PETITION TO DEMAND THAT THE COUNCIL ALLOWS THE TABLING OF A MOTION CONDEMNING THE ACTIVITIES OF EDO MBM/ITT IN BRIGHTON

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EDO MBM, based in Moulsecoomb, is a weapons manufacturer owned by the American multi-national ITT. They make weapon components for the Paveway guided bomb programme, which was the most used aerial weapon in the attack on Iraq. They also own the patents of the Zero Retention Force Arming Unit and the Ejector Release Unit ERU 151, both essential components for the F16 aircrafts VER-2 bomb rack, used by the Israeli Air Force against civilians in Gaza.

Since 2004 there has been a growing campaign against EDO MBM in Brighton. Campaigners have used diverse tactics to highlight and resist this murderous business in our city. There have been blockades, rooftop occupations, street theatre and hundreds of noise demos outside the factory. Thousands of people have also taken to the streets against them during nationally advertised events.

During the massacre in Gaza in January this year, the Green Party attempted to table a motion condemning the activities of EDO MBM/ITT at the full Council meeting. The motion was refused a hearing by the city Council convenor. A leaked document from the Green Party reveals that the reason given was that the issue is not directly related to Brighton and has no bearing on the well being of the city. On the evening of this refusal six people broke in to the EDO factory in solidarity with the people of Gaza, who were simultaneously being bombed with the aid of Brighton manufactured EDO components. In an attempt to decommission the weapons they caused up to 300,000 worth of damage to the machinery aiding this atrocity.

We, the undersigned residents of Brighton and Hove, believe that the refusal to hear the original motion was wrong and disagree strongly with the notion that what is being manufactured and sold in Brighton is of no concern or relevance to the citys citizens. We urge you to accept the tabling of this new motion and to condemn the activities of EDO and their complicity in war crimes.





359 Signatures

  • Jessica Nero
    • Are you a resident of the city of Brighton and Hove
    • No
  • Kathleen McMullen
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    • Comment
    • Yes I'd like to see Brighton & Hove a peace city again.
  • Ben Thacker
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    • No
    • Comment
    • Please Brighton council , you have a choice to stand up and act for your childrens future.
  • naila halley
    • Are you a resident of the city of Brighton and Hove
    • No
    • Comment
    • this issue for ALL of the country!!! not just Brighton and Hove
  • kathy zumbro
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    • Comment
    • i still want to sign this petition!!! thank you.
  • robert
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    • No
    • Comment
    • justice and peace for all victims of war smash all goverments and police states
  • Katie Younker
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    • No
  • John
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  • Sampson Scoble
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  • John Kyte
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  • DavI
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    • No
  • Jade O'Hanlon
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    • No
    • Comment
    • You further the suffering of so many, the Public demand a Public Investigation.
  • rob marriott
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    • No
  • cinzia
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  • natasha
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    • Comment
    • i live down the road from it and i wasnt happy to find they were doing this so close to my home that if something went wrong id be blown to smitherines it sholdnt be there at all.
  • Courtney
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    • Comment
    • The world should have no second thoughts about signing this. If we want peace, that is.
  • Joe Hill
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  • charlotte baker
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  • Gordon Carter
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    • Comment
    • lest the oppressors imagine they get away with it.
  • Sofia Altisent
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  • Adam Vaughan
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    • No
    • Comment
    • I live in Worthing so this affects me.
  • caroline oreilly
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    • No
    • Comment
    • it is a disgrace that this factory is allowed to function in our city
  • Neil Dunphy
    • Are you a resident of the city of Brighton and Hove
    • No
    • Comment
    • if legal, public opposition to arms manufacture in Brighton is marginalised, then direct action is justified, let us have discussion rather than silence.
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