Thursday, 28 January 2021, 10:49 am
On the January 25th global day of action to end the war
on Yemen one of the most dramatic actions that moved the
demand for peace into the most media stories was taken by
members of World BEYOND War and our allies, including Labour
Against the Arms Trade in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada.
We blocked trucks outside Paddock
Transportation International. Paddock ships armored vehicles
to Saudi Arabia for the Saudi-led war on Yemen or at
least it tries to!
Paddock’s trucks were delayed and
their office flooded with calls. A great deal of attention
was brought to the issue. For the first time, a Liberal
Canadians protest arms sale to Saudi Arabia in ongoing row over perpetuating war in Yemen
A screen grab from a video released by Yemen’s Houthi movement allegedly shows two Saudi light armoured vehicles (LAVs) destroyed by the group in an August offensive. Unverified reports identify them as Canadian-made LAVs January 26, 2021 at 3:42 pm
Canada s role in the Saudi led war in Yemen has sparked fresh protest in the province of Ontario as members of World Beyond War and Labour Against the Arms Trade blocked trucks outside a transportation firm that ships light armoured vehicles (LAV) to Saudi Arabia.
Demonstrators blocked Paddock Transport International trucks in Hamilton, a city about 70 kilometres west of Toronto, for a few hours yesterday as part of a global day of action against the ongoing war in Yemen.
Toronto, Canada – Activists in the Canadian province of Ontario have staged a protest at the site of a transport company they say is involved in transporting Canadian-made, light armoured vehicles (LAVs) to Saudi Arabia.
Approximately 30 demonstrators blocked Paddock Transport International trucks in Hamilton, a city about 70km west of Toronto, for a few hours on Monday as part of a global day of action against the ongoing war in Yemen.
The conflict broke out in late 2014 when Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized much of the country, prompting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to assemble a Western-backed military coalition to try to restore the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The group wants Canada to stop sending arms and vehicles to Saudi Arabia.
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Posted: Jan 25, 2021 2:53 PM ET | Last Updated: January 25
Hamilton anti-war protesters blocked trucks in front of Paddock Transportation Limited in Stoney Creek on Monday morning.(World Beyond War) comments
A group of Hamilton anti-war demonstrators blocked trucks this morning at a Stoney Creek transportation firm in protest of what they say is trade that s fuelling the war in Yemen.
Members of World Beyond War and Labour Against the Arms Trade blocked trucks outside Paddock Transportation International at 199 Arvin Ave. near Gray Road.
The transportation company ships light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, World Beyond War said in a media release.