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8-14 September: mobilise to disrupt land forces

LAND FORCES is coming to the Melbourne Convention Centre in Naarm, from 11-13 September.

What is Land Forces?

Land Forces is a massive weapons sales event, a one stop genocide shop. This is where the generals, weapons CEOs, diplomats and Defence Ministers come together to do the deals that end in massacres. Billions change hands at these events. Harms Dealers will spruik their latest killing tech, and governments will spend the people’s money on weapons to use against us.

Elbit, Lockheed, Boeing, Hanwha, Thales, NIOA … the biggest weapons makers in the world will all be there, plus military bosses, plus Defence Ministry personnel, plus hundreds of smaller suppliers trying to get a piece of the genocide pie. All will come together under one roof, shaking hands, exchanging flesh for cash, scoffing hors d’ouvres, designing terror, for three days.

Stand with frontline communities and the broader anti-militarist movement to SHUT THIS SHIT DOWN!

Naarm: let’s show how we mobilise

We hassled Land Forces out of Magandjin (Brisbane). That was before we had a wide spread grassroots anti militarist movement rising in active solidarity with Palestine. Imagine what we can do now, in Narrm …

There are over 50 collectivities already committed to disrupt Land Forces this September. Sign our open letter, as an individual or as an organisation, to stand with us. We invite all anti-militarist and pro-planet people to join us in realising our vision:

• Create a week long festival of resistance bringing diverse actionists and tactics into joined struggle against the arms trade.
• Hold a mobilisation where frontline impacted voices and stories are central.
• Make space for cultural, social, tactical and intellectual cross pollination
• Connect new crews
• Make the harms dealers have a bad time
• Make us have a good time
• Stretch goal: 25 000 people encircle the Melbourne Convention Centre and shut Land Forces down.

We need to remake the world and we need to start now. Bring your own vision, style, tactics, commitment and care. All genders all ages all cultures all abilities all protest techniques are welcome.

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