Friends at the 'No Faith in War' day. Scroll down for videos and photos. Photo: Joseph Jones for The Friend.
Police interrupt ‘Stop DSEI’ Worship
Friends took protested against the DSEI arms fair as part of the ‘No Faith in War’ day
Hundreds of Quakers were interrupted by police officers at a Meeting for Worship (MfW) last week during their witness against one of the world’s largest arms fairs. The MfW in London’s Docklands was part of the No Faith in War day of peaceful protest against Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI), which runs from 10 to 13 September. As around 700 people of faith were kneeling, standing or sitting and blocking lorries from reaching the ExCeL Centre on 3 September to set the fair up, a senior police officer broke the stillness of the Worship and ordered them to move. According to Roots of Resistance (RoR), which mobilised Friends, around forty people were arrested on Tuesday and protesters shut down the road for approximately nine hours. Overall around 116 people were arrested during the Stop DSEI week.
