Revolutionary Clowns took to the streets of Wellington to raise awareness of the upcoming weapons conference being hosted at Te Papa Tongarewa "Our Place" on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 18 and 19.

The so-called 'Defence Industry Association' is holding its annual conference where arms dealers will showcase their latest weapons of horror. The conference is an opportunity for NZ manufacturers to better 'market' their products to overseas militaries, such as the US Army, and Israeli Defence Force. For more information about the conference, read the NO WARP! (Weapons and Related Production) campaign page by Peace Movement Aotearoa here. For details of the conference, you can read the programme here.

Past delegates to the conference have included representatives from Halliburton, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin proudly proclaims that it "is a global leader in the design, development and production of missiles and missile defence solutions for the United States and its allies around the world. The goal: Defend against attacks by ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and other airborne threats."

Peace Action Wellington is actively campaigning against a weapons trade in Aotearoa New Zealand. There is a demonstration against the conference on Tuesday, 18 October at 12:30 meeting at Civic Square. If you are not in Wellington, but would like to express your outrage at the hosting of this conference, you can email, fax or phone the management team at Te Papa. Details are on the Peace Action Website at http://www.peacewellington.tk

No public aid for the weapons trade and no arms race at 'our place'!