Petition asks for end to Eurosatory
Online petition launched
An online petition has been launch by a collective of concerned groups asking for the closure of the Eurosatory arms fair. The collective ‘No Eurosatory 2014’ includes Movement Quakers France, the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Network Franciscan Gubbio, Pax Christi and other pacifist groups. Eurosatory, scheduled to run from 16 to 20 June 2014, is one of the largest arms fairs in the world. In mid-June thousands of manufacturers, representatives, and arms dealers will meet at Paris Villepinte for the biennial exhibition. The campaigners describe Eurosatory as a ‘supermarket of death’
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