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derry / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 08, 2004 17:57 by Peter Doran
 A special meeting of Derry City Council has adopted an unprecedented New Year resolution to introduce a 'policy of opposition to the city's economic participation in the international arms trade' and instead elaborate a policy of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). The special meeting was convened at the request of the Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign (FEIC) to consider the role of the Raytheon corporation in the production and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The company -- one of the biggest defence companies in the world -- established a software development centre in Derry but claims that only civilian work is conducted there; a claim fiercely contested by members of FEIC at today's meeting. Production includes work on I-ORION, an information system that enables Raytheon to enhance its design, procurement and sales of armaments. A Green Party member of FEIC described the Special Council resolution as historic and a great source of pride and hope for arms trade activists in Derry and across the world. 'Derry can now retake its rightful place as a place of hope and solidarity, where peace and democracy are cherished for one and all.' Reaction / Report from Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign Background From Indymedia Archives What are Raytheon hiding in Derry? The Irish Arms Trade Derry Walk against War and Weapons Raytheon Derry: Significant Victory for Direct Action Derry Direct Action Against Merchants of Death Addendum Irish Govt has ordered $12m worth of Anti-Tank Missiles from Raytheon/Lockheed Martin
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