Peace and environmental campaign groups in Bristol worked together to organise a “Tour of Shame” visiting companies in the north of the city who are supplying weapons being used in the conflict against Yemen as part of a National Day of Action to end the war on Yemen.
The tour was led by two trailers carrying a giant peace logo and an “arms to renewables sculpture”. Supporters held long banners saying “STOP ARMING SAUDI”. The tour visited six companies in north Bristol including BAE systems, MBDA, Rolls Royce, Thales and Leonardo and Airbus.
The war in Yemen has been raging on for almost eight years, and according to the UN has led to an estimated 377,000 deaths through direct and indirect causes. The UK has supplied billions of pounds worth of fighter jets, bombs and missiles to the Saudi-led coalition for use against Yemen according to Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) who organised the national day and is making a fresh legal challenge to the UK government early next year.
