Press Releases & Updates 2007

Lockheed Martin, whose corporate slogan is "We never forget who we’re working for", was paid another visit on Monday by four activists from a Trident Ploughshares affinity group, the Muriel Lesters. The four leafleted, engaged the public and displayed banners and placards on busy Vauxhall Bridge Road, near Victoria Station to highlight the precise location of the UK corporate headquarters of Trident nuclear weapons manufacturers (warheads and missiles), data-mining specialists and all-round baddies Lockheed Martin, hidden away in an anonymous building in a nearby side street.

One of the activists, holding a large sign with the words "Lockheed bomb makers" and an arrow pointing in the direction of their offices in nearby Carlisle Place, delivered market trader sales patter to passers by, uttering such phrases as "Come and get your lovely nuclear weapons, cluster bombs, depleted uranium munitions, bunker busters - you name it, we’ve got it"; "This month only - 3 WMD for the price of 2 - all stocks must go" and "Wanna start World War III? We’ve got the tools to do it!".

Their substantial wad of leaflets exhausted by a public horrified to learn of the nefarious corporate activities being conducted in their neighbourhood, and the arms giant’s bid to run the UK national census (where’s Hannibal Lecter when you need him?), the group proceeded to the company’s offices at Manning House (22 Carlisle Place, London. SW1P 1JA). There, they continued to address curious passers by and perform the marker trader routine, whilst also engaging building security in good-natured banter. On Thursday, a "corpse" in a bodybag (one of the activists, not quite dead) had been dumped unceremoniously at the foot of the steps by the group. The protesters have vowed to pay their "nemesis" yet another visit before the year is out.

Block the Builders have called a non-violent blockade of the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire on Monday 12th November, and are encouraging groups and individuals to come along and blockade and/or support. Please visit the website for further details.

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