
Did you also know?
‐ That on the anniversary of the invasion of Iraq a group of local activists (including
students from the university) blockaded a local army recruitment centre, disrupted its
activities for the day and successfully made Sheffield city centre a military free zone.
‐ That when Air Marshall Stuart Peach (Head of Military Defence Intelligence Services
and one of the architects of the invasion of Iraq) was invited to hold a guest lecture at
the university on the “utility of aerial warfare” he was greeted by a coalition of antimilitary
activists who set off an air siren and thirty‐five rape alarms in the hall where his speech was being held. Some rather enthusiastic participants even managed to utilise a
bit of “aerial power” of their own, lobbing active alarms at the top brass in the front row
and even one for the good Air Marshall himself.
‐ That Sheffield students have repeatedly invaded careers fairs to confront recruiters
and arms manufacturers. Resulting, on one occasion, in a quite bizarre twist of events
that ended with anti‐war activists taking over Barclay’s Bank vacant stall at the fair
(usual cost £900‐£1000) setting up their banners and handing out their anti‐military
leaflets for free! (much to the annoyance of the corporate sponsors of the event).
Kick em off campus is recruiting NOW!
Come hear about our ongoing campaign to kick army recruiters and arms manufacturers out of our uni. Plus a student speaker from a successful campaign that banned military recruitment from their university campus.
Tuesday 30th September
The Dales (Sheffield University Students Union)
6-7pm
ALL WELCOME.
‐ That Sheffield University currently has the 4th highest level of military investment in
the UK, with just short of £42 million provided to the university in the past decade.
Most of this funding goes through departments such as Engineering, Computer Science
and Physics with many courses allowing the military to advertise job opportunities
for their students and offering scholarships with arms manufacturers.
‐ That Sheffield University supports an OTC (Officer Training Corp) programme. A reserve regiment in the British Army whose existence allows the government to send additional troops overseas supporting the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.
‐ That Sheffield University’s engineering department boasts a research facility for BAE.
An arms manufacturer that not only provides fighter‐jets for the royal family of Saudi
Arabia (a dictatorship renowned for its human rights abuses), but has also made soaring
profits off the murder of millions of Iraqi civilians through its supply of weaponry
for the invasion of Iraq.
Did you also know?
‐ That on the anniversary of the invasion of Iraq a group of local activists (including
students from the university) blockaded a local army recruitment centre, disrupted its
activities for the day and successfully made Sheffield city centre a military free zone.
‐ That when Air Marshall Stuart Peach (Head of Military Defence Intelligence Services
and one of the architects of the invasion of Iraq) was invited to hold a guest lecture at
the university on the “utility of aerial warfare” he was greeted by a coalition of antimilitary
activists who set off an air siren and thirty‐five rape alarms in the hall where his speech was being held. Some rather enthusiastic participants even managed to utilise a
bit of “aerial power” of their own, lobbing active alarms at the top brass in the front row
and even one for the good Air Marshall himself.
‐ That Sheffield students have repeatedly invaded careers fairs to confront recruiters
and arms manufacturers. Resulting, on one occasion, in a quite bizarre twist of events
that ended with anti‐war activists taking over Barclay’s Bank vacant stall at the fair
(usual cost £900‐£1000) setting up their banners and handing out their anti‐military
leaflets for free! (much to the annoyance of the corporate sponsors of the event).
Kick em off campus is recruiting NOW!
Come hear about our ongoing campaign to kick army recruiters and arms manufacturers out of our uni. Plus a student speaker from a successful campaign that banned military recruitment from their university campus.
Tuesday 30th September
The Dales (Sheffield University Students Union)
6-7pm
ALL WELCOME.
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Kick em off - name em and shame em
18.09.2008 17:27
Hey did you know, that in Sunny old Sheffield, there is and was an active group of oldies campaigning against the arms trade and also a group of oldies, called Sheffield CND who - even now are putting a motion to the CND conference in October - about this military RandD research money and investment in Sheffield Universities and other cities too.
Be good, wouldn't it....if the whole Anti-war, anti- arms trade and anti- nuclear contingent, students, oldies and anarchists too....could link up sometimes and/or co-operate and co-ordinate?
Also, slightly further afield, there is a nasty old military aeroplane making factory at Brough on Humberside, near Hull.
The warmongers BAe who own and reside there....do not like - peaceniks and common sense peaceful demonstrators going there to protest and show them for what they really are.
It is only 40 miles or so.....and the site is on Saltgrounds Lane/Road...just a very short walk from the railway station.....and there are two main gates to protest....at shift time change...around 12 noon to 1.30pm.
Best in peace
Auntie War
All welcome
23.09.2008 23:58
Kicker conspiracy