It Starts Here
Event Information
Description
*** Online registration has now closed for this event, but you are welcome to show up on the day and register in person - check the facebook event for updates on venue capacity.***
We look forward to seeing you at It Starts Here!
When London plays host to one of the world's largest arms fairs...
WAR, INJUSTICE & REPRESSION START HERE.
BUT SO DOES OUR RESISTANCE.
The weekend of 22 & 23 July is where you can get involved too:
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Saturday 22 July: 10am - 5.30pm at Human Rights Action Centre
Hear from powerful speakers, take part in workshops and learn from the inspiring groups who are taking action already. -
Saturday 22nd July: From 7:30pm at Rich Mix
Join us for Dance to Disarm at Rich Mix, for an evening of thought provoking spoken word, politically conscious live music, and DJs dropping floor-filling beats from around the world. Tickets for this evening event need to be made directly through Rich Mix, and are available at: www.richmix.org.uk/events/music/dance-disarm-awate-resisdance-more -
Sunday 23 July: 1 - 5:30pm at Human Rights Action Centre
In-depth training to prepare for September's action. Build the confidence and skills you need to start taking direct action, know your rights, and get stuck into prop making!
Follow us on facebook and twitter for further information and exciting announcements on the programme of workshops, speakers and events at It Stops Here.
Book Your Tickets
Free entry on Saturday and Sunday daytime* and £5** suggested donation for lunch on Saturday.
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To book your tickets for the daytime events or the full weekend and to donate towards costs, click the 'Register' button above.
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Dance To Disarm on Saturday night is a separate event hosted by Rich Mix. Tickets are available at: www.richmix.org.uk/events/music/dance-disarm-awate-resisdance-more
* Free entry includes access to workshops, speakers and training opportunities, and tea and coffee on Saturday and Sunday daytime. Donations welcome during the online registration process, or on the day!
(Separate tickets for Dance to Disarm will be available soon from www.richmix.org.uk).
** There's a suggested donation of £5 towards the cost of lunch. But if you can afford to give more, please donate £10+ to pay for lunch for someone else and help to cover the costs of running the event.
A huge and diverse movement is building to shut the arms fair down in September, before it even gets started.
Venue Information: The Human Rights Action Centre is fully wheelchair accessible. The main auditorium is equipped with a hearing loop. For further information, visit www.amnesty.org.uk/room-hire-and-public-spaces
Event organised by Campaign Against Arms Trade for the Stop the Arms Fair network, and supported by Investing Ethically.