BETWEEN now and the twentieth anniversary of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor on December 7th 1995, activists will be stepping up the campaign to stop the export of Hawk jets and other British arms to the Indonesian junta.
June 10th will see a second national day of action to stop the Hawk deal. Campaigners will be using the day to get the message out locally about the British government support for the Indonesian genocide. The aim is to build for the second International Day of Action on November 12th and the lobby of Parliament on December 7th.
At the same time the Hawks Coalition leading the campaign are pushing a joint model resolution for Labour Party conference calling on all sales of military equipment to Indonesia to be stopped. So far, in an appalling piece of bi-partisanship, the Labour front bench has merely parroted the Tories demand for proof of the use of Hawks in East Timor.
The direct action wing of the campaign is also rapidly gaining momentum. Activists are signing up to carry out direct action to stop the Hawk deal.
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