Choosing the moment

Sam Donaldson reflects on the right, and wrong, time to take a stand.

by Sam Donaldson 1st February 2019

In the run up to my twenty-seventh birthday, in June 2015, my sister, who was then living in London, had seen an advert for a protest against an arms fair there. It was called Defence and Security International (DSEI) and it would be taking place in September 2015. I was in Hull but she said she would happily buy me a train ticket down for my birthday, if I wanted to join her. Neither of us knew much about the arms fair but we both cared about peace and thought: ‘Why not? It should be a fun day out!’